LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8059, 17 November 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

♦ I In future, the Hamilton Telephone Ex- ' change will be open daily during the hours ' of 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. The extended hours come into operation on Monday next. ' Pastor Joseph Clark will pioaoh morn- ; ing and evening at the Baptist Church to i mo. row. His subjects will be " Buy in gup Opportunities " and " Sight Seeing." One acre of land on the bank of the river at Hamilton West near centre of town is adveitised by Davis and Co. to be ' sold under the Unclaimed Land Aot. A congregational picnic will be held in connection with St. Andrew's Church, Cambridge, on Boxing Day. Miss Ewen and the Rev. Jas. Fussell are a committee of management. Details will be announced later. Cr. MacDairmid last night gave notice of motion for the next meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council, " that the resolution now on the minutes re Mayor's salary be rescinded, and that an annual allowance of £SO be paid to the Mayor. A contemporary states that at a recent medical conference it was generally agreed that the heaefits derived from the liberal use of fiesh fruits cinnot be over estimated, and that for with the aftendant sore throat, no remedy is so certain of good results as fresh pineapples, The f uner il of the late Mr Robert Seddon took place yesterday afternoon at the HimiltOQ Eist cenutiry. The service, which was conducted by the Kev. N. C. W. Radeliffe, was attended by a large number of friends of the deceased gentleman's family. At the Hamilton Borough Council meeetiog last night, the Mayor, in accordance with notice given, moved that the services of Mr Littlejohn as inspeotor of nuisances bi dispensed with, tint Mr Middlcton be appointed, and that the sum i f .£3O be paid towards his salary. The motion was carried. The New Zealand Loin and Mercantile Agenoy Coy., Limited, have received a coble from London advising that the Bjard • f Directors has decided to recommend at the annual meeting to be held early in December, the payment of a dividend at the ra'.e of 5 per cent, per annum, free of iucoma tax, on the paid up capital for the year ending 30ih June last. An Auckland telegram states that the butter shipment from the Farmers' Freez ing Company to-day constitutes a record for the fortnight from Auckland being 1'i,050 boxes, of the value of 434,000. It is being forwarded par the Corinna for transhipment at Wellington to the Home steimers. The increase to date over last season is 370 tons. An interesting link with the past is on view iu the Marlborough Court at tho Exhibition. This is a bronze medal struck in commomoration of Captiin Cock's expelitton in the ah ps Resolution and Adventure, which left Fngland in 1772. The medal bears the he id of George 111., aud the re proseu'ations of the two vessels, with the ' date. It was t\,und in the province. The residents of Cl.iu lelands have made irrangements for a coach to leave the i ' Kirikiriroa Railway .Station on Sundays at 10.30 am and fi.3o p.m, for the Baptist Church, re&chiug there in time for the morning and evening services, also for a | return coich from the Baptist Cliuroh at 12.15 p.m. and 8.15 p.m. We , understand the return fare will be only ■ sixpence. ( Mr A Vowles, of Gisbjrno, writing to l GLsboroe from Half Moon Bay, Stewart ' Island, states that he has b'en prospecting E the island on behalf of tin Auckland * syndicate. His search has rejulted fairly i satisfactorily, and he is now proceed.ng to t Auckland with samples of three classoi of ' minerals. Should the tost prove high * enough, a large area of land is to be taken j l up. c At last night's meeting of the Hamilton I l Borough CVuncil, the Mayor moved that I the upcps-ary steps be taken to raise a j l loan of XioOn for the erection of a horso 8 bazaar and for further extension of the ' s saleyards. He said hi, had not spociijod ' any particul ir sum for the additi 'us to the | . yards, as this would depend largely on the i reply given by the Railway Department to j " the Council's requ>st for a siding, and ; could be well loft until the aeluil poll be i taken. Cr. Biewis seconded the moti< n, i v which was carried unanimously without ° discussion. ' d YYf h a view to still further raising the c status of the da,ry terd on the State ex- ! 0 perinv ntal farm at Le.in, ue Minister of c Agriculture (the Hou. R. McNab) i.as do cided to make purchases from the choicest herds in the colony. He has in that re lation coumiunicited with Mc Jauios MeLauchlan, of Wyudham, and commissioned that gentleman 11 purchase such i h high olaBS milkers as may be required. Mr ! C McNab writes, inter alia i " We have cowa ! C at Levin giving over 601b of S milk at the present time. K w v ;ould ' E procure cows to givd 6olb or over, the pr'co I would not stop us from purchasing them, l n I would like to get about half a dozen of I the best milking cowe in the Mataura : s Valley. At Palmerston North Show, the ii first prLe ccw gave 571b average for four jo days; she is valued at about £ls. We I have number; that ' v ould b;at her ! a at Levin, I du not w,ut,re the 'I cows are got from, if they are firstoUyss tl ones.'' "Are you going to the Exhibition? " —I" soems to be tho burning question of the j ' day. The question, which really interosts j'' you Mr Clothes-wearer is—" Have you seen the exhibition of lovely suitings iu V. | ri Houghton's window?" They are all at j one pr'Oe, niuety-five shillings. It will I " cat you nothing to look, and it will save c; your money to order one. If there is no- '' thing in the window to suit yourtast', \> just, w .Ik in.-id<) aud you will he suited tit " V. Houghton's up-to-date tailoring estab * lishment, Hamilton. 6 l ' PRIZE BUTTER. *, '1 he following testimonial iroiw l»/,.c D. a . Clark", (if Greenhithe, Auckland, proves I that the Baltic Separator holds its own I -, whei put to any test:—"l have much idoa ure in stating my absolute satisfaction e( r/ith the machine. It works up to its full „; oapaoi'V and over if necessary. It skim-; f. ■ilmo-t too^lo-.;, leaving nothing for the ii oalves. It is very i/isy to dri e , my 2J-yoar-old daughter often drwos u. «.u , seven mouths the cost »f upkeep is ona 'U shilling. I won the First and Champion ' prizes at both the Auckland and Fukekohe ! ia Shjws for butter.made from cream :-epara- 1, ted by the Baltic .Separator.'' Hamilton Term Budding Society b; inserto u. interesting advertisement in j n this i<=»ue. I Q<