Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 340, 29 November 1907, Page 2

Local and General.

During the past few days welcome rain has fallen in this district, which has proved of great benefit to pastures. On Thursday 1.02 in. was recorded. The marriage was celebrated in Auckland recently of Mr E. A. Dance and Miss Cook, both (ormer residents of Kawhia. \ Mr A. D. Newton, lately practicing as a surveyor in this district, has accepted a Government position, and is at present stationed at Whangarei. On Saturday last, tbe Hon. W. W. M’Cardle wired us as follows :—“We are just about to pass an Act vesting the Harbour Endowment in the,.Kawhia County.” ’ Mr E. D’Arcy Hamilton returned from bis visit to Christchurch ou Wed nesday morning accompanied by his mother, who has been away from Kawhia for some considerable time past. The fine of £25 imposed on Mrs Healy, of Kawhia, for an offence connected with liquor has been reduced to £lO. That amount has been paid and Mrs Healy and family left tbe district on Monday last. Many people go in for advertising tbis district in very different ways, but the most novel we have beard of is a former resident who now lives at Wellington, who has given his home the name of “Kawhia House.” On Monday last a start was made on tbe foundations for the Kawhia courthouse. In deference to the wishes of many officials and the Town Board the Department has changed the site from tbe back of the section to tbe hill facing Tainui Street,

There was little competition for the reserves in tbe township, put up by auction on Saturday last by Mr T. D. Hamilton, under instructions from tbe Kawhia Town Board. The reserves were not reached, but we learn that since then all have been let privately. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, Hamilton wired us yestesday : —“Our London office cables: * As compared wite last sales closing rates are lower about 7| to 10 per cent, for coarse crossbred, fine and medium crossbred and merino wool and crossbred slips. The competition by both home and foreign buyers is fairty active.’ ”

A meeting of prominent Maoris was held last week at Otorohanga, for the purpose of discussing the advisability of nominating a candidate for tbe Western Mauri electorate at tbe forthcoming general election. The seat is at ptesent held by Henare Kaihau, and after tbe views of those present had been heard, it was decided to sapport Pepeue Eketone for tbe seat.—Te Kuiti Chronicle.

At a banquet held recently in Wairoa district, a well known farmer, in proposing the health of “The King,” made the following rather amusing remark :—“Tbe King is a person I am not acquainted with, but, nevertheless, if be is as good a man as his mother he will not be a bad fellow.” And just to aud to the humour of it, another (well known farmer took upon himself the duty of responding on the King’s behalf.—Winton Record. The following “hen story” appeared recently in the Woodville Examiner: —A well known resident of Kumeroa recently tried an experiment of making a fowl sit by feeding it on bread soaked in whisky. Having stupified the hen it was placed on a sitting of valuable eggs. Tbe next morning the owner rushed out to see the result of the experiment, when tbe bon was found staggering round trying to pick the cork out of a'bottle which was lying in the yard. A Melbourne correspondent writes as follows : —“Ministers of religion diffir in their views regarding the influence of football upon public morals. On Sunday, at an evangelical service at Natbalia, the Rev. George Gladstone denounced football as it is played at present. He regretted Chat the chief supporters of what was nice a manly game should be hotelkeepers, whom he baled. Given sufficient rope, tbe game would kill itself. Only the previous day at Allansford, like Rev. J. M'Phie proposed tbe principal toast at a g ifcburing for the purpose of presenting football trophies. He remarked that, although not intended by nature and constitution tor a footballer, he could stand outside the fence 'when a match was in progress and barrack for AUauafprd until wm bevse*

We believe that Mr B. Sircombe intends re-opening his fruit shop next Monday. The monthly meeting of the Kawhia Town Board will be held on Thursday, December sth. There were only very few as tbe horse bunt on Saturday last. Although tbe fun was good, only one horse was captured. The Horn*. A. R. Guineas, T. Thompson,avd M'Oardle, M’s.L.C., were passengers for Auckland by the Rariwa on Thursday morning. By advertisement a meeti >g is called for Tuesday nigbt next, io discuss the advisability of holding sports in Kawhia during the holidays. SMOKERS, PLEASE NOTE.— The famous DERBY To banco is now sold in TWO OUNCE TINS, FLAKE CUT. Try it. At a meeting of Hie Auckland Lind Board on Wednesday it was decided to throw open for selection section 5, block XVI, Kawhia North, 882 acres, at 23-.

