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Wairoa Bell, Volume V, Issue 219, 13 October 1893, Page 6

Owing to pressure on our space we are compelled to hold over the County Chairman’s report on the finances of the County till next issue. Mr Man rice -Harding has announced his candidature for a seat in the Hobson County Council as representative of the Wairoa Riding. Mr Rr Thompson, M.H.R., speaks to the electors of Marsden through our advertising columns, and announces a series of meetings in tills district beginning in the latter part of next week. Mr E. Rimruer, tailor and habit maker, of Helens wife, asks for a share of the patronage ot our readers. lie undertakes to turn out tue best 01 work at town prices be- cash. A ride match. East v. West, is to be fired tomorrow afternoon on the Aratapu range ; firing to start at 2.30 p.m. The Cricket season opens tomorrow and

all the local Chibs will bo holding practices. The Aratapu Club have secured a very good and handy wicket in Mr Morgan’s paddock and plav a match ‘ Married vSingle.’ Mr It. Hobbs’ advertisement assumes a new phase this week. He announces his willingness to supply certain bales of drapery and other goods at remarkably cheap prices, and as the value of all goods from this establishment is well established our readers will not regret it if they look up Mr Hobbs’ announcement and give him a trial. The Aratapu Band, under bandmaster Lee took up their stand by the Kauri Company’s store, Aratapu, on Sunday afternoon, and treated the public to a good programme of sacred music. We were agreeably surprised at the excellence of the performance ; it showed very considerable improvement. The Band deserves every encouragement and it is to be hoped the public will rally round them in their approaching concert and thus help them to rie themselves of debt. The liev. J. Haselden read a lecture in All Saints Church on Monday evening on the Life of Christ, It was illustrated by several very excellent pictures and was fully enjoyed by those present. The Church was fairly filled, children being more numerous than others. On Tuesday evening the reverend gentleman appeared in the Public Hall before a moderately good house, and repeated the pictures of the abeve story. He also gave the story of Dicken’s Christmas Carol, illustrated by painted scenes from life models ; and Tennyson’s poem “ Enoch Arden,’ also illustrated. The entertainment was good but too protracted for such an audience. The Quarterly meeting of the Northern Agricultural and Pastoral Association is to be held in the Band of Hope room, Aratapu, on Thursday, October 26th, when the matter of holding a Show will be gone into. The Arapohne people have evinced a lively interest in this Association and some useful ana interesting meetings have been held. They, however, ao not want all the good things to themselves, and though the membership on this side of the river is yet but small they decided to hold their next meeting at Aratapu, when they hope to see a good attendance of settlers from Tatarariki, Bedkill, Kopuru, Aratapu, Mangawhare and Dargaviile.