Odds and Ends.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1707, 19 January 1895, Page 2

Odds and Ends.

Hon A. J. Cadman in Te Aroha. The suicide mania is on the increase.;^

* Tourists fast making their appearance! Gold discovery at the Gordon Settlement. ■ Thursday has been fixed as the weekly half-holiday. . • The new lid letter-card is now in circulation through New Zealand. Col. Goring tooktheT,A,R.Y. by surprise on Wednesday. }

Read A. W. Edwards’ new advertisement on opposite page. German Army officers imprisoned for insubordination. Messrs L. I) Nathan and Co. are erecting a n3w hotel at Erankton. The Kauril Timber Company sending large shipments of wood paving home. The Income Tax is payable in Wellington on or before tjie 31st of this month. . Startling, news coming to hand re the Corean war. jEngland on the alert. . . Rails on this Te Ar°lia Paeroa railway is now laid to yfithin 30 chains of the river. The half-holiday ..question is being thrashed out'on all sides, as to which is to be held on< \ Two young fellows'burglarised a house at Hamilton on Tuesday last. They have since been captured. Many skating accidents "Xioxi peels were immersed through the ice breaking. Several fatalities are reported. “ A large company of Waiorongomai folk picniced in the Domain yesterJay,with the usual accompaniment of games and feasting. . ; Misses M. Lavery and M. Maingay, of Te Aroha, have received word from the Board of Education that theyhave been removed to tbe Tararu and Waiotahi (Thames) schools respectively. Tauranga County Council at their last meeting passed a. resolution asking the Government to commence the formation of Thompson’s Track immediately. A combination of Australian and New Zealand Shipping companies is being formed to raise freights and passenger rates. Owing to the increase in the business of the Telegraph Department the principal offices in the colony will be open from 5 to 7 p.m. '