LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4448, 12 August 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

That Te Aroha is capable of running a successful Carnival there is no gainsaying. With a few energetic business men at the head of affairs the success of the function would be assured. Given an opportunity hundreds would visit this popular sanatorium of ours. It has often been remarked by visitors that the town is endowed with natural resources, but that the residents—or a great per centage of them—are dead to its welfaie, and do next to nothing to push the town along, and make it attractive for visitors. A Carnival, such as has been suggested by Mr Tom Donovan and others, would materially help to bring Te Aroha to the fore. We trust the matter will be taken up by the business people as a whole and not left to two or three to oarry out.

In connection with the grand concert at Waihou to-night, a ’bus will leave the Hot Springs Stables at 6.45 o’clock.

“ The Handy House,” Victoria-street, Hamilton, has a new advertisement in this issue, to which we draw the attention of our readers.

On Sunday next at 2.30 p.m., the new organ will be used for Divine Service for the first time, when the Rev. P. Cleary will preach the occasional sermon.

The spawning season is now on, and trout are making their way up the various creeks. The members of the Te Aroha Tennis Club contemplate holding a social early next month.

Host Somers is having alterations made to the bar portion of the Hot Springs Hotel. Mr Wm. Dudley has been entrusted with the work.

There appear to be a good many tramps passing along the roads now-a-days. It is expected that before long the noise of the stampers will be heard in the vicinity of the Bendigo Mine, Waiopongomai.

It would boa 8 well for those owing accounts to Mr W. F. Ross, lafe qf thp Waihou Store aud Bakery, to settle up before they are mulcted in Court expenses. Mr Ross inserts a final notice in this issue. The unsettled state of the weather of late pas greatly hampered Mr Murphy in pushing along his traffic b. r jdgp contract. It will be a month or so beforp the job is completed. With the advent of spring the school children have made a start in putting jfchejr garden plots in proper order. Some of tjh.c cfyjildreu t#kp groat pains with their gardens, an'qt donjbtless Jjeen competi>yiß be sp.en af fcfre m?opog,e4 Jpypnile Horticultural Ejhjbitiqij:. ‘

There was a good attendance at St, John’s Ambulance Class on Monday evening last, when Br. 9; G, KeUny delivered & most instructive preliminary lecture fco the gentlemen members of the Class. Intending ippipbers should bear in mind that the pra.ctycajl yprk y/ill be proceeded with at the next cla#s mpptjpg

There was a good attendance at the weekly practice of the Te Aroha Gymnasium on Monday evening last. While some of the members enter into the exercises with spirit, others again do so in a laxidaisical fusfyiqn. Mr Quane and a few of the others arc to commended for the interest they take ip fcfye Glifb. Too many sitting around with their coats on has a bad effect on the others, We would like to see all tho members do their utmost to help the Club aloDg.

We regret to learn that our old friend, Mr Wm. Dibsell, is at present in the Auckland Hospital. Hri leg has given him a £9,94 4, e &l °f trouble of late.

In connection with the Waitqa S.qcifl to-morrow (Friday) night, we understand the proceeds, after peyipg eir pensfs, are to be used in carrying out improvements to St. Mark’s vicarage. Owing to a slip in a cutting north of Ohakunc the Auckland express was delayed three hours. The engine being too tjlajflugfid to proceed a special engine was sent. The G'jwnor and Tommy Burns were on .the A J#rge crowd assembled to qe,e 'the b»t he refuged in tlje dining car. blinds wero down, and ho refused tq apswer the calls.

Captain Pilkington, officers, and members of the Te Aroha Fire Brigade indulged in a couple of hours’ practise on Tuesday evening last. The men themselves very creditably, while tjbue showed they were well up in their work. Tty? sre$ re plugs have been overhauled recently, $o l as far as possible no time will be lost should an outbreak of fire take place.

It reported to the Society for ,the Cruelty to Auimals at faster ton, t,hat skinned a ©li/fthqr of rabbits alive an<jl lot go ft) eee hoyr far they would run with their shins off. It is anticipated that it will not be .a diffiqjjdt matter to secure sufficient proof to Court proceedings.

