THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1908 Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 381, 30 October 1908, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1908 Local and General.

Police Court and Markets on our back page. , We learn that a start Las been made with the erection of a large public ball at Marokopa. The Kawhia Dairy Company will be prepared to receive cream on Monday ! next, November 2nd. It has been decided to remove the mill on the Marokopa river from the present site to the Kairimu. Intending candidates are reminded that nom nations for the county elections close on November stb. In another column Messrs Gregg and R »■'(■ announce that wba f is known as ’lie Old Coast track has been absolutely closed. • | I i thi-i is-u Mr C. 801 l and Air A, j W. Elliolt notify that they have deci- I de I to cut,;• -a the seat for the Mata- j krwhsi Riding. TI e K •••. D. B. Ashford will occupy ; the pf, p-‘ .! the Kiwhia L’ongrega- I tional t fin ch on Sumiay ntext, when a memorial service to ti.u lam Rev. C, E. Ur idsqu will be held. Th- Mi.i i, have la.cly Been ruuning to the ivild horses on Mr Al aeon’s run. which have been eold to Mr 6ch .sk. berg, oi .Ruapuke, aud already over 50 have been secured.

!• sillingof the S.M. at Kawhia during the week .vae very lengthy. A stare was niade on Wednesday, but the business was not concluded until after 1') o’clock on Thursday night.

Meedsmes Gillies and M'Diarmid accompanied their husbands to Ka< wbia on Tuesday, and were very pleased with their little holiday, which was greatly enjoyed by them. The Kawhia County Council bold their final meeting before the elections ; on Saturday, Noyember 7th. In the I evenfug a dinner is to be held at Mrs Moigau’ii residence, “St. Bimo.” Mr .Jennings Rp >ke at Qparau on the-28 It and answered all questions i m the Fcimera Union satisfactori'v I’armei'H include polgics in their ■i hi ■••.•«, Ou Tiiesday the electors • ■ T.f II .n-a moa were addressed by the same candidate, whose return is ft i ct.ically HRsured. Miss May Stevens, who has been sij.yiug with Mr Jonathan, J.P., for loioo time last, left by the s.s. WaiLiiigi <>n Thursday night. During her stay here Miss Stevens has been an ardent worker in the Congregational Church and Bunday School, and will be greatly missed. The Magistrate, legal gentlemen and ilioF-e having bnsiness at the court on Wt luoaday and Thursday, were very pleub'ul at tho new court and its convenience?, more especially by Hl ISO who bad attended when ibi court was held in Scott’s ball, there was a large attendance of the ’ public throughout the proceedings, ! Ibe Kiritehero Road Caso (as it is now termed) bring in a great measure re- j ' possible for this.

*tyhe altered tide table of the Northern S.S. Co. for the month of November appears in this issue,

Messrs E. C. Fai wasser and Jas. YoYng, land agents, of Te Kuiti, are at present in Kawhia in oonneokion wi !>b a big deal in property. On Wednesday last a sitting of the O dAge Pension Court was held at K iwhia by Mr Cutten, 8.M., when U eka was granted a pension of £26 a yt ar.

Persons who require a fir-t-elass piano on very easy terms are advised to read the new advertisement of the Loudon and Berlin Piano Co-, on our back page.* On Friday the 9th inst., Miss Rosie Willison gave a birthday party. A good number of people turned out tc it, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. Dancing was kept up till three o’clock next morning, when all dispersed having thoroughly enjoyed the entertain inent.

The Auckland mail for this district was again delayed last week. Contrary to advice the bags and b&rnpers were put on the s.s. Waitangiard that steamer going into Raglan’on Friday, was bar bound, not arriving at Kawhia until Monday morning. This inconvenienced the whole the district very considerably.

The To Kuui-KiiiieU(>re Maro.kopa mail service is nOi giving it being run du the frea open to the world sort of Rtyle. It is about time this state of i fTiirsi was brought to a close being bad taste, besides causing a feeling >f want of confidence as to the safety of ene’s letters. We w.&nt the mail bags properly sealed and stamped; also the letters, papers and parcels properly entered on the letter bills.—King Country Chronicle. Dr 0. Campbell Jenkins met with rather a severe accident in the wharf abed on Thursday night last, whilst waiting for the steamer. He was lifting a bag of fungus when he slipped with the result that his left leg was somewhat seriously injured above the ankle. He was carried to “St Elmo,” where he now lies, awaiting the arrival of Dr Sanders. The exact injury is not known, but the doctor himself ’Links that the leg has been fractured. LSinca the above was written the patient has been attended to by Dr Sanders, a small bone being broken and the ligaments badly strained,] On Wednesday last Mr W. T. Jennings. who is contesting the Taumarunui electorate paid a visit to Kawbia, where be was met by a large number of his constituents who took the advantage of placing many matters before his notice, all of which were noted and a promise given that they would be attended to—that is as far as Mr Jennings is concerned. In the evening a large number attended at Scott’s Hall, where an address was given. Mr G. Jonathan, J P., Chairman of the K?whia Town Board, occupied the chair. At the conclusion a vote of thanks and confidence was carried on the motion of Messrs Mackenzie and Gregg. Owing to our limited space -our report could not be published this week, but will be next.