Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1890.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 455, 19 March 1890, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1890.

• This above all—to thine own self bo truo, And it must follow aa the night the day Thou caust not then be false to any man.’ SIIAKESI’EAUE.

Air Cowper, fornier’y editor of the Waikato Times, lias taken over the Thames Advertiser. Tlie cricket match on Saturday last, Annandale v. Mnrrinsvillo, resulted in a win for Morrinsville. A repoit of the inatcli is unavoidably held over till our next issue.

The Rev Shirley Baker (ex-Premier of Tonga) and Miss Baker, who had been for Rome v eeks sta\ ing at the Hot Springs Hotel, left li -re by tiie train on Monday morning for Auckland. At the sitting of the Supreme Court, Auckland, on Monday last, the Case Savage .and others v. the Waihi Gobi Mining .Company (an action for £709 11s 6d damages and money i»i ing), was set down for hearing at the next civil sittings of the Court. '

St. Patrick’s Day passed off very quietly at Te Aroha, indeed was scarcely observed at all by many. Most of tlie stores were open, and few’ shamrocks to be peen ; but a number of local residents attended the Paeroa races.

Messrs J. McNicol and Cn. will hold a special sale of horses, vehicles, produce, etc., ut Te Aroha on Saturday next, AI3O on same date, valuable house property and sections at Te Aroha. See advts

The farm known as Nilnnd’s, near Walton, at. Richmond, containing 438 acres, was offered for sale at Messrs Knox and Ridler’s auction »ia r t, Hamilton, on Saturday last. There was only one bid. and it was knocked down to the molt- 4 gagee for the sum of £IOO. The local race meeting, under the auspices of the Te Aroha Racing Chib, will be held on Friday the 21st inst, at Mr J Wrodls farm, Te Aroha West. A lai’ge number i.f entries have been received for the principal events, and, with favourable weather, there is every likelihood of a most enjoyable days sport. At Paeroa Police Court yesterday, before Messrs N. Kenny and J. -Ilott, J.’sP., Alexander Angus, was chargod with sfca'ing a horse, the property of Walter Tlmrp, of Paeroa. A large amount of evidence was taken, and the case had not concluded at 6 p.m., when the Court adjourned. ..

Tenders for the Waihi bridge were opened by the County Council on Saturday, as follows : Grey and Co., Katikati, L‘294 ; Colebrook (informal), L37(J; Mannix, 1j3'20. The tender of Grey and Co. lias been wired to Wellington, as requested by Goveriiiein, being ilie lowest tender. The following tenders wore accepted by ihe Council on Sitnidav : —Contract 268, T. Quinn, 1,33 6 -< fid ; 270, W, Barrett 1.55 4s 2d : 271, J D en, L 33 Is IOAd; 1 272, C, Murphy LIO 4s ; 260, B, Bein. L7l Ids was rej ct d ;.nd ficsii tenders ordered to he cal id. At tlie Cambridge Races on St. Patrick’s day, the principal events resulted as I'oN 11 tvs : — Hurdle Race of 30sovs : (Jarronade, I ; Shamrock, 2 ; Magnesia, 3.' Maiden P ate* of 20 > -ovs Clarion, l ; Security, 2 ;‘Grace Darling, 3. Jockey Club Ilandibaji of 50.-ovs : L chness. I ; Leila, 2; ITrtibtone, 3." Nov I Race: Monitoi, I: Rah, 2 ; Di! ? y, 3. Ste-ple—' C';a;e of ,3 -sovs ; Magnesia, I ; P. tcr, 2 ; Gamecock, 3 ; ‘Pony Race of I Oaovs : Cmtempt, 1 ; Loiter.-r, 2 ; Pomona, 3 Real wood stakes of 2fisOvs ; i ; Leila2 ; Dividend, 3, , • ... . •