SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1885.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 99, 25 April 1885, Page 2

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1885.

We desire to call the attention of our readers to the voting on the increase or not of publicans' licenses in this district for the next three years, which will be taken on this day week, 2nd projc., at the Court-house. We hope that a large number will record their votes on the date now referred to, and that the indifference that; hns been apparent in too many districts will not be observable here, on so deeply important an occasion. It is hard to conceive how any one could favour an increase. Surely no temperance man, however could wish to see any addition to the number of Mcenses. We ought, too, to have the vote of publicans and otheis interested in existing licenses as they suieiy cannot desire additional competition in their business. Seven license ; houses within a radius of less tha?i three' miles, is stirely more^than even moderate' drinkers can need to 'supply tfieir wants.; We Certainly |xpect to' see very greatly increased actbmmodntVm for visitors, required in To Aroha within the next, three years, but confidently state that to ! increase the. number of Ijeeijses for the 1 ' sale nf tlrin k' would' be 'm'osi prejudicial to the advancement of tbe place, more especially as 'p. laealth resort. Let everybody who. if interested in the welfare of the district take advantage of the opportunity ahout.to bo afforded them, to protest against any increase being granted.

Now that our railway and traffic bridge is an accomplished fact, the question is bein<> with good reason asked, Is no benefit whatever to be derived from so large as expenditure of public money until the trains are actually lunning into our township? Bearing in mind the great convenience this bridge must prove to the community at large when opened for traffic, we think it would be well for some one to convene a public meeting to discuss the question, nnd see what can be done. No fault can, we believe, be found with the way in which the punt is worked by Mr Everitt. who has as far ns our knowledge goes, always been found anxious to oblige in every possible way those seeking to cross the river, but now there is a bridge, and with the greatly increased number of visitors and invalids resorting to our hot baths, an effort should certainly be put forth to have it made available tor general traffic as soon as possible. We think the Government made a great mistake, in not having the bridge approach gone on with at once, .when they advertised for tenders for the work last Jan., instead of including samein the'tender for completion of theline as they later on decided upon doing. As the matter now re3ts, the contractor will piobably leave the work referred to till last, and the bridge will be useless for nearly twelve nionths. The cheapest and quickest way would no doubt be to form a temporary approach leading on to the bridge on the opposite bank, which would -not be a very expensjve piece of work-, the drop from the bridge to present road being only some x2ft ; by doing ifiis it would make the bridge available, excepting at sach, turns as the '.rijrer. *vas ( very- highly* flooded . ffrlien, jßevefril ;}|nridre.d r vards pf tbe jmniedjafel/ l&fyhiiijf'-'ytiwy beGoma./tovered^i^th ,W<ev .^fWi^raV^'ie^ai^c^Qii^ ip- ! tofttoch^cfaW'Hw Wn>to;{iDteir afc £ntal]U 7* is^y* obtaining mW'OWtn vegxurea on j <miht*>sfptti4 aowjßBt'<!d'tb*l;>fUr i bt/er«eiid of We •fchmfc, however, tue pettei^wCoi rse tmetc»/j(»-no v^^)si|Wro#iwnWef^»ftei i , gone ou with at once, Repr^entatuuis

> night 'certainly bo made to Government of "blie fjreut Sapor Lance of tho work l;e- : ferrt/d to, "tln'on^h our rnembe: Whyte, who, from persona) observation, knows what is leqnireil.

