LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43070, 19 March 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr A. F, Thomas, who has been a well-known resident of Te Aroha for many years, is now making Waihi his permanent home. At the Drainage Board meeting on Saturday Mr Lockyer said he had never seen timber “shoot” better than that on the Hungahunga Swamp. It is now twelve months since Councillor McCaw first moved that steps should be taken to divide Piako County. Mr M. Finlay, of Shaftesbury, owner of the fine hackney entire “ Warrigal,” reports a successful season with this splendid animal. A party of ten is at present engaged in surveying a trial line of the Mamuku-Te Puke-Tauranga railway route.

For the first time in three months the Wairoa geyser at Rotorua was soaped on Sunday last, a good display being the result. The Attorney-General (Hon. Dr 3 Finlay) is at present at New Plymouth and will speak there on Thursday, and in other parts of the colony before the end of the month. Tahuna is soon to have the teler phone., The residents and Ohinemuri County Council are each finding half of the required-guarantee, Mr M; Cronin, Chairman of the Manawaru School Committee confirms the statement that the Committee was quite in sympathy with the head master in the closing of one of the class-rooms at the school on Sundays.

A strong boy over 16 years of age is wanted for stable work. Races at Thames on Saturday next. Railway arrangements will be announced in Thursday’s issue. Rev. W. H. Edgell, Auglioan clergyman in charge of Matamata district, w. s n visitor to Te Aroha today. We hear that Dr. Kenny has consented to open the sale of woi'k to be held in connection with the Anglican Church on Easter Monday and Tues-

day. Poor old Billy Berghofer —burnt out. —Advt. The timber trade in the Taihape district is fairly brisk just now, but according to the “ Manawatu Standard, a shortage of railway trucks tends to hamper the industry- j The Rotorua-Auckland express was delayed at Morrinsville on owing to a mishap to the engine of the ; Thames train and its consequent late arrival. Eocomotive breakdowns aie ■ getting rather frequent on this line, j The attention of farmers is called to ; an announcement by the Auckland j , Farmers’ Freezing Company to tbe j effect that all next month’s making of . manure has been ordered, and in j consequence only superphosphates can be supplied until futher notice. Please don’t forget we stock grass seeds and will be happy to quote. Johnson and Wigg. —Advt. We are glad to hear that the output of the Manawaru co-operative butter factory to date is well ahead of the amount recorded at this time last year. We are also informed that the grades and tests are keeping up well, the latter averaging 3 9. Monday was observed as St. Patrick’s Day in Te Aroha, most of the business premises being closed the whole day. Settlers should note that there will be no half-holiday tomorrow, but that next week the Wednesday half-holiday will again be in force. A meeting of the newly-formed Waihou branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation will be held in the Waihou Public Hall on Thursday

evening next. As the chief business will be the election of officers, _ all those who are members are particularly requested to attend. The University boat race rowed on the Thames over the usual course on Saturday last was won by Cambridge by four and a-half lengths in 20m. 265. Since 1898 Cambridge has had seven wins and Oxford only two but from 1890 to 1898 inclusive, Oxford won nine times in succession. The slaughtermen concerned in the recent strike have arranged to pay the fines levied by the Court, as failure would render them liable to a

term of imprisonment not exceeding twelve months. This liability to imprisonment for non-payment of fines applies to all classes of persons who come within the scope of the Arbitration Act. On Thursday next, Mrs L. Cullen is opening up at the Whitaker-street establishment, an extensive new and up-to-date stock of goods comprising a wide range of choice articles for the household or personal wear. Customers are cordially invited to call and inspect the display without being pressed to buy. We are buyers of old and new season’s chaff of first class quality in any quantity. Johnson and Wigg.

Advt. Opotiki is agitating for the estabPshment of a cottage hospital there. At a recent meeting of the Charitable Aid Board for that district the result of enquiries into the cost of annual maintenance of such an institution showed that they would be made up as follows Rent of building £4O, charge nurse £75, probation nurse £45, housemaid £25, surgical appliances £SO, Board £SO, total £250. Opotiki, wants to “cut the painter” from Tauranga Charitable Aid Board, but the matter has been shelved.

The visitors book at the Domain Office, instead of being a record of those who have at one time or another come to Te Aroha on a visit, is degenerating into a mere receptacle for the promiscuous and not always polite remarks of Tom, Dick, and Harry. When larrikins ara allowed to make such entries as “ Billy Plu Plu, Timbuckto, very pig’s elbow,” it is time to keep the book where it will be properly used. It is no honour for the Governor or any other prominent visitor to be asked to make an entry amongst such a collection of vulgarisms.

After going to the expense of quaking, don’t spoil your jam for the want of proper covers, parchment at Johnson and Wigg’s.—Advt.

Mr R. Harris manager of the Manawaru Co-operative Butter factory states that since the flood occurred, the water obtained from the factory well, which was previously quite clean now contains an appreciable quantity of ivon which causes a corresponding slight discolouration. Although of course this does not affect the butter in any way, it is a thing that is no advantage, and causes disc<4ouration of the cement floor. Possibly a slip in a drain has closed the outlet of some small iron spring and caused the water to find its way into the spring supplying the factory well. Mr Scobio who was at one time manager of the factory says that the same thing occurred to the well some years ago, but after a while tlio water ran clear again. It is to be hoped that the trouble will soon right itself, as the present condition of tho water is having a detrimental effect upon tbe boiler plates. The water is now quite “ hard” compared with formerly.

Tbe postmaster Mr J. G Beswicki intimates that mails for Samoa, Honolulu, and America via San Francisco close at the local post office at 11 am on Friday next, 22nd Inst.

A meeting of the Waihou Athletic Association will be field on Triday evening next. The public will be glad to hear that on and after the 2lst inst, the Te Aroha telegraph ofih-J will' he open for transmission of telegrams from 7to 7.30 p.m. This is a speedy response to the Borough Council s request that the office should be opened in the evenings for telegraphic business.

The Vicar of Te Aroha (Rev. E. M. Cowie) has been summoned to New Plymouth, owing to the serious illness of his youngest brother. The service and confirmation classes which were to have been held this week are consequently postponed. Despite the unfavourable weather there , was a good attendance at the second day’s racing of the Ohmemurr Jockey Club. The fields were small but despite this fact the double ( Flying Handicap, won by Mr C. Winder’s Hikuai and Paeroa Handicap, won by Sweet Alice ) paid the sensational dividend of £404 2s 6d. The meeting was well managed. At about half-past eleven last night the town was plunged into darkness by the stoppage of the electric light for half-an hour. Nothing serious however, had happened. It appears that the contractor who is working

below the reservoir overflow, had turned off the supply of two creeks during the day, and forgot to turn them on at night when knocking off work. Consequently only one creek was supplying the reservoir, which gave out at 11.30. The attendant Mr R. Willis, at once rushed up to the reservoir, saw what was wrong, and soon had the machinery running again.

THE SUCCESSFUL MILKER A short trial of a few months'at the end of a season is no guide as to the reliability of any milking machine. Two full seasons is the shortest period in which to determine if the machines have any injurious effect on the cows or their yield. Many previous machines appeared to milk satisfactorily for the first season, but, until the “ Lawrence-Kennedy-Gillies ” was proved every machine resulted in disaster during the second, but most frequently, during the first season. The “ L.K.G.” can show five years’ practical use, and before any other machine can stand level, even on paper, it must give a five years’ guarantee against loss of yield or injury to the cows For full particulars apply to J.B. Mac Ewan & Co., Fort St., Auckland.