Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 328, 30 August 1907, Page 2

Local and General.

A special greeting of the Kawhia County Council will be held on Monday next (September 2nd). Au official return states that daringthe season 1906 7 the Te Rau-a-moa Dairy Company manufactured - 10| tons of butter- The number of suppliers is put down at 14. The Te Rau-a-moa imdea profit of £97 8a 4d during the past season. The annual meeting is ndyrriised to bo held on Munday. Sop tember 15 b, at 2 i> lit? • Members and intending m mbers uf 5 the Kiuohaku branch of the. Farmers' Union are notified by advertisement that a meeting will be.beld.atMr Harper’s Boarding House on Saturdiy evening, September 7th. The s.s. Rothesay went round to Aotea on Wednesday, but as the bar was too rough to cross the steamer re turned to Kawhia, Another stlenjpt was made on Friday, but with a like result. It is pleasing to note that an advertisement appearing in this issue states that the Kawhia Courthouse is shortly to be erected, as tenders for that work are therein invited. The sum of £5O hte been granted for building a retaimng wall round the pehutukawa trees on the Kawhia beach. Messra J Corbett and J. M* Burney have been entrustfif! with lhe work, and are ait present employed blasting roofr at Mottrtara.

The Harbour Boards' Bill at present before the House of Representatives specifies that one member of the*‘sixteen is to be chosen ’to iepresent the Rnglan County but no mention is made of KawhiaCounty: Perhaps the agitation to deal wi(h Wellington is responsible for our County being thus ignored.

This is the way a London school impressively saluted the flag on Empire day : —Each child, pointing to the flag proclaimed in unison: Flag of my fathers, standing for freedom, I love thee; standing for justice, I honour the ; standing for our Empire, I salute thee. Then in true military fashion, the whole of the scholars saluted the flag.

At Auckland, on Monday, before Mr Justice Denniston, the application for discharge by Eagle D’Arcy Hamilton of Kawhia, (who was represented by Mr Pullan), was granted, it being pointed out that all liabilities had been paid on the day after the bankruptcy, which was resorted to merely for the adjustment of accounts in a partnership,

The return match, Oparau v, Pirongia, will be played at Kawhia on Saturday, September 7th. The Oparau 15 will be as follows: —Full, M. Forbes ; three-quarters, Tita, Tiwa, A. Atkins; five-eight, P. Brough ; half, Slater; wings, Olive, Hera; forwards, Doctor, F. Atkins, Hurst, Kerapa, H. and A. Schrieber, A. Perham. Emergencies, Symons, Mann, D. Coe.

At the present time there is a large amount of sickness prevalent in the district, which is a severe form of influenza. Miss Ashby, the school teacher at Te Rau-a-moa, was brought to Kawhia on Thursday, suffering from pleurisy, supervening on influenza, and is at present being nursed by Mrs Morgan and attended to by Dr 0. Campbell Jenkins,

Au vffort ie being made among the comrades and friends of the late Captain Blacklock to erect a memorial as a token of the esteem in which he was held by them. Mr H. ▲. V. Bollard, of Auckland, is acting as treasurer to the fund, aud a subscription list is lying at the office of.tbs Northern 8.8. Co., Kawbia, for the convenience of local subscribers. Already the names of a number of Kawhia residents appear on the list.

We-learn that Cr W. J. Shaw baa held the meeting of settlers in the Marokopa and Kiritehere districts, who are interested in the MarokopaKinohakn telephone. |The - meeting wa» very unauimoas over the matter and promptly decided to give the guarantee of £56 per annum, so that the construction of the line ought to be within measurable distance. The settlers are to be compliment! on tbeirautiou in this matter, which again deinoußtratee the progress that that district is now noted for.

Jnaer Tucek, a fourteen year old school boy of Vienna, was presented recently with a watch by the wellknown surgeon, Professor Baron von Eiaalberg, (or remarkable during an operation. The boy's arm had to be amputated, but he refused to have an an aesthetic, as be declared he wanted to watch the operation. He was so insistent, and promised so solemnly not to mind the pain, that the Professor let him have his way. He did not shirk or utter a sound during the course of the amputation, which be watched with the greatest attention, and at tbe end stated that the interesting eight wae well worth the pain.

It is an unusual thing to find a bul lock “a friend in need/’ but one under tbe care of a roadman io the Masferton County enjoya this nuique distinction. Tbe roade in tbe part of the ooauty in which the bullock—au old mill hauling beast—grazes leisurely, are typical of New Zealand county roads in midwinter, and when a Hettiers baggy or other vehicle gets stuck so deeply in the mud as to defy the efforts of the horses to pall it out the bul’oak in qaeation is immediately sent for, and the crisis ia soon over. This fact was ilicitated at the Couuty Council meeting, says the Wairarapa Daily Times, when it was unanimously decided to, evercise the powers oonferred on local bodies under the Impounding Act,and grant tbe bullock grazing rights on the road, while the baneful eye of the county ranger has been statutorily closed to the fact.

