WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30,1889.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 338, 30 January 1889, Page 2

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1889.

By reference to the annual report of the Te Aroh a Library Cotijinittte, published fri our columns to-day, it will be that the Library it in a v«ry nnsatisfactory condition financially ; and unless prompt, active, and united eK&tte are put Forth to place the Institntlaii in' ■ more flourishing' condition, tHere fs* ,a danger of its ceasing to exisb altogether. Now we cannot believe that' llltf people of Te ArbH* will " allow their* Public Library and; Reading-Room to become a thing o£«the p.ist without matins a strong effort to rescue it from such a fate. Great interest rraa manifested in its establishment, and it has proted a source of great attraction to both visitors and local residents ever since, and now that the Institution has been maintained through several years of grent depression, it would bo a positive disgrace to allow it to fall to the ground, and that too jtist when the prospects of the district generally Are so encouinging, atid seeing so litile is required to keep it going. Now that the actual condition of affairs is made known, we trust a general and united effort will be made, not only to wipe off the existing debt, but also to enable t\\e Committee to add to the attractiveness and utility of both Library and Reading Room. The Committee luve undoubtedly acted wisely in leading more central and suitable premises; they hare endeavoured to cut down expenses as far as it appears possible to do so, and deserve to be encouraged and assisted in their efforts. In few country townships in the Colony is such a worthy Institution moregreatly needed, both as a source of recreation and pleasure alike to visitors apd local residents, anditisdesertingof the hearty and liberal support of all classes ; and thi* we trust will be accorded.

The next direct mail for United Kingdom h/{][ rinse »t Te A roll a at (5 a.rn, nn | Saturday 2nd Febrnarv. Parcels for deprmtoh bv this mail will tie accepted up to 5 p,m , Friday Ist prox. It w an tisane t or v to lenrrt 1 that it is estittiated the expenditure in connection with the Wuikato ftoapital and Oharifable Aid Board for the ensuing year >yill fae only about onet-hnlf that required ja,Ht year, wh«h the amount derrtrtn^cdfrQmtliQ'^rjtrJDMtiriff local btidied was £2.IdQ, mijkjnjjf with the Government subsidy n.n. e&ptuWi^fie for' the ypnf of £is2o. This yenrjthe my collecteii from contributiptf boqiefl wilj, with a very liberal e^tunat? i^X coT^tipir«nt possible dxpenditure, l>p p^iy til J 76, nr with (iovefnment su|»sids% d tdtal of L 2352. Mr C. A. CJofnp«i, mine mnn^gfer <i*. thf ChrtthpionG. nnriS. Minofl.Tui, has received telegram from Mr J. M. Chambofs, Secret»ry to the Company, autljorigjncf him to accept the lowefit tetider received for Con* tracts Nor. 5 nnd fi Taspectively, pnvticulars respecting which will be found in another cdlnmn< We are vi»ry pl^fised {6 i»tnte that the petition from Wrtioron«?omni residents (published in our isnue of lsth ins(t), pruyinj? thflt the tiuie'of c'tosina' tnaiis on TiTesdaVß, iMmrsddys, nnd^ Sat«itd'«ys, be liltererl from 1 7 a iri to 6'n.in., ho that the Wuiordrlgomai mailn on those day* niigiit t>e ronveyed by condlito I*6 AroHa, in time tp bo tjilcen.on with tlie Te Arolin mail^to catfti ttie Waikato and Auckland trairi' (It Morrinsvijle h»R l<efin jrranted. In our i<v*m of Saturday l««t we published ihp jvplv r^crivpd from the (.Huef of th° 'Hißrti^ Oistnct, Mr Money, 'stntine he limi for»v»fdod <h« petition 1 to head qu»irt«'r« with Ihe reootnniprid'itirtn thflt it bp jrr,antedi Yesterday' Mr W. M. o#>]Jih«», who fhrwHrded the petition, I'of'eiypjj a fnrthfj'vfoply from MrOonev, f|'itinV^ho dosipd clvin^« tl take J>b«(se «n Yeby,\ii\yvJi\f^V, This ie ye y UVinUhtii' ;. \