The Kinohaku Cricket Club favour tbe formation of a harbour union, and hive communicated with the Kawhia club asking what date a meeting of delegatefl nan be arranged. Bachelors have a difficult time in Korea. They may not vote, they may not buy liquor, and the first question a man is asked on applying for a situation is, “How many children have you ?”

Mr E. H. Northcroft (nephew of Mr H. W. Norihoroft, 5.M.,) who has been for some time past managing clerk iu thii employ of Mr W. M Netx (Bergen, solicitor, of Sbort’aud street), has left to take Up the legal profession on his own account in Hamilton.

Dr 0. Campbell Jenkins was called to Kiritehere on Monday last to attend to one of Mr J. Wouldea’ sods, who was thrown from bis horse breaking ing bis arm and dislocating his wrist. Mr Spencer Rose gave first aid and Mr Saunders was, and is, a most efficient

The e.s. Rothesay made a trip to Marokopa on Monday, and ou the way back on Tuesday worked Harihari securing 45 bales of flax, aud 12 of tow. Nukuhakerii was visited on Thursday, but only one load of timber was surfed ashore, heavy weather coming up necessitating a return to Kawhia.

Tbe attention of residents is drawn to the notice in this issue of the meeting on Wednesday next to disease the advisability of forming a Horticultural Society for tbe district. Tbe object ia a very desirable one, aud we trust that the attendance will be large, so that tbe project may be brought to a successful issue. On Friday of last week tbe s.s Waitangi towed a pontoon (for awe in the transit oL part of the flax milling plant from Kawhii* to Nukubakeri) from R iglan. The journey occupied seven hours, as the end of tbe pontoon was pulled out, which caused it to fill, and it was under water practically the whole distance. Tbe Hon W. W. M'Cardle has retired from tbe Auckland Land Board under a clause of the Land Act passed last season, which disqualifies member* of tbe Legislature holding a seat on a land board. The vacancy will be filled by a membt r elected by the tenants, but as regulations governing tbe emotions have yet to be gazetted tbe election will not be held for some little time yet.

Considerable interest is being taken in the tennis match, to. be played on tbe Kawhia lawns on Wednesday next, between teams chosen >’>y Messrs Jonathan and Pettit. The formers selection was :—Messrs Jonathan, Falwaa--39r, Aubin, Jourdain, Turvey, Mrs A. M‘Cardie, Misses Stevens, Thompson and Hamilton. The latter chose:— Messrs Pettit, M'Carlhy, Newton (2), A. Jonathan, Meadamea M'Oartby, Newton, Jourdain, Falwasser, Barron. The following is a list of the sub scribers towards the fund to assist the local Maoris in accommodating the visitors from other districts:—-Jona-than Ltd., £5 S G a H. Chase, £2 10s ; H. J. Fa I waseer, £1 la; E. D. Hamilton, £1 Is: Hugh Campbell, £1 Is ; G. Jeoklio, £1 Is; A. L. Tnrrel, £1 Is; E. 0. Falwasser 10s 6d; Tani Wetere, 10a 6d ; H. H. Pettit, 10a 6d ; R. Sircombe 10a 6d ; Mrs Pertam, 10s Gd; J. D. Suttou, 7s 6d; Mrs C. Berg 7» Gd ; C. Berg, ss. There were 55 applicants for tbe position of clerk to the Kawhia County Council, at salaries ranging from £BOO to £lOO. Amongst the number were schoolmasters, solicitors, journalists, clerks of counties, lawyers, stewards, surveyors, a clergyman, a major in tbe army, and others whose occupations were doubtful. After careful consideration the final selection was left to the chairman to decide between Messrs W. J. Caulfield, Clerk of the Borough of Ross, and C. F. E. Barton, asdstant clerk to tbe Borough of Hamilton.

