LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4430, 1 July 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The question has often been asked since the £6,000 Drain Loau was rejected : “ What will the Board do low Th- opinion is treely expressed amongst the raiepayers, that the membeis should immediately resign, as it is considered that so long as the present Board re nains in office, no good can possibly r.sult, and the advancement of the district further delayed. Perhaps the membeis of the Board will retire m favour of men in whom the ratepayers have more confidence.

We regret to learn that the popular host of the Waihou Hotel, jMr Glynn Lewis, is laid up through an attick of gout,

On Sunday afternoon at 2.30 Church Service will be held at Elstow. The Yicar (Rev. P. Cleary) will take the service.

The Government has decided to purchase a steam launch for use, in connection with the Hauiaki Plaiu6 settlement (Piako Swamp). It is stated that nearly all the Paeroa hotels, closed yesterday, are to be k*pt open as boarding-houses. Arnst brothers and Fogwell, in compiny with Brown-Parker, intend touring tin Doninion and Commonwealth, giving picture and athletic exhibitions. An owner is wanted for a silver medal, with gold centre, found in Whitakerstreet.

Henceforth the Ohinemuri Electorate will be classed amongst the “ Dry Areas ” of the Dominion.

The New Zealand Chess Association at the meeting at Wellington last night, decided to encourage country clubs to institute a country club’s tournament next ye ir.

According to the Minister for Educa tion. the School Journal is not to be discontinued as part of the Government s retrenchment scheme, as it is an essential part of the educational system, because of the large amount of varied reading it provided at a sma‘l cost.

There was a fair attendaico at the Wa'hou Farmers’ Union meeting on Tuesday evening. The President, Mr J. B. Thomas occupied the chair. A good deal of businoss of more or less importance was transacted. Matters in connection with the recent Social were attended to, and accounts passed. It was mentioned that a practical man in the business of speying cows would visit the district for the sum of 2s 9d each. Those desirous of securing his services should hand in their names to the Secretary. The uames of half-a-dozen new members were handed in.

On paying a visit to the Fire B.igade Station, we found everything iu readiness to quelch an outbreak of fire should one take place. The veteran “Mac ” takes a pride in his station work. It is some time no.v since a blaze occurred in Te Archa, and we trust it will be many months ere such a thing happens. This fact, however, does not deter Captain Pilkington and his staff from keeping in readiness, mid practises—both dry and wet—are indulged in. At a meeting of the Brigade the other evening officers for the ensuing year were nominated as follows : Captain, P. Pilkington ; Lieutenant, W. Everitt; Foreman, J. Walsh ; Secretary, E. Monk. Mr H. Jackson is the Treasurer of the Brigade. The annual meeting takes place on July 27th, when a “ smoking social ” will be held, to which the Mayor and Councillors, honorary members, etc., will be invited, It is calculated by an expert that an annual loss of £300,000 is made in Australia through the defective flaying of hides. A Victorian has invented a machine which obviates the scarring.

The mine manager of the Rising Sun Gold Mining Co., Ltd., reports for the week ending 26bk June as follows : The contractors have driven 10 feet for the week, making in all 207 ft. H ive met. with much harder country this week) which has slightly retarded progress.

Mr W. McKee, of the Cambridge post office, has beenjpromoted to postmaster at Whakatane.

The suppliers to the New Zealand Dairy Company’ i Creamery at Manawaru will receive of a penny this yeir as quantity bonus, being an advance on las 1 year of id. This with the shareholders’ bonus will make the total payments on the road to lid for this year

A Wellington press mes'age says tlia' the Attoney General has issued instructions that if it is found that the grant of licences to the King Country is not strictly within the powers of the Coin ■ mittee, proceedings will be taken to have the grant tesfod by a writ of c.ir'ioruri in the Supreme Court. A huge airship is approaching completion in England, and the Government has an option of purchase over it. It is hoped to sail from London to Paris before the end of the session. .

A point worth knowing in connection with accident insurmce has been discovered in connection with an employee who met with an accident off the property on which ho was employed. A man working on certain premises in Timaru left his work momentarily to perform a little service for a person oil the,road. He met with an accident, which necessitated his removal to the hospital, whore he received notice a day or two later, that be would receive no insurance money as he was on the road when the accident happened, and his policy only covered him while on the premises where he was employed.

A recent arrival from Scotland is making a specialty at the Hook, Waimate, of pig-rearing on modern lines. ITo has a herd of 100 pigs, and expects to be able to show farmers that the pig is not. only one of the most profitable animals, but one of the cleanest.

Mrs Anna Tint ford a handsome and well educated young American widow, who is said to have squandered a fortune of £15,000 last year in betting on racecourses wgs npwgoed in Brooklyn on April 22nd, on a chargo of stealing 2 loaves of broad and a bottlo of milk. She told the Omul, that after the death of her husband she becatno infatuated with horse racing. • I wont from one racecourse to another,’ she said, ‘•losing heavily. Then I realised what I had done, and took £SO of the £IOO remaining to me and deposited it in the bank, but the fever gripped me again, and I lost it. I have since suffered intense hunger.” Mrs. Tratford, who is alleged to have stolen the loaves and milk from a neighbour’s door, was remanded. j

The partnership hithert) existing between Messrs Fisher and Son, of Waitoa, has been dissolved. A notice with refe: e ice thereto will be found elsewhere in this issue. Waihou live stock sale takes place tomorrow, for which good entries have ■been received Mr F. Rooney’s dairy herd w.ll be sold at Morrinsville on July sth.. Ohaupo, July 6th and Waihou dairy cow sale on July 7th. At practice on the rifle-range yesterday morning, Lance-Corporal L. Mackie, of the Te Aroha School Cadets, put up the remarkably good score of 83 out of a possible 84.

The . following will play for Te Aroha in the match against Morrinsville on Saturday next :—H. McSweeney, Ellery. McPike, Aitken, Miller, Wallace, Buchan, M. Quaine, S. Jennings, G. McKee, Honeybun, J. Maloney, J. Jennings, C. Cribb. Emergencies : Forwards, Henderson, S. McCord ; backs, H. Wallace. The brake will leave Messrs Gordons’ stable 3 at 12.30 sharp.