THE AROHA NEWS AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 74, 1 November 1884, Page 2

THE AROHA NEWS AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE

'This i\hovf «U — V\ thin« own-self bo true. And it must follow m the ni^ht the day, Thou carifrt not tliou bo tnlao t<> any nv«n. T i J — Shakespeare

SATURDAY NOVRMBRtt I, 1884.

Nomin itions of candidates to represent To Aroha Hiding on Piako Oountv Council close at the Court House thi jjdny at noon. Messr* J. Lavery, J. Gibbons, and D. Murphy aro in tho field. From this d«te (Nov. Ist) mniU for Paero.i and Thames will close at the local post office on Tuesday, Thursday, nnd Satnid.-iy mornings nt 10 30, and also sixain at 8 in the evening of same day. By this latest freak of the Postal department our readers will observe that all letters for despatch via Thames by Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays mail must he posted before 8 p.m. previous day. The postal arrangements as at present are far fiom satisfactory, and occasion great inconvenience to the general public. Th« undornoted gentlemen have been duly nominated as candidates for the representation of the Ohinemuri RMing in the Thames County Council : — Messrs C. A. Comes, C. F. Mitchell, J. Moore, J. Pnillips, jun., J. G. Ralph, J. M. llobson, J. H. WaNh, and J. McCombie Messrs Wallace and Aitken desire it to be generally known that on Oct. Lsi they reduced the pi ice of bread from od to 4^d per louf for canh, and monthly accounts paid promptly. The following matters brought before the last Piako County Council meeting, should have appeared in the geneH report of same which will be found iv another column : — Thomas Skellon wrote Mating the facts of an accident sustained bv him while in the discharge of his duties on the tramway. He was confined to the hospital for some time, and had been put to great expense, lie appliid that his wages be allowed him for the time he was disabled.— -Matter lei'errci to the tramway manager for his report, the council being favourable to the application.— The matter of the £2 for every £1 spent by local bodies on roads and tracks on goldfields was brought forward. The Council ngretxl to apply immediately for the sum of £3000, being amount claimed as balance due under that system on account of expenditure on the Aroha tramway. Also, that Mr J. B. Wh)te be requested to' support the application when it is sent in. Mr E. Y. Cox, Shaftrsbury, applied j that certain culverts be made on the main j road through the Shafte&bury township. — The council having no funds at present, the matter was defeired for further consideration. As will be seen by advertisement, on and after Monday next Mr Robton's Pharmacy will be closed at 6 o'clock every night except Saturdays. On Satuidays and Sundays Mr Kobson .v ill keep open same as at present. Anyone requiring to be attended to after G o'clock are requested to leave word at Warren's Hotel. Ah will be seen by advertisement Messrs Bradley and Co., on and after Monday next, will run a coach each morning from Waiorongomai to connect with coach for •Morrin.vviile. Also, a coach will bo despatched daily to P.ieroa connecting with Thames and Tauranga coaches. Visitors to Hot Baths this week : — Mr W. T. Craig, Dunstan, Otago ; Messrs J. Soutter, George Watt, John Finnerty, J. K. Longbottom, Cambridge; Mr A. Shepherd, Karangahake ; Mr J. McNicol, Waitoa ; Mr S. Omerod, Tamahere ; Mr Melvin, Maekaytoun; Misses Mary Mahoney and Mary Keoghane, Mrs Symington, Messrs J. A. Miller, A F. Puckey, Harry Kenrick, J. Scott, Thames ; Mr IS. Meacham, Hamilton ; Mr and Mrs Adam Lay bourne, Mr Jas. F. Logan, Auckland. Ihe Te Aroha Band ot Hope held their usual fortnightly meeting in the Wesleyan Church on Tuesday evening last, Mr W. H. Hawkins presiding. There was a ciowded attendance, und a lengthy and entertaining programme consisting of ad- \ dresses, recitations, readings, dialogue*, songs, &c, was very creditably gone through, some Auckland friends assisting. The most noteworthy items being songs by Miss Violet Pavitt and Messrs Meaoham* Whiteh'juse, tnd Vause, a dialogue by the Misses Bloomfield, Devey, Hotchin, and Maingay, and a recitation by Mr Hawkinv. All the other items were also good. Prize cards were given for best recitations and songs from members under 12. At the close of the meeting several new pledges were taken. The next meeting wue announced to be held on Tuesday evening, November 11th.— (Communicated). Seventy-seven million pounds lies in Chancery awaiting claimants, and will probably continue to lie. Tilers are 23,339 newspapers in the w?rJd, 13,378 of which are printed in Knglish. The sum Rpent in Hritain in Mx years in alcoholic drinks would pay off the National Debt. One English syndicate own 4,500,000 acres in Thxhh. A post-office iv about to be erected on Mount Sinai. Mf Murray, of Annandale, Piako, enter-; lor the Agricultural Show, to be held at

