Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1907. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43113, 4 July 1907, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News.

THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1907. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

This. above all—to thine own self be true, And tt must follow as the night the day Thou canst not then be false to any man Shakespeare.

""The Vicar of Te Aroha will hold service at Mangaiti on Sunday at 11 a.in. We acknowledge -with thanks a complimentary ticket for the complimentary social tendered to Mr and Mrs Hinton and family at Morrinsville to-night. During the absence of the main body of Raglan volunteers on Tuesday, the camp was invaded by one of the town cows, which successfully attacked and took possession of one.of the tents with its straw bedding. For children'B hacking cough at night Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure Is 6d and 2s 6d,—Advt.

Mr Wm. Deehle, member of the Thames Harbour Board, that as not only tailings but mining debris are deposited on the Board’s property, that body should surely be entitled to some portion of the gold duty to enable it to provide suitable receptacles for f illings and debris. The matter was mentioned at last night’s meeting of the Harbour Board, but was not pressed. L. Cullen’s first great clearing sale of new drapery commences on Thursday next.—L. Cullen Te Aroha. —Advt. Flax cultivation, which, without a doubt, will become a leading industry in New Zealand, is steadily growing. It is stated that around Stratford (Tatanaki province), the utilisation of swamp lands has assumed definite shape. Several settlers there have put down, respectively, from 50 to 150 acres, and they consider it will prove more profitable than any other crop. If a mi.l can b e got to start in the district, flax land, it is estimated, will be worth from £5 to £lO per acre. One of the most useful things in the house is to be bought in Te Aroha at wholesale price, ask Johnson and Wigg.— Advt.

Rising Sun Goldmining Company.— The mine manager reports for the week ending 29th June as follows '. The drive on the reef going north from the bottom of the winze is now in a distance of eight feet. The reef still maintains its values, and colours of gold can be seen throughout the ore. During the week I have had two men driving and prospecting on what I believe to be the cap of the reef, that has been cut in a surface drive a considerable distance north of the main workings. I intend trying to pick' up the reef still further north by means of trenches as soon as the weather permits. For Bronchial Coughs take Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure, IsCd and 2s 6d Advt.

Dr. Valentine, Inspector General of Hospirals, while at Christchurch recently, when diseussing the treatment of incurables. suggested that the South Island Boards should combiue to erect one institution for incurables, to serve the whole east coast. He also asked the Board to consider whether it would not l e better to erect an institution as a home for foundlings instead of boarding them out as at present, The Board did not think it desirable that so many children should be herded together, as they then would have no home life, and bad results were likely to accrue from associating children of evil tendencies with others of good character. Goods cleared out regardless of cost a*' Cullen’s great sale on Thursday next.— L. Cullen Te Aroha.—Advt. '

A correspondent of the Poverty Bay *• Herald ” states that he has been most successful with late-sown potatoes. He carefully selected his seed, culling out for planting the healthiest and finest tubers—not necessarily the largest—which were soaked in Bordeaux mixture for five minutes before being planted. The ground was well tilled, and 3cwt of potato manure was used to the acre. There was no disease, and the yield was enormous. The most successful varieties t were of American origin—Gold Coin, ' the favourite potato of America, and I ’Frisco Boulders. With other growers in the district the former has not been : attacked by blight, though other potatoes . in the ground have been diseased Zealandia’s seasons come and go In summer’s heat and winter’s snow ( • Add spring unfolds her fresh green ! shoots; And autumn brings her gift of fruits. Each change is fraught with human ills, With cougne and cold and sudden chills; But life is safe, and health is sure By taking Woods’ Great Peppermint i Cnre,

Tenders are invited for the painting of Mr W. Manson’s shop in Whitaker- street, Te Aroha, to be in by Saturday. Mr Johnson, representing the wellknown Auckland grain merchants, Messrs Rober .son Brothers, is at present in town on his usual business trip. Nominations for an extraordinary vacancy in the Waitoa riding, of the Piako County Council, close with the returning officer, MrW. Abbey, Waihou, on Saturday, July 13.

We have received word from Mr Charles Manuel, stating his intention -of contesting the seat vacated by Mr Harney on the Piako County Council. As there will probably be a number of candidates, it is well to be first iu the field.

The goods to be sacrificed at Cullen’B great sale are all new goods.— L. Cullen Te Aroha. —Advt.

