Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News TE AROHA TIMES & WAIORONGOMAI ADVOCATE. TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1900 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 22218, 27 March 1900, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News TE AROHA TIMES & WAIORONGOMAI ADVOCATE. TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1900 LOCAL AND GENERAL

A general meeting of ‘footballers is called for Saturday next,. 31st inst,, in the Town Hall. The WailmG.M. Company invite tenders for delivery of pipes and'air I'cceiver at Paeroa and Waikino.—See- advertisement. The shooting season for Native game opens on Saturday next, 3‘lst., inst. The friends and well-wishers of Mr F., D. "Woods, who is leaving for Coromandfel shortly, intend giving him a “send off.” Mr Thomas Gavin announces himself as a candidate- for the Ohineinuri Licensing; district. The men Swan and Hicks, who were ; injured in the Waibi mine, last week, are progressing as favourably as can be expected. Mr T. J. Stanley, who is well-known in this district, is a candidate at the forthcoming election for a seat on tbo Licensing Bench, he has been nominated by Messrs W. Goldsworthy, C. H. Taylor,. I. Napier, and C. Trezise, who are alt citizens of repute, and well-known in this district. Mr W. S. Evans, piano and’ organ thner and regulator, is now in Te Aroha, orders may be left with Mr G. Hobson, chemist. W.S.E. has all kinds of pianos and organs for sale for cash or on deferred payment. Terms and prices on application.—Advt. The annual meotihg of the Pinko Rugby Union will be held at Waihou on Saturday, April Bth, at 7.30 p.m.. The business of the meeting will be to- elect officers for the season 1900. A painful accident happened to Allan Wight, a 11 year old’ son of Mr A. E.. Wight. Karansahake, on Sunday last, the lad was iMing home with some friends, when one of the horses lashed out, catching the boy on the leg, inflicting a nasty wound of about six incheslong, laying the bone bare. On arrival at Karangahako a buggy was obtained and the lad driven to Waihi, where he j was attended to by Dr. Forbes, who had to put in ten stitches. The sufferer was then taken to Nurse Gilmore’s private hospital, and is now progressing favourably.

The following is a copy of a somewhat unique application made to the militaryauthorities for a place in the fifth contingent :—‘ ‘ My name is , and I wish to join the fifth contingent. Am Irish, 32 years old, and can’t help it. I want a spell of fighting the Boers. I can shoot, and have lived much of my time on the outside of a horse. I can eat a good meal and sleep in a good bed, but i when necessary can go three- days with- , out tucker and sleep with my head on a boulder * and my feet in the creek.. Now, colonel, if you want good stuff give me a try, and if I can’t give p lints to some of ■ those fellows going I will retire gracefully and sing ‘ God Save the Queen ’ to the kakas.’* The Premier has received the following message from Sir A. Milner, High Commissioner for South Africa:: —“I find' new that we could do with from forty to fifty men, ages from 25 to not exceeding 32, -with railway experience, as traffic station clerks, foremen, and shunters say one-third clerks, remainder foremen and shunters. Commencing pay for clerks will be LI2O per annum, foremen .and shunters 6s 6d per diem,. If your Government would pay for their passages I think, but cannot guarantee, that the money could be recovered later, when the war is over and a settlement expected!.’*

The Coromandel News states that a witness was giving evidence in a case heard at the Coromandel AYarden’s Court concerning the value of seme gold fromthe Standard, which had been sent Home as a sample of what might happen to be in the mine. The gold in question was of a * mossy ’ or fluffy * character, and deceiving in appearance—its weight fell short of what a tyro in goldmining would deem it to be. It was uncommon gold, and extrinsically (as a curio) its value might be great. The witness knew it to exist in only two places in- Coromandel, one of which was the ‘ Big Blow.’ - *Do you mean to say ’ questioned counsel (and most people in court craned their necks eagerly), that you could get gold out of the Big 2 low now ?’ ‘ Yes,’ said witness confidently, ‘thatis,’ he added hastily, ‘ not much of it.* The success of the temperance party in Auckland at the recent election, will doubtless be encouraging to those who are running what is known as the “People’s Committee ** for- the Qhinemnri district. Messrs Forrest, Moore, Stanley, Taylor, aud Walton, have been nominated in this interest, and if elected announce their determination to administer the law in the interests of the people rather than that of the brewers. AVe would remind our readers that every elector is entitled to vote, and that each one may vote- for five candidates. The election takes place on Thursday. Te Aroha polling-booth being the Courthouse-

Captain Grant retires from the adjutantey of the Auckland Volunteer District on the 3ist inst„ and considerable regret is being expressed' at the loss-thus sustained to- volunteering. This will be shared by his many friends throughout this district, he assisted to organise the the first volunteer company in 1868, and subsequently for considerably over 20 years was actively connected- with the volunteer force. He will retain his captaincy on the unattached list of the New Zealand volunteer force, At the battle of Joinsborough, in the American Civil: War. Mr C. W. Flowers, now a resident of Invercargill, was struck by a bullet on the right shoulder. The wound healed and he returned to the regiment, serving until the end of the war. Afterwards he came to New Zeal' and. During all the'36 years he had been troubled with constant pain in the shoulder, latterly accompanied by swelling. About a month ago he consulted a doctor, and had since been poulticing the swelling, with the result that it burst, and discharged a core about the size of a hen’s egg, consistency- of jelly, in the centre of which was a very small piece of leatbvk* from his cartridge-box belt, wbicjb was cut through by the bullet. The pain has entirely ceased, and Mr Flowers hopes he has got rid of the cause after so many years of suffering. Chronic Diarrhoea Clxred.—This is to certify that I have had chronic diarrhoea • ever since the war. I got so weak I could' hardly walk or do anything. One bottle of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured me sound and well.—J-. R. Gibbs. Fincastle, A r a. I had chronio diarrhoea for twelve years. Three bottl -s. of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured me. S. L. Siiaveii, Fincastle, Va, Both Mr. Gibbs and' Mr. Shaver are- prominent farmers and reside near Fincastle,. Va. They procured the remedy from Mr. W. E. Casper; a druggist of that place, who is well acquainted with them and will vouch -for the-truth of their statements. For sale by AV. H„ Wright, agent. Price l's6d, large size 3s.