LOCAL AND GENERAL.
An interesting and instructive article on “ the relationship of manuring to meat production " appears cn our fourth page. At a sitting of the Police Court yesterday, before Messrs F. Hubbard and j. Motley, J’s.P., Constable Mackle applied for and was granted a prohibition order against W. H. Field. Yesterday morning Staff Sergt-Major Coleman inspected the Te Aroha District High School Cadets. The boys behaved in such a way as to reflect most creditably on their officers. At the rifle range on Thursday afternoon the only ope to make the requisite score, entitling him to a marksman’s badge, was Sergt, W. W. Muingay, A very tricky wind blew during the pro* gress of the shooting. While Mr Grice’s boy was taking the milk fc° Ike Mangaiti creamery yesterday. a gust of fv’jnd blew off his hat. The lad down to get his hat, and while so doing tha faow bolted and raced madly along in the direction of the creamery, scattering the cans and contents along the road. The frighteped animal rushed through the gateway leading to the creamery, and turning, drew up in its place behind those already waiting to hand over their milk,
The .Te Aroha Young People’s Literary Sooiety give their final and public reading for the season on Tuesday evening next in tbe Wesleyan School* room. The reading will commerce at 8 o’clock sharp. The play, Goldsmith’s “ She Stoops to Conquer.” which abounds in real healthy good humour, has been described by capable critics as among the best comedys in English literature.
Mr John Williams has presented the School Cadets with a watch, to be fired for.
A meeting of all those interested in tbe formation of a Croquet Club is called for this afternoon at 4 o’clock. Mr W. Dudley took his son, Willie, to the Thames Hospital on Tuesday. On enquiry yesterday we learned that the little fellow is still very poorly. The Rev. A. J. Reed will preach in the Methodist Church on Sunday morn - ing and evening. The subjeet of Mr Reed’s sermon on Sunday evening will be “ The Man Who Wouldn’t go to Church.
The extent to which shearing has been retarded in Wairarapa may be gathered from the fact that it has taken one well* known farmer three weeks to shear eight thousand sheep with ten shearers. The following persons have taken out fishing licenses for the present season : W. Greening, A. J. Clarke, F. W. Wild, W. Everitt, A. Annan, D. J. Annan, C. Cullen, L. Wild (Mrs), N. Clausen, C. E. Scott, F. Willis, G. E. Beswick.
In the questions and replies set down for Wednesday last, in the House of Representatives, Mr W. H. Henries asked the Postmaster-General, whether he intends to place a sufficient sum on the Estimates to re-build the Te Aroha Post Office ?—-Reply :—The question of re-building the Te Aroha Post Office is under consideration.
On the King’s Birthday a parade of the Te Aroha Defence Rifle Club was held on the Rifle Range. A fair muster put in an appearance. Class-firing was indulged in at the 500 yds. range. Some of the members shot very well, while others—well, the less said about it the better.
The mine manager of the Rising Sun Gold Miuing Co., Ltd., reports for the week ending 6th November, as follows : The contractors have driven 11 feet during the week making a total of 564 feet in all. The country still remains very difficult and the flow of water has increased thereby slightly retarding progress.
At the District High School committee meeting on Wednesday evening last, it was unanimously resolved on the motion of Rev. P. Cleary, “ That the school committee of the Te Aroha District High School beg to thank all those who contributed items to concert given to forward school sanitation scheme.”
An important replace advertisement appears in this issue from Mr Jno. Williams, who intimates that he has just received a “ wireless ethergram ” from Santa Claus re toys, etc., for the children. To-night Mr Williams will have a grand display of Christmas and New Year cards in his windows. Large variety of fancy cups and saucers ; best China views of Te Aroha. surpassing any thing yet imported ; endless variety of books, suitable for presents ; tea sets, dinner sets, toilet ware etc. Hot Springs sample room has been secured for ’Xmas display. All boys between the age of 12 and 18 must undergo an elementary and progressive training either in junior or senior cadet coips. All young men (except those physically unfit) between 18 and 21 will undergo two years compulsory military training. There will be 14 days in camp, and employers will be asked to assist the lads to do their duty to the country they live in and the flag of which they should be proud.—The above is outlined in the Financial Statement.
An ex-New Zealander, Mr John Thomson, who is the proprietor of the quaintly-named hostelry known as the Hole i’ the Wa’ Inn, at Dumfries, is an ardent collector of antiquities, and among these is included a collection of Burns relics. It was this gentleman who recently paid £sl for the hitherto undiscovered Bums manuscript of the song “ Here’s to Thy Health, Bonny Lass, which was sold at Sotheby’s, in London. Among other treaures are the poet’s Dumfries burgess ticket, many of his poems and letters in autograph and various personal effects. We noticed on looking over the results of the sports in connection with the United Schools’ Gala held at Thames on King’s Birthday that the Kopu School (of which Mr J ; Wm, Repnick, wellknown in this district, is headmaster) put up something of , a record. They won 11 races out of 13, 5 seconds and 4 thirds. Won four lovely gold medals for championships, all the jumping events, and all girls’ races and even tug-of-war from best out of 1,400 children. For spaed, strength, and endurance they excelled.
The Rqse Show in connection with St* Andrew’s Church, Paeroa, was held In the Criterian Theatre on Tuesday last was very successful. The prize for champion rose of the show was awarded t > a very fine specimen of the “ Maman Pqcbet,” exhibited by Mrs Clendon. Ttyere wap nqt so much competition in the classes for f|ora| delegations as was expected, hut some of the exhibits were very ftne. A tpb)e decoration by Mrs Rush, consisting of artistically arranged pjuifand white poppies, was much admired- A special feature of the show Was a pplended exhibit of roses shown by Mr W. E. Lippiat, of Otabubu. These were much admired, and were undoubtedly the finest lot of roses that have been yet shown in Paeroa. Some fine collections of cut flowers were also shown by Messrs Bennett and Green, of Auckland, and the Te A roha domain, Mr H. Rops, pf \yaihou, judged the cut flowers. DO you know Foley CJhjna 11 ? If not, why not ? as there is a splendid range at Jackson's Arcade, 31
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