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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3101, 31 May 1892, Page 2

The Banks in Waikato will be closed mi Monday next (Whit Monday). Mr J. McNicol has a small flock of pure Bolder Leicester fheep for sale. The French Government is asking for subscriptions to assist those in distress in the Mauritius. The Labour Bureau at Auckland has just sent thirty or forty men to places where they are likely to find employment. The French press is jubilant at , the prospect of Italy being compelled to leave the Triple Alliance, or submit to j ruin. I The Loyal Duke of Cambridge ' Court of Oddfellows', at Cambridge, will ' hold their annual dinner and bull on July < Bth. < We would remind our readers of ] the children's conceit and entertainment ' that will be given by the Sunday-school ' scholars of Trinity Church, Cambridce. in thu Oddfellows' Hall, to-morrow evening. [ The first of a series of entertain- i inputs in aid of the Bom»n Catholic Church i and School, at Cambridge, will be held in c MclUe's Hall, Chapel-street, on Friday f evening. The entei'taimnont will conclude \ t with a dance. C

At a recent meeting- of the London County Council, a motion, proposed by Mr.T'.lin Burns, "That the Council should pay Union Wages," was adopted. The officers of the Irish League in America have been invited to visit the leaders of tho two parties in England to discuss the proposed reunion of parties. Miss Biggs, who was appointed to (he Tauwharo School some time atro, has received instructions from the Board of Education to take charge of the school tomorrow (Juno Ist). Parents at Tatiwhare no douUt will be pleased at having the school re-opened. Mr Valentine, M.H.R., addressed a crowded meeting of his constituents at Lawrence m Saturday night, adversely criticising the policy of the Government. Ho received a vote of thanks and renewed confidence. An amendment of thanks only failed to get a seconder. Messrs Vincent ond Nickisson are at present at work getting the flax machinery at Hamilton into working order, and they expect to start operations tomorrow or Thursday. The fact that this mill is about to start again has been hailed with much satisfaction by many of those resident in and around the township who previously obtained work at this industry. We are pleased to hear that the much-vexed question of the Hamilton Public and Volunteer Hall has at last been satisfactorily settled, the Government having arranged to pay off the several prirate claims upon it. From this time the hall will belong entirely to the volunteers, who will control the entire management. One of the first steps towards improving the accommodation of the hall, will be an extension at tho back comprising dressing rooms and other offices essential to the better appointment of the building, for the successful carrying out of theatrical and other entertainments. It is seldom that we have to record two deaths taking place in one week in Cambridge, but unf jrtutiately last week was an exception, two of its inhabitants having gone to join the great majority during ''hat period. We have already recorded the demise of Major Wilson, and on Friday nieht Mr R. Simm, grocer, of Duke-street, succumbed to phtliysis, from which he has suffered for some years. Deceased was an old member of the local lodge of Oddfellows' and he was followed to the grave by his brethren and a host of friends and sympathisers ; indeed, the funeral procession was an enormous one. Deceased leaves a widow and four small children to mourn their loss. In these days of strikes and lock-outs it ie refreshing to hear of employer and employees mutually expressing satisfaction with the relations that exist botween them, and it affords us pleasure to tind that Mr Titos. Wells, of Cambridge, and his employees are thoroughly satisfied with each other. Last week Mr Wells' employees presented him with a very handsome travelling bag, on the occasion of his jubilee birthday. Mr Onions made the pre.-enlation, and on behalf of the hands, spoke of the regard in which they held him and trusted they might all work together for years. Mr Wells accepted the present and thanked the givers, not so much for its intrinsic value as for th» spirit which prompted the gift. He further stated he had never had as good a staff as at present. The anniversary services of Trinity Church Sunday-school, Cambridge, were held on Sunday. In the morning the Rev. J. H. Simmonds preached a practical sermon on the subject of "True Holiness," to a very attentive congregation. A children's service was held in the afternoon, i when the scholars sang several hymns specially learned for the occasion, and Mr Geo. J. Neal held their attention and gave sound advice while lie addressed them. At tho evening service the Rev. W. Evans preached an earnest and impressive discourse on the value of the Holy Scriptures, and the importance of their study, especially during youth. In \>he course of his remarks he alluded very feelingly to the decease of their esteemed townsmen Major John Wilson and Mr Richard Simm, and expressed the deep sympathy felt by his congregation for their sorrowing relatives. As a tribute of respect to their memory, the "Dead March in Saul" was most effectively rendered on the organ by Mr W. Culpan, who presidod at the instrument at the evening service.