LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43072, 23 March 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A good strong girl is wanted for housework.

Piako County Council meets on Monday next at Te Aroha at 2 p.m. Local postal,arrangements for the Easter holidays will be found elsewhere on this page. Messrs Spooner and Co are giving up their auctioneering business in Waihi.

Subscribers’ instruments are now being fixed by the telephone erection staff.

Mr J. Redman of the Land and Survey Office, Auckland, who has been staying in Te Aroha, left by the express this morning. Poor old Billy Berghofer —burnt out. —Advt.

King Edward recently paid £5 compensation to the owner of a dog that was run over by one of his motor-cars.

The Northern Steamship Company advertises cheap Easter excursion tickets available for one month.

At Putaruru on Easter Monday, an athletic and racing meeting takes place, under the auspices of the Putaruru Athletic and Racing Club. The Department of Justice is now conducting experiments in connection with the cure of i aehriates in a suitable building which has just been secured at Christchurch.

Mr C. W. Bergbofer announces that he has taken premises adjoining Mr T. J. Stanley’s Premier Butchery, and is now baking first-class bread and small goods as usual. We hear that Mr Jenson has been unable to raise by subscription, the full amount required to purchase a one-head stamper for the purpose of testing quartz procured in the vicinity of Te Aroha. Did you ever stop to think that Chamberlain’s Pain Balm has in many instances cured a sprained ankle in less than a week by_ simply being applied before the parts become inflamed or swollen? For sale by Johnson and Wigg, Agents,

At the meeting of the Waihou Athletic Association held last night it was decided to extend the time for entering, up to the evening of Tuesday next, with the hon. secretary at Waihou.

The show night entertainment which was indefinitely postponed from February 14th, is to be given on April 17th. “Janet Clyde” will be presented by the Paeroa Dramatic Club as previously arranged. -Anyone wishing to hire, the Waihou Public Hall for any purpose, should in future apply to Mr 11. Mackenzie, saddlfer, Waihou, or to Mr R. Parr, both of whom are acting on behalf of the trustees.

We note that at a meeting of the Waihi Cricket Association, it was decided to defer arrangements for the match with Morrinsville until to-day, to see what players would be available at Easter.

The annual meeting of the Waihou branch of the Farmers’ Union will be held in the Waihou Public Hall, on Tuesday next, at 8 p.m. Officers will be elected, and a statement submitted, showing receipts and expenditures for the current year. At the annual meeting of Messrs Ivempthorne, Prosser and Co’s New Zealand Drug Co., held at Dunedin, a dividend of 7 per cent per annum was declared. It was stated that additions were being made to the chemical works at Auckland and Burnside.

Readers should note that as Good Friday falls in next week, and Eastdr Monday in the following week, the weekly holiday for shopkeepers will be observed on those . days. All shops will therefore be open on the Wednesday in each week. If it were made illegal for a tradesman to give credit above a certain amount, or for a longer term than three months or even a shorter period under a penalty of being unable to recover same in a court of law, the pernicious system of giving long credit for almost unlimited periods would entirely vanish. —“ iManaia Witness.”

The Rev. J. Dukes of Waihi, who will in about a month succeed the Rev. J. Blight as Superintendent of the Upper Thames Methodist Circuit is appointed to preach at Te Aroha Methodist Church to-morrow, and at Te Aroha West in the afternoon,

Algerian seed oats now to hand, buy early and save money. Johnson and Wigg—Advt. In another column will be found the Railway Department’s arrangements for the Easter holidays. Several extra trains will be run, and as numerous alterations are made in the time of departure of many of the regular trains, intending travellers, will do well to note such changes. At the Napier Supreme Court a Native going under the name of John Mitchell was convicted of arson and ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. The accused had followed the Native custom of destroying the belongings of a deceased relative and no claim was made for the insurance, though the place was insured.

The Manawaru Co-operative Dairying Company has decided to establish a branch creamery at Wardville. Specifications are now being drawn up so that tenders may he. called at an early date for the erection of the building. The directors have bound themselves td have the new branch in working order by the commencement of next season.

The work of repairing the damage to the pipe bridge, which carried the water mains supplying Wellington from the Wainuiomata reservoir, is proceeding. The contractor is confident that the work will he completed in three weeks. Operations will be carried on continuously day and night, the latter shift being aided by the electric light. A meeting of directors of the North Island Egg Laying Association was held at Cambridge on Monday evening. The secretary reported that 58 entries had been received to .date. It was decided to extend the time for receiving entries till March 30th, and to call for tenders for erecting twenty more extra pens and making various improvements to the grounds. A number of applications were received for the position of assistant manager Mr C. liorrot being appointed.

The inoculation of calves against blackleg is proceeding in tie Taranaki district. The “ Taranaki News ” is informed on reliable authority that the total loss of calves in the province, both before and after inoculation is less this year than has been previously experienced on many farms. This position is all the more noteworthy owing to the fact that only the best calves have been kept this year, and it is well known that blackleg attacks the strongest animals. Thus it would seem that blackleg is i on the decline. The reliable land and estate agents. Messrs J. and G. Lovegrove, are still disposing of large tracts ol country to outside buyers. They report the sale of Mr John Reid’s sheep property, of 875 acres, at Tapapa, Richmond Downs, to Mr John Coffey, of Wellington, and also Mr A. J. Farmer’s property of 600 acres of flax country, at Hungaliunga, to Hon. Mossman, of Sydney. They also report a number of inquiries for dairy farms to lease with a purchasing clause. Nothing could be worse for the system than some of tfiose violent cathartics or purgatives that some people take to move their bowels. They frequently’ cause constipation, sometimes inflammation. Chamberlain’s Tablets bring on a natural action, mildly and gently, which cures the real trouble without dangerous j after effects, For sale by Johnson and Wigg, Agents.

