Local and General.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42795, 24 October 1905, Page 2

Local and General.

The ‘Frisco Mail for the United States, United Kingdom, and Europe, will close atTe Aroha on Thursday 26tn inst. at 11 a. m. Due L radon November 25th.

In the report of the social given by the ladies of Waitoa, we regret omit* ting to mention Mr W. R. Johnson, who, sang The Three leaded Sham* rock ” with great effect, his fine dear voice sounding to best effect in this song.

At the Paoroa Police Court on Thursday a local milk vendor was fined on three charges for selling adulterated milk. This is the first time that any of our milk vendors have been before the Court on the chai’ge of adulterating milk, and it must be gratifying to the public to know that Inspector Beattie is keeping a watchful eye over the sale of milk.

Those having old bicycles, either ladies’ or gent’s., can get good value for them by buying one of our English Pioneer up-to-date machines Taken as part payment, Johnson and Wigg.—-Ad

The Minister for Defence has de* cided to increase the capitation for school cadets from 5s to 7s 6d per annum.

In the report of the Piako Couuty Council meeting in our last issue it was stated that Mr Cauldwell had admitted 1 1 Cr. Bellamy that hisow would have died anyhow if she had not had water from the pit. It was a neighbour of Mr Cauldwell’s that made this statement to Cr, Bellamy. The fines imposed od sly-gr >g § llers in New Z -aland during last year amounted to £1,674, as against £936 Is in 1903. The great difference in the amounts is probably accounted for by the fact that in a number of those prosecuted were sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine. The district of Auekland heads the list of fines with £619, that of Christchurch coming next with £434. Iu the Wellington district only £25 was added to the revenue in this manner.

What is in a name? A good deal. Well the name you should have on your bike is Pioneer. Johnson and Wigg are stocking the line.—Advt. Auckland is to have a Town Hall and an up-to-date Morgue. Mr Wilson, the junior surgeon on the Discovery during Captain Scott’s Antarctic expedition, states that the taste for alcoholic drinks dropped suddenly when he and his colleagues entered the ice regions trad that the disinclination increased as time went on.

A Stratfoul boy, six years old, fs in the Hospital suffering from his sixth expedience of a broken leg. A record surely. According to a statement in the House of Representitives it is hoped that wireless telegraphic communication with Australia will soon be an accomplished fact. The end o! the session is expected this week, •

L idies should make a point of inspecting the choice stock of millinery at Misses Lavery’s, dressmaker Advt. Mr F. Tonge, who has for some \ years been in business as a grocer in Te Aroha, has just purchased MrJ. Scott’s diningrooms iu Victoria Street, Hamilton, and w.ll © iter into possession on Monday next. Mr Tonge will continue to run the restaurant, and will also fit out the pi ice as an up-to-date grocery store, Auckland and Dunedin, it is stated, : purchase 8000 illustrs.fcid post cards I each weekly. Wellington demands, about 12,000 weekly, and Christchurch from 6000 to 8000. The cards are mostly imported from Germany and Fiance. In view of approaching holidays shopkeepers would do well to bear in mind that under “ The Shops and Officers. Act, 1904,” only ona late in the week is permissible. It has been customary with some shop-keep-ers to keep open later than usual on the evening before a holiday as | well as on Saturday, Thi #is no longer legal. The ceremony of saluting the colonial flag was gone (through at the Te Aroha State School yesterday afternoon, when the historic even's of Trafalgar Day were also explained. The hull of an 18ft yacht has been washed a- hire at Port Charles. It is | supposed by the finders that the boat was the one taken out by the brothers Ryan, who were drowned in Hauraki Gulf at the end of last year. It will be remembered that the brothers Ryan and a young man named Williams l#ft Auckland shortly after Christmas for a cruise along the coast in the yacht Shamrock. They left Kawau Island at the New Year, bound for the Barrier. Shortly after they loft Jthe island a terrific squall from the north-west broke over the gulf, during which, it is supposed, the yacht capsized. The bodies of the young men were washed up at various places along the coast. Under the Manual and Technical Training Act regulation 23. sub clause 2 it is provided that children may gain a capitation of 2s 6d pet head for taking instruction in swimming and life saving. Chaff, oats and all home feed being such a tremendous price, a bike not requiring any of these why not go in for one. Johnson amd Wigg have a good stock and will sell on any terms.-Advt. Mr John Field of Ashburton, will speak at Waihou Public Hill, this evening at 7.30 on business experiences under No-license in Ashburton. Facts from one who has personally witnessed the change from License to No-license, should be doubly interesting and instructive. For the convenience of those wishing to attend the lecture from Te Aroha, Mr Bradley will run a 1 bus from his stables at 7 o’clock this evening, returning, after the lecture. The annual reports of the various 1 New Zealand clothing Companies have disclosed an unt-a’ isfac ory condition, stocks being unusually heavy are push ed upon the market at cutting prices Hatrick of Kaiopoi House, Te Aroha is offering special good value in men s sac suits. AH sizes iu Boys’ and loutbe’ gaimente replete in great variety. Special job lines in men s ' trousers ars worthy of attention.