LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1735, 1 May 1895, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Art announcement appears in another column that Messrs Aitken, Bellamy, Chepmell, Gallagher, Horrell, Main, Donoghue, and Parr, have, been nominated for election of the Waitoa ffcoad Board. There arc 8 members for a seat which only holds 5, consequently: an election will, take place oii Saturday next, at Morrinsville and War--hou, when no doubt the five, best men will be returned, r

Mr W.' S. Evans, piano and organ tuner, is now at Te Aroha, and any orders left with Mr G. Bobson will •he promptly attended to.—Advt.

The many_ Thames and -up-country friends'of Mr Gb H. .Purchas, mining surveyor, 'will be interested to learn ..that he has, been' appointed general manager of the Koinata and Golden Cross properties at Waitekanri.,

. Mrs C. Cribb, the respe'eted wife of one of the Waihou settlers, passed over to. the ‘ great majority’-early. on Saturday morning last.’ The deceased lady had only been ailing for about a week previous to her death, she leaves a husband and four young children to mourn their logs. The funeral, which was largely attended;'took place on Monday afternoon. The Eev F. G. Evans officiated at the grave. . - ‘ ;

Messrs McNicol and Co. will hold a sale of sheep at Cambridge about May Bth. The sheep—some 3600—are now on the road from Messrs Mein’s Kiwi Station, Wairoa, and will be found a healthy lot and firstclass doers.

Owing to a. great amount of work in other parts of the Hauraki Mining. District, the Warden will not be able to attend at To Aroha on 3rd inst. The Warden’s Court will therefore stand adjourned until Friday, 31st inst. All Civil cases set down for hearing on 3rd inst, within the jurisdiction of Justices will he held by them on that date. , - . ’

The second match for Mr Mclndoe’s silver trophy tvas fired at the range on Thursday last. The weather was anything but propitious. The scores were as follows;: "Volunteer Hanby. 78 ;. Volunteer Maingay 72; Volunteer Comes, 71; Volunteer McKee, jun., 62; Bev Evans, 61; Volunteer McKee, sen.,'49. Captain Cochraue fired With the men; hut not as a competitor, and made a splendid score of 80. Considering .the weather the shooting was good, and .Volunteer Hanby, who is comparatively, a young shot, deserves great credit for his excellent score, no doubt he will he proud of the privilege of wearing the company’s medal. ' . ' ~z ..

The Kumara Times gays that during the ; sham fight at the. Greymouth volunteer encampment, one company was about to fire* on an attacking party -when the officer in charge discovered that ball had been served out with the blank cartridge A serious shooting accident happened at Bright, Victoria, the other morning to a lad named Walter Shoebridge Shoebridgo and a lad named James McFai'lane were handling a saloon rifle, when the latter accidentally discharged , the weapon, the bullet entering Shoebridge’s forehead. The plan now, in use in Victoria for killing rabbits and preparing them for export is to kill them at the place where they are trapped, and after they have been cleaned to send the carcases to Melbourne. A trial that-was made of sending the animals alive to the market was not found to answer. Things worth knowing— -Men’s Colonial suits, 21s; trousers, 6s lid; cricketing and tennis clothing, cheap, and in great variety, Colonial tweeds from Is lid yard; hoy’s serge and sailor suits, 7s 6:1; tweed suits, 7s 6d; washing drill do., from 2s 6d. Straw hats, grand selection of new goods ; men’s and boy’s shirts and underwear, very cheap. Men’s suits to measure, 35s to 45s ; trousers 12s 6d, first-clas3 fitting. • Address —NEW ZEALAND CLOTHING 'FACTORY, 158 and 160, Queen-street, Auckland. So’e Agents for Bismarck Sewing Machires, 2s 6d a-week, time payment.—Advt. •

Sportsmen must take notice that they may not shoot hen pheasants this year, the Colonial Secretary having notified that so doing is contrary to the ‘Animals Protection Act ’ and the penalty for anyone having a dead hen pheasant in his possession may range as high as a fine of £2O. It will interest some of our readers to know that Mr J. Winstone, who was for a time agent of the Bank of New Zealand at Te Aroha has retired, and has been presented with a purse of sovereigns by the customers of the Bank at Geraldine, where he has been stationed lately.

,Mr Gubh, the Government exqert, is - at present on a visit to Te Aroha, and-. will give some practical lessons in fruit drying at Mr D. McL. Wallace’s forge to-day. We hope our . settlers who have hitherto been unable to find a market .for their, fruit, ,pr utilize it themselves, will attend and learn from Mr Grubb how to convert this waste product into saleable goods. Settlers are invited to bring apple's in' to be’-treated by the process, which will he returned to the owners in a preserved form. The contrivance is said to be a very simple one and theexhibition is free and should attract large number of interested orchardists.

In our reports of the election of School Committees, we inadvertantly omitted Waihou which wa3 as follows : Messrs'Hugh Ross" (chairman), A. Gabolinsky (secretary), Edwiii Voysey, Charles Thaxter, Michael O’Donoghue, Emile Adolph, and James Shine.

An Orchard of 200 Acres.—The fruit king of Victoria, and perhaps of Australia, is 3aid to be Mr Charles Draper, of CHarnwood, Arthur’s Crock, at the foot of the Plenty Bange. Mr Draper lias 200 acres under fruit trees, nearly all of which are in bearing. The apple crop is always a very large one, and peaches and apricots or enormous, size are produced. ;.. In connection with the Advances to Settlers Act the Hon Mr Ward has arranged 1 .with the Bank of England for the issue of a 3-per cent loan of a million and a half with, minimum of ninety. Tenders close on Thursday. : k . ; i

Mr Bradley advertises a stack of hay for sale in large or small quntities. Now’s the time to lay in* a stock. - The Piako County Council advertise that the Electoral Bolls and Valuation List are now open for inspection at different places in the various ridings.

The legal notice of appeal has been served upon the Waikato County Council against the judgment given hy 1 Captain Jackson in the S.M, Court, in the case of the licensing expenses given in favour of the Waikato County hy Mr Dyer,, acting for the Piako County Council, the appellants.

A peculiar accident is reported from Back "Creek, Bendigo, a Mrs Smith (SO years of age) sustaining a painful wound on the neck, owing to the explosion of a rifle cartridge which was being burned in a rubbish " heap. Mr W. J. Hunter will • hold; a special horse sale at Ohaupo Yards on Thursday next, when 200 broken ’and unbroken horses will be offered for disposal. Mr B. Hunro, the well-known horse trainer, gave an exhibition of his skill in Mr E. Gallagher’s stables last evening, the subject being a two-year-old stallion owned •y Mr Duncan McNicol.. The horse was sulfully handled for about an hour, and a hilf and the various methods of treatment expalined, at the end of. the performance the animal was thoroughly quiet and followed his trainer round the stables without halter or’dridls. ' Mr Munro:int.nls forming an instruction class in Te 'Aroha an 1 w.ll give janother pub’ic p r ’ormance to-morrow afternoon. For particulars see advertisement. - ' ""d ,

Are. you' Fttftiislt : ng ? ' The • best rand ‘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 co J. TousouGa-ELlck, Queen Street, Auckland.