Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1898. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2133, 21 July 1898, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News AND UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE. THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1898. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The remains.of Miss Milne (a daughfcr of Mr Milne) late of .Te Aroha, and sister to Mrs Donald McKay, of Karangahake, who died at Waitekauri on Sunday, were interred at Te Aroha cemetery on Tuesday last.: • - .

An unfortunate occurrence is reported from Bradley’s Meadow Banks Farm. Seme valuable horses found their way into a barn where a quantity of wheat was stored, and got surfeited with; the grain. Two of the animals were found dead, and a third ia in a precarious condition.

Speaking at the Opera House, Wellington, the other night. Mr Ben Tillett twitted the people with apathy. He said that during the whole of his stay in Australasia he had not discovered a real live democratic movement. The e was very little to choose between any of the Colonial Govern menra, and the 1 peopl 6 of %ew Zealand were no better off in that respect than ariy Other place. It was their ;*Swn fault, because they did not sufficiently make use of the fact that the true force of Government was outside the House in the shape of public opinion. Pulpit professors were to a large extent paid puppets of ’ “ the fat man.” Womm were’ eruoller in their contempt for the-'lower strata than men, and he appealed to them to show greater humanity. There was a crowded audience. ‘

Mr George Friend, clerk of Parliament, died yesterday morning, after a long illness. Mr Gladstone’s Statue, to be erected in Westminister Abbey, will be executed by Mr Thomas Brock, B.A.

Eewi Street is much improved since fdie grading of the north approach to the bridge was completed. Chris'church papers have been passing strictures on the action of the Government in choosing the MartiniEnfield as the new rifle. In the opinion of many experts there is no reason for any change ,of rifle. The weapon which wo'have at present, viz., the Martini Henri, is acknowledged as,the he.st and most serviceable woappn which has ever, he n placed in the; hands of the.volunteers. It is accur-' ate, has a range. qjp-to 1500 yards, and is rapid-firing enough for all practical purpose*,. The . projectile is also powerful enough to allow of the weapon being fired in the roughest of weather, without any great deflection being needed.

Gold! Gold ! Gold ! Gold! Bright and yel'ow, hard, and cold 1 Thousands of rich pet pie would give all they possess to have nature's wealth—Good Health’. Consij*np-_ (ion - BtaTl 8 wiiii a nasty Itftle counli A boitle of Woods’ Great Pepperment Cure will atop this or any kind of cough. Yes, stop it at orce Go to the store and get bottle straight away—its only ls6d.

A very peculiar shark was caught the other day by a party of fishermen while fishing near Karewa. The creature is about ’sft 6in in length, very bread and flat in the head, has no flu on the back, excepting near the .tail, tho body is spottedi'and the tail very much elongated.: [No European as far as we know can give it a name, but the natives say that in their language it is called ' mu mu.’—Bay of Plenty Times. Under the heading of ‘ Official Manslaughter,’' the Lyttelton Times-re-marks It is impossible to read Dr Macgregor’s annual report upon the lunatic asylums of the colony without being impressed by tho very grave responsibility which the G ivernmenfc is incurring by practically ignoring the inspector’s . repeated appeals for increased -[ accommodation at these institutions.’ % [ . ’ The “ Woman at Heme ”• for June contains an interesting article on “Ladies -of New Zealand,” by Frederick Dolman,'giving also photographs of the first New Zealand women enfranchised, the National Council of Women, and the Women’s Social and Political League. The magazine may be had at the News - stationary department.

Transparent adhesive tape for repairing books, music, etc,, 4d per reel at .Te Aroha News Department.)— Advt.

"'[A correspondent writes^:—l visited your beautiful Domain : to-day in weather which, for the time of year, I can only dpscribe as being perfect. The view from the terrace is superb-. Every peak of the Pirongia range was clearly outlined against the wintry sky, while framed between two guin treeß on the banks of the Waihou was a glimpse of the far away sugar-loaf hill, on the Waipa at Te Awamutu. I think the landscape unfolded on urnin’g the south-east corner of the terrace in front of ’your new bathhouse one of the. most perfect of its kind in .the colony, Mr A. W. Edwards, whose verandah on his Whitaker-street frontage was destroyed in the recent gale, is having it rebuilt by Messrs Devey and Son. Mr E Iwards was an exceedingly heavy 1 ser by the storm, nearh'- all the iron 1 ncing surrounding his extensive premises having been blown down. Y" For Coughs and Colcla take Wood’s A Great Peppermint Cure. I/O and 2/6

The total number of men empl y<’d on G- vernmeiit c--'perative vvorl s last month was 2643. The number of unemployed a sist d by the Department of labour during June was 213, with 486 persons dependent on them.

The Prince of Wales, while on a visit to Wodnesdon Manor, slipped on the staircase, and fractured his left knee cap. He has been removed to London, where he is doing well. Mr Northcroft, S.M., stated, when dealing with adjudgment summons case which came before him the other dav, that it had been laid down di finitely by English Judges a husband living together with his wife could not he held,responsible for debts of an,extravagant nature contracted by. the wife, such as, say, costly dresses, music, etc If it were proved that the husband . had supplied necessaries of life, and that be was not in a position to afford more, he could not he called upon to pay for the luxuries:

I et the croaker croak, and the hard time howler howl. We know hard times as bad as those in a sick household. The start—a slieht cough, gets worse, keeps everybody in the house awake, father swears, mother ditto. Avoid A|gp troubles. Keep a bottle of Wood¥-«reat Pepperment Care in the house ; it riever fails,

Tho of Our locaT Volunteer Gdrps'are reminded that the first competition for the Linnett Illumination ” takes place this afternoon at 2.30 p.m. sharp. The object of this contest is to train men how to judge distance correctly, a very necessary part of their field training, that has unfortunately been dropped by the defence authorities. The ranges include any distance between 400 and 600 s ards, but the exact distance is unknown to the firer. One hundred and fifty rounds are to he fired, 10 individually (within ten minutes) and five volleys at word of command. Points to be awarded for correct judgment of range and value of hits on target. It is to be hoped that overy member pf tho company will endeavour to be Ipresefifc. JFor Coughs ami Colds take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. 1/6 and 2/6