Local and General

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 193, 20 January 1905, Page 2

Local and General

We can execute millinery orders, We have a choice selection of feathers, tips flowers, buckles and bat shapes.—" Hinton & Hustler’s.-—Adyt. We believe that Mr R. Brown, jot Te Mata intends disposing of his wellknown sire Salisbury 11, and importing new blood into the district. We learn that members of the Kawhia Lawn Tennis'Club are shortly to commence a tournament for a silver spoon, presented by one of their numbet. Mr E. 0. Fa I wasser, land agent, Kawbia, reports the sale of Mr Hans Preberson’s town property (form *rly Wake’s store) to Mr W. A. Mason, at a satisfactory figure. About 30 adherents of the Congregational Church held a very enjoyable picnic at Rakaunni on Wednesday last, proceeding to that place in Mr Newton’s launch Marora. We have received the “ Australian lieu ” for the month* of January. This periodica! is published in Sydney and is entirely devoted to the poultry.. industry. The issue is quite up to the usual high standard of excellence. Attention is directed to*the new advertisement in this issue of .Mr J. J. Watts, who announces that he has taken over the mail service bet ween the Oparau Ferry and Te Riua-moa. Mr Watts is also prepared to do cart- 1 iug at reasonable rates. The wool clip in the Kawbia dis- 1 trict is gradually increasing, and ' will, no donbt, eventually be one of ! the chief industries of this locality. Over 100 bales have been exported * this season, whilst it is estimated that 1 next year’s output will be fully 250 ’ bales. 1 Mr W. M. Howe, of the Oparau sawmills, has lately had five sum- ‘ mous issued against him for allowing < carting to be done ou the roads dur- ‘ ing the winter. Messrs M‘Burney ’ and Lyford, who were driving the I teams have also been summoned on 1 five charges each. ! Messrs Bell Bros, and Ross of the < Harihari flax mill, have not been able ( to get tfieir consignment of 16 tons of flax shipped. The Kia Ora was to , have taken this cargo on Thursday morning (yesterday), but was unable to do so owing to the thick weather 1

( which prevailed oo that day. I On the let of February there will , be open for selection at the Lends Office, Auckland, a section in Kawhia County, six miles from Otorchanga, consisting of 857 acres, the ballot, if i necessary, to be held on the following ; day. A plan of the section may be inspected at the Settlek office. We are informed that Mr W. Armstrong, of Oparan, has just commenced catting his .grass for seed, having put on about half-a-dozen men to do the work. The crop is considered to be an excellent one, being evidence of the high quality of the soil in the Oparau district. Vbout 30 residents availed themselves of the invitation of Mr and Mrs W. Morgan, of Rosamond House, to a picnic at Rakaunui on Sunday last, and a really enjoyable time was spent by all present The guests were conveyed to and from Rakaunui in Mr Morgan’s launch Naumai, the trip each way being delightful. We have received the first issne of the •* Oversea Edition of the Daily Mail.” The paper, which is printed in London is published weekly, aud judging by the number ef eminent writers who contribute articles of world-wide interest this paper is destined to become one of the loading authorities of the .world. The subscription is only 5s per year. It is particularly phasing to note the fact that at least one of our absentee section holders is endeavouring to keep the noxious weeds in check. We

refer to Mr L. D. Nathan, who has re* ceutly bad the blackberries, etc , on 5 bjg sections in the Kawhia township grubbed. £eyeral other absentees I could follow suit, with advantage to i themselves and the whole community. The attention of residents of Kawbia is drawn to the fact that the time for the plosjng of mails at Ka* wbia on Tuesday and Friday mornings has been change/].. It has been found necessary to alter the time to euit the morning tide consequently the hour will vary from week to week, due notice (about three days) being given before each mail day, i On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week several largo fires co a Id* be ob* , served from Kawbia, some of the set* tfers vownd the harbour having availed thcmaelyes pf the fine weather to burn tfaeir bush. fye dense clouds of smoke arming i,i appeared 1 as if the burns hud bc<n successful. We sincerely hope so, as settlors have quite enough to contend with without bav/ng ttye misfortune not to have a good bur#.

Messrs Jonathan Ltd. havp received a large consignment cf all lines of drapery. If you cannot nail send for: saw pica and quotations.:—ADyr.

ft PttnH?•taSdl’n«ry Miu BwwietaoGSe. in tbw wane that the next quarter for learning music, painting, etc, commences on A yeans? mut. offettou hinwelf a> tnft>l”'fc>r tlje coanjtry, after stating qua*ifiesiiop' > , which inntid* ll,ai

grass seed io by the which ai rived A/.?.-uriu g the past Kawhia 00 Fc bra ary 6 -and five at K -waia °* tl,e B*glan Association it was decidetrwdiold a stock show on February 24th, and a produce show Msr on in the autumn, Master Milreo Turnbull mot with a nasty accident at Tahaioi a few days ago. He wa< riding a young horse, which bucked and threw him with such violence as to badly dislocate his left wrist.

