Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News. AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1890.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 461, 9 April 1890, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News. AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 1890.

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Pinko County Council mert* at Cambridge at 11 a.m., on Saturday the I2th jnet, V •- A cq-ich for. the Hamilton. Puces leaves Bradley ancj Cods *t :l bleß at 6 a. up on paturcjay. The - Svdi ev Gold Cup rape, op Monday >v:ts %>on by. Cai hiue, \yith if.intjliq 2nd, and 3rd. 11l Edinburgh, it is found possible to Hip. lv For a halfpenny, H wholesale meal pf ’ vegetable byoth .:qd breafi. ' It is stated there has l»p«p nq iiiiqprtant ■ find jn the Hilv«>i;ton ipine, wailii. Nearly a ton of pitiited stone is fo grass u.,d is . faid to be woi fit Jj^PQ* The Nottingham Castle ILdql, Morrinsyille, lias changed bunds, Mr 4. Smith |ra»irig so d out t«* Mr Grainger, of Ngajjigw alihl, vvljy ijn,in<;ii{ate po syssiou.

There were sixteen candidates foy 111 position of junior clerk to jlhe Thames Borough Council at a salary of £3O pei annum. James Ken rick received the appointment.

An accident occurred njt Mr Con’thardV on Saturdav morning last, whereby the boiler sustained such injury as jvih necessitate a stoppage of. the machinery for q feyv days. The open-air service in the Domain on Sunday last, conducted Ity the liev F. G. Evans, attracted a large congregation. The service was a very hearty one, au.d the singing especially good. Wc would direct special attention to Mr J. McNicol’s live stock sale at the Wipitoa yards on Friday, the 11th inst., when a large number qf fat cattle and sheep will be offered,. Sale commences at 1.30 p.m. sharp, . The monthly meeting of the Domain Board which was to have been held on Saturday, did not take place. Owing to the absence of three of the members from the district, a qnorpm could npt Jj° got together. Edmund George, jnnr., of Waiorongomai, who on Thursday last was committed to take Ills trial for a criminal assault, at the pexj; sitting of the Supreme Court, wq-i liberated qn bail on Saturday. At Hamilton on Wednesday last week, Mr Reynolds met the milk suppliers to his factory Ithpre, ar)d submitted to them the pew terms for the autipni} and wintei supply. The price js now raised tp 3d for the two months, and 4d per gallon for the winter fponth Several cases qf sheep-worrying by dogs have lately occurred in the To Aroha West and Wuitda districts, and a number of the sheep have been killed qr injured. The lo?s sustained by one owner is likely to form the grounds of an actiqa at t{ie next sitting of the R. M. Court. It was prematurely announced ip one or two journal)} that Mr A. J. Cadman, M.H.R., had resolved to seek the suffrages of the electors of the Te Aroha District at next election. Tlse announcement was unauthorised by Mr Cadman, who, it is suid, may yet offer himself as a candidate for tlie Thames electorate. We direct attention to Messrs Win, S|iprq and Co.’s advertisement respecting Tower Tea. Messrs Shera and Co. are the solo wholesale Agents for New Zealand for this very justly celebrated packet tea ; which was awarded q silver modal at Paris Exhibition 5 and the sale of \yhich is truly immense. There was a rumour afloit last week that our district was to be favoured with a visit from His Excellency the Governor, but as the whole of the vice regal party have returned to Auckland f;om their Waikato trip, it may he assumed that the intention, if such evor existed, has bocn abandoned fora time. The greatest tunnel in the world is the pew aqueduct which has been constructed tq convey the waters of Crotch Lake to New York. It wiil be completed by midsummer, and is thirty-three and one-cigth miles long. ’ Antimcuy has recently taken a most surprising rise in the motel market, and is now commanding about LBO per ton for star metal. During the past tour or five years it fluctuated somewhat between L3O iiqd L 32 per ton.

The Rev S. Lawry, with Mrs Lawry and family leave Te Aroha by tliis morning’s train for Hamilton, which forsome time to conic will be ihcir place of residence. During their three years sojourn in this district, Mr and Mrs Lawry have won the fCgpect and esteem of all classes and all dvnominations, and they will carry with them the best wishes of the residents her for their future happiness and prosperity. At the opening night of the skating rink in tho Public Hall on Easter Monda3' there was a large attendance. Skating Was pmrrily kept up until 9.30 wlion tliire was a change of amusement, tin remainder qf tlie eyeping being devoted to dancing. The brasß bapd was in attendance and their playing contributed largely to the enjoyment of tliose present. General Ritistaction was expressed ut the success which attended the re-opening Of the rink. The cricket match which took place on Easter Monday, between the Morrinsville and Annandale teams, resulted jn a victory for the former. Annandale in the first innings made 48, and Morrinsville 68. in the second innings Annandale 81Q ed 24. Morrinsville then only required sto win, which it did without the loss of a wicket. Fuller particulars of the match will appear in our next issue.