■f J& J^ff * n * *^ c lln 'fiiJSdfr r '^iB?^ 9 t^ 6 Scoria wferte," Waio ' / ||Brl£&??> Paecoa,43, Jn 4he Second 'fISHffW- \y worongoniai - only (fi&fc toother S ?§'li *l^* inst 63 scor ? d by^Pkfcrba/ Ant , -rajfetittice told much ( against 'W>io>q'ngo~ | »*i who should Lave acquUted'lh&tysilvef* ti '?KsJJ*r. Luncheon p'rovideftj&n, t'.i£ ground by the Waiorbng6mai o)tib Who' were* captained by Mr b. Kr Young, Mi Hapipton filling a like position for the \ isitors. We reget to. repdrt that M* <'Uharl<& Rhodes, manager of the Bank o£}.Ne«c Zealand, Paeron, and two of his children ur» now laidup with scarlet-fever., T&very , .' precaution has beetT take'fit to, isolate Jth'e " patients, and there, need be t»o,fe>r of infection. Mr Fenton, teller at the B. NZ., is in 'teipponiry fcharge' of the ' Barikr—Tribune." " Ygsteiday being the forty-m'Ktti Anniversary of' the Colony, Was generally observed as a holiday, The' speciial~excuision tVain from AhoklkiM^'tlfaled'' to arrive at 1.10 p.m, v\'aV pretty punctual, and brought about one hundred excursionists/ who* quickly distributed themselves after arrival, determined tnflee as inubji as possible of/Te Aroha, Waiqrongomai, and Surroundings, and as a matWr of course the baths «rad'tPqra(tyfo Were largely patronised by^the visitor's* who', sotted on tho return journey 'at 6.26 p.m; We. regret to state that the fire that has b6en burning .along th« face of the rsitige*, and in the bush at Waiorongomai for tho past couple of weeks, has 1 occasioned the .destruction of two honses since our last Usue. On Saturday afternoon the house of Mr Darby,' adjacent to th^ Upper Hill Track, was set on fire by some sparks from the bush fire in the vicfnity, and in a very short sp.ice of time nothing waa left but . a heap of Smouldering ruins. Mr Darby was away at the time, and with the exception of a sewing machine and some wearing apparel, nearly everything in the house was burnt. Yesterday »bout middny Jytr D. K. Young's house, situated adjacent to the Lower Hill Track, took fire from some sparks from the bush fire, and was ako burnt to the ground, together with a great portion of the contents. A number of men have been tolled off by the Te Aroha S. and G. M. Co. to watch the tramway line, stables, etc., day and night, tintfl'the fire has burnt itself out in the vicinity oi! the line. Our MofrlnByille correspondent reports the result id' the annual 'School Committee election held at that place on yesterday yreek. (Phere haa evidently been A mistake made somewhere ; *nd election referred to js null and void^as uqdoubledlj the Committee elected, lasfc/ykri 1 hold office till the annual meeting, ot ' householders, which wll) not tafce'pmee until April, and due notice of whi*h will be advertised by the Board of Education. It certainly appears ns thougii the Morrinsville folk had forgotten about the Education Act 1877, Amendm.ent ,Act, 1885, which came, into force^oft January Ist, 1886. Section 3is us follows :— " Sections 64 and 68 of th» said Act (Education Act, 1877), shall be read as though the word 'April ' had been originally itnerteJ therein, instead of th« word 'January,' and the words 'preceding year' shall mean the year or period ended on the 31«t day March next preceding the date of the annual meeting of the householder-*." Sevtion 64 pf 'the Education Act, -1877, provides that on the fourth Mondaj in January in' each yoar the re shall be a' p.ublic meeting oC the linusuholdei-s of each school district, the time and place to be publicly notified by the Bonn] of Kducntion at least 14 d.iys previously. At this annual meriting the outgoing committee are to present their .report, ami the new Committee \p to be 'fclfeeted. - \V.e direct attention t tv> Mr W. H. Bridgnjan's^ ne\r 'advertisement, announcing n cheap, clearing 1 ' canh sale, prior to stock lak?ng. During this sale great reductionswill b© made in, all departments, and, as Mr Bridgm,an always offers his customer excellent value for their money, exceptional bargains miy b8 looked for during the present sale. , . Mr W. J- Ellis, bLiokßinith formerly of ! Wuiorongornai, but for some years past I carrying on business at Paeroa, was married ! on Monday last to Miss Margaiet Hitchie, j youngest daughter of Mr John Ritchie of ; Paeroa. By yesterday morning's train about 2cwt of really first claw stone from the Champion -G. and S. Mines, Tui, was despatched to Auckland. The atoue was taken from pretty well all parts of the mine, and is Butinfactory evidence of the great mineral wenlth which awaits developement in this Co.'s ground, TJie sample parcel w«p obtained from the following workings,: Froir. No. 1 Conj tract, the uppermost \\orkini>;B> and where the crosscut ia now in JOO feet, quartz valuable for, both sjlver and gold. From No. 2 Contract (frhere the winze now being sunk is ah'e«c|y down a, distance of 30 teet), samples' of silver and go^l bearing stone, and samples of cinnabar, obtained from the l)o.?rging wall portion of tjie feef . Trom No^ 3 Contract (where the reef is now being driven on), samples of gold tind silver bearing stone ; also similar stone from No. 4 Contract ; whilst 'from No. 6 Contract, Koine splendid samples of galena on* have ;been sent 1 away, We understand that this quartz will be forwarded orfto London ; and also that H.L" tlie desire of the London directors to have^OQ tons of ere shipped Haute, so fcoutt as the aerial tramway has been constructed and the/orecan he sent down from tlie mines by menns thereof. 1 Tlie Hon., Mr Mitjhelgon, Minister of Public Works, arrived in Auckland from Wellington on Saturday last. Tlie Premieif is also shortly expected in Auckland shortly; and Mr Mitchelson hopes the time ;at his disposal will permitof his accompayin^,tl{e Prenji«?ncn a visit of inspection to t»6iuo^| the' Crown L»Hd«« v north of Auckland i{m\ wlilch were hot v visited by thfe Minister of Lands, during his recent Visit' ?iorrh. i The following tenders wer^ received on Saturday hist by Mr !F. Paviit. architect, fora,dditionB »m;d aJtemtionHto theNotting'tym CrtHtJe Rpt«i,., AJorripsville :— Garter; nkncl Qnthiunj jksf-lQa; ;o'Connor,; 0'Connor, £113" ;4lW«fiQotp,f£B9,; • Byr^Tf j ;;3pk.^7Pfs.i«. We*** ( rte - oepted^^.s9 Shf^ For ririintihs: and piiper-inv'-HMni'ftKotßl 1 Do'v^gfivvfii, i;B2 ; Dovvney,,£72; ifoiranVrfMOf .G-ape-s (ncc^ptwf), 4,52. Ydr t Utfm^mimn ters work fl nd, nrf«*^ J