dauco wilbtake place itvtho Te Aroha/ Public Hull, ,on next Thursday ..evcming, commencing at half-pust ton. The music will be provided by tlie Briss Band, Kefre^hmonta will be served at 12 p.m. See advertisement. - . . . ~ .„ , As will be observed* 1 by, ndv&rtispment in another column, an entertainment will befeiven in the/JGe'taiha PuhJiiTjH'ttll on next Thiusdaytetf|fli:hg; by the |T^i4roha Brjiss Bnnd^|| j^||irpo^i^i|diB^iliutin£ the pi < iz|«WM^ J^. li^d^?^^|^ l^'' ie H nic in "if^^te wwPw th January, \^f^^wia^tcyp^ fft<??Qj»sftcy of* the weather, the different events that w fee toi haVd htanJlcQntdgted,/ ddtttdl hoi take place, and the prizes were he^l over. , All who belonged to thepicnic party will j have a ticket in the drawing for prizep on ; Thursday evening. The proceedings will be enlivened by songs, duets also by selections on the piano, and by the band, and we have no doubt there will be a full hous«', the entnnco fee having beea fixed at the very low rate of one shilling for adults, and sixpence for children. As reported in our last issue, Mr D. M. Beere oa'Fridiy, 17th inst., took over the new railway bridge across the Waihou. We would add that after very carefully inspecting the work, and # causing the swing poition to be opened and shut several times (which was effected with the greatest ease.) Mr Beere expressed himself, we are informed, as thoroughly satisfied with the manner in which the contract had been carried out. Much credit is also duo to Mr McCoskrie, who had charge of the mechanical part of the work. The estate of the late Cyrus H. McCormick, the inventor of the leaper and binder, is stated to be worth nearly £4.000,000 Piako County Council meeting on Wednesday next. One of the proposals of the Defence ; Minister in reforenco to amending the ; Militia Act next session is, that the first and second class militia shall consist of uumairied men only. Those for the first class militia aie to be from 17 to 30 ; the second class will be composed of men from 30 to 40 ; and the third class will include all married men from 17 to 30 years who may be capable of serving. It is understood that the above is the way in j which the militia are unrolled in Canada. I Herald. The following tenders have been received for Porowa contract, North Island Trunk,, Railway ; — Accepted :,J. A. Johnston, Wanganui,, £27,000. Declined : T Denhy; Wsyigunui, £30,094 ; Alexander ;and'M<iefarlane, Wonganui, £31,821 ; J. Sounders, Wellington, £33,638 ;' JW, G. Bnsautt, Wanganui, £38,975 ; Taylor and; Briton, Wellington, £40,710} M. Dan- 1 naher, Wellington, £45,990. . , j An Irisii BuLL.H-The, grand, jury in.thej county o,f ' 'Tipperary , in Jreland, passed! the following resolutions : Revolved— Thntj the present ga'otis insufficient'^ *md ! that another ought to be built. Reaolved—^ That the materials of the' old grfol' be' em-: ployed in constructing the new one: Re solved— That the old gaol shall not be taken down until the new one is finished. Owing to the daily increasing popularity of the hot springs, and steady influx of visitor to our township, Mr Crump, C.E., has received instructions tn prepare plans and specifications with the least possible delay for extensive enlargements of the Hot Springs Hotel, adjoining the Domain grounds. Tenders will shortly be called for the work, and when completed the proposed additions will provide more than double the present accommodation. Advance T e Aroha ! We are pleased to notice, amongst the many improvements of l«te taking place around us, the establishment of a flaxmill by Mr John Gibbons. The building (which is now neatly completed), is situated adjoining his timber yaid, on the bank of the Waihou. The motive power used will be water,-of which a fair supply is available from an adjoining creek. A plentiful supply of first-class raw