THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1908. Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 399, 19 February 1909, Page 2

THE Kawhia Settler. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1908. Local and General.

Tbs neat stiting of the Kawbis B.M. turrtu o.

The Clerk of the Kawbia Tlwu Board has ar ranged with Mr T. Wackett to light the etreetjamps. It ii rumoured that the Rag la a Moun t'd Rifles is likaly to be greatly strengthened by (he formation of a troop a’ Kawbia.

At ’.be Congregational Union con« gtCRS h» Christchu’ch on Tuesday a sum of £lOO waa voted from the H iuo Mission Fund to Kawhia. Tbe New Zealand Shipping Co. announce that ths next steamer from the Waitara roadstead to sail for Lend)n wiH be the s.s. Whakatane about March 1-t..

A poutoon load of 300 drain pipes for in»j G r.erument works at Kino* h.ka wa« towed over the harbour by M ■ -ers M irgiio and Newton’s lannohea on Tnefday.

Ll 4 week’s Government Gazette notifies that 4». lr,lBp. of the Awaroa 1a No » block (Rakaanoi) baa been taken f t the sitn for a native school and access thereto.

A lovely line of pretty blouses, laces, ties, muslins, voilefl, zephyrs (itriped and plain), belts, etc., re. Ju.it the very arucles for the l idies. Where ? Au Jjnathan’d of car '

i A’ iiHf tho quest ion of the coast - h-nck to Tiiraonki is likely to be set■»led, Mr A. D. Newton, Govern- ’■ mp.it Surveyor, having been ordered :io nuke » survey of the zoad in ' qaesti'-n. Ho and his party of four I left f.»r Kiritemre this (Friday) morning, «nd will be engaged in the work I for about two months. The attention of those interested in racing is directed to the programme, advertised in this iaeue, of the Tsbaroa to be held at Te Maika on Friday, March 12tb. Eight races have been arranged, the pnzftf being 1 Aiibatantial. ;ir: the evening it is 1 intended to bold a dance in Scott’s Hall.

The bills f»t the b*ck of the to»n !>. c ‘ t-i-Ji >■ m of bl» 23 during (he v fK. mid now present a very ba -L appe.raici The canso of tha d iij -ew beuiiu the flees is to comply wi b the notices recently sent to thorn hy rl.o N Ktou< Weeds Inspector to uleir ihe-v »'cHoos of weeds. We ..Lu il.hf 'sume of (he natives are ciHiag sod grubbing the weeds. Ladies’ c mpaaions, needle cases fa inulierchtef and glove boxes, writing gonte’ debasing cases, pocket book;, 1909 diaries, vases, photo, frames# Xmas, and New Year cardw, toys, dolls, etc.; etc., and just the very ariHM for large, big and small. Where? Jooatb'Au’s of ooiiirae.*

TL.< membership list uf the Kawbia Medical Club is nos filling up too ra- ; p:d’> i.oia year. We think that tboee . u uo luzend tccuming membees should ( u.j »o ftt cace. as it is sot right lo 'j, by. la chij district there should be ; ai 1 .act 300 members, Instead of 22 as Iwt present. It i« a won-ier that with 3<i r«n* support K .wb.a inaa a ‘ ouiitor «v Mol,

[ar the Massey Nation si Testimonial Fund and can be sent to t he Si.ttlmr Office. The crew of t-be Waitangi played < the Kawbia tadiea Cirioket this (Friday) afternoon, and after a very enjoyable ibe latter won by a small ma-

spall feeing experienced j ist new has eonDcrllad some of the residents of Kkwhia to carry water 1 from the well in Tainui . .reet. It is particularly noticeable :.nat (he ma j.irity of the buw'ea he-oabauts have very few or small tanks. 11l is pleasing to note that a start has'•been made at Kinob »ku with the erection *>f the much-na led telephone line to Marokopa. A party of tour men, under thn charge -f Mr Blackm >re, arrived by «teamec on Tuesday, and are now going on tv« work. The line should be completed in about two months’ time.

Gomplaint has been made to us that the telephone wires some of the fix all bfltya around the btrb>uir inter- i fere with the use uf tbo water by sailing boate, and aa a result a couple of o ipMzes are reported. Some o! these accident? may result in loss of life, as it’ a heavy sea was running in some places land would be difficult to reach. We would suggest that th* Department be written to on the subject and pro bnbly that now the linemen are in Ibe disrict alterations would be undertaken immediately. Persons who require a firat-elase piano on very easy terms are advised to read the new adverUsement of the Louden and Berlin Piano On., on onr hack pafife.* There were about 20 members pre sent at the of the Kawhia Harbour Lawn Tennis Club on Tussday night, Mr Jma hsn presiding. A letter was read from Mr J. H. Howes demanding I>l2. wo years rent of tb® l ground-?. Toe claim was not racogniaed, as the writer was supposed i 1 to have surrendered hii lease. It was • decided not to play on the courts until further information, was obtained. Mrs Newton and Mr Jonathan offered (She olab the rise of their courts, which was accepted, a vote of thanks being passed to tbe persona named. Mr APCartby, whe has beau secretary of tbs club for many years past, resigned bis position, which was accepted with regret, and a vote of thinks was passed to Mr M’Oarthy for his paac services. Mr C. F. E. Barton was elected to the vacancy. A committee, consisting of Messrs McCarthy, Jonathan and Dr Jeakins,, vrero appointed to interview Messrs Davies Bros- relative to their offer to lease land suffictent for tbe making of new courts.