THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1907, Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 332, 4 October 1907, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1907, Local and General.

Mr G. G. Jonathan was sworn in as a J P. by Mr Northcroft, S.M. on Tu< sday last. Au area of 4 acres 3 roods 17 perches of sectiqn 5, block VI, Marokopa Survey district has been reserved as a site tor a public cometary. Yielding to She represanULon of the settlers in ths Awaroa Va ley, the P stat Department have decided to alter the day upon which the mail is taken to and from Hauturu from Wednesday unt Saturday. We loaru tbit Mr Arthur Wright hufs ,-rrrt.nged tor the s.s. Murttai so l.rii.g a cargo of factory material and sundries from Wanganui to Kawhia at soon m the weather modelatas. The plant m to be placed at the Oparau Ferry, where Mr Weight intends establishing a sash and door factory. Don’t forget that good printing can ba done at the Settlmb Office.

<• RUSH ON ?. -What 1 DF 3Y tobacco i, the naw I». 01N0E TINS. 1 ? splendid ' ’ usual monthly ding of the * SchoolOomroi will beheld on day evening ne; *7 80 p.m. business people O' lawera haw gc >teed £5O) a yb» rl c three years to* do the interest on ue trim way IOBL. 7 e usual meeting the Kawhia Tov < Board, which w ; fixture f r Thu lay evening lit. , • .3 postponed untv Tuesday. T‘ in was a* heavy « ofehi&e‘S‘ - boh o the S.M. Cour t a r Kawbi-s, n<i the lost was not- eooc:u •-d refote 4 15 p.m. m Thursday, (d > second day). smokers derby Tobacco in the new TWO OUNCE TINS is o delightful smoke—is MILD, but not burn the tongue. Tiy it. Miss O.Reece, who has been appoint ed to the charge ef Hfytdck/, hoftas h Id school, Kinohaku, was a passenger io Kawhia by the gys. Waitangi on Wednesday last. Last Wednesday, Mr H ibbs fr.ok a pontoon load of 40 horses froih Tc Maika to Oparau. They were pur. : chased at Tabaroa fr'tn the tiSfiVes there, and were taken on to the Wai-

In reference to- WaUara being de dared a grading port for export of flax the Minister of Daods can not recommend at present that the port should ba gazetted. If exports increase, the matter will receive consid raiion. On Thursday night, a part cularly beat ] storm raged at Kawhia accompanied by deafening thunder and vivid lightning. A total of 182 in. of rain fell during that time. We have not heard of any serious damage being dor

In Abyssinia it is considered a crime to fnoko. The law forbidding tobacco at first intended to prevent priests from smoking in church; but it was tak i too literally, and nowadays even foreigners have to be careful not to be sei i smoking. During the recent he y weather Mr Wisher Morgan’s pontoon was capsized in the harbour. It wr s loaded with stone, but how the ac but occurred is a n stery. The difficu. 5 task of righting 'ecraft hasnow been accomplished bi ; vLthopt appliances k was a very slow undertaking.

I □ Oamaru residtat v’siting Wanga writes: “There ig plenty of gr here,and the ecca' yis as green as whichever way oi looks. Dairy L is sePing f’-'ely a oto £5O per ac but things ca stand much lor rin New Zeab b; the rate at w! :A we are travelling.” 7* irsons who require a first-class pi». <o on very easy tercis are advised te read the new ad ver -meat of the L r on and Berlin Pia io Co. on our back page.*

mfleman hour . new varies o' atoes, and to.d gardener to bu e and plant t- far enough a . “Well, Sam, 1 you plant t* otatoes far apart, »< I -told you ?” S« : “I did, b*r. I [ ited some in yi. garden, and sr lj in mine, so tbt are four miles api h.” /1 Marokopa the he * weather that has ooen experienced 1. y was S3verely felt. The two shop v <dows in Mr Wi 1 ’son’s shop were smashed in. The KoUoi was blown up < a bank, and a b, 6 lighter drifted up the river some distance. The Kotahi has been barbound at Marokopa (or about a fortnight.

Wairarapa people main business when they reqr re a fa’ way line. A movement is on foot to connect Martinborough with the ma'.n line from Wellington with a branch. AU the people ask from tta Government is permission to go on with the work It this request is granted, the Rtrlway League promises to gain the requisite £lO,OOO locally within thirty days. A correspondent signiog himself “New Zealand Born,” writes from Auckland to the Dally Mail Overseas Edition to say that in New Zealand certain slang words are srery prevalent and he quotes a number, including among them “Kia Ora” and “Whare. A native New Zealander ought to know that those are not slang words. Among the rest are “a station,” “a run," and •*a store."

Tie necessity for a court house at Ka thia was once more instanced on Wednesday, when a w tness was being examined it commenced to rain, and the S.M. held up his hand and rema 'red, “Wait aminu , I cant hear." Aft - a short interv the rain ceased, and the evidence was procseded with. Buj the proceed ngs only lasted another few minutes, afUr which the rain commenced again, and the cases we. 3 adjourned tor th j hours.

