The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE, Proprietor. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18. 1899.

Waikato Argus, Volume VII, Issue 515, 18 November 1899, Page 2

The Waikato Argus GEORGE EDGECUMBE, Proprietor. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18. 1899.

<, . Owing to the demand upon our space, we hold over the continuation of Mr Morgan's paper on " farmers and Combination" until Tuesday, and also several letters, Te Awamutu and Tfihikaramea coirespondence, and our notice of the Whatawhata concert. Mr Herries will address the electors of the Bay of Plenty at Tirau this evening. The Rev. J. Millar Thomson, M.A., is announced to preach at Trinity Chuich, Cambridge, to-morrow. The programme for the Otorohanga race meeting, to be held on the 23rd December, is published iu another to! umn. A meeting of the Ohaupo branch of the Waikato Farmer' Club will bo held on Tuesday next, 2lst inst., at the usual rime and place. Athletes are reminded that entries for the Cambridge West Amateur Athletic Club's meeting, to be held on the 29th inst., close this evening. Coral Queen guano (50 per cent, phosphate of lime) is quoted by Messrs Kempthorne' Pro3ser and Co. in their latest price list at £4 5s per ton. An Auckland telegram last night states that the Union Company's steamer Maoapouri, which left for the Islands broke down on the Coast, and a Northern Company's steamer has gone to bring her into harbour. On Tuesday Mr Lang spoke at Ruapnke, and was accorded a vote of thanks and confidence, and addressed a meeting the same night at Te Mata, where he received a vote of thanks. He 6pokeatTeUku on Wednesday uight, and received a vote of thanks and confidence. The painting gang of the Railway Depaitment are at present engaged in repainting the railway bridge across the Waikato River at Hamiitou. No doubt the extensive repairs and aheratiout decided upon by the Department same months ago will be undertaken at the same time. The anniversary soiree in connection with the Hamilton Presbyterian Church will be held on Tuesday; sth December. The committee have arranged an excellent programme for the concert, and as the catering for the tea is in capable hands no difficulty should be experienced in disposing of tickets. The Volunteer Hall, Hamilton, having 1 een engaged on Thursday afternoon, the usual fortnight'y meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union was held in the Wesleyan schoolroom. Twelve members were present, and tha interest taken in the work was considered encouraging. We have been requested to state that all hdie3 interested in temperance work will be cordially welcomed at the meetings. Mr James Langmuir, of Cambridge, has a hen (writes our correspondent that lays eggs with his monogram upon the end of them. He showed me one the other day that had a perfect J.L. in a circle of flourishes on the eud of it ; indeed eo perfect was it that I doubted if an engraver had not been operating on it, and I went to enquire if Mr J. H. Edwards had been manipulating it. We have to remind intending exhibitors that entries for the show of the Hamilton Horticultural Society, to be held on the 23rd iost , should be sent to the hon. sec. (Mr A. Swurbrick, Hamilton), not later than to day (Saturday). Entries for the children's bouquets can, however, he made on Wednesday afternoon, when one of the committee will be in attendance at the hall to supervise the making of the bouquets and take charge of the same.

The many friends of Mr William Ede, of Woodlands, will regret to hear of his death, which occurred at Puriri, Grafton Road. For some time past Mr Efte has been in failing health and he was recently a patient in the Waikato Hospital for a week or so, but his dea-Ji must have been most unexpected by his friends. For many years Mr K>le was employed on the Woodlands Estate, and he was well liked and respected by all who knew him: Deceased leaves a widow and one daughter (Mrs James Parker), to whom we offer our deepest sympathy iu their bereavement. The funeral will leave Hukanui for the Hamilton Ea6t cemetery at 11,30 a.m. to morrow.