LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4389, 23 March 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr W. Maingay, agent for Messrs Smith and Caughey, has just received a full range of the latest season’s samples. Thousands to choose from. Call and inspect. “ Where did you get it ?” “Oh in Auckland.” “No need t> ; could have got it h ere ” Well why don’t you advertise?’ ’ — This conversation takes place every day. The Te Aroha Fire Brigade were called out on Thursday evening last. This time it was not the fire bell that caused the muster, but the “ Wedding

Bells.” The members assembled at the

Brigade Shed, and wended their way to Fireman Kennedy’s residence, to congratulate him on his joining the “ Noble Army of Benedicts.” The Brigade were hospitably welcomed by Mr and Mrs Kennedy. Captain Pilkington, on behalf of his comrades, in a few appropriate words, presented the newly-wedded couple with a handsome afternoon set of silver spoons, forks, and also butter aud bread plates, etc. Fireman Kennedy briefly responded. An enjoyable evening was spent, and the singing of “ He’s a Jolly Good Fellow,” terminated the proceedings. “ There has been a good deal of preventive legislation of late,” said Mr Justice Edwards at the sittings of the Supremo Court in Napier recently, “ and it seems to me that it might be a good thing if a law were passed prohibiting youths who have not reached the years of discretion from being allowed to frequent the vicinity of racing stables. In such places,” His Honour added, “ a great deal of vice originates.” In consequence of a cable message re' ceived in London from America, announcing that Mr Bernard Shaw was seriously ill, a telegram was sent to him by a news agency, “Your serious illness repoited. Kindly oblige with announcement for publication.” The following reply was received :—“Kindly inform the public that lam dead. It will save me a great deal of trouble. —Bernard Shaw 1 ” j The Governor has decided to issue | special licences for Maoris to take trout iu the thermal regiour. Not more than -0 licences are to be issued in any one season at a fee of Is each. The licence authorises the holder to fish for trout for the use of consumption of hitus<df and family only, but for no other purpose. The iicence is not to confer any right of entry upon the land of any pepion without hie consent. —Press Association. Charles M Schwab, dressed as a working man, recently pai 1 his big South Bethlehem plant a surprise visit. Later in the day Mr Schwab, in conversation _ -.1 j. 11 -J

with a reporter, saia ot a college educa* tion: —“A college education is a good thing. I don’t under rate it. 1 don’t on the other hand,overrate it either. A degree from a college, you know, dosen’t make a man a scholar. Ir, only indicates that he had laid the foundations of s holarships A reporter visited Gobsa Golde on the occasion of his firm’s fiftieth annaversary to write up tho old man’s life. ‘And, of course, you are a college man. Mr Golde?’ said tbo reporter a e liege man himself. Gobsa Golde bit his lip. ‘Not me’ said he ‘but my head porter’s a college man. and so‘s one of my oldest tfamsters, and I be’ieve our new elevator boy is, too.’ ” Real Scotch meat pies every Saturday by a real Scotch baker, try them. Wigg and Co.—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 ls«f)d in a bottle of Chamberlain’s Cough, Remedy. For sale by J. B. Johnson Agent.—Advt. Give our bread and small goods a trial now, nothing made to beat them. Wigg 1 and Co.—Advt. 1

New Zealand is said to be suffering' from a touch oi hard times. Still the totalisator goes merrily on, tliousands upon thousands of jounds sterling passing through the machine, a little of each investment being lost by the public every time. 1 laces for amusement throughout the Domiuion are thr. nged with people nightly. Ferry boats on Sunday are crowded with excursi.nists, and people ride and drive for many miles to patronise circuses. The financial string will have to be pulled much tighter before it can be truly said that hard times aro with us. — Eltham Argus. Yesterday the Directors of the Te Aroha Co-operative Dairy Company pai 1 a visit to Okahuia, to consider the prospects of opening a creamery in that locality. Considering the long spell of dry weather during the summer months, the whole of the country is looking very well, and the prospects are most encouraging. The land is adaptable for dairying and should be eagerly sought after. The proposed site of the creamery was visi'ed, on the corner of Mr McDonald’s farm* There is «n abundance of clean fresh water, and the site is an ideal one. The Directors meet on Saturday evening to decide as to what they propose doing in the matter.

Some four foinas competed f r Starkey’s Mounted' Seoul’s Cup on Saturday last. The winner proved to be Corporal Coopei’s ream, Ist, 144 points, Sergeant GiveV 'a 123 points, Corp. Hewin’s 91 points, and Sergt. Taylor 116. Mr Starkey entertained the Company, some 20 odd, in a right royal manner. C ilonel Bell, Staff-Sergeant Major Coleman, Major Clifford, and lieut. Campbell and Rowo were in attendance f The adjourned meeting of these interested in forming a Co-operative Bacon Factory, held at Waihou on Friday evening, was very poorly attended, so much that nothing further will be done in the matter just at present. The ichair was occupied by Mr M. O’Donoghue.