LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42751, 22 July 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Captain l’avitt, of the Te Aroha Defence Riflo Club, notifies members that the quarterly parade will be held in the Hot Springs sample-room on Monday evening next.

Something for nothing is a rare chance. It may r he yours by attending to this notice. Every purchaser of Hatrick’s a veil and favourable known 3s Kaiapoi lingering now sold during his clearing sale at 2s Od, may have for the asking a paten* wool winder worth 2s Od.-

All tickets bearing date J une 20th returned to Johnson andWigg during July, face value will he giveu in cash. —Advt.

Manager Luks, of the Thames Hotel, Auckland, got a shock the other day from which he has not yet recovcied, and which it is mot quite safe to remind him of, either. He had arranged through one of the local agencies for a night porter, and pending the arrival of that humble hut necessary functionary, he was helping to run the porter industry himself. The house was pretty full, and Manager Luks was wondering which of a myriad of pressing calls he should attend to first, when a dapper youth, accompanied by half a ton of luggage, was set down at the private entrance. Mr Luks rushed forward, caught hold of a huge portmanteau and some oddments, and with a f ‘ step this way 7 , sir,” rushed up the staircase followed by 7 the fashionable youth with the- remainder of the parcels. At the head of the stairs the host paused breathless, and gasping out, “There, that’s your room, sir; how long are you staying for ?’ The youth blushed a rosy 7 red and faltered, “ Please, I’m the new night porter !” “What?” screeched the manager, and then the portmanteau whirled in the air, and just missing the new domestic’s head, went wallop to the bottom of the staircase. But the hurt received by the carpet was as nothing compared to the bruise on tlie sensibility of the manager.—Auckland Observer?

Amongst the mines of those who succeeded in gaining certificates, in connection wi ; h the teachers’ examinations, which were held in June last, we notic° that of Miss Francis H Fawcett, E2. Two missionaries were amongst the passengers landed in Wellington by the lonic on Wednesday, Miss H. Bagnall and the Rev. S, Griffiths. Mr Griffiths, who spent a lot of time on the west coast of South Africa as a missionary 7 for a Nonconformist church, is likely to bo permanently located in New Zealand,

The Ohinemuri Liberal and L ibour Federation has selected Mr Hugh Poland as the Liberal candidate for Ohinemuri. It. is expected that Mr Poland will make a big bid for the seat next November.

Importers of New Zealand butter a home are thinking of shipping some back again, owing to high prices ruling locally this winter. We feed certain they would not do so if they only knew Johnson ahd Wigg aro selling some of the ' very primest local farmers’ at lid per lb. —Advt.

One of Mr 11. Osborne’s sons, William, of Manawaru, met with a painful accident the other day 7 . He was engaged working in a drain, and asked his mate, who was working near by, to throw him a shovel, his mate did so, hut the sharp blade of the implement sank into the soft peat and came into contact witli young Osborne s foot, cutting his foot very 7 badly 7 . Luckily 7 an experienced nurse . was handy, who attended to the injuries. Farmers have cause to remember the potato blight of last year, and the loss occasioned thereby may deter some from planting this season, but is this altogether wise ? Have they not learnt that if this fungoid growth (for such it is) is taken in time and the Bordeaux mixture treatment • effectively applied the crop may almost with certainty be saved, we would therefore suggest the fanners’ best policy would be to put in a few pota oes, and in the early stages of their growth when the plants are from 4 to 6 inches high commence the Fungicidal treatment and continue this at intervals of 12 or I t days until 5 or 6 applications have been made. In this way 7 there is aim >st a certainty of success, aud the work can be done with an ordinary Knapsack Sprayer, and the cost per acre would be found to be very 7 light, We would also like to point out. that the success attending the application depends in a measure upon the thoroughness with which the mixture is applied, The question of reliable seed, and manure has also to be considered. With regard to the latter we have pleasure in drawing our readers attention to the “Westfield” potato manure advertisement sin this issue, the opinions of users of this manure last season go to prove that, this special manure is to bo relied on as a good sound fertiliser, thoroughly suited to the requirements of this particular crop. Messrs Johnson and Wigg’s customers will please note June 20th is declared bonus day for the month. mechanic claims to have invented an automatic baby nurse. The apparatus is attached to a cradle. If the baby cries, air waves causo specially arranged wires to operate a phonograph, which sings a lullaby, while simultaneously clockwork is released and rooks the cradle. When the crying ceases the wire fails to vi brateaud the cradle stops rocking. Force is so well known now that anything we might say in favour is unnecessary. Ono thing only we would advise . buy it fiesh and sweet, and use plenty of it. See our window aud you will have some idea what our turnover in this particular lino is. Johnson and Wigg.—Advt There was a very fair muster of a 11 ranks at the parade of the Piako Mounted Thursday afternoon last, Captain Clifford was ir. command and Lieu’s Allen and McKee were also in attendance. The men wore handed over to the Staff Instructor Sergeant Major Coleman, who put the men through a series of extended and other movements, posting and relieving sentries, etc. The Sergeant Major, by his smart, intelligible words of command, and simple explanatory instruction, has proved himself to be one of the best drill instructors iu the Auckland district.

Following is the pledge of the Anti Shouting League, recently formed in Wellington I agree to become a member of the New Zealand AntiShouting League, and do hereby pledge my r word in the interests of s ciety that I will within New Zealand neither drink intoxicating liquor at the expense of another, unless I he at the time either the bona fide guest or host of that other person, and I further promise to use ray best endeavours to induce throe other persons to join the League.” It is proposed in Canterbury to establish the fallowing sheep definitions •< Sound mouthed” to indicate .that the sheep is four yeais old, and has bright, clear, full- sized and sharp teeth fulf-mouthed,” five years old and over, with level mouth ; “ failingmouthed,” having short, stubby.teeth, broken-mouthed,” teeth wide apart, some br .ken or missing ; “gummies,’ most or all teeth gone. (