Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 359, 1 May 1908, Page 2

Local and General.

SMOKERS.—A first -class tobacco is DERBY FLAKE CUT in the new TWO OUNCE TINS. Air Cutten, the newly appointed B.M. for this district, occupied the bench at the local court on Wednesday last. The social given by four young ladies of this district has been unavoid-; ably postponed, and due notice of the date will appear in a later issue.

To-morrow .the-ftr.’it foothill st the season will be pl«yed, wlimi Oparau and Kawhia meet on he ground of the latter. A good game hould result. The m acting which was to have been 1:el 1 be! ween the Hamilton Churnler of Commerce, and some Kawhia residents last week in Hamilton, did not take place.

Not much interest was taken in the rat payers meetings on Saturday last re the proposed harbour loan. Noone attended at Kawhia but whera meetings were held the project was agreed to. Mr Barion, (father of Mr C. F. E. Barton, Kawhia County Clerk) was nominated for the Mayoralty election for the Borough of Hamilton, in opposition to Mr J. S. Bond, the present Mayor, but was defeated. Captain Bark, of the s.s. Waitangi, we learn is again laid up, caused through “tarring to,” too quickly, and it is thought that it will be fully a mouth before the popular skipper resumes du y. Persons who require a first-class piano on very easy terms are advised to read tho new advertisement of the Loudon and Berliu Piano Co., on our back page.* Our Oparau correspondent writes : “Imported birds are doing great damage here. Thank Heaven we have no rabbits.—Mr Reginald Yells returned here from Australia last week, finding after travelling that there is no place like Oparau.—The weather is just lovely.” By the u.s. Claymore, on Tuesday, Ma Spencer Rose, of Kiritehere, arrived in Kawhia, after suffering from a severe illness for seven mouths. At one time Mr Rose’s life was despaired of, bat thanks to careful nursing be has now thoroughly recovered, and was warmly met by many Kawhia friends.

G. Whalch, amateur sculling champion who has decided to enter the ranks of professional oarsmen, has during his twelve years membarship of the Akaroa Boating Club carried its colours to victory over fifty times. It might be mentioned that many of those victories were gained with the assistance of the late Mr L. Perham, one of Mrs Perham’s (Kawhia) sons*. A contemporary, giving a graphic description of a local wedding, wrote as follows: —“The bride was given away by her father, who looked sweet and winsome in a creation of billowy lace and white mosseline de sole over silk and a pink rosebud bonnet.” We understand that the father, looking sweet nor winsome, is looking for the local editor, who hss hastily gone on a holiday, leaving no address.

A rush on it. What ? DERBY Tobacco, FLAKE CUT, in TWO OUNCE TINS. All tobacconists. Crs W. J. Shaw and A- W. Babbage paid a visit of inspection to the Harbour Endowments last week, and met with great hospitality from the settlors who reside near the area They state that the land is of good quality, and is suitable for cutting up into blocks of 400 or 500 acres. Many applications have already been received and it is certain that the sections will be placed very quickly. We learn that within the period of six months from now a private telephone line will be constructed from Kinohaku to the Junction, or perhaps further. Some of the settlers between the places mentioned have gone into the matter, and have definately decided to go on with the work almost immediately. This is a good move, and we congratulate the progressive Kinohaku residents for their enterprise. Quite an epidemic of sickness has swept over the town during the past week, and almost every second person met complained of colds, etc. The worst case was that of Captain Roberts, of the s.s. Rothesay, who was prostrated with pleurisy, necessitating medical attention. The many friends of Captain Roberts will be pleased to learn that he is recovering, and will be about in a few days time.

The shooting season opened this (Friday) morning, and many enthusiasts visited the various lakes, swamps etc ,in the vicinity of Kawhia. Sport was disappointing, only a very limited number of birds being secured. The reason of the scarcity of ducks this year is said to be on account of shootin out of season, which we are informed, bus been carried on extensively. It is a thousand pities that one or two of these poachers could not be hailed before court, and punished in a befitting manner.

Messrs Ward and Hunter, two gentlemen interested in the establishment of the butter industry in this district, are at present visiting the various places round the harbour, and in an other column notify tho days upon which they will meet the settlers to discuss the matter. In conversation with the gentlemen named we ascertained that the idea was to ask the se'tlers to go in for home separation, and supply the cream to a central facto y, which would,probably be erected on the Kawhia side of the harbour Mr Ward has been iu the district before and states that then he was guaranteed 600 cows, and if that number is adhered to arrangements will probably be made to start next season. A RUSH ON IT.-What? DERBY tobacco In the new TWO OUNCE TINS. It’s spleadid,

Messrs. Kearns and Wright haye an altered r d aer ti semen t on our third page.

