LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8080, 17 December 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Acceptances for the Alexandra Racing Club's meeting close with the secretary, Mr Li. U. Kerry, on Wednesday next. The Hamilton Municipal Band played a selection of mu-ic on tae Utunlton Domain yesterday afternojn tj a large crowd of listeners, enjoyed tlis treat provided.

It is understood that by the rearrangement of electoral boundaries, Cambridge and Kawhia will be excluded from the VVaikato electorate, and that Huntly will be taken in. The Te Awamutu Library Committee have just opened up and placad on the shelves 150 new books, which include all the latest works of hction by the most popular authors, together with a fail sprinkling of works of travel, biography, etc, aud including a tine set of " ctones ot the Nations."

Recently the Minister for Inlustrius and Coujmeroe received an inquiry from Lon don for five tons of Taranaki ironaand for experimental purposes. The writer mentioned that the material would b-e used in connection with a steel process, patented by a New Zealander. Tue Department hs»s collected the srind, and will ship it immediately. A Dunedin hotelkeeper gives it. as his op nion that prohibition orders will always tail until legislation is introduced obliging the publican to give every prohibited person who enters his premises in charge.

" As so. n as a prohibited person comes into in hotel," he says, " tne publican should be obl'ged by law to ring up the police at once."

The Otago Daily Times learns fiotn an offinal source that it is intendel to bold a conference of licensed victuallers at an early date during tile coming year, with the obj-e; ot ciusidt-ring tfie question of licensees wno cjnlu t their businesses improper y. It is proposed to initiate iegi?lation which wi.i deal with such offenders, and also to adopt measures to put the trade in every part of the colony on a footing that wi 1 be satisfactory to the great body ot electi ri.

When the body of John ClulF, the boarder who was burnod to death at Master ton, was recovered, it was found that only a portion, a few inches square, of his tr users pocket was lett unconuumed, and the remarkable fact was discovered that twenty single pound uotes were rolled up in this fragment, only the edges of the notes being slightly scorched. The deceased had been somewhere about four mouths in Masterton. He was said to have been in a fire at Gore (Otago) some time ago whei a man was burned to death. Letters received in Cnristchurch from George Towns, holder of the world'a sculling championship, who is training K. Artist, the well-known Icyclist, for rowing, state that the New Zealander is making excellent progioss in his new sphere of sporting enterprise, and may make bis debut in one of tbe handicaps events shortly. Arnst himself wishes to *ay that he is training harder than ever ha has done in his life, and he is now going the full length of the championship course at a very solid pace. A league has been formod in connection with the Thitnes Old Bjys' Association, to advance the interests of mining at tho rhatnee, and to urge tho development of tho deep levels. Mr Blomfield, president, speaking at tho association's meeting en Thursday night said that the only way tj advance the l'liaiae« was to expl >it the deep levels. If these were found to contain valuable deposits it would be a gain to the whole colony, but to do this required capital. Mr J. Farrell, Mayor of Grey Lynn, said that the min a there should be given a fair chance. If the deep levels were properly tested there would be a new era for tho district. The Hon. R. McNab, replying to a deputation representing the Maniototo County Council and Naseby Borough Council re■jirding the administration of oharitable aid by the Dunedin bent voient truatefs, said he had & .ticed for sciae time throughout the colony a movement ia fa? >ur of separate n from the town bodies, and if tbe results of the Dunedin administration, far bj Maniototo was concerned, were ° quanta},!? aid administrates o. did not wonder Hon a'l over the Oulony „ . _ . that Lhere was agitation for separation ' small districts. Unless an alteration was undo in tho administration, tho colony w u d ere lorn; be divided into small distiids, wtrch would nt once moan a largo increase in the mauag. ment expenaeH. I'he subject came within the jurisdiction of the 11 n. Mr Fowlds, to whom he (Mr Mc.Vab) would represent tho circumstances. New Zealand is to havo still another visitor from Europe, eager to examine the effect of tho country's legislation (say 6 the Hera:d's Wellington correspondent). According to information reoeived from the Tourist Department's Sydney agency, a Polish journali-t, Mr Adam Morawski, special correspondent of the Prawds, of Warsaw, has been commissioned to collect informvion regarding the legislation of and New Zealand, more es- ]>. cial'y tie- c ndit k esb of commercial, agrieu tural, and industrial life in the colonies. ILe hopes to visit New Zealand early in February; Mr Morawski is of opinion that a large number of suitable people would gladly emigrate to this country if the tocial and labour conditions were known. ■ ie informed a Daily-Telegraph reporter that Foland expeeted to have self government in t wo or throe years as the result of i ho revolution. Josh Liillings .-.aid —" 1 luv the rooster fur tu things. Wun is the crow that iz in hiuj and tho otln r >: tho spur he In „ gut to baek up his crow with." Our claim that the " Alfa-Laval " is the Champion ('ream Separator, is backed by our oiler to run the " Alfa " against all comers and take it i back free of expense, unless it proves its ualoubted superiority. Cable advices from Milan International Exhibition announce : the award of the GRAM) PRIZE as high. a> t award tor Cream Sepaiators, to the "Alfa-Laval." Older tc-day, to-monow never comes. Catalogues free. Sole New Z faland agents, Mas n, Strutters and Co., Limit: d, Auckland, I'alinorstoa North and Christchurch. A plentiful supply of Al. grade separator butter, at lid per pound at Tidd and StauWs Grocery and Confectionery Stue*, Hamilton. 6

The first practice of the Hamilton Polo Club was held at Glaudelands on Saturday, A 1 ir. » of members attended, and a meat enjoyablo afternoon was spent. A t Mafamata on Wednesday, tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company will hold their usual stuck sale. In fid iition to three-year-old steers and young c t ir, the e " ill he offered upwards of 500 fi st-c ass ewes with lambs at side, in lots to suit buyers, 'lhesaie will start at 12 o'clock. Arrangements are being made for an appearance in Hamilton of the famous s >ngstress, Jlies Marie Narelle, and it is pract ; cal!y certain that she will appear b fore a Hamilton audience about New Yeir. Miss Nare'le has created a fur< re wherever she has appe »re', and her visit to Hamilton will be awaited with keen intrust. Now that the growing importance of Hamilton is attracting eo many strangers ; to our gaies, the question of railway cotnraunic ition with Auckland during the I holidays come-i with added force, for there ; are m iry young men and others who havis j relatives in the city with whom they wi*h to fr.iteini-e. A large number are so I pi iced in business that they cannot p >s--1 sibly get away for more than tho two ma>n days, hud under present railway arrange- ! ments are debarred from spending | more than a few hours in town. To me->t the case we would suggest th.it. the authuj nti'js should put on an extra train to leave i Hamilton, say, at 10.30 p.m. on Christmas I eve. Last year a train was put on for 7 'clock on Christmas morning, but only a few hour-' notice was givon, consequently a large m»j >rty of w®uld-be passengers did not know of it. Perhaps if some of the more enthusiastic townspeople were to obtain as many guarantees as p ssible it might have added weight with the Departing", though there is not a possible shadow of doubt that the venture would I piy handsomely. "Are you going to the Exhibition?"— seems to be the burning question of the lay, Tho question which really interests you Mr Clothes-wearer is—" Have you seen the exhibition ot lovely suitings in V. Houghton's window?" They are all at one price, ninety-five shillings. It will cost you nothing to look, and it will save your money to ordor one. If there is nothing in the window to suit your taste just walk insido and you will be suited at V. Hougiiton's up-to-date tailoring estab lishment, Hamilton. 6