material can be easily obtained within «n easy dis- | tance. We heartily wish Mr Gibbons success in his new venture. , * The results of the competitive essays on "The Usefulness of Domestic- A nimtvls to Man," for prizes offered by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, huve been announced by Prof eissor Thomas, the examiner. The prizes in class IV. — competitors between fourteen and sixteen years — falls ,to a pupil of the Kaueranga Boy's School, who adopted the norn deplume of f.' Nil,Desperanduin." We may mention that the successful competitor above alluded to is Miss Lena Gibbons (youngest daughter of our .respected fellow towns-man Mr John Gibtt4n&)j Ij thei pfe'gent pupll'teacher: iri |Te Aroha District School. We congratulate Miss Gibbons on " carrying off this prize pox* fs:mQ^mm&tym*\() /rttMr) ' :A We observe with regret that the c )iy -, traotB? iT «e* I "i%lidifMttf iI tM? i «iain A, o ia- 1 Waiorongoniaj, road, has in several places^ laid down that which can, surely neper cprJjs withffi tHe tetrtfi jfckvel, or fcbad mexah what H ; may, lt 'dfiii neVeilie expected Vtfi£ consolidtit^, >,^ n ss£}\tyi<l - would -W-far,* , butter withtfut it. 1 T|)'ft enginee^'Will noV

doubt see tint' it is removed, >vnd replaced with J.>fi>i>i*i* gmvelor imtaVus to pay for it a^dt ; present, would ba f .we consider, » perversion or' public mnntf^j" We would advise the contractor, for lik v ow» creilitV Rtiko, to at once put rig-lit the portions roferred to. , \ . '> % 'i f j 1 What has become of the contractor] .wkase J§ndei\ iyas accepted for the formation of Te Aroha footpaths? It is high timo the work wan commenced, ' Tiie presefit magnificent weather would-be g»eatly in the contractor's favbihyHnil it is most desiimblp fhe jwork should tya .completed ere 1 wet-iwentner aetsirn Wh^fhe dei|)^ ilifr J. F.Xocfe,p,vh'o has just started^ as an anctionobiJiiftbilj Jiitfiot, hsiwljijp^fst sale on Monday' laat.afrh'is m«n't,fißolloßtO!H stieet'SVfiVc'h consisted f 6'# tfafttitrfre-^tc.,* . '■? ■•, i.liiAVtj a, ». k 4it hail' VrHL 'tntli 1 from a number or co'Hpiew • Tp«* c lasted^throughout tta t ctyy, and was well f ati:eiiddd( l bat '^prides > ruled jianihvSlojwc^ thkndfJltttt. v .'. > -'M.'j i iri.i..| ..i !.,. ,Mr John Farrell is at' preaetft carrying 5 out considerable improvements for Mr Jng£er, on his lv>nse and premises as lately occupied by Mr I3us«?esa, and which ' adjoins the Hot Spring*' Domain. As will be seen by advertisement, Rolls of County Electors for the seveval Ridings of the Piako County are noio open for inspection ; in Te Aroha ; at Messrs Brisrhim and Harris's ; Waitoa, Mr Clif ford's store, Morrinsville. As will be seen jby advertisement Professor Rice, the celebrated mind-reader and physiognomist, who has been holding j such successful seances in the Waikato lately, appears at the Public Hall Te Aroha, on Tuesday evening next. The entertainment will, without doubt, be intensely interesting, and we expect to see \ a full' house on the occasion. I At the usual meeting of the Crown ! Lands Board, held in Auckland on Thursday last, the application sent in from Waihou for a site for tt cheese factory } was referred to the Minister for Lands. By yesterday's Herald we observe, with much regret, the following obituary notice of the gentleman who edited tin 8 journal for the first six months of its existence :—": — " On Wednesday evening last Mr E. Hankins, journalist, died at his residence, Frrnklin-road, his complaint being paralysis, 'lhe deceased was atone time a member of the staff on the West Coast Times, and moro latterly employed as Parliamentary reporter by the New Zealand Times, Wellington. He leaves a wife and family." Mr' Hunkins left this district for Auckland in November 1883. A private letter received from Queensland states that the cheese imported