The Aroha and Ohinemuri News and UPPER THAMES ADYOCATE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 421, 20 November 1889, Page 2

The Aroha and Ohinemuri News and UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, JBB9.

Mr J. McNicol will hold his next sale of live stock, etc., at Wnitoa Y-i'ds pi Friday. Mr John Roberts invites tonders for the leasing of a paddock of about thirty acre^, adjoining Te Avuha township. See advt. The Te Arolja Qra.s<3 B.iud played a number of soleutions in the Hot Springs Domain on ltt«*t Saturday evening. The music was much enjoyed by a large number of persons who assembled, for the occasion.. By advei tisement the Trustees In the assigned estate of Mr W. S. Collins give notice that all outstanding aocounts must be paid (or otherwise m ranged for), on or before next Tuesdnj*. The stove and dwelling-house at Waiorongomaj are to let. The following are the names of those confirmed by Bishop Cowip, at the confirmation service held at St. Maik's Ohmch, Te Aroha, on Wednesday last : Misses Horrell, Scolt, Everleigh, O'Brian, Pavitt, Parr. Cox. Rfrar,ar« j«j..^»u , nros«rs J. Strange, S. Craig, \V, Scott, F, Tonge, P. Johnson. We direct the attention of contractors to an advertisement inviting tenders for roid formatior, deviation, cuttings, etc, (Cam-bridge-Tauranga road), and for load maintenance, Tenders will be received by the Clerk of the Piako County Council, up till 10 a.m. on Wednesday uext, 27th inst. A public meeting is advertised to be held in Waihou Public Hall this evening, to discuss the advisability of taking steps to have a 'creamery' established in the district. "We hope there will bs a representative gathering on the occasion, that the matter will be taken up heartily an-I carried tlnoiigb to a successful issue at an early date. The proposal is a mostimpoitant one, and deserving the careful consideration and siippoit of every settler in the district, Mr E. C. Mej-sey Thompson was a winner at Ihe recent Auckland race meeting, his two year old filly, Souvenir (by Ingomar, rut of Memento) having ran first in the Nursery Handicap of GOsovs,, cair)ing 7st Tib, The filly was 1 eared at Shaftesbury, by Mr Thompson, and he now has at Shaftesbury a yearling, full sister to Souvenir, also a most promising fill}'. Souvenir ran in excellent form, won by two lengths, and spoiled a great ceitainty by beating >'ary anil a number of other two year eld cracks. Messrs Hethrington and Co. announce by advertisement that they will open for business on Saturday next, in their premises at To Aroha (lately occupied by Messis. W. J. White and Co). Since taking possession Messrs Hethiington and Co. h*ve had the shop greatly enlarged in order to make room for their very extensive stock of new goods, imported direct from Home; including all the latest lines in the various departments, and purchased ot first cost from the manufacturers. These goods include drapery in all its branches, millinery, ready made clothing, house furnishings, etc., all of whioh the firm announce they will sell at astonishingly low prices, and invite eirly inspection thereof. Messrs Hethrington and Co. also announce the purchase of the stock of Messrs AY, J . White and Co., at the very low price of 8s in the £, and, in order to clear same as speedily as possible, will offer tremendous bargains in these goods. Messis Hethrington'and Co. are an old established fir.n at the Thames, where they do a very large buB»neBs,and are well acquainted with the requirements of the up-country trade. On last Friday evening Rev J. S Hill, of Auckland, gave a most interesting display of lime light views in Te Aroha Public Hall, to a very large and appreciative audience. The scenes portrayed on the occasion referred to, represented some of the chief incidents in well-known narratives, such as "Jessica's First Prayer," "Bob and ll is Donkey," etc., etc. There were also a grand series of views of many parts of London; also Irish and oth( r Bcenery,etc. The viewswhich are splendidly executed, were shown with a wonderful clearness and softness ; whilst Mr Hill, in a few well chosen words, gave the amMence Ageneial idea of I he circumstance to which each view related. To-ni»ht, in Te Aroha Public Hull, Rev Mr Hill will deliver a lecture on u Africa." illustrated with lime light views. .Tie subject selected is a most inten ttin ; one, the lime light views will ceitamly prove a treat, the proceeds will be in aid of St. Mark's Church, and we hope there will be a full house.

