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Waikato Argus, Volume XXV, Issue 3943, 23 November 1908, Page 2

The first formal meeting of the newly elected Waikato Presbytery will be held in St. Andrew's Church, Hamilton, on Tuesday, Ist December.

The funeral of the late Mr Graham Johnstone took place at the Hamilton West Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, the funeral service being conducted by the Rev. E. M. Cowie. We direct the attention of our readers to our advertising columns where will be found an open letter from Mr Allen Bell to the members of his committees and supporters. On Wednesday next the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company hold their stock sale at Pirongia and will offer a good number of young steers and heifers, empty cows, choice dairy heifers, and 50 2 and 4 tooth wethers. The sale will start at 12 noon sharp.

The caretaker of the Hamilton domain grounds, Mr W. H. Castleton, has requested us to thank Mrs W. H. Davij for a donation of a cartload of bulbs and shrubs. The gift is highly appreciated, and he will be very glad to receive further donations from anyone who has plants to spare.

The second ballots in connection with the election of candidates will be held tomorrow. The telegraph offices through out the Dominion will be open as on the night of the general election, and the returns will be issued as extras from our office. Telegrams giving the results will be despatched to those who desire them.

Mr George George, director of technical education and manual training, writes to Mr J. S. Bond, Mayor of Hamilton, as follows: —"I may say that aftjr visiting various countries in different parts of the world during the last nine months, 1 am more than ever convinced that an agricultural school at Hamilton on the lines originally proposed by me, would be of the utmost value to the farming community of this province."

A young married jnan named H. Hawkins, met with a serious accident at Morrlnsville on Sat&rday. He was working a disc hurWßw, when the horses bolted and, in endeavouring to stop them, lie fell irr front of the harrows, which, passing over him, completely cut oIT his left kg just above the ankle and inflicted severe cuts on his other leg. He was at once brought into the Waikato Hospital where it was found necessary to remove the remaining portion of his leg just below the knee. A telegram from Auckland states that Mr C. B, Kingswell, the well known auctioneer, died somewhat suddenly on Saturday morning. Mr Kingswell has had one or two serious illnesses, but his friends had no idea that he was so soon to be cut off in what should be the prime of his life. Deceased was in llamitlon at the Waikato Show on the 12th., and although not looking in the best of health, there was no indication of his early demise. He was married to the eldest daughter of the late Mr (i. W. Binney, and his widow ami one child survive him.

Mr J. S. Cox, a very old and respected resident of the Auckland district, passed away on Wednesday morning at the age of 72 years. Mr Cox was born in Lincolnshire, England, in 1836, and at the age of 24 came out with three brothers to the Thames goldfields. Thence lie proceeded to Matakana to take up farming, and afterwards entered into business in Auckland. After 14 years of successful work he retired in I'onsonby. Recently Mr Cox had an attack of paralysis, and death supervened on the morning of Wednesday last. The deceased leaves a widow and a brother, the latter residing at Raglan. Mr Richard Wilson, merchant, of

Wyndham, has just returned home after a visit through the North Island. Speaking of his trip, the Wyndham Farmer writes:—"A week was put in by our friend at Cambridge, a town on the Waikato, and famous as a health resort, a Government sanatorium for consumptives being established there; he was the

guest of his brother-in-law, Mr Alex. Beange, who is in charge of the district butter fact ry, situated at llautapu. This is one of the best-equipp-ed establishments of the kind in New Zealand, and under the able management of Mr Beange its products have gained a reputation second to none. Mautapu is the headquarters of the factory; but it is supported by six creameries, and at the time of Mr Wilson's visit the weekly output of butter amounted to 15 tons. As an instance of the up-to-date appliances in use at this factory, one machine may be mentioned, which can churn and finish oil' lUOUlbs of butter at a time. Most of the land about Cambridge and Hamilton, the neighbouring town, is rich and eminently suitable for dairying. Mr Wilson's attention was drawn to one farm of 200 acres, which ran 100 milking cows last season; average cheque per cow, £l2 10s, besides a fair amount of wheat, turnips, and rape, etc. At Cambridge, too, the visitor met two young men, cxWyndhamites, in Messrs Bert Ricardson and Dick Speirs, both of whom are in good spirits and doing well at their respective callings."

Synopsis of Advertisements

Lost -Child's overcoat. Go;d second hand organ wanted. Ice -J. A. Blind's, Hamilton East. Hamilton Borough Council-—Ten-ders. Waikato electorate -Thanks from Mr Allen Bell. Ngaruawahia Town District Notice re obstructions. £ Christmas is coining- See Cosey Corner advertisement today. Tautari settlement -Notice from Commissioner of Crown Lands. Theosophical lecture—Burlington Tea Rooms tomorrow, Tuesday evening. [ JjGrand opening concert—Te Awa mutu Town Hall, Wednesday. 25th November.

HAMILTON Mails close at this office tor the undermentioned places as follows : Frankton Junction —Daily, 9a.m., 12.30 p.m. and 1.30 p.m. Auckland and intermediate stations Daily. 9 a.m., 12.45 p.m. ami 1.30 p.m. Auckland -Daily, 3.15 ii.ni. Ohaupo, Te Awamutu, Pirongia, N?aroto, Te Kuiti, Otorohanga, Ongaruc, Taumarunui,Mangapechi. Piriaka, Poro-o-tarao and Rukuhia- Daily, 12.30 p.m. Morrinsville, Piako, Tirau, Ma'tamata, Okoroire, Waharoa, Putaruru, Mamaku, Rotorua,Tarukenga, Waihou, Te Aroha. Paeroa, Waihi, Thames and Walton — Daily, 1 p.m. Eureka and Tauwharc—Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays, 11..(5 a.m. Cambridge—Daily, 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 1.45 p.m. Matangi, Newstead, Fencourt and Hautapu—Daily, I p.m. Tamahere aad Pukeroro—Daily, 1.45 p.m. ggKirikiriroa —Daily, 10 a.m. and 1.45 p.m. Aotea- Tuesdays and Saturdays, 8 a.m. Raglan, Te Mata, Okele, Te Ukn, Whatawhata and Waiteluna— I'uesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, !S a.m. Rototuna and Claudelands —Daily, 2 p.m.