Local and General.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 404, 5 March 1909, Page 2

Local and General.

.i. next meeting <f the Kawhia (■-i‘.nty Council has beon fixed fur Satit I iy next-, 13*.h inst. The - .-re-ary of the Kiwhia Library n cived intimation that the sub!v due (or tho year is £1 17s Id. Sportsmen fire reminded that entlies for the Taharoa Races (which t ;ke place on Friday next) close on Mo.-, lay next, tbo Bnh inet. Settlers in Kiritebere, Marokopa and Kiu >haku are advised that a notice in ib>- issue states that a meeting to form i B iilway League will bo held at Te Anga ■)■.< Saturday, March 13tb. Tbu work of forming <• footpafb to uo Kawhia' Church, along Pouewe S- f'i , has bo;n c imply, d l-.y Messrs G<lv n and Edwards, and also an ap pr) r fr-. m tho street to To Puru to it :i - I Tcrr.ice. —Mr Taylor has al-o !ini L’f.d bi.-i cintrant for breaking i:." if - . □ tbo W litetuna-Aotoa

Tl Grrtcu Elton Comedy Co. visit Kawhia n- xt week and will give an en t r.aii.m«nton Tuesday night. “Music, M,.ib and Melody” is the company’s tu .t . and their repertoire includes L llriuging, dancing, acrobatic violinplaying and comedy. They are very highly spoken of wherever they have j 'f ruled, and it is said that the ent -et iinment they submit never fails to i o and put the audience in u happy mood.

L.diu. ’ c-inpamons. needle oases b iadkiichief and glove buxes, writing

ci gents’ dressing cases, pocket L» Im, 1909 diaries, vases, photo. , Xmas, and New Year cards, r. > dolls, eic., etc., and just the very ’ g«', big -mall, vv wits i ol coarse.*

On Fiiday Inst the Ro hesay made ;• trip to Nukuhakarei wi b a load .; grass seed, which was sucoessfull) surfed ashore.

By advertisement in this issue M< and Mrs Bor£j sent, give a general in vitation to a dance in Scott’s Hall o> Tuesday evening next. Of late there has b u n a large num ber of big sharks seen in the harbour jome of the yarns told in connector* f herewith being partied *rly amusing. The Rev. I). B, Ashford exn o*s lo return to I\awhia nex wptk and wi! cenduct service in the local Congregational Church on Sunday evening, the 14th iost.

Last month was a vary dry one, a r >tul of only 0 22in. being recorded a' Kawhia. For a like period in 1906 3.61 in. fell, for 1907 1 52i0«. and for 1908 0.12iu.

Besides the races at Te Maika it is advertised elsewhere that on Easter Monday a race meeting will be held at Oparau, the programme for which will appear in our next issue. A lovely fine of pretty blouses, laces, insertions, ties, muslins, voiles, zephyrs (striped and plain), belts, etc., etc. Just tho very articles for the ladies. Where ? At Jonathan’s of course.*

Tho Government Gazette of Febru ary 18th notifies th. tbo Kawhiu County has been brou t under “ The Hospital «ud Chari e Instuatione Aat, 1908,” and orea • ■ i part of tho Waikato Hospital Di-’rict. Messrs Heywo d(m ager at Hamilton of the Loan and Mercantile Co.), and Mr O’Brien (tha Ta Kuiti agent), paid a visit to this di icb daring tbo week, and expressed tl mselvesa o well pleased with the quali y of the land. Mr Cutten, 8.M., was accompanied by his wife on tbo occasion of his visit to Kawhia on Woduer-day last, and in the afternoon a trip was made lo Rakaunai, wheae a very enjoyable picnic was held. About 20 residents were also in attendance.

The s.s. Waitangi ba* been laid uc in tho Onehunga Harb ur. Tbe chief engineer (Mr Murdie) 0 s been given charge of the Rimu, Chief Officer Gregg temp irartly placed on the Tasman, whilst Steward Peterson ia relieving on tbe Waiotahi.

S.M. Cuttan had not a very long sitting at the Kawhia C mrt on Wednesday- Mrs Perham obtained a ver diet against E. J. And iws for £32 Is, for board and lodging, the costs being £1 18s. A. Booth contested Mrs Willison’s claim to £l5 Os 3d, but Mr Cutten gave a verdict for tho plaintiff for tbe full amount and £1 14s costs.

By telegram we learn that the Hon. Mr Hogg, who n at present visiting Obura with Mr Jennings, M.P., baa consulted the member about visiting the Kawhia district. After an itinerary baa been arranged tbe Minister will communicate the date when he will visit tho district tn Mr Jennings, who will givo ample nutico to local authorities.

