LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4387, 18 March 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The adjourned meeting in connection with the formation of a Co-operative Bacon Factory, will take place in the Waihou Public Hall to-morrow (Friday) evening. Tha question is a most important one, and every settler should endeavour to be present.

The following players will represent the Te Aroha Bowling Club in the Challenge Stars competition, to take place at Paeroa on Saturday next: —Messrs D. McL. Wallace, R- L. Somers, H. W. Dalton, and A. F. Burton. The team leave by the 7.15 a.m. train. This should prove a very interesting contest, as the best players procurable from the various Clubs throughout the goldfield have been selected to play.

Rev. W. Blair will conduct service in the Gordon and Manawaru districts on Sunday next.

Many people are under the mistaken belief that all the British Labour Party leaders are pronounced Socialists. As a matter of fact, Mr Shacklcton, M.P. and other prominent Labour leaders, at the recent Portsmouth Labour Conference publicly stated their opposition to the Socialistic theories of Messrs Tillet and Snowden.

The mine manager of the Rising Sun Gold Mining Company, Ltd. reports for the week ending 13th March, as follows : —“ Have two shifts working on low level tunnel and have driven 20ft.”

It is said that to be thoroughly equipped is half the battle, this applies to the farmer who invests in a Johnson’s English rake and mower. —J. B Johnson, Agent.—Advt.

You make preparations for a rainy day, then why not for a cold or attack of influenza ? You don’t need to make costly preparations —merely invest la 6d in a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough, Remedy. For sale by J. B. Johnson Agent.—Advt. Mr N. A. Larney is |at present on a visit to Te Aroha. Mr Larney’s many friends were pleased to’ see him looking so well.

The Rev J. Dukes will preach at Elstow on Sunday next at 2.30 p.m. (Farewell visit). At a meeting of the Directors of the Te Aroha District Co-operative Butter Factory held the other evening, Messrs Hendy, Williamson and Lawcock, waited on the Company on behalf of the Okauia settlers, asking that a creamery be put up in their midst The deputation gave some idea of the amount of support likely to be given, and held out great prospects for its ultimate successAftsr considering the matter the Directors decided to personally visit the locality on Monday next. In Messrs T. E. Shiel and Co.’s Auckland fruit market report, the following notice appears “ It is gratifying to notice that clients are concentrating their consignments to as few firms as possible and thus limiting the number of auction sales held every morning. Growers must boar in mind that the various firms are not under one roof and that as many as six or seven fruit sales are being held every morning at the same hour, and when you take into consideration the fact that our retailers only number about 200 you will quite recognise that the buyers are very much split up Two firms could easily handle the whole of the fruit re quired for this market, and growers in sending to us may rest assured that our best endeavours will be put forth on their behalf with a view to getting the highest market prices,” ■

An application, for subsidising a miner to prospec in the Haast District, Westland, has been refused. The County Council, which recommended the application, lias been informed that unless the prospector -s accompanied by another man, to be approved by the Inspector of Mines at Hokitika, a subsidy cannot be granted, as in future there must be two or more men in a prospecting party. Mr W. S. Evans, piano and organ tuner of Auckland, is now in Te Aroba. Orders may bo left with Mr Jefferson, chemist. —Advt. At the end of the present month one of the most popular attendants at the local baths, Mrs Biggs, retires, having reached the age limit