The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE, Proprietor. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1898.

Waikato Argus, Volume V, Issue 374, 1 December 1898, Page 2

The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE, Proprietor. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1898.

A cricket match will be played on Sydney Square, Hamilton, on Saturday next between the employees of Mr Slade and the Hamilton Cricket Club.

We bear that Mrs Jolly has sold a three-acre section of land, at the corner of the road opposite Mr Edgecumbe's property, to Mr G. Rayson, who, wc understand, intends to build at once upon the section.

The Rev. J. L. A. Kayll will visit Waikato West Parish on Sunday next, conducting services and celebrating the Holy Communion as under : Pirongia, 11 a.m. ; Te Awamutu, 3 p.m. ; Kihikihi, 7.30 p.m. There will be no service at Rangiaohia.

The third daughter of the Right Honourable. Mr Seddon was married to Dr. Charles Morice, of Greymouth, at the pro-Cathedral, Wellington, on Tuesday. The newly-married couple are to spend a portion of their honeymoon in the Hot Lakes district.

The JRev. Wm. Beatty, of Remuera, will preach at both the morning and evening services at St. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, on Sunday next. The rev. gentleman is a noted speaker, and no doubt will be favoured with large congregations on each occasion.

It will be seen on reference to our advertising columns that the Cambridge Corps of the Waikato Mounted Infantry will go into camp on Monday next for a week's drill under Captain Coleman. Any member requiring further information re this matter should apply to Captain N. I. Hunt. At Messrs Souter's store at Cambridge there has .been on exhibition a good collection of magnificent blooms of Sutton's Sweet Peas. They were grown by Mrs Thornton Wilker, of Moana Vale, were'very large and contained a great variety of colours. They made a gorgeous display and were much admired.

The death is announces at Erehwon, Kula Maui (Hawaiian Islands), of Randal, eldest son of the late Major Von Tempsky, ot the Forest Rangers, of which celebrated Company there are a number of ex-members in various parts of Waikato. Deceased, who waH aged 42, died of aneurism, and leaves a widow and two children.

A robbery was committed at the Newton branch of the National Bank of New Zealand on Monday. How or by whom the robbery was committed is as yet a mystery to be solved. At about half-past two Mr Alexander, the manager of the agency, discovered the loss, when he went to make up his cash. He found £930 in notes missing from the drawer.

The quarterly meeting of the Waikato Licensing Committoo will be held on Wednesday December 7th. when the following business will bedealt with: — Transfer of Publican's Licences : Royal Hotel, Borough of Hamilton, from Wm. Preston to Mrs F. E. Hamilton; Commercial Hotel, Borough of Hamilton, from. Geo. J. Mann to Joshua Smith ; Waipa Hotel, Ngaruawahia, from Joshua Smith to Peter Guthrie. The police reports are favourable.

On Monday evening the Good Templars of Cambridge gave an entertainment in the Oddfellow's Hall, at which Miss Sharp sang " Tom and I Will Go Too," after which Miss McMahon gave a recitation, and then Mr Ashwin, senr., gave an amusing and instructive address. Mr C. Stewart contributed a clarionet solo in his wellknown style, and Miss McNeish sang "Asthore"in a pleasing manner, Mr Ashwin, junr., gave a reading, and then a hymn was sung while a collection was taken up. Miss Petersen followed with the Eong "In Old Madrid," Mr E. Stewart gave a recitation, Miss Hanlon played a piano solo, and a portion of the Cambridge Orchestra furnished the concluding item. The same instrumentalists also played a selection at the commencement of the proceedings. Mr J. K. Pierce was in charge of the meeting, and carried everything through very successfully.

A very pretty wedding took place at St. Paul's Church, Cambridge, yesterday morning, wheu Miss Kate Kingsford was joined in the bonds of wedlock to Mr Fredrick Capel Brown, of the Thames, by the Rev. W. Cannell. The bride was given away by Mr Dirk E. Thornton, and Mr Severn Sorenson officiated as groomsman. A large number of friends of the bride attended the ceremony, and as the bridal party entered the church the Cambridge Orchestral Society, of which the bride has officiated as leader for a considerable time, struck up a bridal march, and as the happy couple left the building they played Mendellsohu's "Wedding March." The bride was attired in a very becoming fawn travelling costume, a la dircctoirc, and she was attended by her sister, Miss Nellie Kingsford, who were a pretty heliotrope costume. The church was prettily decorated, and the happy couple were smothered with flowers as they left the building. Later in the day Mr and Mrs Brown left for their future home at Komata.

A case of considerable importance to farmers and others (writes the Farmer) has just been concluded at the Wellington Appeal Court, under the heading of Lawson v. Hunter. In this case the appellant, a well-known Waikato auctioneer, was sued by the Official Assignee at the Supreme Court, Auckland, for th-i refund of moneys arising from the sale of stock alleged to have been illegally applied by him to the payment of promisory notes due to himself, judgment being given against him as being a case of illegal preference and breach of trust. Most people would have had enough of the matter, but as Mr Hunter believed that he had acted legally throughout and also that his reputation was at stake, he determined to vindicate it at whatever cost, and the verdict of the Appeal Court, which was unanimously in his favour, with costs, on the grouuds that his action disclosed

no fraudulent preference or breach of trust, must be gratifying to him, as it is in his large circle of friends and clients in Waikato. The position of the stock auctioneer in these days of widespread credit is often most complicated and involving great responsibility, it would be therefore regrettable if such a charge as undue preference could be substantiated against any of our leading firms, but it is equally clear that if Mr Hunter had been less determined in the matter or less able to spend money freely over it, such a charge would now rest upon him. It evidently costs money to get justice.