Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1898.

Te Aroha News, Volume XIV, Issue 2134, 26 July 1898, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News TUESDAY, JULY 26, 1898.

In the third page of this issue appears a striking advertisement.setting out the advantages offered by Messrs.' Kempthorue, Proßser anrl Qfr. to fanners and settlers in their noted lines of Westfield manures In another part of this issue appears their Price list for tha seasen.

The Imperial Government has abandoned the compulsory principle in the Vaccination Act, thus recognising the conscientious objections of the matter.

Messrs McNicol and Co have received instructions from Mrs Edwards to sail at Te Aroha, about the end of next month, the whole of her furniture, etc. Full particulars will appear in a future advertise ment.

A Soiree and Concert in aid of the Presbyterian Church Fund will be held in the Public Hall on Thnrsday, 4th August. Full programme will appear in future issue

When we see the neat packet of tea folded,in lead paper we never dream says a contemporary, that it is possible danger may lurk therein. Nevertheless, such is the case. 'Of course, the quantity of lead that geta rubbed on to the leaves is very minute, but occasionally a tiny scrap of lead may fall into the pot, and, as liquid tea acts powerfully upon lead, the effects are bad upon the drinkers. The same would occur if by any chance the leaves in the paijcet became damp. There have been one or two cases of lead poisoning traced to this cause; for, although the quantity taken each day may be minute, yet it remains in the system, and, as line upon line and precept upon precept produce great effects, so does a little lead. At a meeting of the Auckland Institute last week, some exhaustive notes on the volcanoes of the Taupo district were read. The author, Dr Friedleander, gave a graphic description of the eruption of Te Mare, which he witnessed in 1896, and the' phenomena connected therewith. He came to the conclusion that the water in the lake on Ruapehu percolated from the crater into the river Wangaehu. The water in the lake and in the river aad the same characteristics, being turbid and bitter. He expressed the.hope that these wonders of nature, so interesting to the man of science and the tourist, may be made more accessible by the Government. An interesting discussion ensued, in which the gentlemen who took part agreed with Dr Friedleander’s observations aridtheories as to the river Wangaehu having its origin in the lake on Ruapehu. This month Herr Borchgreyink sails from England for the Antarctic and hopes to arriVe back in London in the year 1,900 with the secret of the South Pole solved His company will consist of over 30 mem-. ■ bers, six or eight of whom will be scientists He takes with him 65 Siberian sledge dogs and a full equipment of sledges and other requisites. One of Borchgrevink’s expectations is that he will find in the regions of the South Pole a now race of men, corresponding in some respects with the Esquimaux of Greenland.

According to the Liverpool Daily Post New York special a startling scene occurred at a banquet given in honour of Archbishop Coraigrn’s Jubilee. Archbishop Eyan, unable to retain his feelings, rose suddenly to his feet and sang ‘The Bed, White, and Blue.’ In a moment 400 celesiaßtics followed his example waving their handkerchiefs and cheering lustily. This war-like demonstration had a mournful echo in the palace of the aged and peaceful Pontiff. .... Messrs McNicol and Co. held their usual ; monthly sale at Waitoa on Friday last. A large number of fat cattle were yarded. Fat steers sold from £4 10s up to £7 5s ; cows, up to £5 7s 6d ; fat wethers from 10s up to 13s 6d ; ewes, 9s 6d. Steer beef sold at 19s lOOlbs, and cows 16s to 17s.

A terrible fight between two menagerie lions has occurred at Sanger’s circus at Watford. After the performance the keeper heard sounds of a battle royal, and proceeding to the scene of the encounter found two lions occupying the same cage fighting desperately. He pluckily entered the page, And eventually succeeded in parting the infuriated animals, but not before one had received a mortal wound, its jugular vein being bitten through. The deceased lion was Woith £250.

The Royal Scots is the oldest regiment in the service, and is known by the nickname of 4i Pontius Pilate’s Bodyguard.” This arose from a dispute between the Scots, in 1637—then in the French service, and known as the Regiment de Douglas—and the Picardy Regiment as to who was the older. The Picardys asserted that they were on duty the night of the Crucifixion. “Well,”, retorted the Royal Scots, “if we had been there we should hot have slept at our posts.”

In the village of Hartley, in Yorkshire, there is a child living who is so small that she is called 4 the living doll.’ She is only twelve inches high and a few ounces in weight, and has not grown either way since her birth. Site is perfectly formed, and sleeps in a doll’s Cradle, wears doll’s clothes, and Can easily be put into a dolPe house,

In another column will be seen an advertisement of interest to con tractors.

A lady named Maud Brooks, had a narrow escape from death. She ascended from Trafford Park, Manchester, in a balloon, with the object of descending in the neighbourhood by means of a parachute. Getting into a high altitude she encountered strong currents, which carried her over the city, and after a further ascent she passsed through a hailstorm which prevented an attempt at descent. After a lapse of 20 minutes she left the ballon for the parachete, which carried her further along. It collided with a Warehouse in Ol lham, nine miles distant, and the aeronaut was rescued with but slight injuries. The question of bringing banks and mercantile houses under the provisions of the Shops and Shop Assistants Act was raised in the House by the Hon. Major Steward, who wished to know if the Government intended to take any action in,, the matter. , The Premier stated that during the recess there had been a conference of the inspectors under tl e Lab ur law s and they had made certain recommendations to the Government. He himself was satisfied in respect to the hours these bank clerks had to work that the law as it now stood was defective. He did not think there would be time this session, however, to pass a Bill dealing with the matter. That the law required amendment was be yond doubt, and the Government would, if possible, deal with it.

Messrs A, Morrison and Andrew Farrat r left Te Ai oha on Saturday for Auckland. The object of these gentlemen’s visit to the city is to lay before the members of the Education Board the real facts of the case in connection with the educational wants of the Manawaru settlers, and to correct the wrong impression likely to have arisen from the erronious figures submitted by the Inspector to the Board, as to the distance the children will have to travel. The Board meets to-day.

A very large and influential meeting of settlers (milk-suppliers to the various creameries of the N.Z. Dairy Association) was held at Ohaupo, on the 19th inst., for the of having some alteration in the conditions under which milk is supplied, the increase of price, etc, to an aggregate of 3d per gallon for 3-6. milk. A resolution was unanimously recorded, “ That a Waikato Dairyman’s Union be established, and that each creamery be communicated with, and request that each one take immediate steps to appoint two delegates to represent their factory at a meeting of delegates to be,held in about a fortnight’s time.” The names of the delegates are to be sent to Mr James Runciman, P.O. Newstead The clauses particularly brought under consideration were 8,9, and 14. It

was, also .decided to supply the creamery at the prices set out in clause 9, till Mr Spragge’s return without prejudice, and not to sign the conditions till then.