LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8087, 26 December 1906, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the Auckland Amateur Athletic Association's meeting, the mile walk was wun by M. Call .ghan, a well known llimiltjn athlete.

We weiild remind those interested of Messrs McNicol and Cos. clearing sale at Matamata on Friday next, on accju it ot Mr VV. Dobbs. Full particular can be seen in the firm's advertising column.

His Honour Mr Justice Chapman gave his j decision in tiie Inveicargdt beer depot cases on Saturday, upsetting the new regulation.-!. A uiaqdtinus was ordered to issue as aiked by Mr. eoope, a btewer, compelling the Collector of Customs at InveiCargill to issue permits to the plainuti to remove certain from his breweiy to a depot iess than a mile from the boundaries ot the Invercargill lioensing district. 'lhe remit of the election for directors ot the .New York Life Insurance Company has been received by the ocal management in Wellington. The policy holders have returned lhe administiauon ticket by a substantial majority, thus expressing continued confidence in tha present administration. lhe cable announcing the result ii as folljws"Administration ticket overwhelmingly successful. Muj jrity will probably exceed 100,000." The town looked Suudaylike and peaceful jeiterday. Large nuuibert had left the previous day tor Auckland, Kotorua and other holiday resorts. Christmas services were heid lu the St. i'eter's (Anglican; and St. Mary's (Roman Catholic) churches, both churches being prettily decorated. L'he Kevs. N. C. W. iiaaciill'e aud K. AicDonald conducted the serv.ces at St. Telex's and Kev. Father Darby at St. Mark's, ihe Methodist church also held a service ai i\hich Ciiristmas anthems aad solos were sung. The iiev. Thomas tee conducted the service.

A tine 15.22 horse power English-made motor car, tue' sui.t.l,' li.e prop my ot Mr Clelaud ot iVeiliug oa, piSto 1 through llamilvon »n Monia), on it. reliability

contest trip trom Ueilingt n to Au inland. The owuer does not t.;ink highly ot our roads, and deceribes the ore between Koto rua and Okorioie as takiug the palm for general unfitness. Iho tests involve au average ep -ed ot sixteen miles au hour, but the speed vaiies trom ten to forty-live miles an ii jur, acCjrding to tne nature ot tue roads the car travels over. About twenty-five cars are taking put in ihe Contest.

The volume of trulli; on the new railway from MaUroa downwards chiefly in Max, sawn timber and wool, has so increased as to uecess'tate the running ot twoexua goods trains a day, lhere are now about nine trains ruuuing daily from i'aihape down to the juuc.ioa witu the .New Plymouth line at Mirtou, and the line is rapidly a?su mn,' the appearatcj ot lb: arteritl lai.w.iy which ,t will be m the curse of a few years. A sid ng h>s bt-ej laid down at the Tu.angareie rtitin tor loading and the r'ublic Works Department is allording a groat convenience to the setters as well as saving the roads a great deal by carrying goods on the service trains from iuraugarere down to Taihape, where the working railw ty Commenced.

Alessta \V. «... Davis and Co. had a splendid show on Ciiristmas Eve, their window bcuif,' set out as an up to date ro iu, with nrnitur.; ot rimu, made oh the premises. I'tiero was a handsome Ort. tide board with barrel fruit, heavily carved and large mirror plates ; overmantle to match, and a lovely dinuer waggon, cirvei with a receptical to hold the le ves of toe exteneioa table. I'ne t.ible hid tim. carved legs, and tile uini-'-piece suite in it ither, and nicely carv d. Un the tab.e is a large mirror mble cmtre, with cix ■small ,-ivius ou tue side-ijoard, and diniug v.'jggon oa silver stands for »:uit, etc. Inside the showroom was a doubled mirrored d or wardrobe, in rimu a'id puriri, also a bedroom suite in polished gieeu, wardroby, washstand *ud diesjiog table to match. This tirm liad also two liuiu side boards iu rimu on view, the disp! iy was a credit to the hrm If you throw a Five found Note into the tire, it seems iike »wtul extravagance, yet y> 11 1 may b.> wasting many pounds every year by using an inferior 6 iparator, and think u thing of it. buy an ' Alfa Laval" and note how Hank btlance will grow by its tavings; l'lie former leakage will then b'Oouie very apparent tj you. The Alfa Laval will cut your bills for repairs oil, etc., iu halves. Half a million D wrymon scattered ill over tiie world, are hi. ling the Alfa Liv..l" Separator the best iuve-tmeut they eves made' in dairying. Might this not be true with you too r C italogu s mailet free or appliCition. Sole N.Z. Agents Mason SiruiheiJ s. Co, Ltd . Auckland, Taluierston North, and Cliri=tohuicu. COSl' Ob' SEPARATOR KLPAIKS. Mr !•'. Blomijuist, proprietor of the Taurauga Uairy' Co., writes as follows: " 1 lene b en running the UO gallon Ballic separator for six months, and cannot speak too higldv of it. It's chief characteristics nre hwet-; ruining, clean sknnm'og, and du ability cf toe we.ring pirts. l-'or the six liii'U'.ii- tiie michiie irna not cost me a cent tor repairs, even ihe driving rope ai- I tin' ii iod 11 ig are ipnto good yet, and tie l maeinne ni'is so true that the top and b tt ai beirings th >w no signs of w-ar at ail. Ice ui iiine puts through the -HO gidiou-pjr b air nui le cantor! ibly. \ oil mil 111 ike what use you like of this, as 1 sluii c utainly recommend everyone to give tho Ha.' ic a trial. 1 lie machine constantly skims down to .0-. For particulars writC JV-'wan and Co., l.td , Fort street, .~ne. " Are you going to the fc.ihiuition . " to be the burning question of the day. The question whuh really interests you Mr Clothes-wearer ia—Have you seen the exhibition of lovely suitings in V. Houghton's window?" They are all at one "price, ninety-five shillings. It will cost you nothing to l - k, and it will save your money to order one. If there is nothing in the window to suit your taste just walk inside and you will be suited at V. Houghton's up-to-date tailoring establishment, Hamilton. 6