LOCAL NEWS AND NOTES.

Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 4, Issue 180, 13 May 1896, Page 2

LOCAL NEWS AND NOTES.

Tourists travelling between Rotorua and Auckland can rely upon getting an excellent hot luncheon at the FranJcton Hotel, Frankton Junction, where the train stops 20 minutes.* The Sydney Bulletin can be obtained weekly at the CIIROXICLE Office.* The Bav of Plenty Times , is informed! that Br Ginders has tal ten a house in Tauranga' rrnd intends practising there. Mr F. Mackenzie has dispose;! of his interest in the Coromandel Sun to Messrs Aft water and Stone. The closing of Fen fori Street against stock driving unless under a permit to be obtained from the authorities is gazetted. Mr J. H. Taylor calls for Tenders for the purchase and removal of the building lately-occupied by .Messrs Morrison and Corbett, blacksmiths. Tenders are called for the clearing and ploughing of five acres of groilnd comprised in what is known as" the Town' Board paddock. Stead's Masterpiece Library, lumbers 1,2 and 3 to hand, Threepence each at OITROOTCI/E Office.* The usual monthly concert of the Band of Hope takes place on Friday when a programme of more than usual interest will bo submitted. A notification by Messrs Steele Bros, appears in another column in reference., to accounts owing to and d.u.e by the firm. A choice selection of oil paintings by Mr C. Blornfield may now be seen at the ('•!!ho.vici.e Office. They comprise views in th'neighborhood, Wairakei, Whnkarewarewa, &c., and from their faithfulness and attention to detail arc well worth the attention of lovers of art. In addition to these tliero are a number of water color sketches suitable for birthday or Easter Cards. *

