The Aroha News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 89, 14 February 1885, Page 2

The Aroha News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1885.

'This above all — to thiie own self be true, Ami it must follow , as the night the day, Thou canst not then be fulse to any man.' Shakespeare.

PuoFottvd regret and indignation is bun&felt and expiessed at the news nf General Gordon's death. His heroic defence of Khartoum has funned u subject for conversation all the world over, and his lo^s, will be universally deplored. His resources in time of emergency were won-dt-rfnl. but no skill can protect from tin* tr.iitor's weapon. He died at the post <'f duty, and the indignation cuis^d by the c rtain knowledge of his dr-atli is great and w idi-spread. Public feeling, as against the kugii&h Obinet, io" its indecision cind del >y* in iidnptini; 1 the best means to effect l»is rescue is very plainly manifested, uud can onl\ be iippeased by the prompt suppression of the rebellion in the Soudan. Without a doubt t'le death of thi- brave soldier will be terribly revenged by his countrymen.

This, is-* St Valentine's Day. It is announced that 10,000 men of the Aviny Roscve will shortly be called out for garrison duty in Great Britain. Ciwnge of proprietorship as regards [lot Springs and British Hotels. The Battery Company 'ire erecting an ejector for raising and stacking the tailing coining from the tailing plant. This is, we believe, the first thing of the kind brought into use on any of the Thames goldlields. Gallagher's Bus conveys passengers to or from VV.tiorongmnai for sixpence, and runs at intervals during the day. A meeting of those interested in the erection of a cheese factory in the vicinity of Waitoa, will be held at MofCatt's Hotel | aft'-r Mr Buekland's sale has concluded on Wednesday next. Te Aroh.i Bind of Hope hold a meeting on Tuesday noxt ; usual time and place. Sir Julius Vogel will address the citizens of Auckland on Tuesday next* Amongst the vttrioua complaints laid before Mr Ballance on Thursday, at Thames, Ahi Pepene brought up the native grievance that they were charged for b-.ithing in the Te Aroha hot springs, in contravention of the agreement made with Government when they agreed to allow their u.se to Europeans. To which Mr B.dlnnee replied that Pepene seemed to think the agreement between the Aroha natives and Government hud been broken, beuausa a small charge was made to those who used the baths ; but the charge was very light, and only referred to some of i the springs, being levied to meet the ex- ; penaes of improvements which had been effected. This they must acknowledge to be peif' j ctly reaaon-ible, so that the agreement had not been infringed. Band of Hope meeting at Waiorongomai on next Wednesday evening. A magic lantern will form one of the attractions. I Th" f rnmo and roof of the additions to the baths is now up, and the whole work i» being pu*h«;d on rapidly. The following nominations for the Li censing Bench were received on yesterday by Mr Pavitt, Returning Officer :— Georg" Lipsey, proposed by D.J.bVuzer, seconded by John W. li. Guilding ; Jtuiu* Muar.q,

