THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1908, Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 353, 13 March 1908, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1908, Local and General.

The Kawhia County Council sit tomorrow (Saturday). The b.h. Claymore pays her first visit to ibis port to-morrow. lu this issue Mr T. D. Hamilton notifies a nale of drapery and fancy goods for a fortnight, after which he intends ch-mug his shop. On Tuesday next, March 17fh, the F-rH-Ti’ Union picnic at Rikaunui w: be he’d, and granted fine weather i v od day’r ou ing should result. - the shop of Mr P Ward, Kawhia, £,<•.- n-t been installed an oil engine, of 1 horse power, which drives all the Hireaincry utoeasary for the business ct dnsmiih and plumber, which Mr Wn.d carries on, besides a smell saw . ..r fl—.. J ;... . uv. - be. .

At the Te Kiri (Taranaki) sports last week W. Tynan won the Maiden Chop, and the Underhand Chop (28 secs start) in good style; No beekeeper, after the 14th March will be allowed to keep bees except in a properly constructed frame-hive. The penalty for soddingie five pounds. Owing to the very inclement weather and the illness of the secretary, the usual meeting of the school committee, called for Monday evening l.<at was not held.

On Saturday and HunGv > fieavy easterly .gale"raged n- Kav, nix, the result that a few small er-ift wow*sank in (he harbour, and a couple of windows of residences were blown iu. SMOKERS DERBY Tobacco in the new TWO OUNCE TINS is a delightful smoke—is MILD, but does not burn the tongue. Try it. Mrs R. M'Cardie, Raglan, lef* for Pabiatua on Tuesday on account of the illness of her father whose death occured, however, befortt her arrival. We tender our sympathy to the bereaved.

Since our last issue there has been a splendid tall of rain, which has* filled tanks, and freshened up grass and gardens, and extinguishedfires. No less than 2.70 in were recorded, 120 in of which fell on Wednesday. The Kawhia library this year received a subsidy of £5 7s 9d from the Government. The secretary (Mr M‘Carthy) informs us that he has sent away for 25 new hooks and also that the membership list is on the decline. ! Au interesting handbook, entitled “Froit Preserving for Farmers”, writ- ’ ten by Mr W. Jaques, Government Canning Expert, baa been printed and a copy forwarded to thia office. The work contains some extremely useful information. In the New York Oemetary there is t a monument with the inscription, “Under this stone one day will rest the remains of James Bolton, who meanwhile carries on his well-known busines of leather merchant at his splendid establishment, 57, Fifteenth-street.” SMOKERS READ THIS. The good thing at last I DERBY Tobacco, FLAKE OUT, in TWOOUNCE TINS. Try it. M r G. H. Armstrong, who has just returned from Wellington, saya there is considerable enquiring there about the King Country, and Taumarunut in particular. Many are waiting for the line to open in order'to have a flutter through the great Rohe Potae, and business in all directions ought to then hum.—Taumarunut Press. Carrying on business without advertising is like winking at a pretty girl in the dark. You know all about it, but the girl dosen’t. If you wish to succeed with a girl let her know of it, and if you wish to succeed in your business let those whose custom you court know all about you through your local paper. Don’t wink in the dark. Daring the past week or so there | have been many arguments as to whef ther the Kawhia Town Board should ibe abolished or not. The matter is I brought under the notice of ratepayers | in this issue, an advertisement unoouu- j cing that petitions in favour of the j i abolition are awaiting signature at Mr I [' Hamilton’s and Mrs Perham’s places of j busiuess.

Mr I'. Pressley, who has occupied the position of engineer on the s.s. Rothesay for some months past leaves for Auckland on Saturday, he haying received instructions to report himself to the office. Mr Innes arrived by the s.s. Claymore to take his place. During his residence in Kawhia, Mr Pressley has made many friends, who regret hie departure. The gale which occured here on Saturday last was ’responsible for the spritigings up of some of the fires in district, and on that night the various hills around the barboursbowed where the fires were raging. The only damage we have heard reported is from Kawarov, where Mr Mountfort lost some acres of grass which had previously escaped. A RUSH ON IT.-What? DERBY tobacco in the new TWO OUNCE TINS. It’s splendid.

