THE AROHA NEWS AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1884.

Te Aroha News, Volume I, Issue 54, 14 June 1884, Page 2

THE AROHA NEWS AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1884.

'This above all— -to thine owa-salf b» true And it must follow as the night the day, Thou canst not then be falsa to any man.' — Shakespeare.

The amendment to the Address-in-Reply to the Governor's Speech, moved by Major Steward, was curried by 41 votes to 32 early on Thursday morning last in tho House of Representatives. The result of the division Ims created an immense amount of excitement, and all sorts of rumours are abroad as to the intentions of the Ministry erencrally. Major Atkinson ignored the No-Confidence Vote passed, and denied that any charge had been established either in regard to lands, Native affairs, finance, or public works administration.

Te Aroha Band of Hope meeting on Tuesday evening' next in the Wesleyan Church, commencing fit 7 o'clock. An interesting programme is being arranged. Sale of fruit and shelter tree.*, flowering shrubs, etc., this day in the Public Hall. See advertisement. The proprietor of the Te Aroha Hotel, Waitoo, has lately grcately added to the comfort and appearance of same by the erection of a very fine balcony and verandah to the front, and also to the side adjoining the branch road leading to the proposed railway station. A concrete footpath has been formed underneath. The work has been performed by Mr Thomas Craven in a very excellent manner. Mr Moffat is evidently determined to spare no efforts or expense in making his hotel ao comfortable as possible, and a favourite halting-place for all who have to travel. Piako County Council are negotiating with the Warden ©f our goldfiold with a view of obtaining a title to the tramway. This is a matter of vital importance to our goldfield ; and th« Warden, fully realising this, and the responsibility resting upon him in the matter, Inn draughted an agreement, which now lies at the Warden's Office for inspection by all practical men with a view of obtaining their several opinious and suggestions. The terms upon which the tramway would be handed over to the County Council is a matter of ; gravest impoitance to every resident in the district. The chairman of the Licensing Committee has been duly notified that His Excellency the Governor has been pleased i to appoint Ma VV. F. Hunt to be a member of the Te Aroha Licensing Committee, vice Mr G. S. O'ilalloran resigned. ' An accident that might have been attended with very serious consequences befell Mr Gavin, manager of the Colonist mine, on Saturday last. While returning from his duties, and riding at a smart canter along the Waiorongomai road, he had occasion to pull up rather suddenly, thereby causing his horse to stumble and fall. Mr Gavin got unseated, and the I animal rolled over upon him «mcl held him in such a position that he was quite helpless. Fortunately assistance was at hand, and the prostrate rider was quickly released, when it whs found he h.u! sustained some se% re biuises. It was, however, well for Liin that the horse was of a remarkably quiet disposition, for, had he commenced to kick or plunge Mr G.tvin, from the position in which he lay, must inevitably have had his skull fractured. We are glad to state tluit, although much shaken, he was able to resume duty early in the week. The Key. T. J. Wills will preach next Sunday (to-morrow) morning and evening in the Te Aroha Wesleyan Church. Subject : " The Atonement." In the morning " The love of God the source of human redemption." In the evening " Christ a propitiation for our sins." As will be seen in our advertising columns a number of licensed holdings have been surrendered, and the ground will be open for re-occupation «>n and after Monday next. Several of these properties stand in good positions, and they will no doubt be quickly taken up. Among the number are several of the Alphabet Co.'s holdings, and as the recei.t excellent | erushings from the F Claim show that lodes of a highly payable nature exist in that locality' much of the ground rurrendered by the Company should be worth a thorough prospecting. It will also be noticed that same business sites in Te Aroha have been forfeited and are open for re-entry. Our hot springs are beginning to attract visitors and invalids from a distance. During the past few weeks several parties have been residing in our midst for the purpose of deriving benefit therefrom, and with the most satisfactory results. The alterations and improvements are now well advanced, under the supervision of Mr Henry Crump, engineer. It is expected the new baths will be opened to the public next week, after which a small charge will be made for their use. We purpose giving full particulars in a future issue. Whoever is in charge of the roads here ought to examine the track from Waiorongomai to the mines on the hill. Although considerable quantities of loading are now sent up by the tramway, there is still a large traffic with pack-horses, ana it only requires a week or two of wet weather to render the road almost impassable. There are several places where repairs are much required, especially on the corduroyed parts which have here and there got much broken up and will prove exceedingly dangerous to heavily laden horses if not soon put in order. Ah the wel season may now be said to have set in, the work ought to be taken in hand without further delay. Mr W. Pickett, sharebroker, of Auckland, committed suicide on Ihursday night last by shooting himself through the heart with a double-barrel gun. Financial embarrassments supposed cause. He" held shares in trust for a large number of citizens, and ie is stated an Auckland,' jeweller loses £500. The many friends of Mr J, B. Whyt' will regret to learn that the state of 'liL'

