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Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 176, 16 December 1892, Page 5

Our Paparoa correspondent’s notes have only just come to hand, and we aro compelled to hold them over. There has been a bit of a breeze at the Redhill and the matter is to be fought out in the Aratapu Police Court on Monday morning. The Aratapu School now has a roll number of IG2 genuine attendants ; the numbers present during the past week has been close on 150. A meeting of the local Assembly of the Knights of Labour will be held at the usual time and place to-morrow evening. Some of our farmers have been busy with their hay this week and a good deal of it has been housed between the showers. Inspector Dickenson arrived at Aratapu on Monday and is now busy examining the schools of the district. This work will occupy his attention til] close on Christmas, We have received illustrated New Year Almanacs from Messrs Vousden and Wilson, R. Barker and H. C. Searie, They are all very pretty and well got up Mr Morton, Redhill, complains ox the loss of a large number of sheep. The number sheared is not what was expected by uery many, The loss, we hear, is attributed in a great measure to thieves.

There is to be a floral service in the Mangawhare Wesleyan Church on Sunday evening. Some friends have taken in hand to decorate the church on Saturday afternoon. Rev. Joseph Blight will occupy the pulpit, Several are enquiring as to what inducements the Steamboat Company is going to oiler travellers during the holidays. An announcement of cheap fares and special boats has been looked for. Mr C. McManus, manufacturer of saddlery and narness, Helens ville, makes bow to the Wairoa public and some important announcements for which our readers will do well to look up bis advertisement. The Annie Wilson is the only vessel now loading at Aratapu ; the Handa Isle left for the Heads yesterday The Albatross is loading at Kopuru and the Antbons at Tatarariki. The Stanley left the Heads for Sydney last Saturday with 218,000 feet sswn timber and 53,000 feet baulk timber,. We are sorry that our series of articles on our County have bad to be so disconnected. The report of the Council meeting occupies a good deal of our space today. After our employees have had their holidays we hope to be able to add a further two pages to our well-supported paper. Mrs Dodd, of Arapohue, passed away last Sunday morning at a good old age, well into the seventies. Deceased broke her leg some two years ago and was a considerable sufferer up to the time of her death. The funeral took place at Arapohue on Monday in the presence of a, goodly number of residents. Rev. Joseph Blight conducted the service. Settlers and diggers in the north aro many of them looking forward to the approaching holidays, and after having been close at work for some months, desire to make the best cf the holidays they can. Our curresponaeut ‘ The Wanderer ’ sag gests to the manager of the Kaihu Valley Railway a time table by which those in the north will lie able to make the most of the lwo race days. No doubt Mr Barstow will give bis suggestions due consideration as the convenience of the public must mean the filling of the trains and good financial results, Mr Mumford, the well-known cricketer, died suddenly on Wednesday afternoon on the Domain Cricket ground. He was playing in a scratch match and was at the wickets with Mr A. E, Whitaker, At four o’clock the score stood at JO, Mr Mumford having contributed 20 of the runs. Mr Whitaker struck a ball, which be thought good for a score, and he beckoned to Mr Mumford to run. Air Mumford raised his right hand and called ‘ No,’ and immediately fell to the ground It was at first thought that he was only faint, but it was soon discovered that something far worse was the matter. Dr. Walker, who was present, examined Mr Mumford as he lay on the ground, and found him totally unconscious and pulseless. He gave about a dozen gasps and expired. Dr. Walker pronounced the cause of death to be heat apoplexy. The ordinary meeting of the Aratapu Band of Hope was held on Tuesday evening when there was a full house and a good programme. The President occupied the chair, supported by Messrs J. E. Elliott, vice-president, and A, Sowter, acting secretary. A very good programme was gone through after which the President took the opportunity of wishing the Tuakau friends who are going home for their holidays a really happy time. Both the Elliotts, Messrs Joseph and Gabriel, have been hard and consistent workers for the Society and the thanks of all wore due to them Mr Joseph Elliott would not return after the holidays and the President thanked him on behalf of the Society for what he had done, and wished him every success in the future wherever his lot might be cast. Hearty cheers were given for both of the brothers and Air J. Elliott responded thanking all for the courtesy and patience which had always been extended to him. He resigned bis position as Vice-president and said that lie would always remember Aratapu with pleasure, and hoped to be able to visit it during bis holidays. Oeiitaindy the best medicine known is Sander and Sorts Eucalypti Extract. Test its eminently powerful effects on coughs, colds, influenza —the relief is instantaneous. In serious cases, and accidents of all kinds, be they wounds, bums, scaldiugs, bruises, sprains, it is the safest [ remedy—no swelling-, no inflammation. Like

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