THE Kawhia Settler FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1905. PROGRESS LEAGUE.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 221, 11 August 1905, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1905. PROGRESS LEAGUE.

The requirements of a rapidly-pro-gressing district such as this are many and varied, and if the barbojjr of Kawhia is to take its place with tbe leading pons of New Zealand we must rouse ourselves and use every legititimate means to obtain many desirable h»pro?o3M)Ms. Our mail service if, r f ot too sat’sfaotciEy at the present time; Kawbia require more than a a -bi-weekly service, wSilst Awaroa, Te afa,k “ “ re sur J ly ‘ h “ once a week. The e reserves th a at she .pres*! such a hindrance (fUd-fi' menace also) to those or, the land is a matter that requires immediate and united agitatation : the locking up of such large and valuable tracts of country acts as a break on the wheels of progress, and even now fcbijj injustice is severely felt, which will be,jutes rifled as the holdings are further improved, telephonic communication between tbe .various places around the harbour is absolutely necessary, and mast be provided ere much more time has elapsed. Hoy. are these reforms to be accomplished ? : Not by remaining silent and not taking tbe trouble £o agitate. To our mind a strong Progress League, comprising member! from all parts of the district, would obtain hb.ese conces ■ions, and also many mote that are urgently required. A representative body, speaking with the weight of some 200 residents, cm* fcfljy on consideration from Departments when j.t speaks, which will never be vouchsafed to a few individuals. Such a league with strong committees and members actuated by a sincere and unselfish desire to advance tbe district can do wonders. It could attend to many other such as securing a wharf obtaining a road to Oparau., snaggift? Ihe river8 ’ e!c Our experience us that tPai£iament and individual members never .refpac to consider requests made by a body ,qf I mon with a powerful voting power behind st The Progress League should consist of members from every part and corner of tbe district, and the meetings should he held regularly. Given energetic officers andcommitise the League would achieve incredible good to the district, and dispel the

si under which We ounsimt >' M admirable idea f>r the for ibe Kawhia Riding to üblie meeffHg ttrdiwow tte nil its bearings. description of Job PrintSettlrr Office. need the dental services u are advised That he on Tut eday next,. 15v>Mr Gr*y, orgauieoeral and Labour visit to this dißibed Sox, Is pair, me month whilst r’s great clearing . baretoa Maori Otorobauga on hen toms local h. vhia Brass Bund in any instruct) Mr Hartman u inst. .of Mr Frederick Alexander Pearson as vaccinator inspector at Kawhia, vice Mr T. D Hamilton, resigned, has been gazetted. Attention is directed to the new advertisement, appearing in thia issue, of Mr Hans Boesen, who lately purchased Messrs Hinton and Hustler's store at Oparau. Those interested iu tho Kawhia Public Library (and every resident should be) are reminded that a meeting will be hold in Scott's 'Hall on Tuesday morning next, 15th inst,, at 11a.m., for the purpose of electing tru«i<ee», etc. Daring tbe latter eud of last week i and the early portion of this week ideal weather prevailed, the days being warm enough for summer whilst tbe nights were also mild. Vegitatiou wears a green appearance, and an early spring is predicted. The following sections iu the Kawhia district have been gazetted as forfeitedSection 1, block XIII, O.R.P-, Mauneamangero, formerly held by H. Armstrong ; section 3a, block XI, 0.R.P., Whareorino, formerly held by F. Brelock; section 14, block X, 0.R.P., Pirongia, formerly held by O. L. Willis. The boundaries of the ridings iu fhe new county of Waitomo are gazetted. There are seven ridings, viz., Te Rau-a-moa, Otvrohanga, Hangatiki, Waitomo, Mairoa, Paemako and Te Kuiti. Each riding is to return one councillor. The election of the new County Council ia fixed for August 26th, and the first meeting will be held at Te Kuiti on September 4th. The egg laying competition at Blenheim is causing great interest, and if now in the fourteenth week. Last week tbe Silver Wyandottes, owned by Messrs Worthington Bros, of Pi rongia, established the colonial record for one week’s laying, the total being 36, and won a prize for the month ol July with 135 eggs. Up to the present the fowls have a .grand total ol 242. Last week a resident paid a verj high tribute to the Skttler, and the example could well be followed bj many—even by hundred^—-mere, A gentleman called at the office and ro marked that he had been negligent in the matter of letter writing to spnj< of bis friends, but that in future he would keep them well informed ol what happened in the district, anc concluded by giving us the addressee of three friends to|wbom a copy of thii papep is to be regularly spent. These people will uogr receive izewy of th< Kawhia district—-bc-t aqt by letter This is what wo have Per haps sojpe more of our readers w-nok like tn eave them loiter writing. At Hinton and Hustlers greiU dear ing sale you can secure fringeu Maudt large sijso, ail wool f .for 18s Ex-Goveraor Francis, of Mis'iour speaks as follows of tho local rapei and wo publish it in order that thos who peruse it may be bonetitted “ Each year the local paper give from £5OO to £lOOO in free advertie ing spape to the community in whlol it is located. Ho ojher agency can o will do this. The editor, in proper tion to his means does more fo i a town tfean any 10 men. He ough te be supported/ because you lik him personally, or admire hie writing but beefrusp a local paper the bes investment * people can make It may not b? brilljaptiy edited o overcrowded with thoughts, bjj financially it ia more benefit to th community than the teacher or th ■ paxya&ber. Understand mA, I do no mean moraljy or intellectually, bu financially.” It is superfluous to remind ou read®? 3 th® t 0 be giver, by th members of the County Conn cii on Monday next, l|lth inst., foi udging by tho amount of iiiteres that js bejug evinced therein, th event ia being footed forward to wit: great interest and a record success i anticipated. The musio will be sup pli<*d by Miss Stevens and Mr Jona than, and the catering has been en trusted to Mr Turrell. When thes two facts are known it is sate to sa, that a success is assured. The shop I of the town have agreed to close at ' i p..&. 5 which will be strictly adhere to. ’ T-Xie ‘d°4 rs °P cn at 8-5 p-m and dancing sharp at 8 3( Tbe promoters are "going to deal of trouble to prepare a good float and have decided that those in attend auce must wear dancing shoes. s< that it may bo kept in good ordei All gentlemen are requested to wea gloves;