Mr W. Kelly. M.H.R. has been in the district for the past few days. Jie does not thin t that Parliament will meet much before its usual time even though the general election is looming in front. The subscriptions received by Mr C. Malfroy towards the Brunnerton Fund now total upwards of £4O. Nine lists have yet to come in and when these are received the names of the various donors will bo announced. Evidence of the popularity of at least oue of the latest additions to the Reading Room table is afforded by the fact that London " Truth " is purlioned with the greatest regularity. In future the periodical may i.e obtained by subscribers only on application to the Libraian. The Herald states that pressure has been brought to bear upon Colonel Burton by the electors of the Bay of Plenty to induce him to contest that constituency at the next election. It is understood that he will probably acquiesce in the request. Since the shooting season commenced sport has been indulged in locally with varying success. In other communities we obsevre the Acclimatisation Society advertises a list of those who have taken out gun licences and the practice is found to have a satisfactory effect on therevenue. The Bishop of Waiapu i»rrived here, via Taupo, on Thursday, and preached in the Church of St. Faith on Sunday evening. The Rev S. Ingle preached in the morning. The Bishop left for Maketu yesterday, accompanied by the Rev. Mr Goodyear of that place. He will return here in the course of a week or two after visiting Tauranga. The Opotiki Herald relates that Judge Gill find his secretary MrF. M.Carnachan had a rourrh tin e of it in their trip from Ohiwa to Opotiki. The Waiotahi river was deep and only crossed with diffi* culty their papers and baggage being saturated. Huntress Cree -however completely paralysed them, but Mr Allan Bell, who accompanied tlicm, plunged his horses into the flood, got safely across and sent a boat from Opotiki to bring the others over. The following is an abstract of the receipts and expenditure of the Town Board for the year ending March 131 1896: Receipts: Balance from last year £203 14s lid ; Bath fees £.io2 cSs 9d : local licenses £IBB lis; rents, £3l 14s Od: other sources, £O4 0s Od ; refunds from the Government £6 13s 9d ; other receipts, £2O 1.35; deposits oil contracts £0 7s ; total £IO9O 4s od. Expenditure public works, £723 18s 3d; office expanses, £7B 13s 81; other expenditure, £2O lis; deposits on contracts, £6 7s; balance in hand, £2.>4 14s Od f total, £IO9O 4s Od. Last year the bath fees amounted to £434 9s 3d, or £O7 19s Od less than this year. At the Police Court on Saturday before Mr C. Malfroy and J)r Ginders J. Ps. Patrick Kieley was charged with being drunk on the previous day and also with having used some Very disgraceful language. Accused admitted the drunkenness and pleaded ignorance in regard to the second charge. The evidence of the arresting constable showed that Kieley in his cups was an ugly person to deal with tul he struggled, kie' ed, attempted to bite and anathematised the community i t large on the way to the lock-up. A line of 3s or 24 hours imprisonment was inflicted in the first offence and tfro months in Mount Eden goal in the " language " case. ,We arc in receipt of the latest editioft of Messrs T. Cook ;ind Son's " Handbook to the Hot Likes District, Southern Lakes, etc.," and of the current numbers of the Australian Travellers Gazette. The ■former shows a marked improvement in the information imparted to the tourist as well as in the illustrations of the scenery along the Various lines of route. The frontispiece is a reproduction o ' Valentine and Sons view of " Sheerdown, Mill ford Sonne!" and forms a striking picture. The other photo-engravings are by Martin, Burton Brothers and Morris. The book is of a convenient size for the pocket and will be found a valuable vadft fnec'um by the tourist. The Travellers' Gazette is full of useful information regarding the 1 various routes of travel throughout the world. Music, Music, Music :—A choice select tion of the latest songs, by such composers as Vinsuti, Bcrthpld Tours, C. Godfrey, Shcrwin, Banks Winter, Henry Klein. Juneker. Caraccioli, Brahainvlvan Caryll, Angela Rawlinson, Gutty, Birch, Bantett, Desommes, Offenbach,. &c &c. Also Waltzes, Marches, Gavottes, Serenades, Rondeaus, and Overtures for the Pianoforte by Gung'l,,D'Albert, Rossini, Stephen Glover, Ketten, Beethoven, Lardelli, Heunerbcin Harrison White Pechotsch, Bonser, &c &c. Francis and Days lltli Comic Annual, words and music at Chronicle Office.* The editor of the To Arolia News and the Chairman of the- Hot Springs Domain Board are at variance because the latter, as he himself puts it would,not " bow at the shrine of the former. " The result was that at a recent meeting the chairman stated that he intended to "put as much work past the News office as hn could." This system of boycott did not' appear to meet the approval of the other members whereupon, to quote the News, " the Chairman's temper took complete control of him, and ho went off in a torrent of abuse against Mr Spooner, the local paper, and the other members of the Hoard, who dared to express an opinion in opposition to his. He did not care a, damn for any newspaper man in the country, lie Was elected upon the Board by the people and intended to uphold the dignity of the office." Some people have-peculiar ideas in regard to upholding their dignity meanwhile our sympathies are with the editor of the News. An impression seems to exist that the names of those who did not vote on the local option question as welf as those who did not vote at the general election ha-ve had their' names struck off the electoral soil* This is not the case. Only those who did not vote at the general election ■ will require to make application, to have their i.aines restored to the rolls. All who were entitled and were not registered at the date of the last election should take the neccessary steps to have their names placed on the roll for' their district I and all those who have within the last ' year attained the age of twenty-one j should do the same. The necessary forms for enrolment may be obtained at the !. pest office and may be transmitted to Ihe Registrar of Electors Tuuranga post iron. We understand that a copy of the existing roll and supplement is being forwarded to each post office in the electoral district to be open to tho public for inspection.

Last night a man who alleged be was without means and unable to procure a night's lodging applied to Constable Murray for quarters at the loc'-<-up stating that unless he was provided for he would do something to ensure his being admitted. The cells being full he was given a shake-down in the stable. At an early hour this morning Constable Murray fu'.'nd that his guest had taken his departure and with him a rug valued at 15s. The delinquent was found at the hotel opposite refreshing himfcelf With a pint of beer, and enquiring about the route to Oxford. The rug was found in one of the hotel outhouses. He was brought before the Bench this morning and under the name of John Jones, alias Cave, charged with the theft of a shawl tint property of William Murray. Accused denied the charge and stated that he had no recollection of being in the stable or having taken the shawl. The article had not been found in his possession. The Bench considered that the whole of the circumstances pointed to the guilt of ihe accused and sentenced him to one month's imprisonment. Accused stated that it was a great fallacy that the Bench had been laboring under in considering him guilty of the charge but that was immaterial as they had passed judgment. He would, no doubt, see them again. A second charge of vagrancy was abandoned. THE PURIFYING ACTION" ♦

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