from the Waikato Cheeso and Bacon Factory is being retailed and readily sold at Is 6il per lb~. At the Auckland Police Court Thursday, Alfred MicheHy, a ioung > m.tn, was remanded for a week to Te Arolia, on a { charge of obtaining £9 from Mr Mark Lovell, 'at W.iioronsronuii, by uiwinfi of-; false pretences. Michelly'is a German,^ und hud been in the emp'oy of a brewings firm at tiie t'me of his arrcat'on J XV'bc'nes-j day. - - - I Wednesday's^hames^ Star, haso/the following:— •" Mr fcYat-eV, M.H.R.;has inter-i viewed — onee 1 'more"— tiie 'Minuter of Pub-! licWor&'diTfiie subJecf'drtiiV extension of our railway, and our member has received the following letter from Mr Richardßon : — "Sir, — I h;ive the h>«nor to state, in reply to your verbal question to me this morning, that the specifications are reported to me from Wellington to be just ready for advertising, for the extension beyond Kopu of the Thames-Te Aroha Railway. This being so, on my return to Wellington, tender 1 * will be called for, on<i if nothings prevents iunds being available, the work will be proceeded with." Sergeant Emerson enrolling members of the first-clash militia. Mrs Lawless has taken possession of her purchase, and is busily engaged having the house (formerly known as Tongo's) put in order and furnished prior to opening it for the reception of boarders. The Domain Board have effected a great improvement, and one which will we are sure be much appreciated, with respect ( to the hot spring (at rear of No. 1 bath house) now so much resorted to for drinking purposes, and has proved so beneficial to many invalids, by enclosing same in a fountain, from which the water may now be* drawn off by simply turning a. tap. I The fountain is to be covered with a plate glass top, through which the water may be observed bubbling up in all its purity, and by this moans the natiual heat will be much longer retained. Te Aroha Bund of Hope meeting next TPuexday evening. > The , attention of shareholders in the Aroha Prospecting Association is directed to an advertisement- in another column respecting oat Is. i " Am.mgat telegraphic intelligence received from Wellington in connection with defence mattoiM, is s the following anont Volunteers and jtije Ono of :he } propo96lfi>6ftthsilP l si?onGe Minister in !re-> ferlnie#ttfUitf4iidinK\ht» Milicia Act n?xt mihtitt shall consist ox unmarried, nien^ %^/^UsmtmM\Mh> ftiflitfa |re composed ;?ol men^f rmri 30 to 40 ; dnd » .nUrl#4^ . Herv^n^;, imtais.unaeimooflith it th^JabAve, lathe.way w^whiohi tho militia are en-"»

vrtltaWri' Otin'fdrt; tt 'is the- lhtetition of the Minwtpi^to'iamend t,h'e Vc»lttnj;e«^rregnhd|oW Dun* will be'-'frmr brwfohea of, service, — the first bfing garmon volnn leers, in towns, with a capitation of £3 per man ; the second, country volunteer c6rptf,*jotlLh £1 10b' pcii- Hum-; Ibe- thinlf with honorary reserve c ( orps. ' The honorary corps will be tinder the samo regulations as" the* "garrison 'corps,-' but- will bewithout cap"ttatioru « The lfionorary reserve t cprps, will, he allowed td frnine their own regulation", but they will have {o be approved by the Defence Minister in each case. '• The" Governm&it, tyill 'supply the nec^sarjy f flrms ; t , Tbe^new, 'regulation^ are framed so as to* allow, each, company j to increase its strength to lOy, but capitajion will only be paid' JL'oV the' present iraaximum,~63TbVeach' towtt' 1 borpX and '$(|for the country corps. As the number of I parados w&iaW coantry/ wrps " have' j to atperid' to qualify for capitation! has ,bser£ fojund to^press'very hard'on. some/ of the volunteers, "the' riumtter 'of "parades ha» | been fixed at six, two-thirds of which ' have to be all attended before qualifying for capitation. We are glad ,to learn that the efforts made by the Aroha Prospecting and Mining Association to discover