THE AROHA NEWS AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 101, 9 May 1885, Page 2

THE AROHA NEWS AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

"^•Thia aftbve'all— totfiine own self foe-true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man.' .*.- .»«., -. „~~-. *■ „ Shakcapeare*

SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1885.

-s p-r-i " Some excellent gold bearing stone has been got during the week in the ground 'held By the Prospecting Association. { The leader is still s*r»nllj bntsome'pf the quartz is richly impregnated with the "precious metal, and the show of looso gold is also very good. The country is still of a soft kindly nature, with overy likelihood of its continuing so, and while this lasts the vein may be expected to show up as favourably as it is doing at present. At the meeting of the Te Aroha jSchool Coinmlt&e to be held on Monday evenjng next, the *q*tu&lioh of having Dr Richardson's Temporance Lesson Book regularly u<=ed in the school will befurther discussed, and come decision come to. We can scarcely imagine any moniber opposing its being used, seeing that the work referred 'to is a standard one of admitted great valur, and used in schools nearly all the world over. However much some might be opposed to teetotalism, as regards practising it theiiiselvej*, surely no* man could deliberately raise an objection to the rising generation being taught something of 'higifine arid physiology especially in their bearingfon the alcohol question. Already in six of the 'large fcttitea of -America teachers are required to study and pass examinations With reference to the above, and in the State of New York alone 500,000 children are learning the alpha and omega of temperance from Dr Richardsan's, and another text book! It \a deeply important that the elrildren being taught in our schools should be instructed from an impartial standpoint on matters of euch deep importance with regard to their future welfare, and the welfare of this colony. Sergt. ftmerson has completed his list of those liable to «erve as first-class militiamen in this district, the number enrolled being 140. Inspector Kiely, from Thames, m rived here last evening, in the course of hit* periodical visits to police stations. A meeting of footballers is convened for this evening, as will be seen by adver- \ tisement in another column. The Thames Toojtbail Club have written requesting that a 'match be played on the 24th inst. at Thames, the matter will be discussed to-night. Nearly all the old members of the Aroha /ootball Club have left the district, we d«..nbt if half of those who took part in the contents with riyul teams last year could now be got together. But for all that Te Aroha can still get together a team that would give a good account of itself anywhere. The attention of shareholders in the Aroha Prospecting and Mining Association is directed to an ad vei tisement in another column, by which it will be s y en their presence is flpque&tcd at a meeting to be held at Mr Crump's office at 8 o'clock this even At the meeting o&^the Crown Lands Boardj-hekl on Thursday last, Mr Farmer, Te Aroha»West, e&nt an application for monetary assistance to contract a drain. This was a renewal of an application previously made, and referred to the Government, who replied that there were no funds available for such a purpose, and it was now agreed to reply that it was out of the power of the Board to comply with the request. Mr Livingfitone, the contractor; commenced work on the forming the permanent* wjry of, the Morrinsville-Te Aroha railway on Tuesday. On Wednesday the contractor's engineer, Mr T. G. Sands, left \ for Auckland to Kurry on as expeditiously ; as possible the forwarding of the necessa7y material, Unless unexpectedly hindered, Mr Livingstone, we underhand, expeetSjto have the'line ready for opening by November, five months within contract time, 'hoping that the