LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4422, 10 June 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A question is asked by MrJH. Gabagan in his new advertisement iu this issue.

The ordinary meeting of the Piako County Council will be held at the Council’s Office, Te Aroha, on Tuesday, the 15th inst., at 10.30 a.m. The residents of Mmawaru and Wainta are reminded that the Rev. A. J. Reed will conduct service at Mana vatu at 2.30 and Waiata at 7 On Sunday next. On Sunday evening last the Rev. W. R. Poole delivered a stirring sermon in the local Methodist Church. The rev. gentleman spoke of the mission work carried on Fiji and elsewhere, Mrs Pooh; contributed a sacred solo. At the close of the morning service at

St. David’s Presbyterian Church on Sunday, a baptiri ral service was conducted by the Rev. A. ,1. Reed (Methodist) when the infant dangh'er (Mary Winnifred) of the Rev. Win Blair, was b ptised. We have received a pamphlet on universal training, forwarded with the conpliments of the Hamilton Borough Council. The pamphlet contains a report of the discussion on the subject named at a recent meeting of the Hamilton Borough Council, opinions of promineut men, and of the press on the proposal together with a resume of the discussion oil the Hamilton Borough Council on the Dreadnought offor. Mr. Allen Ball, President of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union, has received the following letter from Dr. Findley, Minister for Justice:— “ I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your telegram of May 29th, stating that all objectors at nhe sittsng of the Assessment Court had left the Court as a protest against the heareng of the objections and, in reply, to inform yqu that I have forwarded your telograiT) to the If on. ffie Minister ip charge of the Valuation Department. ” We learn from a Coromandel resident that the future prosperity of the mining indusfery ig evidently expected, and that it is hoped the assistance which is said can be obtained for the Kapauga Company in the deep level operations will be secured, go that better times ape in store for the district, Ho f»r nothing definite has been arranged re the obtaining of the £4OOOO from the Government, but it is

more than probable that this money will be soon avalable, and operations at the 1000 ft. level plaped under way. It will be rather a sad blow to Thames if after ail our prefiflpqqry pffqrtq Cqroiqau44 i» the first to establish beep level dqyeiqpr -ment. It eeetiis strange that wl at it has taken this district 10 yeßrs to do other districts can do in a similar number of inonthe. The Glgrk of tfie Waitoa Drainage Roard £Af r Campbell J advises that the Poll ip cppaectipu ‘ayiffi the proposed lpan will t“ke place on Saturday, Junp 2fi. Should you be fond of a pice rose -the best procurable—pay a visit to Mr John Williams’. He has just received a very choice assortment from "Mr W. E. Lippiatt, who is well and favourably known in this particular lin°. A shooting party from Auckland, which arrived in a neat and roomy

oi'o tfrf launch the other day, have met with more qr less success. A slight accident occurred fo members of the party below the bridge. While seated in the launch’s dingey and i paddling down the river some distal,ice evert,limed throwing the occupants ipto tb- water. Tftp apetyf falling put stuck fast, and the boat out pf sight. La'pr on the whemibogts ,qf flip cijffjt wng fopflLiJ, ap.ql tb.e dingey pepnred, A doglilp barrel ggn, hpwev'er, still remains at the bot'xw of the yiyer. A Gisborne resident has received a letter datrd March 26th, from bis son in London in which the writer stntes: —"Wo havo been hearing a lot about Now Zealand hero during the past week, with the offer of Dreadnoughts, and I don’t suppose any name has been more advertised and 1 eforo the public than New Zealand. Last Monday, wh£n I was 1 yopig down the city, 1 saw all the way down ’Charing Cross, Fleet Street, the Strand and Che'apside newspaper boys carrybig extras with “New Zealand’s Splendid OfTrr to thoMolherfimrl’.’ printed on tjiera. f Qtlier extras said, “ New Zealand offers ‘tWo to the An'vy, -” and the boy were singing opt ; 1,0.3,0- extra. New Zealand's Loyal £>titer to ths pother Country. Gp Thursday after the Hopse r/f Gppimons laid met to consider Ntjy and had accepted It. big evtra« were alt over London saying, “ New Zealai d.s offer gratefully accepted by the Government’ and everywhere vou would hear people saving, By jove whnt a fine ciuntry that New Zealand is: what a pity we hadn’t got some more like it. it. the practice with most newspapers in the Dorn'miOn one publish the names of inebrnites brought Uefoeu tpp court for the first time, nor those against whom orders are granted, unless an appHcal’ibA be accompanied by unusual circumstances. Sfany good reasons may be adducted for arp.eoii-iii.ir this course, but in Blenheim the pHipr day idy. ■'f . ' Scot,t-.Smith, S. M., express i the opinio# thpt flip intrests of the law and order would bo ser.v.ed f>y flie lull publication fn the press of ttie names of pror liibitcd persons, and ho further auggestsei that the publicans should bo empowered to advertise tho names. His worship evident'y thinks that if this plan were pursued the-e would ho fewer pro :ccutions for breaches i f propiJy,tiori < rders. On T«p«day pjg,ht a very successful jiructice of the Tc Aroca Lhorcl Focicty was held, nearly all of ttie" member# put t ing in an uppearanco. Good progress lias been made in the part songs which t,b« company intend to present- at their hr si. ,oop/!,er ( t, of t,he season on Thursday, 21th just. A gqod orogramme has been ai rnpged including K.’ivtyVjd p#rt songs by t he company as well us quartettes, jtrios, duets and solos, 1 ,

An od id -at' y of To A-.. 1 a Mr .Tan hi pushed away at the W aitato Hospital on Tuesday. Deceased was a lesident of this district for the past 25 years.

Mr T. W. Kirk, Government biologist, states that the introduction of ladybirds has averted a loss of £I,OOO 000 at least by destroying the blue gum blight. The gardens, etc., of the Dominion coyer an area of 48,572 acres, and ihe estimated loss from insect pests affect ng these is £384,000 per annum. The mine mmrager of the Rising Sun Gold Mining Company, Ltd., reports for the week ending s>h June as follows : The ccntractcis have driven a further 15 feet, making a total of 107 feet. Tha country is of a kindly nature, sandstone witli black mineral veins running through it, and is fairly good shooting. A little water is coming in at the face. It is quite possible to cut a reef at any time now, ns >t is all now country. The 1 ton truck is built, and is now working iu the drive.

West’s Pictures and Orchestral Band, the cheapest and “ best of all ” picture shows in Australasia, will appear at ihe Public Hall, Te Aroha, for one night only, on Juno 12th. The subjects to be displayed include scones of travel and views of sueh places as “ Cake Carda ’ “ Motoring in France,” “Yachting at Cowes,” and also a beautiful art study entitled “ The Evolution of the Serpentine,” which is claimed to possess a very fascinating series of events. We are assured by the management that all these subjects arc absolutely nrw. In point of fact, n'me of thorn are obtainable by Other managers in the same line of bn-'i-ness. West’s Orchestra will provide overtme, entr’acte and bright, appropriate and sparkling selections for ea-.h picture projected on the screen. The management desires to draw attention to the prices of admission. The box plan is on view at Jackson’s,

Wo understand that an apiary is to be established at Waihou. Mr Feeder, a recen- arrival from Home has purchased a portion of Mrs McCarthy’s property at Waihou and intends building thereon with a view to farming bees. We wish Mr Feeder every prosperity in his new venture.

Tennis players appear to be somewhat dissatisfied with the Tourist Department depriving them of the asphalt teunis court. Yesterday being the half-holiday, several went down to indulge in a practice only to find the court torn up preparatory to laj’ing down the new bowling green. The local tennis club intend to lay down private courts next season.