proposed by M. W. D. O'Kueffie, seconded 1 by E. Gnll.'tcrher : Damol Jnq. Ftwsnr, pro pwd by John W. R. Gnildinir, and Gen i Lipsev ; John IWlby Smith, proponed by Diniel J. Frazer and Dvjnis M'Kp'iv John Gibbons proposed bv G-no, Rnbflon. seconded Henry Crump ; Denis Murphy, proposed by Daniol J. Fmzer, seconded bv Goo. Lipsey ; Moses Hotchin, proposed bv A. 11. Whitehouse, seconded Daniel .1. Fraz^r. As the nominations exceed the number required, a poll will be taken on Monday week, 23rd inst, at Te Arobn Public Hall. The Gordon oxpondition, it is said, has already cost £13,000,000. The European Mail of Dumber 12th say* : — A trustworthy authority informs us that at the present time fruit can b" obtained cheaper in London than any other nbico in the world. Thousands of barrels of grapes havo been sold nt Id per lb. wholesale, and complete barrels from 1^ upwards. Apples from America have sold here »t 8s and 9s per barrel, which generally fetch 18s. to 255. Chestnuts Rold ns low us 3-< per cwt. less thm £d. per lb., which cost twice the price to prow. Onions imported fn.m Holland have beep sold :>t 2s. 3d. per om^, or less than -j-d per lb. wholesale, and potatoes less than ■j-d per lb. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of " PuPord's Newspaper Map and Directory of New Zealand " It contains a li^t of nil the papers published in the colony, with the da} j ot' publication. The tender of TI. Brett, of Auckland, has been accepted for the printing ami publishing of Sir George Grey's book of " Ma on Legends," which is being 1 printed at the command o f Parliament A little girl seven ye.»rs old died in Philadelphia a year or two ago. When the doctor told her that she could not live, she bade her mother send foi the pastor of the church, and gave him her little savings-bank. " Open it," she said. There are four dollars and a few cents. •' Take them," said the child, " and build a cbnroh for poor people — poor people) mind, who sit in the buck seats of our church. They must not pay anything I want all the seats to be free." The ministei took the money. " .My child ho said solemnly. "It shall bo done, with God's help." When the child was dead, he placed lior little bank ami the pittance, it contained on the pulpit, and told her bton . Tears wen 1 , in every eye. One wealthy man after another came forward with his offering. Children came, women also, and the poor with their mites. A week or two ago, the completed church rjady for its poor occupants, was dedicated to the service of that God who willed, that the widow* mite and the poor child'n offeiing should not fail of their errand. — " American." The auction of crockery, glass-ware, and other goods in the estate ot Jus. Clarke, bankrupt, on Saturday last, was very largely attended, ami everything sold at satisfactory prices. A number of articles of furniture, the properly of Air 11. E. Campbell (solicitor 1 , weie also disposed of, as were a large number of books belonging to the same puity (over one. hundred vols), and which were, pui chased for the Public Library for the sum of £7. The books include a number of standard scientific works-, biographies, e;c. Mr G. Lipst-y was the kind donor of a handsome book- case to the above institution, purchased at this sale. Considerable stir was caused in the township on Monday afternoon by the appeanmce of Detective Doolan (from Thames), and m.my were the conjecture^ as to kl what was v,*." The matter was soon set at rest however, by the Detective, accompanied by Sergeant Emerson, proceeding to the dwelling-house of Mr Jas. Chirke, bankrupt, and on the strength of a search warrant, issued by the Official Assignee, instituting a search of the premises. The result was that numerouurticles, new goods, comprising drapery, millinery, etc., etc., supposed to belong to the bankrupt estate, were seized and conveyed to the lock-up. Detective Doolan returned to the Thames on Tuesday at noon We would intimate to parents that al tbe last meeting of the Te Aroha School Committee it was decided that the compulsory attendance clauses of the Education Act, be brought into force in thi district. We think the Committee are quite right in taking this step, as the non attendance of children from some few families has been disgraceful. By Clause 89 of the Act referred to it is provided that "The parent or guardian of every child not less than seven nor more than thirteen years of age shall, in case such child lives within the distance of two miles, measured according to the nearest road from a public school within a school district, send »uch uhi>d to school for nt least one-half of the period in each year during which the school is usually open." Half a teaspoonfnl of common table ealt dissolved in u little cold water and drank will instantly relieve " heart burn" or dyspepsia. It taken every morning betore breakfast, increasing the quantity gradually to a teaspoonful of salt and a tumbler of water, it will in a few days cure any irdmury cane of dyspepsia, if at the same, time due attention is paid to the diet. There m no hotter remedy than the above for constipation. As a gargle for sore tliiun it is equal to chlorate of potash auU its

