THE AROHA NEWS AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume 1, Issue 47, 26 April 1884, Page 2

THE AROHA NEWS AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

'This above all — to thine own -self bo tiu And it must follow as the night the day, Thou canst not then be fulso to any man.' — Shakespeare.

SATURDAY, APRIL 26, 1884.

The alterations and improvements at the baths are progressing apace under the supervision of Mr Crump, by whom, we understand, most of the works to be eai ried nut have been planed, and who evidently intends that the best use shall be made of the limited means at his disposal. The old bath behind the Hot Springs Hotel has been dismantled, and a larger and more commodious one is 'being constructed on the same site. The size of the new one is 10ftx8i't, and it is satisfactory to know that in clearing away the ground for the foundation more hot water has been tapped, and with the increased flow it is expected that the new bath will fill quite as quickly as the old one did. A week or. more will probabty elapse before the dressing sheds and shower are completed, but the bath itself will be read}' for filling in, a day or two. The floor will have a grating all round, and other means will be ' adopted for keeping the place -clean and comfortable. When all the arrangements aTe eonmleted, bathing there will be much more of a luxury than ii is -under present conditions. As soon as this bath is ready some improvement will be effected in the' one now in use at the opposite side of the reserve. The reservoir will also be partitioned off by means of concrete walls, and the water from the hot springs kept separate from the cold. The bath-house erected sometime since, and till now unused, will then made available, and it is Intended, we believe, to set it apart ior ladies e.\clusively. About half-a-dozen hot springs exist in other p.uts of the grounc, and ii means will allow, some of them will be opened up, and baths sufliciently large to receive two or three people will be constiuctecl at them. If the whole of the improvements embraced in Mr Clump's design din be carried out, our hot springs will then become what they ought long since to have been, a meant) of attracting visitors from other distikts, and consequently a source of profit as well as of health and pleasure to the resident community. The danger of carrying a practical joke too far was exemplified at the K.M. Court the other day in a case from WaiorongoHiai, wherein a gay and festne youth fiom the mountain had a narrow escape from getting into serious trouble. Thi^ playful individual, after waltzing uiound for a while at the Premier Hotel o.ie day recently, managed to lose trace of his head-gear, and feaiiug the effect of the sun's rays upon his delicate countenance, he for the nonce unthinkingly appropriated a duck of a bonnet which happened to bo at hand. Failing to lecovei his own, he betook himself to the hill under shelter of his gm.h covering, the owner of which was naturaln •somewhat wroth at being thus uiieere muniously depri\ed of her propel ty. Tinaid of the law was invoked, and oui wOlw 01 thy sergeant was despatched in hot haste to hunt up the culprit in his mountain retreat, ami if possible, to leeovor the missing treasure. The practical joker was found, and had per force to appear before his Worship, who, on being infoimed that the affair was u mere lark, and that the abstracted propeity had been returned, took a 'enient view of the matter, and dismissed the cast with a cauiiou to the offending one, who was, however, mulcted in costs to the tune ot 21s. The lesson will no doubt be to him a salutary one. Members of the Library Committee art requested to meet in the Heading Room on Monday evening at 7.30. Football season opens this day. Scratch match on iace-cour.-e at 2.30 bides to b» chosen on the ground. Sale of Mr G. S. O'llallonm's furniture this day. See advertisement. Mr John Q-il>bon«, of the Arolin Saw and Planing Mills, has disposed of the whole of his saw-mill plant to the Waikato Timber Co. within the last week or two. It is now being tianspoited to the Waotu totara bush, situated between Cambridge and Rotorua, where it will be at once reerected and sot to work. Mr Gibbons ha removed his timbei-yard to a site adjoining the new railway bridge, Te Aroh:i, where he will be glad to see his old customers (as well as many new on •«), and will always be in a position to supply timber of all descriptions, as well as building material generally, at the lowest possible remunerative prices. We are pleased to be able to report that active measures are now in progress by the various contractors for the improvement of the roads in this district. On the road to Paero/i Comes and Party arc busily en gaged laying dotvn metal obtained from the neighbouring creeks ; whilst Traino and Party have a large number engager! in similar work on the Tlnunes-Taurang. road, in the neighbourhood of Owharoa. On Sunday evening next, as will be seer by advertisement, the Rev. T. J. Willpreacher at Waiorongomai. No doubt ■< large congregation will assemble on tinfirst appearance of the new minister ii that district. The man (Thomas Doridge) who soni time since broke his leg whilst engage in falling a tree in Gibbons's bush and wa taken to Thames Hospital, is now so ft recovered as to be able to get about witl the aid of crutches. The two divers are still engaged deepening the foundation for the concrete pie No. 1 of now railway bridge. Mr G-. M. Reed, one of the original pro prietors of the Auckland Evening Stai and who has been for some time past oi the e.ditoral staff of the New Zealan Herald, leaves for London b.y next Sai Francisco mail steamer to act as editor o the " Anglo-New Zealander," a new pape about to be started in London. In sty I and character, we believe it is intendefor the new venture to H-mi jwhat roßOiuli 1 the Home News und Kurop-sun Mail, JL