W;. 1 ' •»". ’ Attention is, directed to the altered in this'ishue of Mr E. A. Dance. A special hue of White Table Damask, 66m. yard, at Hinton md Hustlers grfekt oieat'ing sale.* Mr Sircomhe announces in another ooluma that be W oa sale various I . pQ4at'&B£._- , By the Kia Ora on Thursday, Mr c A'. E. Lingley exp >r cd 20 bulej of t fl prepared at Pakpko mill. t Here’s something good ’ White t Table Damask, 54in. wide, la 9d yd, at c Hinton and Hustler’s great clearing - sale.* The usual monthly meeting of the Kawhia School Conmittee will be held ( in the Ssttler Office on Tuesday next < at 4 30 p.m._ . _ ’ The second monthly meeting of the ; Kawhia County Council will be held , on Monday next. 14th inst., at 3 p.m., c iu the Settler office. t We learn that a meeting will be 1 held at Te Rau-a-moa on Tuesday next 1 to make wrangements for the forth- £ comig# ( jrß l ’ing season. ! r oi “ applicants for the posito the KawMa Cdufity innnied <hat applioatit.iie must be lodged to-morrdw Cr W. W. M Cardle, Chairing of the Kawhia County Council hast recovered from his recant illness, and ( will attend tbe meeting of the Council j on Monday next. 1 ( Tbe auction sale at Kawhia of the I oil launch Kinohaku and several other I lines, advertised for the 19th, has been < postponed till the 26th, owing to the i former date not suiting the auctioneer, i The final shoot for lhe ; trophy pre- ’ aented by Mr T. D. Hamilton for com- ' petition by members of the Kawhia 1 Rifle Club, will take place on. the local ' range on Monday n>oruibg next. at 11 , a.m. Last Sunday evening the Rev R. ] Mitchell announced that that night ( marked the beginning of the third ■ year of his ministry in connection with the Kawhia Congregational Church. Bush fellers are referred to an advertisement inserted by Mr F. A. Pearsen, notifying that be is prepared to accept.accident risks. —A list of new properties for sale by Mr Pearson will appear in our next. Mr and Mrs Moffatt and family departed from Kawhia by the Kia Ora on Thursday for Ouehuuga, en route to Taumaranui, where, we believe, Mr Moffatt intends going into business ae a storekeeper. Cattle still continue fo b brought into this district in large unmbers, the latest settlers to arrive with a mob Waikato being Messrs J. Shaw and Stokes, who cressed 73 head to Kinohaku iu Mr Newton’s pontoon ou Wednesday and Thursday. Persons to whom railway petitions were forwarded are reminded that the requisitions should be returned to the secretary (Mr Gosling) before the 20th inst. A meeting of the League in advertised to take place in Scott’s Hall on Tuesday morning next, at 10 30 a.m. Messrs Jonathan Ltd. are now having their cash orders packed in Auckland and consigned direct to clients, as they find ii more profitable to do so. It is, of course, essential to make tbe orders fairly large, or the charges of delivery would be too heavy on their customers.* THE LONDON AND BERLIN PIANO COMPANY have forwarded to their Kawhia Agent a REVISED CODE of TERMS for payment of Pianos and Organs. All information and specimen instrument on view at the local Agency, Settlkb Printing Officb.* i ritatively state that Mr W. A. Mason has decided to accede to the petition of residents asking him to allow him* seif to be nominated as a J.P. That gentleman has received enquiries from tbe Depart meet', au recoghising ’ that it is thp wish of the people, be has replied that he is prepared to ac- ’ cept the position. , Heavy 12/4 Blankets, 27 6d, good value, at Hinton and Hustler’s clearing , Bale.* Mr W. Grey, special representative ofjthe Equitable Life Assurance Society of U-S., is now paying a visit to this district (accompanied by Dr Low) arranging agencies, etc., and has ap--1 pointed Mr HAns Doeseo, of Oparau, 1 as agent for Kawhia and surrounding 1 district. An article as to4he strength ' of this company will be found elae--1 where in thjs issue, ; 4 painful accident befel a n?ap > named Bamsuy, at the > other day. He was employed felling ; bush at Lemon Point, when the axe j he was ttfing caught in some scrub, diverting it on to his foot, the result being an ugly cut right across the instepj m e ® >EU “ n B about 4|in. in length. ’ The sufferer ; w»b broacht to Kawhia, and the wound drested by Dr C. Campbell unkins. • On Thursday morning last a private 1 wedding was celebrated at Kawhia, »’ when Mr Frank Hosking, son of Mrs ■ j Hosking, of Kawhia, wA 3 married to Miss May Moffatt, eldest daughter of' Mr and Mrs T- Mofivtt. ?be care--5 mony was performed at the residence r of the bride’s parents, the officiating ’ clergyman being the Rav. R. Mitchell. 1 Messrs Pearl and Ruby Moffatt were 1 tbe bridesmaids, Mr George (Claude) > Moffitt best man, whilst the bride • was given away by her father. Both \ Mr and Mrs Hosking are held in high A esteem by a large number of friends, with whom wejoin in wishing'them ' health, wealth and happiness. ' For Cbildren’sHacking Cough at Night Woodi* Great Peppermint Cure. 1/ft