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Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 324, 6 August 1898, Page 2

The annual meeting of the parishioners of Christ Church, Kihikihi, will be held to-morrow evening after the service. A meeting of the Cambridge contingent cf the Waikato Mounted Kifles wdl be held this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, in the Cambridge Public Hall. All who wish to become enrolled are invited to attend. A Press Association telegram from Auckland last night states that thare was no sign of the mail steamer Moana from Sydney at 930 p.m. Dirty weather has been experienced all along the coast. The Chief Postmaster has given a satisfactory answer (writes our Raglan correspondent) to the petition sent from the Raglan district asking that the mail to and from Auckland be sent through in one day. At a meeting of the Ngaruawahia milk suppliers, held on Saturday last, Messrs T. Patersr.n and G. Pulman were appointed delegates to attend the meeting to be held at Ohaupo on Tuesday, August 16th. Henry Brierley, who was charged with using obscene language at Sherley's Hotel, Futaruru, was brought up on remand before Capt. Jackson, S.M., on Thursday morning. Accused pleaded guilty, and was ordered to come up for judgment when called upon. Our Cambridge correspondent wired last night: The case W„ H. Wright v. T. Wells had not finished at the Magistrate's Court when the telegraph office closed. It is a dispute over the delivery of some chaff, and it is expected that judgment will be reserved. The Customs returns for the June quarter amount to £433,700, against £427,461 for the same quarter last year. The beer duty returns are £17,182, against £16,581. The returns from the principal ports are: Auckland, £115,095 ; Wellington, £97,331 ; Christchurch, £56,279; Dunedin. £87,306. At a conference of the Churches in Wanganui, the following resolution, to be submitted to the Premier, was passed unanimously :—" That this conference of Churches in Wanganui emphatically protests against the permission of Mr Millars' Licensing Act, as being in the interests of the liquor traffic." The Hamilton creamery opened for the season on Monday last, milk being delivered three times a week. There were eleven suppliers on Monday, and the milk delivered was one hundred and fifty gallons. Both the number of suppliers and quantity of milk have increased during the week. The Waikato hounds will meet as under : —Newstead, to-day; Cambridge, Wednesday, 10th inst.; Gwynnelands, Saturday next. A meeting of members will be held before the meet at Cambridge on Wednesday to consider re the Hunt Club races and the proposed visit of the hounds to Tauranga. Pastor Steed will not be able to lecture in Cambridge to-morrow (Sunday), having been called away to meet the Seventh Day Adventist Conference Executive Committee, of which he is a member. As the meetings are to be held in Wellington and convened for Wednesday morning, it necessitated Mr Steed's departure this week. On Thursday morning Mr Harry Clark, son of Mr G. E. Clark, of Cambridge, left that town for Auckland en route for Mexico, for which place he leaves by the mail steamer going to San Francisco to-day. It will be remembered that Mr R. N. Buttle proceeded to Mexico a short time ago to take over the management of a large estate there, and Mr Clark goes to join him as assistant manager. We wish our young friend a pleasant voyage and that both he and Mr Bnttle may prosper in their new surroundings. On our third page will be found the programme for the Hamilton Orchestral Society's concert, to be given in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, on Tuesday next. A glance at the names of the per formers will be sufficient to satisfy all that the committee have succeeded in their endeavour to provide a first-class evening's amusement, aud it is hoped the public will now do their part and see that the curtain rises to a good house. The society deserve'well of the Hamilton public, as the members have always responded willingly to all calls made upon them. "Hoodwinking" the inspectors was a subject referred to by the ch&irmuu of the Education Board, North Canterbury, in connection with a report of the inspectors on home lessons. He said that he had come down that morning in the train with a gentleman who had let a little daylight into the matter. In one school, as an instance, at the examinations certain signs were agreed upon bfltween the teacher and the children to hoodwink the inspeotors. For instance, in dictation the teacher put his hand to his chin to indicate a full stop, to his ear for a comma, &c. The funeral of the late Mr W. Bailey, of Hautapu, took place yesterday afternoon at the Cambridge Cemetery, and was largely attended. Great sympathy has been expressed for the aged parents in their deep affliction. The chief mourners were the father of deceased, Mr A. Bailey, Mr J. Allwill (uncle), and Messrs R. West, W. Semmens and E. McCandlish (brothers-in-law.) The services at the residence and grave were very impressive, and were conducted by the Rev. W. Evans. The funeral arrangements were under the supervision of Mr Ceo. Dickinson, undertaker, of Cambridge. In Mr W. J. Hunter's column this morning will be found details of his annual spring cattle and horse sales. The former will be held at the Cambridge Yards on Saturday, September 17th, and already 500 head of good cattle have been entered. The entries include choice yearlings, well-bred two-year-old cattle, and first-class Jersey and other dairy cows at calving from the best settlers in the district. The yearlings, which have all been well-wintered on turnips, are all well-bred, and are from the principal breeders around (Jambridge. The date for the special horse sale has been fixed for Thursday and Friday, September Ist and 2nd The number already catalogued—some 400— includes animals from all the leading breeders in the Waikato. In addition there is a line of 20 good draught horses from the A. A. Company, which will be sold without reserve A choice lot of harness horses are being sent from the goldfields district, and buyers will have an excellent opportunity of getting well suited.