LOCAL NEWS AND NOTES.

Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 2, Issue 132, 14 August 1895, Page 2

LOCAL NEWS AND NOTES.

A party of seven unemployed arrived by train last night, and started, on foot, for Galatea to-day. The Rev. F. lit. Spencer retnrned to Rotorna last week after his short visit to Australia. He preached in St. Faith's on Sunday morning. The friends of Mr C. Malfrov will he pleased to learn that his health continues to improve. He may be expected hack in Rotorua about the sth or 6th Sept. Residents of the old township will he enabled to mail their correspondence as formerly up to ") p.m. in the now postal box now being fixed up at Mr Samson's store. The locality of the telephone station has not yet been decided on. Mr R. J. Gill, land purchase agent arrived in Rotorua on Monday night from Auckland. Mr Gill will remain here for a week or so. The Native Land Court which is at present sitting at Opotiki will open here some time in September. Mr S. Howard notifies that great bargains in drapery goods, ladies' and children's ulsters, hats, ifcc., may still be obtained at the Comet House. The clearing out sale will lie continued for three weeks preparatory to the arrival of summer goods. According to the Waikato Times a sudden mortality has seized Air Honry Kusab's cattle at Ohaupo, nine having died in :i short time. They were grazing on turnips and Mr W. Ross of the Stock Department is taking steps to discover the cause of death. A manifesto regarding a custom which business people here suffer from to a greater or lesser extent appears in another column signed by Mr M. Simon, tailor and clothier. An exhortation to support local industry ought to meet with general approval. The temperature in the shade is now daily increasing. During (he past week the thermometer ranged as high as oi) degrees. The nights, however, remain cold 111 the extreme, and on Thursday nightlast the lowest reading ever recorded here was obtained, viz., 9 degrees above zero or 23 degrees of frost. Mr F. Clar<\, the poundkeeper, has placed in duress several quadrupeds during the week which were found wandering about with no visible means of subsistence save what they could abstract feloniously from the gardens and yards of the burgesses. It is understood that no more depasturing licenses will be issued in anticipation of the motion about to be passed by the Town Board. Mr John McKenzie, the grower of the gigantic swedes referred to in these columns last week, has been made the victim of a very serious outrage. Three of his cattle, two heifers near calving, and a steer, have been driven off from his farm at Ngongotaha, and as yet no information regarding the missing animals has been obtained. The wire fence at the back of the paddock had been cut anrx from the tracks the beasts had evidently been driven in the direction of Taruken/£a near which place the traces were lost. The animals were valued at £l3. Co-list. Murray and flic native constable, Avitn Mr McKenzie, have made a tlioyougli search of the native settlements o/t and near Tarukenga, but could find no/ direct incriminating evidence, though tdiere is every reason to believe that the natives are the culprits. The police are . still instituting enquiries.

The following team will do battle for the local men in the football match against. Cambridpe-Te Awamutu on Saturday. Full-back, Clark; three-quarters, Danticy, Huku, Te Wiremu; halves, Mitchell, Pelliam; wings, Ngaroata, Arawhata ; forwards, Wera, Steele, Boord, Rclii, Foley, Graham, Wliaretutaki ; emergencies, Kanapu, Miri. The visitors will be entertained to dinner at Lake Houso in the ovrning. The following is the visiting team.—Mackay, Bispham. Walker, Courtayne. Bowden, (2) Roberts, North, Ilybum, Bennett, Cowling, Miller, J. Devitt, Anderson, Kelly. Mr A Patterson returned from Te Whaiti on Friday last. Everything was fr< >- ing on alright on the various contracts, and good health prevailed amongst the men. With the exception of a few culverts tlie scene of operations is now beyond Te Whaiti. Sergeant Lyons returned on Thursday with five members of the Wellington constabulary and the party went to Auckland the following morning. Tlie only members of the police force now left here are Constables Butler and Cavanagli who do despatch duty. Lieut. Hume of the Permanent force speaks highly of the behavior of the police while under his command. A large store is being built at Te Whaiti for Sir Bost,, the Government storekeeper. Xgapuhi Irihci, a chief of the Urewera, writing from Karatia states that it lias been decided that the following chiefs shall proceed to Wellington for the purpose of conferring with the Government on certain matters affecting the interests of the natives in the UreWera Country : On behalf of the Ngatimanawa, TcMarunui Rawiri ; the Xgati .'hare, Hamiora and Ngapulii Iriliei; the Tulioe, Te Wliarc; tlie Patuheulieu, Korowhiti. It has also been decided that the spokesman of the party shall be Te Marunui Rawiri, as it is acknowledged by the tribes that ho is well-versed in European customs. The above-named chiefs left here this morning by coach to Taupo thence to Wellington via Napier. The temperature at the Priest's Bath has increased a little during tlie past few days and now stands at a little over 100 degrees. The ladies baths are not at present used the temperature being as low as 80 deg. Efforts have been made for some time past by prospecting in the neighborhood of the Pavilion to strike a warmer tiow of water and this has apparently been accomplished. Close to the door of the Pavilion a spring has been disclosed. Tlie temperature of which is 11-1 degrees. Bailing by buckets does not lower the level which is over a foot higher than the Priest's and there is apparently sufficient to bring all the batlis up to Unrequired temperature of 102 to 104. Steps are being taken to have the water analysed and the precise flow ascertained. A recent visitor to flic various works going on in the neighbourhood of Galatea and Tc Whaiti states that as l'ar as he could ascertain the men seemed to be perfectly satisfied with their work and the rate being paid, Men but little accustomed to manual labor could easily earn (is per day on contract Work and old hands could knock out 10s. The shifting of loose stuff is being paid for at 4d per yard, rock, 2s per yard. Our informant states he has seen similar stuff .<> the latter removed at Is per yard elsewhere. There are all sorts of rumours current at the various camps regarding indications of gold and it is reported that more than oac ' -veil defined Veef lias been discovered further back. There was nothing, however, to support such statements, any specimens shown consisting merely of limestone.