Ask any mother in this oommunity who has used Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy what she thinks of it. She will tell you that she depends upon it for coughs, colds, croup, hoarseness, and that by giving it to the children at the very first symptom of these complaints, they are never allowed to gut a foothold in the house. For sale by Johnson and Wigg, Agents. A squad of shooting men, among whom were several local shots, were returning to Christchurch from the Redcliffs .rifle range during the meeting, and arriving on the main road, awaited the passing of a tram to convey them into town. At last, when * their patience had all but given out, a train of four cars came along fairly well filled. These were eagerly rushed by the weary shootists, but the conductor stood by to repel boarders. “ You cant get in here,” he said. “ Why, the cars are not full. “ No, but you can’t get on,” as the riflemen made another onslaught; “ this is a special car. No doubt some of you ought to be aboard, but this is a special outing excursion for the Sunnyside patients.” The men sat down on their rifles and waited for the next car.

Clearing out price on floor covering to make room for big shipment arriving shortly. Johnson and Wigg. Advt.

From Auckland a shipment of frozen poultry has been made by the s.s. Knmara. The consignment consists of 1084 ducklings and 84 chickens for the London market. This season there has been considerable delay in getting birds to Auckland for the export trade. The class of bird is evidently improving and should these realise a good price it should give a great impetus to the export of this produce. Many poul-try-farmers do not recognise tbe fact that good birds sent away from Auckland in time to catch the best market in London, say, March or April, are likely to be profitable. The Karamea will be taking another shipment at the end of the month.

Some consternation was produced in the Dunedin Police Court the other day when a publican was charged with supplying drink to a person already intoxicated. After several police witnesses were heard the police inspector called the licensee as a witness for the prosecution. Objection was at first made by defendant’s solicitor, but overruled as the Evidence Further Amendment Act of 1905 proved that “ a judge or justice may require any person to be examined as a witness.” The defendant was convicted largely on his own evidence and that of his daughter who was serving in the bar at the time.

The Railway Department states that the man Burke Mid not fall off the Paeroa to Frankton train on Monday evening, as alleged, but that he got off the train at Motumaoho, and was too late in regaining the train, which started away without him. Some of Burke’s companions in the train were under the impression that he fell off, and communicated this information to the guard. The latter stopped, and then ran back a couple of miles, occupyiDg about an hour in the search. Burke, as soon as he found the train had gone, walked to Morrinsville, and advised the stationmaster there that he had missed the train at Motumaoho. Grass seeds going out fast, samples and price not to be beaten at Johnson and Wigg’s.—Advt. Messrs Mills and Sparrow, London agents for Messrs E. Griffiths and Co, New Plymouth, in their report dated February Bth, regarding New Zealand butter :—The Paparoa is expected to dock this evening and her butter will be available on Monday. Quite a few brands have been entered up to arrive, and we anticipate prices will be around to-day’s quotations which are really low. Cheese is again firmer, and higher prices are being demanded, and obtained for all fine goods. Danish butter was quoted at 113 s to 114 s, whilst New Zealand was for finest salted, 101 s to 10‘2s, good to fine, 96s to 100 s, and milled 86s to 88s and 925. Canadian cheese, autumn, 665/June and July 655. On Thursday night at the Public Hall, there was a good attendance to witness the very enjoyable entertainment provided by the biograph reproductions of the grand opera “Faust,” Without a doubt, the pictures were excellent, and far ahead of anything previously presented to an audience in this town, and the fact of the films presenting the natural colours of the subject helped not a little towards imparting greater semblance of realism. . The “ funnygraphs ” were of a highly amusing order, and won high appreciation, as did also the fire brigade series. Fisher and Wilson made a distinct hit with the audience in the hilarious comedy sketch entitled “ The Dude and the Chorus Girl,” The programme was interspersed with illustrated songs.

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 tl)e 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./

Mr C. R. C. Robieson, acting manager of the Tourist Department, Wellington, having just visited Te Aroha and Rotorua, is now taking a trip through the Waiwera Country.

0 John Chinaman is giving th > Wellington Cooks’ and Waiters Union something to occupy their thoughts for a while, according to the “ Observer.” The hotels are now employing Chinese cooks in some instances, and the union objects, and refuses to receive the Chinese into its ranks. But the Arbitration Act states that anyone who is a competent person and offers his five shillings, is to be admitted as a member of the union. An appeal has been made to the Minister for Labour, who frankly stated that he could see no way of rejecting the applications of the Chinese cooks.

John Fishlock, Inglewood, Victoria, writes :—“ Last winter I contracted a severe cold, for which I tried nearly every medicine under the sun without obtaining the slightest relief. A friend recommended me to try Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, which I did with very gratifying results, and was soon well.” For sale by Johnson and Wigg, Agents.