WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1895.

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1779, 16 October 1895, Page 2

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1895.

The OWrifiTirari Minstrel /Troupe will „ perform in the Te Ai'oha, Public Hall toni; r o’.v (Thursday) evening.; • A- full pro* ' gSftmx&s appears in: another column; no ' doubt they will be well patronized. „ - Mrs Clarke’s sale at Waiorongomai takes v place to-morrow. The whole:of the live and de:id sfco.ck will be offered, also the farm and / : ■ all dairy ytensils, furniture, etc. The anniversary of the Te Aroha Wes\V-. heyan Church will be celebrated on Sunday >r!£xt by special sermons, to be preached by U?, Mr Frank' Smith.' -The soiree null be held i “-. la the Church on the following evening. Our feilow-towhsinari, Mr Mclndoe, hav- ' ia< r received an exceptionally good offer, , has decided to leave us, and announces a. c.’earing sale of his splendid stock, includ- ; in" a largo shipment per s.s. I Rimutaka • . now landing. ThiV-is a'.rare chance for those requiring good and cheap saddlery ids which the Te Aroha Saddlery is justly - Mmol. . ... •" ''

The membership of the Brokers’ Associ- . ation, Auckland is to he increased. Several n new members are to be proposed and h : balloted for on Monday next. v : ' • A meeting of those interested in the for •_ motion *of ;'a . Junior Bowing Club, fet To Aroha took place on Monday f'Qvening last in the Public Hajl. There ■ • ’'.‘hraa..■ a' . very fairattendance, and those, present' were enthusiastic in the ; v : move roteiifc. A It’was resolved that a club be V. formed toibe styled the Te Aroha Junior " Bov,-ing Club. The election of officers then took place, which resulted in the following . .gentlemen being electedY—President, Hon A. J. Cadman, Vice-Presidents, Messrs W. B. Allen, £> Y. Cox, A. W. Edwards, P. Pavitt; and T. Gavin. A working committee was also appointed to carry out the .> necessary arrangements for a successful , season.. It is intended to hold a Begatta at no distant* date. The fee for joinmg the , Club was fixed at 5s for the season (4 months. Itiwass unanimously resolved to 1 C; - purchase the two gigs from Mr Everett, J and al3o obtain some smaller crafts if funds ••■ ■- will allow;, : 1 • ■ ■?v ; ■ : A Mr Mclndpe advertises his house •on . Wiison-strcof, near tb9 Catholic chapel, for -»i hmediatcAale. This is a rare chance for anyone desiring, a'pleasantly situated resid'lnce, ns Mr/McTndoe indends leaving the district the sale is bona fide.. i, ‘ > A: London AHie£ jumped from a window, the 'dciier dajn and a servant screamed as ' she s jawhim running off. A cyclist pur- 1 3ue i the robber and ran him into the arms : of a policeman, ;> ; ' , V'-.lAu cchmtric 'German has left his yalnablo property-fo six nephews and six nieces, on condition that each nephew marries a woman named Antonie, i and each neice marries a man named Anton. The first B child in each family is also to receive one . of . these names. , . . - - . The tax of 3 per cent., levied on the;rec np'?. at all places of public amusement", for the benefit of the poor, is, perhaps, .the • one paid the least grudgingly by Parisians. This year the. statistics published in con- • section with that tax show that the poor "■ profited largely by the pleasure of the richer classes. ■/; . ■ • „ _ S stance records are being made by ishl railways. The East Coast tg’a Cross to Dundee), 452 miles,: been tr ..versed in exactly eight hours', P .hahd the" West Coast route (Euston to , 450 mile 3, in seven hours and three- ,: Y This beat? the record, which was held by Now York, of 440 miles in eight hours and 40 minutes. The West Coast route fro in Eu3ton to Aberdeen has been - vaversed in two minutes less than nine •'hours, making; 540 miles in 538 minutes. This beats ail records.

For some time past it has been wellknown that the suppliers to the Te Aroha and Waihou creameries have been ulsatisfied with the result of the milk testing. Many of the tests made have thrown to the wind the theory that good f- odi:ig must; produce a higher percentage of butter fat, cows that have been well fed through the winter and are in good eondit'on give a lower percentage than others that have been half-starved and fed on tea-tree. This prompted a cute settler to make the following test, he milked onecow thoroughly mixed the milk, and took out two samples in different bottles, labeling one * white cow ’ and the other 1 black cow * these were given to the manager' of th i Waihou Creamery to test with the Babcock tester, with the following strange result, one sample contained 9 per cent and the other only 7 per cent of butterfat. If the 'settlers version.be true, and we have no reason to doubt it, surely some explanation is necessary.

On Friday afternoon atwo-roomed whare at Owharoa was discovered to be on fire. The fire was extinguished, and there was every appearance of incendiarism, and a woman, named Crutchfield, has been arrested on the eharge. We notice that A. W. Edwards has been very bnsily engaged the past few days opening up his second consignment of Spring goods, which we understand he will display about Friday next. The ladies committee in connection with the forthcoming Show met at Mr Mclnaoe’s Bhop on Monday evening last, Miss Pavitt in the chair. The following were appointed Stewarts for the different classes : Misses Gibbons and Goldsworthy, Needlework; Misses 1 Hotchin and Stevens, Art and Penmanship ; Misses Johnson and Wild, Mechanical Collections and-Juvenile Horticulture. •

A Plain and Fancy Dress Ball was held at the Gordon Settlement on Thursday last, which was much enjoyed by those taking part. The following are some of the characters represented : —Miss Steward, * Country Lass ’; Miss Ellery, ‘ Spanish Girl ’ ; Mss Carroll, ‘ Violet Miss McLeod, * Summer ’; Miss Squirrell, * Evening Dress ’; Miss Foreman, ‘ Evening Dress’; Mr A McLeod as ‘ Jockey ’ acted as M. Cl in an efficient manner; Mr J. McLeod, * Huntsman ’; Mr Carro’l, ‘ Sailor ’ ; Mr J. Carroll, ‘ Evening Dress ’ Mr J; Frankton, ‘ Boy Blue’ Mr Pollen, * Evening Dress’ Mr Osborne, ‘Evening Drew’. The music was supplied by Messrs Carroll and Foreman. Dancing was continued till a late hour, and a very pleasant evening was spent* Our local volunteers iparaded in the Domain on Sunday morning last, marched; headed by the Band, to St. Markus Church, it being the occasion of their monthly Church Parade. The Hon. Chaplan, Rev F. G. Evans, preached a most eloquent sermon, taking for his -text St. Paul’s Epistle to the PhUippians, 3rd chapter 13th and 14th verses. The parade was a most successful one, the men turning-out olein arid smart. _ L - - '