LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1723, 20 March 1895, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

• Cap.-Edwin wired at; no,on yesterday as follows-Strong • north-east, to north- and west winds, with rain; glass fall. The Auckland- city, authorities- intend to discontinue watering the streets With fresh water, owing to the diminishing quantity in the reservoir at Western Springs.

At- th'6 last Sitting of tile' Warden’s Court protection wa3 granted the ADai mines to work with 2.men for 4 months. The men are busy at work at the. mines, and we hope that good returns' will yet be forthcoming from this property. „• To-morrow Messrs McNicol 'tttidr Co., auctioneer's? will hold a live' stock? sale in their yards,’ at Paeroa, 'there are over 200 head of cattle entered for .this sale, besides a number <if-fat sheep, ‘harness.- horses, etc. The same firm will hold a special horse sale at Cambridge on Friday,. 21st inst., and a sheep fair on Wednesday, 27th inst. Vv The Poufidkeeper has ah advertisement elsewhere calling attention to' the fact that several horses have been impounded by Mr J. Mellon for trespass, and will be sold on Tuesday next, 26th inst., if not claimed l and expenses paid. :; ': v/ , A ,} A Bush fires have done Considerable dam- . add in-' the Wairarapa district- The stacks, fencing, sheds, grass, and cut timber bave buffered-largely, the flames being helped by <the heavy winds blowing ■ during the last few days. Agang of twenty or thirty men have had to 'guard the booths and- planing mills all night/ - . :?: / : ■/ ‘ The Te. ArohadJnjfied C.B. Society hold their Weekly'meeting in St Mark’s Church to-morrow' evening. This society, which' was only steted-a short time'ago, is making rapid strides, and already there are -between' 20 and 30 names on the list. / Most of; the' rough Work on the Te Aroha> Pa.etbn-'rafiwk.y lino is now finished, .and the men recently .employed therebn'are'now ; bhsy- : with the forwaltioh of. Thompson’s track. The work of erecting thfet railway bridge at Paeroa is being pushed ahead, and should he completed in a few’months time. A An-'insp.octi'oh pgrade 8f the Te Aroha Eifles is Called for this evening, to be held in the Public Hall at 7.30 o’clock. The annual meeting, of the Company Will take place at the oicse Of the parade, when the balance-sheet important business is to be dealt with. It; ik ; .hoped that every member of the corps’will make it his duty to b ; e present. '' , ' ; - - A . < /The children 1 of. the .Te Aroha goldfield School. Were again put through swimming exercise on -Monday afternoon last. They are taken once a Week to the swimming bath in thh Domain grounds, which has heen--kindly given by the Domain Bbai*sl - for’ the purpose, and are put through their facings by the teachers in charge, under whom they are making rapid .J>rogreßsv. A* A n.QW. kind of street paveiirent has just been introduced in Dei-lin. It is the invention of Ch, Glaussen, of Hamburg, • and consists of asph alt am with wrought iron ribs, ahd for durability, evancss, facility of • repairing, Aa.iVd cheapness fs said to be shperiob tb tiny titnS rat feuoWm \

The annual - regatta took place at Tali- ] ranga;yesterday* There wore some fifteen, events in all, most of which were well con-' ; tested;- 1 ...The excursion train on Saturday last to the Paeroa races was largely attended, close on 200 persons taking advantage of the opportunity afforded them of visiting the i .thriving township of Paeroa, and also of putting in.an afternoon at the races.. The Te Aroha Brass .Band being - on board the train, played several selections durihg.the trip down ; and on arrival at Paeroa the bind discoursed sweet musiaalongside the t.affic bri'ge, ••• " . The return. match between, the Te ,Aroha, Bifles and the Thames NaValsis to’he .fired at the Thames range on Saturday .next, tlia 23rd inst, It is to he hoped that our Volunteers will go in for steady practice, so to make a good, stand in the j approaching' hoinpetitior* The following team have been' selected by the Shooting Committee to represent Te Aroha:—Capt Cochrane, Chap. Evans, Lieut-. Wild, Sergt Scott, Vols J. McKee, senr-, W. Maingdy; Strange, Hariby,’ J. :Cornes, Davenport, Jl.. McKee, ji\, F. Pavitt and Biggs. Sir P. W. Duff, Governor of New South Wales, died at Svduey on March 14th. 'Sir) 8.. W. Duff was GO years of age? and was appointed Governor of New South Wales in February, 1890. He was an ex*naVal officer, but had long retired from the service. He is thfe first Governor who has died in the colonies. The funeral, which took.place on Sunday last, was the largest, ever held .in the colony, and. is said to have been witnessed by 100,000 persons. At the Papakura Pacing Club’s annual meeting on Monday last; Mi” F, Dodd’s b.m. Pansy was successful in. annexing the Handicap Hui’dlgs of 40 sovs., winning easily by ten lengths and carrying lQst IGlb. Tho contractor for the erection of the new school-house at Waihou is making rapid progress with tho work, and about- the end of next weak should see the building completed.' -rd Fruits, to do their best Work, should bo eaten either on an empty stomach or simply with bread never with vegetables. In. the morning, before •the fast of the night has been broken,,, they serve as a natural stimulus to. the digestive orgvns.- '' • ;; Mining at' Waiorongomai is .still going on briskly. The Loyalty and the Palace claims have some good' stuff .on hand, and the prospect of 'the mines generally are looking very pro-, mishlg. There are several parties of prospectors- 6n tho hill, who are anxiously seeking the precious metal. The erection of the telegraph line) between Morrinsville and Hamilton yy.is ~commenced on Monday last, a gang of men are atwork on the job, and.hb. doubt the work will be completed’before: the wet-Weather sets in, otherwise the'Work.pf iptitting in the. necessary posts:, through; the long swamp will ho job. 1 By:hri ; artiblb in another- column it will be seen that Beynolds and Op, appear to be in difficulties,-hud are sending circulars out''to suppliers of . the numerous creameries,. Asking their,assist.mcedhrtheTvay^of agreeing, to' a deduction in the' price, of milk Since the commencement of ?the present soason—September—to be taken off the price paid for milk during .the, ■next two months. This suggestion has been received anything but kindly by suppliers in this district, who seem, to think they have had the-worst of it over C the. testing- business diming tho presont soason.