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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 438, 18 January 1890, Page 2

• There will be a sitting of the Te Aroha Resident Magistrate’s and Warden’s Courts on Tuesday next. Tbe Wesleyan and Presbyterian services to be held in this district to morrow, will be found duly advertised. Tbe Roman Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, Dr. Grimes, is now on a a visit at Te'Arnha for the benefit of his health. On Wednesday last Sir Thomas Esinonde left for Samoa by the steamer Wainui, having arranged to meet the steamer Zealiindia off.Tntuila, and proceed thence to San Francisco. Mr DilLn purposes visiting llokianga. Messrs Ja's. Harrow and James Marshall have f. i ranged to. erect a huge flax mid; to he woikul by water power obtained, from the Mr.letuui stream on Mi Marshall’s farm, iiea.-Tliaim s. In addition to some eight bund cd acres of flax on the land,Mr' Dai row has alto secured other .arge lots.

Three impel tant sales by public auction nl Te Arolia to-day ; commencing at 10.30 u ni. ; 12 noon, and 2 p.in. respectively Fur particulars see Mr J. McNicoTs adverli: einents. As will be seen by reference to our advertising columns, the Matamata Road Board invite tenders for No. 8 Contract, Lichfield Te Arolia road ; the work consisting of the building of two pile bridges, and earth work in connection therewith.'

Rev Mr Evans, at the annual meeting in connection with tlie Anglican Church on Thursday evening last, referred to in another paragraph, announced that be purposed conducting open air services in Waiorongomai township on Sunday evenings during the summer months ; the first service to be held on Sunday, January 2Gth. at 6 p.m. The annual treat in connection with Paeroa public School will take place at the Junction on Monday next. The Committee of the same school have announced that owing to the additions to the school house not being likely to he completed so soon as wa3 expected, the holidays will be extended to tl ird pro::. The Otago Education Bonid resolved the other day not to accept any of the tenders for painting school building because, in many instances, the prices charged were much below the hare cost of the materials, and it was stated that, in tlie past, inferior material had in some cases been used. It was resolved not to have the work done by tender. The following teirihle mortality in one family from diptheiia is reported from Melbourne The family of Mr W. 11. Steel, Inspector-General of Public Works at Melbourne, bag. been almost annihilated by the scourge or diptlieria. On December 21st, two sons died, and two days afterwards a daughter was carried off by the disease. The father was the next victim, he dying on December 25th. The mother and an infant are all that, are left of the family which a week before «as intact. The report of the Vietoiian Mining Department for the quarter ending 30th Ssptember last, estim -tes the gold obtained in the mining districts at J57,985"Z., being an increase of 2,1400z.0n the precedingquarter, and 714” Z. on (lie corresponding period ot last year. During the quarter £132,520 was paid in dividends, being £2,749 increase over tlm pievious quarter ; 194,G91 tons of quar'z were crushed for an average of 9dwt. 12.58gi\ to the ton.

