Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News. THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1907. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43084, 25 April 1907, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News.

THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1907. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

Tenders are called by the Ohincmuri County Council for various contracts. The new gasworks at Cambridge were opened on Monday last by the Mayor. A candidate at the Te Aroha householders meeting was Mr James Stanley, and not Mr T. J. Stanley as appeared in our report. Billy Berghofer’s pastry is better than ever since the fire.—Advt. The fact that Mr R. L. Somers was elected chairman of the new School Committee was inadvertently omitted from our report. A coach will leave Mr J. Robinson’s stables at 10 a.m. on Saturday next, 27th inst, to convey passengers to Mr J. Cochran’s sale at Aratiatia. The clearing sale which was. to have been held by the Loan and Mercantile Company at Te Awainuta on May Bth, has been withdrawn for the meanwhile. No need to go to Auckland for drapery—you can do quite as well at L. Cullen’s Te Aroha. —Advt. When the Minister for Mariue (Hon ] «J. A. Millar) visits this district in about a fortnight, he will probably be entertained at a social by the Waihou branch of the Liberal and Labour Federation. The householders meeting was called at Waiorongomai in the ordinary course, but the only person to put m an appearance was the present commissioner, Mr T. F. Holt. Another meeting will be called, or a commissioner appoin ted.

The Matamata cricket team visited Gordon on Saturday last to play a return match. The result was decided upon the first innings in favour of Matamata, baiting three men short, with a total of 35 against 30 for Gordon.

Everyone is not looking for hard work. A whisper to these, buy, or rather get a trial of our OK washing machine, and see if this does not suit you. Johnson and Wigg, —Advt. A serious fatality occurred at Ivatikati the other day, when Mr R. | Morton, assistant manager of the! Katikati butter factory was found, dead near his house. Examination showed that the back of his head had been blown off by the shot from a gun. A shot-gun was found under the body.

On Tuesday May 7th, Mr L. It. Phillipps, provincial president of the Farmer’s Union, will address the Waihou branch on the Land Bill. Mr Phillipps speaks at other places as follows : —llikutaia April 27, Netherton 29th, Katikati 30th, Tauranga May Ist, Te Puke 2nd, Pongakawa 3rd, Matamata 6th, Waihou 7th, Cambridge Bth, Hamilton Bth.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and colds never fails, Is Gd and 2s Gd. —Advt. When the Minister for Lands passed through Waihou, the Farmers’ Union deputation, headed by the chairman, Mr Thomas, brought up the matter of willows in the Waitoa River. These trees are rapidly spreading and obstructing the watercourse, and the deputation asked the Minister to consider the matter of clearing them, expressing the opinion that such work should be carried out I by the Public Works Department. * Mr McNab promised to give the matter consideration.

If you ai*o troubled with dyspepsia, which gives its victims no rest day or night, and causes pains in the stomach and bowels, headache, dizziness and loss of appetite, constipation, me., take a course of Chamberlain’s Tablets, they will stimulate the liver and bowles to perform their work naturally and gently, and strengthen h© digestive organs. For sale by johneoa and Wigg, Agents.

