THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1908 Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 374, 7 August 1908, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 1908 Local and General.

Wo Laru ;ha- the suction formerly held by Mrs Gick, at Kmobaku, has changed hands. A new tide table for the months of August, September and October appears on our second page. Inspired by the recent fine weather, a few Kawbia cricket enthusiasts bad a practice game the other day. JN-ite the altered advertisements in this issue of Messrs Chase and Co., Jon abaci Ltd., and Mrs M'Monagle. The s.s. Waitangi took away 100 fat sheep, from Mr Mason's run, and nearly 50 pigs, consigned by Mr M. Edwards, on Tuesday morning, The Bluff Press and Stewart Island Gazatte is the latest journalistic venture. Tb- new paper has the distinction of being the most southerly in the world. We learn that the beach between Nnkuh ikeri and Marokopa is strewn with wreckage from the poor old Kia Oca, and ihat much of the timber has already been used for firing purposes. Acnrdif gto the liglan Chronicle thate is a !'i bability of the balance of Mr W. J- S.aish’d Raglan butter fac t iry pl in t coming to Kawbia, for Messrs Wind an I Hunter's new factory. Ttie re id nls of Oparau have deci de 1 ti idoisr, in the raising oi money f. r the proposed Cottage Hospital at Kawhia, and with that object held a .o -. enj .yabio dunce on Friday night la , wb.-u about £2 was cleared.

The Northern Oimpany'e steamer \V . tangi w:..-j responsible for a somewhat smart p rformanco on her last trip. Bbo left Onebung* at 9 a.m. on Thursday, bound f- r Riglan, Kawbia and Waitara. After leaving the latl<r port the Waitangi worked Kawhia an i Kbgi in on the return ami raiiubedOnGhunga at six o'clock on 8a r<tay evening. Altogether, the steamer ww away ouly 57 hours.

We learn that Captain Bark is likely to leave the Waitangi, and lake Charge of on of the boa's on the East Coast, A correspondent of the Melbourne Age tuys : Between Tylden and Trentham stands an old building •/Rich was thatched vjfch straw 20 vears ago, and had of course, become '•otten. Yet this tbalch hvs just been removed, and chaffed for L c msumption -and sold. The many and varied forms of fraud now being d ••ilv pro trated in this line oi busing JM; ■ belief.”

Some mo .t'.o ago wo recorded the fact that a laixc number of cattle sup.o«ed to be Turning at Mi'utara and Puli h’.d my'turions’v di-appeared, ind it wi<B general cino.-ded (hit a cattle thief was at work. Mr min, who recently drew n section at ’be first named place, informs ua that >n going over the land he fuiind a large number of potato pits, at the bottom of which the bones of many beasts could be seen. Probably the lost cattle arc thus accounted for.

We a”e pleaded to be able to state th it the question of the site of the butter factory to be erected at Kawhia has been satisfactorily settled. The request to h&ve a portion of the bench set aside for ibis purpose could not be granted, so other arrangements bad to be made. It has now been defiuately decided to place (he factory on a piece of ground at the back of Mr Chase’s store, which has been surveyed, and there is no doubt but that the proprietors will be ready to commence opciations cn, the date nieutiuucd—October Ist.

At present there is on view in Mr P. Ward’s shop, Kawhia, a pulpit made by the Rev. C. E. Davidson for the new Congregational Church at Mastertou. The work is beautifully completed, and the rev. gentleman is to be heartily congratulated upon his handiwork. We believe ’hat ’bis is the seventh pulpit that Mr Davidson has made and presented to churches, included in the list being the one in the local church, which he designed and made when stationed at Mauugatoroto.

At a meeting of t|je Kinohaku branch of the Farmers’ Union ou Sa turiiay night last it was decided to invite Mr Massey, M.P., leader of the Opposition, to visit this district. The suggestion is that Kawhia be reached early one morning, the day to be spent in seeing the harbour, and in the evening ao address delivered m the hall, Mr Massey will ba informed that as many of hiacolleaguesas will undertake the trip will be made welcome, and thet all would be pleased to see our old friend and ex-member (Mr F. W. Ling) accompany him.

Our information relative to a hall being erected at Kinohaku in _qdx, lp Mii tu’it’.er was only decided at a meeting held on Saturday night last. It was then resolved that the hall be built on a piece of Mr J. E. Scott’s land, and that the offer of that settler as to the construction be accepted Nearly £5O has already been promised which is to bo called in at once, so that the work may be commenced immediately. The c >st of the building will be about £lOO, which will be met by public subscription.