Government will th'en take 'Over the line. This would be a great convenience to the travelling public, as visitors to Te Aroha will <be able to get right through from Auckland early in the day by rail, and avoid the the rough journey by coach between Morrinaville and Te Aroha. - | Mr Thomas'Macffarlane, who met with such a serious accident at the Auckland r.iilway station on Tuesda}* last, still lies atthe Auckland District Hospital in a rjrecariouH state, -and there, has been { no decided change either way in his condition. ' . { No further communication has, a« yet .been recei/ed fromjMjPQnd,' but*,his ]in l iinaVy afe phblifeh'&jNn this' lskue r is tiios^ gratifying in ( ;eyery-ve,6 rjsect?' r j5ect ? ' and fully justifies tlie "already* high topirjiori 1 forine^'-'by^iperficat men/tincjl, tn'e" pu )lic valu^ of, ( tHe Te > ( ( A rdhaniinetar Watere^ ' Sc«rcel v pasfleB witliont rome wonderful benentlderived being reported by one or,«,,anotlier ; v^H'e lUY^c^inVMWi#r ntiftiifapfa* \ cahndjt ! be the sli^litesft doubt "tliat ' tis the

SDi'inirn beemn* more widely known, th&u V Bands-will resort to those healing wutiraS *We are flaquewted to state t!\ it ,tho apWl made\on behalf o£ the fumil.fitff the late Thomas Crisp, of Shafteslmry. by Mr E. Y. Cox, has been very liberally responded to. A Biun of about £21 has T>een%>ll<fcft«d* atfcTiu toMitfffn-to-thfs Mj\ J'i&AFHh Jlis ki6dlksin<fertatten /ol convey the goods belonging to the family free to' Auckland*,- -per -Rotuknr and- -the" Thames River Steam Navigation Company, the owners of the Auckland and -Thames Boats have also giyen,fr,oe |>aftses for Mra 'Crisp and her chiUren. .'.AlrCox'a waggon brought them inty, T^ Aroha on.^Wednesday, and they left .per Patiiii? on Tliursi A Biiffete&jtfving in 4l'<skl«nd4 l '<5kl«nd .has de- ' rived bo m^ica benefit <from 'drinking the inineial waters blftftined, froriu the-j Te Xroha Hot Springs, ihfct he this Week sent ah order for a Beyond casn of ,the Rume, which has been duly forwarded, and was obtained from what is generally termed the 'soda spring, 1 and is situated at ths roar of No 1 bath house. . - Owing to a slip on the upper track, traffic to the hill stores is completely stopped by a couple of trees lying- across the road close by the second waterfall. This is a source of great inconvenience and should be seen to at once., Two or three hands would put it all ri*ht again in a duv. Those packing up hill this woek, being unable ta'get past the obstacles referred to, had to return with fcliuir loads and get them conveyed, by tr.im to the nearest point, and cany the goods thence to the storea on their backs. Several further consignments of new winter goods have just been opened up utMi'J. Farroll's. All the latest novelties and makes in drees 1 goods, millinery, find general drapery will be found at this establishment, marked afc most moderate prices, and are well worthy of, inflection. A meoting of the Library Committee was held on Monday -evening ,last. present — Messrs Gibbons (chairman), Fraiser, Ilott, Mills. Heathcote, and Munzies. There whs no business of importance to transuct. Several accounts were passed for payment. Net proceeds from -the recent concert was stated as j£9 12s. List of Visitors since last issue : — Mr Howard, i\fr J. K. McDonnell, Mr Tennent, Mr Stafford, Mr F^nton, Mr L^vaux, Mr Dayrell, Mr Clarke, Mr Taylor, Mr and Mrs Edson, Mr Winter, Mj and Mrs T. W. and Miss Leys, Miss Oxley, Mr'Fiahbbhrn, Capt. Lindfers, Mr Wykea, Mr Biillock, Mr Murray, Mr Mcß'eath, Mr Smith, Mr Hanslpy, Mr Long, Mr Roberts, Mr Petkethley, Miss O'Dowd, Auckland ; Mr Flhrenfried, Mr- Jackbon, Mr^' Smith, Mr Ganett, Thames ; Rev. B. Callinan, Syd-" noy ; jl^ev;. V?. ,H, MahQney, B.teroa ;| |tfr ' A. F. de Veaujf, Ohi 3 istchurcfi j" 'Mrs* John B.idley, Mrs Joseph Bad ley, Otahnhu; Mt^ Mrs, and Miss Thaxtur, Waihou ; Mr Sandes, Hamilton ; Mr John Ferguson, Mr Hugh Ferguson, Mr E. Hutcliings, Mr