WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1890.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 449, 26 February 1890, Page 2

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1890.

On Monday Mr Warden Nortlicroft visited Karangahake and W aitekauri, to inspect the Adeline, Mariposa, and other mines, notice of forfeiture of which has been given by the Mining Inspector. At the sale of groceries, etc,, in assigned estate of Air C. S. Pyne, Te Aroila, on Saturday last by Air las. Craig, very satisfactory prices were realised, and everything sold. By advertisement Aliss McCall, dress and mantle maker, Te Arolm, notifies that she has removed to the premises in Whitaker Street, recently vacated by Alrg Presley ; and solicits a continuance of tho patronage hitherto bestowed. The next ordinary monthly meeting in connection with the recently formed Waharoa Band of Hope, will be held on Saturday evening, March Ist, in the Waharoa school house, commencing at half-past seven. Alessrs J, AlcNicol and Co. will hold a special salp of horses, vehicles, |iar..ess, produce, etc., etc., at Te Aroha, op March 22nd, day after Te Aroha race meeting ; aiid request iptending sellers to send in their entries as soon as possiblo, so that they itiay be advertised in good time. Alessrs Poole and Cole have taken over the lease of Air Coultliard’s flax mill atTe Arolia as from Monday last. The mill is at present closed for a few days, whilst the engine is undergoing repair ; after which work will be resumed, witlj Air R.' Forster as engineer in'charge. The ordinary monthly meeting of Ohinemuij County Council will be held at Paerqa on Saturday next at 3 pan. At the close of the ordinary meeting a'special meeting of the Council will be field to consider the advisability of passing a bye-law 14 peiileis iipd hawkers. After the special t meeting, a meeting of the River Board ? will behelfi. '' ’ ’ *■’ ''

Mis Topge notifies by advcjti-ement that she has opened Park House, Te Arolm, •.‘.sa private boardinghouse. The position) of Park House is admirably suited for invalids and visitors,being right opposite the entrance to the Hot Springs Domain. The house contains over twenty rooms, and we have no doubt boarders will their coinfoij; carefully att.epdeu to. On Saturday last Mr J. McNico! held an auction sale at Te Arolm of household furniture and other effects, the property of Sir Wiii, Wasteneys. The articles offered brought their full value, a number of articj.esadvertised were,however, ‘ passed’ at tfie request of the owner without being offered ; he having changed his mind with respect tp disposing of them.

The third outdoor service in the Te •A rob.a Domain was held on last Sunday eveaflag,, conducted by Revs S. Lawry and T. A. N rie, both of who delivered gospel ad ’.esses to a large and attentive audience; Sankey’shymns being used. Rev F.G. Evans (as-isted by some of those who have taken part in the Te Arolm outdoor services), on the same evening held an outdoor service at Waiorongomai, prior to the ordinaiy Church of England service there, in the Public Hull the same evening. On Frida}' evening last Mr J. Maidell was entertained to a supper, bv the employees engaged at Mr Coulthard’s Te Arolm fl tx mill, as a token of respect, he having decided to sever his connection with the concern. The ‘ spread u -came off in the long dining room in Park House, Mrs Tonge having been entrusted with the catering. Close on forty sat down on the occasion, and full justice was done to the good things provided, which, both as regards variety and quality left nothing to be desired, Mr J. B. Heatbeote was voted to the chair, and fulfilled the duties well. After supper a very pleasant social evening was spent interspersed with music and singing. Mr C. Everitt presided at the piano, and the following contributed songs:—Messrs Girdhr, Millett. Canned, ll< athccte, Foster, Lovegrove, Mardell, Hart, Murphy, and Masters Tonge and Cook. Master Tonge also danced the sailor’s hornpipe. Much credit is due to the stewards appointed for the occasion, viz.: Messrs Girdler, Hartman, and Brothers, for the excellent arrangements ; and one and all present spoke in terms of the highest praise with respect to the really splendid supper provided for them by Mrs Tonge

