LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4344, 3 December 1908, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr A. J. Farmer and Mr J. Endean, of Auckland, are at present on a visit to Te Aroha.

Mr Will. Dudley’s men are pushing on the erection of Mrs Clausen’s new boarding-house. The monthly Presbyterian service will be held in the Waihou Public Hall, on Sunday afternoon. Service beg’ns at 2,30 p.m. To those requiring boots or shoes, oi any description, we beg to remind them that Mr Geo. Cornish is open for business. Repairs neatly executed. The proprietor of the “ Economic ” (Mr H. Gahagan) announces that he has on hand some splendid samples of ladies’ underwear. Call in and see for yourself. At the evening service in St. David’s Presbyterian Church, on Sunday, Decern ■ ber 6th, there will be the celebration of the Lord’s Supper and the induction of an elder.

We regret to hear that Mr H, Magill, of Waihou, is indisposed. He has gone to Rotorua to recuperate his health.

A meeting of the Te Aroha School Committee will be held in the Schoolroom on Monday, December 7th, at 7.30 p.m. Everyone spent a most enjoyable time at Mangaiti picnic yesterday. On: P.D. says he had the “ time of bis J : fe,” and considers the residents of Mangaiti b low how to run a successful picnic. The local school cadets appear to be taking a good deal of interest in the shooting portion of their training, and some of the boys are tunr'ng out marksmen.

At the Supreme Court in the case of the second trial of Wm. Thos. Gibson, charged with having improper relations with his wife’s cousin (a girl under the age of 16 years) at Waihi, the juvy, after a hearing extending over two days, found a verdict of “ not guilty.” The Herald’s London correspondent writes Mr and Mrs William Shepherd Allen (Auckland) intend to return to their New Zealand home at an early dute. They have been for about two years in the Mother Country. On the eve of his departure for Te Puke, Mr Oliver was presented by the staff of the local Post Office, with a useful and ornamental inkstand, as a mark of the respect and esteem in which he is held by them. We would ’ike to remind our readers that J. M. Beilis making suits t( measure for eighty shillings a suit, and giving an extra pair of trousers for nothing. The contractors for driving the tunnel up at Murphy’s Find are passing through very hard country ; but it is thought by practical miners that there is something good behind it. *Ve trust such proves to be the case.

Hungahunga Drainage Board meet on Saturday next, ]

We are informed from a reliable sourc e that Mr Wilson, of the Portland Cement Company, intends visiting this district early in December to give a practicable demonstration in thei modem methods of the u"e of concrete for constructing road culverts, laying down floors etc., and as this should interest settlers in the district, we think it would be wise for them to avail themselves of this opportunity of witnessing the de- ' monstration, as Mr Wilson has a wide reputation in this line of business, and the farmers should be able to glean an ! insight into the cheapest methods of { laying down their milking shed floors with concrete, and thereby add to their already improved conditions under which their milking is carried out. The demonstration will take place ot Waihou on the Piako County Councils property, where there is already a supply of cement, sand, and limestone screenings which are necessary for the operations. Due notice of the date will be advertised in this journal, and notices will be posted at the various creameries, when it is hoped as many settlers as can spare |the the necessary time, will be present. j Equal to anything stocked in Auckland Our Millinery “ but prices much lower ” i ryGahagan’s Economic.—Advt. : For varied assortment of lace goods of all descriptions L. Cullen’s is the House. Encourage local enterprise for tastefully trimmed millinery, we are better and cheaper than Auckland Houses. Gaha- ' gan Economic.—Advfc. i A beautiful display of Tea Sets, in Williams’ windows on Saturday, direct from the manufacturers.—Advt. ! Call on S. Levy, Watchmaker Te Aroha, oppos te Bank of New Zealand,' for repairs- Conntry orders promptly , attended to. Twelve » onths guarantee with all work, All work at town prices. —Advt.

£ grand display of Christmas and New Year Cards in Williams’ windows this Saturday night. —Advt. Independent Anti-Trust, all British machines stocked by us. Mowers and rakes.— Wigg & Co. Sick headache usually results from a disordered condition of the stomach and can be corrected by taking a medium dose of Chamberlain’s Tablets. Try them and be couvinced W hen taken as soon as the first indication of the attack appears tlmy will greatly lessen its severity. For sale by J. B. Johnson, Agent.—Advt.

Mr W. H. Phillips, the newly-elected M.P. for Wsitemata, is visiting Te Aroha and staying at the Hot Springs Hotel. Amongst the visitors to Mangaiti yesterday we noticed Mr Hugh Poland, M.P. for Ghinemuri. He was accompanied by Mrs Poland andfamilj. Mr and Mrs Campbell, who have been spending a couple of weeks in Rotorua, returned to Te Aroha yesterday. Mr Campbell spent a portion of his leisure trout flshiog, and was very successful, landing some very nice fish.

Our old friend, Mr R. Brennan is to the fore once again with his ’Xmas and New Year greetings, at the same time reminding his . customers that he is prepared to undertake the looking after of their soles. Mr Brenan is a practical bootmaker of many years standing. Read his new advt in this issue.

We have been favoured by Sergt. Maingay, of the P.M.R., with a copy of the Auckland Rifle Association’s programme for their 35th annual meeting'to be held on Penrose range on January Ist and 2nd 1909. While the entry fees are small the prizes are well worth competing for. We trust some of the local shots will take a trip to town and appropriate a few of the trophies.

We understand that sections on the Ingledell Estate are finding a ready sale. The property is admirably situated for suburban homes, being all high and dry ground, commanding a magnificent view and being a mile from the Te Aroha range of mountains, is entirely free from fogs. Messrs J. and G. Lovegrovo inform us that they have a few choice sections left for sale, at a very low price and exceptionally easy terms.

In connection with the Ohinemuri local option poll, it is interesting to note how the 5423 people voted whose votes were valid. The figures are as follows: —Continuance, 1914 ; reduction, 54; no-license. 1203 ; reduction and no-license, 2126; continuance and reduction, 115 ; continuance and nolicense, 11. It seems a peculiar thing that a person shou’d vote for continuance and no-license, and still more peculiar that the vote should be valid, but the fact remains that eleven persons voted this way and their votes were quite valid.

The sale of the Government sections in the township of Paeroa will be held to-day (Thursday) in the Criterion Theatre, commencing at eleven o’clock. It is expected that there will be good competition for the various sections, as several people have been waiting for an opportunity to secure building sitis. One fifth of the purchase money has to be paid on the fall of the hammer, and the balance within thirty days. Where there are improvements on the sections the purchasers will be required to pay the amount of the" value of the improvements, which amount will go to the present holders of the sections. The Tourist Department’s pretty little teahouse, just completed, in the Domain Grounds above the Bowling Green, was informally opened on Tuesday afternoon, and was well patronised. The spacious verandahs, and the inner rooms, prettily decorated with choice cut flowers from the Domain gardens, were thronged with those in search of “ the cup that oheers etc. ” Miss Ryan and her assistant had a busy time, and as we predict a prosperous season, with plenty of business at the tea-house, we would like to see the staff increased on busy I days to avoid delays. The building is charmingly situated, and is most artisti(cally designed and furnished. ' The , tea-rooms, we understand, are to be t open daily between 10.30 a.m., and 6 p.m., and we feel sure that they will prove, under Miss Ryan’s able manage- ’ ment, a great attraction to our I numerous summer . visitors, who so frequently express a wish for a cup of i afternoon tea to be partaken of amidst ' the pleasant surroundings of our chaiming Domain. Tennis players and bowlers should find the kiosk a great attraction.