The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 279, 7 July 1888, Page 2

The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

' Thi* above all —to thine own self be true, .Ami if must follow as the night the day "Jlion cunst not then be false to any roan. — Shakespeare.

SATURDAY, JULY 7,1888.

Whkthkr or not the time has yet arrived when it would be advisable for Te A roh a and Waiorongomai to unite in the Formation of a Borough, is a subject we do not propose to refer to in this issue. IF the time has arrived, the necessary sfej-s should be taken after the question li.is been fully discussed at representative meetings convened for that purpose !i-'l for the election of committees to act ii the matter. Mr Mills' statement at Wnioron«»omni, as reported in another column, thai the Te Aroha Town District w.'is oust ituted by means of Forgery and personation is a deliberate falsehood as Mr Mills well knows, and such a statement is a gross insult to the people of Te Aroha, Mr Mills statements with ivuard to the revenue that would be available in the event of a Borough beiiuf formed is also entiiely misleading, besides which no mention whatever was iiisulc iV him of the heavy liabilities that would inevitably have to be accepted. "With respect to the action of the three or four persons at Waiorongomai, with a non resident in the chair, who took it upon themselves at a meeting that but few knew anything about, to speak for the whole of Waiorongomai and thegoldfield, and to elect themselves a committee to act for the faraf, in our opinion was a piece of gieat presumption, and we are greatly mistaken with respect to the intelligence and public spirit of the perple of Waiorongomai if they quietly .submit to be thus led by the nose by Messrs Mills and Co. It was clearly the duty of those so desirous of taking actiou, in this matter to have curbed their impatience and waited until a more rcpro&cntalire meeting had been held.

Slawmic Ball at To Aioha on 17th inst The \\ r ;iihi G-. M. Co. invite tenders for biukiug an fugui i t-lui't. See advt Urtti.il nniiitlily meeting of Ohineinuri 'JoutJtv Cuimuil at Piiurod, this at'tertioou.

