LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4474, 12 October 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Our report of the Waitoa Drainage Board meeting |is unavoidably held over till next issue.

Messrs Devey and Rowe, builders, are making good progress with the erection of dwellings in Edwards’ block. One house, started only five weeks ago, is finished, and occupied by » Karangahake resident, the other, for Mr Peat, is now in progress.

A young man named Lyall, son of Mr and Mrs James Lyall, of Dannevirke, died at Waiorongomai, and was buried in the Te Aroha West cemetery yesterday afternoon. The young fellow was a victim to hemmorrage of the lungs, which took him off somewhat suddenly. During his short sojourn in our midst the deceased made many friends, who followed the mortal remains to their las resting-place. The Rev W. C. Blair, of Stt David’s, conducted the burial service. Mr G. Hamilton Hammon, black and white artist, from Java, is at present on a visit to Te Aroha, and is staying at Hazelwood. This is Mr Haramon's second trip to Te Aroha. He is taking away some very pretty sketohes of our mountain and river scenery.

We are pleased to learn that Mrs Percy Heathcote, whose health has been in a very precarious state of late, haß taken a change for the better.

The Committee of the Te Aroha Choral Society are requested to meet this (Tuesday) evening, at 7.30 o’clock, at the residence of the conductor (Mr Chas. Rayner). The second competition for Sergt. Larney, Trooper Scott and Mr J. B. Johnson’s trophies will be fired at the range on Saturday De On Friday last Vera, Mr and Mrs W. Wright’s little daughter, met with a painful accident. It appears she was playing with some other cbildreu. and tripping, fell heavily, causing a dislocation of her elbow. Dr. Axford was quickly called in, and did all in his power for the little sufferer, who is progressing as well as can oe expected. Good dairy butter, one shilling a pound at Motley’s Central Store.-Advt.

All who have the welfare of the Waitoa at heart are reminded by Mr S. Bellamy that a meeting will take place on Thursday, 21st inst., for the purposo ol selecting candidates for nomination for the Waitoto Prainage Board. Nominations close shortly, a nd the election takes place in about weeks’ time. Settlers should be wise i*, #me, and select a Board that will work amicably together with one end in view -the proper drainage of the Waitoa. The average dfily attendance at the Carnegie Public library, Dgnedin, for the week ending Saturday, October %, was 534 persons. The ordinary meeting of the Piako County Council will bo held at the Council’s Office. To Aroha, on Tuesday 19th inst. at 10-30 a. m. The Rev C. E. Beecroft, ex-president, of the Methodist Conference, has accepted a unanimous invitation to remain anothor year in the Fielding circuit (says a Press Association message). Our readers w}U doubtless be pleased to learn that the talented Unis cope Company contemplate Psy/ng £ re turn visit to Te Aroha at an early date. Doubtless full benches will greet the Company. Hetheringtons, Limited, have much pleasure in announcing a grand display of ipilli«iery, All work turned out by our head milliner 1 1 shortest notice.— Ad

The no-licence party is preparing for, and has issued, its proposals for amendments fo the Licensing Act, and will se • cur® the introduction of a Bill during the coming session embodying the following | clauses:—l. A bare majority vote; 2.1 the placing of breweries in the same position as hotels in electorates were nolicense is carried ; 3. the repeal of the provision requiring that half the voters on the roll shall record their opinions at a licensing poll (where no Parliamentary election takes place) before a valid vote can be secured; 4. abolition of barmaids after a stated period ; 5. one hotel one bar; 6. Dominion option ; and finally in regard to lockers ; 7 making it illegal for one man to store liquor for any other person. We are in receipt of the Octobe r number of “ Good Cheer ” New Zealand s Popular Home Journal. The issue is a creditable one and should do much to enhance the esteem in which this bright production is held. Housewives are particularly well provided for in the matter of cooking and general hints, while all members of the household will find stoiies. poetry, jokes and interesting articles. The children’s letters cover almost four pages. At half-a-crown a year, post free, “Good Cheer is wonderfully cheap.

A Napier syndicate is getting from Home a new kind of machinery, for dressing flax, which it intends to set up near Foxton, where it has secured some flax. The new plant, it is said, will turn out the fibre much more rapidly than the old process. Within 48 hours from the time the green flax leaves the swamp the hemp will be ready for export. The exact nature of the process is not known outside those concerned in its venture, but it is understood to include steam drying. . ~ Captain B. Carpenter, assistant. adju-tant-general, Auckland military district, was operated on at Mount Pleasant Hospital for appendicitis, and is progressing as well as can be expected.

Mr W. Cox, Humffray-strect, Ballarat Vic., writes : “I have been a great sufferer from rheumatism and having obtained the greatest relief by tbe use of Chamberlain’s Pain Balm I cannot speak too highly of it. Whenever I feel the rheumatic pains coming on, 1 give the affected parts a few applications and it always arrests the attack. I know several people who have used Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and they all speak in the highest praises of it.” For sale by J. B. Johnson, Agent. —Advt. A little forethought may save you no end of trouble Anyone who makes it a rule to keep Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand knows this to be a fact. For sale by J. B. Johnson, Agent.—Advt.

Thousands of pounds are saved every year to the Poultry Keepers of New Zealand by the use of Sharland’s Moa’ Brand Egg Preservative. If you want to share in this, use it this year to preserve your eggs. At all stores. See that the full name is on the label. Year after year brings increasing proof of the value of Sharland’s Moa Brand Egg Preservative. Thousands swear by it. To be had at all stores, see that the full name is on the label. It has served you well for many years now. We don’t need to tell you its good qualities—but eggs are getting 1 cheaper, and you have no Sharland’s 'Moa Brand Egg Preservative by you. Don’t forget it until eggs have gone up again. At all stores. See that the full name is on the label.

A shapely bedstead is a thing of beauty and for utility Lords English made bedsteads take some beating. Obtainable at Johnson s stores.

If you are suffering from a cold and experience a tightness of the chest, with difficulty in breathing, you should try “ Nazol ” It will giveyou relief, and remove the trouble. “ Nazol ” if not an ordinary cough remedy; but something better. It relieves and cures without deranging the system, each bottle contains 60 dose 3 , and is sold by chemists and stores at Is Gd per bottt9.