Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1895.

Te Aroha News, Volume XI, Issue 1748, 19 June 1895, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 1895.

* This above all—to fchSne ona calf bo fcra®, \nd it rouefc follow «w the night tbo day Thou canttb not thon ho f&Uo to any man. ! ' .SHAKKsrEAiiK:

Mrs Richards has. been committed for for trial bn a charge of arson at Cartoiftoli, by, setting fire .to the-Park Vale School residence. ,

A man hauled John. Cov, labourer, was found drowned in a gravel pit hour Martoh. His clothes, jmoney, and Watch were found at the edge of tho pit, It is supposed he committed suicide- . v

Unusual interest just noW ftttfttches to the annual' prize-mring • that. . is: taking place amongst the men of the Australian Squadron, Every year this' contest, invol-ving-the ownership of the - Naval Challenge. Shield^-excites a keen .spirit of competition amongst All the men onboard Her Majesty's ships ' This year the returns have, been received from the ships in New Zealand, those in Tasmania, and in other places and there, remains hut one return to come to hand from one of the ships. So far the Ringdove has a good lead, with Hirst-Class Petty-officer Fitzpatrick as the highest scorer of any man on the- station, - ■

.Mr Adam Laybojim has just received a shipment of lampAsuit&ble for diningj-roopi, hall, or patlor, cottage.oi? villa- residence, farm-house or hotel; These goods are of the latest design, many of thbm on entirely new principles which give a brighter light and at the. same time Consume less oil. Everyone requiring more light or any subject will do well to call and .inspect his stock, and also consult his neW advertisement in another. Column.

It has been decided to present the. Hon J. Q, Ward with an address on his arrival ip. Wellington, on his return from his visit to London'. There will bo a public procession in the streets followed by a banquet in the evening. ' 1 The football Match betWeeit Te Aifoha and Karaugahake, which was played On the old race-course on Saturday last, resulted in a draW, neither side being successful in. scoring. The weather was-all that Bould be desired f6r fbotball, and the attendance was one of the largest that has graced the field for a long time past, quite a number • of ladies 'being present. The gaiiie. which Was,a very fast one, being fought out in a very, friendly manner.., The teams were captained by Messrs Renniok and Davis; Mr J. Maingay handling the Whistle. A meeting of the creditors of Timothy Donovan was.held ftt\the Court-house, Te ArohaV on Monday, the 17th inSl., Mr John Squirrel in the-ehaiE.—r'riio'Bobiui-trn.D-amined by .Mr Squirrell respecting his house, cattle, and other matters, and < the debtor stated that he Would not have filed if one creditor hid not pressed him by putting the Bailiff in. . Debtor was willing to do his best to pay within 12 months in full, if given that time. The meeting passed a resolution giving him the time required, Mr Clough, postina ter, acted as representative of the official assignee.

The following are the Reefton gold re--turns for the week ;■ —Big River, 150 oz amalgam, from 120 tons; Keep-it-Dark, 68oz amalgam . from - 44 tons ; Progress, 2120 zof amalgam from 220 tons; Globe, 82oz amalgam from 170 tons; Hercules, 1270 z amalgam from 92 tons; Buller dredge, fiioz gbld for 176 hours; Cocksparrow, 350 z amalgam for 70 hours, During May, thirty-nine estates of deceased persons were placed under "the charge of the Public Trustee. The Most valuable was that of the late ; Mr D. W. Walker, of Hamilton West;, which is set down 251806 .<=-

Soon after the departure of Carbine from Australia coinos the news of the death of the stallion Nordenfolt, who is said to haVe fallen and l-icked his back while galloping in a paddock;" The loss is. a heavy one to Mr Samuel; Hordon, who, in 1891, bought the Horse in Auckland for 5,600 guineas. ‘ The Woodville ‘ Exardiiler 1 has it from a Cabinet Minister, that County Councils will soon be abolished. Provincial Councils resuaitated, with Road Boards and Borough Councils aa distributing bodies; The skeleton of a mastodon, ‘Boft long and 18ft wide, lias been discovered in South Dakota. One of the teeth was a 'foot "in length. ■ ’. •' 1 - - - Mr J . D. Richie lately mala an official visit- to the Government plantation au Wairaligi in the Waikato, where 600 acres have been planted with wattles, . 'The' trees are thriving, and another 200 acres are to be similarly planted it October next.