is intended to publish two editions fortnightly, one containing Home news for transmission to the colony, and the other containing New Zealand nows for circulation in Great Britnin ; tho latter will give much valuable information to intending colonists, and a I urge numb *r of copies will be gratuitously circulated among |)üblin libraries, etc. Mr Reed is well known as an able and popular writer, has good practical experience of the colony, and colonial affairs geneiu*l;y. "We wish the new venture every success. Sound, reliable articles from tho pen of so able a journalist and experienced a colonist as Mr Heed, will do much to displace the feeling of suspicion too often aroused with regard to New Zealand, by one-sided letters from unsuccessful emigrants ; the want of success of toner resting with themselves than the colony. From a financial point of view the new paper promises well. Advertisements from colonial iiims have already been promised to u far greater extent than was anticipated, which proves that not only have New Zealand linns eveiy faith in the future of the country, but also are fully alive to the fact that advertising '* pays," and is essential to successful business. A new political party has been formed at home. About 50 members of the House of Commons have formed themselves into a temperance clique. The Mutual Assurance Society of Victori have purchased the premises of Mr Atkin, draper, Auckland, having 33 feet L'ronUge to Queen-street, tor £16,000. Since our hist i^sue the Hot Springs Hotel has changed hands. Owing to the present depression in business, and the very heavy losses sustained by the destruction of the old hotel by firo, Mr Coleman decided to give up business here, and purposes leaving the district. Mr Coleman is widely known and respected, and his many friends will much regret his going away. Mr (x. S. O'Halloran, under whose management the old Hot Springs Hotel was so largely patronised in the early days of the Held, has now leased the present building-, »nd will be happy to sea all old friends. We wish him every success. A meeting of parties interested in the establishment of an Athletic Club, Waio ro'igomai, was held at Lawless** Hotel on last Saturday evening. There was a fair attendance. After considei able discussion it was decided that Mr Louis Kalman be authorised foithwith to take the necessary steps on behalf of the Club. Mr 11. H. Adams was elected President. Te Aroha friends who would like to join are invited to send in their names to Mr Kalman. The contractor, Mr Koyer, has completed the new school-house at Waioroni>-omai. Mr Allright, Inspector of Schools, accompanied by Messrs Lawless and Brown, inspected the new building on Wednesday last. Mr Allright expressed himself as being well pleased with the manner in which the contractor had done his work. The school has been duly handed over to the School Committee, and will be used for school purposes for the fii.st time piobabiy on Monday week It is the intention of the Committee to nive an entertainment on next Friday in honour of the event. Tho bnilding re llects much uredit on Mr Boyer. Mr (t. S. O'Lialloran this week disposed of his house and two allotments situitcon Lipsey's block by piivate sale. The house is a ver> neat and comfortable one, con taining seven rooms, and commanding a a most extensive view. The grounds are fenced, and contain a nic-el\ l.ud out garden, making the property one of the most desirable in tl)p tow rihhip. Mr IJott was was the purchaser. Mr Gallagher is erecting what promises to be an exceptionally good three-room house, underneath Captain E. Moore's residence, close by Hot Springs Domain. A meeting oi those interested in reorganising the local football club was h 'Id last Saturday evening at Quintan's Hotel, Mr Burgess was roted to the chair. Mr H. E. Whstdker v.as elected president, Mr H. Crump vice-president, Mr H. Verity captain, and Mr A. H. Whitehouse secretary and treasurer. The following were ippointed a working committee :— Messrs Burgess, Veiity, Trude, McFarlane, and Uinton. At the Ohinemuri Native Land Court on Thursday, the case of Maurihoro was concluded, and judgment given for Ngiter angi, Ngtit-ingata, and other-. Th" application-! for \V,iir.ik,iu and Te Arolui w-Die dismissed, the blocks being hind-, which have passed to the Crown. The case of Ilararahi j\ now before the Court. There was no sitting of the Court on \Vedne->day, as there was a large tangi on u native now lying dead at liaugioru.— Tribune-