A meeting will be held at Mr R. Foster's house, Waiorongomai, at eight o'clock this . (Wednesday) evening, of those desirous of joining the Waiorongo--mai ciicket club for the ensuing season ; for the purpose of electing officers, etcT| Cricket is a pastime that deserves to be well supported and encouraged, rind •we hope there will be a largo uttendanca at the meeting convened, by Mr Foster for tins evening. After Axtell, the three-year-old trotter had made a mile 'in 2.14 at Washington Park, Chicago, on August 23, breaking the record of trotters of that age, Colonel Conley is reported to have offered lOO.OuOdols. (£20,000) for the colt to Mr C. W. Williams, Jiis breeder ap4 owner ; but the offer was declined, Mr A. W. Ed ward's new advertisement appears in qur columns to-day, announcing that he has just received and opened up new goods in every department of drapery, etc., etc., whjc]i he is now selling at extraordinarily |ow prices, Special value is being offered in dress materials, costumes, etc., etc., with an immense stock to select from ; also in hoisery, mercery, and the gents outfitting department. Mr Edwards is a thorough believer in the 'small profit and quick return 1 system, of transacting business, and to further encourage the cash system of doing business, announces that he will allow discount at the rate of one shilling in the pound to all cash customers in future. We would renijnd our readeis. of the coming visit of Mr Fred. Maccabe, who, assisted by Mdlle. Minnii, will appear in his celebrated entertainment, " begone Dull Give," nnd «« The Magic Statue," at Te Aroha Public Hall on next Friday evening, and at Waiorpngomai {he fallowing evening. The fame of Maccabe, as an entertainer, is so well and generally known that we nr« sure all who can will not miss the pi rajng oppoitunity of seeing him act. He h.is had <i most successful season in Auckland, and also qt Thames, Referring to his performance the Thames Advertiser says : ''^he. masher as depicted by Maccabe was true to life o o c o The depiction wi>s received with eueh hearty laughter that applause in the ordinary form, was rendered impossible ° ° ° As a. ventriloquist we never- remember to have seen him excelled \ he carried on a conversation in hits natural voice, and with three men in as ma^y imaginary places with such reality as to deceive t\\o most sensitive ear. Tho familiar voices of the cat and dog b ing introduced at interval This was all done without the intervention of dummy figures. * ° ° A better satisfied audience, wo have no hesitation in stating never passed. qu,t of the A.c.id.emy of Music." Wo have heard many persons a^k, with reference to the reGent public meeting ;\t Te Aiohu to hear Sir Thus. Ksmondc on the Home Rule question, why no one was allowed an opportunity to ask the delegate who had journeyed so far, and was supposed to be so well posted in al l matter-, relating to Ireland, any questions ? We really oannot answer that question, but must refer our readers to tho reception Committee for a reply, Possibly \\\l Committee referred to acted widely (from their point of view) in dispensing with the ordimo- privJioffo uO&ervecl at'publi' meetings after the speaker of the evening has concluded his addles**, of declaim^ the meeting open to any one who desired to ask any questions. S<>ino questions might have been asked that .vould be difficult to answer, or rather, the ooneet answer to which might spoil the impression desired to be made. Very wise tactics " let the audience bear our sjdo, and leave it ot that." At the meeting of M itamahi Road Board on Friday, the following were present : Messrs N. Hunt (chairman). D. Skelly, J. Iliggins, and Latimer. The following tenders wsre received for Contract N-i, 7, LicliGeld-Te Aioha. Road: The road if already formed at the Te Ar<>ha end, an i fiom Waotu through Patetere to the Patetere a:id Mutamata Ridings boundaiy. The continuauce of it through the Matamata Riding will connect these two poi\. tions and complete the main load between Te Aroha and Waotu, and ptacticialy on to Taupo : Isaac Reading, informal ; Mills and Tonge, Mangapiko Bridge and earthwoik", £121 ; for JVangnnui Badge and earthworKS £233 lOs ; George Walker, lump sum for both, £328 ; John Murphy, Mangapiko Bridge and earthworks £88 6u 8d ; Manganui Bridge and earthworks, £210 18^ ,Edwaid Rice, Mangapiko Bridge and earthwoiks, L ( J7 14s, for Manganui Bridge and earthworks, L 242 4s 2d . Murph}''B tender was accepted fcr Mangapiko Bi idge. The tenders for Manganui Bi idge ,vere held over till it is decided whether the present line of road be adhered to ; if it is, Murphy's tender will be accept d, but if a new line of road is taken, fresh tenders will be called for, A well-known citizen of New York wa« addicted to the practice of neglecting to paj' for his daily newspaper, notwithstanding frequent solicitations on the part of the publisher, who at length conceived the idea of inserting a shoit paragraph relative