Tbe altered tide-table for months of May, June and July will be found on our second page. SMOKERS, ATTENTION PLEASE. —The best of all smokes is DERBY OUNCE FLAKE OUT in TWO TINS.

We learn that Mr L. Wiley has le - sed his section at Te Hau a-moa, and will fehorHv Lr*onne a resident of Ka • iia,he purcir.o-.l th* properiy on the beach of Mr George I'.oyd. In this month—May, two new moons will appear, not as twins, but (bo sama old attendant of the. earth in a hurry so as to fit m with the earth’s annual circuit ; 1908 is leap year, so the the ladies are given an extra day to make up their mind and the new moon pops out twice, on the first day and list day of May. Whilst the decline in prices of at least-three of our staple commodities may be temporary only, the fall has been sufficiently marked in each ease to indicate the possibility of a spell, if not exactly of loan years, at any rate of much less prosperous times than we have been in the enjoyment of.—Greytown Standard.

A meeting of the Kawhia School Committee was held on Monday afternoon, when a little routine business was discussed and u few accounts passed for payment.—The annus! meeting of householders, for the ensuing year was advertised (or Monday night but owing to tbe adverse weather only three gentlemen attended, therefore the meeting lapsed. An American newspaper proprietor quickened the memories of his subscribers in the following novel manner: “All persons knowing themselves indebted to this office are requested to call at this office and settle. All those indebted to this office and not knowing it are requested to call and find out. Those knowing themselves to be indebted and not wishing to call are requested to stay at one place long enough for us to catch them 1” This is how we feel. Please take the bint. SMOKERS. DERBY Tobacco in tbe new TWO OUNCE TINS is a delightful smoke—is MILD, but does not burn the tongue. Try it.

The Waikato electorate ,is 40 miles long and 37 miles atite grsatest width. The area is 524,090 acres and the po pulation per acre works out at .0204. The Franklin electorate is 54 miles long, 40 wide, contains 1,140,800 acres and the population per acre is .0080. Taumarunui is 124 miles long, 80 wide, 8,462,100 acres in area, and tho population per acre is .0029. In ares, the largest electorate is the Bay of Plenty, and tho smallest Auckland Central, which has tbe greateat population per acre (297570). Mr L. Kearns, of Kinohaku, who is on a voyage to the Old Country, writes us as follows:—“Suva, Fiji, March 23rd.—While embarking passengers on the R.M.S. Marama, a heavy gale swept the town.. Many of the business houses were demolished and one of the Sugar Company’s Home steamers (Sangalo) with 700 Indian coolies aboad was driven ashore. The Marama was' delayed 17 hours. March 26tb—While tho Marama was distant from Suva 1178 miles two passengers tried to commit suicide. One used a revolver on himself, and the other jumped overboard, but fortunately both were saved. There are 603 pas sengers on board, 158 being from New Zealand, the rest principally Australians. Health and contentment are the features of the voyage so far. The steamer is due tn arrive in British Columbia on April 9th.

A writer in tbe Auckland Herald says :—“I notice that our friends tbe police are beginning ti take a deep interest in matters that vitally affect the welfare of the nation. At Opunake recently, the lock up was kindly placed at the disposal of tbe local football club, not, of course, for tbe sake of indulging in the gentle art of Rugby, but for the purpose of holding a meeting. It was rumoured that one of the members of the club was resting, after the heat and burden of the day, and that such a spirit of goodfellowship prevailed among the local footballers that out of sympathy for the afflicted one the others obtained permission to hold the meeting in the lock-up, so as to bring tbe lost one into tbe fold, I understand, however, that this was not tbe case, and that the enthusiasm of tbe police in the matter of football and a high conception of tbe duties of citizenship and patriotism (for a policeman is a patriot, whatever some people may think) were alone responsible, Of course there may be some who will want to know what we build look-ups for, if that is the only use we have for them, but it is pleasant io think that matters are sufficiently quiet at Opuuake to enable meetings to be held in the lock up. Tbe residents are no doubt better employed in discussing football than in tarring and feathering people. The fact of tbe matter is chit the police in some otour country places find time hangs very heavily on their hands, and no doubt it did the Opunake police good to see somebody in the lookup, even if it was only a meeting of footpallers. Why, at Kawhia, there’s a policeman who finds himself so hard put to it to keep bis hands employed, they tell me, that there’s little else for him to do but pluy tennis. One of the chief products of the Kawhia County of recent years, bas been its tennis playerg, and in a place where the peo pie congregate on a tennis court what is a polioemon to do if he won’t make one of tbe congregation ?” SMOKERS, PLEASE NOTE,— Tbe famous DEBBY Tobacco is now sold in TWO OUNCE TINS, FLAKE CUT. Try it. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods’ Great Peppermint Care, la G 1 and 2i6d.