The following are new subscribers to the telephone exchange : —P. Gilchrist, private residence, No. 30 ; A. W. Edwards, private residence, No. 31; and W. Mclnman, painter and signwriter. No. 32.

The Piako County Council invite tenders for filling and caitiug about 260 yards of gravel at eastern end of Diagonal road. The foreman will show the work on Monday, July 8, at 11 a.m. Tenders close on Tuesday July 9, at 4 p.m.

There was a fair attendance at the hookey match yesterday afternoon in the pound paddock, but owing to the slippery state of the ground, the play was anything but good, the majority of the players sitting down at the critical moment,

Just landed a big shipment of sewing machines both hand and treadle, ball bearing, and otherwise, no middleman profits, direct from manufactures. Johnson and Wigg.—Advt.

The block of building owned by Mclndoe and Hill were submitted to auction on Tuesday, to close a partnership account. Bidding started at £SOO and rose to £BSO where it stopped, and the owners’ bid being £IOOO, the property was passed in. A number of other properties also failed to reach the reserve. The fortnightly meeting of the Te Aroha Young Men’s Club will be held in the Band room on Monday night at 8 o’clock. The subject will be “ How to improve Te Aroha ? ” Members to contribute essays of two pages on the subject and a general discussion to follow. A full attendance of men is requested. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds never fails, Is 6d and 2s 6d.—Advt.

There was a very large attendance of sympathisers at the funeral of the late Mrs S. L Bygrave, which took place from the railway station yesterday after • noon. The Rev. Cowie officiated at the graveside. A number of members of the Masonic Lodge turned out to extend their sympathy to a brother Mason. Messrs Whitconsbeft,ud Tombs, Limited Christchurch, baye forwarded ns a sample box of pens of which they have just received from England. The pen is called the “ Elastic Greyhound,” and is suitable for any class of paper. We have given them a trial and they fully answer all the agents claim for them. A box consisting of six dozer* cost fidSix different styles of sewing machines to select from. Time payment or cash. See Johnson and Wigg’s stock, —Advt. The “ Times ” London, rejoices that New Zealand has been raised to the status of a Dominion. “ Her resources, energy, and strong Imperial sentiment are an unmistakeable indication of the increasingly important role she is des tinel to play.” The “ Times ” commends Sir Joseph Ward’s staunch and enlightened championship of Imperial unity.

At Monday’s sitting of the Thames County Council, it wae decided, on the motion of Cr Paul, seconded by Cr Clark, that a vote of condolence be passed to the Chairman (Mr R. W. Bagnall) at the loss sustained by the death of his mother, the late Mrs George Bagnall. Both councillors spoke in feeling terms of the demise of another of t]?e old colonists, whose places they said would he hard to fill.

Berghofer’s is the best place in Te Aroha for small goods of every descrip - tion —plain and fancy.—Advt.

The general manager of the Northe r n Steamship Company (Mr C. Ranson), has forwarded to Messrs P. C. Rose, J.P-, Retemeyer, Malcolm Sherer and Willisou Brothers, of Kawhia, letters of thanks and commendation for the aetjon they took in assisting the shipwrecked crew of the ill-fated steamer Kia Ora. Mr Retemeyer performed a remarkable feat in travelling over rough country between Marakopa and Kavvhia with intelligence of the wreck. He left Marakopa at 4.45 p.m., and despite the trackless bush country, and a pitch dark night, he succeeded ir*. reaching Kawhia at S p.m. The journey was never performed in the same time before under syeb .conditions, and the settlers round about state that it was nothing short of marvellous. The passengers and crew of the Kia Ora have already expressed their gratitude in the Press towards the Kawhia settlers for the kindness they extended to them. POPULAR MILKING MACHINE. The popularity of the “L.K. G. ” Milking Machine was never demonstrated more fully than at the recent Palmerston Winter Show. Numbers of iutending purchasers, after waiting to see the different machines at work, placed their orders for the “L. K. G.” being thoroughly satisfied that the tried and proven machine represents the safest and most profitable investment. If jou intend installing in time for the ensuing season, it will be necessary to book at once to make sure of getting delivery in time. Leading farmerf iu every distriet use the “ L.K.G.” J. B. Mac Ewan and Co. Ltd., Sole Agents, Fort street Auckland