health 'will not permit of his going to\ Wellington for some time to come. Mr Whyte has been confined to his , room for* some time with rheumatic gout, but was nble on Friday, the 6th inst., to proceed to Auckland, where he intends undergoing a course of treatment at the Turkish baths. The manufacture of needles and pins constitutes one of the most flourishing industries in Germany. The eight manufactories of Iserlohn aono consumed, in 1882, no less than 600 tons of wire, employing also a working force of some 800 male and 700 femule and juvenile operatives, besides seven steam engines and four water wheels of 30 horse power. People are not generally aware that the egg product of the United States stands second in value only, to corn and wheat, and very often surpasses the lattei . During the last fiscal year for instance, the corn crop was worth 48Q.648,400d015. ; the wheat crop, 484,675,779(M5., and tho e^ crop 475,682,889. The old hen, in her relation to our domestic economy, is thus entitled to more respect than has commonly been paid her. Qneensland is well keeping up her excellent gold yields. Barely in the history of gold mining in Australia lias the last yield of the Wilmot Extended mine, Gympie, been exceeded. In May of last year tho total results of 10 months' crushing from the 7 and 8 Monkland, Gympie, gave 17,1300z5. But a little more than two years previously, the New Zealand, P. C, 'Gympie, had exceeded that amount by 360<>zs. in 12 months. More recently. No. 1 North Phoenix has yielded, in 12 months, 17.33 1£0z-<. of gold, worth £61,823. But tho Wilmot Extended, for only three months' crnshings, shows 15,489^z5. of gold, from 701 tons of stone. 7he last dividend from this mine was £1 per share. Private letters received describe at some length the serious depression now existing in New South Wales'and other Australian colonies. Our cable messages tell of the sufferings of the unemployed in Sydney, where, despite Government aid in various ways, numbers of unemployed men are homeless and destitute, and we sleeping in the open air nightly. The private letters indicate that one cause of the depression is the severe drought that has prevailed in New South Wales. From this cause one owner, who had 140,000 sheep, lost no fewer than 120,000, and the losses of others havo also been enormous, a uounting in the aggregate to many millions of pounds. The depression in New South Wales is aggravated by the fact that in none of the other colonies is there any briskness of trade or demand for labour. Qneensland is suffering depression on account of the groat fall in the price of sugar. The price of this product is much lower than it has been for many years, consequent upon the enormous yield o* 3 beet-root sugar in Europe. In South Australia, also, theie are complaints of hard tiinw, partly the result of drought, but chiefly caused by the low price of wheat now ruling. Victoria's system of Protection would appear to have kept the wolf from the door of that colony, but she i" not in a position to relieve the necessities of her neighbours. These facts have some significance for us in New Zealand, proving that we are not solitary in our experi ence of industrial depression, and that we are not suffering at all by comparison with our neighbour* in New South Wales. It is said that " when things are at their worst they begin to mend," and it is to be hoped that colonial prospects are now at the lowest ebb, and that we shall soon witness a change for the better in the condition of the colonies. — Star. La^t year Ireland lost 108,000 souls by emiguitnn. " Did you put your arm round her waist?" asked the counsel in a bieach of promise case. " Well, yes, I did," adtuittcd the plaintiff. "She asked me to, and I never decline a pressing invitation like that." In the United Kn^dom there are 18,500 miles of iron highways, constructed .it a cost of £767,899,570, nearly the total of the national debt. Exclusive of 599,568 season ticket holders, 654,838,295 passengers are being annually carried, besides 256,215,833 tons of goods. The annual ! receipts from passengers reach £28,796,813, and from the carriage of goods £37,740,31 5. the working expenses being £36,170,436, the net earnings £36,206,688, and the average earnings on capital throughout 4*32 per cent. A man named Fred. Nicholls committed suicide in Castle street, Wellington, on Monday evening, by taking laudanum. He had been drinking heavily, and was brought home drunk during the day. He called his wife into the bed-room, and bidding her good-bye, drank the laudanum, which eho thought was wine. He afterwards came out into the kitchen and smoked his pipe, dying nearly two hours afterwards. Corner sites in Chenp^ide (London) sell at a rate of two millions sterling per aero. Chenpside rather a misnomer. An Irish lady wrote to her lover, begging him to send her some money. She added by way of postscript : " I am so ashamed of the request I have made in this letter that I sent after the postman to get it back, but the servant could not overtake him. It is stated that twelve American millionaires have united to execute a gigantic plan. They intend to build in Jerusalem a temple that shall exactly correspond to that which was destroyed by the Romans in A.D. 70 Two have already gone to Palestine to initiate the place and means of operation. The motive which actua:ew this work is not intimated. " Did you observe that woman ?" said a gentleman to his companion, as a sharpfeatured female, swept langhing by them. The friend nodded to indicate that he had observed her. " Well, I am indebted to her for the chief happiness of my life." " Indeed 1 I can imagine the gratitude you feel towards her." " No, you can't ; only her present husband can do that. Ten years ago I asked her hand in marriage and she refused me." A good story is going the rounds of the Dorset Battalion of Volunteers. An officer in attendance at a shooting competition the other day noticed two qf the men firing with anything but William Tell like precision. Approaching them, he angrily exclaimed : " You fellows, you don't know the way to shoot ; lend me, a. rifle and! let me aliow. you."" ''Bihg," and tlie target : was mUmed. s. A broad grin over-, spread thefuce^xQf the 't\yo privates,./ but the officer wus e,qjual:Ato , the! '„

Turning" to the first, with a froijyp upon his countenance, lie remarked " That's the way you shoot, sir " A second' attempt and a similar result. Turning to the other he continued, "* Ana that's the way you bhnotj sir." A' third shot and an " inner" ,whr fluknd. .With pardonable pride the worthy officer returned the rifle, I triumphantly adding, " And that's tke way I 'shoot." Ihe men ever since have entertained a very high opinion of him as a marksman.