Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2096, 21 April 1898, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1889. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Lieut-Col. Banks favors the formation of a Volunteer Corps at Rotorua, and will recommendthe application. Owing to pressure on our space the report of the Piako County Council meeting (which was held yesterday) must stand over till next issue. f. The names of 105 battles are emblazoned on the standards of the various regiments which form the British, army. . ■*

-Ak .... ' • The triennial election of'five jpoefpbers of* the 1, Matamata Road Board will take place on Wednesday, May '4th, nominations being receiveable up to Tuesday, April 26th.

*■; A very large variety of Ladies’ New Capes and Jackets just to hand at Mr A. W. Edwards’.—Advt.

Volunteers are reminded .that the competition for the ‘Knock Belt’ will be fired off at the range this afternoon, commencing at 1.30 prompt. Mr Win. Hobbs, dentist, Paeroa, who is also favorably known in Te Aroha (which he visits regularly in his professional capacity), was married on Easter Monday to Miss Belle Hansford, of Kaipara. The ceremony took place in Pitt-street Church, Auckland, the Rev W. Gitfcos officiating. Mr and Mrs Hobbs afterwards left for Rotorua, where theshqneyinoon w as spent.

A notification appears elsewhere from Mr,.Alex Bremner, Returning “Officer to the Waitoa Road Board, to the effectflhafc the triennial* election of members if required) will be held on Saturday, 7th May. The Council Chambers, Morrinsvile, as the place, and Friday, the 29th April (up to noon), as the day for the nomination of candidates.

It fs rumored from Wellington that the Government has resolved upon printing new electoral rolls so that, they may be prepared for any circumstances that may arise. It is stated ;that tenders will n«it be called for the work, but it will be given to those who printed the-last rolls. This arrangement will at any rate save those who are not of the right colour the trouble of tendering, without the slightest chance getting the work, regardless altogether of the additional cost to the country. Gold ! Gold ! Gold ! Gold ! Bright and hard, and cold 1 Thousands of rich people would give all they possess to have nature’s wealth —Good Health. Consumption frequen ly s'arts with a nasty little cough A boLtie of Woods' Great Pepperment Cure will stop this or any kind of cough. Yes, stop it at orce Go to the store and get a bottle straight away—its only Is 6d ‘Henry Gough, a railway fireman, aged‘/twenty-seven, a married ‘hiau, was arsesf^Lon, Tuesday last at Tim jdiiuOß"charge of stealing a cash-box containing £7O, from a hotel bn Friday night. The sum of £65 was found under prisoner's housp, and also a number of articles alleged to have been stolen previously from other 'persons.

The Telegraph Department will have to look tb its laurels! It must transmit messages slowly indeed when birds can beat dfc'l>y 47 minutes between Te Aroha and* Thames. A number of pigeons belonging to the members of Thames {Pigeon Flying Ciub actually reached home before the telegram announcing their departure arrived. Tomorrow afternoon a match over the same course for which thirty-five birds are entered, is to be flown. The birds will be liberated in the school ground at l o'clock by Nelson Marsdon, who officiates as starter for the Club in question. . • v’’' iCj. There is a crisis in the Yukon question at Ottawa in consequence of the fUuited States demanding fishing rights in the North ‘Atlantic, in return for boundary privileges at. Fort Wrangell, at the {mouth of the Stickeeu River. Ihe Dominion will now probably construct, at any cost, a route to Klondyke which cannot be affected by American actiou

An incident occurred in the lion and elephant act at the Fitzgerald Bros.’ circus at Marton which sent a thrill of alarm through the whole of the spectators. The elephant was car lying the lion around the large circular cage in wh ch the performance takes place, when it fell over om its side, aud the lion, with a growl of anger, was suddenly compelled to look out for itself. It landed on its (feet, and everyhody expected that it would attack one of the two attendants or the elephant. It is certainly a very quiet beast, however, and the firmness and presence of mind redisplayed by the trainer was instrumental in soon causing it to resume the exhibition as though nothing had happened. For a few moments, however, one could see by the rush of officials to the cage that the matter had its alarming features.—Advocate.

Wheels in your head, nngreased. That’s awkward. Not drink ? No. Flu Flu, yon know what that is? Inflenza, that’s not brought on by swallowing a box of dominoes. It’s a very severe cold in every part of the body; the treatment is pure, simple and effective. Take Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure: ifc’taocks it out every time.. Paste this on tue kitchen clock.