The Queen's Reign.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume VII, Issue 275, 26 September 1896, Page 4

The Queen's Reign.

On the 22nd instant, Her Majesty the Queen completed the sixtieth year of her reign, and on the following day, the 23rd, she had reigned longer than any other English sovereign, two events which very naturally have aroused an outburst of loyalty at Home. The London papers received by the last mail were full of suggestions of all kinds as to how" they should be commemmorated, among them being many admirable proposals of a patriotic and philanthropic nature, but we cannot JJhere enter on them in detail, or point to tie remarkable variety which they display. Two or three of these suggestions, however, are worth recording from their novelty. . One is-that children's entertainments should be given all over the country, and that each child should receive a [mug, a Bible, a portrait of the Queen, and a concise history of her reign. Another expresses the opinion that the most fitting method of celebrating the occasion would be to inaugurate the publication daily in the morning papers of a portion of the Scriptures. A third suggests that every subject of Her Majesty should sing "Ood Save the Queen" simultaneously at noon on September 23rd. The fact that midday does not occur Simultaneously all over the earth would render this proposal somewhat impracticable.

The ordinaf|%monthly meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council will be held on Thursday next, ?<sLe Ist October at 2 p.m. Messrs" Osmond Lorrigan and Hilton will contribute sacred solos to-morrow evening at 6.30 o'clock during th» Catholic service to be held in the Karangahake Hall. Father Hackett -will lecture on the subject, "Future Life." Devotions to Sacred Heart will also be held,

A concert is to be given in Karanga kake, on the 9th prox., in aid of the Public Hall, particulars of which will bo :dven in a future issue.

All claims against the estate of the late Gooi'ge L. Ginn, bricklayer, must be sent in to Mr J. A. Miller, solicitor, Thames, by the 3rd proxo. --'

The "whole of the business, residence and suburban lots ra the Raratu Block, Karangahake, will be offered for sale by aucfcien on Saturday, 24th October prox., See advertisement.

Tenders are called for by the Waihi G.M. Co., returnable by noon on the Bth proxo., for the supply of 10,000 tons of firewood. For particulars see advertisement.

None of our lady readers should miss seeing the beautiful display of flowers in one of Messrs A. E. Price.and Co.'s windows.

We learn that a number of Bay of Plenty electors have requested Mr Stark, of Walton, to contest the seat at the coming election.

In. the cricket match, Philadelphia v. Australians, the latter, in their second innings, scored 180. Giffen made 42. Philadelphia scored 126. Trott took six wickets for 40. The colon'als won by 123 runs.

It is stated that the appointment of a mining inspector to replace Mr Gordon will not be made till after the close of the session. The Ministers find ii impossible at present to consider carefully the qualifications of the numerous applicants.

"We have much pleasure in drawing attention to the advertisement elsewhere, notifying that Mr W. J. Hawk, the; wellknown bootmaker, has disposed of his business to Mr W. J. Searle, who will continue on as heretofore in the same premise* opposite the Royal Mail Hotel., At the last meeting of the Board of Education in Auckland, areport from the Chairman was read stating that a quarter of an acre of land from the school reserve had been set aside for a site for the Waihi School of Mines, leaving seven acres for school purposes. Messrs Cassrells and Bennett inform us that they have decided on changing sthe name of their theatre from the "Criterion Theatre" to the "Lyceum Hall," by which latter title it will be henceforth called.

- The Cinderella dance wh;.ch took place on Thursday evening last in the Public Hall, Wharf street, passed off very well. There were about 18 couples present, who appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves, dancing being kept up until midnight. We understand it is the intention to continue these dances every Thursday evening for the present. At the meeting of the Waste Lands Board on Tuesday the following applications were received under the Mining Districts Lands Occupation Act, 1894 :— Richard Tdomey, Block XIV., Ohinemuri survey district, 15 acres, not recommended : H. W. Davies, Block X., Ohinemuri, S.D., 100 acres, not recommended. v t

The Rev. F. W. Isitt, in a letter to the Lyttelton Times this -week, says he regrets that he has long since ceased to class the average newspaper editor among, right thinking people. And it may safely be said newspaper editors have long since ceased to regard the average Prohibitionist as a right-thinking person. —Masterton Star.

The Hon. Mr Cadrnan, it is said, is still undecided as to which' electorate-— Waikato or Ohinemuri—=he will contest at the coming election, not having had time, owing to press of Departmental business, to consider the .matter. It will probably be the Waikato, as he has received a very strong requisition from the residents who/are anxious that he should stand for the seat.

In the report of the Post and Telegraph ■Department following paragraph occurs: "The telegraph traffic was uniisually heavy, a eircumstanoe largely to be ascribed to the development of goldniining hi the Auckland and Thames districts, and to the large traffic in mining s^ri]! and share transactions by telegraph." The balance sheet of the department shows a balance on the right side of £33,402.

