THE AROHA NEWS AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 116, 22 August 1885, Page 2

THE AROHA NEWS AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

* This above all— to thine own self c true, Ami it must follow, as the night the day, "Thou canst not the be fulso to any man, Shalesprare.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1885.

We had purposed again referring to the f nbject of the leasing of the overflow of the thermal springs by the Domain Board in this issue, but as the matter is to be publicly discussed on Wednesday evening next we refrain from doing so just now, as wo have no desire to say anything that might tend to bias the minds of any who may purpose speaking on the subject, but hope the matter will be freely and impartially discussed; and that however much any may disapprove of the present action of the Board, yet that all will remember that from the date of their taking office the present members of the Board have devoted a vast amount of time and labour in seeking to develope in the best possible manner (and with but very limited means at their disposal) the resources of our hot sr rings, and are deserving of the heartiest thanks of all for the admirable manner in Which they have succeeded. We feel certain too, that "should they see they hare acted ' hastily and unwisely in the matter re- | ferred to, they will promptly rectify the error. We are still most decidedly of opinion that in this case they have acted both hastily and unwisely.

i By the report of tho Piuko CountyCouncil in this issue it will bo observed that a general county rate of £d in tlie £ -bus at length been decided upon. The wire rope on the .tramway at Butler's Spur gave way on Wednesday afternoon, and in consequence no quart/, was conveyed over the line all Thursday. Surely in a caso of that kind men conid be put on to repair a breukagQ at night, instead of causing bo much inconvenience ,vnd delay. Tho Thames County Council officials have laid oit 40 acres of ground at Karangah.ike for a township. I The Thames Star now issues each Sntnr- | day a well got np and interesting supplement gratis. The Star is published daily price one penny. Renewed interest in mining matters is very evident in our midst; during tho past few weeks several prospectors have been at work with very encouraging results, and several fresh claims have been pegged off. In addition to those recently referred to we may mention tho Salisbury, Rj'tuated on the north side of the Golden Hill Creek, and upon which two men ire employed by ! the Aroha Prospecting Association. The ground lately known as tho Moa No. 1 has also been maiked out. The result of several small samples of quartz taken I friun reefs in the immediate vicinity of this township and recently despatched to Auckland with a view of testing their silver producing qualities by assay, is mo.jt eircouraering, some of tho samples referred to having yielded as high as at the rate of 360z of silver per ton. Everything tends to show that wo are on the eve of more stirring ttrrtes again. £0175 Expenses Thermal Springs Act wnß carried in the House on Monday laat. Traffic acroßß the railway bridge was was permitted for two Of three days this week, although the approach \s stilt in an unfinished state. On yesterday however, Mr Beere, Resident Engineer, arrived and at once put a stop to iti being thus used. Mr Beere, on behalf of tho Government, 1 has v»e understand placed Mr Evevitt in charge of tho bridge, until stfch time as the line is finished, and given him instructions to prevent all horse of wheel traffic [ until the temporary approach has been fully completed ami taken aver by the contractor, with this object a barrier will be erected at either end* Sorrro excellent Ktane has recently been coming to hand from the Colonist mine. Four asperate contracts are being proceeded with by the Battery Company for breaking out quartz in this mine and the Canadian which adjoirrs it ; they con-> tractor* being Messrs GoMswovthy and party, Horni brook and party, O'fehea and party, and Scott and party. W e understand that nearly all the hands have been employed in th© Colonist ground up to very recently. The plate-laying to Te Arohrf ia not completed yet, owing to *. delay in the supply of sleepers, but will be probably early next week.; A Gazette notifies the appointment of H. W. Norfchcroft, Esq., as R.M. for tlau* raki, with the extended jurisdiction of IJE100; also as Warden for the Haurtki and Te Aroha Gald Mining District's* Wo would direct special attention to Meeßfß Adam Laybouru and Co,'& new ad

