BREVITIES.

Northland Age, Volume IV, Issue 17, 9 December 1907, Page 4

BREVITIES.

Leser’s for Tf^t^/jp^gS^wder.* Sir Joseph Ward baaaefinately decided to visit the Bay of Islands Electorate during the recess, probably in January or February. Leser’s for Christmas and New Year Cards. * Mr. Allan will hold divine services at Houhora and Waihopo schools on the loth December at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. respectively. They say that the best advertisers of Roslyn Arc the Wearers of Roslyn.* - There will be no issue of the “Age,” on the 30th instant, in order to give our printing staff a well and honestly earned holiday. Babies’ shoes, in red, tan, and black at Leser’s, Mangonui.* Mr. E. Wratball was the successful tenderer for building the shop and cottage which Mr. McKay, our local tailor, is having erected on the Beach road. Leser’s for Flax and Manilla Ropo, Wool Packs and the best English Sheep Shears. * Mr. G. Leser has just received a consignment of Lemon Squash in powder form, and for a refreshing summer drink this is one of the best we have tasted, A large stock of Mangonui, Whangaroa, and Bay of Islands Post Cards and Albums at Lesor’s* . Rev. C. Aker will hold services at Te Koroa on Friday 13th instant, and on Sunday lothinst., atFairbnrn at 11 a.m., at Oruru at 3 p.m. and at Mangonui at 7 p.m. Leser is the Mangonui Agent for Arthur Yates and Coy’s “Reliable Seeds.” Warranted germinative.* It is reported from Hokianga that copper has been found in payablo quantities at Whangape, on the Whakarapa side of the ranges, by a syndicate of Auckland investors. Just Arrived! A largo stock of Fancy Goods and Jewellery for Birthday and Christmas Presents. At Leser’s. Constable Drummond had to make a forced ride to Kawakawa in order to attend the Licensing Meeting. The Licensing Justices like to have personal evidence in front of them before deciding on a coldly written report. During the Christmas Holidays our Editor is to do a trip round the North. Under ono of his pen-names ho should he able to give some crude pictures of the crude North, and it is to ho hoped that to the exchequer there accrued some additions. An extraordinary election will take place irr the Waimate Riding of the Bay of Islands County on the 17th instant, to till the vacancy caused by the resignation of Cr. Willis. Wo understand that Messrs. D. D. Hayes, John Nicholson and H. J. Nixon will be candidates and that the chances of the last named are the best. Hutchinson Bros. Ltd., should have had a change advertisement irr this issue. Printing technicalities prevented the alteration but after the remarks we have heard of the way in which they filled their last orders, per their traveller, we don’t think that tlrero is anything more for us to say than that all can trust them if they wish to send orders to town. Mr. L. P. Williams, Manager, “ Times and Star,” Westport, N.Z. unites: —“ While oil a visit to Christchurch, J.<yass attacked with a severe dwslnitei#, runKwas unable to leave tire tsirhL Lfekul j»ma,iirtTtk'iiKa.sent in from a chemist, buy it f#ve no radiof. Having seen iifMne pkper S wliM others had said about Chamberlain’s imlic, Cholera, and Diarrhoea Remedy, I decided to try it and sent out for a bottle. The result was most satisfactory, for after taking two doses I was fi'QO form all pain and was soon completely cured.” For sale by all dealers in medicine. The Herekino Cricketers are visiting Mangonni next Saturday and commence play against the Mangonui team, at Cooper’s Beach, at 11 a.m. The Mangonui hoys are putting a fairly strong team into the field consisting of Mr. L. ■Matthews (captain), Dr. Forbes, af.d Messrs. P. Lambly, L. Penney, W. A. Wilton, R. Wrathall, S. Wratball, L. Martin, A. Penney, J. Houston and W. Rankin, with R. Jackßon as first emergency. We had the pleasure of a chat with the Member for the Bay of Islands on his return from Wellington, and were delighted at the improvement in his health. The gentleman would not, necessarily, give us any indication as to his intentions with regard to the next General Election, but he had no hesitation in saying that lie thought the Ward Ministry had deliberately neglected the. Roads and Bridges of the Bay because its Member voted for “freehold” tenure. Curiously enpugh qny recommendation from the Roads Department was given effect to and grants asked for by the Dept, were fully supplied.

