THE Kawhia Settle FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1908. Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 394, 8 January 1909, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settle FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1908. Local and General.

Tbe Northern 3 8. Oo.’s January time table appears in fhis issue. Messrs Jonathan Ltd bave a most important annouacemt-r ; on our front page.

The export of butter Fom Kawhia is increasing, the tally this week being 25 boxes.

Messrs Galvan and Edwards h*ve -commenced lheir of forming jru«ewei b:?eot, Kawhia The Taharoa Maori > have decided to hold horse races eady in March, a £lO Cup, £8 Hurdles nod £7 Flying being spoken of. A son of Mr G ddard’s. nf Kinohaku, the other day cut himself so severely with on axe as to ni'Cessitate De C. Campbell Jenkins* attendance. Daring tbe past week a large quantity of wool has been < exported from Kawhia. On Tuesday the s.s. Claymore took away 55 baL , and the s.s. Waitangi 85 bales on F iday. A lovely line of pretty blouses, laces, insertions, ties, muslin-, voiles, zephyrs (striped and plai ), belts, etc., u.v. Just the very i-tides for the ladies. Where ? A* Jonathan's of got rse.

During the holidays only a very few vi-i:«>»8 arrived in the district from (of side. Tbe falling off is not eviiy explained, as reviously at Ch:L<ma9 time there w.s quite an influx of holiday makers. Speaking of the n sfiihiliHes of io 'ho King Cbu* ry, Mr JenM.P., ibiok R -igatana, OhaRaetihi, Ran* i nn or Owbongo, I’ nm»runu : , Marge on, Mafeiri (Ohnra), T» KniH c Ar -, Otorohanga nd Kawhii must h|l in time be big pk'cea. To narrow them down he I k’d Kiwbia, To Knifi., Taumarunui, Mangaioa, Ohakone and Rae'ihi.

The “ nearest th ng ” in applications for land that has yet crnie under our no’ice (bays the Dann-virke Press) occurred at the billot for Raumati aectv’ne. Mrs Mary D Roue win succe»idul in securing eoistionß 27 and 1, blocks 14 and iB, Reninati. This lady only arrived f oiu ! hd North of Scotland on the preceding Ttieoday, juat in time to ent'”' for the ballot, which c osed at 4 o'clock fhsit day. He husband arrived by a later train on the satno day, haying sent his wife forward io apply fur sections, as he would be too late.

Mr? Yell?, foT*m<jrly / Oparau, has opened tea rn- ms in Ah.-ktand, the folI -wiijg i: ; m in Conner on therewith being taken Lora the Ob erver :—“On Wedr.eiday afternn-n Mrs Yells, uf Lb- Hararmai Tea Room , gave a race pi ion from one till fou- o’clock. Mrs Y<;l h ret oived her gue?t- at the bead of the ttairs, and wore lovely gown of cinnamon brown t ffeta, draped bodice with yoke and iBb <*vea cf creme ?j||< tie: ; her daughter wore royal blue siik, the bodice prettily trimmed with filet laco in self colour Burke's Band was stationed at the end of the Gorriand added g’oatly to tbe enjoyment of pnauit. Thu Hon. W. W. M' irdle, M.L.U., m*'l« a short spe-cb, and congratula • d Mrs Yells

n Luc tuccfiss which ba- attended her now venture. The lekiy attendants wire dainty pink free « f and were .n 'at aeaiduonfi in Uia : r attention to hi vinitore. A deb'e afternoon ten wag provided. Mtu i¥?C<tdle wore e ■ th. blwek c '!’!•'» • : ar«;e black i. '! tvy vL-u-v Ui-u ttukirJ

dJ£ B " B b t .rioigbt, e«ob being well attended <nd iboroogbl, Moeg.n end Newton ol■Mded tbe Marokuf* bporta on New V?>r’« D.y, and siweeiried in oolleo’ ing 410 tut tbo Cottege Hospital Fund Wb»» « »nt eopt, »rd ?“iwera, ie» pl«iw, hn'ili r dishes, sogar basins. C‘»ke dirixitt' dinner wore, toilet sells oandleeticka, linoleum, curftous, quilts, art mcalißs cretonnes. Well I where can we pro an re b.««r-|r»iclew at lowest cost? Why Jouathan’s 1 Didn’t you koow that P* Miss Cv A. 0 ady, who has been resident in Kawbia for over nine years, the portion of which time she has been in charge of tbe post office, has received notice of her transferrence to Wellington. Mr Gibbons, of Tbanii s, who succeeds Miss Coady, is »o arrive on Monday next. Tbe rether sprang sight of ..two steamers inside the Kawhia Harbour together’ was witne.-p. d on Tuesday, the biots being the Waitangi and Claymoie. They lefr. Raglan within a few minutes of each o her and bad a great go to Kawhia, (he last named gaining n couple of minutes on the run.

On Christmas Diy here were horse races on tbe Aoteu Beach. In . the evening a Pakeha wh was present reported tc Cons'able M‘Car?hy that he had been robbed, and the officer proceeded tn tbe course to make enquiries. The result is that the informant and two or three others are to be charged with sly grog selling. Mr R. M'Kensip b s been appointed Minister for Public Work# and Mines, Mr Hogg Minister for Labour and Customs, Roads and Bridges, and the Government Priming Office, Mr Buddo Minister for Internal Affairs and Pubic Hedtb, and in charge of the Valuation and Old Age Departments. Mr T. M'Kehzie ie appointed Minister for JViMries and (’without cjSy, rnu Idka’Oer in charge of the Jficenetjy, Tourist and forestry Departments. Mr Ngata iv appointed a member of the Executive Go on ail for the nr.tiye races, and takes charge of tbe Public Trust Office, Government Insurance, Accident and Maori Councils. Mr M'Gowan resigns all his portfolios and also his seat In the lower house, and is ap« punted to the Legislative Council. Tbe Premier takes the portfolio of Minister of Lands.

Lidias’ companions, needle cases, handkerchief and glove boxes, writing cases, gents* dressing cases, pocket books, 1909 diaries, vases, photo, frames, Xmas, and New Year cards, toys, dolls, etc., etc., and just the very article for large, big and small. Where? Jonathan’s of course. 1 '

A correspondent writes“Bokhara Clo-.» »n.l JFriwutl MTlttOS, a species of Tuan clover, grows on barren or sandy lands, and in a few years will convert a desert or sand bill into a good rich pasture. A sample patch of 10 acres will be sown on first furrow thia fall at Oparau. The plant catches the nikrogen from the air, depositing it in the soil, which soon becomes fertile. It kills out fern and scrub, and stock relish and fatten on it. An example of this fact is an island on tbe coast of Tasmania which was once barren, but is now fertile; it was once uninhabited, but now supports 600 people. The cause of tbe change is that a ship loaded with King Island Miiilot, or pea clover, was wrecked on the island ; tbe clover spread, en ricbed and fertalised she island with the result above quoted. On fern land tbe fern can be burned and the clover shoots up at once. If ploughed in the grass is equal to a heavy manuring. This plant eh' ild solve a difficulty on our poorer e >i s. Anyhow, an experiment is being made and the result should prove otor igting.’”