Local and General.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 7066, 25 July 1906, Page 2

Local and General.

Last night, Mr 0. L. MacDiaroiid wa3 inducted to the oflice of elder at St. Andrew's Church, Hamilton, the Kev. W. Gow, moderator (of Cambridge) conducting the service. Mr Jas. Primrose, who was also elected to Berve as elder, was unable to be present owing to indisposition. The Mayor of Hamilton (Mr J. S. Bond), will be gkd to reove donations of trees and shrubs lor beautifying the Town Hall grounds. Already a low trees have been planted, and it is intended to convert the Town Hall paddock by degrees into a pleasant phce with shady walks, <iuiet seats and trim lawns. At the closa of the annual meeting c" members of St. Andrew's Church, Hamilton, last night, the K«v. J. E. Adams read :i chatty und interesting letter from the Rev. W. Evaus, many years ago pastor of the church. Mr Evans referred in feeling terms t; bis nrst Visit to.and long friendship with, Mr A. Primrose. .Reference was also made to the crude building thendoing duty a» a church—a shed, the writer called it. THE "L.K.G." MILKING MA'.HINE. Mr D. Huchanan, Hawera, writes:— Having been advised to go in for the " Lawrence - Kennedy - Gillies Milking Machine " by my brother-in-law, Mr W. p. Brisbane, of Victoria, nho has been using them fir thre < seasons, I installed a plant six months age, and it is giving complote satisfaction. With two machines I have milked 7u cows in 2J hours throughout the season single-handed, doing all the work of bailing up, attending to machines, and stripping. The cleaning is very simple by sotting the machine to work, and sucking cold water through first, and than hot scalding water, the tubes and cupa are made perfectly clean, the work oniy taking a tew uimutea.

There was a full attendance of the Hamilton Orchestral Society last night. 1 hey had a vory good practice, and everythingiswell in hind for the concert on August Bth, which promises to be a great success.

This morning, Sergeant Stapleton, in charge of the Hamilton district, received a telegram from Detective filler, informing linii of the recapture, at Te Aroha, of the prisoner Fox, who escaped from Waiotapu prison camp on the night of July 17th.

We would remind those interested of the unreserved clearing sale to be held by the New Zealand Mercantile and Agency Co.. Ltd.,at Kihikihi to-morrow. The Company, instructed by Mr Frel Elmsly, who is giving up dairying, will sell all hia cows and young cattle and farm accessories. The sale starts at 12 o'clock sharp.

Among the vocalists who are expected from Auckland at the Biptist meeting to be held in the Hamilton schoolroom to-night, are Miss V. Elhnghan, the well known contralto, and Miss Grace Limbourno, formally a pupil of Dr. rhomas. All the Baptist ministers of the Auckland, Thames and Waihi districts oave promised to be present. The ceremony of laying the foundat'on stone of the new church begins at 2.30 thiß afternoon.

The final meeting of the ladies' committee in connection with the Library Ball was held yesterday afternoon. All arrangements are now completed and those attending the ball on Thursday, or the children's dance on Friday, may look forward to a pleasant and successful evening's entertainment. The tickets for the ball are 3s and the gallery admittance Is, while the children are to be admitted on Friday for the modest sum of Is —adults 2s, the gallery Is. The usual weekly Christian Endeavour meeting in connection with ; the Hamilton Wesleyan Church was held last evening, when there were between 30 and 40 present, Mr R. Webber in the chair. An interesting paper was read by Mr Arthur Breckon, entitled " Prayer." after which several of the members and the Rev. Fee gave short addresses on the subject. A number of the church-going people in Hamilton seem to be unaware there is a Christian Endeavour Society in Hamilton, and the members of this Society Wish to extend a he:»rty welcome to friends.

At the Hamilton Police Court this morning, before Messrs J. S. Bond and W. A. Graham, J.P.'s, Alfred Sutcliffe was charged with obtaining the sun of .£3 10s from Airs McLeish, of Whatawhata, by false pretences. Accused had taken a bushfelling contract, and, desirous of throwing it up, told Mrs McLeish that he wanted to buy a horse, lie, instead, left the district. The Bench ordered him to pay costs of proceedings and to refund the amount in dispute, with a recommendation to take legal steps to recover what he considered his due.

As a result of the recent heavy rains a g >od deal of damage was done in the Kawhia district. Jervois-street, Kawhia, suffered to some extent through the water washing portions of the embankment away. Reports reach the local paper of extensive damage to the Okupati road, it bung estimated that at eleiraway the slips. One portion of the road between h'awhia and Oparau has been completely washed away, communicition between the two places mentioned being absolutely cut off, excepting by launch. The Premier was interviewed on his way South in connection with the imported navvies. He said that, in >iew of the fact that men were arriving in the wintor, the worst part of the year from the industrial standpoint, the Government had decided early in June to suspend the system. The High Commissioner in London had therefore been instructed to sen! no more men pending further instructions. The men at present arriving were men who had been shipped prior to the sending of the cable conveying that instruction.

