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Te Aroha News, 10 March 1898, Page 2

A letter from “Sanex,” Gordon Settlement notes, and other matters, are held over until Saturday's issue. Acetyline gas has been introduced at Cambridge and gives, we understand, great satisfaction.

Mr Fred Wild, who has been - sojourning in Waihi for some considerable time past, baa returned to Te^Aroha and resumes his old place in Mr A. W. Edwards’well-known store. ‘ •■ <. ■ •

Once they get started, the re- erection of the Hot Springs Hotel will speedily be an accomplished fact. The tenders are out and we noticed the other day some of the debris of the late fire was being removed.

From an advertisement in another column it will be observed that Mr S. L. Hirßt has bad plaeed in his hands for sale several properties in Te Aroha and the neighbourhood. His long residence in the neighbourhood and intimate knowledge of the values of local properties peculiarly" qualify him to act as an estate agent in this district. From the list published elsewhere it will be seen that Mr Hirst has some capital bargains to dispose of. All communicaa tions should he addressed to him, Box 36, P O, Te Aroha.

Further news regarding the mysterious disappearance of Mr Charles Wright, commercial traveller, of Auckland, from the s.a. Omapere, on the east coast lately, shows that he mast have fallen overboard from the Omapere in broad daylight. On the morning after leaving Gisborne for Napier, he got up and had a bath. He did not have any breakfast as he was not well, and he went on deck when the others were having breakfast. He sat down in a chair and was made as comfortable as possible. Ten minntes or so afterwards he was- missed, and a search was made, but without avail. Mr Wright was never seen afterwards, and no cry as from anyone falling overboard was heard.

It is a somewhat remarkable thing, says the Dnnstan Times, that the codlin moth is not so plentiful this season. D'uring the last few years it was almost impossible to get a sound apple, while this season we have seen many good eating applet without a vestige of the moth. Some people think that the thrushes, which are beginning to multiply in the district, and whicli eat lots of worms and grubs, are the cause of this improvement.

The Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court opened on Monday at Auckland. About 30 cases are down for trial. The grund jury brought in a true bill in the case of Mary E Ramsbottonc, alias Ramsay, Coromandel, who is charged with the murder of her child.

The four inspectors under the Alcoholic Liquors Sale Control 4ct have coat the colony .£3OOO, They have inspected 1177 licensed premises,had 1177 samples of grog, analysed 533 of them, prosecuted 13 publicans, got 1 conviction, and obtained for the colony £l3 5s in fines.

The Tribune saysPaeroa sportsmen wore very much in evidence at Hamilton on Saturday. The biggest dividend paid was £25 by Complete in the Flying Handicap. Of six tickets on the winner no less than four were held by local men. Messrs E. Forbes, E. Short, R. Teddy and W. Shaw being the fortunate speculators. The stable connections of Syren are said to have done well out of that horse’s win in the Trial Handicap.

Knowing our weakness for publishing anecdotes relating to the sagacity of dogs «Constant Reader ’ sends ns the following true story of a dog belonging to a man he knew, we presume, who was in the habit at dinner daily of handing his dog a bone. On observing his master commencing his usual after dinner nap, apparently forgetting all about the bone, the dog went into the garden^plucked a flower, brought it in, and placed it on the ground in front of his master, then woke him up with a bark, and pointed to the flower. It was a forget-me-not/

We have to call attention to Messrs Eempthorno Prosser and Co.’s now advertisement which appears on the first page ; also to their manure price list.

The attention of our readers is directed to railway arrangements iu connection with the Paeroa Races, on March 17th and 18th. From an advertisement in another column, it will be, observed that the Economic Cash Drapery, Clothing, Boot, and Shoe warehouse will opened to the public on Saturday next. Mr J. W. Maj', formerly of the D.S.C., is to be congratulated on having secured commodious premises in the centre of the township, next to News office. We would call attention to the fact that the prices are marked in plain figures on all the goods displayed, nnd that nobody inspecting them is pressed to buy. Professor Theodore Mommsen is credited with bringing about much of the troubles in Austro-Hungary by his fiery writings. He is eighty years of age and very short in stature. In 1870 ho was known for his hatred of Franco, as the * Franzosenfresser,’ or eater of Frenchmen. His hatred of Bistnarck is a religion with him, and he once challenged the ! ‘ Iron Chancellor ’ to mortal combat. _ : •

From another railway department advertisement it will be noted that special arrangements have also been made in connection with the Ngaruawahia Regatta.