E. A. HutchingB, Cambridge ; Professor Rice, Mr Voice-Hawkins, Mr McG. Hay, W>iikato; Mr Robt. A. Wotherspoon, Glasgow ; Mi-s Law, Duriedih ; Mr T v . Holloway, Hamilton j Mr H. CrutchjSeld, Brisbane ; etc., etc, The man Ryan, lately injured by an accident whilst working on the tramway, is progressing favourably. The W.iikato Cheese Company aie sending to the order of a Brisbane merchant two tons of cheese to Queensland. Mi P. Qninl. id, whose tender for forming me appro ich embankment to the budge hi-, wcu Mrcepied by {.be conir.nloi,fo' tho complcijou of the ime oC );iilw,fy to Aloha, All Livin»vtone, has no\v a number <>f moil and how.'S em'ployod on the other side of the river in connection with earth work, and on this side collecting and carting stones, wherewith to face the foot of the embunkincnt when formed. We have heard 9d per yard stated as the price to be paid for he work referred to, but cannot say if this is correct. Te Aroha Band of Hope meeting next Tuesday evening. , ' The poll taken on this day week re local option, was decided as against- any* increase of publicans, or other license for the sale of liquor in this district during the next three years. . • The Domain 'Board are forming ajid gravelling footpaths to the baths. All the bath-houses are about to be neatly painted, and 'other improvements are !in contemplation. .... An entertainment, under the auspices of of the Waiorongomai Band of H ipe, was held in the ie Aroha West Schoolroom on Thursday evening 3t)th Mr W. H. Hawkins occupying the chair. There was &' good attendance of frends frum Te Aroha and Waiorongomai. The, 'lengthy programme of songs, readings, recitations, etc., was creditably gone through, and altogether a mo-.t enjoyable evening was spent, the meeting terminating at 9. 30. It. is proposod to hold a similar meeting at Waihou in the course 6f- af f e'w 'Week's.' < ' <'- J ' '' I T>« J I f 1 1 ,'! / The Auckland Board of Education 'hm appointed an Executive Committee wptj^ •the* following 'powers r—l/To see thatjthe resolutions and, orders of the Board are. carried ,out.^ 2. As far as passible to rire-^ pare and arrange the business to be brought before the Board, obtain ing beforehkndalr 1 necessary reports therjotij from a^ol*jcoi^r)[^ttees, and from the._ ofticeiVpf the Board. "3. To examine Jtlu

'^report u|on app'iojitiona^L e'mplo^ri|©nt I, To de»f]>With ftll^ordiS&npplicntions ftm l( j avp^6r. absence. ,sj#o noivl,with requisitions ft|r Bcliool\fttrnil|i;f andljtp paratfiSy 6. I'd* examine aoeVrints'and vouchers before, t|>e t same,, are' submitted to the Board ..fe^o 4ftke immediate action in^q/iae oj^^ei'ffenc.v.^such action j to be re^prten t£«4he B\a/df a * Js3> nr|t., *bpportu liity/ttAtHn'nO'lase to. oownit- the UuatfLta* WU .expenditure exceeding £10. 8, To sujmrit a full repqrj; o/.their proceedings' at 3 each "ordinary 'meeting of 'the* "T3p)tVflr 'Profsasm- -Tmjkerp'MwsrM Moatuod Oarr, and the Chairih'an from the Exe-cutivetOoini|irtte.--SchoolmaBter. * t ) A recent issue of- the Duwdin Herald lirr the following,:—'/ A brief but j^nterefcting accounts -given, of in tIW latest ritimbef of the' Australiari i^rizinftj" Once a Morith;'" The list of l^cal * industries actual a>nd? potential is, vrorth giving. It jnc^ides canning , and, exportation 'of fruit'--the Cultivation - 6f ' the vine, orange, olive, and other tropical' fruits, also mulberries, with a via'w to q'erieulture ; tho growth of tobacco t-n<\ the manufacture of cigars, flax and kauri arum ; frozen meat, cheese, and butter. Ihe RucceNeful reduction of die iron sand, and the establishment of the sugar factory and the abundance of m'otulsand minerals?, are also mentioned. The export of timber is said to be on the increase. With such wealth and an extensive back country capable of growing excellent crops of 'wheat and other cereal**, and affmding 'excellent pasture, Auckland's future is ,well secured. It will be the