LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ohinemuri Gazette, Volume XXI, Issue 2722, 23 November 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A spring cart suitable for a farmer is advertised for sale.

A young girl to wait on table and assist is advertised for.

Our Netherton correspondent states that exceptionally heavy rain fell there yesterday.

Many parts of Hawke's Bay still need rain. Light rains have fallen, but a good deal more would be welcomed.

A correspondent writes urging that steps be taken to have a fire alarm erected in the vicinity of Hill Street.

Some reports stale that the potato crops in various parts of Taranaki are "cleaner" this.year than usual.

Attention is directed to a seasonable announcement in this, issue by Messrs J. and W. Harp, of Paeroa.

The visiting polo pi tyers were so hospitably entertained by the Paeroa players last Saturday (reports the Waikato Argus) that they are eagerly looking forward to another trip to Paeroa.

Wednesday, 30th November, has been gazetted a holiday in the Government offices throughout the dominion in celebration of St. Andrew's Day.

The Census and Statistics Bill was read a second time in the House, on Monday night. In reply to Mr Massey the Minister said it was proposed to take the census on the first or second Monday in April next.

For summer wear P. Keller has a splendid assortment of tennis and neglige shirts, box suits, drill coats and fancy vests and ties. Also a good range of panamas and boaters, soft and hard felt hats all shapes and sizes, and boys' tweed c.onway and college suits.— Advt.

Miss Nellie Stewart and her own specially selected supporting company of 30 artists, including Mr Harcourt Beatty, will begin a tour of the New Zealand " smalls " in " Sweet Nell of Old Drury" at Gore on Tuesday November 29th.

One of the candidates for the vacant sea,t on the Pahiatua Borough Council, in an advertisement in the local, paper, states that what is wanted are " capable men, who will catch the bull by the horns, not namby-pamby hatless, brainJess windbags, who are always trimming for votes."

If your baby is teething during the summer months you must guard against dysentery and bowel complaints. Keep a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in the house and at the first unusual looseness of the bowels give it a dose. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Ohinemuri County Council will be held on Thursday, Ist December, at one o'clock. The finance committee meets at 10.4s a-m-

The Ohinemun Land Agency has a notice in this issue to which we direct special: attention. Mr S. Craig, of this agency, has just : completed another association under" the " Land Settlement Finance Act " for acquiring an estate at Shaftesbury, and is at present making arrangements for taking up 750 acres at Waitoa under the same Act. The whole of the latter, with the exception of two sections, has been applied for, and intending • settlers should make early application if they desire to secure a section in this valuable property.

We note that the subject of universal Saturday half-holiday has not been lost sight of. Mr T. E. Taylor asked the Minister of Laboui whether it is intended to legislate this session to secure a universal Saturday half-holiday. It is not intended to introduce legislation this session providing for> a universal Saturday half-holiday, was the Hon. J. A. Millar's reply.

" Kissing the Book " is not now necessary when any person is taking the oath in the law courts. The new form under the Oaths Act, 1910, came into force the other day. The officer administering the oath says :—•" You swear by the Almighty God that the evidence you are about to give shall be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth." To which the person taking the oath should reply by saying " I do," or words to that effect.

Word has been received by the Ohinemun Land Agency that the Government has accepted the purchase of 850 acres at Hikutaia from Mr George Alley. The members of the Hikutaia Land Settlement Association will be entering into possession at an early date. The cutting up of these large areas into small dairy farms is a step in the right direction and we congratulate the agency on its success in these matters.

Seasonable Goods.—P. Keller has now a complete stock of the latest spring and summer goods. Here the ladies will find achoice assortment of trimmed millinery at prices that defy competition. Also the latest dress materials in crepons, lawns, plain and fancy muslins, checked ginghams, etc. A great variety of fancy white muslin and striped shirt blouses, also embroidered blouse lengths in mercerised muslin and voil. A splendid range of coloured sunshades, peter pan collars and fancy neckwear, also a large stock of new embroideries and insertions. —Advt.

A sensational incident occurred in a large public school in Wellington the other day. A boy possessed himself of a small loaded revolver, and took it to school for the purpose of showing it to his chums. While toying with the revolver it went off, and a bullet whizzed past the head of another boy and struck the blackboard.

Writes our Te Aroha correspondent: —" A diligent search was made along the river banks on Sunday afternoon for some sign of the body of the little girl who was drowned on" Saturday, 12th inst. The launch Rita made a careful examination for about seven miles clown the river but without success. The search still continues, but up to the present no trace of the child has been found."

A very successful sale was held by Mr Bert. Dunlop on behalf of the Farmers' Auctioneering Company at Mr W. McKenzie's farm, Wharepoa, yesterday. Thirty dairy cows were offered and brought prices ranging from £7 5s to ,£11155. A Jersey bull was sold for 10s, while the horses found ready buyers at from ,£3 to ,£26 10s. Pigs (baconers) brought from 22s to 37s 6d, and disc ploughs were disposed of at /8. The household furniture was also sold at very satisfactory prices, a suite finding a buyer at ,£lO 7s 6d.

The medals and bars that are to be presented at the annual meeting ot the Paeroa Volunteer Fire Brigade, which is to be held on Friday evening next in the Masonic Hall, are on view at Mr M. J. Hams' They include a five years/ service medal and two two years' service bars making a total of nine years' service to hon. surgeon Dr Gilbert Smith ; a five years' service medal ; to lieutenant Hart; a two years' service bar to Captain Moore making a total service of 13 years ; and a two years' service bar to lieutenant Brenan making a total service of seven years.

Ladies, The Corsets we most strongly recommend are the Warner's rust-proof, as they are right ahead in point of fashion design, and guaranteed to comfortably fit your form; but in addition to all this you can wash them as safely as your Roslyn "Delta" Underwear.

A large consignment of bees, which had arrived by rail to the order of a Palmerston South apiarist, was responsible for the temporary disorganisation of the local railway staff. It appears (says the local Times) that quite a number of bees had escaped from the hives, and when the door of the truck was opened by two unsuspecting porters the bees set up a lively attack. The porters endeavoured to beat them oft, but when they found that the enemy was being continually reinforced it was suddenly borne in upon them that the discreet are brave, and they incontinently fled for goods office, each porter with a perfect halo of bees about his head. The goods clerks were quietly performing their routine in the office when the two porters and a swarm of bees made a hurried entrance. Chaos describes the condition of that office for the next half hour, and the state of the hands and faces of the men engaged in the struggle now bear witness to the fighting powers of the busy little bee.

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