LOCAL AND GENRAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XII, Issue 1791, 30 November 1895, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENRAL.

McNicdF: anA Co. will hold their next Ohaupo sale on Tuesday, 10th December. ' ' -.. '■ .• : =’ Weheg 7 to 'acknowledge' •j’ecbipt of the Statutes of Zealand, printed ih form, of-tffie seeondrsessioh. of the twelfth -Parliamept New Zealand.; . . : jdu Thursday afternoon last Mr Hooper’s horse took flight hhd bolte-l with' dogwith the resuli; that the- vehicle sustained coffslderible daihage.. The horse, however, escaped unhurt. >. > ;>; <*

Between twenty and thirty horses from the Waikato passed through here to Paeroa on Wednesday, last.'' The horses were of a good sort and should meet with ready saleV

Beet Sugar—The Victorian Government has decided to introduce a Bill dnrihg the present session to assist the sugar beet industry. They will make further advance; to Companies to the total amount" of £IOO,OOO.

A premium of .£250 is to be given for the best two designs for a church to take the place of the present St. Matthew’s, in Auckland.

. A daylight parade-of tho Te Aroha Rifles took place on the lawn in. .the Domain ori Thursday afterhoon last.. The muster was a .very fair one, some .-2a men of all ranks beTng'present ; Capt. COijhrane in command Colonel Goring was present to inspect the men, who were put through company drill, Bring;.-eierqjsegi' skirniishing, and other movemonfa/agdvacquitted thenjselves in a creditable.manner. ‘TheCompany go into camp towards the end of January, when the annual volley-firing will take placed A rare instance of the phenomenon, known to medical men as ‘Leucodermy’ is at present under notice at the Adelaide Hospital. The skin-of a native of. the Mauritius fslaiuds. has. changed by natural process from the deepest brown to a color lighter than that of a European. So far ,o®ly one other authen'tiD case is fession. The process has occupied five years* the first appearance '6f- tiie" change' being a' small - white spot on the man’6 forehead-.fi ‘ £. H li r» fii b 2- ? Some time ago the proprietor of a tr veiling wild beast mSnagorie well known, in 0 4t^ly : the pin* sepaKlted.'Tlie wife"s6o,n afterwards went into-busiuess on her. owu account in th- •. wild inenagerie*rrived in Bologna, aud it.was by that of his wife. The husband.Wii&.eqiial.to tffie occasion. H. had the waEmbKthe’ town placarded with the .following ambiguous announcement.4 lii consequence of "the arrival of my wif. in this town my stock of wild beasts habeeu increased.’ . A ,

Monthly meeting of the Band of Hope in Town Hall on Monday evening. The Rev. Father Hackett will conduct Mass at Te A roll a, to-morrow (Sunday), at 11 o’clock. Mr Charles Thaxter, of Waihou, invites tenders for clearing 20 to 30 acres of ti-tree Tenders close on Thursday, sth December. The Paeroa Brass Band intend visiting Te Aroha towards the end of next week, and will render a number of selections. Those desirous of securing good pa Mocks for grazing purposes should read the advertisement in another column. We would again remind those interested in sugar-heat culture that,*a meeting of enthusiasts is called for next Thursday evening.' The date of the Waihou school concert has been definitely arranged to .take place on the 13th of next mo jth-. The tourists season is fast approaching, and Thursday’s train brought a nu mber of sightseers and'invalids to our sanatorium. The return from Messrs Reynold’s and Co’s Creameries for the month of October appear in tabulated form in another part of this issue, and should be of interest to the numerous supplies. • Those interested in. horse .racing are reminded that the Mata Mata'Racing. Club’s annual meeting is advertised to be held on Boxing Day, (Thursday, December 2Gth), The programe contains some Bix events. .

Foreman Wattam is making a great difference to the appearance of the numerous roads in tho Piako County which are under his supervision. Mr Wattain his been kept busy during the last month owing to the heavy rains, which caused -the creeks to overflow, thus playing havoc with tho bridges, approaches, etc. Ordinary monthly meeting of the Ohinenmri' County Council takes ' place in the Council Chambers, Paeroa on Thursday next Stjv (December. A meeting of the River Board Will'be held at close of Council meeting. . , '

Gordon Settlement School, of which Mr Schroff is Head.pastor, was visited by. Inspector Goodwin' on the 19th inst. The number on school roll is 26, of these, 25 were present, and 19 passed in Standards.

