LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42756, 3 August 1905, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tenders are invited by tho Te Aroha District Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., fur carting coal (at per ton) from Waihou siding to Waihou butter faeb'iry. Tenders returnable up to noon on Monday, 7th inst. An important meeting of the Executive Committee of the Piako Ratepayers’ Reform Association is called for this afternoon at 3 o’clock.

Mr M. E. Maingay, who has been on a visit to Te Aroha for two or three months, left Auckland, on routo for West Australia, by the “Victoria” on Monday last. Mails for United States of America, United Kingdom and Europe, via San Francisco, closed at the local Post Office at 11 o’clock this morning, and is due in London on 2nd September. Wo note with pleasuro that Miss Jessie Hetheringtou, tho youngest daughter of Mr S. Hetheringtou, of the Thames, who has been studying at Girton College, has distinguished herself at Home. In tho list of Cambridge University honors, Miss Hetherington is the only feminine student who has gained honours ill the law tripos, being in class 2, and being classed as having attained a position equal to between No. 8 and No. 9 of tho niaseulino candidates.

1 An inquest ’’eld into the fatal acci 1 I dent t > Sergeant Fallon at the Eandwick butts on Saturday shows that he. | was killed by the discharge of a loaded rifle lying on a mound which a comrado accidently kicked. j The candidates for the New Ply--1 mouth seat in the House of Represen- . tatives, so far announced, include 'Messrs E. M. Smith, M.H.R., 01<ey ' (chairman of the County Council), W. j Davies, and C. E. Bellringer.

Forco 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 The Rev Dr Watson will preach in the Te Aioha Methodist Church on Sunday next, and will conduct a Bible reading every afternoon of next week until Friday, at three o’clock, and will also preach each evening of the week at half-past seven. Now that the river is in flood, and the low-lying country is under water, those who hold strong views as to where the new traffic bridge ought to be erected, should have a look at the various sites mentioned. The following team has boon chosen to represent Rotorua in the tour to Te Awamuiu, Cambridge, Te Aroha, and Wailii, commencing on Saturday : —Full-back, Pillinger; three quarters, Brebner, Tuoro, Ecclaton : five-eigh's. M. Hale; half, Nilto.; wing forwards, J. Hall, E. Harker; forwards, Douglas, Me Guire, Kotcne, Pura, Rua, Reid, Scott. EmprgGrtci"P, LeEevre and Tanner. It is understood that J. Wor rail and 11. Fitzgerald will join the team at Cambridge. Something for nothing is a rare chance. It may he yours by attending to this notice. Every purchaser of Hatrick’s well and favourable known 3s Kaiapoi tingering now sold during his clearing sale at 2s Gd, may have for the asking a patent wool winder worth 2s Gd. —Advt.

In the dairy produce markets (says a writer in the London Times of June 2nd) the demand for Australian and New Zealand butter contrary to general expectation, continues good, and prices are linn at an advance of Is to 2s per cvvt on the week, although supplies have temporarily increased and foreign receipts have been well maintained. This firmness is due to the shortness of butter in cold store. The amount of Australian butter alloat is only 2 1,000 boxes and of New Zealand only 5,800 boxes, against 00,000 boxes of Australian and 51,000 boxes of New Zealand a year ago. The Argentine supplies of butter for tho next week or two will be fairly large. The demand for both Canadian and New Zealand cheese is only one of liand-to-mouth character, and prices are showing a gradual decline.

Another Police Commission has set out to discover why criminals get admitted to the police force. There was a Police Commission only a few years ago to enquire into the cori uption of the forco by the Government cf the day, and find out how certain minions of the law retained their minionship, what politician was responsible for the appointment of others, and why certain highly improper policemen were not dismissed. That Commission discovered a lot of ghastly things at great expense about the constitution of the police force. But what did the Government do? It did nothing. Ihe police force was not reformed. On the contrary, the same corrupt and degrading tilings went on happening. Men were admitted to the police forco who were known to be guilty of tho most abominable crimes, and political influence had as much pull as ever. Now another Commission has been set up to spend more of the country’s money in making more inquiries why these tilings happen. Its report will, of course, disclose tho same rotten condition of things, and it will be forgotten until the next time. When tho country takes the administration of the public service out of tho hands of tho Government and vests it in a Board, then, and only then, will it have a clean police force. —Truth. In connection with the coming concert in aid of the Trust Fund of tho Waitoa church, a committee meeting was held ion Saturday last. It was decided that the concert should beheld on Thursday, September 14th. The assistance of some exceedingly good talent has very kindly been promised, thus assuring the audience an enjoyable evening’s entertainment. The enterprising committee intends to provide refreshments, and tofurther mark their able management, has arranged fur a conveyance to leave Te Aroha in time for the concert, and return at its close.