For-very many yo,ara our New Plymouth friends hare, in spite of failures and innumerable ''discouragements, (Continued stedfast in the faith that. their pleasant towhshp is destined to become aii oil city; They have ‘ struck oil,' and filled all the barrels they had on hand. The Oil, is said to be pf exceptionally good quality, con-* taming 75 per cent of parafin, and being worth 15s a barrel. Unfortiinately the well is so clogo in the shore that 'salt water has leaked into it, but' steps aire being taken to form a larger company, and to put down other bores. Seeing that kerosene has advanced in Value, the local production or oil will be widely. beneficaL : The Hon J; G, Ward is not a bad sort of fellow,' and we sincerely hope his trip Home will not spoil him, in Vulgar parlance make him 'too big for his boots?- The majority of people in this world, you knew, are apt to get. spoilt by free and fulsome adulation, and we must hope the Hon 3-. G. is not Of the majority in this instance, but belongs, to the minority of leveh headed people. It is really too bad, thofigh, of the people of! Wellington to 'threaten ■ him on his'’ return with brass bands, public professions | and banquets. They might leave him alone—for a time, at all events —till he gets/juit of the dyspepsia, which, we are sure, he must have acquired in the * banqueting hails ’ of the'British aristocracy. Mr Rose, Post Office Inspector, is at present on a visit tO Wailii for tlie purpose of considering whether it is advisable to establish a Post and Telegraph Office there. Wd understand that Mr Rosf Mil also inspect the route Of the proposed telegraph line to' Waitekaiiri,

On Saturday morning at the Supreme Court, the charge against Charles Harley, of Waihi, of having attempted to corrupt witnesses was continued. His Honour summed up the whole case to the jury for over one hour and a half. After a few minutes' deliberation, the jury returned into Court with a Verdict of guilty. Upon being challenged, Mr Theo. Coop se, on behalf of prisoner, asked that he be dealt with'leniently. Stating that the prisoner Was well advanced in years. His -Honour said the jufy could not. have come to any other conclusion than that at which they had arrived, and commented severely upon the gravity of the offence. He pointed out that prisoner hadifiade his! case' Worse, by perjuring hir&Self in the witness, box. His Honor sentenced, prisoner to 12 months’ imprisonment with hard labffur, and - ordered him to pay the costs of 'the prosecution, - ' The widely-known Th6nLas Hall, sentenced to penal Servitude for life for attempting to poison his wife at Timaru, is now; in appearance a bent and broken old man. And yet he Cannot be more than 40. Hig hair is iron grey. ; He is sftid to be a good stolie-mason, having picked up ,a knowledge o® the. trade in gaol. His' wife, we hear, is still convinced of his, innocence. ' It is to be hoped the great news from Western Australia, Coupled with-the deliv,-. eraffea of Sir William Robinson, 'Will '-not fijadnly disturb pedple’s minds, for although there ate rich, deposits of geld in West Australia it is doubtful whether the areas of alluvial deposits are- sufficiently extensive to Warrant a great- exodUS from other place-* of poor men. That if the colony * pans out ’ well it must attract thousands from other-colonial shores is certain, -but for those who hake families and no means, We should counsel prudence and looking before leaping. ' '. . . It will he seen, by an advertisement which appears ift another column , that MessrA Jones and SauriderSon, auctioneers of Paeroa and Waihi, purpose extending their business to, I*6 Aroha. They 'will -hold their first auction sole oh Saturday, the 29th iiist. Settlers, and others hawing produce etc. to dispose of should take (this opportunity. Particulars for advertising the . same Will be received at the News Office. ' . -- ; The Tai’aflaki Herald will drive its readers' distracted if it persists iff quoting remarks in the following strain !-*** Hundreds of fortunes have been made by ‘ ile* in the StatSs. Nor did Mr Gilead P, P-e6k Unfairly put the advantage of Oil oVer gold. Silver, and diamonds when he broke forth in his faidous eulogy oh petroleum There's no Mg fortuner made Out of gold, though rUany villa locations With ft tiny gardett up and down the States is built out Of the gold mines. Diamonds, again, one or two men like the names of diamonds, but not many. There is the disadvantage abotit gold and diamonds that you haVe to dig for them, and to dig hard, and to dig yourself mostly. Americans do not loVe digging. Like the young gentleman in the parable—=they cannot dig. and to beg they are ashamed Of. It is the only occupation they are ashtthied of. Then there’s iron and there’s coals, hut you haVe to dig for them. . Look ! Look ! this great airth holds a Hundred things covered up for them who knows where to ldok, and do not mind digging. But, gentlemen, the greatest gift the aix’th'has bestowed she gave'to me—abundant, spontaneous, eternal, and ffee—and'that is lie ! lie! Gold you have to dig for, to pick, to wash. Hold means rheumatism-and. ft bent- back. - lie vflOWs, add you become suddenly rich. Ypu make all the loafers around fill your pails rur-yuu;-ttuti—jourDanKorstllyou'how many millions of dollars you are worth.”