LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2095, 19 April 1898, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mail am Shoesmith and party gave a concert m the Town Hall on Saturday night* ’

* Fresh arrangements are now completed for the holding on the 2nn Prox. viz., next Monday week the "Wesleyan Anniversary Festival, which was postponed from last month. As will be seen by the advertisement in another column the celebrationHb to be of a V ry, high order, and will be full of attraction "for young and old.. A full choice and varied Lantern programme will be the order of the day under the title of *Pirtu.e Song and Story. Over a hum)red superb views are tp -be shown by W. Hoskins of Hamilton, who is the fortunate possessor of one of the most complete and powerful Be - Lanterns, and who well knows how to omploy it to the delight of his ai'd ences. Further details will be noted in future issues. Meanwhile we ad vis l our readers to note carefully the date, iz., Monday week, May.2ndFor Coughs and Colds take Wood’s ‘dreat Peppermint hure<. Ij6 and 2/6. •-'7 _

Messrs McNicol and Co. advertise fresh sales for Uhaupo and Waitoa. The time and place for holding the annual election of school committees in this district are advertised elsewhere.

Constable Dennis Rowles, lately stationed at Te Aroha, has, at his own request, be'en transferred to Auckland. He left for his new sphere this morning, and Constable Forbes, late of Hamilton, now reigns in his stead.

The Waitekauri Cricket Team previous to leaving Hamilton loft with Mr W. Bright the sum of £1 12s as a donation towards the Waikato Hospital. This kindly act will, we are sure.be duly appreciated by the autli oritios.

The first Chinese faneral held in Maßterton took place on Sunday last, when Ah Quong, who died suddenly in Dr Beard’s surgery, was buried. The cemetery (says the N.Z. _ Times correspondent) was crowded with onlookers. After the service the Chinese proceeded to distribute some confectionery amongst the onlookers, when a most unseemly proceeding occured. A section of the crowd rushed a Chinaman and took from him a tin of lollies, for which a general scramble round the grave took place. The, Chinamen hurriedly left the ‘ 1 civilised ’ f Europeans to their sport. The conduct was disgraceful, and the majority of the people quitted the ground with feelings of thorough disgust.

It is expected that the combined envelope and form to be used by the Telegraph Department for received message will be. brought into operation next month. Under the amended method the operator will both receive the message and address it, thus reducing the risk of blunder to the minimum. The system finds favour with commercial men, whose advice was sought. „ The many friends of the Rev E. J. T&cFarland will be pleased to hear that be is making satisfactory-progress towards recovery. He expects to be officiating in St. Mark’s by Sunday week at the very latest.

On Sunday night at St. Mark’s Church, the Rev. Joseph Campbell preached a practical sermon from tho text “Be content with your wages,” Luke 3, , 14. He pointed out that ' content ’ did not mean that we were to rest satisfied with our present position whatever, that might be. We were to do the best we could with the means at our disposal, and live within those means, but never to forget that we were to strive by every fair and honourable method, to better our condition. •; The trouble was, that so many neglected the necessity for being upright and honourable in all their efforts at advancement. As it was in the temporal, so it was in the spiritual life. There must be no standing still, no retrogression. They must press on towards an improving and perfect ing of their physical, mental, and spiritual stajes. The “Bible Standard, ” quoting a London paper, says;—“ There is yet no likelihood of any' Syndicate being formed to make a ‘corner’ in swords for conversion into pruning-hooks. ” At Wellington, on Friday a number of young men were fint d for shooting game out of season.

Tenders are shortly to be called for the erection of a first-class hotel at Mackaytown, in place of the one now in use.

The football season has now arrived, and meetings are being held in most of the centres to make arrangements for the Season. A meeting of local players will be called shortly, to discuss football matters.

An orchardist at Kyneton, Victoria, has a simple method of entrapping the codlin moth. Procure one of the common sticky fly-papers, and tie it round a lantern with a lighted candle inside, and at night hang.the lamp up among the fruit-trees. The light attracts the moths) and they get stuck on the paper.

As an example of how breaches of discipline are dealt with in the volunteer force, it may be mentioned that there was only one case of drunkenness in the Easter Encampment at the North Shore. The culprit was punished in the following manner:—He was fined £l, detained in the guard tent for six hours, then taken under an escort to Auckland, and there deprived of his uniform. Oh the breaking-up of the Waitekauri public school for the Easter Holidays, two testimonials were presented to Miss Stevens who has resigned her appointment under the Board as teacher. One was from the scholars, a handsome desk of mottled kauri and puriri, and was given to show their affection for their teacher, as also their regret at her departure. The other was from the school committee and parents of the children-—a handsome marble. clock suitably in scribed, which was presented by Mr Hope, chairman of the committee. Miss Stevens was formerly a teacher in the Te Aroba and Waiorongomai schools.

Dr. Duff, of, Glasgow, a delegate from the Free Chnrch of Scotland, will be at Hamilton on Friday. He is convener o" tne Colonial Committee of the Free Chnrch, and as such selected the isev, J. Mitchell for Hamilton, and Rev. W. Smith for Huntly. It is suggested that deputation from charges such' as Te Aroha and Paeroa might wait upon Dr, Duff/ and lay their needs before aim. .. , . •