The monthly meeting of theKawhia Town Boarfl has been fixed for Thursday, September sth. ■ s Ten passengers were landed at Kawhia from WiMtara by the s.s. Weitangi on Tgfttrsday morning. Attentions directed to the altered time-table elthe s.s, Waitangi appearing in this Mr NeWton King reports the sale of the'Harihari estate of 4,747 acres to Mr George Riddell of New Plymouth, It is rumoured that Mr H. D. Ooutta >4 tbe VGuUinn will nu rtly pay a to K iwbii f.r the purpose of valuing the Moeraogi Block. By the s.s. Waitangi on Thursday Mr J. Wright brought 158 sheep from Wa : tarn,,which were safely discharged at Lemon Point. According to the Government Gazette, Mr R. (“Dick”) Ormsby, well known in this district, has been granted a licensed interpreter’s certificate. Levers of danofog are reminded of the Rances to be held in Scotts' Hill Kawhia, 09" Friday and Saturday next, September B<h arid 7tb, under the auspices of tbe Oparau Football Club. We beg toadvise that owing to the rise in the price of post cards, consequent on ths revised tariff, we have been compelled to increase tbe price of photo post cards from 4d each to sd. We learn that the punt on the Marokopa River, which was loaded with material, stores, Hwagß, etc., for Mr J

E. Scott (who is building the bridge there) swamped and sank whilst being taken up tbe otreatn Last Saturday Mr T. D. Hamilton held a sale of furniture and effects on account of Mr Stokes, who has lately disposed of his farm. There was a fair attendance, bidding was brisk, and everything cleared at fair rates. Gold is actually being extracted from sea water at H&ylinp Island, on the coast of England. The process is a profound secret, but it is stated that 100 tons of water yield one grain of gold.

Mr M‘Chesney, of Kinobaku, received a wire on Friday stating that his brother-in-law had accidently been shot, and had succumbed to tbe injuries. Mr M'Oheaney left for Auckland to attend the funeral on Saturday. Whenever a plant becomes a pest in Victoria it is officially declared by the Governor-in-Oouncil to be a thistle, and therefore the provisions of the Thistles Act are applied to its destruction. Proclamation has now been made that for the future the thorn apple is to be officially dealt with as a thistle. In the discussion on the Waiters Harbour Board Bill, Mr Massey used the argument against tbe passing of it, that New Plymouth was the nearest port to Sydney, and there was great possibilities of a direct trade being opened up. Mr Massey is quite wrong, as Kawhia Harbour is the nearest port and we have no doubt whatever but that a direct trade will be opened between here and Sydney at some future date. There is no need to be optimistic, for such is a fact.

The following is from the “Waikato Times” :w“You call this a mineral spring?” said the Yankee visitor deprecatingly. “Yes, sir,” said the Te Aroha hotel proprietor ; “it is a mineral spring ; its got any quantity of iron in it.” “Well,” returned tbe Yankee “you want to see the mineral spring where I live away out in Dakota. Why sir, we never need to shoe our horses out there. We just make them put their feet in the water for balf-an-bour and ths shoes grow on their feet right away—the water is so full of iron.” A correspondent of tbeGlobe has re ceived from West Africa, a remarkable photograph from the hinterland of Acurca of a native woman and six children, all born at a birth. The fact is we believe authentically established, and must be we'should imagine, without a parallel. ‘ln former years such an event would have been deemed a portent of the most terrible kind, presaging war, famine, and pestilence, but we daresay - that even on the Gold Coast it will at this time be received with comparative equanimity. In his merry moment, Dr M'Artbur tells the story of the Irishman who signed the pledge when Father Hayes was here but'who appeared before the magistrate six days afterwards, says the Lance. The B.M. wae surprised and a little ruffled. But Pat explained “’Twas me absentmindness, yer Worship, an' a habit I have of talkin' with myself: “Pae come an' have a drink I” “No, says I, I’ve aworn off !” “Then I’ll drink alone, ’aed I to myself; 'an I’ll wait for yez outside, sez I. An* when myself came out, bedad, he was drunk !*' Fined 10s.

