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Waikato Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 545, 11 January 1900, Page 2

Special Advertisements- ' I 'HE BEST IM THE WORLD THE MoCOBMICK REAPERS & BINDERS GRASS MOWERS DAISY REAPERS □ TRENGTH S IMPLICITY T\ UR ABILITY. THOMAS SLADE, LOCAL AGENT, tr A M I L TON. 12/12

Madame Melba nas made her debut at Vienna. She created a colossal furore and had “26 recalls. Dick Cavill, the youngest member of the well known swimming family, easily won the mil?, championship of Austialasiu, in 26m. 52 2-3s. The records of the gold production of the seven Australasian colonies for the last year are now practically complete. The total is 4 462,500 ounces, an increase over the previous year of 915,409 ounces. tjSJAt an enthusiastic meeting ot Hawera it was decided to form a fund to assist in the despatch of a third contingent. The sum of £55 was raised in the room. Meetings with similar results have been held at Leeston and Rangiora. The committee of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce decided to urge lire Government touecpiire the Manawatu hue, also to remonstrate with hanks closing so long during the holidays, while places like the Custom house, etc , are open. Taking the members of the Now Zealand House according to the conntries of their birth, it is found that about 20 of them were hern in Kng'and, 16 in Now Z aland, 14 in Ireland, 10 in Scotland, four in Yietoiia, two in India, one in Tasmania, and one ia South Australia. At the meeting of the Auckland Presbytery on Tuesday the call to the Kev. J. W. Dixon, of Warnatnhool, Victoria, by the congregation of St, David’s, Auckland, was sustained. The Rev. James Milne, of St. Andrew’s, forwarded his resignation of his charge, as he intended returning to Scotland, and it was decided to dissolve the pastoral tie between Minister ami people as from the 22nd last. The Rev. K. W Jackson, a recent arrival from Scotland, was formally welcomed. The Rev. J. M. Mitchell resigned the moderatorship of Ngaruawahia, and the Rev. H. Kelly was appointed in his stead. It was resolved to bring up the quest cm of chut eh union at the forthcoming meeting of the Assembly, to ho held at Christchurch.