SATURDAY, JANUARY 17. 1885.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 85, 17 January 1885, Page 2

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17. 1885.

List of visitors to Hot Springs crowded out this issue. We beg to draw attention to Messrs Bradley and Go's new advertisement. The following telegram was received yeterday by Mr Ahier in reply to the lert^r fron. the Domain Board inviting Sir Julius Vogel toTeArolm:--"WAi\vERA, January 16th.— Many thanks for your and the Hoard's kind thoughtfulness. If I coula spare time and whete well enough, should go to Arolia, but fear shall not be able to do so." John Mating tender has been accepted forstookingby Mr J. B. Smith. The annual meeting of the shareholders in the Public Hall and Reading-room Co, was held in the hall on Tuesday evening last, but was not numerously attended. Mr P. Quinlan occupied the chair. The report of the Committee and the balance sheet for last year were read and adopted, It was resolved that steps be taken for the recovery of overdue calls, which now amount to about £147. The other business was of a routine character. A new committee was appointed for the ensuing year consisting of Messrs Frnzvr (chairman), I otchin, Heathcote, Allen, ami Hentlwrington. The annual meeting of subscribers to the Public Library, which was to havt* been held last Tuesday evening, bnt wih postponed, will take place in the Rc.iaingroom this evening at 7.30. ( fhe following telegram appears in the Auckland Star of Thuisday last :— "IV AroHA, this day.- -Firth's B.ittery Company made £600 out of tailings alone during the holidays." *""""&nother portion, weighing about six t'T.x, of the machinery for the new crushmill came up the river on Thursday, and was delivered at Murphy's landing. The Bishop of Lichfield has issued a circular to the clergy of the diocese, re- i minding them that a curate in deacon's order* is not licensed to preach. Whenever a deacon is required to preach, he i* to read a sermon from one or other of the books named in' the circular. These sermons may be shortened or simplified, if necessary, but otherwise they are to be delivered by the curate as homilies sanctioned by the bishop of the diocese. On one Sunday in the month, however, the ! cur.ite is to preach a written sermon of his own composition, and next day the manuscript of it is to be sent to his bishop for exHiuinaUon. Tho bishop adds that it will depend upon the character of a curate's preaching how soon this restriction is removed ; and, in the meantime, any infringement of the rule thus laid down will more or less dulay ordination to the priesthood. Some English speculators have bought a track of land, in Mexico, comprising over 16,000 square miles, for £200,000. Returns have been published to show the number of packages which have boon prepared and sent to Egypt during September, and it , may be interesting to hhow, from the statistics already furnished, what have been the supplies in the wayiof food and requisites for the troop* of Lord 1 vVuUeltty'u fciuull army. Thy first .order

was received on August 23rd, »nd by September 25th tho following qnantitio^ had been shipped and sent from Woolwich: —1,639, OO'Mha. of preserved "orned beef, 153.60011 m. of preserved fresh ment* 134,4001b*. of boiled mutton (add^d at later date), 53,80 fllw. of pli-msso. 1,501, OOOlbs. of nivy biscuit, 192,0C0H>*- of cabin biscuit, 16'),0001bs of flour, '80001 hs of ha kins: powdev, 79,0001 ha. of lea 1 92,0001 hs. of »n«?nr, 52,0001 Hs «nlt, 33001ns pepnpr, 134 ,0001 hs. of romm-es^d vegetables, 13,60()1b5. of jam (extra ration) 701)0 gallons of limo-juioe. 13,6<>01bs marmalade, 1,035,600 rations of orbswoi*»t (preserved soup), 32,00011w oocon and milk, 21. 6001 bs. bottles (half-pound) of pickles, 1500 ir.illona of vinegar, 3*2.30011>r. of rice^ 32,000 bs of oatmeal, 42,0001b5. of tobacco, 10,234 bars (threo-pound) of yellow soap ? 54,256 pieces (|-lbs) of carbolic s-onp, 800 field hospital supply cases complete, 153,600 boxes of matches, 50)lbs. extractum curnis, 20.0001 bs of coffee, 1000 bottles of Tarragona, 50,00 ; )lbs. of preserved potatoes, 1000 bottles of brandy, 30,000 gallons of nun, 2000 bottles of ale> 2000 bottles ot stout, 1000 pint bottles of champagne, 50.0 tins of various soups, and 1600 tins o f< condensed milk.-Herald. A meeting of To Arolia Bind of Hope will be held on Tuesday evening next. A good programme is prepared. Mr John Lamb, of Auckland, wiil preside. At the ordinary meeting of the Thames County Council held on Wednesday last, tho County (Jh-dnnan and Cr McCombie rejorjed that tUe Wuitoa settlers would lio satisfied with thf repair of forty chains of roud oppo>ite Howler's farm, which would cost £yO.— Tho engineer was instructed to invite tend us t* >r th<} work and the Chairman was instructed to communicate with Government, with u view of obtaining assistance out of the vote in of roads to open up Crown lands* We are in receipt of the Merohantilo Shipping Keg-Mer and Commercial Review, oi the 14th Novemboi, published by 11. Griesselich and Co., shipping and commission merchants, Weaver's Hall Wool Exchange, London, whose business advertisement appears in another column. The Register contains a larjje amount of information wry valuable to the business, and general public. The Herald states that the Minister, of Mines intends visiting the Thames goldfields soon. Tbe appointment of Messrs. W. W. Wiggins and A. Unthank, as postmasters at HiKutaia and Waihia respectively are gazetted. A petition was lodged with the clerk of the District Court yesterday, praying that William Carpenter might bo adjudged to b«a bankrupt. The petitioning creditor is George MjGaul, tinsmith, of Grahamstown, and the matter will probabily be heard of .it the next month'y sitting of the Court. — Thames Advertiser. At a meeting of the Te Aroha Domain Bnard, .held on Tuenday evening, Mr George Wilson was elected Chairm.in for the ens Suing year. Measures wore taken for increasing the occomodation of the baths by the erection of more bouses over th^ hot springs hitherto unutilised. This step has been necessitated by the very I irge influx of visitors during the last month or two. It was also decided to invite Sir Julius Vogel to visit the now famous springs.