Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1907. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43221, 29 August 1907, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News

THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1907. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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

We would remind our readers of the instructive and humourous lecture to be given by the 1-iov. J. Dukes lh the Methodist Schoolroom, to-morrow evening, on “ The Mother of the Wesleys,” one of tho most remarkable women in English history.

Members of the Piako Mounted Rifles are notified that the Heather-Robertson Belt will be fired for on Saturday, September 7, and the Wallace Trophy on Saturday, the 21st, entries to close Saturday previous to the competition. New season’s farm and garden seeds of kinds in stock at Johnson and Wigg’s. —Advt.

The Piako Mounted Rifles will hold their annual social in the Public Hall, To Aroha, on Wednesday, September 25. As the Company always go to a deal of trouble to make their social a success, lovers of dancing can 'confidently look forward to having a good time. A special train for the Hunt Club ra es at Cambridge ©n Wednesday, will leave the Thames at 7.35 a.m., Paeroa 8.50 a.m., Te J roha 9.35 a.m., arriving at Cambridge at 11.50 a.m. The return special, stopping where required, will leave Cambridge for Waihi and Thames at 5.40 p m. The last two days of Hetherington’s Limited great clearing sale is announced and everything is to be sacrificed. Heavy shipments of now season’s goods are expected daily and to make room for same, the balance of winter stock is to be cleared at ridiculously low pi ices. Do not miss this opportunity of securing anything you want iu the drapery, clothing, boot and shoe line at give-away prices. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure for coughs and colds never fails, Is 6d and 2s 6d.—Advt. The Waikato Hunt Club insert a notice in this issue drawing attention to their meeting at Cambridge on Wednesday, September 4. To those who can make the trip this wiR prove, a pleasant day’s outing as Cambridge in noted for its many attractions for visitors, A special train will run, aud the first race starts at one o’clock. For timetable see railway posters. New tennis shirts for coming season now showing at L. Cullen’s, Te Aroha Advt.

Mr W. Dibble manager of the Government Experimental Farm at Ruakupa, informs us that the lambing is likely to be phenomenal at the farm this season. Last year a number of English Southdowns were procured, as well as others from Mr Stuckey, of Canterbury. These lambs are coining on wonderfully well, and so far there has noot been a single death.

Dont take risk with your potato crop, get a change of seed from Johnson and Wigg.—Advt. Replying to a deputation, which asked for extra postal facilities in Wellington, Sir Joseph Ward stated that it would be necessary before long to go in for the pneumatic tube system in Wellington. This would obviate the- —necessity of equipping suburbap--offices with the paraphernalia of-a big office. Such a system would- probably cost between £15,000 and-£20,000.

IJor ehtldreu's hacking cough at night Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure Is fid and /f>s 6d.—Advt.

The following “ gem,” taken from a Liverpool paper anent Squires is worthy of special mention : gent forth another claimant for the world’s pugilistic championship, in the person of Squire Williams, a very wealthy miner in Sydney, Queensland, who has a great, love for boxing, and when not in the ring is a mild, religious man, who teaches Sunday-school ”

A beautiful assortment of mens’ ties in newest styles,' just arrived.—L. Cullen Te Aroha —Advt.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council will be hold on Thursday afternoon September sth, at one o’clock. After tfj.e ordinary meeting a special .meeting will be held to confirm special orders as follows:—(1.) for raising a loan of £350 for Waitoa ypeeial Rating District; (2.) for striking a special rate to meet interest on above loan ; (3.) amending bye-laws re water supply ; and also to make a special order amending the bye-laws re nigbtsoil-

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure won’t cure Your broken legs or hearts, Nor will it act, as a matter of fact, As a recipe for tarts : It won’t cure neuralgia, temper, squints, For working men or toffs :

But Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure will cure Your colds and cure your coughs.

Mr J. Fitzgerald received word from j Gisborne that his sou, who was thrown | from his horse yesterday, died this mom- , ing. Much sympathy will be felt for the parents iu their sudden bereavement.

The Vicar of Te Aroha will hold service at Mahawaru on Sunday at 11 a.m., after which there will be a meeting of the building committee.

