Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1890.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 465, 23 April 1890, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1890.

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Fob weeks past reports have at short intervals, cone to hnnfl from different parts of Australia of loss of life and property in consequence of the terrible flools to which that country is so pecu liarly subject. Scarcely had we in this colony, ceased to think and speak of .the recent floods in Queensland, when tidings of an equally, if not more serious cataatrope reach us from Bourke in New South Wales. In the latter case as in the former wa hear of whole districts being submerged, of towns inundated, of stations and homesteads swept away, of vast runs on which there has been almost a total destruction of animal lif-', and of numberless families being rendered homeless ami destitute by the ravages of the pitiless waters. Full particulars of the disaster at Bouike have not yet been received, but telegrams inform us that it has caused widespread ruin and enormous loss. It is left to the imagination to fill in the details, and in picturing to one’s self the scene of desolation the deepest sympathy must he felt for the unfortunate sulW-rs whose prospects and career in life have in many instances been -so terribly {flighted,’ Rapid as the progress of settlement has been in Australia, and Vast the strides it has made in material prosperity (aided mainly by its abundant mineral wealth), agricultural and pastoral pursuits can only be followed there at an enormous risk. Scarcely a year peases without some record of ruin wrought in some part of the great.island continent, either by flood or drought, and climatologists aver that these visitations are, on account of t.he configuration of the country, likely to he of ever-continuing recurrence. Under such conditions the occupation of the farmer or woolgrowcr there must always be precarious. Compared in this respect with the aettler in Australia, the position of the rural population of New Zealand is indeed a pleasant one. - Doubtless the farmer here hat many difficulties to contend with and disheartening circumstances to fight against Low prices for produce and stock, and an occasional harvest Mow the average, necessarily entail some hardship and, to many, a large amount of pecuniary inconvenience, but still lie can calculate with nearly absolute certainty that what he put® into the ground will yield him some return, ©nd that his flocks and herds are free from the danger of being destroyed by either flood or drought. Looking to the sufferings of our kinsmen in A ustralia Vrell may we in this favoured land exclaim 41 Happy the people who have no such annals/* For the past financial year the exports of the Colony amounted to L 9,714,513. Tenders are invited for the erection of a five-room house and dairy. See advt. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Waitoa Road Board, will be held at Morrinsville on Saturday next. The Wellington Post asserts it has good grounds for stating that Parliament will open about the second Thursday in June. The adjourned monthly meeting of the Te Aroiia Town Board is to be held thin evening at seven o'clock, Amongst the passengers from Anckknd on Monday last, by the ’Frisco mail steamer were Messrs J. C. Firth, W S, Allen,and Thou, Melville, Waitoa Road Board invite tenders for making about twenty chain* road near Morrinsville. Tenors may be sent in to the Chairman, Morrinsville, till 10 »,m, on Saturday. The shooting season opens on to-morrow week May Ist, and lovers of the gun are all makiftft active preparations for open ing the campaign against the birds, Reports generally are to the olfect pheasant * ere more plentiful than last season in this district, Mr W. 8, Alien paid a visit t« Cambridge on Thursday last, where he was met by a few of tbe electors, in an informal manner, He answered a number of questions, and on the whole, appeared to give general satisfaction, We direct the attention of»ll interested in football,to the advertisement which will he found in another column, convening a meating to be held this evening at the Club Hotel, for the formation of a football club.

An election of tvyo members to the Waitoa Road Board (can ed by the retire nmnt of Messrs HbrrelJ and Burnett), will take place on May 3rd, Nominations of candidates wijl he received by tlie Returning Officer, at Morrinsvillo, up to nooa on batnrduy next,

The usual monthly meeting <-f the Walnu'oa Band of Pope will bo held on next Saturday evening. 2fitli inst., at h«lfpaßt seven, in the sehool-lioiiße. We understand a good programme lias been prepared for the occasion, end, judging by past meetings, there iB sure to be a large attendance.

