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Waikato Argus, Volume XIV, Issue 1556, 14 May 1903, Page 2

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company will hold their monthly Te Awamntu stock sale on Saturday next at 1 o'clock. The entry comprises a large number of young cattle, choice young pigs, sundries, etc. Ah old man, named Cooney, tried to get off the expresa from the South at Rolleston (Canterbury) on Tuesday night, while the train was in motion. He was caught by the step of a carriage and crushed to death between it and the platform. The splendid swede and soft turnips which were grown by Mr Vernon, of Te Mata, and which were given first honours at the Raglan show last week, are now on view at this office, and during the day attracted a good deal of attention from farmers attending the sale At St. Peter's Sunday School last evening Mr Henry Salmon was entertained at a social by the members of the Hamilton Brass Band and their friends. Mr G. S. Pearson occupied the chair, and there were about fifty present. The supper, which was provided by Mr Bettley, of the Hamilton Coffee Palace, was done full justice to, the good things being fully appreciated. During the evening Mr R. Webber, Band Secretary, ou behalf of the Band, presented Mr Salmon with a handtome set of carvers, and in doing so referred to Mr Salmon's long connection with the Band, of which he had been a most serviceable member. He wished him a long, prosperous, and happy married life. Mr Salmon replied in feeling terms, and said ho would always look buck on the time he had spent in the Band with great pleasure. During the evening a number of musical items were acceptably rendered. Some very rare Maori curios have been deposited in tho Auckland Museum by Mr A. Rintoul, of Muungaturoto. Among the small, but unique collection, are two greenstone iim plements which have presumably been used as knives. They are about the size of the blade of an ordinary pocket knife, and are well sharpened. There is nothing like them in the museum uor has anything similar J been before brought under the notice of tho curator, Mr T. Cheeseman. There in also a ceremonial mata, a greenstone ornament now very rare, and an old stone lamp, which Mr Rintoul found near Lake Rotorua, The lamp is evidently very old, as indeed are all the curios in the collection. It is a solid block of stone with a hollow worked in the top in which shark or other oil had no doubt been luod. A fourth article ia tho little collection looks like a stone drill, but it has been broken, aud it is hard to say exactly v/hac its use might bare been.

' A Raglan Woman ' writes to the local Chronicle animadverting upon the disgrace to Kawhia, ' a township cimpnsed principally of men,' in allowing a woman to be sent to goal to bear the burdon of their sin. The writer expresses the hope that tho ' next time a woman supplies a Kawhia man with drink that it may be poison pure and simple.' At a meeting of the Hamilton Hockey Club it was decided to open the season on Saturday next, May 16th. In view of matches with new-.forn.ed clubs in Auckland aud surrounding districts ; this season opens with a renewed and much keener interest in the game, and all members should make an effort to attend practices regularly, and so qualify for a place in the representative team. A meeting of all interested in volunteering will be held in the Cambridge Public Hall on Saturday evening at 8 p.m., when matters of public interest connected with volunteering will be discussed. The alteration in the volunteer regulations now make it much easier to capitate, and the matter of the Volunteer Hall will also be discussed, and the probability of the Rifle Association holding theii meeting at Cambridge. Our Raglan correspondent writes: The s.s. Maori left on Saturday afternoon for the Waingaro landing, on board were a number of passengers, many of them returning from the show, and others going to Waikato and Auckland via the Hot Springs. She also conveyed a considerable number of prize exhibits—sheep, pigs, fowls, etc., thus showing how useful for opening up trade she is likely to prove in the near future. A novelty in crime in the shape of robbery in a police coll occurred in Wellington recently. A first offending inebriate was ordered out of the cell to do some cleaning, and Charles Herlaud, in custody on anothor offence was placed in the cell vacated by the inebriate. The latter left his coat behind, containing three half-soverigns. which Herland appropriated. He was rewarded with a sentence of three months' imprisonment. At the Supreme Court at Napier on Tuesday, Mary Ann Mills, who was charged at the Supreme Court sittings, in conjunction with T. F. Moore, with the murder ol Lottie Ancell, was charged with perjury in connection with that case. She was found guilty and remanded for sentence. A nolle prosequi was entered in connection with the charge against the prisoner of having been accessory after the fact to the manslaughter