to the death of his customer, describing him as most exemplary in all the r^ationof life, but unfortunate^ subject to the peculiar weakness of never paying for his newspaper ! The indignant citizen rushed to the office, and was somewhat surprised to find that none of his friends whom he met en route showed any astonishment at his " lesurrection." On demanding an explanation, the publisher quietly said that he had presumed he must be dead, as no notice had been taken of his numerous appeals tor payment, slyly adding, however, that the paragraph in question had only appeared in the " dej.d man's" own copy. The debt was thankfully paid on the spot. Practical experiments to illustrate lectures do not always convey the lesson intended. A young man holding forth at a tea meeting recently in tho Wai worth road, on the Surrey side, whs loud in his praise of temperance, condemning the liquor traffic in unmeasured teims. In illustrating the evil effects of alcohol he magnified a small portion of tap water, and showed to an admiring audience the lively organisms contained therein. lie said every drop of tap water contained hundreds of living insects. Then he went on to explain the awful effects of alcohol in destroying life, and showed tl^is to the audience by adding one drop of whisky to tho drop of water in the microscope. Every living organisation was at once killed by the terrible action of the whisky, A good old lady, who was spellbound by the lecturer's oloquence, at onco said : "Well, I'll never drink nny water again without some whisky in it to kill all those nasty insects, 1 '

The essay by Roiph W. Trine which scoured the L 25 prij?e offered by the Humane Society of America, shows by statistics that crime in the United States is increasing at a greater ,rutio than in any other civilised country except Spain and Italy, He attributes this fearful fact to the lack of light training, and quotes Mrs Barney's testimony ; ' In all my experience with criminals, in all my conversations with them, in endeavouring .to i a^ertain the causes which led them astray only once in a very, very great while do I meet one who tells me he had anything like proper training during youth.' The lack is in heart culture, mt hetd culsnre. Mr Trine says j — < Moral, ethical and humane traininghas not kept pace with intellectual ttaining, There has been an abundanoe of mind culture, but a sad neglect of heart culture and more heart culture is what our country stands in need of to-day.' On this he bases his strong idea for humane educati >n in the schools, The Victorian Parliament havopassed a Bill granting to Captain Whitney the the lease for 999 years,- at a peppercorn rental, oF five acres of land near Melbourne on which to erect an ammunition factory, The Government have also agree 1 to pay to Captain Whitney £5,000 on the delivery of the first 500,000 cartridges. and to purchase what ammunition is required, estimated at about 2,000,000 annually. It is considered thai the production of gold in the world is not sufficient to keep its purchasing power steady. The reasons given for this are « That the annually increasing population and growth of cities requires more than is actually mined 5 that new countries are every year giving up silver and u-ing gold ; and that larger quantities ar«) used for business purposes, such as gilding, &c. Meantime the yield of'go'4 has decreased, English financiers are beginning to consider the advisability of allowing debts to ba paid either in silver or gold for while gold is steadily increasing in value, silver is as steadily decreasinr. At the Ensilage Caifereno\ now sitting in Melbourne, the following statement was agreed upon by all the I raotioal men present as being «i true representation of the facts ; — The game fifty acros of green stuff that would produce two tons of hay altogether, at a oost of about £\ per ton for the making, would produoe 300 tons of ensilage at 2s per ton for the making ; ami the 300 tons of ensilage when made would be worth a.t least double the amount that the hay would be worth either for fattening or milk producing qualities, and worth many times as much as a summer fodder for milk cows. A cow cuinot e.it more of the ensilage than of hay in a day, The returns in connection wiih the a.ili'S of Crown lands for October I"=* show that dui-'iijthe month 28,744 acres were disposed of to 148 selectors, the amounts for tlie several districts beinsf as follows : — Taranaki, 8,743 acres ; Wellington, 7,845 acres ; Anuklan 1, 5,438 acres; II iwke's Bay, 1,647 acres; OUgo, 1,2G8 acres ; Southland, 1 ,£74 acres ; Canterbury, 1,175 acros ; Nelson, 402 acres ; Westland, 100 acres ; Marlborough, 150 acres. The systems under which the land was taken up and the amounts received were: — Cash, 27 selectors, £4,42G ; deferred payment, 2 5 selectors, yearly instalments, £329 ; perpetual lease, 93 selectors, annu \\ rente, £890 The monthly average is thus brought up to 135 selectois, 2G,--928 acrpp.