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Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 354, 15 October 1898, Page 2

A concert and entertainment will be given by Mrs Whitaker in the Hamilton Volunteer Hall on Thursday, 17th November. The many friends and acquaintances of Mr Walter Chitty will be glad to learn that he is making a very satisfactory recovery after his very severe illness. Wednesday last was rabbit-skin day at Kihikihi. The Government officer purchased no fewer than 30,000 skins. A large number then remained to be disposed of by the natives, but time would not allow, so the conclusion of the business was deferred till Thursday next. As will be seen from the list of church services published this morning, the eight days’ mission conducted by the Very Rev. Father Ginaty, S M., at Kihikihi will be solemnly closed tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. The Rev. Father will open a mission at Ohaupo in the evening, commencing at 7 o’clock. A mission will also be opened at Pirougia on Thursday, 20th inst. Quite a large section of the community are much interested in any evidence that can be produced to show that the Lord Jesus Christ will soon return for His people. To-morrow evening Pastor Steed, who is a believer in the personal return of Christ, will lecture upon this subject in Cambridge. Those who wish to hear Mr Steed will need to do so to-morrow or Sunday week, as we understand he will be leaving for the annual meeting of the Seventh Day Adventist Conference. Since the supplementary sehedules for the Waikato West Industrial Exhibition were printed, several additional special prizes have been donated. These included four prizes of five shillings each by Mr H. Lewis ; for class 4, best made white shirt ; class 7, pair knitted socks ; class 49, birds’ nests and eggs, and class 51, flax stockwhip. Prizes of Rickers’ Baking Powder for cookery, etc., full particulars of which may be obtained from the hon. secretary. I regret (writes our Te Avvamutu correspondent) having to chronicle the death of Mr Robert Cunningham’s second son, Willie, which took place at Haugiaobia, on Monday last. As previously reported, the deceased received a slight scratch on the Isg, which afterwards turned to blood-poisoning. The funeral took place on Tuesday, the remains being interred in the Rangiaohia Cemetery. The service was conducted by the Rev.Walter Smith. Much sympathy is felt for the parents and relatives in their sad bereavement. During the past week the young people of Hamilton —and we might add the “ old fogies ” too—have been thrown into a great state of excitement, owing to the advent of a steam riding gallery. This has only recently been imported from America, and is quite a novelty in this part of the world. It is replete with all the latest appliances, including galloping horses, chariots and chairs, which are sent on their journey to the accompaniment of stirring music supplied by an organ manipulated by a lifelike nigger. The gallery is located next to the Borough Council Chambers in Victoria-street, and visitors to Hamilton to-day, who may feel in need of exercise, w ill be able to get a quarter-of-au-hour’s good “ whirl ” for the small charge of thrcc-pence. We draw the attention of graziers and dairymen to the advertisement appearing in this issue of Messrs MoNicol and Co.’s annual hull and spring cattle sale to be held at Ohaupo on Tuesday, 25th October. 100 choice hulls direct from the principal Waikato breeders are advertised, comprising Shorthorn, Polled Angus and Jersey. About one-half of the bulls are yearlings, the balance two to four years old. Some are entered, and a large proportion are eligible to he entered, in the Now Zealand Herd Book, so buyers can rely on getting first-class animals. On the same day the firm will offer upwards of SOD head of well-bred fresh-conditioned cattle, amongst them 250 three and four-year-old half-bred Polled Angus steers from Napier, 250 two-year old steers from the West Coast and Korakonui, and 100 three and lour-ycar-old bullocks from Waingaro. As the following day is the day of the annual Waikato Show, no doubt a good many settlers from the out-districts will make both events fit in with their trip. There have been quite a number of departures from Cambridge West township of late, and still more arc contemplated. Miss Giles, the mueh-re-spected daughter of Mr George Giles, has left for Dunedin, and takes with her the hearty good wishes of a large circle of friends and acquaintances. It will be remembered that an elder sister of this young lady lately died very suddenly at Dunedin, and it was her brother who won the New Zealand cross for bravery by rescuing some children from fire at Rotorua. Miss Kay, who for six years was a teacher at the Cambridge West school, and for the past six months has been at Matamata, has decided to join the Poona Mission in India ; she leaves on the 24th instant, and will join Mias Hooper, who is hound on a similar errand, in Australia. Mrs Miller and her family go to join Mr Miller, at Paerou, at an early date. They have sold out to Mr Chcync, who now resides in Cambridge East. Mr Hill, the chemist, who lately came from Raglan, lias taken Mr Tuck’s house in Cambridge West, and will reside there as soon as lie can get his family over from the West Coast,

All those who enjoy a good laugh should take u trip to Hukauui on Wednesday, the l&tli October, when the BTukanui Minstrels will give one of their famous entertainments. The ti.sr, part of the programme will consist of iho usual chair business, ofter which the side-splitting farce "O What a Day" will bo produced. The entertainment will conclude with a dance—good music and a good floor. Refreshments will be provided free. At the Ihsc meeting of the Hamilton West School Committee, a letter from the Education Department was read, intimating that the question of appointing a Drill Instructor for the school had been referred to the head of the Department. In reference to the same matter, the Secretary of '.he Education Board wrote that it is for the Board to say in which schools provision shall be made for physical training. It was decided to write the Board that it was r.ot only the Hamilton West Committee which made the application, as several other commit tee had acquiesced in the request being made. In reference to the letter from the Board of Education suggesting the amalgamation of the two schools, it. was decided to submit the matter to the householders and invite the co-operation of the Hamilton East School Committee. Mr J. A. Young was elected to the vacancy in the committee caused by tho resignation of Mr W. J. White.