LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 22210, 8 March 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Overheard as the local Post Office.. Boys, clamouring for letters.—P.M.The Boers’ couldn’t behave worse than you. Small boy.. They won’t after the War’s over.. Excursion tickets will be issued on Saturday to Hamilton, the object being the Hamilton Races. Advertisement in another column,. The-Salvation Army held an open-air meeting in Wliitaker-street last night, there was a good crowd of listeners. Yds. Alf. Wild, Mikkelsen, and Hope, of the Te Aroha. Rifles, have passed the necessary first testa, in order t.o be placed on the Reserve List. The Secretary of the Hamilton Cricket Club has written, to the Piako Union, enquiring if they could; play a m.atch on the 24th inst. This aftempon several important matches in connection with the Tennis Tournament are to be played on the Domain, lawn, To.-day the Waihou. Creamery picnic takes place in Mr O'Grady’s paddock. The school, is to be closed, so as to, give the children an opportunity of being present. A. social will be held in the evening. Yet another paper has- made its- appearance in the Bay of Plenty district. The new. organ-—“ The East Coast Guardian,” - is a double demy sheet, and bears a, healthy appearance, as far as advertisements are concerned, while the reading matter is of an interesting-nature.. We wish it joy. and a long.- life, Those fond’ of indulging in. that most popular of winter pastimes—the terpiscorian art —would do well to call on that well-known Auckland lady,i Mrs Sowerby, at present on a visit to Te Aroha, who, for the next few weeks, intends giving private lessons in fancy and ordinary ball-room dancing. Beginners, anxious to.become acquainted with, the art, cannot do better than call and see Mrs Sqwerby ah the Hot Springs H>tel. Tp, A. Dudley, found guilty, ip, the Su.. reme Court, of having made a false declaration in connection with the title of a residence site at Mackaytown, was sentenced by Judgo Conolly to four months! bard labour, News about the affray at Karangahake on Saturday night is to the effect that two men named Williama and Wilson wire interfered with by a push. The former, it is alleged, was set npon by a man named. MeAUster, but proved himself too good'for his assailant. McAlister’s mates tackled Wilson, and it is alleged, knocked him about so severely that be has. since died from his injuries. Ifc is stated, that Wilson, had several ribs bsokem Th& 4 o’clock Thames to Te Aroha train on Thursday broke down owing to a pin dropping, out of one of the engine’s side connecting rods, and: was unable to proceed beyond Kopu. The 5.25 train forThames waited at Paeroa for a long timeto enable the 4. o’clock train to come in, but as there wasno appearance of it, the 5.25 went on from, Paeroa, and passing the disabled train at Kopu, reached the Thames a little before 9- o’clock, or about two hours late. Then the engine went back again to Kopu to take the carriages of the 4; o’clock train* with their passengers and freight, on to their destination, reaching Te Aroha about 11 o’clock. The disabled engine was brought back toGraham? t jwh. AnnOuncemet is made in oar advertising columns of the 3J st Annual Great Art Union to be held by the Druids’' Society on the 23rd April. On this occasion we are informed that the proceeds are to be d’evoted to the Melbourne Hospital, a National Charitable Institution, nowburdened with a debt of £26,000 His Excellency the Governor has granted his patronage and presence to the undertaking; and the Mayor of Melbourne, Sir Malcolm McEacharn, and other distinguished citizens are rendering every assistance. There are £ISOO to he given away in Art Union pr zes. The first is £I,OOO or 12 months’ Trip round the world and £SOO in cash, and there are 124 other important prizes. Tickets are one shilling each; they may be had from local agents, or direct from the representative, Mr Thoo W. Heide, 237 Collinsstreet, Melbourne.

Captain Pavitfc, 3Df the local Cricket Club, has received from Rev Joseph .Campbell, a splendid bat, which is to be presented to the highest scorer in matches played during the season. The Bijou Vaudeville Company open for one night only, in the Town Hall, tomorrow evening, Friday 9tli in«t. The Company is really an excellent one, and is one of the best that has visited Te Aroha for some considerable. time past. The vocalists are of a very high-class order, and Capt Winton (the fancy shootist) will perform some remarkable feats with the rifle. The bioscope views are all very clear and life-liko, and well worth witnessing. In the Magistrate's Court, Wellington, on Monday, the police prosecuted Mr Oit, chemist, for selling offensive publications with certain pills. Nothing appeared on the outside cover of a nature to which exception could be taken, but inside there were certain ills which he said could be cured, and *in this the offence' ia said fo be contained. Orr denied any knowledge of what was in the packet, which was sealed. The case is important as bearing on patent medicines, and the magistrate reserved his judgement until Friday.

The poll for election of the Licensing Committee for the Bay of Plenty District will telco place on the 21st inst., and nominations of candidates must he delivered ?o the returning officer, MY ,T. IT. AlcCaw, at Tauranga, before the 14th.