Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1895.

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1758, 10 August 1895, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1895.

Arbor day; was not observed ihTe Aroha. Mass will bo celebrated by Father Hackett at St Joseph’s Church, Te Aroha, to-morrow morning at 11 o’clock. -V . . ' ■; ;■ Mr W. S. Allen will preach in Paeroa both morning and evening to-morrow. Capt. Edwin telegraphed yesterday at noon as follows: —‘ South east and northeast gale soon, with rain and cold weather. Glass further fall.’

The Rev F. G, Evans will preach at St. Mark’s,’Church to-morrow, -both morning and evening, in the morning address referring to the late terrible tragedy in connection with mission work in China.

Mr H. H Thompson, a third year pupil teacher from Huntly, has been appointed to. the Te Aroha Public School in place of Mr F. D. Woods.

- The Waihou Dramatic Club’s .entertainment came off iast night, it was well attended and the programme was much enjoyed by those present. - A full - report will appear in our next. . - Referring to the mining industry-in the House, Mr Allen says the whole increase in tlie output comes from the one district of Auckland. It is all ~vory well to apeak about the increase in Auckland, but the industry is not prospermia in Otago, booauac Ministers will not take action. Mr Allen denies that the Government are doing all they can do to encourage mining development.

TheTev. T. A. Jonghin will preach a special memorial ■ sermon on the late Mr Joseph Jambs of Te Aroha West, in the Te. Aroha Wesleyan Church on Sunday morning, and at Te Aroha West in the afternoon. The subject, of discourse will be “Blessed are dead which die in the Lord.” --

Mr S. L. Bygrava, of the Te Aroha Bakery, .advertises tenders for the erection of a.dwelling adjoining his shop in Whitalier'street. Specifications -and all particulars may be obtained on application to Mr Bygrave. Tenders are returnable by Wednesday next, the 14th inst.' The pew company at Waiorongoihai are at present working , three shifts in their drive through the buck reef. The present appearance of Jthe quartz is considered favourable for satisfactory returns.

It now. appears that the Colonial Treas : urer by some’ mistake inserted the 4 1890 Canadian tariff into hia budget' which is obsolete,.instead of the 1894 tariff which is now in forde Particulars of the new tariff have not. yet'come to hand. ‘' ' ' :• -The Waihi 4 Company., have struck the Welcome reef in the low level, and from hsaay testa it is proved the ore'imprbvea ae it goes dowr.: At the Warden’s Court held in Paeroa on Tuesday last, the following To Aroha applications were granted : MrT. Mclndoe, ’6 ’ men’s ground at' Waiorengomai ; M. Fleming, Sceptre Special Claim; and J. , H. Fleming Sceptre Extended Special Claim./

Mr F. D. Woods left for tho Thames en route for Mahurangi on Thursday. Gn Wednesday morning the scholars in the public school presented him wifch a veryneat and serviceable little time-piecg. -The presentation was made for the scholars by Mr Gilchrist, as Chairman of the School Committee. Mr Woods, in acknowledging the. gift, thanked the scholars,,, his co-teachers . and the Committee, for their uniform kindness and courtesy to him. Three cheers were given, and being Arbor Day a holiday was proclaimed. The Te Aroha School Committee have * received tho following tenders for erecting pickqt-fenqe' in front of teacher’s hogse and other repairs:— J. West .£lB 10a; W. Reid £l6 10s; J. Currie £ls 5s ; J. McKee £l2 10s (accepted)/ The Board of Education have given a grant of £lO towards the work. %

.: In the Contemporary Review for, March 7th, Mr M. C, Mullhall sets forth the progress of the three great colonial dominions —Australia, Canada, and South Africa—in his accustomed fashion Hesay3:—Population has nearly doubled, revenue more than doubled, and we may search the world round for any parallel to this in ancient or modern times. ’The population exceeds the figure reached by Great Britain at the beginning of the century and the aggregate revenue of the above colonies, is almost as much as was that of the United Kingdom at the accession of Queen Victoria, In a word, three great nations are rapidly growing up in as many distinct quarters of the globe, based on the laws, language, and traditions of England. In fine weather, we look to Australia, Canada, or South Africa, we have every reason to be proud of the energy and progress of our .colonial brethren. " Tn the hurry burly of British ' politics, the incssant care 3 and occupations j of every day life, we are apt to lose sight of the marvellous advancement of those j three great colonial settlements, which are j in some respects without parallel in anci- | out or modern times. j