Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1890.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 474, 24 May 1890, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1890.

' Thin above all—to thine own calf be fora©. And it mast follow as the night the day Thou canal not then be false to any man.' Shakespeare.

To-day is Queen’s Birthday. The ordinary monthly silting: of the Resident Magistrate’s Court will be held at Paeroa on Monday next. His Excellency the Governor has reappointed Mr Richard Gill a member of the Auckland Land Board. The Wesleyan and Presbyterian services to be held in this district to-inorrow wi! 1 be fotmd duly advertised in our columns as usual. \

The usual fortnightly sitting of the Resident Magistrate’s and Warden’s Courts will be held at Te Arohaon Tuesday, commencing at 9 a.m. We understand that Mr E. K. Mulgan, head teacher at Katikati school, will be leaving there shortly, having been appointed second master to Parnell school, Auckland.

The Town Board have’passod for payment an account for L 3 2a fid, sent by Mr Jas. McVeagh, solicitor, being charge for preparing, etc., transfer of the Te Aroha Brass Bund instruments from Everittand Whitehouße to the Chairman.

An extraordinary general meeting of the MarototoG. and S. Alining Company, was held at the head office. Sydney, a few days ago, when a resolution passed at a previous meeting authorising the writing down of the capital of the company by 12,220 forfeited shares was confirmed. The Rev J. Law will conduct service in the Wesleyan Church, Te Aroha, to-mor-row morning, and will take for his subject “ The certainty of death and the necessity of preparing for a future life,” No doubt many local residents will be present at this service.

The two great industries now being developed vigorously inland in New South Wales, are the manufacture of dairy produce, butter, cheese, and baeon, and the export of killed beef and mutton. And not a man identified with either enterprise talks or thinks of Protection.

A reply has beep received by the proprietors of the Adeline Amalgamated mine, Karangahake, from the N. Z. Crown Mines Co., to the effect that it will be six weeks before their grinding works and drying furnace will be ready, ( and that then they will facilitate putting through a parcel of ore from the Adeline for treatment at the Cassei Gold Extracting Co’s works.

A consignment of about l'tOOoss of gold and silver bullion was despatched from Paeroa per Ruby on Wednesday list, by the Wailii G. Mining Company The bullion is stated to be worth about 20s per ounce. The Old Welcome licensed holding, at Waitekauri, containing about 3| acres, having been forfeited by order of the Warden’s Court, applications for ftbe right to occupy the ground for gold mining purposes will be received at the Warden’s Court, Thames, on June 25th. Five eases out of twenty summonses issued in connection with the strike at Shag Point mine were heard at Dunedin on Wednesday, and in all,but one case ejectment warrants were issued, witbjeosts 18s, the defendants beingordered to vacate the houses occupied by Saturday. The remainder of the cases were adjourned till Tuesday, • On Wednesday last Mr Aif. Come 8 (of the well-known local firm of butchers. Messrs Comes and Hyde), son of Mr C. ACornes, of Te Aroha, was married at the Anglican Church by Rev F. G. Evans, to Miss Mary Ann Earl, of Aongatete. Ihe young couple have gone to Auckland for their honeymoon. We wish them every happiness* A special meeting the Te Aroha Band of Hope Committee was held in the Wesleyan Church last evening, Rev J. Law in the Chair, when it was resolved that the public meeting, fixed for Monday next, 26th i'nst., he adjourned for one month, on account of the prevalence of sicknepfi, etc., at the present time. The Town Board have appointed J. W. R. Guilding, Registrar of Dogs, vice J. Adare resigned. The other applicants for the position were : J. Gerrish, R. S. Brawn, and J. O’Connor, The Board have also changed the days the Board’s office shall be kept open to the public, from Tuesdays and Fridays to Mondays and Fridays each week, on both days the hours to be from 10 a.in to 12 noon.

A large number of persons are suffering from bad colds or influenza in this district jest now ;• and in some few instances the indisposition has proved very Revere. In several families as many as three, four, and even more members are ‘down’ at the same time ; and on Thursday we understand no less than fifty children were absent from Te Aroha school, Yesterday the children were accorded a holiday by the Committee, on. account of the entrance porch being asphalted,, MrTlios. Bradley (of Bradley and Co., Te Avolia and Thames), whose qualifications as a first-class judge of horses are widely known, has recently been picking wp a number of carefully selected horses for shipment. Of these over twenty will he railed to Auckland by Monday’s train from Te Aroha, en route for Sydney (per s.s. Rotomalmna). These horses have all been bread in Waikato, and are chiefly by the well-known sires as Cap a-Pie, Anteros, etc. Amongst them are some powerful, upstanding weight carriers, and jumpers, some choice carriage horses, and also two pairs choice buggy horses The shipment generally reflects great credit on Mr Bradley’s judgment as selector.

The long-standing dispute between the Woollen Company, at Petone (Wellington), and their bands was settled on Wednesday last, at a conference between the Directors, the Trades and Labour Council, and the Maritime Council. The directors agreed to take back at once 30 or 40 of the operatives now out, mostly young people, and make room for others by discharging hands where there are several members of one family engaged, married women with husbands in full work, etc. This is to be done in favour of the operatives now out. Both Unions are to be disbanded, and a new one formed. The arrangement was accepted as satisfactory by all parties.

Wc regret to have to record the death of Mrs West, the wife of one of our fel-low-townsmen. Mrs West was the daughter of the late Thos. Black, and was born at the Bay of Islands in the year 1838, and would bo about 7 years old when “ Heke’s ” war broke out. The deceased came with her husband and children to reside in Te Aroha about 8 years ago, and was much respected by all who knew her. For some time she has been in feeble health, suffering from lung disease, and according to the statement of her medical attendant phthisis was the cause of her death. She took to her bed on Friday last, and died on Wednesday night about eleven o’clock. The funeral took place yesterday, and was attended by a large number of the residents. The service at the grave was feelingly read by the Rev J. Law, who was assisted by the Rev T, A. Norrie. The Rev J. Law also gave a short address, in which lie particularly referred to the loss of the bereaved, and felt sure they had the sympathy and prayers of all present.