Importers of New Zealand butter a home are thinking of shipping some back again, “owing to high prices ruling locally this winter. Wo feel certain they would not do so if tho>y only knew Johnson ahd Wigg am selling somo of tho very primost local f nailers’ at lld per lb. Advt. Tho Puffin corrosp nuffim of tho “ R idn:-iy and Otamatoa Times” says: —“Our blacksmith lias invented a now patent for putting new shoes on horses. lie can guarantee to shoo horses without nails. A hard substance which he calls glue-nite can bo readily put, on a horses four feet in less than ton minutes. S<> far every customer is perfectly satisfied, but one came back two weeks al'uirwanls. and said Llioy came off all of a sudden. “ How’s that,” said our blacksmith. l ' I guarantee them to s' idle oil f«>r 12 months.” “ Well,” says tho customer, “ tho horse get sore leet, so I bathed them in hot water and eft came tho shoos.” “ Well, you must liavo boon a lunatic, don’t you know glue molts with liout.” What is if banished coughs and cold ? Woods’ Great Peppermint Pure I Equally good for the young and old Wood's Great Peppermint Cure Better than Blasters, Drugs, or Bills, Killing the Genus of a thousand ills, Saving a fortune in doot'cijW bills— Wootls’ Great Peppermint euro L

It is slated that the Health D.> partment has decided to institute proceedings against parents who have not complied with the provisions of the Vaccination Act. A rave opportunity is offered on Saturday next of securing choice dairy cows, when Messrs McNicol and Co. will sell the whole of Mr P. Hogan’s dairy herd. Mr*A [Johnson’s tender has been ac.< cepted by the Te Aroha District Co-op for the purchase of the seasons output of buttermilk. Mrs Sweny, of Waihou, who has been ailing for some time past, died about 7 o’clock yesterday morning. Deceased, who was a very old resident and well-known, leaves a griwn up family to mourn their loss. The clever young violinist of Palmerston, Victor Harris, has been offered a scholarship and free tuition at the Royal Academy, London. His former tutor, Herr Hans Wessely, thought so much of the New Zealand boy violinist that ho offered to pay his expenses uutil he was able to take up the scholarship now offered. His parents will send the lad Home in a mouth or two.

Tho death of a man named Samuel Turner at Port Morris (New Jersey) may almost he described as a case of hereditary fatality. While on his way to work he tried to save time by walkiug along the railway, and caught his foot in the rog of a switch. While thus imprisoned lie was killed by a passing train. His father met his death in the same manner and at the same place ten years ago, and the identical fate happened to his grandfather twenty years ago at the same spot. ■

Widespreading and far-reaching as 1 he interest in all sporting matters now is, the reader may be surprised to learn that Prince Ranjitsinhji has netted something like £6OOO and £7OOO by Ids “ Jubilee B >ok of Cricket.” Admirting that this book is one which must stand as the cricket classic of all time, it is an exceptional sum for any book dealing with “ mere sport ” to earn in author’s fees. The famous cricketer also received, one day in 1900 the record fee of 300 guineas for editing a single issue of the Sun newss paper. Considerable surprise and disappointment was expressed by those who assemb'ed at the door of the Te Aroha Theatre on Tuesday evening with the intention of patronising Signor Zapa' terra’s entertainment, on hearing that the programme advertised for that evening had been abandoned. In the afternoon a rumour being circulated that Signor Zapaterra had left the town, was not generally believed. An interesting trial of Richard Sleven’s patent Combined Milk Cooler and Aerator, was held at Mr S. Bellamy’s farm, Waitoa, on July 24th and 22th. The milk from three of his cows which had been feeding on turnips only for several days, was put through the above cooler, separated and made into bu:ter, it was free from the taste or smell of turnips, and gave entire satisfaction. A free trial given. These coolers can be ordered through Mr Pred W. Wild, secretai-y of the Te Aroha Butter Factory, to who payments must be made. —Advt.

j Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, j for Coughs and Colds nevorfails. Is Od