Mr Ad.im Po-ter returned to Anek'and yeiterday, afte* ependim^a. week at T<& A rohrt\ r w^V^olnnG^Ktx'^n WednaM ! dny AJjjwffr ll^teri^TaiVistrict \> Mr yete \\ ilsvvi^ Mmin^ Inspector. . f 1 ving fyififted WjLtyijqnsrnirmi and %g j irtion».s^~tWß frjjglttftelci, returned hi lameslyMWd ij|>;^ |'x ifew? tliift Rutherford of Te A'wamntu is likely "to start a fl.ix mill at Te Arolia at an early date. Tlie old Ta Aroha Battery has been spoken of as the probable site. Mr A. Price, of the firm of A, and G. Price, ironworkers, Thames, was at Waiorongomai on Thuradaj', making some arrangements for marhinorv for the Mount A roh a S. and G. M. Go. He was accomnnnied by the manager of the firm, Mr Watson. The Wesleyan Services as verthed for next Sunday, will be seen to difler from the arrangements on the " plan," There alterations have been rendered necessary in view of arrangements to be made for the Te Arolm Sunday School Anniversary Services on the Sunday following. At Waiorongomai work in the various mines is progressing steadily, and much as last reported. Mr Howell, the mining expert from Ameiica, is busily engaged in various experiments with a view of demonstrating the best method to adopt for treating the ore. Concentration is being carried on night and day with one of I Ilendys patent " Triumph " concentrators, ! capable of treating about seven tons per day, and a second of Lthese concentrators is now being erected. Mr J. A. Pond, of Auckland, is also hard at work late an early assaying and assisting generally. Messrs W.R. Wilson and J. McCosh Clarke are btaying at Waiorongomai during those proceedings ; the result of which is being anxiously looked forward to by the general public ; as a matter of great importance to the whole district. We understand Mr Wilson purposes returning to Australia by Tuesday's boat from Auok land, but that Mr Ilowell is likely to remain for some weeks longer. The address by Rev, Geo. Brown, of South Sea, Mission fame, announced to have taken place on last Tuesday evening in tha Wesleyan- Church Te Arolia, was unavoidably postponed. The address will now be given on next Tuesday evening. The Rev. Mr Brown is a gifted speaker, and great traveller, and his address is sure to prove most interesting and instructive. Messrs R. H.Abbott and Co. commenced business in their Te Arolia branch shop (late Fan-ell's) during the week, and have opened a large stock of new goods in all departments. Their new advertisement will be found in our co'umns today, to which we direct attention. The firm ex- ; pres" their intention to sell all goods at Auckland prices. Attention ie directed to Messis Alfred Buckland and Co 's announcement of forthcoming sales by auction. The action of the local postmaster, Mr J. P. Yause, in wiiting to the Board of Education with respect to Ah Yang's son, in the manner reported in our telegram, is most unwarranted and deserving of strong censure. The Chinese are not desirable colonists, and are addicted to very bad and objectionable vices as a nation, but we have never heard any complaint whatever made against Ah Yang, who has now been resident at Te Arolia for six or seven years, and is a quirt inoffensive industrious man. He recently sent to China for this son, a lad of about fourteen, whose father no doubt considers, seeing he is a ratepayer and an ele.ctor,thnthe hasju.stas much right to avail of free education at the state school as Mr J. P. Vause's children have, if not more seeing the one is better able to procuie private arid select tuition for his children than Hie other. It is greatly to Ah Yang's credit to show a desire that his boy should avail of any opportunities within his re°ch for im pro vein -nt. We may state that since the receipt of the telegram we have interviewed the head master on the question, who states the boy is well conducted, clean in person and habits so far as he lias bad oppoitunity of observing, well dressed, and he has never heard anyone raise any objection to the lad before. Others we have spoken to have replied in the same strain. The whole letter appears to have been a most unprovoked and unwarranted attack or Mr Ah Yang and his son. The following tenders were received by 1 the Mount Arolia G. and S. M. Company for the undermentioned supplies of Horsr feed for a period of six months. Mr D. E. Clerk's (accepted) prices were :-- Oaten chaff (bet), £3 t7a 6d per ton ; oats, 2s Brl per bushel ; bran, 5s Gil per sack. Messrs Graves and Baskiville's tender was as follows: Oats, 3s 3d per biiohel ; bran (lOOIbs), ,os 6d per sack ; hay, 4s 9d cwt ; cluifE, £4 per ton. Mr D. Craigs 1 tender for hay (£1), was informal. The man Ilickey who was robbed of £109 a short time ago is still on the lookout for the delinquent, and on Sunday last a •' suspect" wjusseirched by Homenmateur detectives, but of course none of the spoil wa3 found on the man ; so that nothing came of tlii«* ill-advised step. The only ground that Pliekey had for suspecting this man wai that he recently arrived in the district, with a light purse, but has lately been very free with his cash, and has now apparently a good sum on hand. Ilickey communicated the matter to Constable Wild, who made some investigations but he found that llickey's friends had upset the chance of getting satisfaction in thatquaiter, as the man had been put on his guurd. On Monday last Mr A. Gobolinsey opened the Waihou Hotel, Waihon, and to commemorate the occasion invitations were sent out to the settlers in the district to spend the evening there, to which a large number responded. The evening was spent in a convivial manner, and an excellent supper wai provided by the host, which was accorded full justice. Before departing the guests thanked Mr and Mrs Gobolinsey for their liberality and wished them every success. The inspector of sheep, Mr. B. P. Bayly, was in the Waihou district at the commencement of the week examining tho flocks there. Mr Campbells station and Mr Howes were amongst those vi-ited. A countryman walking alontr the street, found his progress stopped by a barricade of wood _ "What's this for?" s-n'd he to a person in the street. u Oh, that's to stop tha fever, " said a wit. " Ah,"aaid tho countryman, "I've often huaid of the Board of Health, hut I never miw it befoie.