THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1905. Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 233, 3 November 1905, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1905. Local and General.

Mi Moulton, dentist, will pay hie periodical visit to Kawbia next week. Ou Wednesday 1 lie New Zealand fjptbbileiA defeated Surrey by 11 points to ml. ’ By the a s. Kia Or* on Thursday, ' Mr J P. Wright, of Kinobaku, lauded I a hmdeome 2-year-old draught colt. , The cricket ceasop will be opened locally on Saturday uext, when teams • representing Oparau and Symons' mill I meet at Oparau. Mr Gosling, who has faithfully car | tied out bin duties aw wharfinger at I Kawhia for the past 12 months or eo, J has resigned from that position. < Don’t forget tbo ball, under; the j I auspices of the ’Kawhia County Lawn • I Tennis Club, to bo field in Scutt’e i | Hall on Thursday next, November oth l Mr fi. Sirc?mle notifies that ho is"l prepared to spray potato crops tin res- i aotiftble terms. Ou Thursday last he j lauded a knapsack sprayer, and pom- i meuced work on Friday* Thursday next (November l?th), the i • anniyctwary of thp. "King’s birthday, • will‘lie observed as a hotichy tit (be Kawhia Post Office. Overland mil's l despatched on Thursday moruing, will be closed on November ‘ Sth, at 9 p.m. Coal to Newcastle ’ Amongst the i cargo to Aw.niw per Mr Morgan’s j lanuch the other day was a bag of I coni ! There are th-ouMNids of I.Qna of this valuable mineral at Awsfrua, and I we hope the /iwuera >ii| push on wFNi Ilia work of winning it, THE LONDON AND BERLIN PIANO COMPANY have forwarded to their Kawb.ia Agent a REVISED {CODE of TERMS for payment of ; Piandft and Organs. AH U4’o,rmation' I and specimen instrument on 1 al tii4f iz’P/d Agency, fcjicl ILER Pflf.V'i’l.Ns , j Ofik f .'>»» wi’;*ten fo the chief of , 1 Hc/r for tl<« Mauri® (Dr Puriiara) re (|h>.a probable failure < f .the potato ! crt>g' hr lb's district, £i>d haa referred j (o the iW. (hat the Departmiut uf I Agriculture are.going to s»»nd inslruc- 1 '• (ora routid the country. ff thia ia ao >i 1 wobope tIM the noriommeim of iho ; matter ti'l that attention wbwdi ata,rvH‘.iort. (Jis'aao and death to 1 sha Maori will mean. * It ia desirable < tb»t a competent watf «<*»t to thia i dilltricl at oucc. I

The teuuie season will b« formally opened on tbo two local courts ou Thuroday next, 9th inet. The Rev. R. Mitchell eouductcd services at Oparau and Te Ran ft-mou on Sunday last, when good congregations attended on each Oochhiou. The residents of Raglan are in t» great state of excitement, and simply because a Chinaman hSs taken a ton ■ years’ lease of the hall where the meetings, dancer, e*c.| were held, and intends converting it into a store I Messrs Jonathan L’d. are now having their cash orders packed in Auckland, and consigned direct to clients, •a they find it more profitable to do to. . It'is, of course, essential to make the orders fairly large, or the charges of delivery would be too heavy fo» their customers.* At the last meeting of the Auckland Land Board it was decided to throw the following lands open for selection : Whareorino, containing 533 acres, 2 roods, 4 pdle?, at 20s per acre; seclion 14, Block X , Pirongia Survey District, 823 acres, I rood, 27 poles, at 101 per acre; section 1, Block XIII , Maungamangero Survey District, 610 acres at £l, under section 121 of the Land' Act.

A good story is told of the ellect of prohibition in Ashburton. A visitor asked an acquaintance if it were possible to get a glass of beer anywhere. He, pointing to a building a little further up the street, said, that place over there ?” “Yes,” answered the thirsty one, ‘ ‘ cm 1 get i* there? “ No, that’s . the police station ; and it’s the only place in Ashburton where you can’t get a drink.” As a warning to Prohibitionists, a little Wairarapi horse story is worth relating. The horse came home ap parenfly dying. Remedies tried of no avail- As a last resource, the owner poured a bottle of beer down its throat. The horse revived, got up on its legs, smelt the bottle, and bolted. When caught, it was quite well expect for a headache, and now it stops at every hotel, and won’t budge until it get* ths bottle cur?. A Hawke’s Bay candidate is reported to have delivered the following: —” They’ll keep cutting the wool off the sheep that lays the golden eggs until ihey pump it dry. . . . The glorious work will never be accomplished until the Government properly assist the good ship temperance to sail from one end of the land to the other, and with theory of victory at each step she takes she shall plant her banner in every town and hamlet from Waikaremoana to topmost heights of Ruhine.” A pious man was in the crew of an ironclad. This mao was told one evening that in all probability the next day he would witness a great battle. When be prayed that night he put special stress upon the plea that the vessel upon which bo and his comrades were sorving might escape disaster, saying among other things: —‘ ‘ O Lord, shield U 3 from the shells and projectiles of the enemy; but if any shells and solid shot do come to our vessel, I proy thee that they may be distributed, like tba prizj money, most among the officers.”. On Tuesday last, a wedding was celebrated at Kawhia, the contracting parties being Mr Alex. Ercote Ward, tnird son of Mr and Mrs G. Ward, of Palmerston North, and Miss Gertrude Sarah Amelia Sircombe, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs R. Sircombe, of Kawhia. The ceremony was performed at the residents of the bride’s parents, the Rev. R. Mitchell officiating. The bridesmaids were Mias Wightman and Miss Clarence Sircombe. Mr J I. Prentice vu best man, the bride being given away by her farther. The happy couple were the recipients of many useful and handsome presents. Mr and Airs Ward are spending their honeymoon *n Auckland, the departure from Kawhia being made amidst showers of rice and many good wishes. The premier was asked by Mr Jennings recently whether fys would take steps to grant the King Country residents the same privileges as those possessed by persons residing in order prohibited districts? Failing thu would he set up a Commission to inquire into matters in that district?'The Preihier, in reply,said: I am not aware that colonists in tha King Country are depired of privileges that are enjoyed in order prohibited districts, except that in regard to the King Country there is special legislation affecting the same. Inquiries will be made, with the object of arranging as far as Europeans are concerned, that no disabilities*, other than those by law entailed, shall beirn pnsed, and that they may enjoy the same privilege?, and live under the same condition?, as persons living, in other prohibited districts, provided that this call be .done compatibly with agreements made natives, and in such manner as not to be to their injury.