Te Aroha And Ohinemuri News And UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1889.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 331, 5 January 1889, Page 2

Te Aroha And Ohinemuri News And UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 5, 1889.

' This above all — tp thiqe own self bo true, And it must follow as the night the day Thou cansfc not then be false to any man.* Shakespkake.

There will be a sitting of the RM. find Warden's Court on Tuesday next at To Aroha, Mr N, TVieUey's (Pucvon) horse Recruit won the Auckland Steeplechase (250aove, added to n sweepstake of s^ovs ouch), run on Wednesday Jast ; Mr M, Gallaghci's Peter Osbeek (winner of the New Year's Handicap Iluidles on the previous dny, value 80snv>?) heintc second. Recruit ran in giand foini, winning by six lengths. The Social Ball hold in the Public Hall on New Yeai's night passed ofl fajr'y well, there being about twenty- five couple piesenl. The- hall was veiy nicely decorated for the occasion, lefWting gieat credit on those who canied out this portipn of the atiangements, whilst the 'spread' was all tlmt could ha desired, and ample provision was p.ade for a far larger number than attended. The music was supplied by Messrs C. Everitt (pianist), and J, 11. Claike (violin), who gave every satisfaction ; whiUt iMr H. Mace, acted as M.C m his usual efficient manner. The management of the bail did all they could to make it a succes-, and those pivsent •seemed to thoroughly enjoy themselves, dancing being kept up till iibout 4 a.m. The ordinaiy monthly meeting of Waiorongenui bchool Committee will be held on Alonday evening next at eight o'clock. Everywljpre Uic effects oL' the present heat is making- icselt fell, and the pastures are beg'ining lo look much burnt up. At Wuiorongonuu some of the wells in tho township have ahead y gono dry, and this week water had to be eaited to soino of t!>e houses. Indeed the scarcity nl! water at YVaiorongOHia; is a seiious ditiicult}' in view oi the huge supply that will shoitiy he lequired in connection with the Te Arolia S. and G. AI. Co.'s large plant, but. as stated in our last issue, Mr Ilmvrll purposes connecting the new water nice extensions recent!} uinicd out, as soon as possible ; and who ■ this woik has boon effected the piesent supply for the Co.'.s use will be largely augmented. The following is clipped from the Auckland Heiald of Tlunsday last : ''Our Moinnsvillu conespondent wjites: —Sheaiing operations in this disti iet aie juat concluded, and the Jesuit-* have been very FntivfactO'V, both as regaids quantity and quality ot the wool. No"', when wool and mutton have icceived an upward impetus, sheepowneis can afford to pay a little extia caie and attention to their flocks. I was shown a letter fiom a settler stating the important fact that having chenched a poi tion of his hoggets early in the winter with a preparation called Larney's " Anthelmintic," the portion so do^ed when shorn cut over four and a-lialf pounds wool more than the undrenched poition, the reco<d being 71b to 7£lb undrenched, ll^lb to 121 b for tho poition dosed with the " Anthehnintic." The sheep when dienched could beheld up by one hand, but at shearing time were [ fully 101b per head in butter condition than their neighbour. This is an imnort- , ant fact to shipowner', as the medicine costs loss than a Id a dose, and fully justifies the claims made for it by the maker, that it will improve the sheep 51 b per quaitoi, and the wool in a coi responding- ratio." A young man named II idden wa^ conveyed to the Thames Hospital fiom Wailii on Tuesday night, suffering from a luoke.i leg. It appears that lladden was liding a hor^e over a bridge across a creek. The bri.lge, had no guard rails, atnl the hor.se becoming resti\e, fell ovei, cuning the youftg man with it, breaking his leg. Dr Williams set the limb and tho sufferer is j rogresbing lavourahly. During the p-ist week Mr A. J. Vogan, who is visiting the goldfields in theJNoith Island of New Zealand, in the interests of the Sydney Mining Standard, for which journal he has undertaken to wiite a series of ai tides, paid a visit to Te Aroha. it was Mi Vogan who lately discovered the. Kinsleigh Hot Springs in central northern Queensland, which aie the only known tei raced theunal springs in Austi ali.i. Air Vogan spent (;he greater patt of yesterday investigating the varinus foimations in connection with the, To Aioh.i thermal .spiingSj and collected a laigc number of specimens tlieivfiom, which he will for ward to the S)riney Aluseum. He expressed hiinselr as greatly interested i:. our loc-il spnnus, and especially with the, new reel's in prucvcss of formation, as observable at the rear of jSTo. 15 spring, where extensive excavations have been in progress for some weeks past fn connection with No. f) bith-house. Here, two large reefs an<} numerous ciosh leaders have been laid bare l ut)uiug east and west, through \vh,iph {.heima! waters find their way. D|tpng the afternoon Mr Vogau visile 1 ' Xymorongoumi, when Air Unwell, the general maua»(.|-, explained tne modus operand^ of thu new uotk.s. 'Lho f'rue verniers in the bitt^iy 1i0.U9», which will be ] ns«>d j'or cunct ntiatin^ tin- hiiliihuietts, Mr. Vpgan si.ite.s hu saw used with great success »f I>-ernl>ank (Q) foj* saving fii . The inai velh'iis |»ow<'J' dJ tiie Helton wheels, and their romp icijv-s, als> struck our \Hltor enn idi'i'iblv, and «« nmletst'itj'l !iQ intends cal ing attention in the in his papci aw likely o he «ci viei--abli: in ihii tm Uistnc(:s ol N. Qiiuei^htud.