LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8076, 11 December 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing to the insufficient supply of c.tt'e trucks at the Ngaroto Kailway Station yesterday ruoruing, two w.'Uld be shippers were compiled to re',uru home with their stock.

To-morrow at 2 p.m. Davis and Co. hold a clearing sale of household furniture,

piano and sundries at Mrs Pjn'ington's residence, Colliugwcod-etreet, Hamilton West. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co 's annnal h>r<-e fair c mmeno?s in the Borough yards to-morrow, at 10.30 o'ch ck. After the vehicles, implement ivnd unbrnken stock have been offered, the horses numb-red from 1 to 200 vvill be brought forward. On Thursday the sale will start at 10 o when the remainder of the horses will be disposed of.

For some weeks the teachers and children of the Hamilton West District High School nave been working hard preparing for their chocil cneert, which is to be given in the Town Hall t -morrow night. An unique programme, consisting of action songs, notion recitations, Maypole dance, Maori Hakf>, ote., will be given. A bumper house is expected. All lovers of children should encourage tho pupils by their attendance.

The promoters of the Christmas tree etc, to be given in S h ., Androw's classroom, Hamilton East, on Alonday next, are determined to merit success. There will be a musical programme, and patrons may rely upon getting full value for every penny spent. The proceeds are to be devoted to liquidating the liability on the young peoples' piano fund, and it is hoped that all sympathisers with the excellent movement will assist the young people in their laudable efforts.

The Star's Wellington correspondent says:—The North Island representation commission are extremely retic.nt regarding their deliberations as to the .lloeation of the three extra seats in this island. They are now in New Plymouth obtaining certain information before coming to a tinal decision in the matter of these extra seats. I understand that one will fall to the Auckland province, andlthit the new electorate will be defined somewhere south of Waihi. This is mere speculation, how ever.

Ou S*turday night Mr Allen Bell addressed a meeting at Whatawhata in the interests of the proposed Farmers' Auctionetsring Company. There was a good attendance of farrners.presided over by Mr 1. C. Blackett. At the conclusion of the address Mr E. C. Sheppard moved " That this meeting considers the proposal to be entirely in the interests of the farmers and promises to ass st the movement by ever, means in their power." This was seconded by Mr Tatton and carried unanimously, and a number of farmers who had had not already done so subscribed to the share list.

At a special meeting to be held in the Primitive Methodist Cnurch this evening, the balance sheet of the new church will be read and addresses given by the Revs \\. S Potter and P. J. Mairs. A special f jature of the ineetiog will be an address by Mrs ■ones, wife ot the Rev. P. W, Jonet,. Mrs J >nes is a talented and pleasing speaker wh' has had large experience in ev.>nge.istic and temperauce work being for along time president of W.C.T.U.. of Eei.ding. Ti.ere will also be special s doa and singing by the choir. Mr E Watkins is expected to preside. Mr T, W. Kirk, head of the biology and horticultural divisions of the Department of Agiicuiture, slates (says the herald's Wellington correspondent) that so far the prospects for the potato crop this year are good, although the disease exitts in a numb.-r of places, yet the dry weather experienced bus prevented any extensive spreading. As is well-known, this disease is dependent on extensive humidity, but Mr Kirk points out that it is not safe to

uegh ct spraying on this account, as should a lengthered opell of w,jt follow toe warm weather so far exp&rienced, the result

might I e disastrous to uusprayed crops

throughout the cjlony tne potato crops are looking very well, though tha disease c iti be seen in places.

