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Waikato Argus, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5157, 14 November 1912, Page 2

At St. Peter’s Church, Hamilton, shortened evensong with an address will be held at 7.15 p.ra. tomorrow. Captain Pope, for many years assistant harbour master at Wanganui, has been missing since 6th inst. He was last seen on the wharf at night waiting the arrival of the steamer Regulus.

The discovery was made on the West Coast, near Helensville, a day or two ago, of a lifebuoy, which, it has now been established to the satisfaction of the authorities, belonged to the lost dredge Manchester. The buoy has been received by the Collector of Customs at Auckland. It is clearly marked “Manchester Lytolton,” and is singularly free from barnacles or any marine growth.

“The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown,” was staged again in Hamilton last evening to a crowded audience, the members of which enjoyed themselves thoroughly. The piece went with even more swing than on the first night, and naturally a little more smoothly, and the company are to be congratulated upon the success which has attended their latest work. The local institutions for which the entertainment was organised should benefit considerably. Last season the Auckland Acclimatisation Society imported number of Mongolian pheasants for the purpose of securing a cross with the English and Chinese birds. The experiment was extraordinarily successful, and some fine birds were raised. Two sittings of Mongolian eggs were obtained from a Tasmanian breeder, in exchange for two sittings of Mallard duck eggs, and it is hoped that the hatching will be successful. Inquiry made by the society indifferent parts of the world elicited information that good results had been obtained from the Mongolian cross, and"it was accordingly decided to take steps to secure some cock birds.

Wm. Miles, dairyman, of Taumarunui, was, on Tuesday last, convicted and fined £2O and coats 17s 6d for selling milk adulterated by the addition of 13 per cent, of water and deficient of 10 per cent, of butter fat. On a previous occasion he was fined £lO for adding 3 per cent.of water.

The Campbell Estate, Claudelands, consisting of 35 choice residential allotments, in areas from one to four acres, was offered at public auction this morning by Messrs Cooper and Manning. There was a large attendance of buyers. No sales took place at auction, but several were subsequently made at the upsat prices. Mr A. Hogben, Inspector-General of Schools, will be in Hamilton tomorrow, when he will interview the Board of Governors of the High School. It is understood that a deputation from the Hamilton West District School will wait upon Mr Hogben in connection with the overcrowding of the primary school and the need for increased accommodation.

The Auckland Acclimatisation Society’s game farm has been receiving a good deal of attention lately. The president of the council, Mr W. H. Hazard, waxed enthusiastic at the last meeting, in speaking of the changes that have been wrought during the last few weeks under the direction of the new curator, Mr Jas. Dobson. On arrival, Mr Dobson found the fa.'m to be in a filthy condition, and over-run with rats, mice, Maori dogs and other animals, which the curator in his report classed under the heading “Vermin.” In all 114 “vermin” have been caught in traps, or otherwise destroyed. The fish ponds have been cleaned out and thoroughly overhauled, to make them more suitable. It was found, upon a count being made, that there were only 105,000 small fish in the ponds, while a previous estimate of the number had been 255,000. The hatchery has also been renovated, land the curator expects to raise from 800 to 1000 birds this season. A little incident which occurred at the Victoria street crossing, Hamilton, yesterday, serves to show the foolhardy impatience of some people, and their almost criminal stupidity. As our readers are awaie, a man has been placed at the crossing in the interests of public safety and he carries out his duties thoroughly and well, never “holding up” traffic a moment longer than necessary. Last evening, when traffic was at its height, a train was approaching from Kirikiriroa, and the crossing-keeper displayed his green flag as an indication that ali was clear, when the driver ofj a buggy, in which were several passengers, dashed across the line in spite of warnings. He got clear by a few yards, but had the horse stumbled, or a few seconds’ delay been occasioned frem anv cause, there would have been a repetition of the Labour Day mishap at Claudelands. Fools who take such risks deserve all they get, but unfortunately they seldom suffer alone.

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