The Wnikata Times states that; “Messrs Coates and Metcalfe have now at work four hacklcrs for treating then tow. Very young lads are capable of being employed at this kind of labour, and. at tlie price paid by the firm of a penny per pound, these hoy s are enabled to earn from 2s 3d to 2s 6d per day. A large proportion of tow, which otheiwise would be practically unsaleable, is by this means saved, and another opening for labour of a kind si.it able to lads and old men is provided.” We are informed that Mr B. Montague has for some time past been engaged on the same kind of work in connection with the flaxmill at Gordon Special Settlement. At the last monthly meeting of the Cambridge Borough Council one of tlie members, Mr 11. Gil let brought before the notice of the Council the question of the train service, and pointed out the necessity which existed for a resumption of the daily train service in place of the tri-weekly one. The following resolution was carried unanimously : That in the opinion of the Council the increase in the the business on the Cambridge branch of the railway justifies the people of Cambridge in asking the traffic manager to give them again a daily service in place of the present tri-weekly one, and that the Clerk he instructed to draw tip a memoral to that effect, under the instructions of the Legal and Finance Committee. At a meeting of creditors in the estate of Adam Lnyhourne, held in Auckland on Wednesday, it was stated that Mr Laybourne was in a very serious state of health, and that about six weeks ago his medical attendant had requested the Official Assignee to hasten the proceedings in order to relieve his patient from the suspense that was hanging over him.—MiBarber submitted the report of his investigation of the debtor’s accounts, and stated as the result of these investigations that the books had been both inaccurately and carelessly kef t.— After some discussion it was resolved that the meeting he adjourned till Tuesday, the 23th instant, and that Mr Hesketh, solicitor, be requested to advise the Official Assignee whether any lie:ion can be brought against any person, to the advantage of the estate. At the last monthly meeting of the Waiorongoinai School Committee, the monthly report showed the roll number to be 9*l, average attendance 45. The head teaeher wrote expressing his high appreciation of Mis 3 Nixon’s (the assistant teacher) services, Mr Forster was elected a member of the Committee vice Mr Munro, whose seat was declared vacant, owing to non-attendance. The accounts in connection wi.h the children’s annual school ttvat, held on the I9th December last, were submitted, and a vote of thanks passed by the Committee lo the following young ladies, who kindly assisted in collecting subscriptions for the children’s annual treat, etc. :—Misses Baslcett, £1 3s Gd ; Goldsworthy, £1 5s Gd ;■ Samson, £1 Ils Gd ; Nixon, L2 Is ; which sums, together with the proceeds of concert, amounted to £lO 19s. After providing for all expenses, a small credit balance was reported. The annual meeting in connection with the Anglican Church, Waiorongomai, was held in the Waiorongomai Public Hall on Thmsday evening last ; Rev F. Evans presiding. The Minister’s Warden, Mr W. F. Hunt, read the anuual report, showing a deficit of 30s on the quarter ; which, hearing in mind the number of wet Sundays during the past quarter, and the number of persons who have lately left the district, was considered very satisfactory, The necessary steps will be taken to wipe out this deficit, so as to start the New Year free of debt. Tlie following officers were appointed for the current year Minister’s Warden, Mr W. F. Hunt; People’s Warden,. Mr N. Baskett ; Vestrymen, Messrs A. A- Wallace ; G. Taylor •; Al S> ott ; and .J. W. Brame. In his address the Chairman expressed great satisfaction with respect to the half year’ll work, and urged the necessity for people not only showing a practical interest in ’church work by attending the services regularly themselves,' but by also using their influence to induce othen to also attend, who are not in the habit of so doing ! Hearty votes of thai.ks were'accorded the lay reader, organist, ond choir for t.u-ir services.

The Liverpool Journal of Commerce says :—‘ The Three Sisters, brig, belonging t<> Gethenl urg, which discharged a cargo of derls at Leith lately, is a remarkable in-tance of the length of time a vessel can stand the wear and tear of the ocean. This vessel lins ti'aded to many ports for ninety two years, having been built in South Mhields in 1797, and as may he readily beleived has encountered many a storm.’ - Mr W. S. Allen, of Annandale,' Piako, has recently been visiting the Hot Lakes district, Rotorua, accompanied by severa* members of bis family. Mr Allen invested in a large area of bush land situated between Rotorua and Oropi, about the same time a 3 he purchased his Annandale pro—property ; and when inspecting this property a few days since, some of his party got lo t in the hush, and much anxiety was felt for their safety. It appears that on Tuesday last one of Mr Allen’s son 3, a lad about fifteen years of age. accompanied by a young friend named Mr Hall (on a visit from England!, went into the hush at the rear of the Half-way House, and lost their way. As they did not put in an appearance next morning, great anxiety was felt for their’safety, and a messenger was sent into Tauranga for assistance. The ’"survey parties at Rotorua and Ve Puke were telegraphed for to go out to assist in the search. A volunteer pmty wan also organised, nnd were just on the point of departure when a messanger arrived with the welcome news that the missing ones had been found, same distance in the bush. This experience will no doubt convince them of the necessitv of becoming better acquainted with the land marks before venturing far in New Zealand bush unaccompanied by a guide.