On Saturday last quite a gloom was cast over Matamata, when it became known that Mis W. Bryant had died quite unexpectedly. It appears Mrs Bryant was delivered of a child about 8 p.m., violent ‘Hooding’ shortly after set in, and medical aid not being obtainable nearer than Hamilton or Cambridge, little could be done for deceased, who passed away about 11 p.m. Deceased leaves a family of eight children to mourn her loss. Her husband, Mr W. Br}ant, who lms charge of the Matamata section of the railway line, was only transferred thither fioin Moniiisville a few months hack, and is held in high e*teeiu by his employers as a man who can he thoroughly relied on. The family are much respected at Matamata, and the neighbours and friends did even thing in their power to he of service in this time of trial, and the gieatest sympathy is felt for the bereaved family. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at Te Arolm Cemetery, Rev S. Lawry officiating. In another column Mr Bryant expresses his heartfelt thanks to all those who have shown them so much kindness and sympathy.

For the forthcoming licensing election for Te Aroha licensing district the following nominations were delivered on Saturday to the Returning Officer, Air F. Pavitt: — (1) Charles Ahier, nominated by Edward Gallagher and Geo. Robson ; (2) Edward Gallagher, nominated by Geb. Lipseyand A. Menzies ; (3) Joseph B. Heatbeote, nominated by Win. Dibsell and Geo. Lipsey ; (4) Geo. Lipsey, nominated by W. Dibsell and A. Downes; (5) Robt, Harris, nominated by Geo. Lipsey and A. Downes ; (6) W. Hetherington, nominated by A. Aleiizies and Geo. Lipsey ; {7) Win. Dibsell, nominated by A. Downes and A. Menzies. No less tlion four out of the seven nominations however were informal, viz., tho-e of Alessrs Ahier, Dibsell, Hetherington, and Gallagher ; neither Air Menzies or Mr E. Gallagher it appears being on the Roll of Couniy ratepayers, and therefore they were not qualified to act ns nominators of candidates. It now devolves on the Governor to elect the Committee, as sub section 7 of Section 13 of the Licensing Act, 1881, provides as follows : “ in case any district shall fail or neglect to elect a licensing committee at the time appointed, the Governor shall in suph case appoint the same.” etc. New South Wales paper writes • —“The railways have been constructed with the people’s money and for the people’s benefit. The Commissioners are evidently fully alive to this. Since their assumption of office they have done a great deal to make the railways contribute to the convenience and enjoyment of thepeop’e. By their liberal arrangements the various health resorts and beauty spots of the colony are being rendered as accessible to the busy workman as they formerly were only to the man of wealth and leisure.” It was to avoid such a happy state of affairs as this in New Zealand that the Government neglected to appoint a British expert, and cling to Mr Aluddlewell.—Oainaru Mail.

A correspondent who takes a-lively interest in the flax trade, although not engaged in it, informs the Southland Times that intelligence has reached him that several capitalists in Melbourne are turning their attention to the manufacture of corn sacks and wool packs in that Colony from (he tow of New Zealand hemp; also the coarser kinds oE twine, so largely used from the prepared fibre. It is said that the data collected is highly encouraging, and the projectors only wait further udvice from Calcutta and Dundee, when matters may he expected to take a practical turn. This (the correspondent says) wou'd prove u great boon to the flax diessers, as they could thereby get rid of their tew off-hand, and a large quantity of the prepared fibre* would be used in tfie Colony. ’

Enraged Father: Well, that’s the last time I’ll evef be fool enough (o give any of my daughters a wedding cheque. 'Mother: Why. Charles ? There’s nothing wrong I hope! Kuraged Father: Yes, but there is. That fool of a son ill-law has gore and had it cashed. '

A young lamb has no way of telling which ewe is its mother, and the mother only knows which lamb is her own by the scent. Hence, while very young it is a had plan to have too many together, fertile ewe may he confused by so many young lambs, or become partially indifferent, and the lamb perish for >vant of cape, When a few weeks old, however, they know each other l>y the sound of the voice. In a hand of 2000 or r'QO ewes, a ewe may call her lamb, and the lamb will answer from the other side of the fiock. They will go as straight to each other, right through the whole band, as they would if they we*e the only two animals for a mile around.

