LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 222042, 27 January 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A letter from “ Keen Observer ” is held over till next -esae. An ordinary meeting 1 of the Ohinetnuri County Council will be held on Thursday, Ist February, 1900, at 2 p.m. Cr Cassrels will move the notice of m turn st aiding in his name, which is as foil >ws :—‘That the resolution past ed at ordinary meeting on 11 th January, 1 i^O,‘instructing that the terms of condition of the Electric Energy Syndicate, be agreed to if legal, be now recinded.* The To Aroha Rifle Volunteers paraded on Thursday for their annual Volley Firing. There was. an attendance of 34, all ranks; the district Adjutant was the supervising officer. The shooting commenced at 3 30 in the afternoon. The Company paraded again at 7.3 C p.m. in the Domain, when Captain Grant inspected and drilled the corps, during which time the Town Band rendered excellent music, while the men were marching , and -going through the various movements. -

The farewell banquet, tendered to Mr Ross in the Grand Hotel last night, was a great success. Mr Ross leaves by train this morning Particulars of the banquet in our next issue The services at the Wesleyan church, to-morruw, will he conducted by the Rov C. E. Beecroft, the cultured and highly esteemed minister of the Devon port circuit, who will preach morning and evening. During the offertory at the evening service Miss Dazoley, a visitor flora Auckland, will render the sacred solo ‘ From Cross to Crown.’ '' “ A Ride on the Knife-board of a London ’Bus” is the suggestive and appetising title of a popular and entertaining lecture, to be delivered by the Rov C. E. Beecroft, in the To Aroha Wesleyan Church, on Tuesday next, the 30th instant. Under the gifted companionship of the reverend lecturer this London ride is bound to be one of rich and varied entertainment, and a pleasant and profitable evening will he the result. Admission is free, and a collection will be taken up on behalf of the Trust Fund.

McClelland and Gotz will sell by auction, at the Town Hall, Te Aroha, to-day,-furniture, produce, and sundries, also about 80 cases of choice plums. In the afternoon, at the. pound, they will sell horses and cattle. By new advertisement Hetherington ahd Co. call special attention to the fact that they are now''solling balance of summer stock at great reductions for cash only. As H. and Co. are direct, importers, their prices will he found to suit all classes of purchasers, and their fully up to date. You should also procure some of their world renowned brands of boots and shoes and slippers ; they fit the feet, please the eye, suit the pocket, and wear well. Those desirous of obtaining possession of a lithographic plan of the Te Aroha township, can do so on making application to the Chief Survey ox-, Auckland. The price is 1 s per copy. At the . Police Court, yesterday, two fh’st offenders were brought up before Mr F. Pavitt, J.P., for being drunk, ono of whom was in charge of a horse while in that state. One was convicted and discharged, while the other was fined 5s and costs 2s.

The amount of local subscriptions towards the Transvaal Patriotic Fund is gradually increasing. The Masonic brethren in this district have donated a sum of £5 ss; and at the close of the Volunteer parade' on Thursday evening the Te Aroha Rifles unanimously granted a sum of five guineas towards the fund. Mails for South Africa, port of call not yet decided, per Claverdon, close at Lyttelton at 8 p.m on Saturday, 3rd February. Mr Linnett informs us that he is highly pleased with the United In surance- Company for their prompt settlement of a claim sent in the other day. A cheque for the full amount claimed came by return of post. It having come *to our knowledge that certain children in Te Aroha have been and'are catching trout in what is known asLipsey’s creek, we warn them that they fcro liable to a heavy fine, the fish being under regulation size. Furthermore no fishing licenses have been issued to Te Aroha residents, so no one is entilted to fish for trout. Dr Buckby, of Paeroa, announces that he will attend patients in Te Aroha, immediately on receipt of telegram or message. Yesterday afternoon Mr McCullagh, auctioneer, sold the privileges of the foi thcoming Jockey Club’s annual meetirg, when the following prices were realised : Oates £SO, Mr Adams; Grand S"and and Saddling Paddock £25, Mr Baine ; Publican’s Booth £45, Mr O’Meagher ; Temperance Booth and Luncheon Eoom £5; Mr G. By grave ; Fruit Stall £1; Mr Bygrave ; Eace-cards £l4 10s, Mr White. Total £l4O 10s.

The plans for the subdivision of the Fencourt Estate, near Cambridge, are in a forward state. The area of this property is about 7500 acres, and it will he subdivided into 28 lots, ranging from 50 acres to 800 acres. It is expected that the Land and Surveyor Department will have these desirable properties open for selection early in March. Mr F. Lawn has just received a lot of stationery, in boxes, inscribed on lid with the words “ Soldiers of the Queen,” and a? photo of Major Eobin, while on the sides is the ‘ war cry ’ of New Zealand contingent at Jpresent in the Transvaal.