There was little to distinguish Wednesday lust. Arbor day, from any other Wednesday of the week so far as the observance of a holiday was concerned. The business places were closed as usual 1 in the afternoon and the members of the School Committee and the School children issembled on the grounds at Mr Webber's residence and planted several scores of shade and ornamental trees, affording their worthy preceptor an opportunity of instilling into their minds the truth of the old copy book axiom—" Just as the trig is bent the tree's inclined." The trees included catalpn, osage orange, mulberries, &c., all from the orchard of Mr Wren, of Remuera, and strong and vigorous young plants. The youngsters evinced almost as much enthusiasm in their first efforts at arboriculture as they rlid in the scramble for lollies which took place at the close of the proceedings. The Library Committee met in the Institute; 011 Friday night when there were present, Messrs Purcell (chair), Dansey, Neighbour, Kirk. Protheroe, Corlett and Scddon (lion, sec.) The treasurer's statement showed that afteu paying the accounts passed at last meeting there remained a balance of £1 18s 2d. The inward correspondence included letters from Mr W. Kelly, M.H.R., and the Department of Lands, the purport of which lias been already published in these columns. After discussion and as there was some uncertainty as to the precise allotment set apart by the Minister of Lands for a Library site, it was resolved to stay further action till after Mr Mueller's next visit. Mr W. Scddon resigned his position as hon. secretary to the Committee and Mr P. C. Protheroe was appointed in his place, pending the annual meeting. Mrs F. Clark was appointed assistant librarian and caretaker at a salary of 2os per month. A vote of thanks to Mr Scddon for his past services as secretary concluded the proceedings. The reasonable price the Government are asking for the land in what is known as the Rotorua Bush, namely, from 12s to l is tier acre, enables men with small means tq take up farms there. Within the last felw months, says the Waikato Advocate, tio less than ten new settlers have gone thither and taken up sections varying from oO acres to 800 acres. The whole of this is reported to be good land. Most of/ the settlers are now engaged bush foiling. The grass which was sown after the burns in the Autumn is looking well In spite of the heavy frosts experienced there. The local sawmill, owned by/ Messrs Ivusabs Bros., which is the l.i.Tgest in the Rotorua district, has been kept very busy lately executing the many 'orders that have been coming in, amongst others one for .'50,000 feet for Mr Robertson's now stables at Rotorua. The rush was so great that the manager, Mr A. Kusabs, deemed it necessary to draft the staff engaged at the Ohaupo Mill to assist in getting through the orders. The firm have a magnificent rimu bush at their command. NEURALGIA Usually is worst at night. Wolfe's Schnapps secures rest and repose to the sufferer, and restores nervous equilibrium.

SeVeral of the v'oulig trees lately planted in Tutanekai Street have hail their heads clipped off by stray horse 3 and cattle! in anticipation, no, doubt, of the edict about to be passed by the Town Board under wiiic'n these marauding animals will be banished from out the limits of the town. The new tree guards are now ready stacked beside the Board's office and any ordinary mind would consider thitt the placing of these in position would have proceeded simultaneously with the tree planting. The entertainment which took place at the Pukeroa Hall last Wednesday night in aid of the funds of the local Football Club afforded intense amusement to a large audience. Owing to the fact of there being no programmes it is not possible to itemise the numbers rendered. Calling for special mention, however, were the pianoforte selections given by the Misses White. These young ladies fully deserved the hearty applause which greeted their efforts. Being a minstrel show the comic element predominated, and as exponents of burnt-cork humour it would be difficult to equal Messrs Mayes, Clarke. Fordycc, Usshcr and Pelham. Messrs Webber, Bennett, Goodson Lvnds and Haip: also contributed songs which were highly appreciated. We would suggest to members of the Club that in future entertainments an effort should be made to secure some degree of order in the body of the hall. It was at times impossible to distinguish what was being suug or said on the platform owing to the buzz of unrestrained conversation amongst the frequenters of the back benches and the occasional loud slamming of the door. If the comfort of the audience were cons-dered a little more on such occasions we feel sure that tlie patronage would miiteriallv increase.