General Items.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 193, 20 January 1905, Page 3

General Items.

The progressive man must expand hie business, and we would call attention to the fact that Mr E. A. Dance has found it necessary to take over the premises lately occupied by Mr J. D. Sutton, bootmaker, where ho has a a fresh stock of general drapery, etc.* The yacht Shamrock with four of a crew—Messrs Ryan (3) and Williams Which left Auckland on December 26th is missing. The yacht called at Kawhia on the 2(>|h and left on the 28th for the Barrier Islands.—Waitara Mail.

By way of an object lesson to Now Zealand dairymen there will bo an exhibition of butter of unusual interest at the next winter show at Palmerston North. The National Dairy Association is arranging to have boxes of the finest Danish, Siberian, Argentine and English butter sent to New Zealand, to bo exhibited with New Zealand butter, tor the sake of com parison. Every cate will be taken to ensure that tho various samples will be shown under equal conditions. THE LONDON AND BERLIN PIANO COMPANY have forwarded to their Kawbia. Agent a REVISED CODE of TERMS for payment of Pianos and Organa. All information and specimeu instrument on view at the local Agency, Settles Piuxtiho Orricr. —Advt. In Wellington political circles (says a Wellington correspondent,) there is a feeling that the last session of Parliament will be a short one, and that the general election will be fixed for ibe last week in November. Mr Watkins, of Te Mata, is making extensive additions to his house in the shape of bed rooms and a dining room for the accommodation of travellers on the road between Kawhia and Raglan. This is a step in the right direction and will meet a long-felt want. Mr H. Nelson, of Nelson, K ite •nd Co., Limited, returned to Wellington on Wednesday from London and Ceylon. Daring his stay in Ceylon be opened a branch office there for the purpose of buying avd shipping teas. Mr Nelson spent some time iu the tea-growing districts.—Advt. Many practical farmers are beginning to realise that it is a mistake to attempt to work a large area of land. They have (says the Southland Times), not only come to this conclusion, but they are trying to place their yjfiro before their neighbours, ft is no uncommon thing now to bear a tenn&i state that it is bis belief that It is more profitable to work 200 acres well than to attempt to work 1000 acres. This is a good sign, and as farAars generally realise this wo shall aaa a gradual adoption of better methods of farming. A dairymaid has been arrested at Cologne for bathing herself daily in the.milk before it was sold,- because she read that milk ' ;ihs were good for the complexion, ■ A resident of Te Gre Ore has an exceedingly profitable flock of ducks. They number nine in all, and up to Christmas bad laid over nine hundred eggs for the season. They are still IvWThe Pahiatua Herald mentions the following as likely to contest the Pabjatua seat at tne next general election: .—Messrs Boss, Renner, Bujck, Bee e. Wilson and Quirk. showing the difference the rise wool has made to set Bay) sheepfar&er stales that-tfcree years ago he sold tfts dip tor lid per lb. He had that day received advice that bis this year’s clip bad reached Tho wool was precisely the same, bat he bad doable the Quantity.