Messrs John I. Phillips and Co., mining engineers and surveyors, in order to keep pace with their rapidly increasing work, have been establishing branch offices at the Thamei, : Coromandel, and Paeroa, from which surveys can be pushed on without delay, under charge of surveyors with an efficient staff under each. The Paeroa branch j 9 in qharge of Mr Cutten, C.E., the well-known engineer from Mt. Lyell, Tasmania, with Mr T. J. Whewell, as resident secretary, who will give full information to all clients.

There was a-very large attendance at the opening of Messrs MaNiccol and Co.'s horse sale at Cambridge sqn Wednseday last, buyers coming from all parts of the province. Prices on the whole were considered satisfactory, though the bidding was not so spirited as it might have been. Light colts, suitable fpr hack work, brought from £2 2s 6d to £6; medium draught colts, from £8 10s to £15; medium broken draught colts, £13 10s to £21, one filly by General Fleming, bringing £22 10s; tram horses, £5 to £1\ 17s 6d ; heavy draught colts, £16 10s to £31 10s (fora four?year-old); heavy draughts, £17 to £24. About 110 horses were disposed of during the afternoon. A meeting of the Te Aroha Eifles was recently held to consider the pi'esent unsatisfactory state of the company/ Capt. Cochrane, who presided, pointed out that through irregular attendance of members at parades, the" company had to forego their capitation for the past year, as well as their prize for Volley firing. He intimated that he had:placed his resignation in the hands of Colonel Goring, but would continue to act until his successor was appointed. After a; desultory discussion, during which it was evident that, the prevailing dissatisfaction among volunteers had extended to Te Aroha, it was decided to make an effort to recruit the strength of' the company, all the members, with the exception of four, signifying their intention of continuing. Capta^j Eeid, of the Hamilton Light Infantry, who was present by special invitation, addressed tho meeting, and pointed out the difficulty of securing officers, strongly urging tho company to retain the services of Oapfcijn Cochrane. Shooting and Finance Committees ?vere appointed The resignation of tho Key, F, G. Evans, as Chaplain of the company was received and accepted with deep regret, It is hoped that the result of the meeting will toe to. gjye a fresh impetus to volunteering in the d\?tr.icj; f

The next sitting of the Warden and S.M. Court will be held in Paeroa on Tuesday next, the 29th inst.

To suit the Hard times Mr J. J. Cassidy is selling sausages at 3d per pound.

Mr J. Hart has an advertisement re sale of boots and shoes which he is "offering at remarkably low prices.

Messrs Coath and Simson have just completed the purchase of Mr John Kennedy's business at Paeroa, and will continue in the premises, Princes street, as auctioneers, sharebrokers, land and estate agents, general commission agents, &c. Their new advertisement will appear in our next issue. Mr Walter Coath is well and favorably known to many of our readers, having been for some years in the Bank of New Zealand at the Thames, Fiji, Auckland, and elsewhere, and has resigned his position in that institution, for the purpose of going into partnership with Mr Simson in Paeroa. Mr Simson has, had a large commercial experience, having for the last ten years been connected with the auctioneering business in Southland with the well-known firms of Valentine and Co. and I. Simson 'Gild Co. We wish the new firm every success in their new venture, and are confident that they will be able to establish a good business for themselves in this district.

On Wednesday evening next, the 30th inst., a meeting of members and adherents of the Presbyterian denomination in the Ohinemuri district vrill be held in the Paeroa Church, at 7.30 o'clock, when the Committee of the Presbytery, Revs, Somerville and Munro, (Auckland) and McKenzie (Thames) will be present, to examine and report on the proposed division of the charge. At present the Rev. T. A. Nome's district extends from Matamata to Waihi, which is now found to be too large to be properly attended to by one minister, and the necessity of a division having been brought before the notice of the Presbytery, they appointed the above Committee to visit the district. Seeing that this Is a question Of vital importance to all Presbyterians in this County, it is hoped that as many as possible will endeavour to make it convenient to be present from Karangahake, Owharoa, Waitekauri, and "Waihi as well as from Paeroa.

The last of. the series of the '• At Homes " which have been given monthly since April last, took place in the Lyceum Hall (late Criterion Theatre) on Thursday evening, the 24th inst, and was an immense success. Th«re was a large attendance,, about 40 couples being present, guests having come all the way from Thames, Te Aroha, Waihi and Karangahake, and the hall was very tastefully decorated. The ladies on the committee had provided a very recherche supper, which, was declared to be superior to - anything of the kind yet seen in Paeroa, arid which was done >full justice to by the guests. At the close hearty votes of thanks were accorded to the ladies of the committee who had so ably done their part, to the musicians, Messrs Russell (piano) and Harvey (violin) for the efficient manner in which they had performed their duties, and to all who had in anyway contributed towards the success of tue "At Holies. " Dancing was kept up till about 4 a.m. when the party broke up after having ripent a very enjoyable even "Tig.