of Lottie Ancell. A meeting of the Raglan Printing aud Publishing Company was held on Saturday, May Ist. Mr Rutherford occupied the chair, aud there was a large number of shareholders present. The statement of uecouuts presented was most satisfactory, aud the shareholders showed their full confidence in the directors by re-electing them. The following is the directorate : Messrs G. Rutherford (chairman), Bankart, Hamilton, Smith, Schnackenberg, LaTrobe and Green. Captain J. T. Marshall, of Weilingtou, who served in the Boer war as a sergeant in BrabaDt's Horse, recently wiote to the paymaster of the Imperial Discharge Depot at Capetown relative to the issue of South African War medals to the New Zealand members of the irregular forces. He has just received a reply to the effect that all New Zealarjders who served in the irregular corps should apply for their medals direct to the Chief Ordnance Office at Woolwich. The following is the report of the Government grader, Mr Johnston, Auckland on flax exhibited at the late show:—' I have examined the haDks with the following, results :—Hanks marked E, 1 ; A, 2;D, 3. The others I consider second samples of fine EUx. Those I have placed I consider superior. E (Mr Kutherford's Ruapuke mill, C. Smythe manager) is a splendid sample, aud for all practical purposes perfect; A (Mr James LaTrobe's Te Cku mill) is almost equal to E, only rather red in butts ; D (Mr Rutherford's mill, Aotea, Mr Bregmen manager) is a nice sample, of good colour, but too long and soft tail.' At a meeting of the executive of the Wellington Employers' Association, a letter was read from the Premier stating that he would forward to the association matter bearing on the relations between employers and employed, proposed labour legislation, etc., just as he was accustomed to do to the Trades and Labour Council. Gratification was expressed that employers would now have n better chance of being heard iu mitters affecting their inlerests. The Canterbury association wrote asking if the Wellington employers would join with them in formulating some scheme of mutual insurance in the matter of accident to workers. In a conversation which followed, stress was laid upon the fact that the decisions of the Arbitration Court in compensation for accident cases were practically covering not only bona fide accidents, but also deaths from personal ailments and diseases which occurred during employment. It was asserted that premiums were high on this account, and not because of real accidents. It ultimately resolved to refer the question back to the Canterbury Association. The marriage of Miss Wynne Lambert, daughter of Mr Percy VV. Lambert, of Clevedon, Wairoa South, to Mr VV. Innes Taylor, eldest son of Mr William Taylor, of Green Hill, Te Awamutu, was celebrated at the Wairoa South Presbyterian Church on April 15. The bride, who was given away by her father, was daintly attired in a trained gown of ivory white silk, wore a beautiful silk embroidered veil of Brussels net and the usual orange blossoms, aud carried a lovely shower bouquet of cosmos, crocuses, and maiden hair. The bridesmaids were the three sisters of the bride, the Misses Edith, Bertha, and Pearl Lambert. Tho firs; two wore dresses of ivory-white voile, trimmed with silk and lace, with black picture hats of chiffon and cloth-of-gold roses. They carried shower bouquets of yellow flowers aud maiden hair. Miss Pearl wore a pale green silk dress and large white picture hat. Mr Frank Taylor acted as best man, and Mr Norman Taylor and Mr Hugh Sutherland as groomsmen. After the ceremony the guests, who were relatives and very close friends only, were entertained at ' The Uplands' by the parents of the bride. The bridegroom's gift to the bride wa3 a beautiful gold watch and chain : the souvenirs to the bridesmaids—Mii-ses Edith and Bertha Lambert—eold necklets aud pendants ; to Miss Pearl, a lovely little pearl ring. Mr and Mrs Taylor were the recipients of many valuable presentj. SYNOPSIS OF ADVERTISEMENTS Wanted : Management of a dairy, or would lease. Seasonable goods for present wear at tho Cosy Coiner Store, Hamilton. Public meeting at Cambridge on Saturday to discuss matters of importance to volunteeriuc. Intending purchasers of the properties at Glen Murray urlvortised for sale by Mr W. Courtney can ride or drive from Rangiriri, where they cau hire a horse or buggy, distance to Maloney's Store 11 miles by good road, where meals and horse feed will bo provided free, and Mr R. M. Courtney will show investors over the land. When Yor Cannot Slkkp for coughing, it is luudly necessary that any one should tell yon that you need a few doses of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to allay the irritation of the thio.it, aud make sleep possible, It always cures anil cures quickly. W. Dey (Hamilton), O. M. A. Ahier (To Awanimu), and Thou' Wells (Cambridge) sell it. For Influenza and Cold in the Head take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, 1/0 'aud 2/0