Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 316, 14 June 1907, Page 2

Local and General.

It is reported that the remains of a moa have been discovered in a cavtHJh the Marokopa River. Mr Lane has been appointed manager of the Marokopa Milling Co.’s mill in the place of Mr Toomath. The Kawhia County Council advertise that all rates remaining unpaid on the 21st inst. will be eued for. The s.s. Rothesay continues to do go-d work, since our last issue having made two trips to Marokopa and one to Harihari. The Hon. W. W. M'Cardle, M.L.0., accompanied by Mrs and Miss M‘Cardie, left for Wellington by the s.s. Kia Ora on Tuesday. A settler in the Assessment Court at Te Aroha said it had cost him £l3 an acre to make his land worth £9 an acre. SMOKERS, ATTENTION PLEASE. —The best of all smokes is DERBY OUNCE FLAKE CUT in TWO TINS. Last Saturday Mr A. R» Langley held a clearing sale on account Hon. W. W. M‘Cardie, M.L.C., when there was a good attendance and fair prices were realised. Those interested, which should be every resident of this diatriet, are reminded of the meeting of the Kawhia Harbour Railway League, which is advertised for Monday evening next. The swamp near the township of Kawhia, which has long been sought for, was during the week leased to Mr W. Davies by the Maori owners for a term of 21 years, at a rental of 7s per acre per annum. The following Crown lands in this district are gazetted as having been forfeited ; Section 15, blocks VI Maungamangero, formerly held by F. Ki n near; Section 1, Block IX, formally held by F. Perham. SMOKERS PLEASE NOTE. A rush on it. What ? DERBY Tobacco, FLAKE CUT, in TWO ! OUNCE TINS. All tobacconists. • . Honey poured upon cooked bacon, sausage, and some other meats, is really I very palatable, and much relished by i many persons, strange as the combinaj tion may sound, —“American Bee- ; keeper.” Mr U. J. Greanslada.M.H.B. wired ! ns as follows on Thursday morning- ! “Regret owing to illness been obliged i abandon my proposed visit Raglan i and Kawhia before session. Had bad ! night but considerably improved toi day, and hope soon be ail right again.” As farmers become more and more educated in their avocation, the higher ; will become the dignity of tarm life, thu greater the reward, the more , attractive the occupation ’ for. young ; men, who are life of indepen- 1 : deuce and a healthy home for tneir 1 children.—Exchange. ! SMOKERS. DERBY Tobacco 1 I in the new TWO OUNCE TINS is a 1 j delightful smoke—is MILD, but docs i i not burn the tongue. Try it. The value of potatoes as a food for I E>ock (says the Leader) is demon- < Crated in the Albury district, where is stated, the use of potatoes for ’ feeding sheep has been tried with 1 satisfactory results. The food is said J to be nutritious, easily distributed, and ’ ' conomical, none of it being wasted. , A ro»n who was arrested at Maksr ’ tote on Wednesday on a charge oj 1 Laving imposed on a resident by sell- { ing cold tea as wbiskv, appeared before . the Taumarunui Police Courton Saturday. He was found gujlty, and was f fined £lO, with £0 16s costs, or ono 1 month’s imprisonment. He went to t gaol. ' 6 Recently Nellie Greenwell, aged 4, < of Mount Pleasant, near Ballarat, , Victoria, died suddenly after two r hours illness. Tbe post-mortem discouered’’ hydatid oysts on tbe liver, 1 lungs, and heart, caused by constant ( companionship with a pot dog. Dr. < Richards regards it as an extraordin- l ary case and will report it to the Medi- c dal Society. At a meeting of the Kawhia School j Committee on Monday last it was de- j c’ded fo apply to the School Coramis- , uiuncr-* for sections 4 and 5, block IX, Kawbiii; that members of the commitiec visit tbe school monthly in ro- s tation ; that .the secretary obtain in- I formation re Arbor Day. Accounts a amounting to Bs. 6d were passed for j| payment. •g SMOKERS.^—A first-class tobacco is DERBY FLAKE CUT in the new „ TWO OUNCE TINS. r