Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 1905 Local and General.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42791, 14 October 1905, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14 1905 Local and General.

2his above all—to thine own self be true, And it must follow as the night the day 2hou cansi not then be false to any man Shakespeare.

The ordinary meering of tle Piako C.mnty Council will be held at Morrinsville on Thursday, 19th inet. at 9 30 a.m.

We hear that tenders for the Hamilton were opened on Thursday last, but none accepted, those received being considered too high.

“It is perfectly hideous to a man of normal mental constitution,’' Professor Gr, Ip Ivibbs, Director of Technical Education in New South Wales, lately said, “ to see the passionate admiration for muscle, and abseence of admiration for brains, in this territory,” To save his four-year.-old-girl from the absinthe habit which her mother fea4- taught her, a Paris 'stonemason named ffeariom murdered his wife wu. 1 * ft The woman was a confirmed ftbsint&e drinker and been in the habit drjnk to her child. of ‘

Ladies should make d point of inspecting the choice stock of millinery at Misses Lavery’s, dressmaker Advt One day is not always &s gwd as another, for Tuesday, Sept. 19, stands but far above the rest as being Messrs Johnson and Wigg’s bonus day.-™-Advt.

The judgement of the Chief Justice in a “ race <eard ” case recently is of considerable importance to Racing Clubs. The Wellington Racing Club sold the privilege to print #pd issue the “ correct card ” for the last rapes to Messrs Cooksley and Harris, but on the day oi. the races another card was largely sold by another firm. The holders of the privilege proceeded against the vendors of the iuaauthorised cards, and won their case ip the |£ a gis~ crate's Court, but on appeal .to the Banco Court (this decision has been j reversed. Should the Appeal Court hold the same view, racing .clubs will be deprived of a considerable source I of revenue.

Smith—•“ I heard a good thing yesterday,” Brown—“ Yes, what is it P” Smith—Te Aroha i« going to have the Electric Light.” Brown—But where is the joke?” Smith—There is no joke, but be sure and get Johnsoa and Wigg to install it.

Our readers are reminded of the lecture on poultry keeping to be de* livered at the Public Hall on Monday evening by Mr. D. D. Hyde, Government poultry expert- No charge will be made for admission.

Mr William Courtney has disposed of his Whakamaramara Block of 1000 acres, 14 mile 3 from Tauranga, to Messers Keen and Reid of Wellington, who are going to cut it into sections for dairy settlements, which will bo grea hly beneficial to the district, which has already made a progressive start in dairying.

We learn from the Chief Postmaster at Thames that the daily service between Onehunga and New Plymouth will be resumed on Monday, 16th inst.

Almost all the potato growers in/the north are affected, and the disease has now spread to the Great Barrier, which remained free fnm the ravages of the pest last year. The growers at first thought that the disease was in the seed, and the opinion of esperta confirmed that opinion, but the genera conclusion now is that the disease is in the atmosphere, as crops which are mil' s away, and which have not been planted from infected seed, are afflicted with the blight. This is the case with -the growers at the Great Barrier for they have not got ssed. from outside. Opening rp afc Kaiapoi House, Te Aroha. a large lot -of Japanese silk. Special value from Is -per yard. Purchased 12J- per cent less -Khan present vabe. Also new prints, embroidered voiles, swias muslins and delaines .in choice designs ,»nd A 1 value. J. K. B* Hatrick, ,

With regard to a rumour which is being circulated, we are able t» state that there is absolutely no doubt that Sept. 19th is Messrs Johnson and Wigg’s bonus day.—-Advt. A testier in Masterton, who keeps a pure strain of poultry, claims to have made £lO this season from ’he eggs of six hens

Extensive preparations are being made throughout the co'ony for the suitable celebration of Trafalgar Day on October 20th.

Mrs Harrison Lee—the Queen of Australian Orators, will speak at Ara'iatia towards the end of the month. Mrs Harrison Lea '.occupies a simi lar place amongst orators that Madam Melba does amongst singers, and her visit is being eagerly looked forward to. She is said to combine most wonderful gifts with a charming personability, and never fails to win the hearts of her audience,

A long-demanded change has been made in the form of the ballot papers to be used at the general election and the local option p >ll at the suggestion of Mr A. R. Guinness. In the past the ballot paper has been, headed with the words: B illot paper, electoroi district of—, and the result has been, in the case of the local option poll, that many nervous, short-sighted people literally struck out the top lin», and invalidated their voting. In future the issues will be placed at the top of the paper, with the other words in small type at the side. The cbangq is expected to considerably reduce the number of invalid votes.