Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42750, 20 July 1905, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News

THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1905. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Ihis above all—to thine own self be true, And it mutt follow aethe night the dag Ihou eanet not then be false to any man Shakespeare.

Waihou sale to-morrow. The |Wellingtoft Rugby Union rescinded the resolution passed at the last meeting directing its delegates to the New Zealand Union to vote against the inclusion of Duncan in the team for England. Five estates, aggregating over 41,000 acres, are at present under negotiation of purchase by the Government in Hawke’s Bay district, for close settlement purposes, 17,000 acres being in the vicinity of the estates recently opened for settlement.

“I must insist,” said the Official Assignee during the recent bankruptcy examination, “ upon maintaining the ordinary courtesies of society in my Court. Please remember you are not out in the street.” This admonition was provoked by the bankrupt’s frequent omission of the prefix “Mr” when addressing one of the solicitors.

At the Bundaberg Criminal Court the other day a man was charged with having refused to aid a constable to effect an arrest when called upon in the King’s name. Accused was foilifsd guilty. Tho judge said the case was tho first of its kind that had overcame under hi# notice. ll© recognised how important it wan that law-abiding people should be prepared to assist tho police when an emergency can© rendered aid necessary. Defendant was fined £5, iu default throo months’ imprisonment.

The United States Government io offering two prizes—one of £20,000 and another of £IO,OO0 —for weather forecasts. Tho large prize will be paid to the person who predicts a month in advance, changes of temperature, and also discovers the physical bases of meteorology. The lesser sum is to be paid for the best predictions in rain fall. Competitors must base their deductions from three different points of observation, as widely distant as possible from each other, and must predict with exactitude the state of the weather at each point day by day a month in advance, and during six consecutive months. A council of experts will be chosen from professors of the United States Universitios, and they will draw up the terms of the competition and examine the meteorological deduction® of th© various competitors.

A. great deal of the picturesquenes: of the town is lost, owing to the forest of pine trees aeon from one end of the place to the other* At the Magistrate’s Court at Gisborne on June 26th, Mr Barton, S.M., gave has deoision in a dog registration case, in which an important point was raised in connection with the powers of local bodies. The Cook County Council has been in the habit of doubling the dog tax if not paid by a certain date, and counsel for the defendant contended that the Council had no power to increase the fees after a certain date, as the second fee J The Council was only empowered to appoint one fee, which, .in hie opinion had to remain throughout th* year. The Council relied on Section 2 of the 1881 Act, which empowered the councils to fix the fees. Messrs Johnson and Wigg’s customers will please note June 26th is declared bonus day for the month.— Once again we would draw the attention of the railway authorities to groat risk fr©qu©ttt©rfl to th© Mor* rinaville station run of being run into by one of the many engines dodging in and out of the station, more especially about noon. The isolated ipoeition of th© station, surrounded on either side by three or more auto of rail©, ha© b©®n frequently commented upon by correspondents in these columns, but so far, apparently to little or no purpose. Surely the authorities ore not blind to the great risks run by persons using the station. There is no use waiting until some, poor unfortunate hse been mangled beyond lecognition before acting 1 Something should be don® right away to improve the present disgraceful state of affairs. , In course of conversation witn an old prospector yesterday, he expres d great confidence in the capabilities of the ranges in this vicinity ae gold producers. He gave it as his opinion that the great Martha reef, of Waihi, traveled iu this dir©ction f au<3 eould be picked up by means of« few hundred feet of driving between what io known as l * The Old pectora ” claim and Stoney creek. Importers of New Zealand butter a home are thinking of shipping some book again, owing to high prices ruling locally this winter. We feel certain they would not do bo. if they only knew Johnson ahd Wigg are selling some of the very primest local farmers’ at lid per lb.—Advt. The official year bo >k to hand states that the number of successful vaccinations of children registered in 1904 was 18,368 against 11,683 in 1903. The fall prior to 1902 was consequent on the alteration of the law relative to vaccination in England the subsequently in this colony, while the'increase shown for the three years was no doubt due to a slight visitation of small-pox fiom abroad, which caused on® death in 1903. Marriag© with & deceased wife’s sister in New Zealand was legalised in the year 1880, and an Act was passed in the year 1900 which legalieod marriage with the brother of a deceased husband. This Act is retrospective, including m its provisions marriages between such parties which had previously been solemnised as well as those contracted after the statute was passed, and declaring all these to be valid, and the issue born prior or subsequent to the passing of the Act to bo deemed born in lawful wedlock. The measure was reserved for the signification of her late Majesty’s pleasure. Royal assent has since been given, and the Act cam© into force in New Zealand by Proclamation dated the 22nd May, I®ol The Rev G D Watson, D.D. of the American Wesleyan Ohurch, is at prosent delivering a series of addresses in the Morrinsville Wesleyan Church. These discourses are proving most interesting and powerful, Dr Watson, upon the invitation of the churches concerned has been for Sim© four or five months addressing meetings in various parts of tho colony, and his services have been highly appreciated, and have proved most helpful to the would bo in the natur© of a penalty, churches. After concluding the mission at Morrinsville, Dr Watson, goes to Hamilton for a few days, returning ar the invitation of the quarterly meeting to hold a series of meetings in Te Aroha These will begin on Sunday August 6th. Besides being a preacher of unusual ability, Dr Watson is also nn author, having published a number of books of a devotional character. Mrs Watson, who accompanies her husband has also published some works which have had a wide circulation.

■ Tho football match on Saturday nest on tho Recreation Ground,between the Piako and Waipa reps- promises to bo koonW fought out. On paper, Sel- otion Power has a atrong team picked to do justice for Piako, The gam© ought to bo well worth watching and doubtless there will be a record attendance of sp< editors present, At tho To Arohn Methodist Church on Wednesday evening, the Rev J, W. JJurton gnTO an address on “ India at our Doors." Mr Burton first spoke of tho splondid change wrought m Fiji by tho preaching of tho Gonpol. Bui the Fijian peoplo wero dying out at the rate of about two thousand a year. Tho Indian Coolios wore being imported at tho rate of about three thousand a year. At tho present time there were twenty-thousand of them in Fiji" And many of them 'vould become permanent residents. If looked as though Fiji would be in the not distant future peopled with people from India. The speaker pointed out the need of christianising these people, and spoke of the difficulties and encouragements of the work. The address, looked at from every standpoint, was a rare treat, and was followed with the greatest interest by the fai: number present.

Foroe is so well known now that anything we might say in favour is unnecessary. One thing only we would advise ; buy it ftesh and sweet, and use plenty of it. See our window and you will have some idea what our turnover in this particular line is.— Johnson and Wigg*-—Advt