LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4400, 20 April 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The price of flour continues to advance, and Auckland millers increased the price another 10s per ton this week. The Auckland wholesale price is now Ll2 108 less the usual discount. This rise is the outcome of the steady advance of the wheat markets of the world.

The annual meeting of householders for the purpose of receiving the annual report of the Te Aroha School Committee, and electing a committee for the ensuing year, will be held in the schoolhouse at Te Aroha at eight o’clock on the evening of Monday, 26th inst.

Mr D. Wallace, junr., went over to Morrinsville by yesterday morning’s train, to take charge of the recently acquired workshop. Mr Buchan returns to the Te Arjha Factory. Mr Wallace has had a good deal of experierce in all branches of the coachbuildirg, wheelwrighting, farming implements, etc , and should soon tome to the fore in the rising district of Morrinsville. We are pleased to observe our old friend, Mr Wm Reid, once again in our midst. We would like to a e him permanently settle m this locali y. Mr Reid’s engineering abilities are wellknown, and the various creameries, butter f iCtofieß, sawmills, etc., in this district, the erection of which were entrusted to him, are standing monuments of bis handicraft During the past fortnight Mr Reid has been engaged in repairing the engine and boiler at the Eureka butter factory, recently destroyed by fire. Mr Reid is accompanied by his eldest son Reggie.

Next to the Romans, the ancient Peruvians were perhaps the most efficient civil engineers. Their roads were marvellous, and the highway from Quito into the Chilean dominion was one of the most remarkable roads the world has ever known, It was 20ft wide and two thousand miles iu length, passing over snow cupped mountains, through canons cut for miles throug the solid rock, and acioss turbulent mountain streams and livers. The feat of constructing this road might well try the skill of our best modern engineers,— Mining Science. Recently a patient in the Oamaru Hospital (says the North Otago Times) underwent an operation of a peculiar character. Some time ago a swelling appeared on the side of the patient, which continued to increase in size and painfulnegs, An operarion was per formed in the hospital, and part of a long and much corroded needle was extract el The paiieut had no knowledge of how the needle got there, how long it had been there, and how it had worked to the place from whence it was extracted. All the patient had any distinct knowledge of is the decided relief that was afforded when it was e&ti acted.

Mrs Webber, Sharp-street, Geelong. Vic., writes : “ Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is a wonderful liniment for cuts and bruises or rheumatism. Every member of my family has used it some time or other aud have always obtained relief after a few applications, One thing I have always noticed it that when Chamberlain’s Pain Balm is used for a cut or burn, there is never any sear left on the flesh,” For sale by J, B. Johnon, Agent,—Advt. For -Children’s Hacking Cough a ight, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, 61 au i 2s 61 Ydvt. t

Arr >ngeru3hts for the opening of the Auckland oyster season on May Ist are bring made by the Marine Department. Mr Ayson, chief inspector of fisheries, is now inspecting the bed l !, and a decision as to the beds to bo opened this season will b arrived at after he has reported to the Department. ‘ So long as the b“ds are properly nursed, ” says the Hon Mr Millar, “ there will always be plenty, and it was only for the purpose of judiciously conserving the.supply that the Government took over the beds.”

At Huntly on Thursday some 2000 natives assembled in conference for the purpose of discussing important questions relative to the Maori race. The gathering was attended by mos''- of the leading tribes, and was convened by Mahuta. The principal business was the question of settling unoccupied native lauds .It is proposed that last session’s legislation dealing with ths subject he put into operation at once. The Hon. A. T. Ngat i represented the Ministry. Amongst the visitors at pr< sent in our niidit is Mr G. MoGuirk, of Liverpool, who is recruiting. Mrs Calder, wife of Archdeacon Calder, of Auckland, is at present on a visit to Te Aroha The Waiorongomai trHm shop looks the better for its repairs. Mr Beeson has s arted his new bridge on the May-Queen grade. We hope to see some quartz coining down before long. The Waiorongomai Cricketers, with a, very weak team, left by Mr Robinson’s coach at 6 o’clock Saturday morning to catch the early train for Karangahake, where they played a game in the afternoon. which resulted in a win for the home team.

By to-day’s express Mr and Mrs Campbell and family take their departure from Te Aroha en route for Christchurch. Mr Campbell has been conducting Mr Yule’s dentistry business at Te Aroha for some time past, aud his w> irk was highly spoken of by visitors and residents alike ; indeed we were fortunate in having a man of Mr Campbell’s high credentials rerident in our midst. We wish Mr and Mrs Campbell bon voyage Mr Edward Armitage, the well-known Advance Agent for the Taylor Carrington Co., arrived in town last night to herald the arrival of the “ Taylor Carrington Humanised Pictures, ” with which the management purpose to invade this town on Wednesday, April 28tb. Mr A , -mitage reports excellent business all along the line, and the company are all looking forward to their trip to “ Sunny Te Aroha ” At the Ohinemuri Coun'y Council ui€ et ng, Messrs C. B. h dwards and W. J. McCormick wrote objecting to the . utfall drain proposed to be made by Mr McCrne at Elstowe. Console ation of the matter was postpore 1 unit the engii eer had submitted his report The Piako County Council invite tenders fr.r some half-a dozen road and drainage contracts. Tenders receivable up to 2 p.m. on Tuesday next. Considering the time of the year, the milk supply to the virious creameries is keeping up very ’.veil The rate war that has been in progress in the aerated water trade for some months past (says the Auckland Herald) continues unabated. The original wholesale price of soda water, lemouade, and other soft drinks was Is 4d per dozen (exclusive of bottles). Two firms then brought their prices down to Is per dozen, and the majority of the others followed suit. Then a firm more venturesome than the rest cut prices to 7d per dozen to the shops and 6d per dozen to the hotels. The other manufacturers have not shown any inclination to bring down their prices to this low rate, but 1 are still charging Is to the shops and Is, less 30 per cent discount, to the hotels. It is stated that the cutting tactics of the firm that has. made the lowest reductions are to be sustained. In the meantime the public seem to be getting only a partial benefit from the rate war, most of the shops still charging 3d per bottle for soft drinks, whilst the publicans still get 6d in the majority of cases. The retail trade in cordials, therefore, is very profitable just now.

The Heller’s were well patronised at the Public Hall last evening, and those present i expressed themselves as well satisfied with the programme submitted. We regret that our P.D. thought fit to misplace a paragraph belonging to the report of the recent sports meeting at Waih<>u, which set forth the yoeman service rendered to the Club by Mr It. Parr. Mr Parr was a host in himself.