f The Vicar of Te Aroha will hold service at Aratiatia on Friday night at 7.30. At yesterday’s election 268 ratepayers polled out of a total of 4-10. This is considered a good average for Te Aroha. The annual meeting of S. Mark’s parishioners which should have been held to-night, has been postponed until Wednesday next at 8 p.m. For children’s hacking cough at night Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure Is. Gd and 2s 6d.—Advt. Lady Ward, says a London message, has stated, in reply to a question, that she does not wish to see women members of Parliament. “ Their work, 1 ' said the wife of the New Zealand 1 Premier," lies at home.” Our Waitoa correspondent writes : The tennis match which was to have taken place between Te Uruwhao and Waihou on Saturday last at Waihou, lias been postponed until Saturday next at the same place on account of several of the Ilunga players being absent. An important development is taking place in connection with the New Zealand Poultry Journal at present published at Greymouth The publishing office is about to be moved to Christchurch, at which place "Box 588” will be the journal’s address after May Ist. We are pleased to see that the publication, which is always bright and interesting, is receiving the support and recognition which warrant the change of address being made. The present number in every way equals its predecessors. Newest shapes in millinery selling like ripe cherries at L. Cullen’s Te Aroha.-—Advt. The eight thousand employees at Woolwich Arsenal, who have received notice of dismissal, marched to within a mile of Parliament Houses on Monday, amid the cordial and sympathetic cheers of the onlookers. They then sent a deputation to the Government, to urge reasons against the enforcement of the order of dis--1 charge. The Prime Minister and ' War Secretary sympathised and I promised all possible help, but stated that the miniumum requirements of peace times necessitated the reduction of hands. For Bronchial Coughs take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. Is Gd and 2s Gd.—Advt. Pending the resumption of the regular service to San Francisco, via Honolulu, the Oceanic Steamship Company have instituted sailing from Auckland to San Francisco, via Tahiti embracing the present Eastern Pacific Service of the Union S.S. Co. to the last-named port, and the Oceanic Company’s Mariposa on to San Francisco. The Mariposa (3200 tons) used to be employed in the mail service between New Zealand and tne United States and bore a reputation for regularity and comfort second to none.

OK ! Yes, there are lots of things that are OK, but our washing machine beats the lot. Try one. Johnson and Wigg.-— Advt. Messrs Ilethorington and Co, in a replace advertisement, call attention to their big stock in in all lines, among which the “ Gold Mine ” brand of clothing takes the lead. The new feather-weight “ Denton ” hat is also a line that will find ready favour with those who appreciate comfortable head-gear. Household goods are well to the fore, and of millinery there is a profusion to charm the eye and suit the wearer. Seasonable goods at a reasonable price will be found at Ilethorington’s. A beautiful lot of sample furs at reductions, low prices at L. Cullen’s Te Aroha. —Advt.

Nelson, which was experiencing a

drought whilst Auckland province was llooded out in January last, is

now experiencing high foods. All ditches have overflowed, some houses being damaged. The Wairoa river is in flood and is still rising. It is feared that the whole country will be under water. At Wakefield flood waters have done considerable dam-

age, filling cellars, entering lower i floors of homes and stores, and silting up paddocks. It is still raining heavily at intervals. We only want half a wink, and our old black horse will be at your front gate with our O K Washer aboard. Two washings, a trial free.

Johnson and Wigg’s.—-Advt. A serious accident befell Mr James Irwin, of the Wailii branch of the National Bank of New Zealand, on Saturday afternoon. Mr Irwin had gone to 'Worth's paddock for some running exercise, and was persuaded to Jill a .vacancy in a scratch side football match that was being arranged. Mr Irwin was running with the ball when another player named Joughin caught him and bore him to the ground, the fall putting his collarbone out in an unusual way, so that an ordinary setting was not possible, and an operation will probably be necessary to ensure a good set.

MILKING MAGI UN E QUESTIONS,

What is the secret of the wonderful success achieved by the “ Law-rence-Kennedy-Gillies ” Milking Machine when every previous machine without exception proved such a complete failure? The. answer is that the Gillies patents solved conclusively the great problem of successful milking by suction. These parents are embodied only in the “L.K

G. ” and cannot be used by others without infringement. What chance therefore have other “ now ” and “ improved ” machines of even being -pally successful ? How long a trail and what risks :!<} you take-in testing a new machine to secure 67K:( mce equal to the present 5 years’ record

of the “L. K. G.” ? Agents J. B. McEwan and Co. Ltd.; Fort Street,

Auckland

The Cambridge paper accuses us of making a mis-statement in, connection with the new electoral centre. We shall deal with the question in our next issue. U a laddie gets a wetting. Coining thro' tlie rye, if he has a cold upon him, Need the laddie die ; He can laugh at all chest troubles If lie can procure The proper stuff and plain enough It’s Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.