Local and General.
The outward 'Frisco wail (due in London on the o{,h October) will close at the I'ost Ullice, 'ln Awamutu, on Tuesday next, 11th ins?, nt 8 a m. her permitting, the Hamilt n M uuii iii-il li-.ni will play a selection ot music id \"i<-t j-iiit-street, Hamilton, at 7.30 this eVoUI:-g. A clearance sale of household furuiture and ell' <-ts . ill be lieid at Messrs Davis and Co.'s rooms, Hamilton, at 2 p.m. om Monday, Particulars arc advertised. A hockey m itch was played at Hamilton this morning between the Hamilton aad I'aeroa Ladies' hockey Ciubs. The visitorLarrived by the early train and are to leave by the express, the match being in progress as we go to prets. The pulpit of St. A idrew's, Hamilton, will oe occupied oil Sunday evening byRev. E. 0. Perry, Auckland Home Missionary. Mr Adams will preach at Frankt';n. On Monday night Mr Perry will lecture at Matangi. At a meeting of teachers of St. Andrew's Sunday School, Hamilton, Mr G. S. Dixon's resignation of the superintendence wis received with hearty expressions of regret. Mr C. L. MacDiarmid, the senior teacher, was unanimously appointed to the position. Mr G. Sidney Clarke, of Honikiwi, Ofcorohanga, announces that his pure-bred Shetland stallion Beetle will stand at his farm this season, .Beetle will also, if sufficient inducement clf.-rs, visit the Waikato and surrounding districts. Those who have promised exhibit* for the Waikato, Thames Valley and Kn" Country Court at the Exhibition are requested to forward them to the secretary, 51 r Alien Ball, Hamilton, before the 30ch inst. Wo would point out the urgent desirability of all exhibits being sent at once, so as to allow time for classification. In the House of Representatives yesterday, the Apiarists Bill, Slaughtering and Inspection Amendment Bill, and Land BUI were read a iiist time. Mr Tanner gave notice to. introduce a Totalisator Bill, prejulicing the totalisator permits. The rest of the atteru. on and evening wore spent in passiug the Estimates of several Departments. The services in the Old Borough Chambers, Hamilton, to-morrow, will be conducted in the moruiug by the Kev. P. J. Mairs and in the evening by Mr J. R. Fow. aaakey hymns will be used, at>d a piayer meeting will be held after service. I'he meetings in c mnection with the ooening of the new church are fixed for September 28tn and 30th, and October Ist. Arrangements for the Hamilton Bnvling Club's euciire party and dance to be held in at. Peter's schoolroom on Monday evening, are well forward, and a meeting of ladies will be held this afternoon to discuss the supper question. The prize 3 for the party are a case of pipes and box of handkerchiefs for the gedtiemen aad c. silver mounted sugar basin aul a haudpainted wristbag for the ladies, besides the boobies. It was recently announced from Fiji that some natives at Oudu Point were poisoned through eatiug turtle. The incident was much more serious than at first anticipated. No lo;8 thin 28 deaths, including a family of five, have taken place from the one cause, and several patients are still Buffering. It appears that the turtle eaten was picked up in the Doga swamp in a dying condition. At last night's meeting of the Hamilton Bjrough Council, Cr. Young moved that the .Minister for Agriculture be written to urging upon him the claims of the Auckland Provincial District in the matter of the proposed ECiiooi of instruction on dairying and especially the suitability of the Kuakura farm as a locality for the proposed school." This was sec >nded by the Mayor and cirriad utunimouTy.
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Word was received by Sergt. Stapieton yesterday that the residence of Mr M. G. fcarrer, of Claudelands, had been broken into during the night. Mr Parrer and Miss Henry were the only persons on the premises, and, about midnight the latter was awakened by a movement in the house. Oa a match being struck, the intruders decamped, oc& effecting an escape through the door and the other by moans of an open window. Investigation showed that the (iiuing and several other rooms had been visited, the burglars taking with them in »il Eiuit) X'.iO worth of silverware and trinkets. Strange 11 say the more valuable artiel'-s on the dining table, which wa3 laid for breakfast, were left, and minor ware taken. Entrance was effected easily, for the house was left open for those who were attending a dance in Hamilton.
