TE AWAMUTU NEWS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1438, 20 September 1881, Page 2

TE AWAMUTU NEWS. [FR OM OU R OW N CORRESPONDENT.]

Burnt to Death. A little girl of four and a half years of oge was burnt to death at To llahu on Saturday. The child, who 'was a daughter of Mr Richard Bell of Te Rahtl. farmer, was in the vicinity of a heap of thistles which her father had been burning. ]\fr Btill was under the impression that the girl had returned to ,the house, and lie was proceeding with his work on another portion df his farnV to where the rubbish had been lighted. Suddenly he heaul screams proceeding from the neighhood of the fire.- He instantly ran to his daughter's assistance, but before he could reach her she wai enveloped in flames. Dr Blunden was speedily in attendance, but before his • arrival the sufferer had succumbed. Much sympathy is felt for the parents of the olnld. On the matter being reported to Mr/ Gresham, the coroner, he decided to dispense with the holding of an inquest upon the remains. Agricultural. A considerable acreage of potatoes is being planted this season by the farmers ot these districts, and from the capital yield of last crop and the increasing demand for potatoes in the Auckland market, for export, it is anticipated that this will be a profitable venture. Some of the land here haa proved itself capable of turning out fourteen tons and more per acrte of- a remarkably 4irie quality, and as 10 tons of. potatoes, or even 7 tons ati!2 per acre payx better than BQ bushela of wheat at sa, it ia. hardly to be wondered at that this 'crop isapreferred, though it may be considered 'by .some to be an exhausting crop, and the demand varies considerably more than that for wheat.— t9ept: 19th. 1 " '-' The new pure cash system now being initiates' hy«ti« and G»K\W»U\ certainly pro\c a benefit to the public. It has been a. great succc»* in Sydney and Melbourne and vfhen' 1 strictly' carried ' 'out the customer Who buys at, an establishment where the goods are4harketl'low to entfurc'a/fipld sale must be a great gainer. G. and C. sell their drapery millinery, and clothing at such prices for cash at gives the buyer the advantages of 'a shareholder in a co-opcrativesociety,withoutthetisk of being called uppn to.bear aportloti of the)oss should the yedrVbUsitterfs 1 ' prove' unsatisfactory. Garlick and Cranwell will aim to retain the confidence which the public hsufe hitherto shown them, and are determined togive the pure cash syitem a iair trial; whether they gain or lo'so the first year. Country buyers "on remitting' cash with order will be supplied! tfiHk goods sttnco'operativc prices ; lust the same as though they made a personalsection. Furnishing .goods, ,such as carpet*, fddr 'ctikfa? Waitcatef lick '2u|p ahd general house furniture, the largest portion of which is turned out at our own factory, will be marked at the lowest remuiicrifivcTprices, and a discount of five percent, will be allowed to those who pay at the time o£purchasc. G. &C. having realised the'entire value 7 ot their stock during their late cash'sdlbvtfio present stock is new and cheaply bought. inspection is invited. — Garliucanb CiANWJjilVCity Hall Furbishing Arcade Qucea« street, Auckland