The Taumarunui Press says :—“lt ia said that a good quantity of methylated Bpirits is consumed in the King Country. One victim of the babit, asked why he drank such stuff, said, “Well cant get whisky—must feel pleasant sometimes.” The spirit intoxicates, but not in the manner of ordin* ary liquor. Like opium, ,tbe habit is hard to shake .off when once it gets a hold.” We learn that Mr Nickell landed hi« lot of sheep nt Cambridge in good condition, and that the losses were not so heavy an might have been expected. Tbe journey took seven days, and the stock suffered somewhat from shortness of feed and water. Mr Nickell says that this route is cheaper than via Onehnnga and that the sheep wern landed at their destination for 3s 6d per head from Picton—the charge on the boat being 2a 6d each. It will no doubt be both interesting and pleasing to many of onr readers to know that Miss Hamilton, lately of Kawhia, h«s been allotted the sec'-nd ladies part in an opera entidee “The Tea Girl,” to be staged by amatners iu Auckland in about three mouths time We congratulate the young lady on her success, and trust that now she has put ber foot on the ladder that she may rapidly rise to tbe topmost rn g Mies Hamilton has h voice mi, h above rhe ordinary, and wo fear no* that Ixer career (if auch she intends to mftku the stage) will be very sue* ce.-sfal.

Persons who require a firso-claas piaue on very easy terms are advised .A lS TH a/i ..iu Uj., oj uui hack pag«**

Don’t forget that good printing can be done at the £ettleb Office

A meeting of the Kawhia Medical Club is called for to-morrow (Saturday) evening. * The next European mail leaves on the 21st. Mails to connect dose at Kawhia on the 19tb.

Mr Barley, dentist notifies that he will pay a professional visit to Kawhia on Wednesday, March 18tb.

At the last meeting of the Auckland Education Board. Mr R. C. Honore iv -.3 app'iiutc Attach rr .it the M-irokopa School. Attention is directed to the advertisement iu thia issue recommending the use of Watson’s Three Star Whisky. The next of the New Zealand Shipping Co.’b fleet to leave Waitara for London will be the Ayrshire on or about March 17th. Mr Mackenzie, Commissioner of Crown Lands, wires us as follows: “ Sattlers who are applying to the Government for grass seed may make their declarations before a postmaster, surveyor or Crown lands ranger, if unable to get a Justice of tbe Peace.” Messrs A. Wright and Son now have their sash and door factory at Oparau in readiness for working—in fact, some timber has been dressed there already. The machinery includes saws, planer and moulder, lathe, etc., and when once the firm gets under way it will be possible to get whatever timber is required for almost any purpose without sending tbe order out of the district.

By advertisement it will be seen that a lawn tenuis tournament is to be held under the ausipices of the Kawhia Harbour L«wn Tennis Club on Wednesday the 25tb inst. The object of the club is to provide a good days amusement for all players within reach of Kawhia and it is also expected that tbe public will attend in numbers to witness tho contests. It is hoped that nominations*will come from far and wide, including To Mata and Raglan besides our own immediate district* We prophesy an enjoyable day’s out. ing and amusement.

A correspondent in the Taumarunui Press says':—“As the season for surface sowing burnt bush land is now at hand, the following recipe to save the grass seed from the small birds may be of interest to some of your readers. Empty the seed out of the sacks upon a large sheet and very iightly apply kerosene ; one cupful of kerosene is sufficient for three sacks of seed. The object is to get a strong smell of kerosene on all the seed, and at the same time keep the seed dry, so that it will scatter freely when being sown. Keep turning the seed while sprinkling the kerosene. 1 have seen this method tried on large areas of surface sown land, with very satisfactory results.”

The query has often been put, How is it the Kawhia Town Board does not exercise its power under the “ Public Health Act” in the matter of cases of insanitation. This has been discueaed many times at Board meetings, but no tangible decision was arrived at until last meeting, when after a long discussion it was decided to avail of the assistance of tbe Health Department. As a result of this it is expected that an officer of that Department will visit Kawhia at an early date and make a thorough inspection of every abode in the town area, with the object of du covering any carelessness on the part of householders in disposing of rubbish or other matter. The amount of drainage, etc., from a dwelling during a year is enormous,and unless this is disposed of in some sensible way, each delinquent is guilty of a breach of a most serious character, as these unhealthy deposits are tbe natural hot bed for tbe propogation of bacteria of the worst type. Kawhia township is just now at its most dangerous period, as the population is quite numerous enough to be able to cause trouble through insanitation, and yet not numerous enough for a drainage scheme to be carried out. Until the time ar rivos in tbe path of progress when proper drainage can be established, the question can best be dealt with as the Town Board now suggests.