Te Aroha News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 60, 26 July 1884, Page 2

Te Aroha News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE

*TlnB above all— to thine own -self ho true And it tnrtst. follow as the night the day, 'fliou canst not then be false to any man.' — Shakespeare.

SATURDAY, JULY 26. 1884.

Through coming to bond so late, we are obliged to hold over till next issue, a second letter flatly contradicting Mr Pnrdi^s statements re Waiorongomai school house in connection with church serv'ces. The result of the polling for the Western Maori Electoral District, held in the Court House, Te Arohn, on Monday hut, was ns follows : For Major Wiremu te Wheora, 6 votes. No Votes were recorded for any of the other candidates. The Postal authorities have done good service by having a Wooden bridge with hand rails put across the drain in front of the local post-office. This has been a long felt want, and as Mr Vause has arranged a lamp inside the office so as to cast the light right over the bridge, to guide pedestrians at night, the improvement no doubt will be veiy much appreciated. We understand the Chief Postmaster has again urged upon the County Council the uraent necessity of something being done to improve that portion of the street, and it is to be hoped the matter will be at once attended to. The concert, to be held in the schoolhouse, Waiorongomai, on next Friday evening in aid of the organ Fund, is likely to prove a great success. Already a large number of tickets have been disposed of, and the greatest interest is being evinced on all sides in the event. Apart from the laudable object in view in getting up this concert, it is likely to prove a Very enjoyable entertainment for all who Can attend. | A tno-t interesting and varied programme is arranged, and we feel sure the promotel s will be amply rewarded by seeing ,i full house A man named William Stewart, who h.id for a length of time been woiking in the bu*h, and was well known in the townbliip, died rather suddenly Friday, 18th inst. A shoit while since he caught cold which resulted in inflammation < f the lungs and his premature death. T> c deceased wa=! 54 j'esirs of age, and ,i native of Airdrie, Scotland. The interment took place at the Cemetery this day week, Mr John Mann, of W.iiorongd mi, is prepared to do carting of every description, ploughing, etc., on ver)' moderate terms ; see advertisement. The Crown lands in New Zealand are valued at 8£ millions. A pleasent reflection : A pretty girl'b face in a glns<*. He slipped quietly in at the door, but, catching sight of an inquiring face over the stair rail,- said : " Sony so late, my dear ; could'nt get a car." before." "So the cars were full too," said the lad}'' : and further remarks were unnecessary. Nearely 8700 persons pay less than 25s per year in taxes in the colony. Mr X's son (just returned from abroad, to new Irish butler engaged during his absence): "Do you belong here?" Butler : " Bedad, sir, I do ; if I didn't belong here, sure I wouldn't be long here." Brown sa^s it is a wonder there is any truthfulness in the world when mankind begins life by lying in the cradle. Appropos of the story about the late Professor HolloWay off ci ing Charles Dickens £1,000 for a " lift up in one of , his books," it is also said that the fcditoi of the " Times" has frequently receivec offers of a cheque for £1,000 if he would mention such and such a thing in a leading article. We are only in the very in fancy of advertising, and in fifty years hence advertisements in newspapers will be far costlier than at present. Already three papers in London make it a condition on the receipt of advertisements that they are not bound to any particular (Jay for their insertion. What Will the state of things be half a centtfry hence ? The cause of all this lies in the fact that enterprising people have discovered that the more they advertise the more business they do. There are only six persons in New Zealand who own freehold estates, exceeding 75,000 acres each. How to Manage the Young Folk at Table.— An ingenious mother who has long been bothered by the fafitidotlsness of her children at table has at .last discovered a way of circumventing them. She places what she wants each child to eat before its neighbour at tiible, and of course each cries for what the other has, and the ends of justice are promoted. Last year the people of New Zealand, •ipent three and a quarter millions upon tobacco and drink.

The value of person il property in New Zealand is put down at sixty-foxtr millions A Melbourne publican named Boland has been committed for trial for getting up a sweep on the Waterloo Cup. Operations on the ttotorua Railway line are going on satisfactorily. Messrs. Mercer and Marshall, the contractors for the Morrinsvillo-Oxford section, have made a strong spttrt during the past month, and are making good progress. On the second section, Oxford to Liclifield, Mr. D. Fi lion is vigorously at work. The Rotorua Railway Company is only awaiting advioes frorri London as to finaucial matters, in order to arrange preliminaries for tenders ftt plati laying and station buildings at an oarly.date.