Local and General.

Waikato Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6514, 9 September 1904, Page 2

Local and General.

Press Association telegrams report a slight shock of earthquake at or about 9.35 a.m. yesterday at Wanganui, Napier, Wair.'H (H. 8.), Hastings, Foilding aud Wellington. Mr W.'A. Graham, of Hamilton, was oat again y-stor : ay afternoon for the first time sitiCf his illn -ss, being an interested spectator of the hockey match, where he received many congratulations on his restoration to health. Mr W.T. Davidge. Lan 1 agent. Hamilton, reports having sold on behalt of Mr C. L. McDiarmid, section No. 311, town of Hamilton West, to Mr C. Barton ; also sections 15 and I.oa, Hi and 17, Knighton Estate, to an Auckland investor. Mr T. H. Bos worth the local secretary for Trinity College has received a wire from Dr. Crener, saving that the practical examinations in Hamilton will be commenced on Monday ">-xt at I 1) a.m. An advertisement appears in this paper giving further particulars. At Waitoa tecently, Emelie, the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs S. S. Driver, of Woody Nook, Waitoa, was joined in matrimony to David Hickey, eldest son of Mr W. Hickey, of Cambridge, the Rev. E. H. Taylor/fif Thames, officiating. A large number of guests partook of the wedding breakfast in a spacious marquee on the lawn at Woody Nook. A missionary meeting presided over by His ' ordship Bishop Neligan will be held to-morrow (Saturday) evening, at Cambridge, when addrc es wiil be delivered by the Bishop, tho Rjv. ILctor Hawkins, and one of t lie Maori clergy. The meeting will be in St. Andrew's schoolroom at S I p.m. Admission will be free, and the attendance of all will be heartily welcomed. Clara Elizabeth J ray, 15 years of age, in the employ of Messrs Irvine and Stevenson, Dunedin, met with a fatal accident. It appears that, despite warnings, the girls in the factory have been in the habit of descending by a rope, used in connection with a set of blocks for hoisting purposes. The girl on this occasion failed to grasp the rope, aud fell to the floor, a distance of 10ft, breaking her neck. A very sudden death took place at Rotorua early on Wednesday morning. Mrs William Jone=, who was in good health on retiring the previous night, was taken suddenly ill at an early hour in the morning, exclaiming, " Oh, my heart." Dr. McLoughliu was at once sent for, but the lady was beyond human aid. Much sympathy is felt for Mr Jones. An inquest was held and a verdict of death from natural causes was returned. The following telegram has been received from the Colonial Treasurer (Mr Seddon) tjuching the Hamilton drainage loan : " There is no breach of faith so far as the loan to Hamilton is concerned. The stringency of the money market has intervened, and like the Government itself, Hamilton must wait. I shall probably be able to let you have a small amount to go on with, considering the urgency of the case." The Rev. J. G. Jamieson, who is holding a mission at St Andrews' Church, Hamilton, hopes to leave behind nim a branch of the Young Men's Movement, of which he is the travelling secretary. Mr R. C. Morse who is engaged in similar work in the United States, said, during a visit to New Zetland, that this movement wns the most American thing he had in Me.v Zealan 1. From hi? point ot view this was, of course, the highest possible praise. Important notice.—Mrs Britten, an expert corset fitter, representing Wingarten Bros., the manufacturers of the celebrated W.B. Corsets, will be in Hamilton on Monday afternoon, aud may be consulted at Kaiapoi House. As there will bo a large stock to choose from, she will guarantee to lit any figure. Those goods are the line>t type of straight-froutedcorsets constructed, hand-made from the best possible materials, tilled tluou viout with whalebone, fullg«. red and bis cut. Ladies should not miss this opportunity of being fitted by an expert, at Kaiapoi House. 5 We hear that at the second day of the Loan Company's horse fair at Cambridge (yesterday) competition was very brisk,and prices ruled very much in the vendors' favour. Some 250 draught horses in all were disposed of, a good number fetching £SO aui even £53, and a large quantity of the others making £lO and over. Despite the presence of buyers from Christchurch, Palmerston North and other outside districts. higher figures were given by local purchasers. Active draughts were bought in laige numbers by Mr W. Hawkins, of Christchurch, and others. There are still some 450 light horses to be offered today. Mr W. D. Ciieyne, Cambridge, advertises a sale for to-morrow, when the celebrated " Jack," own uy Mr (Targreaves, will be offered, als > i quantity of furniture and other useful articles. Mr AVhinwray, Cambridge, offers seven acres of freehold, au ". one acre leasehold for sale. Tne McCormick is what you want. It There is so Danger whatever from lockjaw or blood poison resulting from a wound when Chamberlain's Pain Balm is promptly applied. It is an antiseptic and destroys the germs which cause these diseases. It also causes wounds to heal without maturation and in one-third the time required by the usual treatment. Sold by W. DEY, Hamilton; THOS WELLS, Cambridge; GEO. M. A. AHIER, Jo Awamutu. TOWN CLERK OF KUMARA, N.Z, CURED OF SCIATICA. 'Jiorge Robert Rudkin, Town Clerk, Kumar.i. N. 7... says: " I have very great pleasure iu stating that, having U3ed Chamberlain's Pain Balm in a very severe att ck of ,-ciatic.i. I found immediate relief. Had before tried many other embrocations for the same purpose, but found this the most efficacious. Several of my friends who have been afflicted with rheumatism have on my advice tried Chamberlain's r;;ia Balm with equally good results. I confidently recommend it to those in need of a good household liniment or embrocation. For sale by W. DEY, Hamilton; THOS WELLS, Cambridge; GEO. M. A. AHIER, Te Awamutu.