LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVI, Issue 43100, 4 June 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tha Te Aroha bakers insert a notice re the rise in price of bread. A respectable girl to assist in housework is wanted. The total expenditure of the Government Veterinary Department for 1906 wa« £16.400. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds never fails. Is 6d and 2s 6d.—Advt. There is a total of 1.192 pupils attending the classes at the Wanganui Technical School. The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council will be held next Thursday afternoon at one o’clock. Six different styles of sewing machines to select from. Time payment or cash. See Johnson and Wigg’s stock. —Advt. Mr A. Dormer, the “ Little Tailor,” notifies that he has shifted into his new shop in Robson’s buildings opposite the News Office.

Applications are invited for the position of secretary to the Te Aroha Agricultural and Horticultural Association, to be in for the general meeting on Saturday, June 29. Clearing out our stock of millinery at greatly reduced prices. Big reductions — L. Cullen’s Te Aroha.—Advt.

A social in aid cf St. Joseph’s Church is to be held in the Public Hall on Thursday evening. The committee have gone to a deal of trouble to get the hall in good order, and a very enjoyable social is promised. Mrs J. Vile, mother of Mr Job Vile, M.H.R., was 90 years of age on Tuesday, and is still hale and hearty. She has been the recipient of congratulations from many relatives and friends on attaining such a ripe old age. —“ Pahiatua Herald.”

At a meeting of the Te Aroha Ladies’ Hockey Club last night, Miss Spooner was elected captain and Miss A. Hare vice-captain. The Club have issued a challenge to the Waihou Ladies’ Club, but as they were unable to accept, it has been decided to play a team of gentle men, who will use straight sticks. Just landed a big shipment of sewing machines both hand and treadle, ballbearing, and otherwise, no middleman profits, direct from manufactures. Johnson andWigg.—Advt.

The Directors of the Te Aroha Cooperative Dairying Company paid their annual inspection of creameries on Saturday, and found everything in first-class order. In cases where renewals or repairs were required the necessary order was given. The country passed through was looking in first-class condition. A large shipment of Women’s and children’s hosiery aud underwear just arrived, direct from the manufacturers. — L. Cullen’s Te Aroha.—Advt, The payments made on the 31st instant by the New Zealand Dairy Association for milk supplied to their creameries during April, total £10,390 7s 9d, as compared with £6,088 7s 4d for the same month last year. These figures are interesting as showing the extension of the Dairy Association’s business in the Waikato. For children’s hacking cough at night Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure Is 6d and Is 6d, —Advt. At St. David’s Church on Sunday night, the Rev. Colin Robertson announced that in conjunction with the Rev. Dukes, a class is to be held in the pubHc school every Wednesday morning from 8.45 to 9'15, As the School Com* mittee have given their approval, it is hoped that parents will take advantage of the class and allow their* children to be present. Men’s heavy wool underwear at reduced prices, also men’s ready-to-wear suits, perfect fitting, at L. Cullen’s Te Aroha. —Advt. The Crown recently purchased several large blocks of native lands between Wanganui and Waitotara rivers, .and the Native Land Court (Mr Justice Sim) has, during the past few days partitioned off the Crown’s interests in the blocks to the extent of over 56,000 acres. It is understood the land is to be surveyed at once and put upon the market. There is a large number of hative owners in town willing to sell other large areas provided the Minister sanctions the transaction. One of the most useful things in the house is to be bought in Te Aroha at wholesale price, ask Johnson and Wigg.— Advt.

Dr Buck, the new Maori Health Officer, who has been appointed to assist Dr. Pomare, is in Rotorua and had an interview with the Rotorua Town Council on Thursday evening. The difficulties confronting the Council in dealing with the sanitation of the pahs was pointed out to him by the chairman. Dr. Buck said that part of his business was to enquire into this matter and assured the Council that they could lely on every assistance from the Health Department. For Bronchial Coughs take Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure, ls6d and 2s 6s-r-Advt.

We have just received a copy of “ New Zealand in the Exhibition Year,” the special industrial and commercial number of the “ Weekly Press.” The illustrations, which are of a very high class, contain views of the principal towns of New Zealand, and among which is a fine one of Te Aroha, shows the town and surrouuding district. The commercial illustrations will give readers a good idea of what was shown at the Exhibition. The issue is turned out in the usual high-class ’manner for which the “ Press ” is noted, aud is well worth the published price of one shilling.

The following were the results of the first day of the A.R.C. Winter Meeting ; Maiden Steeplechase —Fretwork 1, Mooltan 2. No Shot 3 ; divs. £9 3s and 10s Maiden Welter—Mighty Atom 1 Dogger Bank 2, Woitafi 3 ; divs. £3 18s and £4 14s. Great Northern Hurdles Meriiwai 1. Irish 2, Le Beau 3 ; divs. £8 19s and £5 Bs. Cornwall Handicap - Uranium 1, Certainty 2. Loch Erne 3 *. divs. £4 6s »nd £3 17s. Maiden Hurdles— Ben Johnson 1 Millie 2, Catch-’em 3 ; div. £1 18s. ijervois Handicap—Manapopri 1, Ga Paris 2, Pearl Ifecklet 3 ; divs. £22 os and £7 3s. Ladies’ Brace-’ let—Rauparaha 1, Peregrine 2, Tui 3, divs. £2 9s and 17s. A CONSISTENT SEPARATOR. Writing in reference to the Baltic 880 gallon Separator, Mr Cooper, the wellknown Manager of the Mangatolfi Dairy Co. says “1 am pleased to say this;

machine is giving every satisfaction. It a is easily equal to 880 gallons per hour, | and the skimming is quite equal if not > better than any other machine we have | in fact, it is more consistent, skimming as well at the end of a three hours’ run j as it does at the start. It takes a 1 out one fourth less power to do the same work as two machines of 440 gallons capacity.” Full particulars of both hand and power machines from J. B. Mac Ewan and Co. Ltd,, Fort Street Auckland. 1