The pupils attached to the Te Aroha Brass Band will give an open-air performance to-night, assisted by the members of the local band. This is an interesting event, and we think the public should show their appreciation of the movement (initiated by Mr C. Lawn, and now being carried on by the secretary, Mr Sherlock), by a large, attendance in the Domain. The following is the programme ■: Quadrille, • Autumn ’; polka, * Champagne Charlie’; ; ‘New Zealand National Anthem ’; waltz, ‘La Petite ’; march, * Masaniello’; schottiscbe, ‘ The Happy Pair ’ ; polka, ‘ Turtle Doves ’ ; 1 Auld Lang Svne ’; waltz, ‘ Woodnymph ‘ God Sava the Queen Henry Labouchere always dictates his work to a short-hand secretary. Although he has to a great extent given up the active editorial work in connection with ‘ Truth,’ he makes a point of passing on the proofs each, week. , ,

Special attention is invited to the attractive advertisement of Mr Ri Hobbs appearing in this issue. Very large shipments of new season’s goods are now arriving by direct steamer from Home, R. Hobbs, deals direct with the Manufacturers and his stock is all new and up to date and in respect of quality and good value cannot be beat. Some very special lines are announced in the way of clothing, Macintosh and oil skin coats, and clothing for Boy’s and Men’s wear all bought first-hand from the manufacturers and announced to be sold at wholesale prices.

Mrs Morris who committed suicide in Londem lately and was connected with the Review of Reviews, had had a romantic career. Of French extraction— Etheline Morris was merely her non de plume—she was married, and separated from her husband almost immediately after, under circumstances of great unhappiness. She then came to London, where Mr Stead assisted her to find a footing in journalism. at a time when she was suffering great privations, being alone in London, and almost without resources. She wrote the history of her life in a novel which she called ‘ A Modern Maid.’ Mr Stead was himself anxious to publish it, but was dissuaded from doing so. The manuscript is still, however, in existence. The deceased lady was well known in connection with rescue work. Her quaint but pretty figure was familiar at several London police courts, and many is the poor girl who has to thank her for a re-start in life. 1 ndeed her great scheme was to start a big Rowton home for working girls, which she was to manage herself. And the better to understand the conditions of their lives, she went the round of cheap lodgings and dosshouses in the disguise of a working girl herself.

The virtues of the apple have been often extolled. ’ It is undoubtedly one of the most wholesome fruits that can be grown, and its popularity to-day is probably greater than ever. The apple is composed of vegetable fibre, albumen sugar, gum, chlorophyl, malic acid, lime and much water. The German analyists say that the apple, which contains a large percentage of phosphorous is mildly adapted for renewing the essential nervous matter lecithiu of the of the brain, and spinal cord. The ancient Scandinavian traditions represent the" apple as the food of the gods, who, when they felt themselves to be growing feeble and infirm, resorted to this fruit for renewing their powers of mind and body/ The acids of the apple are of signal use for men of sedentary habits, whose livers are sluggish in action, those acids serving to eliminate from the body noxious matters, which if retained, would make the brain heavy and dull, or bring about jaundice or skin eruption and allied troubles. The acid of ripe apples, either raw or cooked, will neutralise any excess of chalky matter engendered by eating too much meat.

The Dannevirke water gasworks were opened on Thursday, the system and patents are the property of the Balclutha Water Gas Engineering Company. The opening of the works was celebrhted by a banquet and ball given by Mr W. Henderson, to whose order the works were completed, the Borough Council granting certain concessions. Visitors from Wellington, Marton Pahiatua, and Napier were present. There was a brilliant illumination, and the liSht gave great satisfaction. Some time ago we published particulars of an assault and shooting affray at Dunedin, the principals being S. J. Mercer (a horse trainer and racecourse clerk) and one Edwin Brown. The latter and his wife assaulted Mercer who had seduced away Brown's sister and subsequently Brown went to Mercer's house and iu the struggle Brown was shot, though not seriously. When Mercer came before the Police Court on a charge of attempted mur der, the Magistrate sent him to the Higher Court, considering that the case demanded further inquiry. The later stages are set forth in the following telegram from Dunedin : “At the criminal sittings in the charge against S. J. Mercer, of wounding with intent, the jury found a verdict of not guilty, and .Vlerccr was discharged. Mr Justice Denniston said he had.received a letter signed Christian asking him to deal severely with Mercer. He handed the letter to the Crown Prosecutor in the hope of finding the writer, who, if brought before him, would be dealt severely with.” 1