vertisomont which will be found in another column. Those about to purchase their supply of seeds will do well to communicate wjth this firm,, and may with confidence rely upon getting a really good article at a moderate price. Ono cubic inch of gold is worth £42 ; one duhic foot £62,472 and one cubic yard £1,995,344 (counting* tho ounco at £3 12s), At the commencement of the Christian ei a thoro was altogether £35,600,000 worth of gold, but at tho timo of tho discovery of America only £11,200,000 remained. At present the vulno of a)l the gold in tho world is counted at £1,200,000000. — Home paper. There is no greater slavo than a man who owes another money ho cannot pay. A.correspondent of the Otago Daily Times nsks : — How long are we to bo at the mercy of avt-ricious and unjust tradesmen ? Here aru we paying Gd for tho4!b loaf of bread, with milling wheat at 1b 8d per bushel, and flour at £8 per ton or 163 the bag. Vigorous operations are now likely to be carried on on behalf of tho Pate tore Company. The whole place has been almost at a standstill owing to the dolay in settling up matters in London, but now that that is accomplished, we shall soon see a change. Mr E. B. Walker returned by the Kaikoura Wednesday. AirF. D. Rich will also be here within a few days, and will, we understand, take up his residence on the Patetcre estate. Systematic and steady efforts will then be made to extend settlement over the whole area of the property, extending to some 200,000 acres. At the present time there is no demand for country lands, but the tide must soon turn. Those settling at Patetere now will have an ample urea to choose from. English and European mail by direct steamer leaving Wellington for Plymouth on 27th instant, closes at the local postoffice to-day (Saturday; at 8 p.m. List of Visitors to Baths for past two weeks : — Mr Fray, Mr Mill, Mr Gorman, Mr Smith, Mr Oxley, Mr Bringlmm, Mr Pierce, Mr Baldwin, Mr Ferguson, Mr Hart, Mr Nalor, Mr Moss, Mr Miel, Mr Kiliam, Mr Speer, Mr 1 Ramsey, Mr Pond, Mr and Miss Outhwaite, Rev. F. Lenihan, Mrs and Miss Brophy, Mra and Master Gallagher, Mr Fry, Mrs Marlyn, Mr Syms, Miss M.ison, Mr and Mrs Uofniskoy, Mr Fenton, Mrs and Miss Robinson, Auckland ; Mr Maekey, Mr Jas. Craig, jun., Mr Harcourt, Mr Gallagher, Mr Fmdley, Thames ; Mi Neols, Morrinsville ; Mr Doverill, sen., MrDov°nil, jtm., Katikrtti ; Miss Law, Mr Begg, Duae.hn ; Mr Livingstone, Mr Btady, Air Ferguwm, Mr Sandr-s, Mr Fulton, Mr Hurkj, Mra li. Burke, Mra F. Burko, Mr and Mm iVfooro, Waikato ; Mrs and Master Atayos, ftir MeU. Htvy, Mv W. H. Noithmoft, K.M., Hamilton ; Mr D'Aroy iMcDongali and servant, Queensland ; Kov B. Cailinan, Sydney, JN.S.W. ; Misa Qninn, Ohinemuri ; Mr Buckland, Cambridge ; Mr J. S. Cockerton, Bournemouth, Eng. Cambria shares are still in high favour. The directors have this week declared a dividend of two shillings por share, pay nble to-day. The prospects of tho mine are very encouraging. Tho following is the list of tenders re ceived by tho Government for tho Porotoran tunnel contract on the North Island Trunk railway : — J. J. OBrien (accepted)) ! £46,849 ; J. and A. Wilkio, WangannP ! 47,701 ; Hunt, White, and Lovett, Auckland, £49,517 ; Gavin and Gold^worthy, Hamilton, £59,729 ; Edgar and Martin, Auckland, £64,695 ; M. Danngher, Auckland, £67,990; Larkins and OBrien, Auckland, £74,791 ; Isaao Contes, Ham. ilton, £77, 214. Meeting's have this week been held at Thames, Kirikiri, and Puriri to consider vrhat steps should be taken to secure the speedy completion of the Thames-Te Aroha Railway, and to induce the Government to place on the Estimates a sufficient sura of money to provide for the survey and working drawings of the line from Hikutaia to Te Aroha. At ! each meeting reao ltiiions were carried ununimoualy, having for their 1 object the j urging upon Government the groat necessity of an early completion of the entire line. We are requested to state that *hile mails for Waikato, Auckland, &c< } close at the local post office at 8 p.m., late letters be»r ; ng extra postage may be pofeted until 6<4& a.m. the next morning, and will be sent on with the mails for enclosure at Morrinrsvil/er. ! The usual monthly meeting of the Te Aroha Band of hope was held last Tuesday evening when a short bit very interesting programme was creditably gone [ through* Mr White occupied the chair; and Mr Vause addressed h few words to the younger members,, urging them to keep up the interost they had shown in the last few meetings, so that every meeting might be as successful and as well i attended. It is intended to hold monster I meetings in the Public Hall at regular intervals, the next to be at an early dato. The u*iml monthly meeting of the Te Aroha Library Committee was held on Monday evening last. Present : , Messrs John Farrell (in the chair), Menzies (Ree), Fraztr, Barnes, Mills, liott,.-and Peel. Minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. Sundry accounta.amonnting to £8 17 a 3d were passed for payment^ The desirability of removing tho library ' t o some other buildi&g with the double oi

