LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1757, 7 August 1895, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Capt. Edwin wired at noon yesterday as follows i ‘ N.E. to E. and South gale, after 12 hours from now, with rain. Glass fall.’ Theprogramme'of theWaihou DramaticClub Concert appears in another part of this issue. No doubt it will prove a draw. A pleasant evenings enjoyment may be anticipated.. Mr E. Y, Cox is' calling a meeting of fruit-growers in this distriet, to be held in the News Office this evening, to consider the .proposed treaty with South Australia, we hope those affected will jealously watch their own interests. It will.be soon by an advertisement* in another column that Wilson’s Variety Company have arrived in To Aroha', and purpose giving one of their entertainments in the Public Hall on-Thursday night. A first-class variety programme presented, s Admission (popular prices') 2s and Is? . . A manufacturer, with large works in England and a. factory in Wellington, says that.he pays his, girls 10s to 15s a week in England and. 20s to 30s here, but considers the colonial girls’intelligence and physique make her work all the difference. ' ; ■ Mr F. D. Wo6ds, the popular assistant master of the Te Aroha public school, has been promoted to th^charge.of the Mahurangi Heads school. By his genial disposition and gentlemanly manner Mr Woods has -made -many friends who regret his departure hut rejoice in his promotion. He will carry with him the well wishes'-of his fellow teachers as well as those of the children. A presentation will be made at the school this morning, and Mr Woods leaves for his new sphere of work on Thursday morning, via the’Thames. *

A meeting of milk suppliers to tlie Te Aroha West creamery was held on Monday morning to consider Messrs Reynolds and Co.’s terms for the coining season. Mr A J. farmer presided and Explained the object of the meeting. Messrs .Stanley and McKenzie, who were, the delegates to the general meeting' of ’suppliers in :Hamilton •recently, reported what had been done there! After considerable..discussion, in which nearly all present took part, it was decided that they would hot accept the "term's offered by Messrs Reynolds and Co. Mr Jas. Jackson was appointed a delegate to attend the meeting of suppliers at Ohaupo on Tuesday morning. It was also resolved that Mr Jackson was not to accept any terms which would give the suppliers less than 2|d per gallon for their phlk, The funeral f of the late Mr Joseph James, of Te Aroha West took place oh Sunday afternoon. The assemblage, of friends who attended'to pay the lasfe.tr jbute of respect to their departed neighbour was one of the largest for many years. The procession consisted of 12 vehicles and about 60 horsemen who went all-the way to" the ceinetry despite the heavy shower of rain which camß on before the cortege reached its destination. The ceremony at the grave was conducted by the Rev T. A. Joughin, who, in a few well-chosen words eulogised the Character of the departed, and advised albto heed: the Saviour’s exhortation’: Vr Be ye also ready, for in such an hour as ye think not the, Son of Man Cometh.” The funeral arrangements were in the hands of Mr Devey, ‘ and . were conducted with- due decorium. .

• A committee meeting of the Te Aroha Horticultural Society was held on Monday evening'. There was a fair' attendance of members present. 'Mr Strange presided. A large amount- of routine business with reference to the Art and Industrial Exhibition- was "transacted. The names of Messrs Clough, Bossons, Hawkins, J. Evans and Rev -Evans wCre added to the Committee. Resolved on the motion of Mr F. Strange,.- seconded by Mr Mclndoe,-. that ' Mrs 'Marsdoh; Misses. Gibbons, Gabolinscy, Roberts, Stevens, K. Johnson, Wild, Hot--chiri, iGoldsworthy, Beeson, Pavitt, Reynolds, Rowe, B. Lavery, and all Board and Sunday School teachers and clergy, with power to add to their number, be asked to act as a Working Committee 1 to assist and arrange matters in ' connection- with' the forthcoming Art and Industrial Exhibition. A unanimous vote Of thanks, was accorded to Mr B. Jackson for his timely .and. acceptable'gift, of, a secretaire to the Society. The next meeting'will be held 1 on the first Wednesday in September.,