Local and General.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42798, 28 October 1905, Page 2

Local and General.

A meeting of the Te Ar >ha Methodist Bazaar .Committee was held on Thursday evening, Reports were received from the workers at Morrinsville, Paeron, and Te Aroha. These showed that good progress was being m de in the preparations for the bazaar to'be held at Te Aroha on Easter Monday of 1906, and the two fallowing days. Mr John Field will shortly lecture in Te Aroha on “ Ashburton under No-license.” The exact date will be announced later.

Pastor and Mr John Field held a joint jymei ttng at Paeroa on Thursday evening. The indoor meeting was preceded by one in the open air, at which these gentlemen addressed a large crowd of attentive hearers, afterwards adjourning to the Salvation Army hall, where Mr W. Forrest was asked to take the chair and was supported on the platform by the Rev. J. Pinfold, of Hamiltbh, and the Rev. R. Taylor, of Thames. Mr Dayjs gave a thoiough and telling discourse on thje No-license question, in which ha treated the various statements of Mr Pi&QP Ward, and refuted all misstatements made by that gentleman. At the close of the meeting several questions were courteously and thoroughly answered. The cycling season being now close at hand, we call attention to the an - nouncement of Mr G H. Lee, who makes a speciality of several good makes of bicycles. At this es’afclish" rnent. cabinet making and upholstering is also undertaken, and a large variety of furniture is kept in stock. Th m i who are contemplating the purchns} of a good roadster bicycle for the coming season, cannot do better than inspect the Te Aroha Bicycle Agency’s stock at their depot in Whitaker street. First on their list is the “ Hauraki,” a Thames •■built machine of elegant design withß.S.A. fittings and well finished—a marvel at the price. The firm also deals in the Sksates and Raleigh cycles, and gives a complete set of tools with all machines. Cycle and Motor sundries of every description are kept in stock, and repairs executed at be<j-rock prices. The firm insues a neat booklet on fhe subject. ! Those having old bicycles, either j 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, Jolinson W/gg.—Ad

In our last issue wo stated that the whole of the Electric Light Loan had been expended in installation. As a matter of fact there is, ns will be seen in the report of the Council meeting, still the suuj of £839 standing to the credit of the Electric Light poap, but as practically all this amouot will be required to complete the scheme, there remains little doubt that a special late will have to be struck to raige the second instalment of interest which falls due in January next. What is in a name ? A good deal. Well the name you should have on your bike i 3 Pioneer. Johnson and Wigg are stocking the line.—-Advt. Because his weighing-scales were unjust to the extent of 2oz, against himself a Burnley grocer was fined ten shillings and costs.

“Pro Bono Public:),” “J- Williams ” and lady friends are invited to stroll along the river bank this afternoon. Boats, bathing costumes, roofers, etc., may be obtained 1 at the cowshed, where plans of the j proposed footpath and suspension I bridge may be seen. Mineral waters and strawberries on application; also 1 ignominous ploughs, [ The rainfall returns for the month of September show that in the North Island the lowest fall was recorded at Napier, *156 inches,and the highest at , Summit, 2-214 inches. Auckland, *504 inches, Turua,-478; Waihi, -631; Rotorua, ‘446 ; Hamilton, -533 ; P«l----merston North, -649; Stratford, -748; Inglewood. ‘904. Most reports state that the heavy rains have caused much delay to agricultural operations.' The Native Lind Court will sit at Auckland on November 6th. The Ohinemuri County Council in - vites tenders for contracts in this issue. Lord and Lady Plunket and family leave Wellington for Auckland immediately Parliament rises. The Governor proposes to spend the summer in Auckland. In a sandpit, about four feet from the surface, at Middleton'on-the Wolds, East Yorkshire, the skeleton of a man, believed by a well-known antiquarian to have been buried 3,000 years ago, has been discovered. Near the bones were found an urn and flints Messrs. Steuart and Penn have now cmmeneed the wiring of electic light installations in the private houses and business premises of Te Aroha. They now have the Palace Hotel well in hand, and have also sorted on Manson’s Economic Stores. The firm has branches in Auckland, Dunedin and Hawera. Their announcement appears on our fourth page. St Paul’s Church, Cheltenham, has a movable pulpit, worked along rails by means of wire rope.

