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Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 348, 1 October 1898, Page 2

On QixV fourth page will be found the address ot CapteW Runciman to the Waikato Farmers' Club, r r e tlje Sugarbeet Industry, which Was etowied ftutof last issue. To-morrow evening at Cambridge Pastor Steed will continue his subject ot last Sunday night's addresses. Mr J. A. Young, dentist, will visit Te Awamutu next Tuesday, and r«ay b» consulted at the Mission House. As wiji bs seen by udvertisement, the Hamilton least fichrwl will be open on Monday, 3rd October, at tha usual hour. The Rev. 11. Scott-West, of St, David's Church, Auckland, will conduct the services at the Hamilton Presbyterian C&KPch to-morrow. There was; a large muster of friends at the Hamilton West railway platform yesterday morning to bid farewell to Mr Hume and family. We have to record the death, which took place in Auckland, of Mr S. Foxall, a very old resident of Waikato. The remains are to be buried to-day in the Vamwa. Cemetery. We understand Mr Win. Escott has decided to stand fof Mayor ot Cambridge, and we arc- toid eeyep/jl others have expressed themselves wiiluife' £& .be nominated if asked to do so. The first lambs of the season were on view in the shops of Messrs Bettley and (juaitrough yesterday, and we understand that Mf liin.es will have several choice young animals txlay for distribution among his customer*. We understand that an enquiry into the cause of death of the cattle in the Tuhikaramea district has elicited the fact that in the ease of the settler which lost the nine head., those animals who did not die from starvation got bogged in a swamp and had not the strength to struggle out again. This puts a very different view upon the case. We hear that Mr W. Taylor, of Gceeahill, To Awamutu, has, through Messre McNicol and Co.'s agency, disposed of his: draught entire Rob Roy to Mr W. Bradey, of Tauranga. We understand Mr Taylor Las refused some very tempting oilers for h£s draught entires Royal Conqueror and RitCer 'Times, but these favourite sires, Waikato breeders will be pleased to hear, will be iotai.nod iu the district for the coining season.

A sale of needlework, etc., in connection with Trinity Presbyterian Church, Cambridge, will be held in the Victoria Hall on Wednesday next, commencing at 2.30 p.m. We are sorry to hear that Mr W. Main will shortly be leaving EV.ncourt and the .service of the Assets Board. This change has been deemed a necessary retrenchment in view of the sale of a considerable portion of the estate to the Government. The residence of .Mrs Whitley, Burleigh-street, Auckland, was burglarised on Thursday night, the thief entered the bedroom of au inmate, Mrs Helps, without making a sound, and cleared off with £4O worth of jewellery and tfTectf. The many friends of Mr Josh. Smith, late of the Waipa Hotel, Ngaruawahia, will be pleased to hear that he will shortly assume the proprietorship of the Commercial Hotel, Hamilton. The deposit has been paid, and Mr Smith enters into possession on the 20th inst.

Mr R D. R. Stuale, ruaniger of the Waimakariri fish hatchery, returned from Otorohanga yesterday after successfully liberating 2500 young trout in the upper waters of the Waipa. These streams should soon be well stocked, as a large number of young trout have for several years past been liberated in them.

Another attempt was made on Thursday morning to recover the body of Wallace, the remaining victim of the Jubilee mine disaster. It was found, however, that the workings were still full of smoke. The rescue parties were obliged to return to the surface, and all the entrances to the mine were again blocked up. Mr J. Lowe, of the Railway Department, who has been stationed in Hamilton for a couple of yen's, has just received notice of his removal to Auckland. Mr Lowe has made himself very popular during his stay in tha township. He was a prominent member of the Waikato Amateur Athletic Club and the Hamilton Football Club, and he will be greatly missed by his many friends. The Minister for Lands has informed Mr Lung that a few years ago the Government had a fence erected around the Pokeno Cemetery, and the soldiers' graves put in order. As to granting a small sum annually to keep the soldiers' graves in a respectable slate, he would cause inquiries to be made, and when the necessary information came to hand, the matter would be carefully considered.

'During the past few weeks there has been a heavy demand in Waikato for draught stock, the principal buyers coming from the Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa districts. At Mr Morgan's sale at Hautapu on Thursday Mr W. Lovett, the well-known Auckland contractor, secured soma really good draughts, whicli were shipped to him by rail yesterday. In addition to the seven draught horses purchased by Mr Lovett during his stay in Waikato, he also secured thedraughtentire Lord Roscbery, which Messrs McNicol sold him on account of Mr Walter Chitty.

We are pleased to hear from an old resident, who has not visited the Upper Waikato for some time, that the indications of progress arc very marked in the districts round Ohaupo, Paterangi, Te Awamutu, J£il»ikif»' anc} Rangiaohia. The crops of wheat and odts are all looking remarkably well, and should the season be favourable, he anticipates there will be a record harvest. In this connection, he adds it might be well to suggest to the railway authorities the advisability of increasing their rolling stock, as'it is likely to bo to the utmost.

We are informed that a big effort is being made to take a Waikato football team to Rotorua to play the local team OP, Saturday next. The Secretary of the Waikato RsgJby Union (Mr Tristram) informs us that he has communicated with the players picked to represent the district in the match that should have eventuated on Saturday last, but as yet has not received any replies. He asks that the members should let him know at the earliest pp36ib(p date whether they will be able to make the trip or not, jn order that ample time may be given to pbtajn suitable substitutes.

On Tuesday next Mr W 7 '. J. Hunter will hold his usual cattle and annual hogget sale at Ohaupo. A large number of choice cattle have been entered, including w.oil.bred one and two-year-old steers, young empty cows, prime beef, and a number of good yearlings. The entries for his hogget sale include some '2OOO first-class Lincoln and crossbred hoggets, well-grown and good ; 2000 two, fouj? aud sjs-tqqtk bit aud forward wethers ; 400 fat and forward empty ewes : and 500 good ewes and lambs. The cattle sale will commence at 12.30 sharp, and the hogget sale at 3 o'clock sharp.

The arnica] self-denial week of' the Salvation Army is this year from the 15th to 21st Octoher. Jfor tiie information of those who may not be f,u.l!<' a.yvare ,qi tlm vastness ot this organisation, v we givp tlip following figures, which have oe,cn frjiruisjhed to us by the ofneer-in-charge at H,q.m jl|:pn: The oilieersinalllar.de n«w number 13,1f5, and 3,000,000 services are hold annually, and over 3,000,000 people attend its services annually. In Australia alone during the past year 790,44-7 meals were supplied the poor and homeless of the cities. Donations, we are informed, will be received by the qi the local branch.

Heller's Mahatma Company play.ed jtoprpwded houses in the Volunteer li.iii.. Helton, on Thursday evening and again iasfc Bfgjjt, and every item was most enthusiastically The feats of necromancy were pleyerhy executed, the cabinet perforrr.aueß W& most mystifying, while the sun or butterfly dance was simply beautiful, and must be seen to be realised. Mr Heller sang a number of excellent comic songs, being encored on each occasion, and Mr P. Abbot's banjo songs took immensely. Tke fawftmatograph portion of the entet - tainment is i.:;.o;\'. .interesting and amusing, while the question to .Madame Heller were answered in a most s,*c,is factory, though mysterious manner, l't is one of tho cleverest aud brightest entertainments we have had the pleasure of witnessing for some years, and while refiomj»ending it to all our friends, must say that wa are :;o,n\,< tliu.t undue pressure upon our space'prevent pur pjvjjig the lengthy notice which. Hie sh,cw honestly deserves.