Local and General.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XIII, Issue 1097, 8 May 1903, Page 2

Local and General.

Messrs Grey and Menzies, aerated water manufacturers, have extended their business to Whangarei. Mr Menzies is there just now getting things in order. - Two contractors—T. Loughman and J. H.Emett—yesterday tendered for a County contract at exactly the same price. The Council decided to let the twb contractors settle betweeu themselves as to who would get the job, and towards the end of the meeting it wits announced -that the parties had agreed that Loughman Tshould take ■ up.the contract. Rumour says that the time honoured practice of "tossing a coin " was resorted to decide who should be the successful constructor. The new bridge to be erected at Paeroa over the Ohinemuri River is to be 14 feet wide, instead of 12 feet as at first decided upon. The tender for the ironwork for a 12 feet bridge was £650, and on the Council cabling to the tenderers—Handyside and Co., Derby, England—as to the cost of a bridge 14 feet wide, the reply came that the ironwork would coat £730. The extra £50 will, we think, be well spent. The County Council yesterday declined to recommend to the Government the application of John Pawelka, of Waikino, for a renewal of his slaughterhouse license. This practically means that the meat will have to be slaughtered at the County abattoirs at Mackaytown, and the Waikino "people will have the satisfaction of knowing that the moat has beeu inspected by the County official appointed for that purpose. There was a little difference of opinion at the" Council meeting as to whether the slaughtering of the meat at the abattoirs will effect the price of moat at Waikino, but moat of the Councillors considered it would not,make moat any dearer than at present. Karangahake residents will be pleased to learn that the dqg registrar has been instructed to destroy unregistered dogs in that townBhip. The number of mongrels roaming about Karangahake has for along time past been, a nuisance, and probably the registrar will now take steps to shoot or otherwise destroy a lot of them. • - In former days in Auckland a respectable and innocent man was arrested and lodged in the lockup, lie complained •to a 'goodnatured sergeant who said " Ail-right old niau, heaviness may endure for a might but j6y cometh in the morning." The joy was a clever solicitor who usually called round at the Police Station on his wav to the Resident Magistrates Court. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday, I the two boys, R. Majury and V. Dette, who were charged tit the previous Court with shooting aheifer, the property of E. Bain, were brought up for sentence/ The Magistrate (Mr R. Sv Bush) told the boys that it. was a dangerous matter going about with guns except on their own property. It was very dangerous to fire at animals that did not belong to them, fora man might get 14 years for shooting another man's beast. The boys had brought a lot of ; rouble on their parents by their action, as their parents would have to pay a lot of money to keep them from goirfg to prison. It would have been better for the boys if they had been employed doing something, and they would not have got into this mischief. He hoped this action would be a warning to the boys not to interfere with other people's property. They would be fined £l each, and ieould have to pay the value of the beast—£6—and the costs—£l2 3s 6d between them. A sensational run-away happened in Paeroa at mid-day to-day. A pair of horses belonging to Mr Adamson, of Netherton, attached to a buggy, bolted from Mr Kennedy's auction mart. They galloped with great speed along the road till they reached the gate posts of th) 3 entrance to the railway station. The vehicle .capsized, but very little damage was done to either posts or buggy. The horses by some means fi'eed themselves from the harness, and continued their course along the line, but were soon caught. A very nasty accident happened td a young man named John McHale at the Junction Wharf on Wednesday afternoon. It appears that while he was removing a large fly wheel he got caught against some timber and it j fell over his leg, breaking the bone badly just below the knee. McHale" was thrown off the wharf into the ' river, and had also a narrow escape from drowning. Dr Buckby was called and soon arrived on the scene, and did all that was possible to relieve the sufferer. The accident occurred too late to • send the patient down by the evening train, so a conveyance was procured and the sffuerer was driven to the Thames Hospital by Mr D. Potts. The return from the Koinata Reefs j Co. for the four weeks ending April 25th was £2900 from 1087 tons of ore treated. This is an improvement upon the previous months' output, which was £2500 from 1020 tons. The total output from the Komata Reefs Co. to date now amounts to £80,988. We understand that Mr Brown has beon complimented a good deal on having the Post Office letter box erected in such a central placo. The Paeroa Brewery Coy, Ltd, write as follows to Mr Brown :—" On behalf of ourselves and other residents of Paeroa we bog to thank you for having the letter box moved so expeditiously to such a central pbsitiqn, which will undoubtedly be a great boon to all."

Complaints have often been made by local bodies that grants for roads and bridges were kept back by Government for an unreasonable amount of time. Evidently the Ohinemuri County Council has not been treated that way, this year at any rate, for at its meeting yesterday it was. decided to send a letter to the Premier, thanking him for giving so expeditiously the authorities for spending the grants made last session by Parliament.

Tickets are out for the Paeroa Rugby Union's social on Thursday evening next,, and are already being rapidly disposed of. It will be remembered that the football social last year was a great success, and as the committee that has the management •this year is practically the same we anticipate an unqualified success^ Committees have been formed to arrange for decorations, refreshments, etc., and a large committee has special instructions to have the floor in good order. In addition.to dancing, progressive euchre will be indulged in and valuable prizes will be awarded to the winners. The prices of tickets are 2s 6d for gentlemen and Is for ladies.

The opening of Mrs Sanderson and Miss Milgrew's dancing . class took place on Wednesday night and was largely attended. The pupils are well pleased with their first lesson in the " light fantastic toe," and hope to be able to take part in some of the local functions before the season, expires.

from victory unto victory can certainly bo applied to the operation of, Messrs Wilson ard Horton. This week's News, copy of which has been forwarded by the local representative (Mr J. Reid), is an excellent number, the pictorial supplement being of. exceptional merit Quite a variety of photo--1 graphic reproductions are given, and all are exceedingly good. A trip through the Urewera country is depicted, and a splendid two page, sup{>lement showing Queen Street, Auckand, is given., Among other pictures, we notice one by our local photographer (Mr A Sherlock), and also J;he reproduction of a picture in the Society of Arts exhibition, Auckland, entitled, " Still No News,'? from the brush of Mr G. Woolloy, of Palmerston North, formerly of Faeroa. Mr Woolley was for some'considerable time in the local branch of the Bank of New Zealand, and whilst here finished quite a number of "oils," mostly scenes from the Waihou Eiver* The " News " this week is therefore of considerable interest and will no doubt meet with a good demand.

All cannot afford to buy a new bicycle, but an excellent opportunity is now being offered by Isaac Brown, Thames, for buying, a second-hand one at a very reasdnable price. In his replace advertisement on our third page readera will find more particalars, and those who are interested are invited to write Mr Brown or ring up telephone No. 60 for details of purchasing,