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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 471, 14 May 1890, Page 2

About two thousands ounces of gold were shipped to-Auckland on Saturday last from Paeroii, by 11le Waiiii G. Mining. Co. A hirgelv attended meeting of the Hamilton branch < f the Waikato Farmers’ Club was held on Saturday last when the principal question discussed was the sending of the chairman as a delegate with tho Cambridge delegates to interview the Hank of New Zealand authorities Vo induce them to assist in making up the required number of sheep in connection with the proposed eKlabiishment of Meat Freezing Works at Tauranga. Mr. T. G. Sands, engineer to the Pinko County Council, who lnd just inspected the TaurangaCainliridge road, stat< d that they might consider the Tauranga scheme as dead, for the road would cost so much to make it tit for sheep to travel over that the project of forming it would never he entertained by the Count). The Club considered that it would be only waste of time and money t > send a dc'egale : but, as tliev might be consult rod bv the Cambridge Club hound to do so, instruct'd their secretary to write to the Cambridge branch asking them to defer taking any active steps for a few days, but that if they still desired to send delegates to Auckland the Hamilton Club would adhere to its promise and send one ab".

We regret to have to record the death of Mrs.l. A. Cochrane, which took place at 5 a.m. on Monday moiniiig at her residence, To Aroha. Mrs Cochrane it appears had not been feeling very strong for some little time past, although able to lie cut and about much as usual. About the middle of last week however she almost complet'd) lost her appetite,and was also suffering from a bad cold which seemed to settle on her chest. Still she was able to he up, and in fact was out for a short walk on Thursday evening. On retiring to rest that night however she rapidly grew worse and before morning became \e y ill, inflammation of the lungs and bowels setting' in Her fiiendsdid all that could lie thought of to relieve lmr, and on the evening of Friday despatched a t pecial messenger for Dr Waddingtcn. of Cambridge, wlm. however, was at the time in ned himself, and so unwell as to he quite unequal totalling the journey by road, but can e by first train, i.e. Saturday afternoon. As soon as he saw. the patient he held out little hope of her recovery, but did everything that the Iv-st medical skill could suggest, and at first the invalid evinced marked signs of improvom- nt. About nine o’clock on Simd.y evening, however, she took a turn again for the worse, and from that time gradually sank, until she peacefully passed away at the hour already stated. The bereavement is indeed a very trxingone to her husband (our respected fellow townsman) ; and to her 1 arents, brothers and sisters,all of wbmureside in the district. The sad news soon spread and on every band was received with genuine expres sions of sorrow and sympathy for the bereaved ones. Mrs Cochrane, nee Miss Strange was well known at Te Aroha, having resided in this district with her parents for a number of years prior to her marriage, which took place some three years ago. She wii* of a most amiable bright happy disposition, and beloved by a large circle of Vricnds and acquaintances. She leaves one child, aged about two years. The interment will take place at Te Aroha Cemetery to-day, the funeral starting from Mr Cochrane’s at half past one o’clock. Rev Mr Evans will officiate.

The international Exhibition of Mining and Metallurgy (on a most extensive scale), which will take place in London tins summer, will he held at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham. One half of the surplus funds, as certified l>v the auditors, will he paid to the exhibitors pro rata to th? amount paid bv them for space occupied, and tbe other half will be disposed of by ihe F.xeeutivp Council of tbe Exhibition, either in founding a scholarship at the Roval School of Mines, or in helping some other institution connected with mining and metallurgy. TlteT Exhibition will onen on .Tidy 2nd, and close on September 30th, 1890. The lion, secretary to the Executive of the Exhibition, reports under date London, March 18th, that applications for space are coming in freelv from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Germany, Prussia, Scandinavia. Russia, Servia, South Africa, Uruguay. Venezuela, United States of America. Mexico, Paining and other countries. The mining industries of New S'Mith Wales will be well represented at the Exhibition.. All the large collection exhibited at Dunedin by tbe. Department of Mines, and till private exhibits from tbe New South Wales Court were sent direct to London by the s.s. •‘Doric,” T 1 'ese will be supplemented by a large number of exhibits very recently collected in the colony. New Zealand, as usual, will suffer greatly through the lack of interest, tind enterprise evinced by the Government in the matter of making known to all nations the great and varied mineral wealth of this Colony. Tito inexitable result of this , harrow minded poliev will he that vast numbers who attend that Exhibition will go away with the false impression that New Zealand (if thought of all), was not to the front through sheer inability to compare with other lands in the matter of mineral resources. What a contrast to the real live policy adopted by the New South Wales Government which has consented to take charge of any exhibits which may have been produced iti that colony, paying nil. costs‘of carriage, etc. The Exhibition was originally promoted by the Mining ournal, whose editor, Air George Ferguson, is still lion. secretary to its Executive Council.

A Committee has been appointed at I’nepm to I'oim a nraneli of ti.e Amalgamated Association. Mr W. P. ChcpiaeU, in riqlv to the deputation which wait- d upon him uiiont a fortnight ago, has definitely decided not to con‘e-t the Amha seat. At the mcet : ng of the Board of Education on Frida) last Mr lament (late teacher at. Morrinsville) was transferred to Hastings; and Miss M. A. Fortune appointed to succeed Mr Lament as teacher at Morrinsville. At the same meeting consideration of the application for a new school for Waitoa Valiev was deferred.