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Te Puke Times, Issue II, 15 April 1913, Page 2

Mr Patterson, of Motili Island has recently had a solid, stone wharf constructed on the western side of the Island. The wharf is 150 ft long, the width on top 20ft, and it is built to a height of-20ft above the level of the beach. Vessels will now be able to work Motiti at all stages of 'the tide and in all weathers.

At the local ofiices of the Publie Works Department, last evening, a farewell was tendered to Messrs Anderson, Robb, and iirown, who have been transferred to Whangarei. by their fellow olT'dus. Mr Wilson; who ha-• "AR'ceeded Mr, Andersoi as Assistant-Engineer, pressed, a very pleasant evening bjing spoilt by those present. Several toasts were honored, and hearty good wishes were expressed by various speakers for the future welfare of the departing ofiira's. ■ A number of songs and recitations were rendered, the rc-anion being a thoroughly enjoyable one in every respect. The proceedings terminated about midnight...

The Land and Income-Tax Department gives notice that re-tu-'n-s of land must be furnished irt htc.i'than-lstMay. '.■••. No'r-iritiwG to fill five ordinary the Te Puke Road Board will ha received by the Heturniiv: Officer, Mr Robt. S. Mutton until noon on Friday, April 25.

So far this season between 10,000 and- H-,000 bushels of anples have been shipped from Nelson to South America. Three more shipments of about 3000 bushels each are yet to be despatched,- making in all 20,000 bushels to that-country.

The Te Puke; Golf Club will open the season next Thursday afternoon, on the links in Mr Lemon's paddocks, on No. 2 road. All members and intending mem'bers are ) chested to be present as mixed foursomes will be the order of the day. New regulations under the State Guaranteed Advances Act are gazetted. It is made clear that any local body obtaining a loan must pay for it at the rate of interest at which the money was actually raised by the Government, plus one-eighth per cent.

A good deal of resentment is said to be manifested by Dunedin merchants in regard to the fact that Wellington firms are supplying all groceries for the commissariat at the Otago Central Military camp, local merchants not havinrr been given an opportunity of tendering. We would remind our readers of there-opening of our Literary and Debating Society, which holds its first ordinary meeting | to-morrow night, as per advertisement elsewhere. As impromptu speaking always affords a great dea! of amusement and good humour, those who intend being present may look forward to spending a very pleasant evening. A sad case of attempted suicide took place at Aramoho last week, a young lady jumping into the river a* a result of a broken engagement. It appears that she had been engaged for some time to a Wellington man, but had received a letter from him breaking off the contract. In desperation at the shattering of her her way to. self in. c Fortunately, her brother-in-law, with whom she had been staying, followed her and brought her to safety. The unhappy woman was taken info custody. Under date March 5, the London correspondent of the Wellington Post writes: It is probable that the Hon. Jas.. Allen will leave for New York by the Caronia on April 19, in which cr;o the party, after seeing something of the United States and Canada (where Mr Allen is to have some important conferences with Canadian statesmen) wiirbc able to catch the Makura at Vancouver on May 14. Mr and 2'lrs and Miss Allen have been pponding'a couple of days at Oxford as the guests of Dr Spooner, Warden of New College. During their stay they were the guests at luncheon, at Merton of the Mow Zealand Rhodes scholars'in residence.

A Hawera resident, says the Star, tells against himself the story of some instruction concerning the deference due to the "softer sex," administered to him at the Opunake races, where, after the usual-painful pushing process, lie had at long- h arrived a* the head of the column in one of the payout races at tho totalis,".tor. At this juncture a portly Maori dame in defiance of all recognised rules to the contrary, made her way up to the exit race and presented her ticket at the window. "Arn't you out 'of place, Mrs ?" queried the Hawera man. "Nosear," wrs the answer, "ladies first, I to lady, you only to no,"

An observant vis** to Te K'.:iti during the Enstc holidays' express::-, his firm convietion that ;;;i iittivaman as "dropper" can nv.ki thro-? pounds a day in the King Gantry. The business certainly has its risks, but then so ■has every business enterprise, and very little capital is required. Quite a number arc engaged in the industry, he states, but it is not overdone, and the demand keeps well ahead of the supply. The contents of the " dropped " bottles, he explains, usually consist of three concoctions, and are known as'' spots." The first layer • consists of whisky, the second of kerosene, and there is a top-dressing of methylated spirits, It is a vile compound md its effects are deadly. A bottle cost*. 12s 6d, but when, lliere is a Maori tangi on prices ro up to 15: i. ' !<

A stylish suit, well-finished, and made/of the choicest materials, is what Mr Bruins, high-class tailor, of the Strand, Tauranga, C guarantees his patrons. He -so- [ licits a trial. ■ , i

At the recent polo tournament in Palmerston North about 220 polo ponies, were in evidence. Some of the horses, were valued at £50. Averaging the lot at £25 each, the ponies would be worth £5,500.

