Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 260, 25 May 1906, Page 2

Local and General.

Don’t forget that good printing o-n be done at the Settler Office. We learn that Mr Joe Corbett has purchased Mis* Newton’s 100 acre stction at Kinohaku. Tbe next meeting of the Kiwhia County Council has been fixed for Saturday, 26th inst. Attention is directed to tbe altered advertisements in this issue of Mr E. 0. Falwasser and Mr F. A. Pearson. Our readers are reminded of tbe complimentary social to Mr H. J. Greenslade, M.H.B , in Scott’s Hall on Saturday, June 2nd. Owing to rough weather, tha s.s. Kia Ora did not arrive at Kawhia till Thursday, having been bar bound for a couple of days at Raglan. Mr Homer, chief steward of the s.s. Kia Ora, is at present away on holidays, his place being taken by Mr G. Rout, formerly chief steward of the s.s Muri tai.

Personal who require u first-class piano on very eaay terms are advised to read tbe naw advertisement of the Loudon and Berlin Piano Cj. ob our back page.*

Mrs Perham left for Auckland on Thursday to be present at the wedding of her daughter and Mr A. W. Elliott, of Oparau, which event is to take place on Monday next.

Last week’s Government Gazette announces that two acres of section 8a of Block V.,. Kawhia South Survey District, has been temporarily reserved as a site for a public school.

The £75 allocated for the formation of Jervois St. has all been expended, consequently the party have ceased work. The members ace to be complimented upon the good quality of the work that has been done. We learn that tbe names of 47 children of school age at Taharoa have been secured, and that tbe Marois will be prepared to give the land upon which to build a school as soon as King Mahuta has given bis sanction. The Native Office has earned anything but an enviable reputation for tbe manner in which it conducts tbe business of the country. The number of complaints about the delay in sanctioning leases, fixing titles, and transacting other details is legion.—Wan* ganui Herald. It is hardly necessary to remind our readers of the Axemen’s Carnival to be held at Maketu on Friday, June Ist, when favoured by fine weather a very successful gathering should eventuate. Tbe entries number about 120, which is a record for this part of the colony. All the arrangements are well in hand. In the evening a dance will be held in Scott's Hall.

We learn that recently a couple of residents of this district have b<ien bitten by the deadly katipo spider. Mr D. Robinson, of Te Maika, was slung an the hand some time ago, his condi ion at one time causing his many friends grave alarm. However, thanks to skillful nursing, the patient is now on a fair way to recovery. Mrs J. Willison, of Marokopa, was also bitton recently, but the wound being lacerated and attended to at once, very little ill-effect was noticed.

While the Government is improving tbe educational lot of the back-blocks youngster, it might see that there are no teachers who are forced to live in tents and subsist on pigeons. It also might arrange that the “ fat ” be distributed a little more evenly, and tell us why a person with a degree is often found looking for tucker in the bush on Saturdays, while a favoured person with a “ D ” or an “ E ” certificate is in a'more lordly position in a first“class town. —New Plymouth News. “ To discontinue advertising,” says John Wanamaker, the millionaire, “ is like taking down your sign. If you want to do business you must let the people know it. Standing advertisements when frequently changed, are better and cheaper than reading notices. They look more substantial and business like, and inspire confidence. I would as soon think of doing business* without a clerk as without advertising.” Thia is advice which all business men would do well to follow, but it must be borne in mind that th© advertising medium must be tbe best obtainable. We can Confidently say that in consequence of its large circulation, The Kawhia Settler is one of the best papers to advertise in.

It is a very rare occasion that the people of this district are appealed to to subscribe in tbe cause of charity, and we feel certain that this appeal will not be in vain. Fur the past few months Mr W. Hilljer, af Wiiharak kha* been incapacitated from work owing to up intern I complaint, a id on Monday last proejeded to the Hvinil on Hospital at the expense of Mr G. 11. Mackenzie. Mr Hilljer his a wife and five children, who, we bilkve are in necessitous, ciroutns ancLS, and a sub crip'ion is being made on their behalf. We have been ask d to receive and acknowledge contribution.-’, which we shall be pleased to do. The amounts so far received are —G. H. Mickei.jsie 10*, H. Pettit 5 . Over 250 pictor.il post cards to choose from at this office.

Mr J. K, Newton has a new advertisement in this issue, which setE forth the various agemciee he haa secured. During a heavy blow on Tuesday Mr Pearson’s yacht broke away from her anchorage mod drifted np the harbour, coming up on some rocks in the Oparau River, where she now lies badly knocked about. The Kawhia Public School was in speoted by Mr Crowe on lhe Ist inst., -> Iran 53 children attended. The re port has just been received, from which we make the following extracts —The organisation and the marking and keeping of the registers are satisfactory, but the attendance is somewhat irregular. The time-tables are suitable, whilst the method and quality of the instruction in .enorat or in detail, and the order and discipline and the tone olf the school with respect to diligence, eilacinty, obedience and honour are good. The teachers have supervision in recess. The manners and general behaviour of tbe scholars is satisfactory. *Tbe state of the building, ground and fences is very good, whilst there is au ample suffi cienoy of schocl Hcoommidation. The «' anliness and tidiness of {rooms and premises, the condition and sufficiency of school material and ‘Apparatus, aud the ventilation are very satisfactory in all respects.