Speaking to a Star representative, Mr T. H. Race, one of the Canadian Commissioners at the Exhibition, said th>it ha hid had enquiries from various parts of Now Zealand about the free farms which the Dominion Government are giving aw ay in the western provinces. Some of thes:inquiries had come from Dunedin. It was not the desire of the Dominion to encourage emigration from New Zealand, since it would be better for both couutries if they had larger papulations. What Canada wanted was not New Z aland people, but New Zealand trade. That trade was growing—his Commissioner, Mr Bumf, hiiJ solid evidence that the Exhibition \sa3 going to inorease it largely—but there was one thing thut New Zealand wanted badly. It wanted a population of 2,000,000. The Commissioner was not •nuch in love with our Labour legislation inasmuch as it greatly restricted the . olony's eu'put. A meeting of the general committee of the Hamilton Chamber of Commence was held in the Chambers last night, Mr G. W Sue (president) in the chair. The Acting .Superintendent of Electric Lines informed the Chamber that the Miuiiter for Telegraphs had authorised the establishment of te'ephonic communication between Auckland and Hamilton. Members «jxpressei themselves highly gratified with this result of their labours, and the secrotary was instructed to write thanking the Minister for his prompt consideration. The committee decided on joint action with the Cambridge Chamber in agitating for telephonic communication between that town uud Hamilton, with intermediate stations. Tne secretary was instructed to thank Mr (ireonslade, M.H.E., for his support of the Chamijur'.s various requests to •linisters; also to thank members of the deputations which waited on Mr MeNab duiiug his recent visit to Waikato, The Hamilton Borough Council will be asked for sympathy and co-operation in tho endeavour to obtain the new Te Kowhai-Te iiapa road. A case which emphasiros tho necessity for some restriction of the size of gram a icks is at present ngaging the attent'ou of M; Hogg, M.H.K. there is in the Masterton Hospital a man in the prime of dte who is be'ieved by the doctors to be oermanen'ly diaabl-d so far as manual work is c rcerned. Two years ago he wal- - wheat (in sacks weighing 2401b. each) in a grain store at Timaru. He was carrying sacks up a plai'k and sticking them, when one caught on the corner of the pi'e. lu endeavi uring to prevent it falling, he severely straii.el hi.sback. Some time afterwards he endeavoured to resume work, but was unable to do anything, an ' fifteen months ag > he became au inmate of tho Masterton Hospital, where he has been practically confined to bed evor since. Though not sutioiing great pain, he is quite unfit to $o any work, and is often unable to maintain' au up/ight position. The Masterton Hospital has only' limited accommodation, and Mp Hogg is endeavouring to get the unfortunate man into a Wellington institution.

Josh Biilings said 'lluv tha rooster for tu things, Wuu is tho ..row that iz in hiin and the oth> r iz the spue he got to Lack up his crow with." Our claim that the " Alfa-Laval" is the Champion Cream Separate r, is backed by our offer to nn the "Alfa " against all comers and take it back, fiee of expense, unless it proves its undoubted superiority. Cab'o advices from Milan International Exhibition announca the award oi the GRAND PKI/.E as high-.)-t4ward for Creiin S piiators, to the "Alfa-Ltval. On'er to-day, to-morrow oi-ver c> mes. Catal gu,.s fjcoe. Solo New / a'aud agents, Alas n, (strut) ore and Co., Limited, Auckland, Palinerotoa Nortli and Ohristthureh. "Are you going to the Exhibition ?" teems to be the burning question of the day. The question whi-h really interests you Mr Clothes-wearer is—" Have you seen exhibition of lovely suitings in V. Houghton'a v/indow?" They are all at one price, niivty livo chilling It will cost you nothing to look, aut it w'iil save your money to order one. If there is nothing in the window to suit ynur taste just walk inside and you will be suited at V. Houghton's up-to-date tailoring establishment, Hamilton. 6 EHE.UiIATiSU. The quick relief from pain afforded ly applying Chamberlain's Tain lialiu ia worth many times the ocat. It makes rest auJ eloep possible, for Bale by W. Dey, Hamilton; ihos. Wells, Cambridge; Geo. M. A. Ahior, Te Awamutu; Green and ColebrcoK, Ngaruawahia; Chaa. Dallas TaumeruD»i; t, H. Chapman, KihikiUi.

Several families in Hwtiugs have been without potatoes for at least three months, owing to the blight.

The English cricketers passad through Hamilton on Monday, on their way to Kotorua. They return on Thursday.

Sixty essays on "The present condition and future prospoots of the mitral n-omvits of <iew Zealand and thi be-t means of festering their development' have been lecoived by the Mines Department in answer to its invitation, and a hoard is to be set up to award tho prize B fifty guineas and a gold medal for thefi, Bfc 8 fc twenty-flvo guineas and a silver medal f or ' the second, and ten guineas and a bro nze medal for the third.

