Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1898.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2109, 7 June 1898, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1898.

Mails for United Kingdom. America, Ac. via San Francisco close at Te Arolia Post Office on Friday, 10th June, at 10 20 a.m. Mail due in London on 13th July. < The atteattfin of those desirious of purchasing kahikatea timber is drawn to an advisement by Mr Edmund Bell, at Stoney Creek, who has some 2,600 ft lo dispose of. M. Carroll gives notice elsewhere that a stray horse is running on her property at the Gordon settlement.

On Sunday,. morning last before the reading of the Second Lesson at St. Mark’s Church, the Vicar presented to Mr John Evans a Preacher’s license from the Bishop, giving Mr Evans authority to read the Church services, and to preach with the approval of the vicar. Mr Evans has been a Lay Header for some years, and we congratulate him on securing a Preaeher’s License, which is held by but few laymen on the diocese. After the presentation Mr Evans read the Second Lesson.

In discussing the change of sentiment on the part of the U nited States towards Great Britain, the Vancouver Dailv World Bays': • Thers is much to repall the timely maxim laid down in an American paper not many days ago, which, after advocating an alliance, said that a union would moan caveat mundus—lot the world look out. The movement in favor of better relations between the two Powers, so fast gathering force, is one the importance of which can scarcely be estimated. To us in Canada it is of stupendous moment. It opens up a vista of possibilities that are fascinating to think npon. We can imagine the removal of difficulties and the free intercommunication of trade, and freedom of intercourse, in the place of friction and difficulty. We must carefully heed the trend of af'ai a and do o ir part in promoting the great end in view, '"he Liberal Government will do its best—it has already accomplished much in this direction —and the next century will dawn on a changed condition of affairs in this respect which but a year or two ago would have been looked on as a dream.

Tn a recent * Breach of Promise * case the defendant obtained a verdict because he proved that the girl had always a cold in her * dose,’ as she expressed it. Thus were, two souls with but a single pockethandkerchief, two hearts that beat as one, parted for ever, just for the want of Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, which is a certain remedy for all colds, coughs, or catarrhs. Tie a knot about this, somewhere ! The Hail way Department having decided to cl oße the Mwngaiti railway station for, passenger traffic, and to remove the station house thereon to the Tui Pah station, situated a mile and a quarter below Te Aroha, a petition by the settlers at'and adjacent to Mangaiti, has been largely signed praying that the Department rei consider their decision, and give instruc tions that the removal of any buildings from Jthe present station be prevented, and that the station be available for goods and passenger traffic as heretofore. We trust the Department will see their way to grant the request of the petitions, as should the traffic be stopped it will greatly inconvenience the settlers

It was stated some time ago that a leading Colonial politician had, in a fit of temper thrown a pickle bottle at a political opponent. The real facts were, that the said political opponent was so hoarse that he could hardly speak, and the L.C.P. kindly tossed himabottle of Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, a sure remedy for all colds, coughs, etc- Try it! Thousands swear by it 1 All chemists sell it! Is 6d and 2s 6d.

The accident that befell Mr A. r larke some time back is of a more serious nature "at first anticipated. It was expected ’ e would be all right in the course 9k or so; although nearly twi ye elapsed he is unable to bear '< limb on the ground.