LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XVI, Issue 22220, 31 March 1900, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

General' meeting of footballers m the Town Hall fhjs evening.

The Rev S.. Griffith will' preach at the 1 Te Aroha Wesleyan Church to-morrow morning and evening,, and at Te' Aroha West in the afternoon.

Mr L. de Bakker, a candidate for the Ohinemuri electorate at the last election and ex-editor o£ the defunct Hauraki Tribune, is now- assistant librarian at the Government library.

The farewell social tendered to Mr F. D. Woods, which took place in the Public Hall on Thursday evening, proved a most enjoyable affair. A lengthy programme of dances* was gone through, excellent music for which was provided by Messrs Dudley (violin) and ET. Tonge (piano). During the evening Mr Hill spoke a few words concerning the guest of the evening, and tho loss sustained by his many friends of his approaching departure; The refreshment portion of the evening was ably conducted by a Committee of young ladies.

We have just been informed by Capt. Trevor Robson,, that the members of the Te Aroha Cadet Navals intend going into camp for a week at Easter. Tho juveniles comprising this corp are full of enthusiasm, and range in age from six to sixteen; summers, at present they are armed with anything from a wooden gun to a Mauser, and' are' as game as their forefathers. It' is the intention to attach a tin-whistle band to the corp. Strict discipline is observed by the members, who are a promising |squad.

The- musical festival to be held in the Public Hall on Friday next, in connection with the Wesleyan Church Anniversary promises to be a great success. The musical programme will be exceptionally attractive, and the- singing of the Rev A. Mitchell is always a great treat to music lovers-

On Tuesday- evening last Mr W. S. Allen had the misfortune to lose, by sudden death, one of his buggy horses.. Mr Allen’s party had driven in to MorrLusville from Annandale, during the evening ta attend a meeting; and when they were about to return one of the horses was found lying dead. There were no signs of struggling, and it is Surmised that th 6 animal had died from heart-disease.

Hetherington and Cb. announce that first consignments of winter goods are to hand and are offering exceptionally good value in each department.

It is stated that the gold dredging progirtios now floated from Greymouth to oss (inclusive) represent a capital of £300,000.

Wages of 10s per day, and expenses, to drive cattle from Picton to Havelock were offered Inst week;- but, owing to the scarcity of unemployed about in Picton, men- were unavailable..

The fii-st meeting of the- Te Aroha branch of the Society for Protection of Women and Children and for the Prevention c£ Cruelty to. Animals, will be held in the- Town Hall on Monday evening next, 2nd April. All willing to- join, are cordially invited to he present,.

Some time bach the subject of arranging a testimonial in the shape of a shield to the lato Sergt.-Mojor Bradford,, of No.. 2-: Battalion-, was discussed.. Y£e hope the idea has not been, lost sight of by those who first suggested it, we must not forget that Sergt. Bradford was the first New Zealander-to lay down his life inthe present war, and his memory should be kept green by his comrades

- The 1-. 30 train from- Auckland was delayed for about ten minutes on Thursday afternoon last,, at the railway crossing.. It appears another unfortunate animal in the shape of a horse was cut to pieces by the cow-catcher; and the train,was forced to pull up while remnants of the poor brute were dragged frourunder the engine One of tlie ltegs of the horse dropped from under the engine just as the train; was entering the Te Aroha station. It is not only brutal to cut up,horses and eattle in this fashion hut positively dangerous-; and when an engine or two are derailed and perhaps toppled over an. embankment with, fatal: results to.the occupants, the authorities will take steps to have the line properly fencecL

Arthur Yates and Co., seed - merchants, Auckland, have a re-place advertisement in another column, in which they announce that; Now that honedust is so scarce; and rising in price; they, would strongly recommend the Thomas’’ Phosphate Powder, and Coral Quean. Guano..

Comm anting on the-New Zealand. Con - tingent's war cry a London evening paper says :— * The New Zealand Contingent, of 201 men, which arrived, in. South. Africa by the* Waiwero. and proceeded to the frontr in two trains; made- am imoression. upon the people of Cape- Town- that, will not be easily effaced. This was because they gave their famous Maori battle-yell' before the train steamed, oft’for De Aar; It is a terrible war cry, aery before which the best disciplined troops living could not be-expected tos stand. General Joubert will, ofcourse, protest. When the charge rings out, and the New Zealandersrush the enemy’s kopjes, what cold steel and Lee-Enfield bullets do hot accomplish the colonial war-whoops will.’ Not The Wisest Way;:—lt is not always best to- wait until! it is needed before buying a bottle of Chamberlain? s Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy. Quite frequently the remedy is required in thevery busiest season or in the night and much inconvenience and suffering must be borne before it can be obtained. It costs but a trifle as; compared with its real worth and every family cam well afford to* keep/ it in their home; It iseverywhere acknowledged to be the most successful medicine in- the world for bowel complaints. For sale by W. H. Wright.. Price 1 s 6d; large size 3s The Tablet,, referring to the proposed visit of the Queens to Ireland, says ;• —The Irish respect for the virtuous ruler of the Empire has iii no way diminished since the days of 1835, 1849; and 1861. And from Her Irish subjects the Queen-Em-press may expect the genuine Irish cead mile fai Ite-—ten thou sand hearty welcomes The welcome will be rendered all the more cordial by- the fact that the aged ruler brings with her a grateful acknowledgment—the first that ever camo from/ Royal lips—of the part the Irish soldier has played - in bearing up her Empire, and a message of sympathy for the widbwa ( and' children of the gallant Celts who died fighting for- her, and whose bones lie beneath the sum-browned veldt or up ; the boulder-strewn kopjes of Cape Colony :or Natalv The Irish people are quick to forgive, or to - resent, a wrong. But they never forget a kindness. There lies, too, in the coming Royal visit the hope that it will not be merely a detached incident in a long reign, but that it may open a new epoch in the relations between the Irish and the English nations.

The oldest inhabitant of To Aroha,. Mr John Flatt, celebrated his 95th birthday on Wednesday last. He was bom in Little- Dunham, county Norfolk, on 1 March 28; 1805, and arrived in New Zealand, ’en board 1 the Prince Regent barque (Capt. Aitken) in December, 1834, and at different periods has witnessed exciting times in Maoriland. Considering Mr Platt’s, advanced age be 's enjoying tolerably good health. We extend him our congratulationsAt the Police- Court yesterday, before Mr T 1 Mclndoe, J.P., Jno. Flanigan was charged with disturbing the peace on 10th inst. He was fined 10s, and costs 7s, or in default 48; hours hard labour. Good Enough to Take. The finest quality of loaf sugar is used in the- manufacture- of Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and the roots used in its preparation give it a flavor similar to that of maple syrup, making it very pleasant to take. As a medicine for the cure of coughs, colds, la grippe, croup and whooping cough it is unequaled by any other- It always cures and cures quickly. For sale by W H Wright, Agent- Price Is 6d; large size 3s«