Mr H. Bloustein, practical watchmaker ■ and jeweller, has commenced business m the shop next to Mr Dibsell’s store. Mr Bloustein makes a speciality of repairing, - and all orders entrusted to him will ’ receive prompt attention. j

Johnson and Wigg "are showing a splendid sample of re-cloaued Algerian seed oats. —Advt.

The “ London Daily Telegraph ” states that pulpit eulogies were made throughout the State of New York on Sunday, on a new divorce law, which, will be operative next Sunday. This measure, which is expected to reduce divorce by three-fourths, enacts that married persons convicted of infidelity shall be subjected to six months’ imprisonment or a fine of £SO, or both fine and imprisonment. Mr Jesse Phillips, a young lawyer, is the author of this law.

Mens’ suits, equal to tailor made, padded shoulders, 50s worth 40s.—L. Cullen, draper, Te Aroha. —Advt.

A public meeting of ratepayers and residents will be held in the Public Had to morrow (Friday) night to consider the formation of a brass band ; also to discuss the reorganisation of tlio Fire Brigade. We would urge residents to make a point of attending, as word bus been received from the insurance companies that owing to the inefficiency of the Fire Brigade, etc., they have reluctantly been compelled to raise the rates locally.

The Rising Sun Gold Mining Company’s Mine Manager reports for the week ending 24th August as follows : The crosscut into the hanging wall from the bottom of the winze lias been out a further distance of six feet. We have intersected what I believe to bo the hanging wall reef. The reef where cut througn is about two feet in width, good prospects can be obtained the whole width of tho reef by mortar tests, and colours of gold can be seen occasionally in the stone. We are extending the crosscut still further as there may be another vein a little distance ahead. The air-shaft has been sunk a distance of seven feet'for the week and timbered up.

For Bronchial Coughs take Wood’s Great Peppermint Cure, lsGd and 2s fid — A ivt.

The following circular has been issued by Mr D. Robertson, secretary to the Postal Department‘ It is found impracticable to continue to deliver correspondence at the floors of residences sit-' r.ated more than 50 yards from a street or road, along which a delivery is made by letter-earners, as such deviations unreasonably retard the deliveries at other residences. It has, therefore, been de aided that persons, whose residences arc more than the walking named from a street or road, must provide properly made and locked boxes at the road line for the receipt of their correspondence. If such receptacles are not provided on or before the loth September, 1907, it will have to be considered whether the correspondence for such perse s as fail to provide them, will, after that date, be left at the nearest post-office for the addressees to call there for it.”

“ Oli dear, oh my, I’ve had wind and fire, trying to shut my shop ; but as long as I know it’s the people’s desire, Billy Berghofer is on the hop, and his bread as it rises will keep him on top.” An important case under the Workmen’s Lien Act was decided at Wairoa (Hawke’s Bay) by Mr Barton, S.M. Victor Bannatyue (Mr Foot) sued George Heslop, sheep farmer, for £25 wages due under a bush contract let to John McKenzie, who had abandoned the contract and the district Under the Act of 1892 notice was given to retain 1.5 percent of of the money due. Heslop was supposed to retain 25 per cent, of the amount due uutil 31 days after the com’ pletion of the contract, but Mr Coleman contended that as McKenzie had thrown up the job without completing the contract the workmen had no claim on the owner until the contract was completed, and further that they could ouly claim for thirty days’ wages, and not for all moneys due by the contractor. His Wo.Tsiiip held that the right to sue was suspended until the contract was com pleted. THE COMING MACHINE.

There is no necessity to wait for the coming Milking Machine. The “ L.K.G.’ came five years ago, and is still here. There is no difficulty about securing a coming machine, as t' ere always lias been, and always will be, hundreds of machines which are just at the stage of either coining or going. The trouble to get them to remain. ' In this respect the “ L.K.G.” stands alone —as the first and only Milking Machine which has yet demonstrated beyond doubt 1 hat it is a permanent success. Why experiment when you can get the proved and firmly established “ L.K.G.’I macliine ? MacEwans Ltd., o6le v Agcn(s, Fort Street, Auckland.