Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 228, 8 December 1905, Page 2

Local and General.

Held over—Loiters re election and report of cricket match, Kawhia v. Oparau, won by the former.

Three-quarter wool packs 27, twine, ruddle, oils, stones, lamp black.— Jonathan, Ltd., Kawbia.* Twenty-six bales of wool Lavr been shipped from Kawhia during the pant fortnight. Messrs Bell Bros and Ross shipped 70 bales of fLx on Thursday, some of which was boated from Hanhari to Kawhia. Mr F. Dr rec »rt announce* in Gih issue thr. w hen thy launch Kiuohnku runs \Las place and Kan feta.

A rain gu.agc has bets fixed up at Mrs Morgau’d residence,~ “ St. Elmo.*’ beginu tug of ih.? month 17 points have been registered. After many mouths of ogifaGon the E Ideation Board hav . decided to erect a school at Kinoh iku, tenders, for wh'oh are invited in another col-

It is a’most needless to remind our readers of the rapes to b -• held at Kawhia on Friday next, 15th inst. lu the evening a concert will be held to be followed by a dance. Congregational services will be held as follows : —Sunday, December 10th, Rav. W. Day, Mt. Eden, Auckland, at Kawbia 11 and 7 ; Sunday, December 17tb, Rev. G. Carr, of Raglan, at Ka‘whia 11 and 7 ; Sunday, December 24th, Rev. R. Mitchell at Kawhia 11 and 7 ; Christmas Day, Christmas service at 8 p.m. ; Sunday, December 31st, Rev. R. Mitchell at Te Rau-a-moa 11, Oparau 3, Kawbia 7«

Overheard on wharf.—Mr B.: Have you seen-the summer goods Jonathan L»d. have just landed ? They are simply lovely and the prices are exceedingly low. Mr C. : No. 1 have only just landed by launch, but I always procure my drapery there. I fird their ’goods are always of best quality, the prices are right and a good assortment to pick from. Mr B. : Yes ; that is so and 1 advise everybody to inspect before they buy elsewhere.

Mr VV. A. Mason had the pleasing information conveyed to him last week that the sheep which took first prize at the Auckland Show were bred on his Kawhia run. The sharp were sold some time bAck to Mr Chitty, of Claudelauds, who entered them in the clas-s for “ wethers best suited for butcher’s purposes,” with the above result. Mr Mason naturally feels proud of the success, which is still another proof of the adaptability of the Kawbia district for sheep breeding and fattening.

A meeting of the ladies’ committees in connection with the forthcoming garden fete, was held last 'Monday, when there was a fair attendance, Mrs I Howes presiding. Very encouraging i reports were received and excellent progress has been made. With* fine weather and the hearty support of the general public a thorough financial success is anticipated. The stall for produce and fancy article£,*uoder Mrs Gosling’s able >apervision, promises to be an attractive feature of the fair. A large number of pretty and useful articles are being prepared, comprising children’s bonnets, niuafores, dresses, boots, cushions, pillows and cases, also, batter, eggs, vegetables, etc., all of which are to be ticketed at very low prices. The refresbaaents and sports committees also have mat-, ters well in hand. Faller particulars of these, with farther attractions, in eluding the sports programme of up-to-date novelties will appear lately. * Seldom have we (says the Manawatu Times) heard of a more remarkable case of pluck, perseverance, adaptability to circumstances than is told in the Post and Telegraph Advocate, of a young New Zealander, Mr E. C. Moon, postmaster at Te Uku. Owing to physical infirmity .he cannot use bis hands, aud is unable to walk. Nov having the use of his hand. 4, he learned to write end do everything with hie feat. As a child be developed a love for nature, became an expert gardener and maintained an excellent, flower and vegetable gardon. He uses a mason's trowel f<jr digging, nnd fan can sdw seed and plant out alrao.it as well as a man that has the use of his hands. At the' age of fifteen his love of nature led him to attempt painting and his studios nave .bean exhibited at the art industrial exhibitions, obtaining ibreerfirat prizig ild medals, Auckland, Cambridge, and Te Awammtu. When painting in the touchei be holds tb.e bromb os In bis mouth. Gardening and painting do nut complete lheliit of Mr Moon’s pisfimes ; ho is also a carpenter, and cun use all carpenter's tools with his feet. As though his official duties wero not sufficient, m undertakes other responsi'bffiiiba of a clerical nature. |fe is seCretar/, treasurer, and' librarian of 'local library and agent and correspond eht for the district to hyo-newspapers.

■' - - - AA a meeting of the committee of the Htce Club he’d on-Saturduy night, Mr E C Fnlwasher presiding, it was d*'aidelto hold a cicukc concert in Scott’s Holl on the night after the races (Saturday) the admisriou to which w«h fixed at 3.«. Mr B. Gosling, of’ Fuild-iug, was accorded a hearty, vote.of thanks for his gift of a S'nrting board and set of numbers for H».e in connection therewith. Several other details in con neo ion wi'h the race* were also fixed up. The October issue of the National Waifs’ Magazine is a Memorial Number, most of its spHCa being devoted to a sketch of the late De Birnirdo’s Lfe work. As a supplement is in eluded an excellent portrait of D • Burnardo. on' plite paper, from a photograph taken on his sixtieth birthday in JuJy li t. IritJ le s than forty years Dr Barnardo crowded a remarkable record. His ‘ first Arab” was rescued in the autumn of 1866; at the dat e ol his death last month 8,4000 Boys and Girls wore under the care of the Homes s) widely known under his name. Nearly 60,090 children were saved in all, and over 70 new admissions were pouring in weekly from all over the kingdom. A National Memorial is outlined in libo Magazine, which ought to appeal to all whn have at heart the st or Orpi.au or Destitute Obildun 1. is proposed to raise $£50,000 so as to ebmr the Institutions: of monetary burdons, acd enable them to epnlinuo to b-Jd open thwir doore oi welcome.