Night and Day (of October, tho quarterly issue of the" official organ of Dr Barnado’s Homos, is chiefly devoted to a resume of the annual Report and to an illustrated account of tbe 41st anniversary Meeting. Tbe facts and statistics supplied are striking and eloquent. It is clear that the Homes have a great work still to do seeing that in one year they reclaimed 2,928 boys and girls at their open doors, and that they are admitting nine new cases every day. They have 8,000 children under their care, of whom 1,100 are babies and 1,150 crippled or incurable or defective. We commend this record to our readers. Small wonder that ibo King of Denmark is recently reported to have said that Dr Barnado’s Homes formed the most interesting sight in London. SMOKERS PLEASE NOTE. A rush on it, What ? DERBY Tobacco, FLAKE OUT, in TWO OUNCE TINS. AH tobscOTuiite •

SMOKERS.—A first-class tobacco is DERBY FLAKE CUT in the new TWO OUNCE TINS. Tbe launch Kinohaku line just been fitted up with a nic-» little cabin for the benefit of pas*eiiger~. work wm carried out by Mr Mr N. Neilson, and is very creditable indeed. Mr Heywood Armstrong advertises in this issue that be is prepared to supply timber at reasonable rates. Tbe mill is situated on tbe property of Messrs Troughton Bros and will com mence cutting on Monday next. SMOKERS. DERBY Tobacco in tbe new TWO OUNCE TINS is a delightful smoke—is MILD, but does not burn the tongue. Try it. A nonagenarian named Cooper, nf Brownville, Texas, has divorced his wife, Sarah, eighty-three years nld because she “flirted” with an old man named Wells, who is ninety-two years old. Cooper and his wife bad been married for sixty years.

The Chairman of tbe K iwhia School Committee bag been notified that tbe Inspector of Schools for thia district will visit here and tbe neighbourhood on or about tbe 15 h pro., but owing to his having met with an accident this visit may be delayed for a day or two. On Saturday morning a native waa iieliiug home very diminutive rand flounder* in a Southern town, asking 6d each. When told that h« was on the dear side, he exclaimed : “Oh ! tbe bread he go up, potato he go up, kapii the fi*h go up too.” The houeeholder had no ready answer to oombat this argument.

The Te Kuiti Chrunic’e says “Though tbe next general election is etill a year away, there are candidates, and rumours of candidates already in the field for Taumaranui electorate. It is stated that Mr E. Mcore, of Mahoenui, who has just returned from a trip to the Old Country, will enter the lists against all comers.”

SMOKERS READ THIS. Tbe good thing at last! DERBY Tobacco, FLAKE OUT, in TWO - OUNCE TINS. Try it. Sometimes a Maori’s conception of English is directly opposed to tbe meaning of tbe language. At the M igistrate’e Court at Whangarei recently, a Maori witness was trying to show that the journey from his home to Whangarei Would occupy a full day. “Suppose I want to get here to day,” he Mid “I have to leave to morrow.” In a certain school a lad was called out to tbe front of his class for having his sums wrong. Seeing that punishment had very little effect, the master said: “You big dunce, when Dick Seddon was your age be was an engineer. ” Tbe boy looked him in the face and said: “Yes, sir, and when he was your age be was Premier of New Zealand!”

At the last monthly meeting of tbe Hamilton Chamber of Commerce tbe question of a trial survey for a to id to Kawhia through the Moerangi block (referred to in our columns on Friday) was discussed and it was decided to request the Minister for Lands to have tbis done by Mr Mountfort as soon as possible. Mr Greenslade, M.H.R. is to be asked to support the request.

The New Zealand Loan and Mer* can tile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, advise as follows :—“We hand on for your information, the following cable which we have received from our London office —‘We quote S resent spot values for the following ascriptions of tallow:—Fine mutton 33a 9d : Good beef 81s 63 : Mixed 814. Mutton mareet inactive.’ Though her books could not have been successful without the assistance of mere man, Miss Marie Corelli is an avowed man hater. The tale is being told that she was asked why she does not marry, and replied:—“No, I have three pets at home which together answer tbe same purpose. I have a dog which growls all the morning, a parrot which swears all tbe afternoon, and a oat which stays out all the nigbt!” A RUSH ON IT. -What ? DERBY tobacco in tbe new TWO OUNCE TINS. It's splendid.