The books belonging to the Knwhia Public Library have been]removed tv the premises of Mr A. J.. Maun, chemist, who has kindly consented to act. as librarian. The*subscription to the library is Only 2s 6d per quarter, and members may enroll at any time. There are over 300 books on the shelves, oom prising excellent worksby popular authors. A proposal has been made by some local residents to hold a race meeting in Kawhia during the course of the .next two or three months. The movement has been promised good support, atyd it-is more than likely that races will by hold here cither id March or Ap r *l* A meeting will, wo , believe, be held shortly to discuss the matter. Mr Frank Lawry, M.H.R., re centiy paid of inspection to tbo newly-discovered edves at Waitomo, and expressed himself as being highly pleased with the appearance of these marvellous freaks of nature. He has e ; noe wired to the Premier sag* gesting that the caverns oe lighted by electricity, to etablo them to be viewed under more favourable conditions. The new regulations under the Stock Aot provide that if any young cattle that have not, at least seven days previously been vaccinated and , branded as provided, are found in any ' yard, or on any land place at , which stock are offered for sale wi»hin the area described in the foarth j schedule hereto, or if such young | cattle are taken or allowed to pass out » of the said area, the owner of such cattle shall be deemed to have com- ; mitted a breach of these regulations. ( Daring the past few days ideal 1 weather has prevailed and was fully I appreciated by residents, especially ( after the boisterous spell which was i experienced about New Year's time, c As a result camping parties have t been in evidence, especially at Te t Maika, which seems to be a favourite a place for this kind of amusement, r The fine spell has also induced a large number of residents to take to swim- t ming. A few more days of sunshine v will guarantee settlers a good burn, k which will prove of immense ad van- c t»ge to the district as a whole. 8

It is not often that people lucky enough to draw sections in the Kawhia district express dissatisfaction with their block and openly announce ..their intention of forfeiting it, but such has occurred recently, the sue cessful applicant for a section on the Kauri River having so expressed himself. The views of this settler and his neighbours relative to tfee quality of the land do not seem to agree, as the other settlers who drew sections adjacent atthesame time are more than satisfied, so much so that already a fair amount of improvements have been commenced. Wo feel sure that the forfeited block will soon be taken up again.

Daring the recent holidays Kawhia was visited by a fair namber of residents of other districts, who were greatly impressed with the many beauty spots that abound on the shores of the Kawhia Harbour, particularly Bakaunui. Visitors were present from Wanganui, Wellington, Cbriefcburoh, Auckland,; Taranaki and Waikato, and only dor the feet of the Kia Ora being bar bound al BagInn many more Aireklandere would have spent the Now Year holidays at Kawhia. Judging by tho encomia_i« expressed Kawhia is bound to come to the fore as a place to spend anjagreeablo holiday al, ppd wo fool confident that ere long it will also be known as a tourist resort.

“ Hurrah !” Such were the loud exclamations heard on the beach nu Monday aftornoou, and as there were plenty of swimmers partaking of their usual “ dip ” at the time, to those who beard the uproar and were not dose enough to see phe cause it wqs that AQJua pepsou been qualifying for the Royal Humane Society’s medal for que of his compauioris from Wdwniug. Such, however, was nut tie case, tie object o£ the no iso buiug i,o recognise ihe feat of Mr Jas. Faiwasher, who had succeeded in speuriug, a hagh king fish (wbigh been spurting near the wharf), the weapob qsed being a garden fork. The fish, which turned the scales at GlJlbs., was immediately bought by a lucil resident for a eym of Awaiting details of llihtou agd Hub tier’s new goods,—Advf. 1

Tennis Shirts just arrfvod ; *mm»w •election. Hinton A Husruu.— Tbe potato blight is spreading io the Waikato. Mr Block inspector baa received tofortpalMKi that it has pppeared at Kihikibi, Otorpbangaund Pirongia. Quito a sensation was caused in the vicinity of the old wharf at Raglan on TUtth-day evening of last week by an occurrenoo on hoiud the oil lanneb Nila. Mr Eric Langley, who wee io charge of tne craft, was in ths engiro room with a lighted lantern, when the vapour from some.escaped bensine ignited, and as he paa endeavouring ♦u extinguish the flames a pipe connected with the oil tank was misplaced, with 'the result that the oil

poured out and that part of the vessel at once enveloped in flames. Fort anilely ami stance was at hand, and Messrs M*Qaeen, B. Gtimoar and others promptly jumping into the water sue ceded in swamping the launch, 4jras putting an end to the conflagration before ranch damage was done. Mr Langley had his hands ba rued somewhat severely, the services of Dr Sanders being requisitioned to dress the injuries, which happily are not likely to be of anything approaching a permanent character.— '* Chronicle.’*