THE Bay of Plenty Times AND Thames Warden

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 4690, 19 December 1904, Page 2

THE Bay of Plenty Times AND Thames Warden

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speed. — Rue John, iet fV Monday, December 19, 1904.

The schools have now broken up for the Christmas holidays. Messrs Keeble and Co., of Paengaroa, give notice that they intend to apply for a slaughtering license. The Tauranga Athletic Club is making arrangements to try and get the Wdihi Brass Band over to play at their sports on Boxing Day. Word was received here by wire this moraing that the Auckland bakers have advanced the price of the large loaf a halfpenny, from today. The Committee of the Tauranga Athletic Club have decided to make entries for the Mile Handicap and the Wood-chopping — competition, post. Mr R. Badger, grocer and general storekeeper, Strand, Tauranga, has •i replace advertisement in to-day's issue. He has full stocks of all requisites for Christmas and New Year festivities, including half a ton of assorted cake of the choicest quality. The following entries have been received for the Cup and half-mile on Boxing Day. Cup. — J. Cook, E. Asher, Ar Faulkner, P. We9tern, T. Healey and T. Cullen. Half-mile.— P. Jones, J. Warren, A. Faulkner, W. H. Kennedy, J. W. McEwen and W. E. Roberts." The Chief Hone Taipari has asked us to state that he gives a hearty invitation to Europeans, of all deuominatious, to be present at the opening ceremony of the Roman ! •Jatholic Church, at Xarikari on Christmas Day, and that they will be entertained as guests at the conclusion of the service. The telegraph construction camp, under Mr Martin, has now been moved from the Rocky Cutting to the Long Swamp, on the Te Puke, road, and work is progressing at a satisfactory rate. At the end of tbis week we understand that work will be suspended for ten days to allow the staff to have the customary holidays. At the Huymarket on Saturday, acting under instructions from the the Agent of the Public Trustee, Mr A. F. Tunks, Mr C. F. Spooner, auctioneer, sold by auction the l*nd of. the late Mr Sydle, being section ■'i 3, Te Papa, containing 80 acres. Bidding started at £'S0 and finally rose to £102, at which price Mrs Blundell became the purchaser. There was an unusually large number of Maoris in town on Saturday buying up stocks of provisions *nd luxuries for Christ a as. Prominent among tbemwere Taipari and the Natives frocu K*rik«ri who are preparing for the opening of their new church, and are desirous of having a large gathering of the Maori md Europe»u friends on Christmas Day, when they will provide ample refreshments, served both in Maori and Pakeha style. Much regret was felt in town on Friday evening when the death was announced of Miss Victoria Cook, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Alex. Cook, who are among the oldest inhabitants of this district. The deceased lady had been ailing for some years and decided to undergo an operation in a private hospital in Auckland. The operation was successfully performed last Tuesday and the patient bore it well and appeared to be on the road to recovery, bui collapsed unexpectedly on Friday nnd passed away almost before her | relatives here oould be informed rhat she was sinking, The interment took place yesterday in Auckland, and much sympathy is felt here for the bereaved parents and only sister.

Therfl was a very good muster at the T.M.K. for the Church Parade on &uo(Jajr morning when the Squadron fell- in, ino»n]ted, at the Orderly Room and marched to Holy Trinity Church at 11a.m. Chaplaiu G&pt. i Jordan was sufficiently recovered from his recent illaess to take part in the service and preach. At the conclusion of tbo service the Squadron marched back to headquarters, where Capt Ward expressed great pleasure at the good attendance and emphasised the need of regularity in attending all parades called, which were very few, unless prevented by some urgent cause, in whioh case it was both duty and courtesy to inform ♦he Officer Commanding, as he was fil»3 to say tnnny of tb« older members now made a practice of doin", »n>i he hoped recruits would follow their good example. News was received in town yesterday that en old resident of Oropi, James McArtbnr, commonly known as James Connor, bad died under rather strange circumstances. He was in town on Saturday and appeared as nsunl. On returning home in the evening, he took with him a bottle of home-nj»de wine given him by a friend and drank a considerable quintity of it, afterwards being i taken alarmingly ill. His boys smnninned Mr BlundpU, who finding tha man's condition serious, s°nt for Dr Brown, but befora the D >ctor oonW reach O»opi. McArfhur had expire*. This morning the Police ; a.d the Coroner went up to Oropi ,2*' *" »nq.,P S t has been held, but up Ito time of going to prem, p«rti- ? culars arP not to hind. Deoeised „ wj« a widower aid h«d several r cbiliren, some crown up, and others £ away i a the Home in Aacklaui, only two or thr«e residing with their fe father in rather squalid cireum- b stances. . ti

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The Nevf Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports : — Horses : — Continue in good demand, more than average numbers being brought forward. Fully an average oumber were entered for disposal by auction at the Durham Yards on Friday. Bidding fluctuated, but on j the whole values were slightly in favour of the vendor. We quote : — Heavy draughts, at from £26 to £39 5/- ; medium draughts, £19 15/- to £31 10/- ; pair of of plough horses, £38 the pair; light hiruesa horses, £7 5/- to £18 10/- ; hacks, £6 10/---to £21. Cattle: — At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday dairy and store steck were yarded in larger numbers than usual. The former were dull of sale, but stores met a ready sale at late rates. Beef was yarded in larger numbers than usual and competition was scarcely up to last week's prices. Ox beef sold up to 25/- per 1001D3; cow, 17/- to 20/-. Steer* sold at from £6 2/6 to £10 17/6; cows, £3 17/6 to £7 17/6. Dairy cows sold at from £4 7/6 to £7 15/- ; empty cows, £2 10/- to £4 of- ; 2to 3yr old steers, £3 5/- to £4 2/-. Sheep : — The Newmarket Yards were well filled on Tuesday, and sheep of all descriptions met an improved sale. We qaote : — Fat wethers, at from 14/6 to £l 3/9 ; ewes, 13/6 to £1 2/6. Lambs, of which there was a full yarding, sold well at from 13/3 to 17/3. A draft of lambs from W. Vosper, Cambridge, averaged 17/3. Pigs :— Well represented. Young pigs, 6/6 to 9/6; store ditto, 11/6 to 17/-; porkers, 18/6 to j£l 19/-; baconers, £2 5/- to £3 8/-. Maize :— ln short supply; market advanced 2d per bushel. Outs : — In good demand at 2/- ex store for 'B ' grade. Stocks held here are very light. Potatoes : — Old potatoes coming from the South still find ready sale. Late rates, £5 5/- to £5 10/- on wharf. Chaff: — Southern market has advanced. Prime is selling from £5 15/- ex store. Butter : — Prices remaining fairly steady at late rates. Very good separator, 7£d to 8d ; poorer qualities, 6£d to 7d. Cheese : —Factory, large, 4d ; medium, 4£d ; loaf, 4|d. Market firm, with a hardening tendency, some factories declining to contract ahead. Farmers', 3f'd to 4d, according to quality.

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