OHINEMURI. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 276, 27 June 1888, Page 2

OHINEMURI. (From Our Own Correspondent.)

An adjourned meeting of the Oliinomuri Liconsing Committee was hold at the : Courthouse, P.icroa, on Friday lnsl, iO decide as to the applications for now publican's licenses by Messrs Alley,( Hikutaia) andllosie(Owharoa), After a great deal of discu^ion, in which it, was shown that Mr Alley had no premises in existence for the proposed license, and the precedent created l>y Judge Ward ie the Jubilee Hotel, Ncwmaiket, was carried out, i.»., that a license could not be granted to piemises that did not exist. The license was accordingly refused. Mr llosie's application for a hotel I license at Uwharoa was again adjourned until June 30th. This was done in order to allow applicant to give- the requisite notice. ! The gossip here is all concerning the | wonderful cure made by Madame Duflot !in Auckland on Mr James Grayden of Waitckauri. Air Grayden about three years since was stricken suddenly with paralysis, and has been pronounced to be incuiable. He could not speak, save a few almost incomprehensible words, aiul could liufc just hobble about on 'crutches, lie resolved, however, to atteni the seances of the "Golden Chariot" in Auckland, and 1 am informed by an eye-witness that the most sensational cure of the season followed. He was I placed behind the screen for about 25 minutes and on his emerging was ! to all appearances a sound man again, ! actually dancing to the music of the band. He then rushed to the Thames steamer sans eiutche3 or any support, ami called out to Captain Farquhar " to tell all the Thames people that he was cured." Where is the use of captious criticism after such absolute proof ! A meeting of the Ohinemnri River Board is to be held on Saturday week at the Ohinemnri County Chambers, Paeroa. It is stated that the River Board will.be unable to levy any wharfage dues as was first intended. The p.s. Patiki is now making two flips »i week to Paeroa, leaving Thames Wednesdays and Fridays, and Paeroa '1 hursdays and Saturdays. Captain Bettis is reinstated in command of the steamer. Mining matteis are still extremely quiefc. Every day ifc becomes more apparent that the Marototo swindle has done us more harm than was at first imagined. Mr Kersey Cooper should arrive in about a fortnight. There is no doubt that his arrival will cause a good deal of stir in Waitekauri. It is currently reported that the special claims owned by Messrs Ralrh and Witheford at Waitekauri have been floated. A revival of the Ohinemuri Mutual improvement Society, so successful a few seasons buck, is spoken of.

It U stated that Mr Thos Quo?, of Auckland, is about to establish a boarding house at Tv Aroha.'on a scale which has met with much success in tne noitliein metro pohs. The corner allotment opposite the Palace Hotel is spoken oE as the .site.