Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 257, 4 May 1906, Page 2

Local and General.

Last yc«r’»* Aus'r-«li.<n wool clip is estimated nt £.8,500,000, nu incr-a c of £3,000,00) as c'ni pi nd with th.r <>f ihc.pn v.oun.war . .

Don’t forget that good nrintiog ear be done at the Sktiler Office. On Tuesday afternoon Mr Percy 0. Rose was eworn io as a J.P. by Mr Norf! croft, A nice cbilection of post cards, comic and views of New Zealand, have just been aecured from Auckland, and sre now on sale at tbe Sbttlkr office. Mr Lindsay Cooke, of tbe Metropo’i»an Hotel, Auckland, arrived the e.s. Kia Ora, for.a week’s »bo.>*-i-.R. Mr Corkc is the *ucat of Mr ond Mrs F. W. Newton. Taxpayers at Rockaway Park, Long Ldnt.d, New York, becoming tired of the borough council's dilaiormess in building a road did the work them •elves. Moral : “Go thou and d<> likewise.” An Australian contemporary says: —“ Av an inducement to readers to psiy up, a Yankee journal anmuscea: • Subscribers who poy in advance «re giiaran'ced a complimentary obituary nut ice ” Tbe Rev. Mr Clarke, of Te Awe mutn, conducted Church of Euglard services in the local Congregational Church on Sunday l»st at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., good congregation* b-iug present on each occasion.

Tlie shooting season opened for the •rAHon on Tuesday last. A good number of local sports went out, but the “ bags ” of most of them wore not very big, s<-me of them even meeting with tho shooters’ luck, “ Wet feet, but no ducks.”

Mr Crowe paid his usual visit of inspection to the Kawhia School during the week, and was well satit>ti<-d. He al»o inspected the recently-opened school at Kinohaku, and also visited Te Aoga to report ou,.Uie advisability of erecting a school at that place. We learn that Mr C. King has recently bt-an a heavy h-aer of shtep through being worried by dogs Mr King succeeded in getting a v'ew of the kuri, the owner of which ho knew. It is more than likely that tbe matter will be brought before tho court. List week Messrs Rose Bros, took the first mob of •been into th* Kiritehera block, tbe j->orney from Ta Maika being accomplished without tbe loss of a single bead. If we remember correctly these energetic settlers were the firsLXp take cattle into tbe same block.

For some months past the fascines at either side of the Opatau Ferry have been in a very dangerous condition, but have been fixed up again. Mr W. A, Mason had one nf his horses ruined in getting off tho punt,.and we hear that he intends asking the Government to recompense him for the loss. Quite right, too. Great interest is being eyinoed in connection with the Axemen’s Carnival to be held at Kawhia on Friday, June Ist - . Record entries are expected, a good number having been received already. Those interested are reminded that tenders for the supply of blocks close to ffiy (Friday) and for tbe rights of the booth on the ground on Friday, 12th insl.

Person* who require a first-class piano ou very easy terms are advised to read the new advertisement of the uouuon and Berlin Piano Cu. on oar back page. " w

For twenty-five years Charles Shaw held an excellent record at the Dewsbury branch of tho Lancashire and Yorkshire Bank. Then he converted £4OO to his own use, and gambled it away. Result: Twelve months’ hard , laboar. Following this, Shaw annexed | sixpence from u collection plate at the I Church of the Immicu'ate Coocrp I lion, London, ou Christmas morning, | by means of bird-lime smoered on bis I fingers. For this he was ordered i three months’ imprisonment, i The Raglan correspondent te the 1 Aneklaud Herald state* tint Mr U. E. i M*l)jnald, ofOkete; has d»rnonstrited the utility of systematic spraying to 1 combat the potato Night. He Las j j ist dag a magnificent crop from i about an acre and a quarter of ground, i and nearly the whole of the tubers ! are of remirkibly large biz-, some I going over 21b. in weight. The blight i was kept down except on a small porion, which was not sprayeh rill * I fortnight later than the rest. The !lwd was reclaimed from a dense i growth of furze, a plant which, there is uo doubt, increases tho productiveness of tbe soil for the succeeding cron.

A number of natives arrived from VViiikato ye-terdiy to enter into pos«oF*iuti of the Ngatiapakara Block, better known locally as Pali. They propose to at once start scrubiug and bushfelling and expect to get down a large area this win‘er. They brought with them a number of heifers aud are bringing more from Ragi««n next week, tboir object being to supply milk to tho Kawhia factory. Thvy look a smart lot of young fel lows and say as soon as they can get iheir kaingas erected they will bring over their wives and children.

“ To disoontinuo advertising,” says •John Wanamaker, the tnillionaire. “is like taking down your sign. If you want to do business you must let tbe people know it. Standing advertise inents, when frequently changed, are b iiltr and cheaper than reading notice-. They look more substantial and businesslike, and inspire confidence. I would as soon think of doing business without a clerk as with out advertising.” This is advice which all bnsiness mon would do well to (»How, but it must be borne in mind that the advertising medium nust bo the best obtainable. We pan confidently say that in consequence of its largo circulation, The Kawhia I4et;lbb is one of the bast pxpera b advertise in.

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Over 250 pictoral post cards to choose from at this office. In awothsr column tenders are ini ad for the erection of a derrick on he wharf, returnable l-Fh in*L «s» Wo regret th lea re that Mrs F. A. Pearson, who is laid up in Auckland, is not progressing as favourably as is desired.

In our advertisement columns the Te Rdu-a-moa Dairy Company an n u ’Co 'bat they are prepared to purciiato milk or eream at 7d per lb. of hnifcer tat. The contractors for the c<ms|ructron if the road from Crotty’s to tbe Ferry have been annoyed by h< rsemen dam aging tbe work, and have decided to prosecute anyone detected. *Mr H ffy, chief officer «»f .th** Kia Oca is a«ay off holidays. Daring his ah->< neo Mr Robinson will act as mate, Mr Bo Wolfe (who at one time was c plain of loits trading to th s port) inking M p Robinson's positi.n an «econd mate. The F.. 8. Kia Ora arrived ou Thursday, the delay occasioned by •"High weather. Owing to the bad | * d c of the Waitara bar the boat re

turned to Onehunga. Several passengers for the Southern port had in con- • quence to make their j-mrney via that port.

As an iuduerment to the young people to (udenvour to bee >me proScent axemen, m>- Percy Basley has donated a snru 4-5« to be competed for by boys anwr 16. The entry i»

free, (he only proviso being that each 0 impctitor provides his own block Entries close on the night before the cur nival.

By advertisement in this issue, a meeting is convened for Wednesday night next to discuss infers in con-

nection with tendering Mr Greeusladc a complimentary social, at which tke Premier is expected to be present. The idea is a splendid one and sh iuld be supported by every resident of tbe district, as it is reasonable to be lieve that much good would result from ■uch a gatheringMr A. F. Puoky, Native Land Purchaser, Hit end b visiting this district in about a mouths’ time to acquire some

native land that has been offered to the Government. The price to be paid i« the valuation put on by the Valuation Deper! meat. It is rumoured that tbe tract* to be inspected include large areas near Kirilehere, near Oparau, the swamp at Kawhia, whilst

an endeavour is to be made to sell Te Para and Karawa Native Townships. Mr Persey Basley, land, arrived at Kawhia onjwHM&ay, having made the journey Waingaro. Unfortunately he arrived too late to take up a couple of cases at court, dus to the steamer being barbound. He met manyZof the residents and made quite a fitist of friends. We bsheva that Mr Basley has offered

to put the transfer of tie local tennis courts through free of cost, for which the members of the club feel deeply grateful.