Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 419, 19 October 1889, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

• This above all—to thin© ownaelf bo iru« f And it must follow as the niglib the day Thou canst not then be false to any man.' Shakespeare.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19^ 1889

A valuable sewing machine, and other Mrticles, are advertised to bo sold at Te Aroha on Tuesdny noxt, under warrant of distie^. Wo care in receipt of the September number of Typo, which, as u^ual, contains .1 large amount of inr'oitnation of special inherent md value to those connected with journalistic work. At the Te Aroha Police Court, yeHterdav, Robert H'll, was charged bofore Mr .T. Ilott, J.P., with being drunk in Whi taker street the previous evening. Fined live shillings, and two shillings costs, or twentyfour hours. We diiect attention to the important live stock sales, about to be held by Mr D. Lundon, *iaotioneer. of Tauranga. Tlio first of: tho series will take place at Katikati on nextTuosdaj'. See advt. Nash, one of (he witnesses in the arson case, heard -it Paeioa on Thursday, indig-nantly-denied thetruthof a statement made by the prisoner McDonald to the police, \fa., that Nash had paid him no money ; Nash asserting he had paid McDonald £3. The Thames Star stales that it is probable that Mr 11. A. Gordon, Inspecting Engineer of the Mines Department will at an e.irly date pay a visit to the Thames in connection with v the water supply, and especially the 30-inch mains. Mr Gordon will also iuspect the new find atKuaotuna, Mercury Bay. We direct attention to Mr J. M. Bell's advertisement. Mr Bell announces that he has now opened up a choice selection of tweeds, coating; etc., etc. ; which he is off ei ing- at extremely moderate prices. Mr Bell has had a large experience i.. some of the best West End London tailoring establishments, and hia cut and workminship may be relied on to give satisfaction. We regret tostate that the man Charles Noiris, of Waitoa, who was injured by falling off his horse on Tuesday last near Te Aroha (as reported in Wednesday's Nkws), has not progressed ns favourably as was anticipated. On the contrary it now is feared the injuries received may prove more serious than was at fii>t supposed. On Wednesday lie was taken to a neighbours house at Waitoa, but was brought back teTe Aroba on Thursday, and conveyed to the Waikato Ilospital by train yesterday morning, having again relapsed into unooncionsness. As will be seen by reference to our advertising columns, Mr Frank Lincoln will give an entertainment in Te Aroha Public 1 Hall this (Saturday) evening. We can assure our leaders that no ordinary treat is in store for them, Mr Fi.ink Lincoln is a humourist of the highest order, and wherever he goes crowded houses are always piesent at his performances, and we feel confident Te Aroha will be no exceptio 1 in this respect. All who possibly can do so should avail of this opportunity of onjoying a couple of hour* with this truly remarkable man. The Press everywhere lefei to Mr Frank Lincoln's enteitainm^nts as exceptionally good. Referring to his appearance at the Academy of Music, Thames, on Thursday evening, the Advert'ser says : " Mr Lincoln must be seen and heard to be appreciated. To describe the entertainment in detail, so as to In understood, is beyond the power of our pen " The director of the Thames School of Mines, Mr Jas. Park, F.G.S., notifies by advertisement that the Mines Court at the Dunedin Exhition will be opened next month. It is most Important that all portions of the goldfield be well repre- ! sented, and we trust the mine owners and managers, and others interested in the Te Aroha and Ohinemnri goldfields will bestir themselves in this matter. Mr A. Porter, some little while back, took back with him to Auckland some .samples of ore from the New Find, Wer.ihiko aud Tui mines, to forward to the Exhibition ; but it is to be 1-oped there will be a good representative exhibit sent. At the usual sitting of the Warden's Court, Thames, on Thursday, the following were amongst the applications dealt with : Ma}' Queen, adjourned 14th November ; John Kneebone, Exchange, Upper Tararu, granted; D It. GeHion, water race, Tararu, aejourned 31st October ; Unthanfc and party, protection for thiee months for Goahead claim (late Beo and Victory), Waihi, granted ; Sylvia G,M. Co,, protection for four months for water race and machine sites, Tararu, granted ; Marototo G.M. Co., water race and machine sites, Marototo, granted ; Maltha Extended G.M, Co,, exchange and amalgamation of title, Waihi, granted ; J. W. Thorpe, protection for Talisman, Puriri, adjourned 10 31st October; James Darrow v. George Walker, plaint in connection with a water race at Tararu, adjourned 31st. At the sitting of the Anglican Synod, Auckland, on Thursday last, the very questionable means frequently made use of for raising money for Church pm poses was discussed at considerable length. The following resolution bearing on the subject was moved by the Rev Mr Fox, "That this Synod views with disapproval many of the means resorted to for laising money for Church purposes, such as gift auctions, bazaars, lotteries, and amusements of various kinds; and trusts that an endeavour will be made to create a more healthy opinion amongst Churchmen on the subject of making offerings for the maintenance of the ministers and the service of God." Jn moving the resolution, Rev Mr Fox said he thought that some of the means for raising money were distinctly prejudical to "the cultivation and maintenance of the true spirit of jiberality, of Christianity, and of selfrrsacnfioe. Ultimately an amendment proposed by the Key Mr berry " That this Synod recommends to the Church people to support the work of th« Church as far as possible by direct and systematic contribi tions, avoiding all doubtful means of raising money for the maintenance of our places of worship," was cairied. One of the speakers sai<l he thought u debt of gratitude w^.s due to the laymen who had spoken out aj. the repent conference on this Mllrject.

It is amazing, the Town Board have not long since taken snme stops to improve thnt part of Eenrick street, between Whitaker und Re'wi streets. All through the winter 11 portion of this street, adjoining the Pnliice]lotol,])>wbeer> almost impassible for traffic, in fact in very wet weatlier horses sink so deep in (his bog lioln as to render it absolutely unsafe to traverse. That such a state of things should exist right in the centre of the township is nothing loss than disgraceful. It is iwlcss for the Board to assign as a reason for this neglect that they have no funds, because they have found funds for less important work. As a matter of fact as we write the Board have a man employed, cutting a deep water table in the upper part of the township, viz., along Kotnkir street, from Bridge street to Kenrick street. It looks as if this work is being carried out for the benefit of a member of the Board who Hyps in that locality so as to prevent surface water running over hifi^bnek ynrfl in very wet weather. Anyhow it might reasonably have been postponed urtil the vastly more important work referred to, in one of the principal streeteof the town , had been carried out. Again ,if the Board were detei mined to divert the surface water, which comes down from the hill, why not have clone so higher up, and so have beneiitted all the ratepayers residing in that immediate locality ? Or even if the water table, in Kotuhu street had 'been cut on the tipper side it would then have drained the "-trei't and formed a footpath along bv the houses fronting on to that street, which would thereby have bpen made inme passable in wet weather ; and nothing like the same amount of cutting and filling would have been required that is neci^par3', at the work is now being cairied out on the lower side of the street. But apparently no consideration is to be shown other ratepayers, and it is of no consequence how their money is expended so lon^ as certain ground is benefitted. In any case we contend the draining and improvement of thft very bad portion cf Kenrick street referred to should first have been attended to*