TE AWAMUTU.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 134, 25 February 1909, Page 5

TE AWAMUTU.

(Own Correspondent.) Advance Te Awamuto t Our town•Mp hae taken a genuinely progressive aft*, and is really assuming greater Amhlim. The numerous up-to-date recently erected bear abundant tartftnony to the fact that great confluence is felt in the future advancement of the district. Sir Jackson, of the Te Awamuto Hotel, has already arranged for the modernising of his hoi Ming. while Mr Bathurst, of the CMMBntial is likewise arranging for conaiderable improvements being effected. When completed, both hotels triß afford accomodation second to nam to be obtained in any country town of similar sixc to Te Awamuto. DnJgety and Co.. of auctioneering fame, instituted their sates here on Saturday last, when there was a good mooter of cattle of different classes, and the succes-t attending the enterwise folly warranted a continuance. The local Town Board is already on the war-path »ith regard to the erection of really up-to-date saleyards. and convenience sheds, and the expenditure pnaifaii to run into four figures. The Bowling Club is experiencing a ■Mt soccessfu! season, the enthusiasm Aajptaped being of a most convincing : MM The focal club sent a team to C—hffldge a fortnight ago, when a keen contest resulted. On Wednesday next. Z4tb inat.. the return match is to be played here, and a realty good day's sport is expected. The Tennis Club is moving towards improving its lawns in preparation for the reception of a Hamilton representative team, which is expected here on 3rd. The Rev H. Mason, of Ota hobo, of water-finding fam? is at present on a viait to this district. On Saturday last the reverend gentleman was escorted to the Iccal domain in order that he might endeavour to locate water that a well might be sunk. He had eery little dMßculty m deciding on

• ipol, ami doaiitkw the water will be fMMd then. Any sceptics who behold tbc BMtmtnti of bis "magic wand" mm mm convinced that the Rev Mason ia paaaessed of a remarkable gift, and vary wiliifol it seems that the nombar of feet the water is down ran be nominated. The Harvts Festival conducted in the Anglican Cltncib on Sunday evening last by the Rev Mason, was very largely attended, the commodious ctaHfc being taxed to its utmost capacity. A very eloquent and most appropriate sermon was preached and ■Mat attentively listened tc. Local (tames experience great difficulty in reconciling themselves to the traction engine used by Messrs Fellow ami Co., for the purpose of drawing huge metaHacfen waggons from the railway station through the town. The disf lays of horsemanship are many and varied, and very freqcenfly the yidavt and their steeds almost part company. Mr Tom. Bond, who is a well-known goo** rider, had an onpleasant experience the other day. Hta awnf a spiritecfyn*. first lost it* head and then its fact, rearing and failing somewhat heavily on its rider, ale had a couple of ribs broken. Dr HaiuNit attended to the sufferer, asto la now progressing towards complete recovery. The long spell of dry weather being experienced here accounts very largely far the dusty state of our roa«fe. Far*

jners generally are hoping for rain a* r the w>tir «upplic» in many cases are beginning to ran out. The fvvtt yields have been exceptionally Imvj in tB» district this year, and iMgf (fMDtilicJ have accordingly bean Nnt to Auckland to And a market.