LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4340, 24 November 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Monthly sitting of the S.M. and Warden’s Courts this morning.

At Mr Haselden’s meetings at Waihi on Friday evening, Mr Hernes, M.P, said that Tories were now as extinct as the moa.

The annual synod of the Methodist Auckland District commences its sittings in Pitt-street, Auckland, to-day. The tennis, croquet and bowling lawns in the Domain are being well patronised this season. All that is wanted is a good band to enliven the proceedings. The bits of paper, fruit peelings, and other rubbish, left scattered about by Saturdyy’s excursionists, did not add to he appearance of the Domain on Sunday.

A second ballot will be taken to-day for a representative of the Electoral District of Ohinemuri, between Messrs Haselden and Poland, Opposition and Government supporters respectively.

In connection with the Auckland Agricultural Show, to be held on the 27th and 28th inst., the Railway Department announce that holiday excursion tickets will be issued from all stations on the Auckland Section to Auckland on the 25th, 2(ith, and 27th, available for return up to and including Friday, December 4th.

The Commissioner of Crown Lands notifies ‘that sections in the Tautari Settlement will be opened for application under renewable lease on Monday, 21st December. They are classified first, second and third-class lands and village lots. Access by the Auckland-Welling-ton Main Trunk railway to Te Awamntu, 101 miles from Auckland, thence by road through Kihikihi. Soil is good being sandy loam on clay formation well suited for sheep or dairy farming.

Do you desire a cash gift of any sum of money from one up to ten shillings ? If so, read Mr A. W. Edwards’ special advertisement, and act as suggested therein. Mr Edwards is offering a special cash gift during the next five weeks —up to Xmas—when goods are paid for at the time of purchase. When any goods are purchased and fail to give reasonable wear, A. W. E. is always prepared to make allowance for same. Note the address :A. W, Edwards, drapery, clothing and boot Emporium, Te Aroha. A remarkable scene was witnessed the other day at Trepptow, on the bank of the Upper Spree, Germany. At about six o’clock in the evening a young girl of about eighteen, who had been walking up and down, suddenly'threw herself into fhe river. A shopkeeper named Bauer, who happened to be near, jumped in after her, and, notwithstanding her endeavours to disengage hertelf succeeded in bringing her to shore where a number of hands were ready to receive her. By this time Bauer’s own strength had been exhausted, and he sank back into the water. The girl thereupon dived in after him, and, proving herself a good swimmer, brought him back in safety. She then walked away, refusing to give her name.