Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1895.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1716, 20 February 1895, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1895.

* This above all—to thine own self bo ira», hnd it mast follow as the night the day Thou const not then bo false to any man. Shakksfkarix.

Tradespeople are complaining of bad timeß, business dull, etc., that ought not to be. Hardly an able-bodied man is out of work, the railway employs' a fair share, mining matters are looking up, the farmers are deriving a steady income from the creameries, and as the Government and our local bodies intend spending a large sum on road works thig autumn, Te Aroha ought to thrive. We hope it will. The Valuation List for the County of Piako is now open for inspection at the County Office, Morrinsville, all objections thereto must be left at the Court-house, Te Aroha, and also at the office of the County Clerk, Te Aroha, not later than the 15th of next month, addressed to the Assessment Court; a copy of every such objection must be left at the County office, Morrinsville. We would remind our readers of the grand concert and ball to he held in the Public Hail to-morrow evening. The programme of the concert appears elsewhere, and on perusal will be found to contain the best talent available in Te Aroha. At the conclusion of the concert a ball will he held, and as the floor of the Hall has been recently fitted up and is now in first-class order it will be taken advantage of by lovers of the terpsichorian art, the music for which will be of an A.l. character. Refreshments are also to be provided.

A man named Berg vl, of Liverpool, claims to have invented a defrosting process, and that six hours are sufficient for the operHe states that under his process mutton .will realise Id per lb more than ordinary frozen mutton. Some experts declare thafnthe new invention is not equal to Nelson’s.

’Mr Robert Gibbons,of the Kopusawmill, evidently means to push the sale of his timber in Karangahake and Waihi, as he is calling for tenders for carting some 150,000 ft of white pine to those districts.

Litharge mixed with glycerine to the consistency of putty will stop cracks in iron kettles, mend .stone jars, tighten loose joints of iron or wood, fasten lamp tops to their stands, and is good for all. sorts of domestic uses. It hardens in a few hours, and is perfectly harmless. It will resist acid, heat and cold. The Bev Check Hong Cheong, of Melbourne, attributes the failure of China in her war with Japan to the fact that China’s teeming millions have been trained :*p the arts of peace and not to the arts of war. | Once the war-like spirit is aroused in China, the country will crush any nation that) attacks her..

A party of surveyors under the supervision of Mr McAndrew are at work on Thompson’s Track, and we have no doubt that as soon as the necessary surveys, etc., are completed, men will be immediately employed to carry out the work, which is to be done under tbe co-operative system.

The Te Aroha Jockey Clnb have decided to bold a dance in the Public Hall on race night.

Last Saturday evening was one of the liveliest this place has had for a long time past, The streets were thronged with people, and the business people seemed to do a good trade. Messrs MoNicol and Co. will hold their annual sheep fair in their sheep yards at Olmupo to-dav, when 20,000 sheep of all classes will be offered. The sale will com* mence at noon sharp. This firm will hold their annual ram fair at the cuttle yards the following day, Thursday, commencing at 9 a.m. The excursion train which leaves the various townships in Waikato this rooming is likely to be largely patronised. The train is timed to start from here at 5.50 and froinintermediate stations correspond* ingly earlier than usual, reaching Auckland at 12.20 p.m., and leaving Auckland for the return journey at 6 p.m., arriving at Te Aroha about midnight.

The numerous rich finds which have been recently made in the Karangahake and Waihi fields, has had the effect of making the building trjide very brisk lately. In Karangahake the two hotels are being enlarged, and a number of new cottages are in course of erection; Waihi is likewise being enlarged, and new houses are being erected in every direction. On Sunday afternoon last Mrs Clarke, who for a number of years past has been connected with mission work in India, delivered an address to parents and children in St Mark’s Church. This lady has been connected with mission work in India for close on forty years, and told some interesting stories of the way in which the work is carried out.

We regret to note the death of Mr Chantrey Harris, journalist, who died a few days ago at Milton, province of Otago. He was one of the oldest journalists in the colony. He began his journalistic career as shipping reporter on the Otago Daily Times, and was also on the Daily Southern Cross, and afterwards mining reporter on the Thames. At one time he was editor and proprietor of the New Zealand Times, but disposed of it, and went to Auokland, going to Whangarei district, but subsequently purchased the Bruce Herald, Otago, and went south. He had been in ill health for some time. His death will be heard of with regret by his many friends. Great interest is being taken in the dairy contest at the forthcoming Horticultural Show. Quite a number of residents in the district have signified their intention of competing, and as many of the dairy cows owned by the.settlers are first-rate milkers, the judges will have, .their work out out to decide the winner. The Government dairy expert will most likely be present to teat the milk. As will be seen by posters, the cows are all to be in the Pdblio Pound before 6 p.m. the evening before the show. They will be milked that night at 7 and the following mom’ng at 9. Prizes to be awarded according to milk teats, points, and general appearance. - v . A former resident of this district writing from the Murchison goldfield under date of January 16th, states * Numbers of New Zealanders are arriving on this field daily, and all seem to be under tbe impression that all that is necessary to obtain a fortune in these diggings is to walk about picking up nuggets.., „ Such is not the case, and unless a man is* prepared to work hard there is little chance of him obtaining even wages. At present very little gold is being won considering the large number who are in search of the precious metal; and those who succeed in getting anything richly deserve it* considering the way in which a man has to live in these parts. The flies are very troublesome, the place being literally black with them. Water is very scarce just now. Close to where lam working there is a camp of some 50 men at work, and there is only one well in the place, and it is always surrounded by 8 or 9 men, waiting their turn to be supplied. The most that it is possible to get at a time is a little over a pint, so a man needs a lot of patience in thus country—a New Zealander oan hardly imagine what it is like. Pikia, the last of the old Rangatiras of the Ngatihikairo tribe, is dead. A great tangi is being held, and natives are coming in from all directions. His behaviour and appearance was always worthy of his high descent, which he could trace step by step through Hikairo to Hotnroa, of the Tainui canoe. In his younger days Pikia took a leading part, fighting against the Government both in the Waikato and Taranaki, but since then he has always been friendly to Europeans, although a faithful follower of Tawhiao. He was much respected both by Europeans and natives. Are you Furnishing ? The best and cheapest stock is at ‘The People’s’ Furnishing Warehouse, Auckland. J. Tonson Garlick is determined to maintain the position held so long for giving best value in furnishing goods. He is selling very cheap, all kind of Furniture, Carpets, Carpet Squares, Linoleum, Bedding, Iron Bedsteads, Woven Wire Mattresses, Furnishing, Drapery and Bamboo Blinds, He furnishes a house throughout, and sends an illustrated catalogue to intending buyers. Write to J. TonsonGAßLicK, Queen Street, Auckland’