LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2127, 9 July 1898, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

, An axle cap is advertised in another column, as having been found in Te Aroha. v -

The Town Board advertise a special: meeting on Monday evening next (11th inst.). when all accounts owing by the Board must be sent in.

Sad- will he the memory of their trip Home to Dr A. Chalinor Purehas, and Mrs Purehas, for, as their friends will learn with regret, thev, on'the voyage, had the misfortune to lose one of their: children. It is understood that Dr and Mrs Purehas are staving with friends, and that they will remain’in the Mother, Country for some time, their visit haviug been long contemn plated by Dr Purehas for professional reasons-.

We have to go away from home to learn the news. The Hauraki tribune says-Mr W. M. Bankart, of Raglan, is spoken of as the elect of the Seddon Party to contest the Waikato seat-with Mr Lang at the next general election. ‘ Waikato Times.’ A London correspondent says:—Sir George Grey. I am sorry to say, is again suffering from senous illness. Once more it seems to be a case of breakvup, but the veteran has rallied several times in such an astonishing mJinner that it is never safe to iuduige in any prognosis as to his illness but he certainly appears to have grown much more feeble within the last few days and his friends fear the worst.

We take the following from the Opotiki Herald of June 28th Despite a heavy sea the p. s. Terrariora successfully crossed the bar on Saturday morning. The undertaking was one possessing more than a Isoupcon of danger and requiring a brave heart in’the skipper of the craft. 'Captain Wilson is now regarded quite in the light of ‘a little hero.’ Captain Wilson, it may be mentioned, was at one time first mate on the N.S.S Co’s steamer Rotomahana. Let the croaker croak, and the hard time howler howl. We know hard times as bad as those in a sick household. The start — aslisrht cough, gets worse, keeps everybody in the house awake, father swears, mother -ditto. Avoid these troubles. Keep a bottle of Woods’ 1 Great Pepperment Cure in the house; it never fails, - Tn a recent ‘ Breach of Promise ’ case the defendant obtained a verdict because he prove! teat the girl had always a cold in her ‘ dose,’ as she expressed it. Thus were two souls with but a single pockethandkerchiof, two hearts that beat as one, parted for ever, just for the want of Woods’ Great Peppe mi mt Cure, which-is a certain remedy for all.colds, coughs, or catarrhs.! Tie a knot about this, somewhere !

In another column we print 1 Mr Gavin’s letter of thanks to the electors who supported him in the recent contest for the mayoral chair. The Waikato Times', usually so accurate, seems to have got befogged over the election returns on Tuesday. In a local in Thursday’s issue it says : ‘ Through an error in the telegram received yesterday, announcing the re turn of .Mr J. Mills as first Mayor of Te Aroha, the voting was made to appear larger than it was, the correct numbers being—Mills 57, Gavin 55, instead of 67 and 65, respectively. Relatively, however, they were correct, and we hoariily congratulate Mr Mills on being elected the first Mayor of Te Aroha.’ The Times has evidently been misled in this matter, as the latter figu-es are perfec’ly correct. Jt is not without regret that we call attention to Mr Gallagher’s,advertisement in another column. Waiorongomai is to lose another building. This time Mr Gallagher’s store. But what is Waiorongomai’s loss is Te Aroha’s gain, and while calling attention to Mr Gallagher’s advertisement in another column, we must endeavour to console ouselves with that refleetiou.

An interesting return is being asked for by Mr Massey, who has given notice to move, ‘That their be laid before the House a return showing what is the average cost, per day of h sitting of Parliament in respect o messengers, lighting, and ail other services, and terms of cost the amount of which depends on the duration of the session, and not including any fixed expenses, such as the honorarium of members, statutory, annual, orsossional payment of officers of either House, or any expenses which do not vary with the length of the session.’

Mr Mueller is expected to visit the King Country shortly. He will, doubtless, decide on the policy to be followed in cutting up the country the Government propose to put in the market. If the Department want to make a success of their land purchase operations here they should commence by putting some of the Hauturu and Kinow.ih iku country in the market and ; Ibt the poorer laid com 9 after. An ther Government survey party arrived a fe'w days ago and two more are e : ec/d, so in a few m mtlis’ time thore hwld be a lot of good land re idv for selec ion. and we may look forward to g iving some g muine settlement on tho Crown lands. -

Mr W. H. Pennington desires us to state that as he is closing his business at Waiorongomai, he has decided to offer the whole of his stock of groceries, drapery, ironmongery and crockery at cost price.

Among the latest reforms effected under the regime of the old Board, not the least should be numbered the' introduction of a handsome marble, basin at the Octagon, T The mani% somepeople possess for scribbling their names wherever a suitable surface presents itself in a public building has probably served ‘to mar and deface more national monuments, both useful and ornamental, than any other agency short of cannon and earthquakes.. The Octagon, which received a becoming coat of paint some six months ago and Jooked as spick and span as a young lady in a ball dress, is scarred and cicatrised like a bad case of small pox from a London Hospital, to-day. In the face of this aggravating vandalism the caretakers confess helplessness, and .we fail to see how it can be checked without prosecution and the imposition of fines. Prom a. Nelson exchange of June 30th, we observe that J. Hambrook has been committed for trial for the manslaughter of Harry McKenna, with whom he, had had a bout at fist . icuffs on the previous Sunday afternoon. Both men were angry when they went on the beach to fight, but their anger cooled, down afterwards, and they parted good friends. Deceased died some hours later from asphyxia. The doctor attributed the' condition of- deceased’s left lung, all the other organs being healthy, to cigarette smoking. Cigarette smoking i,s rapidly going out-.of fashion in England, it should ,be noted, on account of similar revelations at postmortem examinations.

The Rev Joseph Campbell called at; this office yesterday evening ; and showed us a wedge of bullion weighing some 102 oz and valued at from 8s 6d to 10? per oz. This bullion is recovered from low grade ores not amon-:: able to the cyanide process and can be made to pay by the hyperphoric process. At present this extremely low grade refractory stuff is being treated, at 8s per ton ;-'but Mr Campbell hopes to reduce the cost of treatment to 5s per ton. The rock breaker has proved a source of disappointment and will have to be renewed as the original plant does not crush, small enough. Mr Campbell is perfectly satisfied with the results that have attended his operations, and feels justified in advising the Company to extend the capacity of the plant. Consequently work will be suspended. for. several weeks, and it is possible that he will have to visit the Old Country sho'rtly with a view of laying the results of his’operations'' before his directors.

.In reply to'an application .from ;Mr Gavin to have Thompson’s trqck cleaved—a number of drovers having made complaiuts about fallen ti ees and other debris blocking the road. Mr Cadman telegraphed last night to Mr Gavin regretting that nothing cmitd be done at present, but stating that he intended placing a vote On the estimates for expenditure * between Piako and Tauranga Counties in order that the track might be dealt with satisfactorily in the future,. . .- Referring to the closing of Mangaiti station the general manager of the Government railways, -Wellington, writes to Mr Gavin that the petition in the matter lately forwarded has been duly considered, and that it has been decided. that as soon as the Ohinemuri County Council forms a road leading to the Mangaiti station on the west side of the river, and places a punt on the river, the station will be opened for passonger traffic, and a sh Iter provid d. The Mines Department will also be prepared to assist the County Council with a subsidy if required.

We learn from Mr Hiekson that the Goldfields Revenue (accruing from residence and business sites, licensed holdings and special claims, etc;), is still more likely to be vigorously enforced. It therefore behoves all of our readers who are any way concerned to make an early settlement with him to save themselves and him from rather unpleasant, measures.