Te Aroha AND Ohimenuru News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 356, 3 April 1889, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohimenuru News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

1 This above all—to thine own self bo broe, And ib musk follow m the night the day Tho,u canst pot then be false to any man. 1 Shakespeare.

WEDNESDAY, "APRIL, 3, 1889.

Amongst the visitors now at Te Aroha are Mr J. L, Wilson, one of the proprietors of the Auckland Hertild, accompanied by Mis Wilson, Key j\lr Warr], from Gl-borne, deliverec a most interesting lecture in the Cc Aroha Wesle\an Church last evening, taking for his subject « The T.iranaki War," The Fisk Jubilee Singers had a bumper house at Te Aroha on Monday evening, many being unable to obtain even standing room. Owing to pressure on our spaoe we aio compelled to hold avor a fuller leport till next issue, A dance will take plaoo in Te Avoha Public Hall this evening. Se^ advt. To-day Mr Jas, Craig will sell by public auction, household furniture and other effects, the propeiiy of Mr Bmcroft, at his lesidonce, foimerly occupied by Mr Lipsey. Mr J, M. Ch:nnhei«s, Secretary of the Champion G. t>nd S, Mines, ai rived at Te Aroha by train yesteiday afternoon, on business in connection with Mu* Company. The quartoily meeting of the Upper Thames Ciicuit of the Wealeyan Church will beheld at Paeroa this afternoon, commencing at two oVlook, The Bailiff of tlie R.M, Court arnounces by advertisement a sale under distress warrant. Messrs John Roberts, James Lnvpry, W. Hetherington, and W. H. Buckley have applied for a licenced holding of twentyfive acres at Upper Tararu Creek, Thames ; to be styled the Mermaid Licensed Holding. Tenders are invited for sinking a winze I on the Tui Reduction Special Claim, Te ! Aroln, See advt. | The finest sample of pears we have seen ! this season, the production of any local orchard, have been grow'j at Paeroa by Mr F. Cook. These pears are a splendid lot, both as leganN symmetry and flavour, and are of the kind known as " Williams' Bon Cietien." Mr Cock takes the greatest piide in his orch trd, and is a most successful fruit-grower. There is but little fresh to repoit since our la-t issue with ret<p o ot to minim; operations in this portion of the goklfield. Jn the Champion G. & S. Mines, Tui, some vpiy excellent stone is being broken out, Mr Howland, who is carrying out the contract for erecting the trestle work for the serial tramway for the same pro prietory, will probably have all the timber delivered at the foot of the hill within n week, and purposes sleighing it up the hill by means of bullocks. Tenders are invited by advertisement for driving, also for supplying mining timber to tUe Champion G. andS. Mines. We direct attention to the Auckland Furniture Company's advertisement, which will be found in our columns to-day. The Company have magnificent bliow loomsin Welleslpy street, Auckland (opposite the Art Gallery), three stories high, in which will be foimd a very large and varied assortment of furniture of every description. All classes of society can at this establishment suit their requirements (whether for the cottage or the mansion) at flist cost ; the Company being direct importers, and themselves manufacturers on a very large scale. Those who have hitherto been purchasing their furniture at Thames or elsewhere, will do well when next ordering to first visit the Auckland Furnitme Company'sshow rooms (or write fur quotations), as the Company are in a position to offet exceptionally good value. In wire woven inn ttrasses ; carpets, linoleums, etc., the Company ulso offer special value an.l

viiiiiity. A number of leases of town and rural lane's in the Rotoiim district wero offered for sale on Friday last, "29th ult, at the down Lands oflice, Auckland, under the j»ro\ JKinns of the Thermal Springs Act, 18M1, Ihe conditions being lease for a term of. OU yoms, rents to he payable halfyearly in adance. There wfiefew buyers, him! tho only lots di.spo.sinJ of were the inflowing :— Section 2, block XXf, town of Rotorua, 2r 20p, bought at the upset rental of £6 by tho Rev S. Williams ; i^m-tiwn 4, same i>lock, 2r 20p, bought by ill* 1 Rev R. Willi.im'? at tlie upset loutal, 10. Suoiiihin soctiouH : Section 38, 10 jicre««, bought by John L<-\vis Reid at the •ij's.-t rental ot 4i5 ; section G, 5 acres, bought by tho Roy S. Willi.miS at the upset ivntal of X 5 ; section 24 and 25. e.icii 40 iicies, were bought by Mr J, 11. T.i)loi at the upset rental of =£7 10s each.

We regiet to lourn that Alias Lottie Huriison (daughter of Mr Harrison, M.inager of the Jjnckerbie Est-ite, MorrinsvilU*) met, with a serious accident ln^t \yeek. It appears Miss i jj.i rison, who is only about sevon j-Orirs of i^e, was riding a Shetland pony, when it conunonced to rear and buck jump, nud the saddle slipped round the pony, the little girl, howuver, being 1 unable to free herself from-jt, the pony galloped off dragging lifer a considerable distance before sho was rescued.- Misp Hanison was much brqitted and a]so cufc about the face, and indeed had a minioulous escape of her life,