Mr Chita. Rhodes, formerly of the Bank of New Zealand, Paoroa, has been appointed aesayer and chemist to the Broken Hill Jnnction Silver Mining Co., in place of Mr Browne, who has resigned, and has now commenced his new duti»» under Mr W. Adams, junr., late of Waiorongomai, now manager of thiamine. Visitors to Auokhind desiring to avoid the publicity’ and bustle of hotel life, will find most coinfortuble quarters, with every attention, at Mi* Onyon’a, Sea View House, Shortlami street. Although go conveniently situated for those engaged in business during the day, the house stands well back from the street within it* own grounds. See advt.

As stated in a previous issue Mr C. Murphy’s tender of Ll2, was accepted at last Piako County Council meeting, for erection of .a bridge at Gordon Specia Settlement. The following were the other tenders received for the work : Messrs W. Newsome, Ll 4 10s ; Chao. H. A. Tongue, Lt 3 13* ; Jos. Heathcote, Ll 4 9a ; P. Dillon, Ll 7 9m.

On Saturday last a young man named Albert W ight, was arrested by ( onstable Mitchell, of Paeroa, charged on warrant with stealing a horse, the property of John Byrne. The accused was brought before Mr Kenny, J.P., and remanded till Saturday, the 26th inst, bail being allowed and forthcoming. The case is expected to be heard on Monday next, the 28th in*t, being the Paeroa monthly R.M. Court day.

Tenders for enriing gravel and spread ing it on the footpaths, were opened on the 15th inst., by the Works Committee of the Town Board. Those received wete; W. Hetheringtou, Is lid per yard ; P. Baipe, Is fid per yard ; G. Deverill, Is 6d per yard. Lots were cast by the two lowest tenderers, and tho contract fell to Mr Deverell, who has new completed tho greater portion of the work.

At the ordinary monthly meeting of Piako County Council, oa Saturday last, the following accounts were passed for payment:—l’. Bruce, LIO Is lid; D. Murphy, L2 18s ; J. Mills, L2 18s ; A Bremner, L 4 3s ; G. Jecklin, L 3 9s; R. Johnson, LI 13s ; G, Wattam, L2 16* ; Clerk, L1413s 4d ; Tic Aboha and Ohinbmuri News, LI 19h 6d ; C. Aliier, L 5 is 2d ; C, Willis, L2 14* ; Boreliam and Willis, L2 5s ;S. Birch, 6s ; W. McCiea;, 9* ; B. McCabe, LI 10s ; W. Pickett, LI 6s 6d ; T.G. Brow.i, LI 17s 6d ; F. Pavitt, LI3 1 to Id.

Messrs J, MoNicol and Co. notify by advertisement, several very important sales by auction, to which we desire t Q direct special attention. On Wednesda next they will sell for Mr J. C. Grit*v»on at Alexandra, the whole of his live and dead stock, household furniture, etc, On the day following, May* Ist, they will hold a special sale at the Moriiusviile yards,of' highly-bred cattle, long wool and merino, ewes, fat sheep, lambs, horses, implements, etc, Several other sale* are a'so advertised. Tho firm have also got for sale turnips (to be eaten off), good, gracing, eto.

Rev G. B. Munro, of St Lukes, Auckland, conducted Presbyterian service in the To Aroha Public Hall on Sunday evening (to a large congregation, all the seats in the Hall being occupied), and preached a m ist impressive sermon, taking as his text the worde, “ A bruised reed shall he not break, und the smoking flax shalj he not quench,” isai&h, 42ch. 3v. At the close of the service the ordinance of The Lord’s Supper was administered,to which a goodly number rein tuned, We understand Rev Mr Munro, who has been staying at To Aroha for the past week and more for the benefit of his health, purposes returning to Auckland by Friday’s train. On Sunday afternoon last the Rev Mr Langham, so well kuown for many year* past in connection with his successful missionary labours in Fiji (who is now spending a few days at Te Aroha, prior to proceeding to the Wesleyan Conference at Sydney), delivered a moat intercsiiugaddreßO to the TeAroha Wesleyan Sunday School. The address, which übounded in anecdotes whilst withal eminently practical, was listened to with marked attention, und greatly appreciated by the muny present on the occasion. On the Sunday afternoon pre\iuua the Bame school was favoured with au address by the Rev G. B. Munro, of St. Luke’s, Retnueru, which was also much appreciated .

