The Ohinemuri Gazette. AND UPPER THAMES WARDEN. SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1892.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume I, Issue 25, 4 June 1892, Page 4

The Ohinemuri Gazette. AND UPPER THAMES WARDEN.

SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1892.

" I< witt around unvarnisUdi tale deliver?' -L-OTHfiLto, Act 1, Scene 3.

Owing te the presbure of lete advertisements •we are unable to insert our leading article.

Several applications for licensed holdings appear in,our tt-day's issue. Messrs J. A. Pond, Adam Porter, arid Alf. Kidd'have been paying a visit to this d;strict during the.week. They, leave for Auckland this morning.

The Silverfcon Battery will-start crushing in about a fortnight. Over 1000 tons of ore are ready for treatment, and a satisfactory return is anticipated*

The Salvation Army, Colonel Bailey in the van, had a first-class meeting -ac the:To\vn Hall last night.

Mrs Sill, the popular'music teacher, was presented with a purse of sovereigns >by her pupupils and the Weslegan conjugation last night, on" her departure for-the East Coast.

Mr J. McNicolhas a most interesting letter in the Waikato Times concerning the breeding of sheep.

Messrs H. A. .Gordon (Government Mining Engineer) ''J. Coates and other gentlemen connected with the National Bank have been stayiug at Mr Coote's Commercial Hotel during the week.

Mr G. 'N. McGruer "deserves great-credit for the manner in which, surmounting all difficialties, he has mahipulated-the survey >pt the Waitawhefca Gorge Road. . ,

Rev H, T. Robjohns, agent for thelßritish and Porei'gn Bib'e Society, held a meetiaa in the Paeioa Wesley an Church on Thursday, evening. There was a fair attendance, and au interesting and instructive a"ddress was delivered, at the conclusion of which he stated he would not now seek to open a local branch, 1 but hoped to "do so in his next visit. On the motion of Mr French the?leeturer was accorded a vote of thanks. , - ;

A' big spud is on view at "the County Office, grown .by Mr Deverill, Te Aroha. The weight is 2| pounds, length 10 inches,, circumference 10 inches, class Late Rose.

We have been favoured with a'"private view" of the plans :of the naw Grand Hotel proposed to be erected in Paerba' by Mr G. Crosby. The front ■ elevation sho^ws up splendidly, the building being a S-story. one with imposing facade and oval balcony. There will be 16 rooms, and the dimensions of the buildingwiU be 33 x 45, with kitchen at back,' Roomy stables are to .be attached, and, like theother buildings lately erected in Paeroa, if.will •be accredit to the place. ,

We understand that Mr J. W. Shaw is a candidate for a "certificate as a second-class mine manager. Mr Shaw is well .known as late manager of the Adeline, and is,just the man' that this, class of certificate is meant for.

Oa account of most of the Karangahafce footballers going to the Thames to-day, the ma^ch between the Paeroa and Karangahake clubs has been postponed until next Saturday. A scratch match will be played this afternoon, when a good number of playeis are expected to roll up. ' ■ •A man named William'Dodd was arrested on Thursday last on a charge of the larceny of a sovereign from one Dunlop, Messis Kenny and Phillips, J.P.s, heard the case yesterday, but the evidence' being so coaflicting it was dismissed. . There was a little breeze at the ' Counei 1 meeting on Thursday, over the case of Or Bowler and the unknown Councillor. We understand mere is yet to be heard of it. Rev T. A. Norrie will, preach to-morrow, as follows: Paeroa (Town Hall) 11 a, m,, Owharoa-3 p.m., and Waihi'Tp-ni« The work on the Crown Tra«nway has not .been resumed by the contractor, Mr McCormick, but we understand that -sat;sfactory arrangements have bsen completed, aada staff of men from Auckland wiil recominenoe work next-week.

The following readjustment of portfolios has been finally aareed to by- the Cabinet:: The Hon, J. Billanoe, Premier, Colonial Treasurer, Commissioner of Customs and Commissioner of Stamps Government-In-surance, Public Trust Office; the Hon Sir Patrick Buckley, Colonial Secretary, "At-torney-General ; the Hon R.Sertdon; Public -Works, Mines, Defence, and Marine; the Hon W. P. Reeves, Education, Labour, Hospital and Charitable Aid ; TTon J. McKenzie, Lands, Agriculture, and Native Lands Purchase ; the Hon A. J Cadman, Native Affairs and Justice, to which is now attached Native Lmd Courts : Mr Cadman also takes charge of all legislation affecting the native race; the Hon J. Ward, Postmaster-General; the Hon J. Carroll, Member of the Executive, representing the native race.

Two local accident cases were admitted'to the Thames hospital on Monday. The first was a lad named Angus Gibbons, son of .Mr GibboDS. of the Junction Sawmill, who was suffering from a broken arm sustainpdirom a fall off a horse. Ihs second accident was that of a young ,man named James Smith, who was brought in from Karangahake with his left knee badly injured. It appears that he had ridden into'Karangahake from Waihi during the-morning, and left his horse in a yard in Shepherd's Hotel. On returning to the yard the horse escaped and made for the Gorge' Road, and Smith made, off in pursuit. He overhauled the animal in the gorge, and managed to get hold of the girth with .one hand and the pommel of the saddle.with the j other, but at this moment the animal swerved quickly round and pitched Smith over the side of the road for a distance of about 15 feet, with the resultthafc his knee was badly injured. On being brought into the hospital Dr Williams at once attended to the injury, but it is probable that Smith will be laid up forsome time.