Racing in the Argentine Republic is making wonderful strides. In a very short time no less than 800 thoroughbred hoises and mares were purchased from England, end amongst these the celebrated Ormonde, whose expatriation by the Duke of Westminister caused so much disgust amongst all true sportsmen in England. They give good prices for anything they fancy, for at a sale recently held 29 two-yeai-olds averaged over 530 guineas, and, as only 12 were thoroughbred, this was real good business. The II pure-bred youngsters fetched altogether £11,540, or an average of over£looo each. The highest priced ones were a filly by Keir from Particale, a filly by Balaclava from Princess, and a filly by Keir from Ambassadress, which brought L2OOQ each. A filly by Keir from Whirlwind, by fihormanby or Kingcraft, was sold for £I2OO, and four others realised from £7OO to £740. At Mr Henmiss’ annual sale even better prices were obtained. Altogether 35 two-year-old colts and fillies were disposed of, and one colt fetched L3OOO, another L2QOO, and four over LI 100 each the total being L 29,000. This ought to make the mouths of Australian breeders water.

The Right Hon: Joseph Chamberlain, M.P., speaking at Birmingham, told the following anecdote which he described as “ a curious incident in his commercial experience, “ The Americans,” he said,“ had a duty of about 100 per cent upon screws to protect that poor industry (a laugh), to keep it in the country for the benefit of the working classes. In spite of the duty my firm was able to send screws there, and we did send very large quantities. What happened ? The American manufacturers came over to England and they said ‘ We are making 100 per cent upon our capital. If you continue to send screws to Ametica we shall of course he obliged to reduce our profits. Now let us make a bargain. We will pay you so much a year to sit still with folded hands, and n it send a screw to America.’ Well, they did it, and my firm received an income of £SOOO a year from the American manufacturers. The American manufacturers were protected by the folly and stipidity of the Legislature, and therefore, they could afford to pay us a very handsome income for sitting still and doing nothing. Now, I want you to see who were the losers in this thing. Not the American manufacturers, who were able to make 100 per cent upon their capital, and to pay a handsome subsidy. The only people who suffered were the working classes of the United States, who had to pay more for eveiy screw they used, and every manufacture in which they were engaged.” The unpopularity of marriage (says a London paper) contimes unabated, and last year was the first in recent times in which, while the price of wheat fell, the marriage rate remained stationary. . It is now 14.2 per thousand. The decline in the popularity of matrimony is greatest with those who have already had some experience of wedded life. Between 1876 and 1888 the marriage rate fell 12 percent for bachelors and spinsters. The excess of women overmen in England and Wales is estimated at 765,000 ! Another interesting fact is that the births have now reached the lowest rate recorded since civil registration began. In 1176 the rate was 36.3 per 1000 ;it is now 30.6. This is very satisfactory, and it is also notable that the illegitimate birth rate lias declined, the proportion 4.6 per cent being the lowest yet registered. The worst feature in the Registrar-General’s returns, however, is the fact that the male births had fallen in proportion to the female ; in the lust ten years 1038 baby hoys were horn for every thousand girls, and last year the male preponderance had dropped by five, and is now standing at 1033 to 1000. With a surplus femalepopulation of three-quarters of a million, this is a move in the. wrong direction. It is worth noting that while the increase in marriages between English people has not kept pace with the population (having increased 4 per cent.|in the last nine years) marriages according to Jewish rites have grown no less than 35 per cent. If this rate is kept up we shall become Anglo-Israelites indeed, in a way not dreamed of by those enthusiasts who have identified us with the lost Ten Tribes. —Exchange.