Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News THURSDAY, JULY, 11 1907. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43116, 11 July 1907, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News

THURSDAY, JULY, 11 1907. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

Mr J. Wild’s tender was accepted for painting Mr W. Manson’s shop. Mr C. W. Berghofer notifies that he is prepared to buy good dairy butter in any quantity. One of the most useful things in the house is to be bought in Te Aroha at wholesale price, ask Johnson and Wigg.— Advt. Members of the Piako Mounted Rifles are notified that the Knock Belt will be fired for on August 3rd. Entries close on the Saturday previous. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds never fails, Is 6d and 2s 6d.—Advt. We would again remind readers of the sale of salvage furniture at gpooner and Company’B auction mart on Saturday, July 13th, at 2 o’clock. Goods cleared out regardless of cost at Cullen’s great sale on Thursday next.— L. Cullen Te Aroha.—Advt. H. G. Saunders and Company draw attention to a naw line of bedsteads, which they have imported direct from the manuiacturers. They have also a choice lot of framed pictures for sale. For Bronchial Coughs take Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure, ls6d and 2s 6d Advt. The Gazette has the following milling timber for sale in the Oliinemuri County. Part of Block YII. and VIII., Ohinemuri Survey District (Waiharskeke Creek) : —166 green kauri tree, 340,488 sup- feet; 72 dry kauri-trees. 128,462 sup. feet ; 109 kauri logs, 107,446 sup. feet. "Royalty on the same being kauri Is 6d per 100 sup. feet. Applications to be forwarded to the district Lands Office, Auckland, 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 following will represent Te Aroha Football Club against Waihou at Waihou on Saturday afternoon : —Full back, P. Hogan ; three quarters, Brennan, Acorn McPike; five-eighth, J. Hogan; half. Shaw ; wings, Lipsey. Heathcote; forwards, front rank, Willis, and Popple, lock, McSweeney, back rows ; Ciibb, Everitt, Jennings, and McKee. The brake leaves for Waihou at 2 p. m sharp.

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

There was a verp good attendance at the social he:d last night in aid of the funds of S Mark’s Parish Hall, given by the Girls’ Guild, and a very enjoyable evening was spent. The music was provided by the Te Aroha Trio, and extras were played by Misses Spence and Wittin. Mr Nash ably carried out the duties of MC. The next social will be held on August 7, and judging by the popularity of last social, there should again be a large attendance. Berghofer’s is the best place in Te Aroha for small goods of every descrip-tion-plain and fancy. —Advt. A return, moved for by Mr Fisher, was laid on the table of the House showing that during the period of ten years 1896-1905, the pea-rifle accounted for one homicide, seven accidents, and four suicides. The revolver was responsible for nine homicides, 14 accidents, and 91 suicides, whilst other fire arms a count for four homicides. 130 accidents, and 108 suicides. Thus for ten years the total number stands at 368. Mr Fisher is not at all satisfied with the accuracy of the figures, those showing only 11 mishaps with pea-rifles in ten ypars being to his mind, very wide of the mark. He contends firearms should be licensed, and not handed about and sold indiscriminately. Six different styles of sewing machines to select from. Time payment or cash 1 See Johnson and Wigg’s stock, —Advt t

Some of the obstructions in the Piako river have 1 een removed by Messrs Brownlee and Jennings and navigation thus made safer. It is stated that it is theintention of the Government to have the Piako cleared of all obstiuctions and it is hoped that a suitable sum will be voted for the purpose. With the Goernraent, acquiring large areas of land and with the commencement by a vote of £6OOO for a comprehensive drainage scheme it is necessary that the river itself should he cleared as the obstructions from willows alone and the consequent concentration of water into a narrow space does much to cause a flood when the rainy weather sets in. Since Adam delved and poor Eve span, Since first the human race began, Mankind has suffered countless ills, But suffered from coughs and chills Foundations they for all disease, But now the hacking cough must cease, For science now makes all secure, WIthW.E. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, i

The Premier announced in the House yesterday that he had arranged a weekly mail service with Sydney at a cost of £15,004. The in rease in the Auckland Harbour Board's revenue for the last six months was £5,454, nearly as much as the whole increase of last year. L. Cullen’s first great clearing sale of new drapery commences on Thursday next.—L. Cullen Te Aroha. —Advt. The preacher at the Evensong at 8. Mark’s on Sunday will be the Rev. H. A. Hawkins, Superintendent of the Maori Mission. We have had our attention drawn to a couple of trout working their way up the creek by Mr Batten’s to spawn, and any person picking them out of the creek is liable to a fine. There was a good attendance of members at the Gymnasium Club on Tuesday night, and a good deal of useful exercises were gone through. Being an “ open night,” visitors were allowed to take part after the members had gone through their exercises. For children’s hacking cough at night Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure Is 6d and 2s 6d, —Advt.

There was a large attendance at the Waihou horse sale yesterday, but the bidding was n®t too brisk and prices were on the low side. The stallion Merrie Lad brought 65 guineas, while Gallant Ben and Royal Tar were passed in at 83 and 100 guineas respectively.

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