“YOUR WONDERFUL MEDICINE.” Mr. E. M. Rudman, Collingwoodstreet, Nelson writes. “It gives me great pleasure to be able to say that by using your wonderful medicine Rheumo I have been completely cured from gout and rheumatism, from which I have been a sufferer for the past tweuty years. I may say j have not had the sligest symptoms for the past two years, and feel confident it is a permanent cure.” Rheumo will cure you from rheuma* tism, gout, sciatica, lumbago, and kindred compliants, just as it has cured Mr. Rudman and thousands of other sufferers. Your chemist or storekeeper sells it at 2s 6d and 4s 6d a bottle.

Ladies should make a point of inspecting the choice stock of millinery at Misses Lavery’s, dressmaker Advt. The picture postcard enthusiast is a power in France, The PostmasterGeneral has issued a circular to the heads of po3t-offices warning them against the practice of so postmarking picture cards as to spoil the pictures, for fear of “ justifiable claims for damages ”on the part of the recipients. The Yery Rev, Father Hays will next month pay a short visit to Auck land, where the doctors anticipate that the warmer climate may effect a more speedy recovery of health. He is considerably improved after the operation on his throat and the attack of pneumonia, and he was able to celebrate Mass on Sunday in Wellington.

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 and Wigg have a good stock and will sell on any terms. - Advt. Mrs Harrison Lee will give an address op No-li.cepse in the Public School at Aratiatia on 31st, at Waitoa on November jst, and at Morrinsviile on the 2nd. THE SYMPTOMS OF RHEUMATISM. The symptoms of rheumatism usually leave no doubt as to what is the matter with the sufferer. Sharp pains are felt ip tfye wrist, knee, elbow, ankles or other joint?, yyhiph are usually hot, red and ewoUem Tip} najij often shift, from ppe joint tc apotper—ope dpy ir may be the hand, tjfe ne?fc, perhaps, thi foot is seized with lance-like pains —while the part first affected may be much easier. No matter how severe the symptoms of rheumatism, Rheumo will completely banish them. Hundreds of well-known people testify its wonderful power of conquering rheu« tpUtism. Price 2s 6d and 4s 6d, from all chemisjfcs apd stores. The Panama Cana} js< expected to be cpmpleted jn ten years. Those who have npt already had their »aipes pjaped on the electoral roll should have eyeh an important matter attended to ther delay, as the writs wiff in all probability be issued in the course of a few* days, jEnrolment fopms can be produced either from the Post Office or the Police Nation.

The fishing season opens on Wedne«day next. Says the “ Bay of Plenty Times," a painful example of the need for hav- 1 ing suitable protection provided for the public in buildings with over head glass, wa9 given ou Friday last when Miss Nellie Jfdack wap struck op the chest and arm by falling broken light, at His Majesty’s Arcade, Auckland, receiving such severe in* juries 10 the loft wrist and hand, as will prevent their use for at least a month, T.h® pi® oo gl oBB which struck her on 'tfce chest, fortunately landed on her wat<?h ; shearing <?ff the front and hands, but the blow tljius spent did no injury to the lady. This accident doubtless is the rentable exuse of the postponement of the pijtertainments here and in Te Puke. The annual reports of the various New Zealand Clothing Companies have disclosed an unsatisfactory con o dition. Stocks being unusually heavy are pushed upon the market at cutting prices. Hatrick, of Kaiapoi House, Te Avaha, is offering special good value in men’s sac suits. All sizes in Boys’ and Youths’ garments replete iu great variety. Special job lines in men’s trousers are worthy of attention, 1