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Waikato Argus, Volume XXVII, Issue 4230, 23 October 1909, Page 2

Messrs Davis and Co. advertise a large clearing sale of first class household furniture, piano, and American organ, buggy horse, boy’s pony, and spring waggon, at Mrs W. W. Lindsey’s residence, Grey street, Hamilton East, on Wednesday next. The auctioneers call special atttenion to the superior quality of the bedj room furniture. Particulars are advertised in this paper.

In a supplement issued with our today’s impression will be found an interesting sermon on “Sunday Observance.”

The Hamilton Polo Club will open the season at the Government Farm this afternoon when a good attendance is expected. inspector Cullen has received a telegram from Taupiri stating that a man named C. Palmer has been arrested in connection with a charge of false pretences on William Coulter, a hotelkeper at Mr’•ion Junction. A spark got into a bird’s nest on the roof of a house in Wellington the other day, owned and occupied by Mr William Wyllie. The roof ignited, necessitating the presence of the fire brigade. The damage was slight. The Royal Office has £SOO on the house and £l9O on the contents.

During the past month there have been sold at two auctions in Stratford no fewer than 20,000 calves. This is a good enough indication that only a small percentage of young stock will be reared this season in Taranaki. As a general rule farmers keep their early calves and kill the later ones, which indicates that the number to be reared this year will be exceptionally small. It is predicted that springers will be a big price next year.

A striking feature of the last and successful effort made on Saturday to clear off the debt of £I6OO on the new church of St. Luke, Christchurch,so that it could be consecrated on Sunday, four days after it was opened, that the vicar received no fewer than nine blank cheques for him to fill up with the, amounts he chose. The result of the effort was that of a hundred guineas over and above the amount of the debt were received.

Lecturing at Canterbury College Hall, Professor Bickerton, in deaing with the immobility of the heaviest elements, such as gold, platinum, and mercury, and the lightness with which they were attracted to the bodies in which they existed, said that some of these metals seemed to possess a similar strong attraction for some men. He was once called upon to write an epitaph for a very wealthy man, and he wrote: “Here lies , Who Made Money. Though he never Lied, yet he Died.” Messrs Dalgety and Co. have received the following cable from their London office under date Thursday:— “Frozen meat: For beef there is an improved demand. Hinds are Jd higher, and fores Id to Jd higher; but there is a good supply. Chilled beef, frozen mutton, and lamb holders are asking Jd to Jd more, but there is hardly any consumptive demand even at leas than last quotation, and it is possible holders will have to give way, and prices may have a sudden decline.

The military social being organised at Te Awamutu for Wednesday evening next promises to be a most popular function, and a record house is expected. Colonel Bell has arranged to bring from Hamilton, the “Military Concert Party’’ which has been considerably enlarged and embraces some of the best musical talent to be found in Waikato. The concert will be followed by a dance commencing at 10 p.m. The entertainment is being organised by the Te Awamutu Squadron of the Auckland Mounted Rifles, who are leaving no atone unturned to make the affair a success.

Sir Albert Spicer, who represented the London Chamber of Commerce at the recent Congress in Sydney and over which he presided, arrived in Hamilton by the Main Trunk express from Wellington this morning. He is accompanied by Lady and Miss Spicer and Mr W. W. Bruce. The party were met at the Frankton station by a representative of the Hamilton Chamber and were driven to the Hamilton Hotel. This morning the visitors were officially welcomed by the Mayor Mr J. A. Young and the president of the Chamber, Mr J. S. Bond, with other members and the party, were then taken for a drive round the district, a visit being paid to the Experimental Farm, where the manager, Mr W. Dibble, extended a hearty welcome. A company, to be called the Waipa Railway and Collieries, Limited, is being ‘floated to work on royalty a new coalfield at Te Akatea, Waikato, about six miles from Ngaruawahia. The proposed capital is £BO,OOO in £1 shares, of which 78,500 are being offered to the public, and 1500 are to be allotted to the Ngaruawahia Coal Company, Limited, by direction of the vendors. In the prospectus of the proposed new company it is stated, inter alia, that the areas over which options are held to acquire rights to mine coal on royalty, are approximately 1774 acres. The present owners have spent a considerable amount in opening up the coal seams, which are reported to be exposed on rising ground permitting of “level free” working.

During her visit to the Commonwealth Maggie Papakura, the well known Whakarewarewa guide, arranged for a Mam-i exhibition at Clontarf, Sydney, similar to that which took place at the Christchurch Exhibition. The first step towards this exhibition was taken on Friday, says the Hot Lakes Chronicle, when two canoes Te-a-Whiwhi and, Mongakawa—were delivered at the Rotorua Railway Station, destined for shipment to Sydney in the Maheno. In addition to these canoes, a number of Maori carvings will be forwarded to Sydney, which will be utilised in connection with the exhibition. Arrangements have been made for the return of the canoes and carvings to the Dominion, hence permission having been given for their temporary removal from New Zealand. A brother of Guide Maggie will have charge of the shipment, and see to the erection of the building and the display of the exhibits. Nine others will also proceed to Sydney on Monday, and later on a large number of performers will visit the Commonwealth, and give performances in connection with the exhibition. Guides Bella and Maggie will accompany the latter, and the performances will be given under their direction.

Synoosis of Advertisements Piano for sale. Wanted —Young general. Whitebait at the Silver Grid. Sale of building sections—Mr J. Thorne’s. The “Favourite” Fruit Shop for fruit, etc. Davis and Co.—Clearing sale Wednesday next. Waikato A. and P. Show Additional prizes. Hamilton Regatta Association— Annual meeting. Military concert at Te Awamutu, Wednesday next. “Fiddle week” at The Musical Budget, Hamilton. “Hobart” cycles—Anglo-American Motors, Ltd., Auckland.