Local and General.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXIV, Issue 3783, 16 May 1908, Page 2

Local and General.

The annual meeting of the Waikato West Presbyterian Church will be held at the Te Awamutu Church on Monday, 18th May, at 2 p.m.

“ A special meeting of the Pukekura Road Board will be held at the Farmers’ Club, Cambridge, on Friday, 22nd May, at 3 p.m., to confirm the resolution making a rate. A meeting of the Masters Bakers’ Association at Gisborne was held on Thursday afternoon, when it was decided to raise the price of bread to 4d.

A unique manner of canvassing was indulged in by one of the candidates for the mayoralty at Hastings on the day of election. A motor car, used for the purpose of taking voters to the polling booth, contained the wife and children of a candidate, and on the back of the machine a placard in bold letters stood out, “Our daddy every time.” We have been assured on good authority, says the Wairarapa Daily Times, that last week the sum of £IBO,OOO was sent from the Hawke’s Bay and Wairarana districts to Queensland for investment in the Darling Downs district. Such withdrawals of large sums of money made in this country: should be a lesson to the Government and the House. New Zealand is apparently no longer able to hold its own as regards making provision for men born in the colony to obtain suitable land upon which they can settle. An interesting illustration of the unabated power of the old time superstition upon the mind of the present day Maori is afforded by the death of a young Maori at Whakahi, in the Auckland province. He was a strapping, stalwart young fellow, on a visit to Gisborne, having just finished a bushfelling contract. He unwittingly trespassed on a wahi tapu, or sacred ground, which means death to the trespasser. It is stated that in a fortnight, influenced by his own fatalism, and the unconscious hypnotism of his friends, he died.

The Masterton Co-operative Dairy Company (butter) will close down its factory at the end of the month.

At the Strangers’ Institute, tomorrow afternoon, Mr C. J. Hemery will give an address. A large attendance is particularly requested.

The Hamilton Municipal Band will give an open air concert tonight in Victoria street. Bandsmen will kindly muster at the bandroom at 7 p.m. sharp.

The Oxford branch of the Farmers’ Union has passed the following resolution : “That it be recommended to the Colonial Council to make original demands on the Government rather than oppose or obstruct measures that have become law.”

Sisters Adey and Minnie conduct the morning service at the Hamilton Baptist Church tomorrow. The evening service, which will commence at 6.30 p.m., will be conducted by Pastor J. D. Mill.

According to the Hon. W. Beehan, the hours which nurses in private and country hospitals have to work are simply scandalous. Any body of men who form a union can get an eight hour day, and why should not the nurses receive similar treatment? At a meeting of the Wellington Master Bakers’ Union it was reported that the cash system of selling bread recently adopted there was working admirably, and customers had taken kindly to the system.

Last week’s issue of the Government Gazette contains a notice that a license under “The New Zealand Institute of Surveyors and Board of Examiners Act, 1900,” has been issued to Mr O. E. Farrer, of Te Kuiti.

We hear that there is some probability of Messrs Alfred Buckland and Sons’ business being turned into a Farmers’ Auctioneering Company on somewhat similar lines to those on which McNicol and Company was taken.

Messrs W. C. Davis and Co. have recieved instructions from Mr Vickers and Mr Fogarty to sell at Mr Fogarty’s residence, Queen street, Cambridge, on Wednesday next, all their household furniture and effects. Full particulars will be found in another column.

An inmate of the Castlemaine Benevolent Asylum, Victoria, aged 8 6 years, and an old age pensioner, aged 76 years, are making arrangements to get married. The authorities are endeavouring to thwart their intentions by forbidding the woman visiting the bridegroom-elect.

Clover crops in the Ashburton County, though affected by the drought, have not all been failures. Mr Joseph Miles, of Carter’s Terrace, Tinwald, has threshed a six acre crop of clover seed for which he received £B3 17s 9d. Mr Miles had previously grazed the paddock.

On Monday next the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co,, hold a clearing sale at Te Rapa on account of Mr Wm. Tisch, who has sold his farm. The stock includes 12 choice dairy cows, springing heifers, and a number of farm implements. Sale at 12 o’clock sharp.

The funeral of the late Mrs R. F. Sandes took place yesterday, the body being interred in the Hamilton West Cemetery. It was largely attended by old friends of the family. The service was undertaken by the Rev. N. C. W. Radcliffe, the first portion being conducted at the home of deceased.

Tomorrow the services at St. Pauls’ Primitive Methodist Church, Londonstreet will be conducted at 11 a.m. by Rev. A. Armstrong, and at 7 p.m. Sisters Minnie and Adey will sing and speak. Strangers and nonchurchgoers are specially invited to attend. The Rev. A. Armstrong will be at Koromatau at 2.30 p.m.

In view of the recent developments at the prison camps, the following pearl of wisdom from the lips of the Hon. J. McGowan, Minister for Justice is of interest—“ The men sent to Waiotapu are selected by the chief gaolers, great discrimination being exercised in this respect.” If Fasten and Co. are a fair sample of the discrimination exercised, then clearlyjwe want new head gaolers or a new Minister for Justice, or possibly both.

There was a good attendance at the meeting in the Morrinsville library, on Monday evening for the purpose of discussing the advisability of forming a branch of the Odfellows’ Lodge. Deputy P.G.M., Bro. F. Shaw, and D.S. Bro. McLeod, and secretary Bro. Mclnraan, of the Te Aroha Lodge attended and explained the working of the Order. It was decided to form a branch and twenty three handed in their names as willing to join. The lodge is to be opened on 27th May. A vote of thanks was accorded the visitors for the trouble they had taken.

On Wednesday last a ballast train from Te Kuiti in the direction of Frankton met with a accident, the brake van and one of the trucks leaving the line, the van being completely overturned. A number of men employed on the permanent way were travelling in the van, and with the exception of W. H. Rickard, ballast ganger, and L. Zellman and I’. Kean, ballastmen, both of Frankton, escaped unhurt. The injuries received by the above mentioned,were not of a serious nature, and after being attended to by Dr. Zobel, at Te Kuiti, they were able to proceed to their homes. No inconvenience was caused to the working of the ordinary traffic, as the overturned van and truck were speedily placed on the track.

The Hamilton Municipal Band wile welcome the much advertised Aucke land Salvation Army Band when thg express arrives next Saturday, tht 23rd inst, and play the visitors alone the main street of the town. At three o’clock, the same day, the visitors will play at the hospital tor the benefit of the patients. At the grand concert in the evening, His Worship the Mayor will be in the chair. The box plan is now open at Paul’s Book Arcade. At 3 p.m. on Sunday, a performance will be given in the Lake Domain and a collection made. A thrilling and entrancing song-service will be rendered at night after church, entitled, “The Wreck of the Wairarapa.” On Monday morning the 25th inst., a matinee performance will be given at Ngaruawahia and a grand concert at Huntly at 8 p.m. The proceeds of the series go towards the formation of a local Salvation Army band, and the visit promises to be a huge success.