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Waikato Argus, Volume XXXV, Issue 5535, 17 February 1914, Page 2

There are two things needed these days, First,, for rich men to find how poor men live; and, second, for poor men to find out how rich men work.

On page four: —Sporting, Tennis, and New Zealand Dairy Association. At the Hamilton Courthouse this morning—Mr Li. Rawson, S.M., on the bench Ernest John Matthews, alias Jones, was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for stealing a shirt, valued at 2s lid, from Mr L, Griffiths' shcp window on 16th inst. Accused was ill-clad and without

means. In out report of the duck-shooting case at Hamilton, yesterday, defendants were inadvertently stated to have said that the guns were taken for shooting duck while others boiled the billy. The obvious meaning was that the guns were meant for shoot* JRg rabbis, not ducks. Mr Adam Brock, formerly a wellknown Auckland solicitor, died at Nurse Jtfeuth's Home in Crurnmer road, Grey Lynn, on Sunday. Five years ago Mr Brock carried on business in Shortland street. He did not undertake court wprk, but had an extensive conveyancing Latcerlv he had been jn indifferent health. What .looks like the work of an incendiarist is reported from UunUy. On Sunday morning a large stack of clover hay, valued at £7O, was fou'Tid to he on fire.- The facts that the fire started on the windward side, that the gate—usually secured by a strong wire fastening—had been left open, and that a short cut through the field in question is of no advantage to the residents.of the neighbourhood, ,8)1 pointed to incendiarism. The 'police are investigating. A kingfish, of what is, so far, the'record weight, was caught by Mr A. D. Campbell off Percy Island, Russell, on Saturday. The length of the fish was oft, its girth was 3fiin, and its weight 911b. The weight beat that of the next largest fish known to have been .caught (one taken by Mr Barry, of Waihi) by SJIb. The fiph showed great fight, and had Mr Campbell quite exhausted oy the time he landed it. The oneration took 85 minutes. At the To Puke Show on the 10th inst., Mr Alec Orr, of Morrinsville, who judged the fat cattle, purchased 16 heavy oxen and freezing bullocks at an average price of 1-fgns. The prices paid were;—T. Tanner's champion fat ox, .£24 10s; T. Tanner's second prize ox, £22 10a; H. J. Gill, third prize ox, £18; H. W. Nicholson, £l6; H. W. Vereoe, £l6. For the freezers the following prices were realised:—S. Tanner, first prize freezer, £l4; H. W. Nicholson, second prize, £l4; D. McCracken, second prize, £l3; others from £ll ,6s to £l3, The sale was negotiated through the agency of the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, through their local agent. Home months ago Mr J. A, Young, M.P. for Waikato, drew the attention of the Minister of Lands to the fact that two sections in the Maungatautari Survey District, suitable for settlement, were withheld by tlje Department from settlement on account of the possibility of their being utilised at some time in connection with electrical water power, The sections are 8 and 9, Block XII., Maungatautari S.D., and Mr Young considered that they would make two very nice dairy farms, and, at, the same time, allow for plenty of reservation to be made for conserving to the Crown the power rights in the stream running through the property. Mr Massey has informed Mr Young that "it appears that a reservation of a strip of land on each side of the creek passing through the sections will meet all requirements of a water power scheme. A survey of the area to b'e reserved will be made as early as possible in order that the balance of the sections may be opened for settlement." Synopsis of New Advertisements Ploughman wanted. Furnished rooms wanted. Mr M. G. Bell Professional notice. Matamata County Council—Contracts. Tamahere Road Board—Extraordinary election. Frankton Borough Council—Ten per cent, penalty. Waikato Farmers' Supply Stores —Grass seeds and basic slag. Train arrangements for South Auckland Races and Pukekohe Show,