Trout have been seen frequently of late near tho Te Aroha railway bridge, several lesidents have been the intention of capturing them, but-so far their ■attempts have been fruitless. ‘‘TKe’object of Christ's first advent” will be the subject of the Rey F. G. Evan’s address at St. Mark's Church to-morrow evening. During the offertory Mrs Waters will sing the beautiful sacred soug V Charity.” \ ’!•

Mr J. S. Goodwin, Inspector of the Auckland Education Board, held the annual examination of tho children attending the. Te Aroha Goldfield School, on the 12th, 13th, and 14th of this month. Number of children,on Roll 203. Present at, examination, 191. Passed iuiStandirdsi 115.

The Ohinemuri County Council call for, tenders for the formation of the Esplanade. between tlio old wharf and the railway wharf, and for repairs to the Grace Darling bridge at Waitekauri. The service of song, entitled ‘Leftalone,’ which was given.- in the Paeroa Wesleyan Church some weeks ago, will be repeated on Sunday afternoon at half-past-two o’clock.: . ’

1 A painful accident happened at KarangaKake on Tuesday last to a man named Tom | Parlby. He was splitting some wood with an axe. when, by some mishap, instead of striking the wood, he struck his left foot. The axe penetrated the boot and made a very dedp and painful cut on thejfoot i>e--tween the big too and tho rest ; 'df the toes.* He was attended to by Dr l'orbes under-* whose skill he is getting on as as can be,expectcd. -. •

; Inspector Goodwin -jfut. tlhe children of tho Waihou school ‘thi*ough their annual examination on Monday. November 11, with the following result:—Number on roll, 75; present, 71; passed, 36. Building operations are progressing l in. the Morrinßville district,-with the result that the township is presenting quite a pleasing appearance..; During, the present year somq half-dozen beaufcif&lly. finished houses have Feep orected fronting the majp road, while other.pa.rta df the. district. HaVa also been improved. A new dwelling is now being erected for Mr Clifford, the framework of which is already in position. Considerable interest was evidenced at Hamilton on Wednesday last over the ; election of a Mayor. The candidates Mr' William Dey, the late. Mavbr* and. Mr WRliani. Jones.-; The friends of h both patties exerted themselves the day to secure votes. The.; result Was that MV. Dey polled 103 votes, au l Mr Jones 73. The former was, returned with- a majority- of 30. Mr C. J. W. Barton acted '‘as returning officer, and declared the result of tjie poll Within twenty ipinutes of its closure.

"A representative meeting of those inte’osted in tho developmopt of the sugar-beet industry took place at' Ohaupo on Tuesday last. The .main object of the meeting was to ascertain what success Had attended the endeavours made by canvassers. The results were considered highly satisfactory, nothwithst&dihg that the lists were not completed; Those who attended,the.iheeting: left thoroughly satisfied, that the object they had in view was in a far way to accomplishment, consequent on the nurabors on the lists Having been read out.

We have received a pamphlet from the Government printer, entitled, ‘ Prospects of Viticulture in New Zealand,’ giving full mStriidtionS’ .with Ybgard'tO planting and pruning,. It<is a very handy production, iifd one that of inymefise value to those ciiltivating the vine'.' -A new pneumatic ball tire is the latest device , for bicycles, and has just been patented in. England. Ip . substitutes for tW’continuous tubular tite'- a series of rubber balls set in cups at the outer ends of ;the spokes The balls are" so connected that they may be simultaneously inflated. Sqy|t’al advantages are claimed for the devfe®;6ne of them , being that no serious iffijgfivenience will follow . the accidental of the tire. It is also claimed thftts thero is a great saving of ground cohesion or friction, an 1 that this will increAae tlie ease and speed of propulsion. ,Ai’e you Furnishing ? The best and Heape d stock is at ‘The People’s’ Furnishng Warehouse, Aiickland. J. Tonson Gar;‘ick is determined to maintain the position held so long for giving hest value in furnish-ing-goods. HSr.is selling very eherp, all kind of Furniture, Carpets, Carpet Squares, Linoleum, Bedding, Iron Bedsteads, Woven Wire Mattresses, Furnishing, Drapery and Bamboo Blinds. He furnishes a house vhroughout, and sends an illustrated cat ilogue,to intending buyers. Write to J i Tonson Gablick, Qneen-street, Auckland '