RAGLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume VII, Issue 388, 7 November 1874, Page 2

RAGLAN.

(From Oait own Correspondent ) Mr La Trobe, for many years a respected settler heie, and school-master at the Okete and Waitetuna schools, took his departure for Tauranga, where he is going to undertake the education of the native children at the Whareroa school. He is extremely populai, and his absence will be much regretted by his many friends in the district j let ua hope the change will prove beneficial and lucrative. Yesterday was a red letter day in the lives of two of our settlers, being the auspicious occasion of a sacrifice to the God Hymen, the dramatis personocc being Mr Duffus and Miss Adeline McDonald. Let us wish them long life and prosperity. On dit that this is the foremnnci of three or four similar events which are on the tapis. Telegraphy in a wonderful invention, especially when one observes an announcement such as I did tiu other day, it was that of a birth which took ]>Luv in one of the large Persian cities, and was chronicled in the London Times, in the column devoted to that interesting subject between two other similar accidents which occurred on the same cLiy in London. Can you tell us how many years it will be before a like event happening here will ipiifii 1 mi!p by side in your columns witlx one occurring at Ngaruawahia on the same date? Erin's iniiabiU'if > have eudeu\ ou red to transmit boots per telegruph, and hail the satisfaction of having the old one returned. I wish you could send me a pair or two over here by the same process ; bejabers I'd return the oukl ones. No signs of the cutter Dawn yet. November 5, 1874.