port of call -f >r ute liner's coming through the Panama •Canal, and it is bound to monopolise a large amount of the Pacific trade. A ship canal is contemplated between Auckland harbour and Oqehunga. When this is accomplished and the two sides of tho Island joined, the remaindei of tho North Island will only be an appanage to this city of magnificent promise. The "jue.stion will come up, Why was the s-at of Government ever removed from it?" T|i? P-uzzliog Balance-sheet. — A Scotch tradesman; who Had amassed, as ;he believed, £4000, was • surprised by his j old clerk with a balance-sheet showing his ' fortune to be £6000. "It canna' be," said the principal ; " count ai^en." The clerk did count again, and again declared the balance to be £6000. The master ■ fcounte/i himself, and he also brought up } a surplus ot £6000. Time after time he cast up the columns— it was still at 6, and! not- at 4, that rewarded his labors. So the • old merchant, on the "strength of his good, fortune, modernised his house, and " put money in the purse" of the carpenter, the painter, and the upholstexer. , Still however, he had a lurking doubt of the exis- ! tence of the two thousand pounds ; so, one vvinter night, ht> sat down to give the | columns "one count more.'' At the ciose of his, task, he jumped up as though he had been galvanised, and rushed through the streets, in a shower of rain, to the house of the clerk. The clerk's head capped and drowsy, emerged from an attic window, at sound of the knocker, to inquire the 'errand, of his midnight visitor* " Who's there?" he mumbled, '-and what d'ye want ?" "It's me, ye auld scoundrel \ v exclaimed bio employer ; "yo've added up the year of our Lord aiming the poonds." " Gentlemen," said the professor to his medical students assembled in clinic. '• I have oftun pointed out to you the remarkable tendency to consumption of those who play wind instruments. In this case now before us, we have <i weilmirkod dovelopem -nt of lung disoise; .and I was not Hiirpi i«ud to find, on questioning tho patient, th.it ho is a iiK'iubor of a brass band. Now, sir," coutinuod the professor, addressing the consumptive, "will you please toll the gentleman what instrument you 'play on?" "I bluys der drum," said the sick man. J Professor Uice concluded his entertainments in this district on (Saturday night \ last, On which occasion, owing to severa 1 i other meeting*, being held iii the township, the attendance was not a very large* At the entertainment given on the Tuesday evening previous there whh u crowiied house, and every body appeared well j , pleased ) with the wonderful power ills- ! phiyed in, the examples given r of miijd- j reeding, .etc. The '> Prof essor received, orders for a numbers of charts, during his visit; and on Wednesday last left en route for ; Paeroa, Tharaes,-etc, etc.ypreqeded by his indefatigable advance agent, Mr ,C. Voice-Hawkins. ' We : understand' that the Annandale F.state (Piako), ?s now being sub-divided into suitable blocks, for homestead pnrMr T. StfWleyVrimmenced his .cqntra'ct, tor] \ i n tion ' 'etc!, Te l Aroha footpaths, jori Mond.iy la«t. t Government have' promised a site for a cheese ffrctory'at Waitoit. ' *| The Wellington Evening Post.-thus ire-,' fers to the late Mr Hanking, who' edited this journal in 1883^'Mt is with extreme regrot tl at we/hWe- to* Announce tho de|itjh' , in 1 A«^.lfl'id 4j rff*%r Edward Hankjnis,,' 'formerly connected with the Press in thist <]Oity, and;^ie bftlthte best .kn'owri pressnie'n^ in the colony. )fir HankinB.)VM, l asjpatfv(T of Hereford,, filjigland, and oame out^to AHBirti}j|{jkmiifth^eiu{lp<tlteyi oft the gjold . r y.iotoriaj--

