LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1750, 13 July 1895, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the recent benefit concert Mr* Gavinintimated that the Te Aroha Band purposed holding a concert at an early date in order to raise a little money to enable them to purchase one or two r new instruments. An announcement in another column now informs the public that the date of the concert is fixed for the 25th inst- The principle instrument required by the baud is a new ba-vs which will cost about ,£9 and the Committee hope to raise that amount by this concert. Judging by those who have promised to take part, an excellent pro- . gramme will be presented, it will appear in our columns of alater date. The following ladies and gentlemen have kindly volunteered to assists "Misses Wainwright. Hirst, Stanley, French,. Craig, and E. Sibley, and Messrs Thos. Mdndoe, John Gordon, Ross, Schroff, Gage-Brown, Hanby, Tonge and Buchan. We hope thopublic will show their appreciation of the Band by giving their patronage to the concert in aid of this necessary instrument. ‘ y 'Mr W. G. Russell proposes} to" introduce a Bill dealing with the Press Association Company, which he characterises. aa.one of the grossest and most abominable class monopolies in the colony. The Post has a .leader on the sabject, and asks why should Parliament 'interfere with a private concern.

Messrs Jones°and Sanderson hold ! another auction sale in Te Aroha to-day, commencing at 2 o’clock in the Public Hall. Many entries have been received which are particularised in our advertising columns. Mr F. Tonge, the local agent, will be pleased to receive entries for} all descriptions of farm or dairy produce, merchandise, etc., up to the time of sale. ■

Owing to an accident to the Rev F. G. Evans, by which one of the small bones of his ancle was he will be .unable to conduct- service on Sunday. The service will, however, be held -as "usual. Mr Cox Morrinsville, morning .and evening, and Waihou in the afternoon; Te Aroha, Mr J. Evnas, morning and’ evening, and Waiorongomai in the afternoon. ' Captain Fisher, the most wofiderful tattooed man in the world, is advertised to appear in the Te Aroha Town Hall this evening, in his unique entertainment of ancient and modem, magic. This gentle-, •man has over 500 different designs tattooed on his body, including birds,, beasts, reptiles, Indians, floral and artistic decorations almost increditable. The captain [informs us>that the tattooing was'done by the Mexican Indians during his captivity amongst them. The painful-operation lasted over a period of six months, during which time he was submitted to this cruel torture. The designs are coloured and finished to minutest detail, from a floral necklace t<J the soles of the feet, Captain Fisher is also an expert trickster, his slight of hand performances being most clever. The admission is' one shilling, and no doubt this novel entertainment will be well patronised. Our exchanges refer to tko captain as being ouo of the greatest living wonde a of the age.. Amongst the many schemes for dealing with the unemployed and labour troubles in the old country comes one from the able pen of Dr Joseph Parker, which appears in the. English Illustrated Magazine for May last. The idea is qnite as unique as it is original, it is the writers ambition-to re- , build London and thinks some such enter-' prise offers the best solution for the alleviation of the the present economical and Boeial difficulties. This would necessitate an expenditure of from 30 to 40 million pounds. .’ ; .' ■ • . Capt McKenzie, of Waiorongomai, advertises for sale a few tons of prime potatoes, at the low figure of <£2 per ton, at his farm.

That portion of the Te Aroha-Lichfield road near Waiorongomai is at'present in a very bad state, apd is dangerous to man or beast, and unless the weather becomes more settled the road will be impassable before the winter iB over. The road has been cut up by the gravel drays from the creek, which idmve ; done nearly as much damage to the road as the price of the metal,.- • * '■ ■• ’ Four candidatss are now before the electors of Auckland City to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement of Sir George Grey, yiz., Mr R. Monk, Mr Fawcus, Mr J. M. Shera, and Mr T. Thompson. Mr Monk and Mr Shera will undoubtedly go to the poll, and very .probably the two others as well. The Central Council of labour and Liberal Associations will decide as to whether Mr Thompson or Mr Fawcus shall be supported by them, but it is considered extremely likely both will see, the contest through. ■ V ' ’ ' < t The formation work on Thompson's track is being continued. Two of the gangs of men who have been engaged on the work have been suspended in consequence of- the available money, being nearly spent. The work of formation.;to the saddle is completed, and two gangs are at work clearing on the other side of the range.. Tho fencing through Messrs Cox and Herries’ property is also being pushed on. It is hoped there will be more money available before that' in hand runs out. ' * \

’ Very bad hews has been received from the Mackenzie country, in Timaru. It has been wholly under snow for a month past, and there has not been a bare patch to be Been. The ranges bn,'tfi,e east side are badly snowed up, and the loss of sheep wili/be enormous. The runs are practically a total loss; 1 ’ At Tepako station'the men have not been able to get out to look after the sheep. The snow is three feet deep en the flat, and ten on the ranges. . '■ . i ‘ .

