Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News TE AROHA TIMES & WAIORONGOMAI ADVOCATE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 222045, 3 February 1900, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News TE AROHA TIMES & WAIORONGOMAI ADVOCATE. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1900. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The death is announced of the Marquis of Queensbeny. The school hell will ring on Monday calling the children to labour after their seven week’s holiday. Te Aroha was enveloped in smoke last evening, as a result of the numerous bush and swamp fires raging. Steps are being taken to hold a promenade social at an early date. Proceeds in aid of Patriotic Funds. Particulars in future issue.

Mr Frank Marshall succeeded in carrying off first honours for thoroughbred yearlings at the recent Show. The approaching School Excursion to Rotorua piomis s to be a great success. Both young and old are looking forward tj the outing.

Latest cables are to the effect that the Empress of China has directed the Tsungli Yamen and the viceroys to take steps to forcibly resist foreign aggressors.

A musical treat was given the visitors and residents on Thursday evening last, when the members of the To Aroha Brass Band rendered an excellent programme ou the Rotunda in the Sanatorium grounds. Two of the hottest days (in the shade) recorded at the post office, Te Aroha, during the last twelve summers were on 14‘h January, 1894, when the thermometer registered 88 degrees, and on Ist Februar}', 19'00, it rosoto 87 <iwtfw>Ay; • - »•• ' Owing fo'an" over light, the prize winner for bottled fruit, at the recent show, was inadvertently left out of our report. Mrs Hirst carried off tile laurels in this competition, some real’y excellent fruit being shown.

The services a* Te Aroha Wes’eyan Church will bo conducted to morrow morning by Mr. H. Lawn, and in the evening by Mr W. 8. Allen, M.A., who will also preacliat I’e Aroha West in the afterno’ n. In another column the members of the Musical Society are called together for Thursday night, the Bth instant, in order to practice some choruses for the Patriotic Fund concert.

The R»v. W. S. Bowie, of Paeroa, returned from Australia by the Wuihora on Mond y las f , and resumes his circuit duties to-morrow, after a very enjoyable holiday. Ratepayers are again reminded of the necessity f -r paying promptly the current rate for 1899-1900 iu order to avoid the infliction of the ten per cent, penalty, wlrch will shortly be imposed. The Borough Council has authorised legal proceedings to be taken against those who have not yet paid the rate for 1898-99.

The farming industry is going ahead in the Waiorongomai and Te Aroha West districts, judging by the truck load of splendid pigs sent by train on Thursday to Adams and Co.’s freezing works, Auckland, by Mr O. McCabe, and Mr M. Mulcahy. These are the sort of farmers needed, that see and tako ad van‘ago of every industry that will give good profit for their labour, thereby indirecly if not directly, bem-fi ing the district at large. The long spell of fine weather— extending over several m n»hs without a drop of rain—has had the effect of drying up the various creoles, cutting off the water supply from those who depend on the tank, and turning the once green fields into straw - like stacks However, at noon yesterday a gentle zephyr made its appearance in our midst, and gradually fanned itself up until, at 7 o’clock last night, a mild gale was blowing. There is every appearance that the long-looked-for shower is not far distant.

A meeting was held at the Waihou Hotel on Friday of thoso in‘erected in the formation of a Mounted Corp, when there were present about 20, Mr Herries, in the ch dr. It was decided to do nothing definite until it was found out, whether or no, if the Te Aroha Vo’unleers will form themselves into a like corp, a notice of motion to that effect is to bo broug' f rward at next meeting. A com mittee was formed of the following : R Parr, F. Pi' ing, A. Farmer, Fred Strang , and X. Hinton.