LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43318, 28 April 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

We would remind those interested of the Hookey Club's Social in the Public HaJl to«moirow evening.

The King uses Smokeless Diamond cartridges, loaded by Curtis and Harvey. If good enough for him should suit most people. Sample at Wigg. and Co’s.— Advt

We draw the special attention f onr readers to Mr A. W. Edwards s rtHng re-place advertisement. Cabbage, cauliflower, strawberries and flower plants to be had from J. Williams.—Advt.

A meeting of the Hungahunga Dra'uage Board wi’l be held in Mr P. Gilchrist's office next Friday, at 11 o'clock.

The last few weeks of seasonable weather have done much to improve the tenoral appearance and condition of the •strict, and though the ra'u came too hto to help the dairying ridustry to any great extent, still, with a continuance of the present mild weather, there will be an abundance of feed to start the winter with.,

Call on us and inspect our prices in Oilcoats, Raincoats, Ladies Jackets, and Skirts. We sell less than Auckland Houses. Try Gahagan’s Economic. The amount of out-of-season shooting that has been going on along the banks of the Waihou, round lagoons, and elsewhere during the past few weeks is something scanaulous. Quite a number contemplate having a field day on Thursday next—the day before the season opens.—We would like to see some of them brought to justice. The prospects this season are much brighter for the shootest. Pheasant, quail, and duck seem to be plentiful. Get your mins and ammunition from Wigg and Co, to insure good bags. —Advt

Says the Inglewood “ Record ” As showing the potency of the 220 volt electric current wherewith our house lighting is provided, it will be interesting to note that during the late gale a house wire became detached from one of the insulators and sagged down sufficiently to touch some sheep grazing in the paddock, with the result that four of them were electrocuted.

When you hear that J. B. Jihnson has the best equipped general business in Te Aroha, you may rely on that as a fact. Your patronage is respectfully solicited. Quality of goods and promptness of despatch we are noted for, while we can quote you for anything on earth.—Advt. It has been proved beyond doubt that a great proportion of farming land throughout the upper reaches of the Thames Valley is suitable for wheat growing. What we fail to understand w why the settlers neglect attending to this most important crop, and which would pay handsomely. A farmer on the .outskirts of the Tiowald district, Canterbury, reports having just sold a line of 1212 bushels' oi Tuscan wheat on trucks, at Winslow, at 4s 5d per bushel.

Fun 1 Furs ! Furs ! In real Marmot,r Bear, and Fox, and high class Russian Furs. We seV cheaper than Auckland Houses. Try Gahagan’s Economic.