THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1907, Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 311, 10 May 1907, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1907, Local and General.

SMOKERS, ATTENTION PLEASE. —The beat of all smokes is DERBY OUNCE FLAKE CUT in TWO TINS. The usual monthly meeting of the Kawhia School Cummitte is fixed for Monday evening next (13th inst.) at 7. 30 p.m. Recently Mt John Scott, junr., purchased Mr T. Brough’s 100 acre seclion at Kinohaku and Mr R. Neily, Mr George Horne’s Messrs J. Neilson and J. Wright heve purchased the oil launch Kinoheku from Mr F. Derccourt, and the the new owners commence running the boat next week. There have been a good few people who are holiday making in Kawhia during the past week, two of whom (residents of Ffilding) paid a visit to the Waitomo caves. Daring the week the a.B. Rothesay made two trips lo Marokopa, taking down full cargoes of stores and bringing buck ou each occasion 27 bales of ft -x. The craft is now under the o< mmand of Captain Roberts, with Mr Priestly as engineer, Captain Kemp and Mr Holmes having been recalled to Auckland. It has been decided to build a Con gregationai Church at Te Kuiti, where the Rev. R. Mitchell preaches to 70 people. The Rev. C E. Davidson, of Kawhia, has decided to make a pulpit and present it to the church. It will be remembered that ibis ’gentleman donated the one in rhe local church, when be was stationed at Maungatoroto.

For Bronchial Coughs take Woods* Great Peppermint Core. Is6d&2s6d. Wo learn that the erection of the Okcpata Bridge will becbmmenced in about a fortnight. Mr Burd and Mr Forsyth, of the Roads and Bridges Department, paid a visit to Kawhia on Thursday. We learn that <he Kinohaku Post Office, and all the branches thereof? have been placed under the charge of Mr T. O. Turnbull. Condolences are offered to'Mrs P. J. M’Carihy, who received a telegram on Wednesday last, a.tiiylug iwr of her father’s death, which took place at Blenheim Owing to the unusual * pressure on our advertising sp-use we are. compel!- . rd lo leave cut the evidence in the cave of Anderson v. Davies and Sous (heard last court day), besides several letters and other items. We direct the attention of settlers to the reprorts of late Waikato Stock sales in this issue, and also to Messrs M'Niool and Co.’s advertisements relative to the Ohaup > .nd Ngaruawahia sales.

Lovers of dancing are reminded of I the Tennis Club Bai’, to be held in Scotts* hall, on Friday evening next, 17th inst. Arrangements are well advanced, and it is predicted that the event will be the success of the season. The Auckland Winter Show, which is fixed for the 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th of May, should be a popular event. By advertisement the Society notify the special features, and also the fact that excursion fares hive been arranged The shooting season opened on the Ist and a number of local sportsmen got afield in quest of game, but we have not heard olt any great “bags.” Pheasanta are reported to be more numerous than usual. The present season is a close one for pigeons.

At the Council meeting on Monday, Or Jonathan asked that as the Kawhia loan was carried and they were only waiting for the money, if it would not be advisable to get out the specifications ?—The Chairman : In tljree weeks time the engineer resumes duty, and it can be gone on with them We are requested by the Postal Department to call attention to the large number of post-cards beating on the back imitations of New Zealand postage stamps which are being posted to places beyond the colony. The delivery of such post-cards is forbidden by International regulation and when observed they are detained and sent to the Dead Letter Office, Wellington. That Mr T. Ash bolt has been an

energetic dog tax collector was admitted at the Council meeting on Monday last, when the Clerk reported that he had paid in about £22. “Good boy, Tom,” exclaimed Cr. Armstrong. “At the Oparau sports he was taking the gate money with one hand and had a bundle of collars in the other,*’ which statement seemed to tickle the members present.. The Northern 8.8. Co. advertise an excursion to Auckland. The s.s. Kia Ora will leave Kawhia on the 16th and 23rd insts to take visitors from this district to the Auckland A. <fc P. Society’s Winter Show. This show will be open from 22nd to 25th inst inclusive. The trip made by steamer on 28rd inst will only allow visitors to attend the show on last two days, bat it was deci ded to extend the privilege to that date auticiapcing that some people could not get away on the 16tb. In its quarterly issue for March, Night and Day has an absorbingly interesting story to tell about Dr. Barnado’s Homes which it represents. It speaks about a family of 8000 inmates, admitting from befr w the poverty line eight or nine!boys aid gwfc every day and comprising cripples, incurables, babies, deaf and dumb and blind and helpless among its varied flock. No wonder that it needs money—money for the victualling, clothing and counties needs of a big town! This is the month of emigration, when the Homes send off to Canada their spring party. I Some 350 boys and girls, carefully chosen for health, for intelligence, and for industrious habits have gone forth, bringing the grand total up to 18,994, of whom, it is the Homes’ proud boast, that 98 in a 100 have proved themeelves worthy and successful colonists.