It has come under our notice that some child or irresponsible person has defaced one of the lamp posts recently erected in Jervois Street by carving some initials on it and as many figures to show the year as could be remembered. It is considered that when the offender got as far as 190 an adjournment had co be made to ascertain the rem lining figure. The police are stationed on different points of vantage awaiting the time when the miscreant arrives to place the " 8 ” in position, and we understand that should the offender be apprehended the cost will bo equivalent to the value of the post and ourt proceedings, as it must be shown thau public property is not to be ruthlessly defaced.

Most people in country places each as Kawhia are in the habit of sending orders for furniture, etc., to a city to be fulfilled, believing the work i<i snpcri »r to that completed locally. That this is an absurdity is patent to some, and if any verification of this fact is required, a visit to Mrs Morgan’s residence is all that is necessary, where a splendid piece of work has jast been completed by Mr Wm. Morgan. The article in question is a massiye wardrobe, built of many different kinds of timber from around the harbour, some of the finishing pieces being from the late Kia Ora. The wardrobe is beautifully designed, and finished in a rnau uer that is creditable to the miker—in fact it is the nicest piece of oabi ermaking we have seen for many a day,

About three mouths ago ’he Lands Department, at request of local bodies f and private citizens, decided to experi mont with lupins *is a means of stop pirg the gaud drift-, which is such a m> nacc to a large am mt of valuable property in this County. About chat t ini'’ Crown Lands Ranger Jord-in up riuiouded tho planting of about five ocrea nf Government End adjoin ing the Pnrangi L -k- 1 , which work was carried out in a systematic manner. Rows of fit’edi were put in at right angles, afe v feet b'‘ing left between chcli row. When Mr Jordan was in Kawbia last week he (accompanied by a representative of the Settler) paid s visit of inspection, and found that ’hr pfantH w-iro showing ur» nicely, B'-un being two and three inches high. 1-1’ was vny (tbas-d with tho appearance of the lupins, and predicts that a ••• access will ba the result, and judging from present appear anees we think that the anticipation will bo realised. If snch should prove the Ciso it will bo a bion for this distrie’, as then it wiil be possible to trn-sforrn hundreds of acres,, which were formerly splendid grass lands, back U their former state of utility*

Another dance, in aid of the Cottage Hospital funds, was held in Soctt’s Hall on Monday night last, aboot 20 cottplej attending. The music was supplied by Mrs Langley Miss Cowell, Mr Leyland and Dr Jenkins, Mr Pettit being M.C. The Marokopa Milling O ’, are now cutting timber, and a good quantity is ready for delivery. The s.s. Rothesay brought,up the first load cf 2500 ft ou Sunday, which is of fine quality, and will be fn- • H loejlly. Mr J. K.New>ii havii g b n ;> u 1 agr.Mt. An cnthii ia io p. li ..1 meeting was held in Ohakune the other night, when a strong committee was formed to further the candidature nf Mr W. T. Jennings as'member of Parliament for the Taumiruuui seat at tbo f.>rthonming election. It was decided to hold meetings fortnightly. There is every probability of a large number of people from this districtbeing in Auckland at Fleet time, the first of the visitors Jeaving by the s.s. Waitangi on Tuesday morning. We unders and that many 1 cal natives contemplate making the trip, some of whom will participate in the Maori celebrations.

The county elections ara nit yet ciueing much excitement, though the candidates mentioned get more numerous every day. It is stated that Mr T. D. Hamilton will oppose Obairrfian Shaw for the Waiharakeke Riding, whilst Mr Whitcombe is spoken of as a likely aspirant for the seat which will be vacated by Cr M*Cardie. We are in receipt of the August num ber of “Good Cheer,” which has just come t<» hand from the publishers at Wanganui. This monthly is an admir able production, and bids fair to be New Zealand's popular home journvl in every sense of the word. As usual, a cut pattern is given‘ away free with “Good Obear,” which is sent to any address for half-a-crown a year.

