TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2358, 20 August 1887, Page 3

TE AROHA.

(Klai.M OfK (,nv,\ COKHK.sIOMifiNT.) 'IT: ,\ it(mA, Friday. Tun tp.i, tin' s that has hitleiio |ivwol.-d in e’ec ( ion matter- here is now about to In; broken. Mr 11 ill one of the, candidates for the repre-enlalion of Taur.uiga i- now on a vi-il to this pari, of the electorate, and will di-liicr an addre-s in lie- Public Hall early next weelr. IP-wdi also meet the electors at Waiomngoinai in the course of a few days to enunciate his views on the present political situation. His opponent, .Mr W. Kelly is also expected shortly, but the date of his appearance is not yet fixed. As there are a considerable number of residents here whose names are, on the roll for (’oroinandel, .Mr Janies Mackay one of the candidates for that constitneney has announced his intention of visiting do Aloha and willaddiess them probably on Wednesday ie'xt. I n Ihe Police Court on Wednesday, before the. two local justices, a man named William Smith was chanted by .Sergeant Killer-on with the larceny of a pair of trowsers and a pair of spectacles, the pi operty of Thomas Taylor, of \\ aihou, .the prisoner admitted havin'; stolen the Dowsers, and as the oll’eiiee was aggravated by the attendant ciicuinstances, he was sell(email to two weeks in.pi isonment, with (laid labour, in Mount laden gaol, A, very successful i n’ertainin n nt in Connection with the Land of Hope took place in the Town Hall on Wednesday evening. The attendance was noti|uitn as large as at some previous gatherings under the same auspices, hut the hall was well filled by an appreciative audience. The Kcv. J. Marshall occupied the chair, and in addition to the musical performance an interesting lecture on “ The evils of intemperance; Its cause and cure,” was delivered by the Rev. S. Lawry. To Mr Vause, the energetic secretary of the Hand of Hope, much credit is doe, for the satisfactory manner in which these periodical entertainments are carried out. The prediction of Captain JCdwin on Wednesday of a strong gale with heavy rain within twelve hours, lias not been fulfilled here. Magnificent weather has prevailed throughout the week-bright, waim days ami clear frosty nights—ami there is not yet any sign of a change. After uiuclPdehiy there is now a likelihood that the holders of some of the perpetual iease sections on the west side of the river will shortly lie able to occupy their land. Mr Wright, Government surveyor, is now engaged taking levels for a main drain, tenders for winch will ini mediately be called for.