LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2067, 11 January 1898, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We mentioned in Saturday's issue that ♦.Old Alec,’ a welUknown character in Hamilton, was missing. His body has been found in the river at Tanpiri. To the Deaf and those troubled with Noises in the Head or other Aural Troubles, Dr Nicholson of London, the world famed Aural Specialist and Inventor of Artificial Ear Drums, has just, issued the 100th edition of his illustrated and descriptive book on Deafness and Aural Troubles, This book may be had from Mr Colin Campbell, 160, Adelaide Road, Wellington, N.Z, Mr Campbell was cured of his deafness by Dr Nicholson’s system, and takes pleasure in spreading the news of the great specialist in Zealand. A little book OH the cure of Rheumatism, Corpulence, Lumbago, and Indigestion by the same author, may b© ad f rom Mr Campbell , also! rea.—Advt.

The Argus says:—The Presbyterians of Cambridge have not let the grass grow under their feet in the matter of building: a new church; They have collected over .§2OO in about a month 1 , have seleoted the plan for' the new edifice and have sent them bn to the Presbytery for approval. That is merely a formal matter, and tenders for the work will be oalle.fi, probably in a few days.

Mr W. J. Hunter has received instrnco tionsfrom Mr J. H. Kelly (who is leaving Waikato) to sell on the farm, Te Kowhia, near Ngaruawahia, about Ist February, the whole of his live and dead stock, etc.

We learn that it has not yet been decided which police officer will be sent on from Auckland to execute the warrant for the arrest of Dr Orpen,

Several Westport adventurers have (says the Bullet* Miner) devised a scheme for reaching Klondyke-. From- the best of information 1 available it seems - that a schooner could be purchased for £250, and provisioned at an aggregate cost cf £SOO, to land, say, seven prospectors-at the mouth of the Yukon- with: six months’ provisions on hand. A local syndicate has been temporarily formed, and the idea has ‘ caught on.’

A short time ago (according to-the Wairarapa Daily Times) a Maori at Ohau be» came impressed with the notion: that the Queen had mstructeZf’the Premier to offer handsome reward for the- destruction- of all Europeans. He was about to begin the good work, but his friends, becoming alarmed, determined to get him. in an. j * asjlum. Resorting to strategy they per. suade'd him to procure- a couple of sacks for ! collectsing- the promised bounty, and* also a 1 large rope by means of which he was to detain the Manawatu train and kill itsoccupants at leisure. Unfortunately the- ; demented one got away on- one of the two i horses; possessed- by the- party, and on arrival at the railway station theyfonnd him threatening the destruction of an unprepared pakeha. The madman’s friends then persuaded him to remove his boots- and -oat, to be in greater readiness, for theapproaching. train. Thus prepared 1 , he issued forth- with the rope to await hie prize, remembering perhaps how in the -dim. past Maui had caught the too; rapid sun- in. hie ropes of flax. At this point, however, his friends- determined t©-_ 4 bag’ him, and ‘ bag ’ him they did, with the , result that the Manawatu train bore away ■ from- Oban an excited native, tied up in two dusty flour sacks; and labouring under the delusion that his friends chose- this novtli way of sending him to receive his reward.

On a tree; by a river a little tomtit Sat eneezing.and wheezing, and coughing And I said to him, ‘Dicky bird why do you sit . Thu-s sneezing, and wheezing, and cough, ing? Don’t you know j,ust as-aurely as things- acn.

he sure, If you-’ll) only take- Woods-’ Great Pfeppermint Cure, hat Cold moat distressing you’ll certainly floor, - ‘Stead of sneezing, and wheezing, and coughing.

Very little work has been done on the Paeroa-Thames line during the holidays, but tt was intended to resume operations with'9o men yesterday. The construction of the permanent way will be pushed ahead vigorously, and it is hoped that by next Christmas the conveyance of passengers to and from Thames by rail will be an accomplished tact. During the last few days, about lj miles- of the Kopu section have been taken up. and will.now be re-laid to ballast pit, upon the- completion of which ballasting back to Paeroa will be commenced. It is anticipated that the line will be ready for traiEo as far as Puriri by the end of August, With regard to the sectian between Kopu and Thames, it will be- remembered! that this was completed about 17 years ago; but as the rails then used were only 401 b they are now to- be taken up and replaced with the regulation 6Glb rail. The bridge o-ver the Kauaeranga River, as well as several other smaller ones, also require attention, and the decking in each instance is to be replaced with fresh kauri.

There are further development® in the Orpen case. The police authorities, it has transpired, applied for a search warrant, and have entered the late offices of Dr Orpen. Chief Detective Grace took possession of a number of surgical instruments, medicines, etc. It is understood that the latter will be analysed. The Orpen case will be further continued by the police authorities making application to the Stipendiary Magistrate in connection with the proceedings to obtain an extradition warrant, and as a preliminary further evidence will be submitted. In consequence of it being probable that Commissioner Tunbridge's presence will be needed in Wellington at the present juncture in connection with the steps being taken to secure the arrest of Dr Orpen, the Minister of Justice (Hon T. Thompson) has countermanded the instruction for the presence of the Commissioner in Auckland. The Commissioner has returned to Wellington from the district which he was visiting. He may not be expected in Auckland until after the 15th instant.

