The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 294, 29 August 1888, Page 2

The Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

1 Tin* above nil —to thine own *elf bo true And it must follow as the .night file day Thou canst not. then be false to any man. — SItAKESPEAKB.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1888.

It is some satisfaction to know that even at the eleventh hour exertions are being put Forth by both Government, companies, ! and piivate individuals to make amends for past apathy and neglect with rogard to having the mineial wealth of the Colony fairly represented at the Melbourne Exhibition. In another column will be found a list of the exhibits already arranged for from the Counties of Piako and Ohinemuri. The importance of the Melbourne Exhibition in connection with the mining industry of New Zealand i was referred to in cur columns in the early part of this year, when referring to the Glasgow Exhibition, and it is a matter for regret the forwarding of exhibits of a practical character was left ! till now. However, better late than never. The Exhibition will be attended I by visitors and capitalists from all parts of the world. We have in this district .an uncxlmustiblo supply of auriforous and argentiferous ores, as well as ore containing a variety of other minerals, and it should be our object to let the rest of the world know of this through the medinm of the Melbourne Exhibition. This could never satisfactorily be done by simply displaying specimens, no matter I how attractively set out ; practical men will look for exhibits of a practical nature, and be attracted by no other. Men looking out for evidences as to where mineral wealth abounds, baring an eye to tbo investment of capital, will be attracted far more by bulk samples than by moro specimens in glass cases or otherwise, no matter how rich the latter may l»e. We sincerely trust that when | all the exhibits now being prepared for despatch from the different miniHg centres of the Colony are clabsified and suitably arranged on reaching their destination, that the result will be in every way satisfactory. Those visiting the Exhibition will be convinced thereby of the mineral wealth oF New Zealand, and many intending investors will be attracted hither to make fuller enquiry for themselves. The mineral resources of the Upper Thames only require to be better known to lead to the investment of large capital for its developemcnt.

Freight dues for all ores sent down to Auckland by tiain en route to the Melbourne Exhibition have been suspended. The brickwork, etc., of the Parkes' furnnce at Karangahake is now complete, but operations will not be commenced for a fortnight, and this delay is owing to the grinding machinery at present on Innd having to bo replaced, as it did not work satisfactorily. The concert and dance in aid of St. Joseph's Catholic Church will bo held on Ui<? 20th September in the Public Hall. An anJ'ftctive programme- is in the course 1 of preparation. i Mr Martin Utii'vpltf, of the Premier Hotel, Waiorongomai, is .making preparations for the good times. He Ms just pui chased a first-class billiard table, with nil tho necessary fixings, at a cost of £l±o. The table has arrived at the hotel, and vriil shortly bs placed in position. Mr J. S. Buckland will hold a livestock sale at Waitoa yards on Friday next. Some 200 natives from the East Coast j me coming down to To Aroh-i bhoitly to hold a tangi o\er the, late chief.' Tutuk'i. A fancy dress ball in connection with the Waiorongomai Skating Rink is contemplated. The management havo £9 in hand for the purpose. Tenders are invited for clearing ti-treo. On Saturday afternoon last, «t threo o'clock, Air A. Burchill died suddenly nt his i evidence, Waiorongomai, after a lingering and painful illness of. Home weeks. Tho deceased, who was a miner, had not been long in the district, but by his generous spirit had made many friends, who did all in their power to alleviate his sufferings and ad- ; minister to the wants of his family duiing his illness. Deceased was thirty five years ! of age, and leaves a wife and three children, the younges-t of whom is five and the eldest eight, The funer.il took phico on Sunday last, and was veiy largely attended, (he co] tege being followed by some 80 hoisemcn, nine vehicles, and a good number on foot. Tho burial service was conducted by Mr Hunt, of Waiorongomai. Hie widow and her taiuily being totally without means, a subscription was opened on their behalf, and, chiefly through the effoits of Mr Hugh Me j Liver and Mr W. D. O'Keefe, tho handsome sum of £35 has been raised for the bereaved family. As showing the hearty response made to the call, wo may sttte that between four and bix o'clock on Saturday, no less than £27 were raised. The sum collected will place tho widow in a better position to earn a living. With respect to the leasing of Education Reserve 131 ncre c , Section 5, Block I D, To Aroha Survey District, tenders for [which will be received at Auckland up till noon on Friday next ('■ee advertisement), we are in receipt ofc plan phowin^ thu pohilion of the land, copy of conditions, etc., which may be inspected by any pei aou «t our office.

There was a good attendance at the Public Hall, Waiorongomai, on Saturday cvPTiinc: last, to , w itness the sparring exhibition by Messrs Donovan, Mclntire, iind Bird. Much attention was centred ou a contest of four rounds between Donovan (lightweight) and Bird (heavyweight), in which the former appeared to have an advantage over his opponent. During the evening some of the local men were matched with the visitors, causing much amusement to the spectators. There is some talk of Donovan Btaying in the district to give instruction in the " art of self-defence." A burglary was committed at Mr It McC.tH's hoiMe, Taotaoroa, on Friday last, fioin which a quantity of wearing apparel and oilier articles were stolon. Suspicion rested on a man named McCabe, who had been seen loafing about the district, and accordingly Constablo Brennan, in company with Mr McCall, made a search on tho man's premises on Sunday, when the stolen articles wero discovered hidden in the ti-treo close by his hut. MoCabo, who is an old offender, was arrested. Tho number of sheep in Europe has been for a length of time largely on the decrease. Compared with what they were a dozen years or so back, theso animals in round numbers are 50,000,000 less at the present time. The largest decrease seems to be in Austria, which has fewer sheep by 10,000,000 than it once had. France has also less sheep by 11,000,000 ; the decrease in Germar.y being 9.000,000 : England, 6,000,000, and Spain, 5,000,000. Atone time there wero some 244,000,000 sheep in Europe. Now tho numbers are set down at about 195,000,000. So that in the comparatively new count! ios of Australasia there is plenty "of scope for the sheep industry, although there are now upwarls of 8G,000,000 sheep in these colonies. It may be stated thai in the United States sheep are also fast decreasing. The numbers which amounted in 1886 t0 44,750,000, over 4,000,000 less than they had been the preceding four years, have been further reduced owing to various causes. At a shop window in the Strand, London, there oncu appeared tho following notice : "Wanted two apprentices, who will bo treated as ono of the family."