The population of New Zealand on June 30th la*t (exclusive of Maoris 47,531 and Oook Islanders) is estimated at 969346 During the June quarter the arrivals numbered 6725 and the departures 10,242, a loss of population of 3517. There were, however, 6703 births, against 2180 deaths, making the net increase for the quarter 1033.To attend over 100 religious gathering in the short period of one spring must surely be a record of assiduity to this peculiar field of activity, is the comment of the “Christian World” upon the performance of Mr David Williamson, a journalist. His main criticism of the | meetings, written in the “Daily News” is (1) that the rage of short speeches is killing good speaking, and (2) that the habit of giving missionaries a merely secondary place at foreign missionary meetings is not calculated to stimulate enthusiasm of supporters of missions. Jack Johnson appears to have got into trouble over the motor car he bought in Philadelphia, last week. He was evidently trying to find out if the car would do the seventy-eight miles an hour the salesman claimed for it, and | fell into the clutches of the police. “ What’s your business ?” said the magistrate when the coloured champion appeared before him “I’m a physical culture teacher,” replied the giant with a smile that gilded the courthouse with the reflection of his auriferous teeth. Johnson’s explanation that the car being a new oue it had got out of control, was accepted, and after a mild lecture he was dismissed with a fine of two dollars. Mr A. J. Parmer, ex-Mayor of the Borough of Ta Aroha, has been elected a member of the Auckland Education Board, defeating his opponent, Mr L. J 1 Bagnall, by 70 votes. Last evening a most enjoyable and successful invitation dance was given by the “ Ivanhoe ” boardors, in the Te Aroha Public Hall. The hall was tastefully decorated with flags, evergreens, flowers, etc., and presented a ( very pleasing appearance. Mr Mclnman’s Trio provided excellent dance music, while the floor was as smooth as glass. All privileged to be present spent a pleasant evening. The buggy accident which took plaee near the Te Aroha railway crossing, opposite Mr John Mace’s Poultry Farm, turns out to be more serious than was at first reported. Mrs Fred. Rowe was considerably bruised and much shaken ; the two children were severely shaken ; while the fourth occupant of the vehicle, Miss Wheeler, is suffering from concussion of the spine, The patients are making good progress under the skilful guidance of Dr. G, G. Kenny. A very interesting spraying demonstration was held yesterday at Mr A. Bosson’s orchard, by Mr J. A. Campbell, Orchard Inspector, in the presence of a very fair number of people interested. The demonstration included practical lessons in the mixing and applying the Bordeaux mixture, and the lime, salt, and sulphur wash, also pruning, budding and grafting. The visiters seemed very interested in the proceedings and it is to be hoped that owners of orchards will profit by the information given, and that the coming season will see a change for the better in various orchards in the ■ Te Aroha district. j A young man who is employed in a Government Department has got himself into a “ nice scrape ” (says a Wellington paper), 'On Tuesday evening he had about £47, the property of hfs departs ment.in his pocket and this seems to have made him lose bis head, He took more drink than was good for him, so much that he could not find his way home. A family in Home-street, returning from the theatre, were surprised to find that the young man had mistaken their house for his home, and their kitchen for his bedroom. When they entered the room, they found that he had divested himself of his clothing, and was engaged in scattering the country’s money about the floor. The police were sent for, and he was placed under arrest. A charge of being a rogue and a vagabond having been found illegially on private preppsexj preferred against him, but when the police hpqrd bjs story they decided to tender no evidence against him, and the case was dismissed. For table Damask and Napery o all descriptions try Gahagan’s Economic,—Adyj;. “Nazol” cures coughs, cqlds, bron chitis, influenza, nasal catarrh, or cold in the head. It represents the latest j advance in Medical Science, and is •, known as the antiseptic and germicidal treatment, It does not derange tbo sygteis like the ordinary run of cough mixtures. bqttlg contains 6Q. doses, and is sold by chemists and stores at Is 6d per bottle. Ladies' Boots and Shoes at yoi r own price, to clear. Gahagan’s Economic,— Advt.