Many of our readers will learn with sorrow, if with no great degree of surprise, of the death of Mr Carrol Nash at an advanced age, on Sunday morning. Mr Nash was one of the earliest settlers in the Upper Thames Distric, has long occupied a seat at tljie Ohinemuri County Council (for the Katangahake Riding); and was the proprietor of the Mackaytown Hotel. Mr Nash was unmarried. A few weeks ago Mr Nash, although in a very enfeebled state; paid a visit to Te Aroha staying at O’Meagher’s Family Hotel, with an attendant. The Te Aroha Hot Baths had undoubtedly the effect of prolonging his life; at least Mr Nash himself hod implicit faith in their therapeutic powers, ana annually took advantage of them.

There are a large number of visitors in Te Aroha at present. Our report of the meeting of the Horticultural Society is held over until next issue.

The death is announced of Mr Jas. Wiseman, founder of the old established firm of J. Wiseman and Son, Queen-street, Auckland. The Gbbat Fire.-— Tonson Garlick oy are selling their stock at Hoffman’s Buildings, Elliott-street, behind the Opera House. Ten Thousand Pounds worth of Carpets, . Linoleum, Bedsteads, Fenders, Rattan Furniture. Qvermanties, Bedding, Drawing Room Suites, and Furnishing Drapery. Such a sale as this will he has never been held in Auckland.—-Advt.

Our report of the Warden’s Court is held over until next issue. .

The jury returned a verdict' of ‘ Found drowned, but there was no evidence to show how deceased got into the water,’ at the* inquest held at the Taupiri Hotel, on the body of! ‘Old Alec,’ Alexander Delley. A fire occurred on Friday evening at the residence of Mr F.-Little at the Thames. The greater part of a bedroom furniture was destroyed and damage to the extent of £lO to £2O was done there being no insurance. s The managers of the New Zealand, Klondyke, Gold Syndicate (Auckland-have-decided that as- the- applications)/ for shares are less than £ISOO, the syndicate be wound up and the full amount of the application moneys be returned.

We hear, says the Ohinemuri* Gazettethat the marriage of Mr 0. E. Mace, of Te Aroha, to Mrs Whisker,,of Waitekauri, will take place- about the 15th inst at the latter placeThe members of the: Coromandel Fire Brigade have-resigned’in a body.. The qause is thus explained by Mr Jas. Wright-Anderson in a letter tothe News:— ‘ I notice in your last issue that the Fire Brigade resigned in a body on account oft lie Council dispensing with my services. I beg to inform you that such is not- the case. A resolution was passed by the Brigade two-months- and forwarded to the County Council asking to- be supplied with uniforms stipulating that if they did not get them they would resign. As no umforms- were forthcoming the members tendered their resignations.’

With respect to the recent pegging out of the Waitekauri river the cause was discovered by Mr E. M. Corbett. It appears that particles of coarse quartz and sand which had passed? the Waitekauri battery screens contained gold- valued at £1 4's to- the tom Mr Corbett proposes to-lift the tailings l and stack them on the bank. Afterwards he will 1 put them through a berdaniand complete the process by cyaniding. The result of the experimental treatment will be awaited with interest. We observe that the verandah infront of Messrs Mclndoe and. Hill’s store has been extended so as to include the business premises occupied by Messrs Burlaee and Salmon, and owned by the former firm. Constable Rowles, of Devonport, who is to succeed Constable Wild, promoted to a sergeantcy, arrived last night. Constable Wild leaves, for Auckland to-day.

Mr Pavitt,. architect, has- the plans for the erection of a grand-stand at the Te Aroha racecourse in hand- The dimensions are 50ft x 20ft.. Tenderswill be called in due course.

The Northern S.S- Co.’s Matvtku arrived yesterday at- the wharf, Te Aroha.

On Sunday afternoon' to the presence of a few friends, the remains of Thomas Sibley were consigned to their last resting-place. If Thomas Sibley had had his rights his obsequies had been better attended. It was not too much to expect a representative gathering of volunteers and civilians at the burial of an old soldier who had served his Queen abroad and in the colonies. The Vicar (Rev E. J. McFarland) officiated, and there were but few present. Deceased died at Waihi, and his last wish, to be buried at the quiet grave-yard at Te Aroha, was religiously carried, out by his friends and comrades. Eighteen years ago saw him band-master of the Te Awamutu Cavalry,, and he was under 50 when he died. We know very little about him ourselves; but he seems to have had a large circle of friends, and he leaves a family.

Andrew Allen v. Geo. S. Graham.— Application for forfeiture of Taranaki S.C. Plaintiff applied for forfeiture on ground of non-working within the last 5 months. Mr O’Meagher for plaintiff brought forward Messrs Jas. Agnew, John Whitten, and Robert Belt as witnesses, who each deposed that no work had been done during a lengthy period, and that all to Ms had been removed, leaving the ground practically abandoned. During the course of the case a wire from Mr Graham was read, in which be notified that he abandoned the Taranaki Claim. His Worship declared complainant first applicant, but directed that a portion of the claim be held reserved for the Domain enclosure, the claim to he granted on the amended plan. Cost £3 18a were allowed. It is stated that in consequence of the passing of the Mining Company's Act Amendment Bill, which renders directors of mining companies personally liable for all debts incurred with their permission, on behalf of such company, a large number of directors are resigning their seats on the boards of local no-liability companies. The Act also provides that no transfers can be registered without being accompanied by the scrip, etc., and has given rise to considerable discussion of late.. With the object of ascertaining the opinions of gentlemen occupying prominent positions in connection with mining companies a ‘ Herald ’ reporter interviewed several well-known citizens who have been associated with the development of the raining industry for some considerable time, and the result of the conversation that ensued was that the measure was generally approved.