At the Hamilton Police Court, yesterday, Messrs L. Williams and G. C. •LP's, ordered Jas. B. Scott to pay 7s cost of proceedings against him for contravening the Porough by-laws relating to signboards. Edward Wilson was fined 2s "g i and co-its 7s for allowing cows to wander in Victoria-street; George Battley was lined 5s aud costs 7s, for ridim* a horse at other than a walking pace over ihe Hamilton traffic bridge ; Jas. A. Guwer was fined 2s 6d and costs 7s for riding a bicydeontho footpath; Fr.nk Howard, was convicted aud ordered to pay 13s costs,' fur allowing a horse to wander on the Ohaupo road. A prohibition order was granted against Alfred Kelly, who was sentenced to one month's imprisonment with h ird labour for vagrancy. Reginald Tattou (defended byMr A. Swarbrick) was charged with assault ing Joseph Ohocqueeid, at Whatawhata, on August 2'Jth. Mr Gillies appeared 'for complainant. After hearing evidence, which showed that a dispute had arisen over Tatton's cattle wandering on complainant's farm, the case was dismissed. A Maori named Kua was convicted and ordered to come up for sentence when culed upen, tor trespassing on the property of Jas. Calder, at Whatawhata, and for assaulting the owner was sentenced to two months' hard labour.
A. meeting of the" Haud Krigide Bazaar" committee was held ou Thursday night. 'I Here was a very full attendance of workers, It was resolved to charge 2i admission to Iht) " Colleen Rhu." The expert in charge of the stamping battery notiiied he would arrive from the Tnames early next week. The ladies' committee reported progress and presented a btinice-sheet showing £1 10s in hand, which thoy authorised to spend in toys for fish pon 1, etc. Donations are coming to hand at the Bazaar Depot fro.-.'ly, and arrangements have been made Per the Hand to ptey outside shop on Saturday night. The prists for the various c inpetitions wore allotted and theentraioe toes decided upon. Doorkeepers, ticket sellers and side-shows attendants were appointed. Mr Peace's offer of a punch ball exhibition «as accepted. It was resolved that all members meet at the Town Hall Saturday aft moon and Monday and Tuesday nights to erect stalls, etc. Hearty votes of thanks were accorded St. Peter's Ladies' <iui!d for uso of machines and to Mr It. F. tiaude* for use of -t. Peter's school for work and children's drill. Phe committee boa to acknowledge with thankn receipt of donations from the following : -Mesdamea Ellis, (Dr.) GMog (Dr.) Douglas, Bell, Lindsay, McGarrigle' Evan'.Tattoo, Hill, Tonga, O'Neill, Mcrntyie, Mason, Munro, Castleton Huvey and JJadford . Misses Wilkinson, eddy, Eilice, Pase and Lambert; Messrs hllis and Hurnand, Fewell and Co L lio'linsoc. M .theson, Campbell and Eh'rentr'ed, A. II Nathan, W. H. Paul, T. \ Br wn, Imp.y snd Wilson, Pearson and Co.. J. S. Ij ,oi, Darko, Bnyes, J. S Kd"eeumhe, P. lhil, !',..-, Fohey, Juckman, Howden, lv Hall, Adams, Hardley, Tidd, M*nnini>,G luiths.Gilmour, Missen, Ashl.y, DeacD, Da,via, A. Daveys, Kelly! Cook and Mattbewaj Ongaruo Totara Co "a friend " (2). For every variety in dainty confectionery, in-'ulding English, French and colonial toiloe, and for wedding and birthday cakes, try Tidd and Stanton's Imperial Grocery and Confectery Stores, Hamilton. 6
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Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8004, 8 September 1906, Page 2
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