LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume VIII, Issue 586, 15 April 1899, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A. meeting of the Loyal Jubileo Lodge of Oddfellows, M.U., will be held in tie Lodi^e-roorn, Wharf-street, on Monday evening. .

Mi 1 John MuCombie, managingnirector of tie IWarotofco G.M. Co., requires tendors for exfen ling the Xo. 2 level, a distanou of 100 f-or.

A special necking at the To Aroha School Committee will be hold this evening for the purpose of wkoting a teacher for the To .Arohii school.

, Wo would remind our readers of the Church of England social, in aid of iho choir fund, which comes off ou Wednesday, the 19fch inst.

Fruit of all classes will be offered at Mackay and Pratt's sale next Thursday, *hen the firm will als>o submit a list of produce, furniture and sundries.

"We understand that the long-service medals and certificates' earned by members ©f the Paeroa FirO Brigade will be received in tho course oi a few days.

We have to acknowledge tho receipt from Mr Gt. Mackay, seedsmau, of Auckland, of bis price-list for the season. The book contains a largo amount of useful information and is very nicely got up.

The loctil Library Committee met yes'erday to examine plans for a new reading- room. The committee decided to accept the plans and to call for tenders for the immediate completion of the work.

In another column will be found an advertisement giving the places and times of the -various householders' meetings in the district, to be held on the 24th inst, for the puroose of electing School Committees.

Mr E. Bromwich intends starting in business in Paeroa next month in the bakery line. As he is well-known as a first-class baker and a thorough tradesman, he should do well. We wish him every success.

The Hon. A. J. Cadman, Minister of Railways and member for Ohinetauri, is at present m Auckland. He will probably remain there about three weeks, when he purposes visiting some of tho goldfields.

We hear that Jack McDonald, the well-known professional sprinter, wko for some time resided at the Golden Cross, won a handicap race of a large amount in a town in Victoria last month. He is reported to have had 10 yards' start ir^ a distance of 130 yards.

On Wednesday night tho Paeroa Fire Brigade, under Captain O:Hara, held a wet practice. TLe scene of operations, was opposite Mr J. W. Shaw's Canpr lrxiciai Hotel, and the water was thrown on his and adjoining buildings, the practice'being a complete success..

A requisition to the Coromandel County Couooil to suppress hawkers is being largely signed by the business people there : "vho contend that a hawker's license ot £1 is not sufficient, conside mg the heavy rents, rates, and taxes to b J paid by business houses.

O irpenter?, painters, plumbers and. others are informed that, under instructions frcai the agent of tho Pubfie Trustee, ,a g: aat auction of tools of all classes will be held by Mackay ai?d ]?r,atit next Thursday, 20th April. ' Tha whole lot is for absclute sale without vtserve in order to clear up the estate.

Mr H. McClelland has. in. notice of motion in, to be. disci sseel at the next meeting of the Ohii.ei&iuri licensing Committee, to the effect that no licenses be issued to applicants who, cannot produce a lease or show they, are not weekly tenaatß. Th« matter is likely to produce an interesting disoussaoa, being a many, sided one.

The attention of contractors, buijclera and others is called tO'-an/bdrertiseutuit. in another column, inviting! tenders for the eroctiou of the Paeroa Eeading;Boom, returnable to Mackay and Pratt's officej where plans and specifications mivy.be inspected. Tenders, are required to' be sent in not later than Saturday, '22nd April, at 2 p.m. As a large niunber of the public who should subscribe have not yet helped in this desirable object,, the committee of the Library will be,; pleased to receive further subscribtions. at once.

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