The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume I, Issue 26, 14 July 1911, Page 2

The Waipa Post. PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A movement is on foot to establish a daily factory at Taumarunui. One has already been established at Raurimu.

The unveiling of the stained glass windows erected to the memory of IV] rand Mrs Cotuell will take place at St. Paul's Church, Rangiaohia, on Sunday afternoon next at 3 o'clock.

Mr W. Taylor, of " Green Hill," is at present in Auckland arranging for the number of valuable cattle recently imported from England to be brought from the Government quarantine station to "Green Hill." These cattle are due in Te Awamutu on Saturday, and a great deal of interest is being shown by dairymen throughout the district, many having stated their intention of visiting " Green 11 ill" as soon after the date as possible.

The following tenders were received by the architect, Mr F. C. Daniell, Hamilton for the erection at Ohaupo of offices for the Waipa County Council: —C. Tonkin (Hamilton), £6T2 (accepted), Giles Bros (Cambridge), £663, Care and Dixon (Cambridge), £685, Donald McLean and Sons ('Wellington), £757. The architect's estimate for the work was £606. The buildings are to be erected in concrete, roofed with Marseilles tiles, and are to be called Coronation Chambers.

A new Start. I beg to call the attention of the public of To Awamutu that I snail be commencing to bakeagam on August Ist, iQli, and thai 1 shall be pleased to again do business with both old and new customes. Raving been amongst you -'or some years it is unnecessary to make any statement regarding the way you will be treated by me should you favour me with your support, but to assure you that no effort will be spared by me to merit that support which you so generously extended to me in the past.- —A. li. Edwards, Te Awamutu Bakery.—Advi.

Most tourists like the Maori names, but an English travelJev in the train.the oilier day found them very awkward to pronounce and exoressed his disgust that the stations had not received, as he said honest English names. Raurimu bothered him. He called it Ra vv-'hyme -you." Ownniigo, he thought, a harsh and barbarous name; but when he came to Oiohe brightened no. "Ah! this is better," he said, "they've started numbering them —Nought-onc-nough ll"

A somewhat remarkable coincidence has just ha opened in Opotiki. Some three years ago a local settlor ag \ee.d to purchase a piece of land from a native named Kirrci. A meetmg was arranged to complete die transaction, baton the day in question the parties concerned missed each other, and die next morning Kurei was dead, and his son 'reigned in Ids stead.' Negotiations for the land p"oceedoo. lately between the settler and the said son, and it was arranged on Friday last that the deed should be completed on Saturday. 'The settler turned up only to learn that Kurei Number 2 had been found dead in his bed that morning.