LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 22219, 29 March 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Election of Licensing Cbmmittee for Ohinomuri takes place to-dn^».

The Rev H. B’„ Wingfield, of Pokeno, is at present on a visit to Te Aroha. Monthly meeting of the Ohiuemuri County Council will be held on Thursday, sth April; at 2. p;m. Mr Richard; Hobbs has definitely decided to contest tlie hye-elecfcion. The Auckland Hospital Board; practically affirmed the principal. o£ the eight hour.V system for nurses, but no action will be taken until, extra, accommodation, is. provided;. The Quarterly meeting in. connection. with- the- Wesleyan Church will takeplace at Paeroa to-day (Thursday); The Borough C ur cil accepted thetender of;'Mir Alex. Calder, 325, for old timber lying; alongside Whitaker-street bridges. No offer was. received for. the old: iron.. >

Although we have been- favoured* with repeated 1 showers-of. min during the past week, many of the swamp fires are still. b.irning>

Tenders will be received'up to 2' p.m; on Thursday, sth April, for some half-a-dozen different contracts ill the Ohineruuri' County;

In another column will be found the nominations received by the Secretary (;H. G. Rose) for the Tiran races; to be held 1 ®n» Monday, April I6th.

Egypt is the only, country in the world where there-are more men than women. The male sex in the dominions of the Khedive- exceeds the female in numbers by one Hundred and sixty thousand.

Tit the absence oh Mr- McGregor; theMusical Society's weekly rehearsal was conducted by. MrS. L. Hirst.. There was ‘ a very good attendance;. "We learn thatr Mirand' Mrs J of Paeroa, intend taking a trip to Europe .this winter, with a view to visiting thePhri's Exhibitions "We-wish them: an enjoyable trip and a safe return; Typhoid fever is prevalent in "Waihi-, where a number of persons are laid' up with that disease, a death occuring there on Siimlky lhst The sanitation of Waihi is sadly in need' of improvement. As the winter months are rapidly drawing round us, it behoves one and all to‘lay in a supply of warm. clothing. In, & re-place advertisement the proprietorof the “Economic” direct importingemporium-, announces that he has opened ufl the first consignment of winter goods in all 1 departments. The articles have been marked at the keenest cash prices,, and’an inspectionus cordially invited.

Olir cricketers seem to have died a natural 1 death. So far the-Piako Cricket Association have played very few interunion matches. A very good represent;i—five cloven could be chosen from the Union..

As an instance of the promptitude surrounding the business transactions of the National Insurance Co., of which Mr S. L. Hirst is the lb car agent; it may be mentioned that as soon- as the report concerning the recent fire was sent - in, and proved satisfactory,. Mr E. Brennan received a cheque for full amount by return post. A slight leakage was reported in- thereservoir on Monday, but the matter has been attended to. A portion of the earthwork foundation settling down, caused" the cement to crack.

The-Official Assignee (J". Lawson) notithat Messrs McClelland and Gotz, auctioneers. have- filed a petition to be adjudged' bankrupt. A meeting- of creditors is called for Fridav, 30th. (tomorrow) inst., at 2.30 o'clock. We learn that the Te Aroha musical season is to- be- opened on- Friday week, April 6th by a errand musical' festival' in the Public Hall, in celebration of the Wesleyan Church Anniversary. Our Wesleyan friend's have been- fortunate in securing for the occasion-, the-services of one of Auckland’s most distineruished" sinsrers. the- Rev Arthur Mitchell; now stationed in Coromandel. This gentleman.who visited Te Aroha about 2 years ago, possesses one of the finest - baritones in New Zealand 1 , and his singing will be a rich musical treat, which musical Tte Aroha will not be slow to appreciate; A Btrong combination of local and visiting |talent is being arranged, and the full programme- will be published next week..

Farewell social tendered to Mr F. D. Woods in the Public 33h.1l this evening. The whereabouts of the girl, Daisy Rielly, who my.steriou o ly disappeared some weeks back, is still unknown.. . -^ r Hobbs,, dentist, of Paeroa, has returned to- New Zealand by the Waihora, after a visit to America and 1 itngland. He is at present in quarantine at Motuihu. During his stay an Penn.j sylvani'a, extending over some months,. ’“ e m &d’e- himself fully acquainted with all. the latest tiips m-his: profession,. New Zealand dki'rymen have subscribed; | to a testimonial for presentation to Dr. j Babcock,, the inventor of the famous milk | testing apparatus bearing his name.. The ’testimonial is intended as recognition of the inventor’s generosity in refusing to patent his invention, so that farmers might have 1 the fullest benefit of it..

The following telegram* was-, sent to Mr and Mrs A. A. Smith, of Cambridge, on Monday, by the Premier:—‘‘His Excellency lias received a message fr-su Sir Alfred Miiner. dated 24th Marli, in which he reports with regret the sfi-ious illness of Mr E. Smith,, and also Mr Francis Hhrding, of the First New Zealand Contingent of enteric fever at Kimberley. You have my sincere sympathy. We must hope for the best.—ll. J. Seddbn,.” Wo are sure that all our readers will join in the Premier’s kindly- sympathy and. hope..