entirely sufe. U may be used as often \\< desired, und if a little in swallowed each time it will have a beneficial effect on the throat by clemsing it and allaying the irritation, [n doses from one to four t'ispoonfiils in half a pint to a pint ol' tapid water it nots promptly as an emetic, and, in caseß of poisoning 1 , is ftlway* on hand. It is an excellent remedy for bites I nnd stinga of insects. It is a valuable | «^tnn<rentinhem irrhag^s,pirtioularilvfor bleeding after the extracting of teeth. It has both cleansing »nd healing properties, nnd i« therefore a moat excellent application for superficial ulcerations. We this week received a letter from Mr Mr J. B. Whvte statin": that he hnd » short interview with Mr Bi.llance in Anck land on Tuesday morning, when he handfd the mtni-tcr a petition from Te Arohn and miners to have the native reserves in that neighbourhood rendered available for small settlers. These reserves lie said wore very large, and were the pick of the land. They should be thrown open in order to prevent persons from leaving the fiVld, as noctrrod in the case of the Thames goldfinld in former dnys, owinsr to the fsii-t of there being no really good land available for settlement. Mr Ballance replied that he had determined to do nothing as regards the removal of restrictions upon native lands until the whole question hnd been considered by Parliament next session. Visitors to the Baths since lust issue :—: — Mr and Mis McGnffoy, CHngo ; Mr Robert Fulton, Mr Win. Lsys Collie, Mr Adam K. Murray, Mrs Ada E. MncdonaM, Mr Mrs, and Miss Robinson, Mr Mirshall, Mfijor Gicer., Mis and Misses Horn (2), M--i Bloomftald, Miss Wiseman, -Mr M. J* Smith, Mr Hudson, Mr Baker, Mrs K. Somerville, Miss E. Wadliam, MrWillinott, Mr S. Clegs>, Mr H. Whitten, Mr G. Annenaon, Mr Lnndy, Auckland ; Mr Arthur A. Smith, Port Albert; Mr Frank Hunt, North Shore ; Mr Paul Williams Mr John Meal, Ml 1 Gillies Mr D. W. Pitkethley, Mr Jus. L. Stone, Mr, and Mrs, Alexander Lamb, Mr and Mrs S. 0. Mucky, Mrs Otter, Mr W. Ferguson, Mrs Jas. Marshall and family, —Thames, ; Mr and Mrs Mackgill, Waiuku ; Mr John Bridson, CoromumleJ ; Mi- Wright, Whangarei ; Mr Mr Savage, Paeroa : Mr Stoker, Mr Geo. Bowon, Newcastle, N.S.W. ; Mr Darcy McDongall, Queensland. With refrenoc to the matter of a grant to develope the Te Arolm Thermal Springs, this had been refused by the Minister when Mr Whyte previously applied for it by letter, but when the position of the matter was more fully explained, he (Mr Ballance) said that he won I I, when lie reutruo<l to Wellington, endeavour to ronder some assistance out of the vote. A visit to To Aroha by Mr and Mis liullaice was strongly urged upon them, and Mr Ballance said that ho hoped to In- abio ti «o so on liX next vNit to tliis province, which would l)o before the House met. Mr WhUe him aKo written Sir Julius Vogel strongly urging him to come to To A roh. i. It has been decided to exhibit a Christmas Tree and to hold a Gift Auction uti or about Easter Monday, in aid of tho Trustee Fund of the Te Aroha Wesleyan Church. The second meeting of the committee took place last Tuesday evening f and the collectors furnished reports of progress. Notwithstanding the dullness of the times the public have cheerfully respoiuied to the solicitations for gifts for Treesind Auction, and it is expected that tho friends will find themselves rewarded fo.their efforts, when the whole of the districts have been canvassed, by seeing a sufficient collection of gifts to make tho affair a success. The practical sympathy of all is solicited, and thesmallest contributions to either Tree or Auction will be gratefully received. The experience of claim owners at Ktirangahaku has proved that silver abounds in the lodes of that district, and an effort is about to be made to turn this this argentiferous wealth to account. The shareholders of Woodstock Claim have determined to send a few tons of ore to the famous works at Swansea, Wales, and should the first shipment prove remunerative, larger consignments will follow. A sample of Woodstock stone, recently assayed in Melbourne, yielded at the rate of 4600z5. of silver to the ton, while a lode in the Golden Crown Claim has given 1,4000za. to the ton.— Auckland Star. The Kntikati cheese Factory is progressing favourably. The store-room at the factory has nov 8£ tons of cheese therein, of this quantity 3 ton* are foryi London order at £66 per ton Tuis should be a mnlteruf real eiiuourageinent to all concerned and we heartily congratulate the sett i era of Katikuti on the fact of their che- en having already earned a reputation. Som« of the cheese* made about 9 mouths ago are in excellent condition and of an excellent flavour. The pigs belonging to the company are doing well and are well bred. A shipment of 92 cases of cheese wae sent by the s.s. Wellington on Tuesday we.:k. This is u first shipment fr,r the English market, ami Him cheeses have been specially made with a view to the requirements of the market and packed in octagonal boxes. -Bay of Plenty Times. A lady lately oame to Waitoa suffering from severe swelling of the eyes of aix months' duration, for the sake of trying the hot apriuga. Aiudical men who had

boen consulted, ud vised an operation as the only prospect of relief, but a friend who wan aware of sever il instances in which great benefit hnd been derived from those suffering from various affections of of the eyes, through bathing them in those minimi waters, strongly advised this lady to give them a trial before undergoing an operation. We are pleased to hear that the results so far are highly satisfactory, and, if the remedy is steadily persevered in, judufmg by the great improvement already noticeable, a thorough cum may be looked for. The Auckland Free Press has suspended publication. A meeting of the Library Committee will be held on Monday the 16th inst at 7.30. p. ra.