LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4435, 13 July 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

This is the last month of the shooting season, and as far as this district goes very few big bags have been recorded.

In contrast with Obinemuri comes a report from Masterton to the effect that since No-Licence has been in operation though only a few weeks, almost all the vacant shops have been taken and considerable business activity is shown. The members of the Junior Literary Society are holding their third open night in the Wesleyan Sunday School Room at 7.30 p.m., on Wednesday, 14th July. They are reading the popular play, “ The Merchant of Venice.” After the reading there will be light refreshments for the guests and readers and some musical items will be given. Those interested are cordially invited to be present. Diphtheria is sivd to be prevalent among the children of Whangarei. The local doctors have advised the closing of the schools whilst the Health Department has suggested their fumigation and isolation of suspicious cases and contacts. The local school committee has not closed the schools but has issued a notice promising parents certificates of exemption on application and this has had much the samfe effeot as the closure, The death is announced of Mr Joseph Read, late of Te Aroha, iu his seventieth year, at the Mangonui Hospital, after a brief illness. Deceased resided in Te Aroha for mauy years, and was connected with the Methodist Church and Sunday School. His wife predeceased him about 18 months ago, after which he left Te Aroha for Mangonui with his daughter, Mrs Scheigis. A little excitement was caused on the arrival at Paeroa of the 6.30 p.m., train from Thames on Saturday night. While the train was waiting just outside the station for the engine, Mr Dick Honeybun, who was one of tho Piako Rugby reps., alighted from the carriage and strolled along the line. He heard cries of “ help,” and with the assistance of some other passengers rescued an old gentleman who had fallen into the creek while crossing the bridge. Had the old gentleman’s cries not been heard he would have in all probability been drowned, as there must have been between four and six feet of water in the creek. However, he was carried into the station and his soon took him home.

Amongst the promotion of teachers under the Board < f Education, we notice that Mr Charles E, Scott has been promoted to CiJ, Wo have been favoured with some most enjoyable Socials in Te Aroha during the present winter, and judging by the amount of interest being taken in the approaching St. Mark’s Choir Social, to be held on Thursday evening, it promises to eelipse everything of the sort yet held.

In the Education Board election for East Ward the candidates are Messrs L. J. Bagnall and A. J. Farmer. The latter is standing in the interest? of the country schools,

We notice that Mr W. Maingay sue* ceeded in winning the weight-guessing competition of the bronze wing turkey (2lib 8oz) at the Waikato Winter Show. The winner’s guess was 211 b 7oz.

Miss Salt has returned to Te Aroha after a lapse of several months, most of which she spent in the Thames Hospital. We are pleased to see her once again in our midst,

Mr S. Y. Knight, of Manawaru, wants to purchase a waggon horse and a strong pony.

Th ere was a good attendance at Messiß Maoklo and Sons’ auction mart on Saturday last. Farmers and local residents consider the Mart a step in the right direction, and that it deserves the support of all. Again, next Saturday, Mr Fred Mackie will be found wielding 'the hammer at " The Mart.’ ’

A meeting of the Directors of the Thames Valley Dairy Company took place at Paeroa yeeterday. Messrs S. Bellamy and Hunua represented this part of the distpi6t. The net profit for the year ainou/ited to £4"93. The sum of £876 was set aside as depreciation ; £‘>o() bud debts; while a bonus of 10s per share was decided on, which with interest amounted to £2666, leaving £lO3l. This is, indeed, a moat satisfactory state of affairs.

Between 30 and 40 gentlemen met at the Masonic Hotel, Cambridge, the other evening, to bid farewell to Mr Win. McKee, who for the past ten years has been senior officer at the Cambridge Post and Telegraph office, but who has been promoted to the position of Postmaster at Whakatane. Mr J. Lundon presided, and spoke in eulogistic terms of the guest of the evening, both as an officer of the Department and as a private citizen. He said-the large gathering that evening was ample evidence of the esteem in which Mr McKee was held. It Was yppy gratifying in these days of retrenchment to find that the Department had recognised Mr McKee's ability and rewarded him with welDdeserved promotion. Mr McKee has qualities that will earn him many more friends and conduce to his further promotion. (Applause), On behalf of the subscribers, he handed Mr McKee a gold albert. wj.th gold sovereign case and medal, suitably inscribed, attached, The health of the guest was then drunk, with musical honors. Several other gentlpmen in the room also made laudatory speoebes, Apologies for abmnpe were received from Messrs S. D, Bygrave and E. A. Death (Tirau), and H, Kerr (Te Aroha). Mr MoKee feelingly returned thanks for the gift, and stated that whilst he naturally was very glad of promotion, he Was at the gamo time sorry to loavo Cambridge, whero ho had made many sincere friends. Ho alluded to the excellent feeling that had always existed between himself and the staff of the local Pojt and Telegraph office during bis ten years’ connection with the office, and concluded by stating that he would always be pleased to see his old friends in his new home. The function closed with the Ringing of Auld Dang Syne and cheers for Mr Mclvoe,