At the present lima there is a sort of water famine in Kawhia, .and daily a crowd of people can be observed procuring water from the town pump. It is fortunate that Kawbia has such a good water supply close at bund, and it is really surprising that our civic fathers do not di-’Cuss the question of having water laid on to the hobses.

Commenting on the decision in the recent licensing case? f alleged offences at Awakino the Waitara Mail says: —“ The position will doubtless be referred to tbe law -fficers of the Crown, for the decision alters tbe whole aspect of tho law regarding alcoholic liquor in the King Country. It ia possible, of course, that the matter will be taken to the Appeal Court.” In going over the Kawhia Peninsula one is struck with tbe oxcellenTappearance of tho cropq of nr 1 ms, potatoes, kumeras, corn, etc., gr wn by the natives, the area planted being larger than that of previous years. Taui Wetere bas the most potatoes and bas a splendid crop, with not the slightest trace of blight. Tbe varieties planted are Northern Star, Uo-todate and Peach Blossom. A -ingle root of the first named produced 74 tubers.

Wha’ ahoat cups nd saucers, tea plates, batter dishes, sugar basins, cake dishes, dinoev war, toilet sets, candlesticks, linoleum, curtains, quilts, art. muslins, cretonnes. Well ! where cm we procure best flt lowest cost ? Why Jonathan’s Didn’t you know that ?*

Tbe Waitara Mail was informed the other day that in ■’ maequenoo of the recent Magisterial decision, the Awakino people have h-pes of obtain iog a hotel license. Perhaps the issue ‘ I vote for licenses to be increaised” will bo submitted to the electors at nex f . Parliamentary el ction in this dis’rict, and if tha an war be in the sfifi-ma ive then it wi'l be merely a ques ion oi site. Of co tree, all this is in anticipation that tho prohibition as applied to tbo King Country has broken down.

The following are tbe prices of tbe sheep from ibis dimrict sold at the A'icanneering Co.’s fair at ObaupC on Wednesday last: -Sb-un lambs: A. W. Elliott 9; 2d, 0. Perham 9i Id, J. B Scott 8m 6.1, 8. 11. Carr G-, Noonan Bros, passed in a-. 5j lid, W. D. Humphrey. 7» 101, H. H. Bibbage 6s A. W. Bibbigdfh 3d, J. Hinton 7», W. M. Howo C.i 81, Woolly 1 mb? : Parkinson and flogarib 9s, m..w B -• 9,3 1, W. Terry 8s 83, A. Wright 8s lid, Honorc Bros. 8s 6d 2 tooth ewes : J. Hinton 18s 7d, H-m--oru Bros. IBs 101. 4 tooth owes : W. A. Mason 15s 7d, Parkin ton and Hogirth 16s 61, Shaw Brog. 16s Id. Full mouth owe?: A. W. Elliott 9s t 4 I J. Hinton 9? 31, W. D. Humphreyw I )() 71, H II Bibbage 11? BJ, A. L. | luxreil lie 6d, A. Weight 9g/ 6L

Note the altered ad rvisetuents on our front page cf Messrs Chase and Co. and Juna han Ltd.

Owing to tbo late arrival of a num ber of advertisements a quantify cf reading matter is unavoidably crushed out of thia issue/

Tbe enquiry into tbe petition lodge 1 by Pepene Eketone u connectioo with the recent Western Maori election is to be heard at Hamilton on May lOtb, before Judge Bdwaads Judge Cooper

There was a Birge attendance at a meeting lately Leid at Ktnchak.; to dheuss tbe advisability of bolding eports there. A suggestion had betn made that the money collected (ab »t £2s* should be haaded to tbe fund to hold a regatta at Kawhia, but this was not carried, as whilst u was decided to give tho Kawhia people every assistance it was also resolved that a days’ ■port be provided at Kinohaku. Tbs late was fixed fur Wednesday, March 24tb, and a strong contingent of uffic -rs appointed to look after the sport.-, with Mr Jas. Kearns in »the position of secretary and treasurer. A long and varied programme was arranged, which is advertised at length in ibis issue. In the evening a basket social will be held in the hall.

The Raglan Show, which was held to-day (Friday) was in every way a success, the weather being beautifully fine, tbe attendance largo, and tbe ex bibits tip top. Too officials are to be complimented upon tbe energetic man □er in which ihoy worked, ably headed by the worthy president, Mr W. M Bankart. In the evening there was h concert, dance and dinner, each being well attended. Tfiere were over 25 Kawhia people present, all of whom bad a happy time. The majority left for home about 10 p.m. on Friday night in the s.s Rimu, the Kawhia bit being reached abo u 2 a.m., but the anchor bad to be <i» pped, as the lights could not be picked up. Tbe long wait until daylight under anything but pleasant cun h ions had the effect of spoiling what o tierwise would have been a very nice .up