LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4396, 8 April 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A number of persons have expressed themselves as willing to join a Musical Society, should such be formed in To Aroba. It only remains for someone to take the lead, call a meeting and put things on a sound business footing. The winter months are approaching, and no better way could be found of spending the time to greater advantage. We have been asked to approach Mr Raynor, of this town to set the wheels of the Society in motion, and we trust that gentleman—whose abilities as a musician and a leader are well-known —will see his way clear to accede to this request.

The Rev. J. Dukes will conduct farewell seivices at Te Aroha and Manawaru next Sunday

The Registrar recorded the following during the quarter ended, 31st March : - Marriages, 3; births, 20 ; deaths, 3. Reduced fares will be charged by the Northern SS. Company during the Easter holidays.

The shooting season is almost upon us, and as game is fairly plentiful, good sport should result. lwo essentials needed are a good gun and first-class ammunition, therefore read Messrs Wigg and Co.’s new advertisement in this issue.

< ur local land and estate agents are to be congratulated for the class of settlers they are bringing into the district from other parts of the Dominion. The new comers are not only men of good capital, but they are of a class that will assist in making the Thames Valley what it is designed to be—the best tract of country in Maoriland. The Postmaster-General has gazetted orders forbidding money-orders aud postal correspondence for Paul Raymond, 430, Bourke-street, Melbourne, and for Freeman and Wallace, Christchurch.

Owing to the death of Judge Reeve and the retirements of Judge Mair and Johnson, there wiU be th-ee vacancies on the bench of the Native Land Court at the end of the present month, and an endeavour will be made to see if the work can becauied out by the remaining soven Judges, Miss Sinclair of the Grifton Book Room, Kyter Pass. Auckland, with which is connected her well-established Registry Office, will be glal to bear from einpl. ’yers of Te Aroh t seeking ham Is, or employees needing work. Miss Sinclair has been iu business for the past five yeft-s, aud any work entrusted to her receives careful, and skilful band’ ling. The Waihou Athletic Club have got a staff of men at work getting the ground made ready for Monda3’’s meeting, a nd given a good day it should form a ve.y pleasant outing for athletes and their very numerous f.ionds and supporters. The Co operative Auctioneering Company are pressing on with the paving of the Waihou cattle pens. It is a very costly job, soo'asr the ipetal has to he carted from Te A 'olv«, M* sn-s Buine & Co. have the contract for caviing some , 300 loads, so whon it is all in the yards should be a great deal cleaner this winter.

Somo Maoris S' cured a thumping great eel in tho Oroua-Kiritaki stream on Sunday last The monster turned the scale at 3olbs, and measured Oft 3m in length There were 14 young trout about 0 inches in length, in the stomach fof tho eel. President Roosevelt has rofu-ed to ac cept a leaacy of £2,000 bequeathed to him by an eccentric recluse w’ho recently d : .ed at Fastonv'Ue, Massachusetts. Waitoa Farms are ia idly cl anging hands. Du; 'ug the last three months Messrs J. & G. Lovegrovo have sold no less than nine propel ties at Waitoa. We understand that Mr W. Gallagher has subdivided his 720 acre blocks into threo farms, two of which have already found purchasers—one to Mr John Bruce, of Normanbv, Taranaki, and tho other to Mr O. A. Sutton. This speak* well for the distric", as in other parts of the Domin’on Land Agents me complaining of the slackness of business. You can lose your situation. You can lose your rank or station, You can lose your reputation, You can even lose your wife ! But if this advice you foil <w When your cough scumls harsh and ho’low, And Woods’ Peppermint you swallow, You will never lose your life. It is not usual to [rive a trial, but we have confidence enough in Bmiehills to do this. Gunß at our prices Wigg aud , Co.-Advt. '

To-day the T« Aroha School Picnic t kes place in Mr G. Lipsey’s pa td<>ck, which has been kindly place 1 at the disposal of the Committee ior the purp Should the weather prove favourable the children will doubtl ss have a most enjoyable time. Parents, friends and the ou*sid" schools *»re cordially invited. The children will assemble on the grounds at 10 o’cloc'. Although the Ohinemuri Ceunty Council is the largest contributing b«dy to the Tham.s Hospital their representatives never put in an appearance at the meeting of trustees and consequently they have no say in the expenditure of their money. At Monday’s meeting this fact was mentioned and it was i found necessary under the act to dec 1 are th“ir se its vacant through non -attendance. The Ohinemuri Council is to bo notified of this fact and either the present delegates will have to be reappointed or two others nominated.

