Local and General.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8031, 12 October 1906, Page 2

Local and General.

To-morrow Messrs Davis and Co. will sell at 2 p.m., pigs, poultry, produce, furniture, and sundry goods and chattels by order of the police.

Mr T, E. Taylor, the well-known Canterbury politician, is at present iu Auckland, and will pay a visit to the Waikato iu the course of the next few days.

The Hamilton Municipal IHnd played an enjoyable programme in Victona-3troet last night, prior to the drawing of the Art Union prizes in .St. Peter's sohoolroom. At the Hamilton Magistrate's Court yesterday, judgment for plaintiff by default was entered in Waikato Farmers' Supply Stores v. H. S, Wilson £3B 2a Bd, and co»ts £2 38, and same v, J. M. Bird .£33 5s and costs £1 18?.

A six roomed house in Wellington-stree% Auckland, owned by Mr J. Motrin, ot Otahuhu, was partially destroyed by fire last night. The place was tenanted by Mr Thomas Tyne, who lost most of his furniture, which was insured for £ 160 in the South Bri'.ish but was valued at £.' so.

Owners of dairy cows arn reminded that entries for the ohvss for the best dairy cow, at the Waikato A. and P. Association's show, close with the secretary, Mr Arthur J. Smith, to-morrow. Besides the gre.tt educative value of the testing under which the competition is run, the fact that in all £2l in prizes will be awarded, should ensure a large entry. At the Waikato Uospitd Board meeting yesterday, five applications were received for the position of porter and gardener at the Institution. Mr David was appointed. A peculiarity of the applications was the stress laid by several of the applicants on the fact that they had at one time or other been patients at the Hospital. An inquest was held at Te Maata, Frasertown, Hawses Bay, on the body of Waata II liroa. The evidence showed that the deceased (onsidered tbat he had been " makutu'd " (bewitched) by the natives. Rua, the alleged prophet, had denounced him as the cause of recent calamities to the Maoris, and this had preyed on his mind. A verdict was returned that the deceased shot himself whilst of unsound mind.

The Otago Daily Times asserts that an Otago member of the Millers' Association was suspected of violating the agreement to make all sales through the Association. As a result of special meetings in Christchurch and Dunedia, this miller reluctantly confessed to slight breaches of the agreement, but the proof in the hands of the directorate showed considerable breaches. The offender was then given the alternative of an exhaustive public inquiry or paying the forfeit, amounting to several hundreds Qf pounds. The incident was closed by the forfeit being paid. The Rev. G. H. Mann, who is conduoting the special mission in the Primitive Methodist Church, last night delivered an address on " The Secret of Rest," which was listened to with great interest, one of the best services of the mission beine the result. Taking the well-known text, "Come Unto Me all Ye that Labour, etc," the preacher dwelt on the restless spirit of the age, and pointed to some of the ciuses, also to the only true remedy as presented in Jesus' teaching. The last of the week night meetings will be held this evening, when Mr Mann's subjeot will be "The Transfigured Life." A special thank offering will be taken to defray the expenses of the mission. It has been decided to close the mission here next Sunday so that Mr Mann may conduct a short mission at Cambridge. It is remarkable what large sums are spent nowadays in advertising. Thousands of pounds are in some oases spent by single firms in newspaper advertisements. It is reoognised that to succeed in any business you must advertise, and V. Houghton, Tailor, believes in advertising, and knows that the best method he can adopt i 3 to give 6very oustomer complete satisfaction, good fitting, well-nude olothes of wearable materials ar, reasonable piices. —V. Houghton, Tailor, Victoria - street, Hamilton. 22