The slate of the tracks between the and P'e markets are we but not favourably kaown, as during (.his season of the year it is almost imjogsible to drive stock thereon. At the ■)resent time there i *e numbers of fat. tile and sheep in .be Kiritehere di‘ jt, but ulifortunaU /, they will ba> j to remain there on account of the fac t jove quoted. Such a state of aff ’s does not reflect much credit on the New Zealand Government. correspondent fre ) Marokopa w » : “I notice by a lent issue of th > ‘’ettleb, that r tai official n 1 Ourtts has 1 the post off' iin this d’stric . r iw, sir, tha", gt. man did not go to Marokopa or Kr ehere. Why? W; a it because of i j« state of the trr ’ If not why thia n gleet ?IfMr f ’ had visited ‘ would have setu a hearti > .» -*g job it is to ; the mail (mm Te M* » here, to* w t the conlraqto ( s by the Dep. nt with the bt me sum of i -dr year I I’U mJa a bet that U ficiala of the Dsf -/ment would m de over the road for that anujot.”

SMOKERS.—A iirst'Class tobacco is DERBY FLAKE OUT in the new TWO OUNCE TINS. ti was announced in the court on Phursday last that immediate steps would be taken to place the White Sta? Sawmill in the hands of the Official Assignee. Mr G. H. Mackenzie, of Oparau, advertises in this issue that a well-bred draught stallion, from the stud of Mr J. R. 'Mackenzie, O'ago, will be at the disposal of breeders thia season. aHe Mton of cnckst enthusiasts 4s direcutt'tc' fti. a i -ait’-, nt iu this i-me Dotifving that the annual meeting of Kawfija criekut etab will be held on Wednesday evening next at 780 pm.’ Webear that the work of arreting the bridge over the Marokopa river has been completed as far as possible, op rational being suspended awaiting the ar civil of the rope La be ustsd in c uneoiion with the work. There ill a vpry heavy flood in the Oparftu river and thid (Friday) moaning, word was received in Kawbia that the Oparau terry, had been again washed away. This happens very often, and the amount of money spent iu rescuing the punt and repairing Rann would have gone far towards the co-1 of erecting a bridge there.

Mr Norths of’, S-M., bad as a companion on his trip to Raw bis during ihe week, his daughter, whose initial \ isit it wasi to this district. The roads were very bad, and it was intended to make the return journey on Friday, but owing to the incessant rams and a flood in tbe Mapgati stream, this was not done. The party intend leaving on Sunday . One of the most extraordinary agi tations in nhe history of any nation is now in progress in France. I* is a strongly supported appeal to the women of the nation to strike against motherhood. The agitation has been three yeans in coming to a head. Half a-dozen women started an anti-mater-nity league in the little town of Roubaix, in Northern France, and, year by year, it has grown until now the membership runs into thousands, and the league is strong enough to make its pronouncements public.

Mr W. T. Jennings, M H.R., has been relating to a Wellington pressman a little story illustrative of the hardships endured by settlers in the roadless Ohura country. A dairy factory was to have started at Mangaroa this season, and bad got a boiler up from Auckland by ra : ’. When tbe bo ;, er had been carted along the road for about nine miles from Ongerue station, it was found quite impossible to take it any further, and it hag been abandoned in the mud until the spring. Tbe dairy factory will now, through this delay, be unable to begin work until next season.

An awkward situation w&g occasioned at a church iu the Wairarapa a Sunday or two ago, says the Free Lancs, when a visiting clergyman read a notice that “the sympathy and prayers of the congregation are requested for Mr John G. Brown, who has been deeply afflicted by the loss of bis wife." John had t .ken up the collection, and, at the time the ancient notice was read, was sitting decked in his best regalia, besides the second Mrs Brown, Vo whom he had bean married a week p reviously The regular minister had used the condolence notice as a book-marker for more than a year. One of the moat enjoyable juvenile dances ever held in this district* took place at Mra W. Morgana residence, “St. Elmo," on Saturday night last. There were fully 30 children present, and all had a real good time. The entertainment was provided in dancing, games, recitations, singing, etc. Mra Langley kindly provided the music, whilst tbe popular hostess received splendid assistance from Mesdames Newton Barron, M‘Carthy, Miss Hamilton, and Dr Jenkins. Supper was served about 10 80, and the happy party dispersed by singing Auld Lang Syne, and vociferous cheers for Mr and Mrs Morgan.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Go., Ltd., of Hamilton, have received the following cable advice from their London office :—“Wool sales opened with spirit. Quotations about the same for Cross bred wool although somewhat irregular in price. Since close of last sales Cross bred lambs greasy wool prices are higher by £d to Id. Merino wool opening catalogue was not a representative one. Since close of last sales prices are higher by par to |d per lb for Merino greasy wool. Since last sales Combing Merino sheepskins have advanced |d per lb, Clothing Merino sheepskins |d per lb whilst Coarse cross-bred, and short and shorn skins have decll ned £d per lb.”

On Saturday last, at Kawhia, a very interesting game of football was played between the boys of Oparau and Kv whia, the result being in favour of the home team by 21 points to 11. For the winners tries were seemed by Bar clay (2), F. Newton (2), J. Edwards (2), R. Nesbitt (!', whilst for tbe losers H. Symons soorea twice, L. Nesbitt once, the former converting one of bis tries. The game was well contested, and excellent form shown by the boys. For the winners Barclay and H. Langley shone out in tbo backs, and F. Newton and Edwards in tbe forwards. Symons was the best of the visitors, and received good help from J. Morgan and M‘Lauohlan. Our eye was taken by Pearoe at half, this little (fellow (about nine) getting down and collaring in quite a professional style. A return match ie to be played at Oparau on Saturday, 12th inet. SMOKERS PLEASE NOTE.

A rush on it. What ? DERBY Tobacco, FLAKE OUT, in TWO OUNCE TINS. All tobacconists.