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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 480, 14 June 1890, Page 2

The ordinary monthly meeting of Te arolmTown Board will be held this evening.

The Wesleyan and Presbyterian services to be held in this district to morow,'will be found duly advertised in our eolumos to-day,'as usual. Messrs Hetherington and Co.’s new advertisement appears in our columns to-day. The firm announce that they have opened up new winter goods in great variety, including woollen goods of every description, a choice lot of winter millinery (lutest styles), men’s, boys’, and youths’ clothing, general house furnishing goods, etc., etc., an early inspection of which is invited.

The Board of Education have intimated the Te Aroha School Committee that Mr Simmonds, «t present assistant teacher at the school, will be required to take charge of a country school after July Ist, and that Mian M. A. Coud, an experienced pupil teacher (classified partial E.), will be uttuclied to the school in his stead.

At the annual meeting of the Licensing Committee at Tannings, Mr Mos«, on behalf of the licensee of the Masonic and Commercial hotels, asked the Committee to cuiaidor, and recommend to Government, the advisability of reducing the license fee of £4O to £3O. The CouuuiLtee intimated that they would consider the Bequest. Mr W, A. Murray recently wrote to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, making suggestions for the improvement of Thompson’s Track, and line receiveil the following reply from him, which Mr Murray.ha* lianded us for publication :“I have to thank you tor your suggestion as to widening road by Thompson's Track ; but in view of the fact that it runs almost wholly through private property, and that the Crown Land contains all the rough part with side cuttings, I do not seo that to act accordingly would be of any advantage.”)

The Howell rotary furnace nt the Te Aroha S. and G. Mining Co”s works, Waiorongomai,’has been dismantled, and is to be at ..once,shipped to Sydney. The removal of this furnace, cannot, however, he tiken as indicating what line of action the Company (wlio have ju-t paid another years rent in advance, and obtained four month’s protection for their Waiorounomai mining leases) have decided upon, as this furnace can he spared without affecting the general efficiency of the reduction works ; there being a second rotary furnace included iii the plant.

The first meeting of creditors in the bankrupt estate .of James- Clarke, of Te Aiolia, adjourned from the Friday previous to Tuesday last, lapsed ; no one having been instructed by the Official Assignee to preside and take the minutes of the meeting, etc. -The principal creditor in the estate is Miss C. li. Mnckia, whose claim amounts to over £4O, due her by the bankrupt's son who lias left the Colony ; payment of which amount the bankrupt guaranteed. We beg to acknowledge receipt from Mr W. Wildinnn, bookseller, of Sliortland Street, Auckland, of an interesting pamphlet of about seventy pages, entitled 4 Is “Single Tax” a Remedy,’ being the substance of Henry George’s doctrine, together with biographical sketch and portrait of Mr George. The pamphlet ('which also includes two lectures recently delivered by Mr George in Melbourne) is sold for a shilling, and utiy be obtained from Mr Wildman.

In our last issue we published a full report of the proceedings at the meeting of Ohineiunri County Council on Saturday. In the Finance Committee’s report it was stated thav the Council had prospective liabilities amounting to L 1362 ID. We may state that the greater portion of this amount is made up of the following two items: (1) Kelly and Fulton, on account Karangahake Gorge Road contract, L 550 8s lid ; and (2), Gray and Co., Waihi Bridge contract, L 309. The Waikato News ceased publication on Saturday, May 31st, after an existence extending over five years.

MrLabouchere, referring to some papers which have been attacking Truth, says: —“ I have now been for some little time connected with journalism, and am beginning to know a good many tricks of the trade. One of the latest of them is for a paper feebly struggling for existence to lavish abuse on some more prosperous competitor, in the hope of gaining u gratuitous advertisement by provoking a reply, This has often been tried upon me, but I have never been caught, and I am beginning to hope 1 never shall be.” The usual sitting of the Warden’s Court, Thames, was held on Thursday la-t, before H. W, Nortbcroft, Esq., Warden. The following were amongst the applications dealt with :—W. McClear, protection to work Imperial Treasury, Tarnru Creek, with two men, granted ; W. Hetlierington, protection to work Mermaid bolding, 'Tararii Creek, With two men for four months, grunted ; Robt. Cannell, protection to work Nymph, Taruru, with two mon for four months, granted • John McWilliams, protection for two months for Gohhvater, Wliangamata, granted, Mr Purehas statiag that five tons of ore had been sent to Sydney for treatment by different processes ; T. H. Russell, Victoria Special Claim, adjourned 24th July.

In our last issue we published a report of the trial of Edmund G o ge, of Waiorongomai, charged with carnally knowing Katherine - Young, of Waiorongomai; a girl uttlie time the offence was committed, under fourteen years of age. JBy the report it will be seen the Judge suminod up strongly in favour of the supposition that prisoner had reasonable grounds for believing the girl was over fourteen years of age; and said if the Jury believed so they must acquit. The Jury, however, brought in a verdict of Guilty. A nice legal point was then raised by. Mr Tole, solicitor for the defence. ’ Mr Tole urged that the Judge as a Court could override the Jury’s verdict under a proviso in last year’s Act in regard to reasonable belief, which says, “if in the opinion of the Court or Jury the prisoner, etc.” Judge Conolly reserved the point for the Court of Appeal.

This week’s issue of The Now Zealand Graphic and Ladies Journal is to Laud, and like each of the preceding numbers is most attractive. The illustrations are all really excellent, amongst them are the following : Spanish Girl Going to Market (full page) ; Latest London and Parish fashions (two ftill pages) ; Te Wherowhero—the first Maori King ; New Zealand Champion Athletes (six) ; Mayor of Wellington* etc., etc. The stones of Nation Making (by J. C. Firth) and Blind Lovq are continued, and a new story entitled William Gordon ooinmenccd. Current Topics, N.Z. Society'Gossip, etc., etc., are excellent ; whilst the page specially devoted to practical instructions in dressmaking (illustrated) is sure to be gieatly appreciated by the ladies. Altogether this journal, published at fourpence, is .really splendid value, and is sure to attain an immense circulation. One great advantage is that being registered as a newspaper it can'.be posted to uny part of the Colony for one half-penny. Copies may be obtained from J. YVilliains, agent. Te Aioha.

Tin? monthly meeting of the Te Aroha Hot Springs Domain Hoard was adjourned from Saturday evening hint to Monday evening, and no quorum being: present on Hither occasion was further adjourned to this (Saturday ) evening. A meeting: of the Puhipiihi Reduction Works Committee was held in the office of Mr G. Clark-Walker, mining agent, on Saturday last, at which it was resolved to at once form a company, with a capital of £3OOO sterling, in shares of £1 each. The object of the company is to obtain u milling plant, to be placed in the most convenient site on the field, at Puhipuhi, to enablo all the claims to have parcels of their ore treated, and to prove the value of the numerous reefs. It is stated that one gentleman alone has offered to to take up 500 shares, npd two or three others 100 each. Many of the claims have offered one-tenth of their mines to the company, a< an inducement to persons to take shares, and thereby assist in the developemeut of the field. It is expected all the claims will join, and there are already twenty-three licensed holdings, besides others taken up under miners' rights. MrG. Clark-Walker and others are canvassing, and are to report to a meeting tube held at an early date.