Yet another change has taken place in the staff at the local Post Office, Mr R. Peat being traasferred to Pnkekohe. This makes the second removal within as many weeks. No wonder we have heard complaints as to the time it fakes to sort mails, etc., at the local office. The astonishing part of it all is that Mr Bes wick, with the limited staff at bis command, is able to keep the office in anything 1 like order. As soon as a lad is broken in lie receives his marching orders; but to displace two of the hands in a little over a week .is disorganising the whole staff', thereby causing the residents tourists, and travelling public to suffer. Surely the Chief-Postmaster is aware of the fact that the Te Aroha of to-day is far removed from the Te Aroha of a few years back. The district is rapidly growing, but the numerical strength of the staff has remained the same. We trust the Chief will see that the local office will receive fair treatment and that our readers will have no further cause for complaint

A witness in a case at Wellington last j week said that he had been poisoning 1 rabbits for about 26 years, and was beginning to iknow something about them. A pair of rabbits, he said, would in one year multiply to a thousand, and he had known a hare to travel over seven miles to a parsley patch. He asserted th t it was no good putting down poison near the rabbits’ waterholes. It ought to be placed on the places where they assemble to play. At the Committee meeting of the Te Aroha Gymnastic Club, held at the conclusion of the annual meeting on Monday evening lust, there were present the newly-elected committee, one VicePresident, and the Secretary ard Treasurer. On the motion of Messrs L. Thaxti r and Wm. Quane, Mr Fred Harris was appointed deputy instructor. It was resolved that the opening celebration this season take the form of a social, to be held on Thursday, 29th April. Prices for catering, etc., for social to be procured by the Secretary before Thursday, 15th April, and submitted to the Committee meeting to be held on that date. "Bis Worship the Mayor, R. L. Somers, Esq., will open the R.C. Bazaar in the Public Hall, at 3 o’clock on Saturday ! afternoon, Mr Alf Johnson, of the firm of Messrs Johnson and Gwillim, coach proprietors, has met with a nasty accident. Mr Johnson was walking through the stables, when one of the horses lashed out. striking Mr Johnson on the left leg, just above the knee, knocking him down ; while on the floor the animal again kicked out, striking Mr Johnson on the jaw inflictiug a nasty gash, rendering him unconscious. Assistance was quickly at hand, and Mr Johnson removed to a room adjoining the stable, and medical aid summoned Dr. Axford was quickly in attendance, and did all possible for the sufferer. The doctor found it necessary to put four stitches in the cheek, which was very badly cut. The other injuries were attended to, and Mr Johnson is doing as well as can be expected. A pleasing feature in co nnection with the Methodist Church Anniversary Services on Sunday next will be several solos rendered by Mr Evan Morgan, of Waihi. Mr Morgan enjoys the reputaof b'ing one of the most popular soloists in Waihi. You may shoot fairly well with a second class gun, but when it comes to long distance killiug, J. B. Johnsons’ English and Belgian weapons stand out ■ as sure killers, —Advt. x 'o stocking German guns, only Bonehills English, inspection invited. Wigg and Co.—Advt.

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Medioinos that aid nature are always most successful, Ch nuborlain’s Cough Remedy nets on this plan. It allays the cough, aids expectoration, relieves the lungs, opens the secretions, thereby aiding nature in throwing off a cold and restoring the syste n to a healthy condition. For sale by J, B, Tohnson, Agpnt,—Adyt. '

For Chronic Chest Complaints, Woods’ Great Peppernrnt Cure, Is (id and 2s (jd.—Advt.