The Wairoa Bell. AND Hobson County Gazette. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th.

Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 214, 8 September 1893, Page 4

The Wairoa Bell. AND Hobson County Gazette. FRIDA Y, SEPTEMBER Bth.

The ordinary meeting of the Hobson County Council takes place on Wednesday next at the usual time and place. Mr Newberry of Managawbare has several useful articles for sale. Look up his announcement. Air W. Haswell is making good progress with the two new shops next the Aratapu hotel. The cartoon ‘ Dogerviile and Fank,’ which has been circulated in this district lias caused much amusement. The Alt, Eden touch took on immensely. Mr John Lundon announces his candidature for the Bay of Islands seat ; he is determined to go to the poll and will visit this district shortly after his return from Wellington, where he now is The Government expect the general elections to take place on the 7th or Bth December, whether the women’s franchise is carried or not. Enrol your names at once is the wisest plan. One of the most interesting and probably one of the finest football matches of the season ; s to be played in Webb’s paddock tomorrow afternoon, — Aratapu II v. Kopuru 11. The time of the general election is drawing very nigh and it will be well for those who vane their electoral privileges to make sure of their names being on the roll. Several persons are actively at work in view of the approaching contest and it will be necessary for every elector to keep wide awake. The Salvation Army appears to have obtained a fiim footing in Whangarei. Captain Renshaw, in the ‘ War Cry ’, re—poits some lively soul stirring meetings recently held there, and says twelve months ago there were only two Salvationists in the town, whereas there are now seventy fighting soldiers.