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Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume II, Issue 54, 24 December 1892, Page 6

Our second Christmas. We wish' our readers very many happy returns of the festive season and a prosperous And bright New Year. English mail closes at Paeroa on Thursday, 29th iust. Th 3 folio wins; are the appointments for the Weileyan C mrch to-morrow :—Pa*roa, 11 a ny, liev J. law; 7 P m , Mr French; tiikufcih, 2.30 p.m , Mr French; Owharoa, 230 p.m., Rev J. L*w; Waihi, 7 p.m., Rev J Law. • The Kauri Hmber Company advertise tbei wares in this issueTho b.iknce-shfla6 of the County Council for the half-year -ending September 30 is published to-day. The Mackayjowu Sports eventuate om Boxing- 13.iy. A big attendance is anticipated, as Mr Nash provides a huge day's fun if.rr his patrons. Mr B. C. Y. Lewis new advertisement appears on another p'aga. Mr Lewis is par excellence tint Thames bootmaker.' The usual monthly Bind of Hope opea neeting will not .be held this month. '. he P veroa School broke ap for the usual siv weeks Cnristmas vacation on Thursday. ; Am exfension of time for the rece pt of tenders for Mr Crosby's new hotel is advjrt.sed rhe time 's\'Xteuded fr.»m Wednesda , 28th insfc., UrWednesd-jy, the 4 h proxThis will i>ive locnl builders two extra days to view spec fixations. ; 1 Owing to the non-attendance of gentlrmenatTlerr Kreutzer's singing classes, he has decided to cintinue the classes for ladies* only iri'future. i Thenld Ohincmnri Miner's Union (A.M. A. , Nc>, G'2) have agreed to hand over the cash in ' liaui to the Ihames Branch of the A.M.A. 1 —some £20 odd, ! We beg to c ill attention to the advertisement announcing , the booths and date of p .lling for the £6 000 loan. The date i* I Monday, January 9uh. Bradley and Co. will put on a speoial coach in>m Paeroa for the ' names to-morrow (Sunday at 12 noon On Monday next the vnuvl I c a h will laae Paeroa at 10 a.m. , insteal of I 10 30, thus "iving passengers an opportunity of seeing the _Th unes Races. 1 We understand that Mr VValter Wi"ht'a i pidd -ck on the JuncMon E.oad has been secured for the Athletic Sports on New Years Diy. The programme is an excellent one, and should.give a good day's amuse-, mentl Full particulars of the grand concert to ba given by 40 of the leading vocalists from the rhimes iv the Town Hal, Paeroa, on New Year's night, will appear in next issueMr D-iniel Campbell advertises that he 1 commences his coaching contract oa Moedav, January 2. ])o try the tlvani S. lemonade. Mr rhomia Cotter, of Auckland, recited our version ot "God'a own country" at the Thames' Mayoral Banquet. The Thames Races, which taTse place on Monday and Tuesday next,-will h»ve a large number of visitors from the upper country. I'hey promise, to V>e the best contested races, ever Held bu-the Thames. v Our Waihi corresponded^ letter, witk an account of the school picnic, is crowded out this issue. Mr J M. Robson adrerHaes a variety ol Christmas goods* 'Fnuts, crockery, toys, etc., etc., he stocks largely, and all the i goods being new and cheap should leatl t© biz.

The 'County Offices will b.e closed from :Saturday, 24th i»st., to Monday, January 2nd, both days inclusive. The ordinary' monthly' meeting of the 'County Council will be held on Thursday, ■ January 5, Business—Gsneral, and the-fol-lowing notice of motion :—That'tVie interest and sinking fund^for the proposed loan-be a ! first charge against the goldfields revenue.— Proposed Hay Cr Edwards, Chairman. The foHo\rin£» hol.iday arrangements.W'll be <:bse:ved at the Paeioa Post-office during 1 CJhvistma'3 and New 'Yeir. On \fonday, :26'-h December, and -Monday, ,2nd : J"\»n;try-, ihe (fßse will observe a close .holi'lay KMaila usually, made up on these 'days will-close,at 5 p.m. on the previous SaHird»y -On dies- • day, 27i'h December, the office will be open in all 'branches to the public from 9 to 10. ; am. A supplementary m>il 'will b- made. 1 up for Te Aroha and the Miamesat, 9.45 a^m % • on Monday, the.'2slh Deuembeiv 'Mr P. Egginton,'-who has "been acting postinaVer abTaeroa for the.past "6 months,' leaves'for the Thames otr Monday be n% succeeded by Mr Joha Brown, of.Kutikati, ■who arrives here to-day. Mr Rg..>intoil's courteous manner has gained ' trm m^Bj' friends during his shwfc stay. Mr Brown; his successor, brings a good record from. Ka'iltati, and being an-accom])lished musiv cian, isilikely to-prove a gain to the district Mrs Wallace takes Mr -Brown's,-place «at " Katikati. / , At a certain Court"tha defendant, an .inveterate "kite-flyer," -whs 'under • cross-Rxamination. Examining Cuun- • sel (no^vf a Judge) suavely : "Yon i ' have given bilis ifor everything. You are, it-seems to; me, following in the ! footsteps of Mr Mieawber." Defen- < daat ('(emphatically arid with mii'i-ti ■ indignation) : "That's not' true, 'sir.;. I don't know this Mica wber. never saw 3 him in my Hfe^" Sveu the courtbailM laughed.