During his speech on tho Financial Debate, Mr W. T. Jennings said “Another matter I should"like to impress upon the Minister for Public Works is the advisability of having as soon as possible a survey of a railway line to join the Auckland railway and Kawhia. I am quite sure that with the extent of country that is being opened up and the settlement that is going on there, it will soon be necessary to make tho survey, and I hnpe to see the Kawhia line on the schedule of authorised lines.” The fund originated towards the establishment of a Cottage Hospital in Kawhia is gradually increadug, and altogether going along very satisfactorily. The collectors (Mesdames Morgan and Newton) express gratification at the v?ay the public have responded to the appeal, and report that only a small amount is necessary to make up £5O, which sum will be banked. We h>»ve promised donations forward same to either of the ladies mentioned, a,s the sooner the total is materially increased the sooner the Hospital will: be erected. There are many who have not been approached yet, and these are reminded that contributions will be very acceptable. The experience of a Council which has a ratepayer who wants to pay forty years’ rates io advance, is somewhat unique, and the Bruce County Council has h&d a serious consultation as to whether it can accept the same. However (says the Bruce Herald), it decided to do so. The rate is a special one, with 41 years yet 5d run, and was levied to repay a drainage loan raised for the Clarendon district, near Berwick. Mr George Graham, of that place, wishes to leave his land as far as possible unencumbered with any special rate ; benca his anxiety to pay the amount in a lump sum. The amount will be about £4O, which the council can put in tha bank to a special account, and from it pay Mr Graham’s rates as they fall due. —We regret to say that such oases are unheard of in the Kawbia County. At the last meeting of the Waitomo County Council the offer of the Kawhia County Council to hand over the ‘'thirds” on sections abutting the boundary roads between the two Counties, on condition that the Waitomo Council took charge of the roads in question, was discussed. The Chairman pointed nut that the “thirds” were a vanishing quantity, and if the roads were taken over it would be for all time ; tho time would come when there would ba no "thirds” tor expenditure. li would ba more satisfactory to have an assurance that tne Kawhia Council should contribute equally towards work done on the roads. It was proposed by Cr Ormsby, and seconded by Cr Hunt, that the Chairman and Clerk be empowered to draw up a scheme as to a fair division of expense to submit to the; Kawbia Council on the question.

The Raglan Chronicle says :—"lt i< with the deepest regret that we record the death of Mrs Cox, wife of Mr N. R. Cox, of Rigl’in. Though Mr’ C x was reported to be serion-ly ill >.»n her return from a visit to Auckl.i n I a fortnight ago, ibo news of her death was quite unexpected, and ci.-ie a« a blow to many residents nf the town. T.jo deceased lady, it will be term inhered, wrs cine of the passengers rescued from the wreck of the s.s. Kia O'a in June of last year, and the guock and expos ure.Bhe then experienced evidently undermined her constitution, for her health was subsequently very unsatisfactory. She bad stnee suffered from a bronchial affection and kidney com phint, and towards the end of last week was attended by Dr Sanders, whose report on her condition caused some anxiety to her family. There was an apparent inapt.ivemant fi r a time, but thid was only temporary, aad Mrs Oox passed peacefully away on Monday night.” For Childrens Hacking C mgh at night Woods’ Great Peppermint CureIs fid aftd 2$ fid*

A farmer who entered a billiard room at Youugst-on, Ohio, (U.S.) ac copied a but of 4s that he could not put abilliard ball in hi* mouth. He woo the bet, but L-ad to pay a doctor £1 to remove the ball. Jiioquee Schie?i(el, a Pari*, workman, who had been ordered ‘by tho doctor to give up strong drink if ho would pre-ferve hia health, drunk a gln8« of water on May llih, for the first time .in ten years and died on the spot. If there is one thing in a township that needs attending to unquesrionably it is the public health of tho iubsbi ta its, and whatever expanse is incur red in that direction is justified. Wo regret to say than in His connection K twbia is in a vary sorry sta'o, and the u mditiotts prevailing are not only a disgrace to all c meerned bit also a source of danger to the inhabitants—in fact, it more than surprising that the health of the community has not bean seriously jeopardised long ere this. There is absolutely no drainage, from bouses is thrown aoywhere and everywhere, whilst the beach is used as a place lor depositing almost everything, the accumulation some times noticeable beiug absolutely dis gu ting. B'ar arid above these matters is ihe disposal of night soil—iu touching upon which fiubjact we do so with gre t diffidence. One day this week c urat'ention was drawn to the fact that •he biach had been used for this purpose, the result beiug a most sickening sight. For the g >od of both the town and the inhabitants w£ demand that ibis practice be stopped, and the only way it can be done is to catch an offender, and make an example of that filthy individual. Perhaps, also it would be wise for the Leal bodies to see into our sanitary arrangements, and, no matter what expense is incurred, endeavour to place this rising town in a healthy state —a condition, we sincerely regret to say, that does not at present prevail.