LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 222052, 17 February 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

j Parliament is further prorogued' to April 12th ■ The preliminary work preparatory to commencing- the Paeroa-Waihi railway is now well iu hand. The May Queen Mine crushed -4 38 tons for a bullion of £1839 ; New Moanataiari A 0 tons for £2OB ; New ZealkndTalisman, 71)6 tons for £2212; Grown, 2559 tons for £4850,

I The Cabinet has decided' to arrange for practical and technical education in tlie native schools, and has also decidedto increase the individual strength of the . Mounted Volunteer- Corps from- 63 to ' 80.'

I The flaxmill at Tuakau has been burned down. The origion of the fire is unknown; The damage is £l5O in dressed flax-and buildings.

j The many Cambridge and Paeroa friends of W. R. Tuck, who about 18 {months ago was appointed a Home Missionary of the Wesleyan-Church, will be pleased to leam-of his success at the recent matriculation examination; He was one of the successful'candidates of the South Island: Mr Peter Keller, of' Paeroa, also passed the examination. ‘ Have you got a rat-trap ?’ was the query put by a rough rider to a Wellingj tonian last week at the camp, ‘No Vj was the rejoinder. ‘What on earth do

want a rat-trap for?’ ‘Well,’ was the | response ‘ the fleas in the camp are the ’ largest I have ever seen in ray life, and I | would like to catch one. not only as a • nioraento, but as a genuine curiosity.’ i The first sod of the 20-mile line to , Karaka was turned on Wednesday afternoon by the Hon J. G. Ward! The day was observed as a public holiday, and tltfcro was a large attendance. Unfortu rt&tely riain set in, and Ministers deferred thoir speeches till the public meeting in the evening. A telegram was read from the Premier regretting that he had to go to Christchurch, but wishing them all success'and hoping.'to be present when , the line was opened.

At the annual meeting- of the Westport I Coal Company, the Chairman (Horn H. !J. Miller), said the demand for coal had j involved an addition to the plant, leases, etc., of £12,238. The output for the year showed an increase of 47,000 tons. The j profit showed an increase of £1100: Tire . demand is now greater than- ever experienced in the history of- the Company,arid will tax the resources t v its utmost. The admiralty, after careful tests, dc- | Cided to draw the whole of their requirei ments from the Granity Creek Colliery j Whidh ! is turning out equal to expectations: A cargo has just been supplied to an American station at Pungo Pungo, : and'we have good prospects of supplying other foreign markets if wo cam put out : the coal.

A social was held in the Public Hall 6n Thursday evening last, when there were about 35 couples present. The Rev Joseph Campbell gave an opening ad- • dress, explaining the object of the gathering; viz, to raise money for the Transvaal' War Fund,- and hoped all present would enjoy themselves, especially as the cause was a good one. i During the evening Songs were rendered ! by Messrs Eagar, Mclndoe, McGregor, Dudley; Misses Colder and Howard playing the accompaniments. The music , Was supplied by Messrs H. Tonge(oiano) j and Dudley (violin), the Misses S anloy j also played for one or two dances. Mr jG- Deverell ma.de an efficient M.C. The Hall was - nicely decorated with evergreens arid flags (and-altogether a most enjoyable evening was spent, the Committee deserving great credit. Balance of summer stock now being sol'd at prices that effect an im ’ ’ediate sale ac A-.- W.- Edwards. -rA vt.

Im our report of. the” meeting of the Patriotic Fund Committee mention of the Band as being thanked for their services, was inadvertently omitted..

MrCranwell, representative of Mr W. Hobbs, dentist, Paeroa, wilL pay his usual-visit to Te Aroha on Wednesday next He may he consulted at, Mr Robson’s Pharmacy.

Close on 300 adults and’ children patronised the- school excursion from Hikutaia yesterday.. The train arrived at 11 o’clock; and left on the return jonmey at 4.30. The children appeared to have a good time during their short stay. They left for home tired but happy.

Captain W. H. Potts, of the Thames Navals, is granted.the Imperial volunteer officer’s decoration for service of over 20 years.

, Mr McArthur, engineer and 1 mining .surveyor, who-- Eas been, appointed by the Hot Springs Domain Board to supervise the carrying out of the proposed extension-of the lawn in tlie Domain, for the purpose of adding a bowling green, etc., thereto, commenced' the work of survey on Wednesday last.

At the Hamilton. West School Committee meeting on Thursday last, the secretary was instructed to write fro the various Waikato committee**, suggesting that the children’s excursion this year be either to Auckland or the Thames.

The Piako County Council had a busy time yesterday with-contracts, there being no less than 32 tenders sent in for the various works. Details of the tenders appear in. another column. The balance of the report of the meeting, which is unavoidably crowded out, will appear in our next issue;

The services at the Wesleyan Church, to-morrow will be conducted in the morning by the Rev C. H. Garland, of Christchurch, and in the evening by theRev S. Griffith. The Rev C. H. Garland is well and favourably known as ono of. the ablest and most popular Wesleyan ministers-of< the colony, and now occupies the important position of General Secretary of the Century Commemoration Fund, in the interests of-which--he is now travelling. On Tuesday next, as will be seen by advertisement elsewhere, a public, meeting in connection with this interesting and world-wide movement will be held in the Wesleyan Church, when- the Rev C. H. Garland will give am address on “Twentieth Century Imperialism,” or “ Our Heritage of the Past, and Trusteeship for the Future.” Mr Garland enjoys a-well sustained reputation as one of'the clearest and most effective of speakers whom it is always a pleasure to listen to, and no doubt there will be a full Church to hear him. The chair will be taken at. 7'30, and a collection will.be taken up on behalf of. the fundi

During the past week Te Aroha has been favoured with its fair quota of visitors. Among whom we noticed Mr Jas. Edgar, general manager Victoria Insurance. Dunedin, acc< mpr.nied ly his wife ; Mr A Burt, of tlie firm of Burt aid Co., br.-ss founders, Dunedin; Mr J. Mcloney, and Mr A. F. Rattray, inspector Northern-Assurance Co,, Melbourne. During their sojourn in our midst they stayed at the Hot Springs Hotel.. They expre se;l themselves as follows ‘ Very pleased with the place and consider the baths"quite equal to any of their kind on the Continent. The only regret is thatthey oould not stay longer. Since the fires of' recent years the blocks in the town, have improved, but an efficient brigade and' water supply should be obtained so as to- check any conflagration in the future.”

Mr Glynn- Lewis Informs us that Buglet- Salmon has passed the necessary tests, also that the horse purchased for him has been successfully passed- by the Government 1 Vet.’ Now that it is decided, Mr Glynn-Lewifi asks those who sO kindly offered to subscribe, and have not yet paid, to pier- s; do-so as early as possible, so that final payments can he made; He also wishes us to say that he ■Will he glad- to receive donations from any one interested in the ‘ more men’ movement,’ as he has not quite the whole amount necessary, In a letter from Bugler Salmon, after the horse had passed, he says : ‘ I am more than satisfied with him in' every way—walking, galloping and jumping, and that it is one of the best there, and there are some sp-endid horses on the * linos.’ ’ He wishes to heartily thank those kind' friends that so generously and quietly provided l him With- such a first-class mount.

The editor of am Australian backcountry newspaper applied- an intellectual test' to liis- readers the o-her day. Being convinced that his subscribers were not digesting his leaders he experimented'on'them- By publishing the same lea ding articles six issues in sucues-ion. No one noticed it, not even the proof-reader.-

Ladies’ and children’s hats reduced to-10--,• Is, and Is lid, about one half Usual selling prices, at A. W. Edwards.’—Advt