If Peria is growling about the mail service.what about Pukepoto, Herekino, Whangape and Owhata ? Petitions are necessary.

The Rev, Mr. Perry, of tho Presbyterian Church, will hold services at Mangatete at 3 p.m. on Sunday next and at the Awanui school at 7.30 p.m, of the same day.

Foi the spring and summer, A big stuck of panamas, tennis shirts, ties and shoes at Leser’s.*

Seems that there been a very great danger of a general rising of the Natives in Zululand. Nothing but the firmness of the Natal Government and the unrestricted powers given to Colonel McKenzie (the military chief) saved an ernuete,

> Oruaiti and Mangonui schools were examined by Mr. Burnside M.A. last week. In the Oruaiti school all the children passed into higher standards, but m Mangonui four scholars were put batik’. Splendid records anyway !

Formal notiefe has been sent to tho Directors of the Wellington and the Manawatu Railway Company that the government intends to acquire the original line under the original Act, the price to be determined by arbitration.

The Monte Carlo murderer Goold has been sentenced to hard labour for life, his wife being given the last penalty of the law, death, though it is believed that she will be reprieved. Extreme degeneracy was the cause of Goolds being spared from the final penalty.

Mr. Clifford Long, the well-known dentist of Whangaroa is visiting the Northern centres; Awanui, Herekino and Kaitaia, and it would be well for residents of these places to look up his dates in our advertising columns. Nothing like getting the troublesome tooth attended to in time or, if not, it means hours or, perhaps, days of ache.

The Bank of New Zealand half yearly leport is fairly favorable, indicating tightness of money, bad prices for wool, flax, etc., as having been more or less foreseen, and good management. It does not look as though there would be an increase of dividend, the management being and the outlook throughout the world not being altogether brilliant.

That there is very grave dissatisfaction with the Peria, Victoria Valley, and Fairburn etc., Postal Service there is little question, but we cannot but acknowledge that our local P.M. has done bis best to bring the Aucklond Postal people to reason. However there is no chance of an alteration without a petition from those interested and our advice is “ get to work quickly.”

The chairman of tke“Methodist Church of Australasia lias appointed the Rev. C. B. Jordan, B.A. as additional agent, pro tern, for the North. The Rev. gentleman will make Awanui his centre and will endeavour to establish the Methodist Mission on a permanent basis. On Sunday next he will accompany tho Rev, C. Aker, and at tho services will,Jin eaoh ease, preach. We wish the new-comer abundant success.

We wish to make it as widely known as possible that our Northern Storekeepers are selling the celebrated Roslyn woollen manufactures at Auckland prices for cash, viz Clothing, Blankets, Rugs, Jerseys, Sweaters, Crimean shirts, Tweeds, Worsted, Flannels, Plaidings, Hats, Caps, Socks, Stockings, Yams, and the famous Delta unshrinkable underclothing for men, women and children. Buyers should sec that each article is stamped Roslyn.*

Imitation is tho sincerost form of flattery and in acknowledging that we are imitating the “ Observer ” on our front page, which is as complimentary to that journal as it is not derogatory to ourselves. We accept the fact that originality in journalism to-day is not a universal acquirement, as witness the imitation of ourselves which lias occurred quite lately in the country papers. However, if any of our readers “ would like to know ” something particular that is exactly what “ we should like to know.”

All our readers who wear Roslyn will be pleased to hear that Messrs Ross and Glendining, Ltd., /warehousemen and proprietors of thqfwoll known Roslyn worsted wolllAi llillsj ais. opening up business in Ji ixtefsivi wayj in Auckland having just ereetjd a ldFge and commodious warehoup in Elliot-street for that purpose. Till strong demand that has set in for Roslyn manufactures from the North lias played an important part in bringing about this desirable result.*

We regret that our “ Grumpy Critic’s” writing, when sending in his report of the Mangonui Hospital Ball, was so bad that the Comp, misprinted Miss Webb’s costume (Flower Girl) and it was attributed to a Miss Wells. Miss Webb was one of the three flower girls whom our G.C. was flirting in the Moonlight with and we thank heaven that we have not once more to tell the usual lie and blame the descriptive error ou to the printer’s devil instead of on to the man who is always in error—the reporter.