Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 296, 8 February 1907, Page 2

Local and General.

The s.s Rothesay left Monganui for Kawhia direct on Thursday last.

Note tbe altered advertisements in this issue of Mr Q. H. Chase, Mr 8. Stewart and Messrs Dance and Hamilton.

The Kawhia School re-assembled after the Christmas holidays on Monday last with an increased number of scholars.

A epray in time saves not nine, bat man 5' times nino, if It be potato plants yoa spray, and the solation Shabland’s Potato Blight Exterminator,* On February 13 applications will close for an area of 189 acres of heavy bash land at Kawhia South, the cash price for which is £236 17s 6d.

Make sure of gathering your potato drops by spraying the plants with Shabland’s Potato Blight Exterminator. It is the surpst safeguard you can have against blight.* Attention is directed to the qew advertisement op our third page of Messrs Thatcher >nd Co., land and estate agents and mercantile brokers of King’s Chambers, 68 Queen Street, Auckland. The N.Z, Loan and Mercantile Co. have received the following information from Messrs Wm. Cooper and NepbeWt:-*“A Royal Warrant has been received by Messrs Cooper and Nephews, Berkhamsted, England, appointing them dip makers to His Majesty King Edward,”

With reference to the report that Mr W. T Jennings is not likely to contest tbe Taumaranui electorate at the next 'general election, the Kirg Co on try Chronicle statea that a letter has been received Jtetyn Mr Jennings by an AiJia resident, stating that, there are no grounds for inch a statement/

Spray, spray again, and still spray yonr potato plants with Sharland’s Potato Blight B[jwtebh(NAtqb. It may be a little trouble, but it will pay you when you come to dig your crops.* At present the gabg of telephone line repairers are working on the line across the Aotea beach. We believe the intention is to renew the wire (which has been there for about 20 years) and remove the posts nearer the shore. It is to be hoped that in future this portion will not be broken by almost every slight wind, as has been the case during the past year or two.

Some year or two ago Kawhia bad a brass band, tbe members of which were fairly good players, and whenever they appeared in public the music discoursed was attentively listened to by large numbers, who also contributed liberally to the funds. But, unfortunately, the band seemed to gradually sink into oblivion, and at tbe present time neither the public nor the members know anything as to its position. Ona of the latter (Mr A. E. Ward) would like some information on the matter, and jn this issue convenes a meolihg for Saturday, February 23rd, when it is hoped a large number will be present in Scott’s Hall

By the s.p. Kia Ora this (Friday) morning, Mr Trolove, of Aotea, landaa five rams foe use on his run, “ Papatapu.” Tho sheep are of the breed known as CorriedJa, and were purchased from a breeder at Tura kina, one of the number having re cently taken second prize at the Wanganui Show. These are the first sheep of this breed brought into tbe district and Mr Trolove is to be complimented on his enterprise, for which we hope he will bo amply rewarded by securing tbe best results. Mr Trolovo showed us some splendid samples of wool from tho flock, which last year averaged lOpbs. of wool per bead, with a lamb percencage of 180. The owner of the flock has 900 acres and last year the proceeds of the sals of wool only realised over £lOO9 I