LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43344, 30 June 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horse fair at Waihou to-day and tomorrow.

A number of Mr F. Pavitt’s friends assembled at the railway station on Saturday morning last to bid him farewell,

Mr W. Dudley’s tender has been accepted for the erection of a tea-house in the Domain.

According to a Masterton resident who has just been over the Main Trunk line, co-operative labourers are abandoning their work, as they find that they cannot earn more than about 5s 9d per day. Harry Manning, 70 years of age, who died at- Paeroa on Thursday last, was one of the first coach drivers in Christchurch and Westport in the olden days, also at Thames, Te Aroha, and in other parts of New Zealand. He was known as a famous whip. Manning had been ill for some considerable time.

Great bargains in all departments at L. Cullen's, Te Aroha. —Advt. We have been shown a swede turnip grown by Mr Fletcher Lusby at Waitoa. The turnip is a Hurst Monarch, the weight being 2111bs; this shows what the Waitoa lands are capable of doing. Although we hear from other districts about the failure of the turnip crops, we in this favoured district can grow them up to 21-A-lbs. This swede is on view at Messrs J. and G. Lovegrove’s Land office.

A number of .To Aroha leading business men assembled at the new Bank of New Zealand buildings yesterday morning when the new and commodious building recently erected was opened for business. The Mayor (R. L. Somers, Esq,), had the honor of making the first entry in the new Bank, while Mr Thos. Gavin, Chairman of the Pialco County Council, drew out the first pound. Appropriate speeches -were made and toasts drunk. New season’s goods arriving daily in all departmental.—L, Cullen. At the farewell social to Rev. E. M. Cowie and Mr Pavitt on Thursday evening last our old friend Mr W. B. Maxwell—who by the way passed his seventieth milestone last week —opened the programme with one of his good old songs. “ Mac ”as he is familiarly called, is a veteran in every sense of the word, and his array of service medals is such that any man might feel proud. “ Mac ” had them all on on Thursday, as a mark of respect for the late Bishop Cowie (father of Rev. E. M. Cowie), whom “ Mac ” met during the Indian Mutiny. For excellence of quality and good value in Blankets try Gahagan’s Econ omic.

Old friends of Mr Harry Basley, who knew him in the Bank of New Zealand service, at Auckland, Thames, Paeroa, and Hamilton, will regret to hear of his early demise at the age of 34. After leaving New Zealand he joined the staff of the Commercial Bank of Australia at Sydney, and was manager of its branch at Katoomba at the time of his death, which took place at Sydney on Wednes--day last after a short illness of three weeks. Mr Basley, who leaves a young widow and infant daughter, was the eldest son of Mr G. W. Basley, solicitor, of Auckland. Call on us and inspect our prices in Oilcoats, Raincoats, Ladies Jackets, and Skirts. We sell at less than Auckland prices. Try Gahagan’s Economic.

The milk conference to be held under the auspices of the Wellington City Council to-morrow promises to be an interesting one. The Public Health Committee has invited the chief health officer (Dr, J, M Mason), district health officer (Dr.J.P.Frengley), and the chief inspector of stock) Mr. E. Clifton) to be present, and a large number of milk vendors and others interested in the supply will attend to discuss the feasibleness of improving the present milk supply. The (question will be raised of establishing a central depot —a kind of milk clearing- house, serving much the same purpose as abattoirs in the case of the meat supply —where milk may be properly inspected before being sent out for retailing .to consumers.

All sorts of pastes and liquids have boon placed on the market, for polishing linoleum and furniture. Most of them rub in the dirt and polish on top. Tan-ol not only cleans the linoleum but polishes as well’ Those who try Tan-ol once never use a paste again. Sold in bottles atall stores, Advt. Do it now ! Inspect our women and’ children’s winter underwear. Our value 8 are good, Gahagan’s Bconomic,