inducing tho item 06 lent, and having ai room for the use of th« Social Club and ; Debuting Class, ynis discussed, but nothing definite decided upon. The reversion of papets and periodicals for the last six months pf this yoar will be sub* j mitted for public competition at an early 1 date. '< At Dunedin .tins week a High School boy named Walcott, in climbing over a fence, was caught by a ring on his finger in a spike on the edge, and, falling, hud his finger torn off Pnd the sinew dragged out of the arm for some nine inches. Hearty thanks are due to Mr Hugh Ross, our respected local nursery man, f c r liia gift of considerably over 100 pirn's insignia and various ornamental trees for the grounds of the Te Aroha School reserve ; to Mr T. L. Green for a gift of some 25 young trees of a like nature, and to Messrs T. L. Greon and W. Hethriugton for gratuitously planting,sume. Special attention is directed to Nobel's Explosives Company's new idvortisetnent which appears in. another co(nmn. On Monday evening last, 17th inst., a Band of Hope meeting was hold at Slmfteabury. There was a good attendance, and tho meeting was enjoyable and successful. Mr Lovell (sec. Waiorongo mai Band of Hope), occupied tho chair. The meeting was opened in tho usual manner ; a short address by tUo Chairman followed, in which he referred to the influence of tho "Bit. of Blue,"' and what children could do and havo done' for the good 0^ others, by showing their colours. Recitations, songs, and readings followed, and were much appreciated. Mr Lovell then exhibited English, Welsh, and other views by magic lantern, which afforded much enjoyment especially to the juvenile portion of the audience. 'Tlie' Chairman returned thnnks for the kind services rendered by MrSquirreil and other friendsHearty votes of thanks were passed to Mr Tjovell, and to Miss E. Gribble for presiding at thg organ. The singing of " God bleßs our youthful band" brought to a close ft Vofry pleasant evening. The Thames Advertiser states that " An important movement has been initiated by the local «harebrokers, ivith the view of facilitating the transaction of business in mining Btoclcs, and of protecting the interests of thoir clients and themselves by obviating the loop-holes for fraud that obtain under the existing system. At a meeting of the Brokers' Association held on Thursday evening 13th in-t itwas decided to represent to tho vjiHous mining companies tho desirableness of abolishing transfer fees so for as the registration is concerned, and issuing instead scrip certificate, charging ono shilling feo for each certificate, irrespective of tho number of shares it in iy represent. It would then ho ncce<!«?f i-y for an in tending vendor of shares to produco tho cerhHente to the hroker with whom he dojls, rV>Hng which no transaction could take place. Such an agreement would conduce greatly to Rafety of investors, and &ivo a feeling of security to all concerned in mining speculation. It was also resolved that pressure be brought to bear upon Government, through the local representatives, u> obtain the reduction of transfer foes upon gold, silver, and copper mining shaves to one shilling for amounts under £50, and a shilling for every addition! £50, or Emotional part. The resolutions will be communicated to the Auckland Association whose assistance will be sought towards carrying them into effect." Mr S. Gorman, travelling agent for Nobel's Explosives Company Glasgow, paid this district a visit during tho early part of the week, and, by appointment with some of the mine managers, conducted on Tuesday last, a series of trials of the new and favourite explosive known as Blasting Gelatine. l*ho first mine visited \ran the Colonist^ whore four bore-holes in the under hand stope^ in very wet, hard, and vuggy ground, were forthwith charged with the componnd, the shots varying from 4 ounces to 9 ounces. The result in each instance was highly satisfactory and plainly domonstr'ated the great superiority of gelatine both with the respect to power, action, and absence oi: standee as compared with other dynamites. In the New Find rrtine a further trial was conducted in the presence of Mr McLiver, mine manager. The first experiment was in tho low level' specially with a view" to 1 testing the asserted almost entire absence of smoke and annoying properties, by using gelatine. Two shots were fifed, and both manager and men bore testimony to the truthfulness of the statements made in its favour. This was followed by a number of shots being fired both in bore-holes awl cro vices, when in each case largo quantities of quartz wero displaced by the blasts. Ono peculiar and valuable property of this explosivo over dynamite is, thnt w,hilstboh>g decidedly more powerful, it is ateo more similar to tho action of powder in the manner in which it explodes, Hpreads, and lifts. In nil these trials over thirty per cent less weight wus used in charging than would bo required if iif-i tg dynamite, ho that although tho price is 611 per 1b higher, in reality the new explosive is much the cheapest besides popsowlng muny valuable qualities absent in dynamito. We understand the New Find manager has already • commenced to use it. \ , / ' ' Preventing Doors from falling Open.— A simple expedient £01* preventing tie

