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Waikato Argus, Volume VII, Issue 463, 20 July 1899, Page 2

Mr Hutcheson and Mr Jellicoe are the only candidates for the Wellington seat. We direct the attention of settlers generally to a new advertisement from the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, which appears in our " special " columns this morning. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Waikato Farmers' Club will take place on Monday, when Mr R. Reynolds will make his promised comparison between English and Colonial farming. Tho Wellington Branch of the Typographical Association has under consideration a notice of motion in favour of withdrawing from the Trades Council, on the ground that the Association has no longer any confidence in that body. The New Zealand .Shipping Company's steamer Waikato, is now 76 days out from London bound for Port Chalmers. Although she is about 20 days in excees of her usual passage, there is no reason for serious anxiety. In all probability, an accident has happened to her machinery.

The total number of pensions granted up to March 31st, was 7457, representing a yearly payment of £128,062 The New Zealand Counties' Association has appointed a deputation to wait on the Government with the object of trying to get a reduction made in the rate of interest on loans received under the Government Loans to Local Bodies Act. At Mr W. J. Hunter's Cambridge sale on Saturday next he will offer a large number of choice dairy cows and heifers at calving, well-bred young cattle, and 188 largt-framed fat ewes, off turnips. A lot of household furniture will also be offered on account of Mr Frank Gane. Owing to the wet weather on Tuesday evening the annual meeting of the parishione-s of St. Peter's Church, Hamilton, was not held. The meeting was adjourned until to-morrow evening, ut the same time and place, viz., 8 p.m., at the Sunday-school, and it is hoped there will be a good attendance. Some time since Mr H. R. Hyatt, of Cambridgo West, undertook to decorate the Eastern window of St. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, asd make it similar to u stained glass one, at considerable expense to himßelf, if the congregation would defray the cost of putting the material on the glass—some £9 or £lO. Miss Thomas, a visitor to the town, commenced collecting for the purpose lust week and has'already more than £6 in hand. We are pleased to learn that Mr I. Coates, of Hamilton, has made a further contract for a large supply of dressed flax, and that to enable him to keep to his contract it will be necessary to put on another couple of strippers and otherwise increase his plant. The spell of fine weather which we experienced last week was most opportune, as it enabled the large quantity of muka which was in the fields to be gathered in for scutching. At the Tc Awamutu Police Court on Tuesday last, before Messrs J; H. Mandeno and R. Bosanko, J.P.s., a native, named Hinaki, residing at Kihikihi, was charged on three informations o! Constable Carroll—lst., refusing to leave the Star Hotel when called upon ; 2nd, being drunk and disorderly ; 3rd, for resisting Constable Carroll in execution of his duty. For the first offence accused was convicted, and for the second and third offences was sentenced to 14 days in Mount Eden. The prisoner was taken to Auckland on Wednesday. We learn that considerable inconvience is being caused to a number of householders in this town, owing to the fact that during the last few days coal has been unobtainable. The mine authorities blame the Railway Department, and say that they cannot obtain a sufficient number of trucks If this is so, it is surely high time that the Auckland section of the railways got a slice off that huge surplus of which we have heard so much of late. This state of things certainly appears to tear out the contention of many members of the Opposition, that the surplus has been raised at the expense of the railways themselves. For many years past the demand for Canterbury bacon and hams has been so great in the North Island, more particularly in the Auckland province, that it commanded a' halfpenny to a penny per pound above the locallycured article. The output of pork in the North, owing to the development of the dairying business, has, however, gone up rapidly, and now, according to the report of the Addington stock sale of Wednesday, July 12th, the Northern curers have carried the war into the enemy's camp. The report says : A slump was caused in the market for bacon pigs, a 9 buyers were holding off on account of North Island bacon offering here at cheaper rates than Canterbury bacon, and prices ruled at from Sh\ up to 3jd for extra prime. Porkers and stores sold well ; bacoiiers, £1 15s to £2 12s 6d ; porkers, £1 7s 6d to £2 ; stores, £1 to £1 14s 6d. The success or failure ot prohibition in Clutha appears to be a very open question. The Mayor of Balclutha recently stated that it had been the means of reducing the borough finances to such an extent that the Council was unable to pay its way and had to refrain from issuing cheques for fear of having them dishonoured. He also made some other remarks which were neither favourable to the cause of prohibition nor complimentary to " Cleanly Clutha." The Mayor's remarks, as might le expectod, aroused the prohibitionists, but they were unable to gainsay his argument re the borough finances, and the Council, which first censured His Worship for his action, at their next meeting accorded him a hearty vote of thanks. Mr William Quinn, au auctioneer and a prominent citizen of Tapanui, where he has resided for 25 years, slates in a communication to the Otago Daily Times that prohibition has "completely ruined" that town also. It is perhaps unnecessary for us to remind our readers of the concert to be given in the Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, this evening, in aid of tho Presbyterian Church funds. It is somewhat unfortunate for our Presbyterian friends that Hamilton has been rather overdone in the matter of entertainments of late ; but, as they have been working hard to make the affair a success, an! had their tickets on the market early, we feel sure the public will respond generously. Ore of the most noticeable features of tha programme is the number of strangers who have offered their assistance, and the numbers of Mr Browne, Dr Douglas, the Misses Crawley and Miss Hurst will be looked forward to with interest. The other performers include many public favourites, and with such singers as Miss Butcher, Miss C. Le Quesne. Mrs Brewis, Miss Reid, Miss Cussen, Miss Scorgie, Miss Soppet, Mr Gaze, Mr Quick, Mr Young, Mr Geo. Edgecumbe and a read ing from Miss Gillespie, a delightful evening's amusement may be anticipated.