f-- - ■ Mr Gordon, Inspector oi:,,M«u3s> accoru^ pnnies, Sir Jam ea ffoctor to Melbourne for* )tk%',ohrpt)fte of selecting suitable mining exhibits Jo|bej\tffrrw«rded to the Paris ExhibitionifW^rtfon Vf{l*fio superintend the crushing of •>« 'quantity s of stone en. trusted to him by the on ' the~ condition that the proceeds arising from the crushing be handed over to the owners. Ijn our issue of Saturday we 'stated ithat Alfred J. T;. Judlrins, and James Garcia, both of To Arolia, were awarded certifi 1 * dates of proficiency at the recent scholarship--examinations,;, therepo/t respectiLg -which was laid before the Board of Education on Friday last. These boys heading the list of those from country schools who were certificates. -, Only three scholar* f^otri Te Aroha school competed for junior scholarships at the examination; and it is' exceedingly gratifying to know two out of the three acquitted themselves so satisfactorily. Not only does it speak well for the abilities mid application of the boys themselves, but is evidence of a most . pleasing character of the careful and able manner in which these young luds have been instructed by the head teacher, Mr W. H. P. Maradon. Tho maximum number of trunks obtainable in the junior scholarship examinations was' 730 ; th© highest marks actual ly. obtained was 566 ; the lowest number of marks obtained by any scholar awarded ajuniorscholarahip was 503, so tha* Judkins 498, and Garcia 491, , Were both cloie up. We may add the five scholars obtaining highest marks, amongst .those not awarded scholarships, including Judkins', were submitted by the Board of Education to the Gr.irnmar School Board, who have decided to admit the holders to free tuition at the Auckland College and Grammar School, subject to certain conditions laid down ; and the .Chairmm of the Te Aroha School Committee in reply to n communication from the Bo»rd of Education, had telegraphed stating tliat Judkins intends to avail of this privilege. Will you be mine, darling ' he asked, after a year's courting. ' No,' it^can never be,' was her reply. 'Then why have you let me hope so long ?' he said as he went towards the door. ' Because I intend never to belong to arty man. You can be mine if you like.' He saw the difference, . and stopped. Years afterwards he saw the difference still more clearly. ' Yellow soap and whiting, if mixed together with a little water into a thick paste, will stop a leak as effectually as will soder. " Better Lite ,than Never ; " and, though the holidays are over, and January nearly so, jt may yet be interesting to know that the Bishop of Lich field in a discourse recently condemned bazaars for religious, purpose, as.prodrteing a demoralising effect on the mi nils of the people. They were, he considered, calculated tpipake the laity forget their duty to give according to their, means for religious purposes. He ! would not condemn a mere a'ale of work ; bat a bazaar, with its concomitants, its frivolity and display, its sports and its follies, however successful it may be iv raising iuoqqv, was no fitting njjency to employ in the service of tl)e' Church qf God.