A footballer was proudly showing his leg to an admiring comrade. It was a pretty sight. Large patches of blaca and blue, ehading off into yellow, and relieved by circles and craters of raw scarlet, ran from hip to ankle. It was tbe ball-mark of triumph, and its possessor glowered down at it adoringly. Also, it was painful anJ he limped somewhat, and the knee felt stiff, and he wasn't certain he could continue to use it (or its original purpose—something to walk with. But he kept gamely to his work—he was in a builder's establishment. “A beauty, isn't it ?” he inquired, By gosh it is I” was the half reluctant rejoinder. Then, suddenly, ae an inspiration flashed from his brain pan, “Say, old man, if that had happened in the yard guess you’d hkve coma down on tbe boss, wouldn’t you ?” “You bet your life I woJid,” wae the prompt rejoinder. “I’d have come on him quicker than Christmas." There is a moral somewhere about, but we have ho time to give it.—Dunedin Star. .

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails. Is. 3d. and 2s. 6d.

On Thursday, at Timaru, the South Canterbury reps, beat Auckland by 11 points to 8Applications are invited tor teachers for ‘aide 1” schools in the Kawhia and Te Puke districts. Constable M‘Carthy received intimation yesterday of the sudden death of an infant named Quin, and an inquest will be held to morrow (Saturday.) A bushman named Hone Edwards, working on Mr Morris’ section at Kawaroa, cut his foot with an axe on Friday, necessitating Dr C. Campbell Jenkins' attendance. During tbe recent wet weather the bill above Jervois street, Kawhia, comment d to slip, reme hundreds of tons of oa th shift Dg, but up to tbe present the road has not been blocked. Attention is directed to the ujw advertisement iu thia issue of the Strand Boarding Hoose, Kawh'*. Mrs H. J. Fahvasser, the proprietress, notifies that accommodation oto be secured there, which it can be safelyjaaid, will be found first class. Word has been received that M'sa Grece Fair asset, Dorothy Sirc >mbe, and Master Arthur Jonathan of tbe Kawhia Congregational Sunday School, have gained cerufisatea iu the Sunday School Union examination I e’d in July. We congratulate tbe young folk ou their sneoesa, which mast faw alike gratifying to themselves,'parents and teachers.

Mrs Perham, proprietress of Hotel Mo iaa, met with a serious accident on Wednesday last, from tbe effects of which it Will be some weeks before Rhe recovered. On that morning Mrs Perham wns going out of the back door when she slipped and fell, her right leg going between the steps. Tbe unfortunate lady was unable to rise ahd was carried inside suffering great pain. Dr C. Campbell Jenkins was called in and he states that although the bone is not broken the sinews are very badly strained. To a person of Mrs Perham's age the shock must be very severe. During the past few weeks there has been quite a number of visitors in our midst, and this is somewhat surprising considering the bad weather that hoe prevailed, which naturally brings in its train what visitors do not like to have|to put up with—bad roads. Mr and Mrs Field, of Nelson, haye been staying with Mr E. U. Stanley, at Kinobaku ; Miss Calson, (Auckland) with Mr Pressley, Kawhia and Mr and Mrs Robinson (Mokan), with Mr D. Robinson, Te Mailca. By the Waitangi on Thursday Messrs T. Babbage and Anderson, of Wanganui, arrived on a visit to their relatives at Awaroa; Mr Coweru, (Dunedin) to see his parents at Rakauui, and Miss Hamilton (Christchurch) to again take up her residence for a while in Kawhia.

“ Who stole the separator ?” This has been the question asked by almost everyone in Kawhia during tbe past week. On Saturday last Mr T. D. Hamilton had a sale at his mart, near the Settler Office, and amongst the articles entered was a Melotte separator and Daisy churn. Before these could be put up Conrtable M* Car thy arrived and seized the articles mentioned io satisfy a distress warrant which he held. On the vendor being informed of this proceeding he naturally was very wrath. Both the separator and churn were left in tbe building and were ?uen on Sunday afternoon, but on Monday morning it was discovered that the first-named article had mysteriously disappeared, though the churn was allowed to remain. Information was at once given to Constable M'Oartby who has since been making enquiries, but up to the time of ou; going to press the question which heads t this paragraph remains unanswered. The flax industry along the ooaet will receive considerable impetna this coming season. Mr C. Atkinson by tne steamer thia Friday evening forwarded to Kawhia his first consignmeut of timber and plant for a new mill to be erected at Mr M. Bbeara'e section at Nakuhakari Bay. He proposes to utilise the lighter lying at Marokopa to convey his plant to Nukuhakari. The lighter will be towed from Marokopa to Kawhia as ‘soon as the weather permits, loaded here, and then wait for b favourable opportunity to be taken down the coast and beached through the surf opposite the mill site. Word has also reached ns that Messrs Otway Bros, have nearly completed tbe purchase of a large two- ■ stripper plant that' they propose to erect at Waikawau, where they intend to start operations at once. With > these new mills going in what is wrong with making Kawhia a grading port? The output of the Raglan and coast mil's alone should reach nearly 50 tons a week during the coming season—there would be a saying of £5O a week to tbe millers if di eot shipments could be made from here.