The Chinepe "envoys" at present touring Mew Zealand to inquire into the general conditions of their countrymen and trade picsp. cts as between China and the colony are apparently reticent specimens of their race. Interviewed at Christchurch they vouchsafed the information that in Australia tliKy nnticod trade with China was not so extensive as it might be, but they had not had time yet to become acquainted with New Zealand'! possibilities in that direction. The treatment acoorded the envoys in this colony was mentioned with very grateful expressions of thanks. We have received a copy of the initial issue of Defenc-*, a j mrnal to be published monthly in the interests of the National Letpueof New Zealand. The magazine, of which a considerable portion is occupied in setting out the constitution and objects of the League, is brightly written, and should be welcomed by a wide circle of readers. 'J he first is«ue contains interest ing articles on the " Work of Ride Clubs," and "In » Fool's Paradiße," League notes from various centres, and a general appeal to all to assist by joining the League.to make it the influential body its aims entitle it to be. Defence will be delivered free to all members of the League, and should a valuable recruiting agency. Copies will be sold to non-members as a penny each.

Contrary to expect itions (says the New Zealand Times) the number of tourists who have anived in -the oniony so far this season sh >wi a falling iff compared with the past two or three years It was confidently expected that the (■ xhibition would acl as a magnet, bit this has not been the case, and people interested in the traffic are not at all impressed by the proepeots of the season. Id is stated that the internal toutiat traffic is below the average of the past year or two, and the number of bookings for Home anow a falling-oil, In view of the " good times " in Australia it was hoped that there might be an influx of Australians th;s summer, and though there is yet enough of the season left to leave room tor a moderate realisation if that hope, the returns so far are discouraging.

A geutletnan from Chicago who visited the .New Zeiland Exhibition on Friday presented to the general manager a letter authorising him to be placed upon the salaried staS of the Exhibition at a remuneration of 65 dollars per month and his keep. Ue appears to be one of a number of victims of an enterprising American who issued letters and printed matter stating that he had been appointed a Commissioner by the New Zealand Government, and was in a position to let spice and sell concessions of different descriptions. So far he appears to have made six appointments, and the general manager of the Exhibition understands that these people are all on their way to olaim the fulfilment of the appointments made by the sjlf-appointed Commissioner in Chicago.

Frior to the taking of business at the Distnc; Court this morning, the Hon. J. A, Tole, on behalf of the Bar, took occasion to congratulate His Honor Judge Kettle ind the town on the fact that the officers of justice were at last housed in such an excellent building. Both structure and appointments were apparently in keeping, thuugh the acoustiC3 left something to be ■iesired; however, this might be remedied in the future. A great improvement could be effectt-d by the fixing of some draping at the buck of the His Honor JJistriot JudgeKettie.in acknowledging the remarks of Counsel, said if justice was to be administered in such manner that the people would have that respect that the law should inspire, it was absolutely necessary that the Courthouse and its surroundings shi uld be calculated to bring about tbat rtspeot. He couid assure the members of the profession that he was very e ivlous of Hamilton possessing such a Courthouse, especially after coming from Auckland, where he sat in a building admittedly unsuitable for the purpose. Judge Kettle concluded oy expressing the hope that the local would tea that the grounds were not allowed to become overgrown wiih weeds and docks. Mo dou t a caretaker would be appo'nted to look after the building, independently of the charwoman. BOWEL COMPLAINT IN CHILDREN During the summer months children are su'j ct to disorders of the bowels, and should receive the mo>t careful attention. •Vs soon as any looseness of the bowels is nn'ieed, Chimberlain's Colic, Cholera, ■»nd Diarrhoea Remedy should be given. iiet a bottle to-day; it may safe a life. For sale by W. Dey, Hamilton; Thos. Wells, Camoridge; Geo. M. A. Ahier, Te Awamutu; Green and Colebrook, Ngaruawahia; Chat. Dallas, Taumarunui; T, H. Ohapmau, Kihikihi.