Wder MM|\jand-80on rfrjjd^hiH mark ad a flpofttnir^Atei I,'in1 ,' in thfeopcfl|t!in joifi-pals. RekA eWhooted v|f}wv^ift.«B journalfl, in abnvrt^lB63, %hen with hi^ftmily^fmiaftine^dlslri,, to i and was employed on the Press there. lie 1 joined Mr Dicker Hamilton (" Tout Ceia") in establishing: the Ifirst sporting pape*.(BeirsfLife) P«bh§li.eJ i^iN^w^e^ari^ Subsequently he w4ntjtotUe^ Te«stT e«5t jyhere h« filled positions on the staff of several journals, and lie' win' uf feTwiraT engaged 1 on ihePrefiß in'- Nelson, Welling-ton,*^™!-Auckland." His- iftst-editoriuUen*,. g^gement was art "editor of the Aroha Nfews. ft^r Hankina has been for some years in indifferent health, and lately sustained tvi-o paralytic Rtrokeß. 1 He died in, A|tiok aid on tho 22 nd? Apr imaged 55, leavl ing hosts of. friends in(all;p>}rts ( of the cblony to regret him. He was a thoroughly kind-henrted and genial man. His grownup faniilyJreHitfe in Wellington," ; TeArpha School Committee meeting on next Monday evening. ' Messrs Chopmell, Gould, and Turnbull rp-electerl members of the Waitoa Road Beard. The polling, which took place on Saturday last, resulted as follows : — Messrs Turnbnil 79 votes, GhepmeU 67, Gould 57, W. A. Murray 45, Horrell 35, Evans 31. In a letter received thin week by u local resident from a relative in the Old Country, shown to us, the following passages occur : — "X Ruppose you out there know nearly as much as we do of the affairs in the S -iidnn, Khartoum, and the djath of England's hero, Gordon. All hearts here are full of it; hut there is one thing nmidst all England's riouble that cheers, delight**, and comforts, it is tho loving and .very active sympathy of her children the ;colonists. If those who are coining so nobly to the front in behalf of the Mother Country, could look into thousands of English households and see the jny and hear till, their hearts would be stronger, when they heard the warm praise lavished upon them ; I don't believe they can for.n any idea of the general feeling of pleasure and satisfaction that exists. We at home are most proud of our brethren and siattM-s, the colonists ; I wish I were one of them, and we do bless them in our heart of- hearts for^the spirit of .filial, as well as brotherly, love they have displayed. We are proud of their strong manhood. Do tell them what we think here ; the joy and pleasure, and comfort it has gi^en no words can depict There is no language strong enough to express all the admiration of their conduct towards the old country in the time when she is threatened with so many enemies." Mr E. Cameron, ao well known in mining circles, and formerly mine managerof th© Werahiko Gold .Mining. Uompany, Waiorongomai, has left this district, purposing to' visit some of the Australian goldfields. A special meeting o* shareholders of the' Queen of Beauty G.M. Co. was held at the Auckland Chamber of Commerce on Monday afternoon, — Mr J. M« Lennox presiding. After hearing statements by the directors as to the exact position oC the company, and after hearing the manager's report, and discussing the situation of affairs, a resolution was passed by the shareholders expressing an opinion that the company should be wound up, and that the directors take steps to carry out the resolution. The Parliament of New Zealand is to be called together for the despatch of business on 11th Juno next. At a special meeting of the Thames High School Bo.ird of Governors, held on Tuesday afternoon, to consider the application of Mr James Craig, jun., for ati thoiity to to remove a hotel buiUUng from Hie High Si'hool Endowment. Wa.ioron»o mai. The r^qniivrl permission \vi^ given, the offer of £25 ompen.iuLion being accepted. In view of the present aspect of affairs' in Afghanistan, the following fuuivn, taken from the Finanui.il Reform Aluwnai for the piesent } ear, will no doubt prove interesting : — Poponlation of Russia, over 85,000,000 Standing army 770,000 Standing -army and reiervMS 3,200,000 Warships in commission — Ironclads 31 ,>-Unarniored 219 Navql officers and men 28,987 „"■>' > if Natio.nal.debt... ... ...£683,000,000 Total revenue ' .... ...113,000,000 Expenditure 114,000,000 Interest on Rational debt ... 28,000,000