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Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 21, 7 May 1892, Page 7

'As will be seen by advertisement, the proprietors of this paper intend offering two ■prizes for the bsst literary composition by boys and girls of the Ohinemuri and Waitekauri school districts. As composition is now a pass subject in examination, this will', afford profitable and useful pastime 'for the? coming long evenings. •

The sittings of the Board of Review will he' held in the Town Hall, Paeroa, Monday, May 16th. Messrs Brodie, McGowan, and Douglass are the reviewers.

| Yet another change to report in business matters. Mr W. Crimmins, so well and favourably known as a carter and general carrier in Ohinemuri and Tauranga, has sold out to Messrs Murdoch Munro and Co', We are assured that with Mr Munro's 'long acquaintance with this class of business and his business qualities, he is well able to carry out any work entrusted to him. The best we can wish the new firm is that they retain the popularity and confidence reposed in the old one.

■Mrs Moberly, ride Shaw., late of this 'distict, has opened the Blue Posts Dining Rooms in Victoria-street, Auckland. ■ .

Messrs Brown, Barrett, and Oo.'s advertisement is still to be seen on an outside page. As ever, the firm is giving twenty shillings' worth -for -every pound. The name of- the 1 firm is synonymous with the word "genuine. 1' :

The hunters' moon began last Ist, and the frequent gun has been heard in all parts,Several fair bags have been obtained by "local sports, but birds are not so plentiful as of yore. .

Mr A. J. Mitchell, Clerk to the Licensing Committee, advertises: the annual and quar-, terly meetings in another column. '\

Messrs Fleming's next-local sale will'be held at the 5 Paeroa yards on Saturday next, The privileges of the Waihi Race Meeting" will be sold on that date. ... ■ • ■ .

The Observer states that "the Auckland Athletic Club is about to produce • H.M.S. Pinafore.'" The Amateur Opera Co. will give an exhibition on' the light Indian club at the same time, the; whole ending with a 4-rouni contest between Herr'Carl Schmitt and Professor Tutschka.

The Aroha News states that the men on the railway earned 7/3 for the day of S hours. Well, we 'didn't work them ourselves,,'but we know a good many that did, aud we simply quote what they told us—that they worked from 9 to 11 hours pery&ay.

We are |glad that although Mr William Crimmins, "jthe genial; carter of Waihi, • has sold his business,- :yet lie does not /intendleaving the district. His clesire is. to settle in "a little farm well tilled," and remain in or about Ohinemuri. Mr Oriminins belongs to' a class wliich we can ill spare, and we shall be very glad indeed to hear that he has marshalled.himself under the banner '-of ■' the local yeomanry; ■ \ %

The Picturesque Atlas proprietors, Messrs Bowerman Bros,, have been unsuccessfully engaged at Pukekohe in. a number of disputed cases in connection with their now notorious publication. Mr Edwin Hesketh acted as solicitor for the plaintiffs, and'Mr Cotter for the defendants, Messrs Wright,' Allen; and Roulston, There are several c:- es pending in addition to the above, but it was agreed to take these as test cases. The evidence adduced went mainly to prove that misrepresentation was had recourse to in obtaining the orders, practically the same defence as set up in most'of the cases tried 1 in this district. The case resulted in the plaintiffs, agreeing to all three cases bieng struck out with costs, '£12 odd against them Cheers for'Mr Cotter, solicitor for the defendants, and groans for Bowerman Bros, were given as the train moved off.

We regret "that we are compelled to crowd out our Thames letter this issue.

I Parliament is summoned to meet on the • 23rd June for the despatch of business. \

The Mayor of Invercargill declines to preside at the Ministerial meeting at that place on Monday next.

■Mr William Grey, a relative of Sir G-eorge Grey, has been successful in establishing his claim to the earldom of Stamford.

•At last meeting of the Waitoa Road Board a letter was received from Edward Bowler and other nineteen settlers '(some in the Waitoa Uoad and others „in the Ohinemitri '■ County) with Teference to the great need of forming that part of the Stanley^ road from the Ohinemuri County to the rail-, way crossing near Te Aroha. The consideration of the matter was deferred till the Engineer.inspects and reports on ii. .-■•■-

In face of the five shilling-call; lssfc-even«! ing there were bnyers of Waihi scrip at 20s ; sellers, 21s; business, 20s 6d. , , '■Pleasure-seekers,'attention'! The Muses' hold high Court at Karangahake on Fridayevening next, when the creme de la eremo oi the.youth, beauty, and talent of the Valley, of the Thames will be present in their biled shirt. This is to command that you be pr > - sent at the Public Hall, at 7.30 p.m. of the clock. ' Herein fail not at the peril of losing: a'reaTgood time. ■ '