I'.Moi'.-i'ie on the Bth November, h fat wether, which his the p>ouliirity of Imving long curved horns growing c»t.t of tho rips of its 'firs tuul hanging »l:no<t to thrj i^roun.j. This \vil! he an interesting 1 oh* jeet For those who are fond of natural curiosities. Many of onr renders will learn with regret that owing to family affliction the Rev. Mr MoTntosh, the respected minister of the PrestiyteriH'i Churuh here, Ims fora time Iven obliged to leave the district. A telegram from Cfiri-tchurcli was received on Tuesday evening last informing him of the serious iltnesß of his wife, and requiring hi* immediate presence with his f unily. He left on Wednesday morning, and will he absent tour or five weeks. We feel assured tbat nearly every member of the community here will ainci-roly sympathise w ith the rev, gentleman in the trouble that has come upon him. The Agricultural Company, in which Sir Julius Vogel is largely interested, owes £3000 of rates on account of the Waimea Railway, one of the lines in the schedule of the District Railway Bill. During the quarter ending June, 1884, New Zealand exported 12,039/33411)8 of wool, valued at £/>26,121. Mr Brown, from Auckland, will conduct the Wesley an services on to-morrow, at Waiorongomai, 11 a.m., Te Aroha, 7 p.m. Mr M. G Power, proprietor of the All Nations Hotel, Paeroa, is now greatly enlarging and improving same by the addition of six bedrooms. The addition measures 30ft x 28ft, with 14ft stud. The rooms will be well finished off, and most jomfortably furnished. This step is taken by Mr Power in the expectation of more prosperous times bein;* at hand, and will uiuke this hotel a most comfortable one for travellers to stop at. Our Waiorongomai friends are making great preparations for the opening of the Public Hall, now in course of construction on the 10th inst. and no effort will be spared to make the event an occasion of general enjoyment to all comers. In our next is.^ue a programme of the proceedings and all particulars will be published. By the last half-yearly statement of receipts and expenditure of the Piako Comity Council we observe that the receipts for haulage on the tramway for the half-year were £13i>3 13s 6d. The revenue fiom the goldtield amounted to £444 os3d, and from gold duty £345 9* lOd ; publicans' licenses added £304 0s 6d to the Council's revenue, and auctioneers' do, £10. The total receipts were £4545 2s Id. The expenditure on the Tramway was £182914rf9d; bank overdraft £6545 5s lOd, interest on overdraft £288 Is 4d. As will be seen by advertisement on Tuesday next Mr (x. H. Cottrell will hold an important sale of household fiunitnre> etc., etc.. as contained in the Robin Hood and Little John Hotel. Any person wanting a really good piano or other musical instrument, cannot do better than go to Messrs Hoffman and Sons, Queen stieet, Auckland, for same, when they will have a large and varied stock to select from, and be sure of getting a first-class instrument at a reasonable price. Members of the library Committee are requested to meet in the Reading room on Monday evening at 7 30. Nominations of Candidates for the triennial elections of nine councillors for the Pinko Connty Council will take place today, and the election itself on the 12;h inst. As to the representation of the various ridings, Patotere has one councillor, Matamata two, Waitoa three, Aroha one, and Taotaoroa two. Messrs Lavery, Gibbons and Murphy, are the proposed candidates for the Aroha riding. Mr J. C. Firth and Mr W. T. Firth will very likely have a walk-over for Matamata. Mr E, Maclean, who lias hitherto represented Patetere, will this time with Mr Brunskill run for the two seats of Taotaoroa. Mr W. L. C. Williams, who has hitherto represented Waitoa, will run this time for Patetero. For the three Waitoa seats Messrs Gould, Chepmell, and Smith will stand.