0H1NEMURI. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Paeroa, Friday.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 227, 5 November 1887, Page 2

OHINEMURI. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Paeroa, Friday.

At a special meeting meeting of tho Licensing Bench, held in tlio Pulilic Hall, Puerua, on Saturday last, tho following; members were present namely — Messrs Lipsey (Ch.iinnan), Mitchell, Kd wards md Loftun. Constable Mitchell, who officiated us cleik, read the warrant giving tho Bench Hpcoml authority to gi.iut licenses in the llikutaia and Whangarnat.t Blocks, within the Ohinemuii survey disI riots. The only application before tho Bench was that of Mr J. U. Walsh, .vho applied for a conditional license, for a houho lit the Junction, Muritoto, and, this vi us granted till the end of thu year, tlr foe for such privilege being £2f> for one year orany part thereof, in accordance with Sec. 15 ol' the Licensing Act. Mr CJr. Wilson, Mining Inspector, has _ been making a lour of tho mines in ibis district during the week,and somo of the minoownors, upon whoso holdings no work whatever is being done, will hoar from that gentleman vox-y shortly. The nil tibsorbing topic of conversation hei'O at present is of course the coming county elections, aivl to-morrow being the day not apait to rot-eivo nominations of candidates it will have the eilect of singling out those of the would bo Councillois who lui\e fully madeup their minds to enter the lists and contest one or other of the diiTeient «-eats. It is stated timt theie will he no less than nine candidates loi tlic honor of representing the Paeroa Hiding which only returns throe memheis, and as e.teh ol tho con toalii nls will be smo to bavo a certain amount of support, a desperate .struggle may be a iticipatud. At one time it was thought that, Mr Quango would very likoly have a w iilk ovor tor the Wuiioa Biding, but Mill. Chalton is also spoken of as a probable c.'.ri '<Ue. Foi* the Kaiangahake Bidn.g, which returns two members, live Biehnion.li aie said to be in the field ; and as four of these, viz., Messrs J. ILW.dsh, Fianklyn, C Nash, and ifi, Q'linn, are pretty well sure to {;o to tho poll the contest will of nrcobsity'bo a hot one The Waitekauri Biding, returning two members, will, in all piobabihty, havo four candidates to select fioui, and' of those, two will bo tho present ic-pie->euUves Messrs Moore ami Coibeti, \.lio who aie seeking re-election, and who, it i.s bfiid, will be opposed by Mr J. Pluil-ps Juiir. and W. Mojgan. The u^ual monthly monthly meeting of the Band of Hope was held in the Public Hall heio on Wednesday evening lasi/when Mr W. J- Elliott occupied the cb.ur, and tho mu>ic was co itiibuted by Mis Sdl (harmoiuin;, iviid Mihs H. lt'jl)sou (piano). The hall was filled with people and the fo lowing liberal programme was gone through in a very creditable manner : Hymn, "Hove the cause of tempeiaace;" recitation, Miss J.ickson, '■ A child's tear;" reading, WrW. J. Elliott, II How Peter popped the qeustioa; " v citalon, Norman Robson, " Little Jack ; " uong, (selectud) Misa Bramley ; lecitifcion, Ali-s V-aniß Giljbons, " C'd^ibianea; " hymn 53, " in the field of daily dut\;" recitation, Misd V.Bvamley, •« Tho Foolmh Mai Jen ; " dialogue, Edwin Biamlsy and Jowpli IVtloy, " Tho House with th" pietuie over the Dooi;" addiess. Mr W. J. Elliott, ' Modeiation ; " recitation, Miss Katie Sib-oik, " The Temperance Till; " leading, Miss Bi unloy '| Homo came Jim 10 sign tno Pledge-, " recitation, Dou.rifvs Ijittlejolin, "Battia of Hoben-Lin-den;°' iiymn 70, " ur Iio l v s a ' :o W»f?hi ; " recitation, Miss Lizzie Bramlev, " Tut gate •X, cipeis Wife," recitation, Miss Annie .Jackson, >A he is a Ho;" Bong, Misses hoien.son an 1 Wattam, " The Father HecUnn.-d; " recitation Mim AY. Moore, " Curfew shall not ring To-i.i.'ht,"hymn 10*2, "The Merry Birds ;" recitation, Mm Ethel J-ickijon/Tno Chilchon's Army;" lccitilion, Mr W. 0- Elliott, A Drunkard's Caner. " The pri/e offered for the best recitation has been held over, because thoxe appointed to act as judges could not como to a satisfactory decision. The meeting conclude I with the benediction and at its close seveial came for\vard and signed the pledge.