Odds and Ends.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1708, 23 January 1895, Page 2

Odds and Ends.

Duck stealing at Waioxorigomai. Silverton mine floated in Glasgow. Good return from the Waihi mine. The Tui mines are at present shut down. The Fiji cricketers have arrived in Auckland. Typhoid fever has broken out at Palmerston North. The Waitoa sale yards are now under going repair. Williamson’s training stables burnt.; Two racehorses destroyed. Parnell’s lady Councillor, Mrs Matson, making things lively. A worm ten inches long came through a a tap at Nelson recently. ) ; Mr H. Brett, of the Auckland Star, is at present on a visit to Te Aroha. Shares in most of the mines in the Ohinemuri district are rising rapidly. A United Christian Endeavour Society is to be started at Te Aroha shortly. Business people jubilant over the propc s d completion of Thompson’s track. Once more news is being freely circulated of marvellous gold finds near Coolgardie. It is the intention of Mr Russell to ere© additional stampers at his battery Ji Waitekauri Number of persons leaving coufiry districts so as to be present at Mj Cook’s mission. 1/ Mr W. Reid, of the ‘ Hub CoachjWorks,’ has decided to reduce the price ofjshoeing ia this district. #'V Hikutaia folk held a picnic at tje ‘ Willows,’ on Monday. A nicer spot ©uld not have been selected. j The new proprietor of the Publi) Hall is having a number of new seats mide, and otherwise improving it. Anarchy is on the increase, in.; anarchist named Bellochio fatally staVbed the Public Prosecutor at Milan. j A settler of the Wairarapa sole 500 logget sheep by auction at Tauherelikau the other day at Is 9d per head. A Paeroa correspondent of the Auckland Herald states the railway bridge contract has been let to Messrs Moore and Mannix A general meeting of members 'of the Te' Aroha Jockey Club is called for his evening in Mr D. D. Macnicol’s offics, at 7.30 sharp. iv; The new tariff for carrying fruiig giving ■ great satisfaction to Waikato fruii g r o Wer g ' who can now dispose of their at ’ profit. I ;