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Waikato Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 544, 10 January 1900, Page 2

Mr John Murray, Taupiri, is a buyer of prime fat lambs.

Another long meeting of the Cabinet was held yesterday, but only departmental business was again transacted.

Mr Henry Tracey Coxwell, the aeronaut who first adapted the balloon for military purposes, is dead. He was 70 years of age. Tenders are to be at once called for the erection of a new hospital at the Thames. There is a sum of £4OOO in hand for the purpose. An Auckland telegram received last night states that the Inspector of. the Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals has warned a jockey about using his spurs unduly.

The seventh annual agricultural and horticultural show will be held at Te Aroha on the 29th January, Particulars as to date of entries closing, etc., will be found in an advertisement on our third page.

The dry weather experienced of late has had the effect of ripening the graiu crops in the Waikato very quickly and harvesting operations arc now being pushed on vigorously throughout the district. The Masonic Plotel at Cambridge was sold privately yesterday. All that was offered for it by auction was £1650, but Mr Clements would not let it go for that sum, so the purchaser must have made an advance on that amount. At the Magistrate’s Court, Hamilton, this morning, there was only one debt case called, and this was adjourned for three months. Capt. Jacksou then heard an application under “ The Old Age Pension Act,” but this was withdrawn. . We have been asked to draw attention to a very nasty hole which exists on the west side of the Pirongia Bridge. Now that the matter has been brought under the notice of the Waipa County Council, it will not be long before the necessary repairs are carried out. A telegram from Auckland last night, states that 2000 carcases of lamb and mutton, and 1800 quarters of beef have been shipped by the Auckland Freezing Works, by the Otarama, for London, via South. The next shipment will be made at the end of the month by the Pakeha, A deputation of medical practitioners waited on the Thames Hospital Board with a complaint that Dr. Aubin, the resident surgeon, was practicing privately. This they considered unfair to them. The deputation pointed out that the same custom did not prevail in any other place. The deputation was requested to put their complaint in writing, and a promise given that it would receive the cartful consideration of the Board.

Goerge Passmore, described as a schoolmaster, was, at Gloucestershire Quarter Sessions, sentenced to eight months’ hard labour* for obtaining, by false pretences, the position of headmaster at Tamworth National School, and the salary payable as such. The National Union of Teachers prosecuted, and from the evidence it appeared that

the prisoner, in answer to an advertisement, applied for and obtained the office in the name of John Vye Parmiuter. Subsequent inquiries being made, it was discovered his correct name was George William Passmore, and that he was not a certificated schoolmaster, his certificate having been cancelled by the Education Department in consequence of alleged forgeries,with respect to testimonial?.

A little girl I] years of age (writes the Herald’s Waiuku correspondent), daughter of Mr James Lowe, of Packington, had rather a strange experience during the past week. The child went to frighten some fowls out of the garden. Whilst standing in the paddock calling the dog she felt something tugging at her foot, and on looking down saw a strange animal. The little one began to kick, and after several attempts managed to throw the brute off. The child at once began to run, when the weasel, which it proved to be, chased her. Being much frightened the little girl soon became exhausted. Fortunately she had a stockwhip handle in her hand, and on the weasel making for her she struck it, thereby killing it. Luckily the child had boots on.

William Hoskins Marriott was committed for trial at Napier on Monday, on a charge ot attempting to defraud by means of three forged totalisator tickets. He gave them to the Union Company’s steward, Michael Hayes to cash for him. Marriott did not deny the facts, but said lie gave

another man, whose name he did not know, the money to get the tickets. He said he w'as a master tailor at Wellington, and asked for bail, so that he might return to business. This was allowed. Maniot gave the police a description of the man alleged to have got the tickets for him ; but so far the police have failed to find anyone answering to the description. No other tickets or incriminating documents were found on the prisoner.