LOCAL AND GENERAL

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 5094, 19 August 1907, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

William Brenuan, aged 16, has died in the G.oulburn (N.S.W.) Hospital from blood poison-ing, caused while skinuing sheep,.

Five new members were elected to the Tauranga Agricultural and Pastoral Association at tjie extraordinary general Meeting 0/ members on Saturday afternoon. *• ;

A leading dairy farmer near the Paengaroa junction', one at Te Matai, and another in the Tauranga district are having milking machines installed in theii: cowsheds at the present time.

Thursday a hailstorm of exceptional severity occurred in the vicinity of the Paimmoa No. 1 settlement. It is estimated that about five inches of rain fell within a quarter of an hour. "

The Clansman's outward freighting frmn this port on Saturday- included : 104 bales of fibre ami tow, 72 bundles of fresh and* 23 eases of cured lish, 140 sacks chaff, 45 sacks oi' maize, and sundries.

Of the cattle in North Otago districts last year, 75 per cent, (says the North Otago Times) have been sent elsewhere or killed for potting purposes. Of sheep, only about 50 per cent are left.

Abe Hummel, the notorious Ntfw York lawyer who figured in the Thaw case, having lost all appeals against his conviction for . perjury, gave a "going away dinner" to his friends in New York recently, on the eve of his commitment to prison.

The scow Winn-ie is now trading between this coast and the North, under the' charge of Mr A. Berridge, who has disposed of the ketch Clifton to Messrs Wilson and Co. The Winnie has a cargo capacity of 38 tons. ....-* . i

At an extraordinary general meeting of members of the Tauranga Agricultural and Paste ral Association, held on Saturday, it was decided to hold the Agricultural Show in February in combination with the Horticultural Show,

The civil sitting of the Auckland 'Supreme Court commenced to-day. Included in the list of cases set down; for .hearing is that of the, Auckland Hospital and Charitable Aid Board (Mr Hesketh) v. the Bay of Plenty Hospital aud Charitable Aid Board (Mr Earl) claim for £93 lls Id costs of relief to inmate.

On Saturday the following tender! were received for repairs to Te Hakau bridge on the Tauranga — Katikati road :— Messrs Wallace and Carter, £89 10s, earthwork 9d- per j'ard, fascines Is each ? Mr J. Brain, £85 6s, earthwork Js per yard, fascines Is 8d each. The committee appointed by the County Council to deal with the matter accepted Mr Brain's tender.

Mr Kingdon's condition shows improvement. d«ily and he ami Messrs Tyre and Dwyor are rwei>ing every | attention at the -Sanatorium. The narrow escape Mr Kingdon had from death is demonstrated by the fact that his coat, waiscoat and vest arc punctured and cut in thousands of places and marvellous to state there are very few cuts on the body. He has still no- knowledge of the' accident, end has asked why' Guard f .owe has not been to see him.—Rotorua Times.

Rheumatism caja bs cured — then *hy will yoii N continue to suffer ? HHEUMO has effected Wonderful cures for others, after all else had failed. It will cure you. Try it 10

Mr G. E. Spooner notifies that accounts owkng to him must tK£f>ahl by Saturday next.

Tenders for repairs to the Otuuioetai Beach Road arc invited by the County clerk.

A meeting of suppliers to the Tauranga dairy factory is announced to be held in the Foresters' Hall on Saturday next, at 2.30 p.m.

The Bay of Plenty Dairy Association invite tenders- for the purchase of butter -milk and supply of, 75

tons firewood.

The Pacific Cable Company advises the Postal Department as follows: — ''Bamfield advises after 2 p.m. nc traffic for United) States can pass over their lines, pending settlement of strike in that country. Lockout applies to Honolulu, West Indies and South America by all routes except Bermuda and Conunercitai Azores. British and Canadian traffic unaffected."

The following- is from a Tasman-; ian paper :— Mr Christopher Joseph Neden, who held .a position in the Tasmanian Agricultural and Stock Department, -died at his late residence, Quaylc-street, Sandy Bay, recently, at the age of 71. The deceased, who was a native of Staffordshire, came out to Victoria in the fifties, and for some time was on the gold diggings, afterwards entering the Victorian railway service. Early in the sixties he proceeded to . New Zealand, and joined the.-- Government gold escort service, convoying gold between Dunstan and Dunedin. Subsequently he joined the Armed Constabulary, holding the rank of captain. The force was stationed at Taranaki, in the North Island, tc help the Imperial troops to crush an uprising of the. Maoris. For several years subsequently he was employed in the New Zealand Civil Service. In 1891 he came to Tasmania and acted as paymaster and clerk to the resident engineer on the StrahanZeehan railway, Dundas and Cornstock tramways. The deceased, who was much respected, leaves a> widow and family of three. .The late Mr C. J. Naden was known to a number of residents in the Tauranga and Rotorua districts.