At a meeting of shareholders of the New Zealand Insurance Co. held in Auckland, yesterday, to consider the situation created by the Frisco disaster, the following resolutions were carried unauimously, 1. That the capital of the Company be increased to £1,500.000 by the creation of 25,000 new shares of £lO (ten pound) each to be issued in such manner and on such terms ns the directors may appoint. 2. That the Company be registered under the Companies Act, 1903, as a Compiny limited by shares, and that the word "Limited" be added to the Company's name. The real sporting spirit stands some chance of surviving—notwithstanding the checks it gets from unexpected quarters—while we oontinue to grow such >oungsters as two little fellows of about ten years of age, both Stratford boys, who thus conversed while critically watching the North v. South football match the other day. One of them was overheard to say to his chum. " I think the North will win. I hope so." To this the other little sport replied :" I hope the North will win, too, but you can't help appreciating the South's fine play."

During his sojourn in the Old Country, Mr W. J. Napier is making exhaustive inquiries on the subject of ferro-conerete structures A letter was read from Mr Napier at the meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board yesterday afternoon, stating he hid bean busy inspecting various ferroconcrete structures and interviewing authorities, thereby collecting a great deal of valuable information. He had over 20 wharves aad marine structures to inspect in virious parts of Britain, and was going with Mr Mouchell on a tour of inspection. During the last three mouths no less than 30 new works had been resolved upon in England, and there was a veritable rush for ferro-concreto. Mr Napier also stated he had spent some time at the Admiralty, and was greatly indebted to Colonel Raban and Mr C. H. Colson, of the Works De-pirttu-mt, for many courtesies. He intended going to Portland under the guidance of Mr Hayes, of the Admiralty, to see the great now ferro-concrete breakwater started there. He was also likely to get a, great deal of confidential written matter, also npocificitions from the Admiralty. Mr Mouchell was deliberating on the proposal as to his preparing speeifjea- . tions, and will give his answer within a week.

j A cable message from the High Commis- | sioner indicates that the London demand for New Zealand hemp is very brisk. " Buyers caunot get sufficient to satisfy their wants at present,'- t,aid Mr Fulton, the Government fibre expert, to a Wellington Post reporter. He mentioned that the prospect was very encouraging, but hinted that this wa3 not without its dangers. Millers (he continued) slackened down during the winter, but, unfortunately, for the plant, the high prices for hemp were likely to n. .ke them resume operations refo'e they otherwise would, notwithstanding the extra expense in preparing the material. The chief cause of regret, however, was the damage done to the plant, tor the cutting at this season frequently killet it. The spirited English inquiry led the millers to take ri>ks; they were working for to-day aid letting t i-ujorrow take care of itself. The attitude of the flaxmen rather recalls the procedure of the sheep farmers, who were unwisely induced by high prices to export ewe lambs till the colony's fbeks were seriously depleted. It is the old, old story of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs in the haste to secure wealth. Hemp is such an important item in the export tride now that every care is to be taken to make provision for a supply that will meet the leiaand. "It is not a question of opening up new ground." s*ys Air Fulton, " but of making the present fields produce larger crops. The nutter of planti&gsnd propogating on the most advantageous lint.. will receive careful consideration." For wedding and birthday cakes, and for every description of high class confectionery and best quality groceries, try Tidd and Stanton's Imperial Confectionery and Grocery Stores, Hamilton. (5 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS. " Wo use n 'thing but Chamberlain's Pain Balm as a rub down liniment while training ..r after a game," writes the Secretary of the Eagleuav.k Football Club, EagLhawk (Vic). ' ; We bavefound it to possess the power to promptly relieve, strains and sprains, and to quickly heal all abrasions. We part'y attribute our success to Chamberlain's Pain Halm, for by using it freely we are always in condition; no soreness or BtilTness." For sale by W. DEY, Hamilton; I'HOS. \\ ELLS, Cambridge; CEO. M. A. AHIER, Te Awamutu; GREEN AND COLEBROOK Ngaruawahia; CHAS. DALLAS,! Taumaruuui; T. H. CHAPMAN, Kihikihi. A RUSH ON IT: What? GOLDEN EAGLE tobacco lin ! the new TWO-OUNCE TINS. It's iiiloaUid. 1

In connection with several charges against natives of drunkenness at Otorobanga, Nonstable Fraser informed Mr N rtheroft > M., during the sitting of the Court at Te Awamutu, yesterday, that at present there ■vas a lot of drinking goini; on in the King Country amongst the natives. Very frequently some 20 or 30 Maoris would journey to To Awamutu hy train *nd return t.h" same day, bringing back t*o or thre" bottles of whisky, each duly labelled. •iergt. McPhee stated that the natives notne down to Te Awamutu from the Kinp Country in droves, and eich returned with 'heir little parcel. The publicans were very e ireful to fee that each package was duly labelled. The Magistrate stated that, in order to get over this difficulty, he would represent the matter to the proper quarter and endeavour to have the whole of the licensing districts of Waikato, Franklin and Egmont gazetted under Section 46 of the Licensing Act, which prohibits the s ile of liquor to Maoris for consumption off the premises. The section reads as follows : Every person whether i licensed person or not who supplies liquor to any Mtori for consumptim off the promises within such parts of the Colony as may be hereafter defiaed by the Governor in Council and gazetted is liable to a fine not exceeding j6oo.