Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1909

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4371, 9 February 1909, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9,1909

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i Mr Cochrane of Waihou is, we are glad to note, about again after bis recent indisposit on. Mrs Cochrane was remarking upon the fact of the pleasure it is this sea* on to see the stock in such a well fed condition, a state of things so different from what settlers will remember to have been the • ase last year. It is encouiageing to note that the Te Aroha Defence JRifle Club is gaining in strength. It is creditable that there such good shots included among its list of members. The rule restricting the supply of free ammunition to those members who attend parade will no doubt do much to stimulate attendance and to keep up the interest generally. Visitors from Auckland are impressed with the v due of the goods offered by the local drapers at their autumn sales. There can be no question as to which is the most popular spring in the domiin. The crowd round No. 15, on a Sunday □ight after church is quite a notable feature of our town to visitors. The impression left upon the lriud’s eye by a dear moonlight night in the domain ivitb the throng around No 15, and the I ■inging cry of the mo-poke floating down • from between the pine trees and the farip solitudes of the bush, is one long to Je retained.

It is refreshing to hjli, spell of such fi ewe thn- as we now having, t e cl y heat being very acceptable after the me i t heat ot late experienced here. j A innngst the visit T 8 at present staying at the Hot Springs Hotel are Mr and Mrs T. E. Corkill. Mr Cortcill is wallknown in this district having previously been manager of the joint branch of fc’in Bank of New Zealand, at Pae oa an l Te ! Aroha, and his ui iiiy friends in this district will be pleased to hear that he now j o .cupies the position of inspector. A splendid example of wh.i may be, achieved in the way of garden plots in ] connection with our public schools is l just now to be seen at our District High 1 S hool, where, under Mr Burton’s (the headmaster’s) care, the garden plot between the school and the street is one mass of gorgeous bloom. This is one of the features of Te Aroha, and if it will repay visitors to take a walk that way in order to see what is being accomplished in the lway of horlicultme in our public schools. IMr Burton has of course put a great Ide al of his leisure into the work, and Id' serve* great credit for what he and Ibis pupils have achieved I The levelling of the approach to the Inew bridge was completed last Saturday, lit is likely to be about ten days or so lb foie the bridge is sufficiently far ad Ivanced to admit of the approach from [this side being commenced. The opening of the new Presbyterian 'Sunday School Hall (at Karangahake) took place on Wednesday evening last, and wss largely attended by both old and young, says the Goldfields Advocate. Miss Queenie Boult, whose advertisement is to appear is the daughter of Mrs Maleouison Boult, the wellknown teacher of dancing aud physical culture. Miss Boult will visit Te Aroha this week, and will form classes for ballroom dancing, also classes for physical culture, and deep b eathing and Upon the most approved Continental and American methods. As there is already an enquiry from the young ladies of Te Aroha regarding winter classes in physical culture this announcement will be warmly welcomed by them.

We wish to direct the attention of readers to a statement contained in the D.iiry Commissioners report, contained in this issue, to the effect that last year three cf our New Zealand young men left this country t > take a course at Guelph College. Wc would recommend tbe principle of this kind of interchange of students b-tween th? Dominion and Canada. “ Other men other methods ’ is a sound principle, and all the new light we can obtain from others, or affo d to others, is worth the trouble of a little travel and personal investigation. An official vi«it was paid during the week by members of the ( heritable Aid Board to the homes at Tararu, says ‘ The Thames i Advertiser ” domitary, kitchens, and other buildings were inspected, while the farm was also closely examined. Amongst some of the visitors were men experienced in agriculture, and they expressed high approval at the conditions of the crops and the general state of the farm. The fine weather this season has of course been in favour, but at the same time there was ample evidence of careful supervision and excellent work on the part of the caretaker, employees, and inmates.

In a letter to Mr H. B. Devereux, F. R. dated the 2nd inst., Mr J. T. Stevenson, F. R A. S. of Auckland, predicts a further period of earthquake disturbances between the 17th and 23rd of the present month, and a period towards the end of March, when great ' atmospheric or seismic disturbances are likely.—D tily Telegraph. j There are at present in Britain five | million people suffering through unemployment. Of these two million are | practically starving. The Otago Trades and Labour Council appeals for money wherewith some of the suffering may be I inevented Ten guineas will purchase i one thousand loaves ; one half-penny per day from 5000 will provide bread for a starving 1,000. No part of the money subscribed will be spent in distribution expenses. Subscriptions may be sent to ! the Rev. W. Blair, who will forward ! money subscribed to the proper quarter. We have some of our imported turnip seed left, also manure, at right price. Wigg & Co.—Advt. Mr and Mrs Shillington who, with their party, are at present on a visit to jTe Aroha, are much impn-s e l with the a Ivance here since thrir last visit, three years ago. The improvement in the style of our boarding houses, and the electric lighting appear quite a pronounced step in advance. Whilst jiuembers of their party are receiving great ■benefit from the baths and mineral waters. ■Mr 'Shillington, who is well-known las Chief Librarian at the Auckland Free jPublic Library, st .tes that it is intended Ito carry out improv«nmn*s in the dowu[stairs reading-roo n in that imtitution in [order to provi le better accomodation for [those who frequent tbe reading tabl s. The following team will rei resent Te | Aroha in a tennis match against Waitoa on (he Te Aroha Courts on Wednesday afternoon next : - Misses Bos wick. E. 'Hare, Mainguy, Hunt, Gaven, Messrs W. Maingay, E. Payze, Fred Harris, It. Sicoombe, A. Calder. Emergencies : Misses Harris and Wil is, and M s<rs R. S. Hanna, and Frank Harris. Special Clearing 'Sale, 200 dozen Laces all widths, Id, 2d, and 3d yard, at G hagan’s Economic. —Advt.