LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1785, 6 November 1895, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Post Office will be closed on Saturday, 9th inst., Prince of Wales Birthday, but will be open between 7 and 8 o’clock in the evening, for the delivery of correspondence only. Mails usually made up on Saturday will close on Friday, the Bfch, at 8 p.m. _?.

Mr J. G. Soppet has opened a store at Waiorongomai, adjoining Roberts and Rowe’s butcher shop, where he will run a first-class grocery business on the cash principles. The name Soppet is a sufficient guarantee as to quality. Price lists can be had on application at the store. Further particulars will appear in our next issue. ; The Reminiscences of Charles Ring, who first discovered gold in Auckland Province, are now being published weekly in the Herald and Weekly News. After he had proved Coromandel to be a gold bearing country he and his brother were sent out to prove the extent of the gold bearing area and came through from the Thames by way of Kaimai, where he found stringers with gold showing in the stone. He then went oh to.’Katikati' where gold bearing reefs were also found. This was 1 35 years ago. None of the places were worked by Ring Brothers as their duty was merely to ascertain the extent of the aurifrecus country * ' Miss Walker, the millionaire, has broken •the record in Sydney so far as outlay; in connection with a social entertainment is concerned. The other day she gave a ball in the Town Hall at Paddington. It was a gorgeous affair, and everybody who is supposed to be anybody was present. The furnishing and decorations for the entertainmant alone cost .£IOOO. ■ A big patch of opal has been u iearthed on Block Three ot White Cliffs,Wilcannia, by a tribi tor named Kenneth Grant, The stone was sold for >2900. Grant is still working on the patch. " A Melbourne story about the Dean case: Mr Justice Winleyer, on his way through Melbourne last week had his hair cut at Lambert’s in Coll ins-street.- The barber and he fell to talking of the sensational case. ‘ What s the feeling in Melbourne ’ j asked the judge. ‘Most people thought him guilty.’ ‘ continued his Honor, ‘ that in Sydney so many believed him innocent.’ ‘ Well,’ was the .reply, ‘ ia Sydney you see, they don’t trust the ju Iges. There’s that Judge Windeyer—— ’ ‘ Excuse me, I‘m Judge Windeyer!’ His Honor had to wait till his hair was cut j but conversation flagged. • „ j

| Capt/Edwin wired at 12 15 p.m as folj lows: —“ North-east to north and west gale with rain; glass fall ”

A game of pitch and toss has been played in the Paeroa Warden's office with a view to ascertaining who should be awarded a piece of ground consisting of 100 acres at Marototo, pegged out twice under the names of the Black Star and Midas special: claims, applications-for which were lodged at the same time.. It will be.;, remembered that it was agreed upon in the Warden’s Court that lots should be drawn ..between the two applicants for possession, and in accordance'with that, agreement the applicants, John Ilartly (Black Star) and JaniesNicholls (the Midas) attended at the office, where the clerk, Mr Jordau, tossed up a silver coin. Nicholls having guessd heads, th. o in was tossed , and having come . tail, Mr Jordan proclaimed in favour of John Hartly, who now applies for the ground.— Tribune.

Are you Fiirnishihg? The best and cheapest stock, is at ,‘The. People’s’ Furnishing Warehouse, Auckland. J. Tonson Garlick is,determined to maintain the position held lo long for giving best value in famishing goods, He is selling very .cheap, all kind of Furniture, Carpets, Carpet Squares, Linoleum, Bedding, Iron Bedsteads, Woven; Wire Mattresses, Furnishing, Drapery and Bamboo Blinds. He furnishes a house throughout, and sends ah illustrated catalogue to intending buyers. Write io . J Touson Gaelics, Qheen-street, l ackland.