Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 225, 8 September 1905, Page 2

Local and General.

At Hinton and Hustler’s great clearing sale you can seen re Real Lace Table Centres for 10s 6d each.* The usual monthly meeting of the Kawhia County Council will be held on Wednesday next, 11th inst. A special line of Beautiful White Loogolotb, 36in. wide, undressed, 5s 6d doz., at Hintonjand Hustler's great clearing sale.* Those who have the .internets of the district hetfrt are reminded that their presence is requested at a meeting of the railway league to be held at the Settler Office to-nigt (Friday , Mr Brongh, senr., of Hawera, has decided to commence fiahing in the Kawhia Harbour, and. the operations will be carried out on a large scale. He informs ns that he has a permanent market for the fish in Taranaki.

The approaches to the Ferry at Oparau have become very bad of late, and the Government have allotted a sum of money ta remedy same. At the present time Mr J. Morgan is busily engaged putting down new fascinning.

•• Everything comes to him who waits,” is an old and well known adage. We are, however, convinced that the axiom is not quite correct, for we have now been waiting several months for many of our accounts. We trust that we shall not have to wait much longer. Ladies’ Glace Evening Shoes, one strap, good value, 5s lid per pair. Procurable for one month whilst Hinton and Hustler’s great clearing sale lasts.”'

Ou Friday night last one of the highest spring tides known in the Kawbio Harbour was experienced. Numerous washouts occured, especially the footpath in front of the post office. We hope the County Council will spend a few pounds to effect very uecdsaary repairs at this place.

The want of a resident J;P. was once more brought prominently to our notice last Monday, when two charges were heard, which meant sending a Hunch to Rakaunui (it happened the tide ’suited) to bring over Mr F. Cowern. J.P. This gentleman had to be taken back, which meant that for quarter-an-hour’s at the court be lost a complete day. The prisoners had to pay the lauuch hire in addition to the fines which were inflicted. Surely one Justice is not enough for 2000 people and one or more should certainly bo appointed at once.

Messrs Jonathan Ltd. are now having their cash orders packed in Auckland and consigned direct to clients, a* they find it more profitable to do so. It is, of course, essential to make the orders fairly large, or the charges of delivery would be too heavy* on their customers.*

During the course of the football match at Oparau on Saturday last, a player named George Dnncau, a member of the busbfellers team, had the misfortune to have his collar-bone broken owing to another player colliding with him. He was conveyed to Kawhia by launch, and attended to by the Rev. R. Mitchell (Dr 0. Campbell Jenkins being absent at Kinohaku). The doctor returned on Sunday and set the fracture, and the patient is now progressing satisfactorily. Dun--43 n was formerly playing for the Bulls and Tukapa Clubs in Taranaki. The footballers startid a subscription list to help defray the costs the accident will neoessitate, and a good sum was collected, Which will no doubt be very acceptable, conidering that it will be six weeks or two months before the injured one will be able to resame work.

Frilled Linen Pillow Oases, 2s 6d each, at Hinton and Hustler’s clearing sale.* Mr Baird, dentist, of Hawers., ano lunces that he commences practice at Kawhia on September 14th.

A letter from Messrs Beil Broil, and Ross on “ County Council Matters was received to late for this issue. Rumour hath it that Con. Caw, the champion axeman, is working on Mr Gregg’s section at Marokopa. In this i«uc Mr E. D. Hamilton notifies that accounts owing to him must be paid before the 25th inst. Mr Ewen, Crown Lands Ranger, is expected in this district in 8 few days time on his usual round of inspect ion. By the b.s. Kia Ora yesterday, Messrs Bell Bros, and Ross shipped 80 bales of flax (11 tons) from Marokopa. A large pou kai (feast) will be given to the natives surrounding the harbQnr by the Maoris on Thursday next. We understand that Mr J- Crotty, of Oparau, has-complaled negotiations for the purchase of Mrs Carr’s accomuxodation house at Kmohakn, Here’s something good ! - White Lace Curtains, 3| yards long,' s:i fid, 9s and 12s per pair, at Hinton and Hustler’s great clearing sale.* A raiu-guage has been received from the Government by Mr Pettit which will be erected in Kawhia, and returns forwarded to the Observatory, Wellington.

A petition is being largely signed in the Maungamangero Block (Kawhia South) praying that the proposed railway to the Kawhia Harbour come through that district.

THE LONDON AND BERLIN PIANO COMPANY have forwarded to their Agent a REVISED CODE of TERMS for payment of Pianos and Organs. All information and specimen instrument on view at the local Agency, Settler Printing Office.*

The programme for the annual axemen’s carvival to be held at Eltbam oq December 26th and 27th, 1905, has been issued. The total prize money is £312, and the added money to the N.Z. Axemen’s Gup is £l4O. The programme may be seen at the stores of Mr J. Prentice and Messrs Hinton and Hustler.

On Tuesday next, 12th inst., a shooting match will take place on the Kawhia Range between six members of the Ranglan Mounted Rifles and a like number of the Kawhia Rifle Club, the match to start at 11 a.m. sharp. The Kawhia team will be chosen from: —Messrs Bell 1(2), Pearson, Crotty, Hustler, Jonathan, J. E, Scott, Hamilton and Dr Jenkins.

It is requestecLthat all books belonglo the Kawhia Public Library be returned at once, so as to enable a proper catalogue to be prepared. From a recent count it appears that at tbs present time there are only 148 books traceable, out of a total of over 500. This is not as it should be, and we trust that the erring ones will make it their duty to see that the books in their possession are immediately returned.

At the Settler office can be seen a sample of lime busnt by Mr Hillyer, at Waibarakeke. Those in a position to judge say that the article is of excellent quality, suitable for building and agricultural purposes. A sample has been sent to New Plymouth and Raglan, and Mr Hillyer hopes to work up a profitable export business. He already has an order for 80 tons and one for 60 tons, the price being 30a per ton, or 2s 9d per sack. Absolutely the latestl A Kinohaku correspondent writes : *• I say, Mr Editor, you ought to have been over here the other day, and you would have seen the greatest novelty in New Zealand. Owircg to the state of the roads one settler has commenced packing on bullocks. I saw one the cither day carrying a pack-saddle to which was attached a good load. Fact.” We woader if it is, or is our correspondent endeavouring to beat the article on packing which appeared in oar columns some time back ?

On Sunday last the usual quietude of the Kawhia beach was disturbed by a disgraceful scene, caused by two yonng men, employed in the bush at Oparau, indulging in a merry beat of fisticuffs, stripped to the waist. One was under tba influence of liquor and was getting the worst of tKe encounter, when Constable M‘Carthy arrived on the scene and called “ time,” by placing the offenders under arrest. The sober pugilist was promptly bailed out, but his inebriated opponent was kept under lock and key until the following morning* The sequel was the appearance of both before Mr F. Cowern, J.P., the former on charges of drunkenness and fighting, whilst the latter was charged with fighting. Fines of £1 on each charge and 5s respectively were recorded, with 13s 6d each costs—-rather a dear price to pay for the privilege of giving a boxing exhibition.