KAMO.

Northern Advocate, 16 November 1889, Page 2

KAMO.

I AST pleased to have to report most favorable opinions on the improvements of |yOur paper audi believe that the circulation will be rapid! iucreased in the district. Owing to the wretched and unexpected statj of the weather on Monday, the picnic which was to have been held at tho Lime Rocks had to be abandoned but the Committee engaged the Public Hall for the afternoon and evening and a very pleasant time was spent by the young people. Since my last, a further effort bas been made to revive the Cricket Club and I believe with success. Mr O'Brien has kindly offered the use of his paddock and practice will begin at once tho great object bring to get a team together that shall "flatten " Whangarei. We must all thank you for your article re tho railway last week. It is quite inconceivabl* how tho wants of the people of the district are ignored and instead of assisting and endeavoring to facilitate tho receiving and delivery of goods it seoms as if everything that can be done to hamper and inconvenience the samo, was done. Tho latest proposal of the railway people is I hear to mako Kamo a Flag Station and to leave the goodß shed open all day in charge of nobody. This will make matters worse than before, if adoped, but the business people here will not submit to euch an idea, they will rather combine together to buy their goods at a certain time and charter a boat to the old wharf and cart the goods from thero to thoir respective stores thus doing without the Railway at all if a Railway is of any use at all it should bo subservient to the interests of tho people who support it. A propos of the picnic at -the Hall, it did not conclude with a dance as was expected but the usual harmless indoor games were indulged in, iv which kissing is tho principal feature, but nothing so profane as a dance was tolerated. A committee of tradespeople aro going to givo a farewell banquet and social to our CO^S'ablo Mr Hogg on Thursday evening next who I am sorry to say will shortly be leaving us for another district, we hope the Committee will sparo neither time or expenso to make this event a memorable one. Philos

tSJUf' Visitors staying at Morrison's Commercial Hotel, Whangarei, for week ending Nov. 15th !— Messrs Guilding, . Geddis, H. N. Simson, Cumming, Home, W. Simson, Burton,. F. McKenzie, Tallis/ D. McKeiizie, M. McGregor, C. McGregor, J. McGregor, Smith, Mct>u ; ness, J. McKay." Noton, J. A. Thorne, A. McKay, Neyell, F. Thorae, Blirjkinsop, Cooke, Easthnrp, Mo'Leod, Foote, Galbrai.h, Cowan, Rawnslev. Knor. Rnnjjgaw. ITenu'iiti-'-i i*»*" '^-.-•"uaurtttij t .t^Yies, ;As*o»h, ■A-i*«arei6-n,~75.a%. .Robi-isori, Hoakmß^'Ba-ifMl, Selby. Anderson, Ronald, Mr and Mrs White, Mrs Siuifon und Missscs Simaons.. :. ■•■ , l£3F* Visitors staying at Pierces Settler's' Hotel "Whangarei, for week ending Jf ov. 15th: — Messrs Foote, Phillipa>__SjaiiK,— Bayr~"KysK', . ja»»i.ur ■ (2)T^'eT£olirT , ollock, Harnett, S Dent, Court, MeLeod, McDonald, Hastings)' Willis, Nelson, Hankins, Morris, Banvell, Hislop, Finlayson, Ford, Jackson, and Taylor.

Mr Louch CPE. arrives to-day for tho purpose of surveyiug the route of a railway to Puhipuhi. We learn on Very good authority that the people of Auckland aro awaiting with the eagerest interest the progress of events "at Puhipuhi. and that if the trial crushing of stuff sent to Waiorongomai turns'out at all favorably certain city capitalists will-invest £30,000.1 Mr W. Thorne paid Whangarei a flying visit last week. Croup at Whananaki ; death of Mi C. Galbraith's little hoy of 11 months. Meeting Board of Governors of Whangarei High School adjourned till Wednesday next. Waipu put up £19 13s 6d for its soiree in aid of Church debt reduction, Not so dusty, eh ! Plans arrived for new premises foi Colonial Bank on spare allotment opposite 8.N.Z., particulars next week. Matakoho starts a rink, and nov; boasts a hunt club. The hounds hav< arrived. What next ? Shearing in full swing at Parua Bay; clip likely to be heavier than lasl season. Fruit prospects good. A play ir rehearsal by local amateurs. Eev. Eish worth's lecture at Maun> gatnpere in aid of Wesleyan Churcl funds, greatly enjoyed ; subject, " Hil South Sea Island trip iv '84. New wharf, 90 feet long with tec at the outer end is completed a\ Ngungnni. E. Brain ley has been valuing Kauri Timber Coy's, property. Blue Eibbon entertainment at Wai kiekie on 7th inst., drew a full houso ; Miss Asher carried oft" tho honours Cricket club formed. Mr F. F. Day, of Kamo, has 'opener a branch store at Buatangata, C. C Beresford manager. Cricket match witl Whangftfei talked bf for December sth and soiree at night. Coal prospecting at Hikurangi ; results, satisfactory. Kauri Timber Coy. have given notice of application to use r rtut iutio«»44vcrs and, creeks for timber ■• 'floating purpose's. ConsMerable disi satisfaction thereat. . Wheat and oat crops looking up at Paparoa ; potatoes too late to do much good ;of fruit, no great .promise. On the other hand -good clips of wool. ; Philanthropy .flourishes. Chester's Minstrel's performed a f , Pnhi Inst night, for the benefit of Mr Underwood, left a widower with a large family on his hands. Max Einklo Minstrel entertainment in the Public Hall on Sho\V night was a complete success. Tbe hall was crowded tto excess, and evory item on the second part of tho programme was encored. Songs were contributed by Mrs Harrison Misses Calkin and Mary Calkin, Miss Kate Martin, Mr Bessell and Mr J. 1 Healey, whibthe versatile Max himself •. brought down tho house with his comic ' songs, his stilt vargaries and his clever balancing act. Telling local hits were introduced into the gag and took immensely. A screaming farce entitled, " The 'Manager inJDistress " closed the programme. An enjoyable dance fol- ' lowed. At the Rink on Saturday last, the final heat for tho Championship between > A. Cafler and H. Thomas was run off. ' At the half distance Cafler fell, leaving . Thomas to win easily. Subsequently r Manager Harrison offered to back the 5 champion to run any skater in tho Whan- } garei district. We believe the challenge > has been accepted by H. Simson, the champion of Waipu, and that the race f will take place at the carnival on the I 27th.