The Rev. T. M. Edwards will conduct the serices at St, Peter's Church, Hamilton, 1 to-morrow, Mr J. A. Young, surgeon dentist, will bo in Te Awamum the whole of Wednesday next, October 30th. The return of the Waihi mine fcr the four weeks ending October 19th is given as £11,395, the yield from 3,150 tons of quartz treated, The Rev. John Macdonald, Te Awamutu, will officiate (D.V.) in the Hamilton Presbyterian Church, to-morrow, morning aud evening, and at Hukanui at 3 p.m. On the application of Mr R. "W. Dyer, counsel for the plaintiffs, the case Fawkes awl tall v. Waipa County Council was adjourned until next Court day. An error occurred in our travelling correspondent's letter upon the new Motor. Instead of £OOO, as it reads, the cost of a two-horsepower gasoline electric engine in Auckland is £6O, the cost of the Mnna's engine, with a reversing gear screw, etc., being £75. The Crown Law Department of Victoria has become possessed of a mass of information which contains startling allegations of bench packing and bribery, and that Chinese gamblers had organised to protect themselves, and by bribing had been able to minimise punishment. One celestial swears he was present at a meeting where £2O was subscribed to bribe a justice of the peace. A deputation consisting of lepresniit.itivKs of the London Missionary Society, the Presbyterian Church, and the Wesleyan body, have waited on the Premier of New South Wales to protest ngamst the annexation of the New Hebrides bvFiance, and pointed out that if this took plaoo much injustice would be inflicted on the mi.-sions already, established in the group. The Minister sympathised with the deputation, and stated that the Cabinet had already come to the conclusion to oppose any arrangement that would injure missions or colonial trade,

Messrs Kemptborne, Prosser and Co, have a new sdvertisement in fchi3 issue. The train arrangements for the Auckland agricultural show are advertised on page 12. Mr Seddon stated in the House last night that the session would be brought to a close at the beginning of next week. The adjourned cricket watch between the Hamilton cricketers and foot- a bailers will be held on Sydney Square, Hamilton, this afternoon, should the weather prove favourable. The wicket will be pitched at 2 p.m. sharp. Messrs Sutton Bros., announce that they will commence to run qheir coaches for the summer season between Raglan and Hamilton on the Ist November. The coaches will leave Raglan at 9 a.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays, and Hamilton at 8 a.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays. We call attention to an announcement in another column that Mr McEwan, the dairy expert, will lecture at Ohaupo on Tuesday and Hamilton on Wednesday next. It is to be hoped that this opportunity of gaining useful information will be availed of by a large number of farmers. Owing to the cheap fares ruling and the attractions of the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association's show at Claudelands, there has lately been quite an influx of visitors, none of whom will have failed to notice that Ah Bing has commenced business in Victoria-street, and hopes to receive fair amount of public patronage.-(Advt,) Several dangerous places for horsemen are reported as existing on the Raglan road between Waitetunaand the mountain. Contracts have been accepted for works upon this road, but in the meantime the Council should take steps to have these dangerous places attenled to, and thereby lessen _ the risk of. some severe accident .occurrinp. Sir P. Buckley, is absent from the Council, in consequence of illness, and his state is said to be causing serious anxiety to his friends. Latest advices say that Sir Patrick Buckley is slightly better to-day, but his medical advisers say is suffering from nervous exhaustion, and he will be confined to his room for a week. The following return has been placed upon the table of the House on the motion of Mr Collins. It gives the amounts charged as expenses to members of Has pital Beards for the period 1892-5:-The Westland Boaid has paid £427 to its members in expenses; the Southland Board, £236;Waikato, £262; North of Auckland, £150; Taranaki, £256; Palmer&ton North, £103; Nelson, £92. A great deal of attention has been attracted lately to the studio of Mr W. H. Bartlett, Queen-street, Auckland, by a .large photograph of the celebrated W. 6. Garrard,'the. city " deg-catcher," W. 6, used to be a persistent agitator, a leader of the " disemployed," as he called tbein, and a regular nuisance. To some one there occurred the happy thought of: giving him a billet as city dog ranger. This was dona and the city. lias reaped considerable benefit. The people who forgot to register their dogs, remembered to do so when they discovered that they had been run in, and the streets were cleared of a lot of useless mongrel curs. Mr Bartlett has made a splendid picture of the old man and a dog. There was a very large attendance on Thursday evening,, at the Oddfellows' Hall, Hamilton East, to witness the performance of Miss : Amy Vaughan's Amazons. As on the previous, evening, the audience were vociferous in their applause of the different items', and we can say that in almost every instance this was well meviterl. As a variety show, on a small scale, it was certainly above the average in merit. Miss Amy Vaughan's character sketches were very good, this lady being possessed of considerable talent. As the precocious girl in pinafores,' her performance was very good. Pete Miller, as tainbo, and Harry Thomas, a.' bones, kept the audience lively, their jokes being good and novel. The number which especially calls for notice was the sketch, "Slavery's passed away." Mr Hewson has a good voice, and sang several ballads, which ware fully appreciated by the audience. Miss Di Levy has a good voice and pleasing appearance. Miss Daisey Thornton dances very well, and had to respond to an encore each time she appeared. The performance concluded with a screaming farce, which sent the large audience home satisfied with their evening's entertainment.