The number of cattle'entered for the Farmers' Auctioneering Company's opening sale, in their new yards, now totals over 1700. It is anticipated that there will be a large influx of visitors to Te Puke on the day of the sale, the 22nd,inst

Messrs Dalgety and Co. draw : the attention of farmers to the :\A merits of Bernard's' Phosphate m for top-dressing,; and,also to the/(p fact that theyare stocking Western Wolths grass-seed, a grass- 'H that produces aluxuriantgrowth, ';< and v/hich'has lately come into' great favor. /.. ..;;■■.■■;:.' wV-:;

■ His Excellency the Governor,, Lord Liverpool, is to visit Roto-, rua to-morrow, and on Thursday he will address a arge gathering of Natives at Ohinemutu. In view of the visit the old whare-', kai, and a number of ancient buildings are being demolished,, and a general cleaning up of the surroundings is taking place.

The Premier has received a report irom the Crown Lands Ran-' ger, regarding the alleged aggre- - gation of land in theMangawekadistrict,; The report stated that <! a certain amount of 'aggregation' fhad taken place. Mr JJassey saKr 3 '-" he had not had time to thorough- ' ly study the report, but it was clear that the aggregation ,took ; ■ place before his Government took . ■ office. He would be in a positionto make a further statement in a day or two.'

The Paengaroa Tennis. Club' .' holds its annual ball to-morrow- c evening. , A • large number of, local dancers have expressed their intention of being present/ so that there is every prospect of there being a numerous attendance., of twenty dances, exclusive of extras, has been arranged, whilst the Club i s jg^j_ n gQVeyy j ,preparation that can enhance the enjoyment guests, ' -'.',' A Wellington importer has received a letter from a New York firm in which the latter expresses regret at having "no literature in'the-, language of your < country, but you will probably be able to. get the enclosed circular translated." The circular-. ' referred to was couched in excellent English. . .'.''/• In a private letter, receivediin T Feilding• from• Professor Potts, V Principal of-the 'Hawkesbury" '■' Agricultural College, New South Wales, it is stated that a Maori '. lad named Abraham, who went over to the College from the Tair hape district, is doing very well; He shows'.up creditably in'the fortnightly l ' examinations, the other boys have taken to him,, ■ "and," adds Mr Potts, "we canfind room for plentv more'like him." A Dunedin firm of solicitors recently secured an eligible tenant for a property belonging ,' to a client, and the lease for a k long term was prepared and n waiting for nothing but sigha- hk tares, when suddenly'the• in- jH going lady refused to go on with m ths transaction. What had hap- 1 p?nsd ? Had the tenant found '* that' the rental was too high ? No. . Was the borer in the . house?. No. Did, she fancy it' was rat-infested? No. What then? Simply this, that the Corporation officials had renumbered the houses in this street, ' , and made this particular place Np. ( 13. She. flatly declined to go into a ho'us3 carrying that. number.

To have covered over IGOO miles of his electorate, mostly by ' coach, horseback, driving and motor launch, since January 2 is a record (says the Poverty Bay Herald) thai has been put up by the member for the Bay of i Plenty, which speaks for* itself ■ I of the energy and devotion which J he displays in the n?pr36enjajfoft>j| of the most extensive electorate'Ti h the Dominion. Mr Macdonald H has just returned from a visit to H the East Coast, travelling a "s far ' I TeAraroa, where he delivered * an address. Great progress he " states, is to be noticed practically all along the Coast. Bsvond Te Araroa and Whanjraparoa. a con- : s d.n-sbte amount is 'rajng on. and. a area of Wvelandisteingtakenupby Bui!opc;u;s. ' ' ••

Prospectors have • unearthed, a nugget of gold' weighing lfiSioz i. at Ruby Well, a new field in ; Western Australia.. ' 4 ''It is stated that the Govern- .•» ment has purchased the Ohauiti \. estate, 'situated three miles from \\ Tauranga, for subdivisional pur- \ poses, ; \ Two violent earthquakes shook i Wellington at .7.lO.o'clock Sunday ( night. Their direction appeared I to be from east to west. No 1 damage is reported. I ' The Auckland- Exhibition comI mittee has been advised by the \Hon l .Jas. Allen that the Army * Council will permit a band of the 'fßoyal Artillery, Woolwich, to '.proceed.to New Zealand in October to attend the Auckland Ex- •■ hibition, Another case of sheep-worrying \ is reported from Mr T. P. $/Lemon's property. On Monday ■ I afternoon two dogs were ob- » ' served chasing the sheep. One • of the. dogs .w.as shot, but the v > other managed to escape. It was found that four of the sheep had been killed. As the dog that was shot-had a. collar on,, the owner ' ■. may shortly -expect a visit from Mr Lemon; V ; ; '~ ' "Mrs" Lillian Avon' Piatt, aged 25; diedsuddenly at her residence at Kilbirnie, Wellington, on Friday night. The deceased and her *\ husband had been entertaining friends, Mr Piatt went out to see ~.,' his friends off by train,' and as he

, 4 returned to the house, he nearu his wife cry out. He ran in, and she collapsed and died immedi- ,, • ately. Heart failure was the I' cause of death. *Mr F. Anderson, Assistant- \ Engineer in the Public Works ~" oßefiartment, who has been-sta-tioned at Te Puke for some time past, left to-day for Whangarei, ( ' having received notice of his transfer to that district. He was . accompanied by Messrs D.Brown and Robb, of the 1 Public Works • staff.' It,is Mr Anderson's intention to proceed to Canada at an early date in order to gain further experience in his profession. The absence of these three ■. , active members from the ranks * of the local football and tennis clubs will be severely felt. .■.':.