THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1908. Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 354, 20 March 1908, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1908. Local and General.

N*<«f»'hw altered advertisement of Mr J. K. Nowtin ou our third page. Owing to the low price of flax the P-koke n»i‘ : I .as (teased operations. L.st week, Mr Hon wood, proprietor f Hie. Kihikihi Hotel, paid a visit to K twlitu, and was greatly taken with th.j t WO. The Rev. Mr Clarke, of Te A wain nu, will conduct Church of England at” \ ioes at Kawh a cn Sunday, 29:h H 11 a.m. and 7 pan. V7c learn fha» Mr Inuess, who lately j iuadtbesH. Rothesay »e engineer ii*.- forward* d hi-, resignation to the Northern B.S. Company. We learn that. Mr Chssp ig urgauisi* g a team to play Kioohaku ciickut Wuleesday, April Ist. Both olovoo will be the guests of Mr Chase, r 1.0 h»s urranged io eutcrta.iti the players ut diencr in the cveuing.

Owing to the fact that there w«.no steamer from Waitara daring tbe week, Mr Barley, dentist will not be ibh to visit Kawhia till nexi week. Mr Heywood Armstrong commenced work at his sawmill duikg tbe week, whilst Meffsrs Wright and Sons also have their plant ronuiugat topIt 14 reported that tbe Mardlkopa Flax Mill will shut down for tbe season in a month's time, and that »bu sawing plant , wi|l |beu be put into work.

Mr o. a, Chase ,I. *8 an important advertisement on odr ir>m:. pa:; •, sott iug forth a price list u& goalk which can be purchased f>r one month for cash with order. Owing to the insetion of the County baUnci ahoetin this issue we have been compelled to hold over a report of the Harbour Board on Saturday tart and a description of the 8.8. Claymore. A correspondent from Oparau writes complaining that some been removing wire fr.<ra private property which had there to repair fences with, but no good can come of publishing the remarks therein. There was a large quaniity of goods For Kawhia and Raglan fromOuehanga last week and the Northern S.S. Co. had to send the b.b. Claymore to these ports on Saturday and the s.s Muritai on Monday. The bulk of the cargo was grass seed. The Rothesay made a trip to Marti kopa on Tuesday with a good cargo, »ud brought back 34 bales of flax. Nukabakeri was visited on Wednesday and a quantity of stores surfed ashore, the- boat being swamped and the goods severely damaged. No flax was secured. List year Mr Masco gave trophies to be played for by members of the local tenuis club. The gents second prize (a silver bean matchbox) was not decided until Wednesday, when it was woo by Mr F. W. Newton (10 yn) who beat Mr McCarthy (scratch) in a game of 30 up, by two points. The balanceebeet up to March 31st, 1907, was presented at the last meeting of the Kawhia Town Board, and w»s, rather a unique document the receipts were nil and the expenditure ditto. The balance sheet being signed by J. K. Warburton, Controller and Auditor, and certified to as correct. Mr P. Saunders took a mob of cattle through Ngspaenga, Pomorangi, Mangakokokopa to his section at Kiritehere on Tuesday last. The settlers in thia locality are convinced that it will be the route for their outlet for stock, and in consequence the Roads Department, are having the track to Mangakokopa put in better order to facilitate matters in this direction.— Chronicle.

During the next few weeks a couple of sections in the neighbourhood of Kawhia are to be balloted for, and no doubt there will be keen competition for both. Tbe Lands Office, Auckland, has been very dilatory in sending out plans, and it was only acouple of days ago that any were received here at f’L This does not leave sufficient time for those desirous of applying for tbe sections to inspect the same, and we trust that in future plans will be sent at a very much earlier date. Entries have come in very well for the tennis tournament on Wednesday next, and a splendid day’s play is assured—provided of course tbe weather is favourable. Two items have bfefcn added to the programme—championships for both ladies and gentlemen, the trophies for which have been donated by Dr C. Campbell Jenkins. A dance will be held in tbe evening in Scott’s ball at which the trophies won during the day will be presented.

Talk just now runs on Socialism (says a Westland paper). Two ardent Socialists ward given a hit from Charleston to tbe town tbe other day. They endeavoured to convert their driver, who was adamant to their persuasions. They spoke about ‘‘Share and share and while doing so passed two other miners wearily trudging on foot. “Now,” said the driver, “Here ia a chance to show how you would divide. You have already ridden about half way, give these blokes a show.’’ But the matter did not strike the Socialists in that light at all. TheTeKuiti Chronicle saws “Recently a most magnificent limestone tunnel in the heart of the bush was discovered about three miles from Te Kuipu, on tbe Mangopohne road and Mr Burd, District Road Engineer, has estimated that the tunnel is fifteen chains long, about 60ft high, and wide anongh to drive two buggies abreast from end to end. Io tbe near future this should prove a valuable tourist resort for within an easy distanca of this tunnel there is a natural limestone bridge over the Mangapohuo stream and also the beautiful Marokopa falls.” The afternoon of tbe Webb Tresidder mutch the Thames Scar was pes•ered by telephone for nsws, and during the afternoon tbe bell was answered by a pressman who had no interest in rowing, but whose mind was full of the fifth test cricket match then proceeding. “Who won the match ?” was tbe question, and the cricketing pressman replied : “The wicket was wet ybsterduy, and—" What are you giving me ?” angrily asked the rowing enthusiast. “I’m asking you who won the match?” “And I’m telling you that tbe wicket wan wet and they haven’t got going yet,” was tbe response. “Go an i get your bead read,” was wafted over the wire, “and dont try and take a fall out of me!” “Very well”—and wa noted tbe angry glint in the eye—“lf you are eo clever find out for yourself. But I tell you the greasy wicket alLelad tbe score, and Australia will sb w them—” “Here,” came the interruption: “I’m not asking about the bl.lined cricket; who won the sculling match?” sod be w»s Md.—Star.