Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 261, 1 June 1906, Page 2

Local and General.

Over 250 piotor.il post cards to •boose from at this office. Note Jonathan Ltd.’s altered adver tisement on our third page. We acknowledge the receipt of a complimentary ticket to a social ten ©red to Mr H. J. Greenslade, M.H.R, at Hamilton last (Thursday) night.

Person® who require a first-class piano ou very easy terms are advised to read the new advertisement of th® Londoa and Barlin Piano C>. ou our back page.*

A very pleasant juvenile dance was held in Scott’s Hall on Saturday night last, when about 40 chiluren spent an enjoyable time. Mrs Langley ably provided the music. Owing to a quorum not being in attendance, the meeting of the Kawhia Council, which was to have taken place on Saturday last, was adjourned till Monday. June 4ih, at 10 urn. An effort was made to get a Raglan football team to play a representative Kawbia fifteen at Maketu on Saturday next, but the former could not make the journey. In place thereof a match between Oparau and Kawbia will take place. Mr G. G. Jonathan has been appointed registrar of births, marriages and deaths at Kawhia, vice Mr F. A. Pearson, who had to resign the position on account of business taking him away from home often and for lengthened periods. The Rev. J. H. Mackenzie, who has occupied the pulpit at the local Congregational Church for the past month, was a passenger to Onehunga by the s.s. Kia Ora on Monday morning last, ou the return journey to Maungatoroto. The Rev. R. Mitchell will resume his day next. On Saturday last Constable Murray arrested Kenneth Bayne on warrant charged with the theft of a greenstone mere, the property of Haupokia. He was brought before Mr Hamilton, J.P., and remanded for eight days. The accused was liberated on bail, himself for £25, and two sureties for a like amount, which were forthcoming.

A Wellington correspondent of the Waikato Times writes that amongst those mentioned as likely to be appointed U- vacancies in the Legislative Council are Messrs *Wm Duncan (Aotea), J- B. Teasdale (Te Awamutn), and W. M. Bankart (Te Mata). Mr W. W. M'Cardle’s appointment to tbe Auckland Land Board would tend to indicate that he is not now in the running.

Mr George Wright, who has carried on business in Kawhia for the past two years, left on Monday morning, fur, we believe, Otorobanga. Our late townsman was universally respected and will be greatly missed, particularly by adherents of the local Congregational Church, of which he was a valued member, and where he played the violin during the musical portions of tbe service. We wish him success in his new sphere of life, Messrs Symons and Co.’s sawmill at Oparau has been closed down pending arrival of a log hauler, which, we understand is to arrivd within the next few days. The firm have soma large orders on hand which they have not been able to complete, owing to insuffi cient hauling power. When this arrives it is expected th® mill will average about a hundred thousand feet per month. Arrangements will also be made for another bench, which will almost double the output. The company have received a remunerative offer for the whole of the timber cut. A recent issue of the Melbourne Argus contains the following items : “ Tbe Moorabbin News, Cheltenhom, has been purchased by Mr T. A. Pettit, of Traralgon. This is the sixteenth newspaper of which he has been proprietor —a record in Victorian country journalism.” “Mr T. Allard Pettit,' wio for the lait eight has conducted the Warragul Guardian, was, {op Friday night enteriftined at the Royal Hotel, Warrrgul, on th i occasion of his leaving the district for a trip to Great Britain. Mr Pottit was presented with a hands >me travelling b g.” The first nemed gentleman is the father, and the latter a brother, of the proprietor of the Settler.

“ 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 advertise menta when frequently changed, are better and cheaper than reading notices. They look more substantial and business like, end inspire confi deuce. I woul las soon think of doing business wi boat a clerk ai \\i*ho t advertising.” This is advice wbic'i all bn-uness men would do w 11 to follow, but it must be borne in mind that tbe advertising medium mug> be tbe best obtainable. We can confidently say that in consequence of its large circulation, T#a Kawhia Settler is one of the best papers to advertise in. A nice collection of post card®, comic and view® of New Zealand, have just been secured from Auckland, and are now on sale at the SITTLRR elwwe. -

Don’t forget that good printing can b® done at tbe Settler Office. Parliament will meet on Wednesday, June 27th. At tho request of a number of residents, Mr Pettit applied for a license to sell stamps, which has been issued. On tbe point of going to prena we learn of particularly heavy floods at Kiritehereand Mnrokopa, where much J linage las been done to new road wpiks. Those interested are reminded that lenders for the erection of a derrick on the Kawbia Wharf close on Tuesday next, sth iost. The haavy rain on Wednesday caused a turther big slip iu tho bill in Jervoie street and also slight damage to the earthworks.

It is rumoured that King Mahuta, accompanied by a large body of natives, will visit Kawhia about the middle of next month. Mrs Nelson, . stewardess of tbe s.p. Kia Ora, bad the misfortune the break i.o • wrist through slipping end falling on deck on tho return trip to Onohunga last week. No doubt it is unnecessary to remind our readers of the axemen’s carnival to-day and dance to-night. If fine weaihor prevails both functions should be very successful.

On Wednesday very heavy rain fell at Kawhia, the rain guage registering 206 in. for 24 hours. In consequence of this downfall all the rivers emptying into the Harbour were very much swollen.

There is likely to be a big attendance at the complimentary social to Mr H. J. Greenslade, M.H R , to-mor-row (Saturday) night. Tho committee request ue to ®tat“ that a commencement will bo made at 8 o’clock'sharp, and that all free privilege® will suspended. y An interesting find was made on ti i 0 Tabaroa Beach by a native nailed Ritana last week- Eight years a lad named Hosking®, 15 yeaas oft a ge, placed a letter and a dozan di£ierent varieties of buttons in a bottle/ which was corked and sent adrift io< the Waitara River, and this was washed up on the beach and recovered as above stated. The bottle must? have drifted a great distance during that period.

We hear from Ta Rau-a-moa that the ragwort is being kept well in check by the Government sheep. In speaking of this weed we would suggest that the planting of paspalum nilitatum at places infested might prove beneficial. This "grass grows very strongly, and to our mind experiments with it would give satisfactory results. If any of our Te Rau-a-moa friends would like to give the idea a trial we will forward them well matured plants.

At a meeting of the Kawhia Harbour Railway League oa Saturday night last, Messrs W. W. M'Cardle an.l T. D. Hamilton were appointed delegates to the Auckland Provincial Railway League meeting on tbe 31st May. In discussion, Mr M'Cardle meutio led that three years ago when at Te Awamutu the Hon. Hall-Jones had promised that a survey would be made. Mr A. Babbage stated that tbe construction of the line was advocated by tho Bryce Government in 1876. The secretary (Mr Pettit) announced that that meeting was tbe commencement of the second year of the League and that the annual fee of Is per member was now due.

There is no disputing the fact that the forming of Jeryoi® street in a big improvement, and give® a tone to Kawbia, especially to those who see our town for the first time. We do not po«e as an engineer, no do we wish to be acoated of fault-finding, but (with other rejidents) we assert that tbe manner in which the work hat been finished off leaves a lot to be deaired. Tbe particular portion referred to is that opposite tbe premises of Campbell and Jonathan, which at tho present time is in a very bad state, being practically a sheet of water. Surely this could bo remedied. True, the sum of £75 was far too little to complete the work, but the expenditure of a pound or two in fixing up tbe place mentioned ought not to be an impossibility. Wo trust that this matter will be attended to.