Within the past few weeks Mr Andrew Holden (well known as manager for Messrs Stewart Dawson and Co., Auckland), acting under instructions of Mr Isaac Holden, M.P., Yorkshire*, .England (who own the adjoining land),-purchased that piece of land, containing two hundred and fifty acres, section 12, Block 9, Te Aroha Survey District, from the owner, Mr Spencer. At present, and for several years past, the place has been tenanted by Mr J. H. Rowe, of Te Aroliß. Th : s block of land is most conveniently and favourably situated with considerable frontage to the Waihou river, close to Te Aroha township. No doubt Mr Isaac, Holden will shortly send out instructions to have uiaqy improvements effected, a report of which will no doubt prove interesting. We understand the change of, ownership will got interfere with AJ? Rowe still continuing aa tenant, at least for some time to come,

The Pall Mali Gazette ha® the following;—“The system of 1 550pal’ railway tickets in Austria is showing astonishing results, apd producing quite « sensation, In four months —August to November—the number of passengers has. nearly tripled. During four month? of 1888 the number of railway tickets was 1,616,000, while in the corresponding period of lust year 4,300,000 ware issued. The tickets are available within a certain radius or jsope. No ope bad dared to hope for such a happy resujt, yet, notwithstanding a radical lowering of rates, the receipts have increased from 3,188,000 florins to 3,784;0U0 florins. This is aq increase of 600,0U0 florins, when a great falling off in the receipts was expected on all hands. No doubt tiiis experiment of the Hungarian Government will uiake a little noise iu Europe, and, indeed, all over the wpfld,”

Mr Gen. Vexev Steward, of Katikat’, notifies by aiivertisement flint lie will bi-a <vintlid.it*. for Te Arohu Electorate at the first election.

Mr Andrew Farmer, of Te Aroha, met with an accident on Saturday last, hy which his shoulder was dislocated, and the'sinall bone of his arm broken, etc. It appears on the morning of the day referred to, Mr Funner mounted hiu horse at h : « fathers place, Te Aroha West, and previous to starting to ride into Te Arolm to his place of business, went for a short gallop, and whilst so engaged tho horse stumbled and came down, throwing his rider heavily and (.‘ansing the injuries stated. Mr Cooper was telegraphed for, and on h*» arrival soon reduced the dislocation, etc., and did all that could be be done for the comfort of hi* patient, who we are pleased to hear is progrcßxing satisfactorily toward® a speedy recovery. Mr J. A, Cochrane, of the Te Aroha Co-operative Store, notifies by advertisement, that he Las, after careful invest igation, decided to discontinue all credit accounts, and confine his attention to a strictly cash business, as by do doing he wi'l be enabled to offer very great advantaged to Ills customers as regards prices, &'.c. There can be no question e.% to the advisability of the course Mr Cochrane has resolved upon adopting. Beyond a doubt where the credit system 1 predominates in business, the prompt pays and good marks must bear the exlia expenses incurred by so much bookkeeping, and the heavy losses sustained by bad dtrbt*. We have on various occasions referred to the advisability of busi ness houses offering greater inducements to their customers to transact a cash business. There can be no question whatever that far greater inducement# could be offered by business men to cash customers thau generally prevail, to the great advantage and gain {of, all concorned. This evening, in Te. Aroha Wesleyan Church, Rev Mr Laiigbam will deliver a lecture on Life in Fiji. Rev MrLnngham has resided almost continuously in Fiji for the past fifty years, during which time he has had some very remarkable experiences, and past through many perils. As may be supposed, lie io most ultimately acquainted with the manners and customs ot the natives, respecting which he will give much interesting information. In fact going amongst the people an he did when they were canibuU, and living and labouring amongst them all these years, one can easily imagine a lecture on the subject, delivered by a talented speaker such as Rev Mr Lunghuin, will lie intensely interesting. No doubt the. e will be a very large attendance on the occasion. There will he no charge for admission, but a collection will be taken up in aid of the Mission. Rev Mr Langhuin is Chairman of the Wesleyan Mission in Fiji. As allowing how highly his work in Fiji is esteemed we may state that quite recently Mr Chas. Drew, of South Aastralia, most liberally gavo L3OO for the purchase of s steam launch for Rev Mr L\nglian»'s use in connection with hi* work in Fiji.