payable gold on this wide tha hill, are likely to prove successful. A small but good looking vein, running through nice soft sandstone country, has recently been "discovered and opened up, and a most encouraging show of gold obtained. Mr Crump, C.E. this week surveyed the ground ; the hands are now emploj'ed clearing out the drive, and we understand it is the intention to carry on work vigorously. *We hope this discovery will lead to further development 1 ' in the same neigh hourhood A meeting has been convened for Tuesday next when the Association purpose reforming., Shareholders in arrnar with calls after this date, will have their shares forfeited. List of Visitors since last issue : — MrG. Wood, Mr A. W. Gladding, Mr Geo. Gilmer, Mr W. Reid, Mr Fairhourn, Miss Fairbourn, Mr and Mrs Bailey, Mr Ferguson, Mr F.elson, Captain Jjindfers, Mr Alford, Mr F. H. Long, Mrs Taylor, Mr Smith, Mr Winter, Mr Peacock, Mr Dacre, Mr Leath and son, Mr Cair, Mr Dayrell, Mr Wynyard, Mr Howard, Miss Campbell, Mr and Mrs Nancarrow, Mr Drake, Miss Nancarrow, Mrs A. H. Taylor, Mr Pine, Mr Clias. Pu'rehaa, Mr G. H. A. Purchas, Dr and Miss Tnrrell, .Mrs J. R. Nicholson Auckland ; Misses A. and J. Hamilton, Mrs ifihrcnt'ried, Mrs Moses, Misses Moses (3), Mrs Smith, Miss Lawson, Dr Kilgonr. Thames ; »Mr Franklin, Mr Litthjohn. Mr Grace, Capt. Dcero, Mr Jrtainsdon, Mr D. M Bcere, Mr McG. Hay, Mr Marshall and son, Waik»to-; .Mr D'Aroy McDongall > Qneecsland ; Mrs and iULss JJoche, Ohinuroa ; Mr Hally, Miss Campbt'll, Mr,Liltle-j->iin. C»ii»hri<lfie ; Mr Joblma H.irtley, Turua ; Iviiss Liw, Dunodin ; Mr Lasli, , llawera. ; Mr J U. Greenwood, Woodlands'; Mrand'Mrs BalbyJ Ota'lmhu ; Mill. CTurk,'Mt Klttisrin, Miis Robwbn, Mr W., Sullivan, Paeroa ; Mr J. -jL.a^ Welle,? Owharoa ; Rev. l\. Calhuan, Sydney ; Miy Mis, and Miss Nancarrow, Wel'Hiigton. As will be seen by adve? tisetnent Mr John Gibbons has lately been appointed, local agent'l'Ortlib steatfrdu '! Kotuku." As an indication of betior times in .store, and which have already set in, we may mention that on. tiie Kotuku's last trip, notwithstanding her large carrying capacity^ a considerable quantity of goods had to be left behind. A paddock of Tuscan wheat, threshed by Mr W. Bernie, Kaiapoi Islaud (North Canterbury), yielded ninety-eight bushels per acre. Sevcial New Zealanders among the New South Wales contingent are serving in the Soudan. Amongst them are a son of Mr G W. Owen, of the Auckland Agricul tunvl Company, a sen of Mr Geo. Wilson, ox-Captain of the Dunodin City Guard-, ami Mr Matheson, of hammer-throwing fame. — Illustrated N.Z News. During the nine months ending Dec last, nearly a quarter of a million of sheep were exported from Hawke's Bay,'including 72,000 frozen carcases. The manganese industry in this colony is likely to be briskly resumed ere long. Mr Jas. Parr, Waitoa, manager for Mr W. Moon, had a splendid yield from 13£ acres of oats this season, averaging as high as 60 bushels per acre. , The Api'ii rttfmber of the Illustrated New Zealand News is very interesting containing as it does the following amongst other well executed cuts :—: — ." Embarkation of the New South Wales troops for the Soudan ;" " Sketches at. the departure •of the New South Wales troops ;" " Suakim : The destination' of the New South Wales troops ;" " Mr G. A.« vSala," etc., etc. The whole get up>is most creditable. ; , Mr Edwards,, a paint manufacturer at the ! Thames, has \ discovered a much- 1 soW^ht'-after' secret^* yizij' tho' manufacture ! 'of hematite, /ore. ; ] Tb9'Piß^oy^ry. > i,G|.coiii}i^erea ;i aii, important i M]n6.f£-jMf,i^jouk*httB,or4eredVa quantity, tof. 'th'ia^pjntj'lind inteiidd fusing itt'on'tW Refeningitoi the'^goatfqn .itha.tf^o^k(ifif 1 hrtm t&i&iiWWthmW ■ Httffltv^dne^ [o^ theinselyes *■ as- representatives ,to ParKarjtnen*, 'jA>sk t^tebai^d fi» jW* tbßJoiii'ffWageH didate than' 1 the eiinilar ciats, at Houie/ In'