glass and dther doora of look-cases and , cabinets from felling orjonj owing to un even floors, bad fitting, or other causes' and when the key is not availablo^or is i inconvenient, is to buro a hole with* a j centrobit of suitable size, about a quarter j of an inch deep, either on the bottom or ; lop cd£6 of the door at nboot one inch from the free ond, and then inacl a tight-fitting cork, projecting sufficiently to Oceanian enough friction to koep the door in place, and yet to allow of itd being open Without difficulty. If the cork bo neatly rounded off with a piece of sandpaper it acts perfectly, and although capable of readjustment it is rarely found necessary to do 00, and it ha» the additional advantage of boing out ofi sight if the position bo judiciously chosen. Says a French investigator : — "A beo, in proportion to its size, can pull 30 times as much weight as a horse." The Frenchman is right. The bee, howaver, can push 100 times more to the square inch than it dan pnlJ. One good healthy beo has been known to taoklo u man on the back of his nock, seated on the back seat, at a camp meeting, and send him clean through the cengregation, without any" thing being able to stop him. Yes, the bee can do nil this, and any man who don't believo it, can very soon find out, | as it will soon be tho season when the busy bee is ready for business. Plain Oako. — Rub about a quarter oC a pound of nicebeefylripping'or butter into a pouud of flour mixing with it a teaspoonful of mixed spice ; then n cupful of currants and when well incorporated,add sufficient milk to form a light dough ; a spoonful of carbonate of sodu dissolved in a drop of hot water must be put with the milk. Buttered paper is not necesßnry in this ca»e ; yon can just fill a common baking tin with the mixture, and when baked it will be light as sponge cake. More cake is spoiled in baking than is dreamed of in the philosophy of most women. After a recipe which is known to be good, and has been carefully followed, some mysteriou§ power seems to interfere to prevent success ; whereas it. is likoly to be true that the cake has risen to the top of the tin and a crisis has come. The oven door was opened, and a piece of cold newspaper was laid over the tin, with the natural result of the cake falling, and then tho cook wonders why tho [cake is ft fai'ure. The ovon door should never be opened unless there is danger of tho cake burning. If likely to scorch, warm tho papor before plucing it over the cuke. When biking rich cake, a cook should m^Tingo to have nothing else of importance in hand, so aq to u;ivo proper uttontion tf> thn tiring. On no account should tho lovcti ho hot to brown tho enko when fiist nut in ; if so, the .surface will soon become a crust, completely proventing 1 tho interior from being properly cookud.