The Waikato Argus [PUBLISHED DAILY.] SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1901.

Waikato Argus, Volume XI, Issue 1077, 19 October 1901, Page 2

The Waikato Argus [PUBLISHED DAILY.] SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1901.

There will be no issue of The Annus on Thursday next. Thursday next will bn observed as a special bank holiday in Waikato. A social, in aid of the Church funds, will he held at Ohaupo on Wednesday, 30th Inst. We understand a sho.tiug match is being arranged between a team of civilians and the Cambridge Conpany Mounted Rifles. A cablegram received yesterday states that Earl Russell, who was re cent'y sentenced to imprisonment fo 1 ' bigamy, has been leased. We unclrstand that Mrs Bright, son., foimerly of the Commercial Hotel, Hamilton, will shortly take charge of the Grand Hotel, Rotorua, We learn that Mrs Upton, of Auckland has disposed of her property consisting of three-quarters of an aeie on the Hospital Road, adjoining Mr J. A. Young’s residence, to Mr Young. The price is stated to be £4O. Alexander, the Australian Blondin will give a grand display on the high wire and trapese, next to Smith’s hotel Hamilton, at eight o’clock this evening, assisted by La Suer ou the double trapese. Blondin rides on a large bicycle wheel to and fro in a blaze of fireworks and other daring feats. The entertainment is supported by a collection taken on the ground.

Messrs Souter and Co., of Cambridge have another change of ownership of property in that town to r. cord, namely the sale of Mr Grenville's shop in Duke-street to Mr Thos. Wells. It is the one formerly occupied by Mr J. H. Edwards, and is situated next '0 Mr Wells, who must be congratulated upon acquiring such a valuableaddition to h's property.

A conference of Sunday School teachers will be held in Victoria Hall, Cambridge, next Tuesday evening, at half-past seven, at which the Rev, J Erwin will read a paper, and free discussion on the interests of the good work will follow. Under our educational system a very large responsibility in regard to the religious training of the young devolves on Sunday School teachers, and it is hoped that these meetings, which are open to all, will be the means of doing much good,

Dir W, Soutor and Co. publish a list of testimonials in this issue of their now famous New American Disc Harrows. These harrows are fully up-to-date, being complete with six sets of ball bearings. It will pay any fanners requiring disc harrows to inspect these harrows at Messrs Boater’s stand at Hamilton Show. Messrs Souter informed us that they have sold over 300 sets, having despatched them to all parts of New Zealand,

To-morrow, known as ‘ Children's Day ’ and the two days following, being the period universally recognised for prayer on behalf of Sunday Schools, the Sunday School teachers of Cambridge, following their usual custom, have arranged for a united gathering of all children and friends of the work to-morrow afternoon in Trinity Church. The service will commence promptly at a-quarter to three o’clock. The Rev. Ahx. Gordon, M.A. will address the children, and the Rev. J. Erwin, 13.A., will preside. Sankey’s hymns will he used.

Miss Harrison, a China missionary. speaking at Raugiora the other evening, stated (-ays the Lyttelton Times) that the tenp ‘Foreign Devil,’ applied to Europeans by the Chinese, vvasnotahvaysanindicattionof bad feeling; in fact, a very largo proportion of the people believed it to be a correct and polite mode of address. In proof of this she instanced a case in which a little girl made her acquaintance, and began to question her as to her name, whence she came, etc., and finally remarked, ‘Oh, you belong to the honourable family of foreign devils.’

Of particular interest at present, in view of the impending discussion in the House on the Home mail services, is a proposal to start a co-operative woollen company at Beattie, in the United States. Jf a company is firmed, the China Mutual Steam Navigation Company is prepared to extend its business, an 1 run a fast line of steamers to connect New Zealand and Australia with Seattle. The wool growers in Hawke’s Bay district have already promised to take up shares in the proposed company to the value of £7OOO, and this sum is Manly to be considerably augmented,

The Hamilton Band will perform i lie following selections ibis evening in Victoria-street : —March, Spartan ; barn dance, Belle of Coonville ; selection, Echoes of the Ocean ; waltz, Woodland Whisper ; march, Our Hands Have Met; selection, Gems of Scotia. A number of of sacred selections will be played at the Hospital to-morrow afternoon. Our Munlly correspondent writes : Constable II well has returned from Churchchi 1, ard has investigated the cause of the tire which took place in Mr Ilallelt’s sited on Monday last about mid-day. It seems that an inquest will lie necessary, and an inquiry has been arranged for Fiiday. Mr Hallelt is the loser of about £BO in all through the. fro. In connection with the request of the townspeople of Hamilton that telephonic communication should be established with Auckland. His Worship the Mayor, Mr R W. Dyer, has received a letter from Messrs SmUer and Co s'ating that they are p eased to see that action has been taken in th s direction, and offering, if a connection were made with Cambridge, to pay £1 per week, with an additional l()s a week if the line is ex ended to Ohaupo. The ground upon which the decision in the Pa'ea election petition case was based does not (says the Manawatu Evening Standard) seem to the lay mind sufficiently strong to upset an election, and it is au open question as to whether Williamson should be allowed to vote as Williams. If such is the case, at next election we will find Smithson voting for Smith, and Browing voting for Brown, and thus all sorts of complications will arise. Our opinion is that the Returning Officer was justified in refusing the vote, and nearly every official iu the colony would have dons the same, The chief attraction in Hamilton at show time will bo the sparkling comedy ‘ What Happened to Jones ’ which will be produced on both nights. The piece is well iu hand and could be staged to-night.if necessary, and visitors cun look forward to a pleasurable entertainment. The experiences of Jones are brimful of fun, and the comedy shares with Charley's Aunt, the Honour of being the funniest thing unearthed up-to-date. The box p’an is filling rapidly but a few seats still remain, which cun be secured on application to Mr W. E. Paul, hookse'ler and stationer, Waikato Argus Buildings Hamilton. In connection with the recent award of the Compensation Court in re gardtotho price to be paid by the Government for the Forest Gate estate in Hawke's Bay, it is understood that the Government will ask the owners whether they desire to hold the property (says the N. Z. Times). The Government it would thus appear, prefers that the estate should remain in the hands of the Herrick family rather Hun that the sta f e should he saddled with it at the price fixed by the Court. Ou the reply of the owners will depend whether or not a proclamation resuming the property will be issued. The award in regard to Kumeroa will he accepted and the property taken forthwith.

A miner named Archibald Campbell met with painful and serious injuries whilst at woik in the Broken Hill mine at Waiomo, Thames, on Thursday, through the premature explosion of a charge of gelignite. Campboll was engaged at the time in charging a hole with gelignite, when, from some unacc notable cause, au explosion took place, with the result that he sustained a compound fracture of the left arm, and his right arm was also severely bruised. In addition, ho received rugged cuts on the chin and forehead, and one of his eyes was also bruised, although the sight was not injured, and he was considerably peppered about the chest with small pieces of gravel. The injured man, who is .suffering considerably from the shock, was brought to the hospital, where his injuries were attended to by Dr, Auhin. He is now doing as well as can be expected.