TE AROHA.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2674, 31 August 1889, Page 2

TE AROHA.

Aci'inKNi". — Whilst Sir W. Wastenoys, barrister, "'as returning on Wednesday afternoon from Paeroa, and when taking one of the sharp b'.rnds at the foot of the (Jorge, his horse stumbled and threw him on sun! poiiitud metal, resulting in two nasty f.ici.il cuts and the loss of a tont'i. On reaching 'JV. Aroha, Dr. Daldy was immediately sent" for, and stitched up Ihy wounds. Sir William, was so far recovered as to bo able to proceed by train on Thursday morning t> Auckland t;> attend to some professional duties which called him tlu-re.

Thk Oath Tm:in\—Tho latest of the numerous mysterious thefts which have taken place here, it may be remembered was tli;.t nf three sacks of oats and a cheese, abstracted from Bradley and Co.'s premises tinea wenks ngo. From information received, the police have taken steps (not of a criminal nature) to bring to book a person whom suspicion rests against, and tho case will come on for hearing before Mr Northcroft on Tuesday. Polick Cm\ni;k.—Constable Hovvell arrived here from Auckland on Tuesday as successor to Constable Wild, re-transferred to Hamilton. Of course Mr Wild requires no parting panegyric from this place to recommend him as a terror to your evildoers and larrikins, but it is only fair to say of him that in tho exerciso of his duties here he in variably displayed praiseworthy discretion and unobtrusive efficiency as an officer.

Railway Tiiai'fjc.—During the last ten in , twelve diiyp this terminus lias presented quite a busy appearanco by the presence of so great a number of trucks and waggons. On Tuesday morning before the train started there were about 70 or 80 of those at the station, and since then a large number havo arrived with fluxes, &c, for tho Te Arulia Silver and Uoldmining Company. Main , Road. —In conseqnenco of the exceedingly heavy traffic which this deservedly much abused road has to bear, its condition is a disgrace. Should the present traffic over it of (lax, coal and coke continue, it will become simply dangerous to travel over. In places near the township it has boon patched up with available town funds, but as those are about exhausted and the trade has only commenced, the prospect is alarming. Bun.nixc; Thadk.—The deunnd for carpenters' labour is on tho increase here. Several new buildings are in course of erection. Tho tender of Messrs Mills and Tongo for extensive additions to Mr Herries house was accepted, the price being t127.