the papier. rfcnfi;bet\>re\the Colonial rlrojtK tute by Mr Arthur Otay^en, h'e/tlmB;,e<Wi^ (mree'tliK l*sjj<«n «nct.^lie 'Golom'st, 'at&P dnnnnbefl the **lii>ltsr "' very '* accn'r'&te*!^': " Nothing impressed me more than the intense, iwivpr.Hnl, intellectual life of the ■~New~#ealand populace. In nn empathic sense; the* seliool master is abroad. The Press (thepeople's pulpit and library) is --everywhere und rgad. JRven^ the labourer in New Zealand lias hia daily paper, and more often than not his mornTftgand evening 1 paper. There-is none of-, the' stolidity of your English labourer about him. He kp^w* all the ins and outs of I politicahlife,' can*, give <<you *>the difference between- Atkiriso/i- dnd Stout, is 0^ in [the land question, arcd-has read. Heiyy GeWge. -J~A.-LVJ.OO 'An Irish agricultural journal advertises" a jiew'wafching machine 1 underlie Reading, "Every man lVdwn washerwoman,"- and; ■iinjite cnliri/ify'de'^arttnenfßkya tliai/'^po/ tapes should always be boiled in cold water?"" *'•*•'"*- ', '•> •• A man left a bony steed in the street, and coming back a short time afterwards discovered that a funny youth had placed a card - against the fleshless ribs bearing the inscription : Oats wanted— inquire within. 1 ' From Queensland comes an e'xtnordinarj', but nevertheless a true story, of how the possessor of one pound sterling made it £100,000. It was not a case of gambling or horse-racing, but simply a purchase at an auction sale. Some years back it appears a Mr James Young Bouar became insolvent. His real estate consisted of some 300 or 400 acro.s, in different part of Queensland, some of them being in townships. .At the time of his insolvency the properties were valued at £4000, and they were subject to a mortgage for £900. A few years passed away, nothing ap' peured to have been done with the estate until this year, when an assignee's advertisement appeared, notifying the sale by auction of his rights in several insolvent estates, amongst others the estate ef J. VVybonar. Nobody connected J. Wybonar with James Young (or J. V.) Bonar, and so the public took no interest in the' business. One shrewd individual, however* took the trouble to enquire into the matter, found out how things stood, and purchased the assignee's title for a^£l. The property, worth £4000 at the date of the sequestration, is stated to be now worth £100,000, and this property (subject to si'comparatively small mortgage), Mr'W. Flyi'n, tho shrewd or lucky individual ,pui chased for twenty shillings. This u find " certainly boats anything told of the early days of the golden <ige in Australia. Thp Thames Star of Tuesday last, comnvnting on Our leading article in last issue, re battery charges remarks as follows :—": — " Wo hope the Buttery Comp.iny \vi!l ace their way clear to furlhui r luction.*>, ami t<iKe a leu£ out of th« Ix-uk of our TlianiJK crushers, ami their we- may hope to seq that really line .district "flourish." ' ''' ' \ '"' * ; ' ; Ttie alterations to- 1 the buildings now 1 octirpied'-by the. Bank of • New-Zealand > are fast approaching completion. The new , premises are very commodious and suitable, anil in every way a vast improvement on the building lately occupied for bank purposes. The new office, has a <Yontage on both Whitiker and Kolleston streets. Immediately adjoining it, and also with a frontage on Whi taker street, ia the manager's private office. The portion of the building set apart for residential purposes, contains 8 rooms, the principal sitting room having a frontage on Rolleston street. The old stablo build ings have been pulled down and thu ground and yard will be formed into a garden. A large culvert has buen provided to run right through the back yard and convey all surplus water and drainage .