The evening service at the Wesleyan Clpneh QP Sunday, concluded the term of the Rev S. Lawry’s ministry in this district. The Church was filled to overflowing, and among the number present were many of other" denominations, who were desirous of hearing Mr Lawry’s far swell discourse. It is needless to say thq se.rnion was an eloquent and impressive one, and was listened to with rapt attention by {Re large congregation. Thu Lyttelton Times, of the 29th ultimo says ; —As showing the large number of frozen sheep now a waiting shipment here, |t mqy Lie mentioneti last \yeek six thousand carcases were sent froiu Timaru to he stored on-board the hulk Edwin Fox until tonnage can be procured far their shipment. Yesterday three thons tnd carcases were sent from Oamaru to be stored, and these will be followed by three thousands more fyqtp the same place to-day. It is stated that there tire, in addition, some thousand frozen alit-ep stored h tween Qaimiyu and Dunedin.. Tne football season is now setting in, and we hope to this manly; pastime {jeepmq a£ popular, as yras in former years. There *'e in,this neighbourhood it number of excellent players, among whom a team could b,e selected that wqqid hold its ground agqinst all comers. If the local qlqb is still in existence it should now do stirrjnd. We learn that a challenge (las been received from Paerfp by one of oqr Ipcsjl players, yho lias been instructed (o select a team, to try conclusions with pjayerii p.f that districtj The seyvipes at St. Mark’s Churph on Sunday were largely {ittended, especially in thp eveniqg, yylmu it was \yith difficulty that sitting accommodation cop'd be found for the puuieroos congregation. Mentjon should he made of the tasteful ipauner in \vhieh the pljurplV was adorned for the Easter services. Tim arrapgeiiient or the profpdpn of {lowers and evergreens' wap exceedingly pleasing, pnd reflected much credit on the skill of the ladies, who assisted at the decoration.

All English Syndicate has offered the enormous sum of £7.500,000 for the Mount Morgan gold mine ip Queensland. Throughout the Easter holidays the weather was of the most enjoyable character, and it pinst have added largely to the pleasure of the numerous visitors who were attracted to the district. On Easter Monday there was a general suspension of business, the ppblic offices apd pearly every simp in the town being closed. There were none of the out-of-door sports to which the day is uspqlly devoted, hut other means of enjoyment were no doubt found. The train that left in the early morning took away a large number of pass.epgers, pearly all of whom were visitors. Tim rpegs at Ellerslie ; and the festivities elsewhere, attracted but a very few of our local residents, judging from the small nuinher of them who wpre to be seen in the carriages. At the Bitting of the Warden’s Court, at Thajpes, op the 3rd inst., the following, among other, applications were dealt with : Russell, Victoria Special Claim, Waihi, adjourned till 29th May ; Edward McDonnell, SilverQueen,Marototo, granted in the namo of James Corbett ; Carrol Nad), agricultural lepse, adjourned till 29th May ; J. McKenzie, Karangaliake, and T. W, Robinson, residence sites, both adjourned till 29j;li May ; G. Jane Turner, residence site, Owharqa, granted ; H. Smith, occupation license, Whangnmata, graptej. The only plaint deqll with was that of J. Smythe, R. Reid, and A, Elliott, against F. C. Dean, the registered owner of the Marie cluiip, Qwharoa. Plaint fpas.ved thqt the ground should be awarded to them ns defendant had neglected to work it for the last twelve months. Alter hearing the evidence the Warden forfeited the ground and awarded it to them. The Minister of Works, Mr Fergus, and Captain Russell, Colonial Secretary, purpose leaving Wellington shortly on a visit of inspection to the Central Railway route of the North Island. They will go as fairs '.’e Awanmtu, and thonce will return to the Wanganui River, and proceed down it to Wanganui. DrNewman, M.H.R , and Messrs Bruce and Buchanan, M.’sH.R., will accompany thorn, and possibly Mr Christie Murray, who is taking copious notes during his travels, and wishes to see as much of the country as possib'e. The Ministers purpose examining the country thoroughly, with the view of throwing more land into the market and opening it up by roads. They have boon* invited to attend a public meeting by the inhabitants of Inland pntea.— Wellington Times.

Statements of tho number of South Africap joint stock companies formed in 1889 ha\"e beep compiled. From them it appears that no less than 149 was the number floated ip England, the total nominal capital of LI 7,364.725, being more than double the number floated - in the previous year, and L 7,00.0,000 more capital.' The companies regislprej in •1889 were for the following purposes For gold mining. 78 : for prospecting purchasing, and developing auriferous land, 55 ; for coal and iron, necessary adjuncts to all mining, 6 ; for nitrates, 1 ; and for diamonds, 5. The total capital offered to the public was L 5,652,622, whilst the amount asked for on deposit and allotment was L 2,150,292. The total purchase money' of the various concerns offered to the public was L 7,627,527, and of this amount the vendors were willing to accept L 4,372,704 in shares and the remaining L 3,150,323 in cash, whilst L2, 718,473 was the amount reserved for working capital, The Itangitikei Advocate ; A more hopeful tone ilready prevades the district since the m-ws of a rise in tho price of hemp was announced, and thero are rumours of intentions to start operations all along the lino again. It is quite evident that the recovery in values has not been caused by any shortage of supplies, for news rceivod indicates the arrivals in the London market recently have been exceptionally heavy. Neither, by the way, despite the closing of so many mills, will the shipments fall off in amount for a week or so, as most mills have only just finished, or are yet finishing, the scutching of what was left in the paddocks when stripping was discontinued. But if tho market assume a normal tone, and all tho mills are soon in full operation, in about a couple of months from now there will be a sudden falling off of shipments, owing to the stoppage, which may prevent prices fulling back to zero again for some time. However enticing prospects may appear, it js to be hoped that millers will not allow themselves to be excited into the feverishness of production which was general before the fall in prices. Theie ought to he no night work, for this hts undoubtedly been the cause of much badly-dressing fibre being sent to market, and every effort ought to be made from henceforth to produce the very highest possible grade of product. Millers ought, too, by their experience of contracts recently, to have become sufficiently alive to their own interest in any future contracts they’ may be required to enter into with buyers, to see that the stipulations and conditions are so clearly defined that the dealers may not be able to shuffle out of their obligations whenever it may suit (hem to do it.