_ A steam carriage is the reported invention of a Massachusetts genius. It weighs 400 pounds, can carry two. persons At a time and has much the appearance of an ordinary The steam generates in a boiler run by naptha ’ flames. The steering apparatus is so arranged that the engieer can steer at the same time'that ho' is looking after the engine. ;

T,ho some people (the * Advocate ■ remarks) comes in; at an oppotune time. There is a man now working in the Timaru special settlement who has probably broken tie World's record in the distance falleh' without being killed. The .distance wps 264 feet in two heats, and the -scene of the exploit was the river cliff near Mangaweka. He first fell a, sheer-drop of 80 feet, landing on a ledgo Of papa* and the remainder was done the-second fail

The tailings which have been accumulating in the bed_of the Ohincmuri river, for years past are now being put to the test to ascertain their real .value,.- There is no doubt'that a largo percentage of the precious metal has been running to waste under the old style of treatment, and the working of the river bed will no doubt prove a profitable one. Mr H, Gordon has' ;aken to the Thames from Karanga'hake anothey,parcel of two tons of tailings, taken from the bed of the river, which he is having treated at the Moanatairi battery, and so'far as the treatment has progressed, the tailings have shaped for a good return.

The Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor, which was commenced m Te Aroha a few" months back, held its usual meeting in St. Mark's Church on Thursday evening last, and was attended by some dvactive and associate members. The meeting was led by Miss Wild, and was a yery spirited one throughout. We are pleased to note the progress of this society, which, we hope, will continue in the good work it has commenced. 9 The following players will represent Morrinsville in their football match againstTe‘ Aroha, at Morrinsville, on Saturday, the 13th inst s—Fullback, Tui Tuhakanna; three-quarters, Clarke, Haggie, Golasbury ; halves, McSherry^Tohi; forwards, Hinton (captain), Wilson, Forrest, Vincent, Morrissey, Mahon, Grange, Glynn, Orr.. Emergeaciej: (Jorrie, S, Bidois, Harding, W. Neela, . Messrs McNicol and Co. advertise their next Ohaupo live stock sale for Tuesday, July 23rd, and their usual monthly sale in toe Waitoa Yardß will be held on Friday, 26th July! Borne additions have also been, made to the firm’s list of entries for their Cambridge sale, to be held to-day, 13th July. The firm also have for private sale a single bagging chaffcutter. The members of our Volunteers Corps paraded for inspection in the Public Hall on Wednesday evening last. Considering the unsatisfactory state of the weather, ■which prevented many from coming who muster-present. Captain Cochrane handed i the men over to the non-commissioned officers to put them through the manual, firing exercises, and other movements. At the conclusion of the parade a meeting of tho oompany was teld to transact business. A letter was read from Hallenstein Bros. , tailors, etc., offering a guit of clothes as a prize to be fifed for by the company; it was decided. to write thanking . them for. their offer. The matter- of obtaining the services of the Rand for the Company was again brought up, and was freely discussed by all'. present.. It was subsequently left in the hands-of the officers, to'draw up a code of rules under which the Band would be willing to again-join the Company. - The work of ‘ trying-out ’ the twentyseven whales stranded at the South Head, Kaipara, is being vigorously prosecuted by the syndicate who purchased, the carcases About 30-men are employedunder Captain Rogers, an experienced whaleman, and already about ten tons -/of oil- have- been secured. The place where the work is being carried out is almost inaccessible from the seaside, and the whole Of the haulage in connection: with operations has to be done by land j and'the tracks at the pres-, ent time are in a very bad state. ■ -Teams of horses have beon. sent up from Auckland, and those interested expect to realise a handsome return from the venture. ’

The City of Melbourne Bank is formally applying for liquidation. This is volun-tary-in order to protect its interest during the discussion; on a scheme which will be submitted.to the Scotch depositors in Glasgow on the 23rcV ihst-, and to.the English in London on the 24th. -

A strange case of a dream which became true is reported from Florence. A young man dreamed that he had been bitten and mortally wounded by the marble lion which stands with open jaws in front of a certain church. Wallung past the church with a few friends, on the following day, he mentioned hia dream, and placed his hand in the lion's mouth, with the words, ‘ Now bite me,’ At that very, instant he felt a violent pain, for a scorpion that lay concealed in the lion’s jaw had bitten ;hlm so severely"£hat he died in a few hours.

A farmer in Michigan recently obtained 1600 pounds of -unwashed wool from 112 sheep. The average per head was a little over 14 pounds, and the largest fleece weighed 31 pounds. The clip is an extraordinary one.

Baron Liebig said that if yon drank 750 gallons of best Bavarian beer you -would not get more nutriment from it than from a 51b loaf. :'-//• , - ’

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 beat value in furnishing goods. He is selling very cheap, all kind of Furniture, Carpet 3, Carpet Squares, Linoleum, Bedding; Iron Bedsteads, Woven Wire Mattresses, Furnishing, Drapery and Bamboo Blinds. He finishes a house throughout, and sends an illustrated catalogue to intending buyers. Write to J. Tonson Gaelics, Queen-s'-rest, Auckland.