LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 4378, 25 February 1909, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An influential deputation waited upon R. L, SoinerF, Esq., Major of the Borough of Te Aroha, yesterday, asking him to allow himself to be once again nominated for the position of Mayor. Mr Somei-3 definitely declined. Mr Jas. M. Bell’s tender has been accepted for making uniform trousers for the Te Aroha Fire Brigade.

Holiday excursion tickets will be issued in connection with the Thames A. and H. Society’s Show at Parawai to-day, 25th February.

Everything* in connection with th e Te Aroha Jockey Club’s Summe r meeting points to a record attendance’ A first-class band will be in attendance* A rare opportunity is given anyone desirous of securing a shop aud fiveroomed, dwelling ; to be sold at once, by Mi 8 Harris, opposite Bank of New Zealand, Te Aroha.

Gordon School picnic takes place today. A good time is in store for the children.

Messrs Dalgety, Ltd., held a firstclass sale at Messrs Larney Bros property on Tuesday last. There’’ was a good attendance of buyers, and everything fetched good prices. Some really fine trout, caught by local anglers in the Waihou, near Te Arona township, have been on exhibition in Mr H. Jackson’s window. The fish weighed from 2 to pounds. The successful anglers were Messrs Annan, Campbell, and W. Everitt. The fish caught by the latter was a splendid speeimeu— beautiful in symmetery and undoubtedly the fish of the season. By this catch Mr Everitt can no longer be classed amongst the amateurs. The Trustees of the Te Aroha Jockey Club have an advertisement in this issue drawing attention to Certain charges collectable for admission to the racecourse on Ist and 2nd March.

Harvest thanksgiving services were held in S. Mark’s, Te Aroha, on Sunday last. The Church had been very prettily decorated for the occasion by a few of the ladies of'the Parish. The offerings of cereals, roots, fruit, etc., were very liberal. It was noticed that the singing was not up to par in the evening. The fruit and vegetables, etc., were forwarded on Monday to the. Children’s Home Parnell.

Mr Kirby’s oil launch passed down the river this morning witha large load of slag from Waiorongomai, about 20 tons, being the refuse from the smelter used in Mr Howell’s time at the Waiorongomai battery. It is being taken to the Ferguson Smelting Co’s plant, Waiomo, to be used as fluxes.

Next Monday, at 9 a m., the special Court’s judgment in the Ohinemuri licensing poll petition will be delivered at the Waihi Court-house by Mr F. J. Burgess, chairman. The full Court will be present.

The Methodist Church of Australasia in New Zealand commences its annual conference in Wellington on Wednesday next. There are about 112 ministers and 102 laymen attending. The sittings will continue for the greater part of a fortnight. All the ministers of the Upper Thames circuit are attending

The marvellous ‘-Kilties’ Band ” wil give one of its popular eutertainments in the Public Hall this (Thursday) evening. During the afternoon a grand musical carnival will be given on the recreation grouuds at 3 o’clock.

A splendid "yield of honey from a single hive is reported by Mr Pask, a farmer, of Okaramio, Marlborough. In four weeks Mr Pask took 104 lbs. of honey from his Langs troth hive, and expects, from the present appearauce of the comb, that a yield equally good will result from the next four week’s work of the bees.

One of the C’ergy who arrived with the Bishop of Auckland on Sunday will conduct Divine Service in All Saint’s Church, Matamata, atlla.ui. on Sunday prox. In the afternoon he will go to Wanaroa for the same purpose and from thence, drive to Hiuuera where he will preach at 7 p in.

On Monday last a special meeting of shar« holders of the Thames Valley Cooperative Dairying Company was held to consiher the action of the directors in deciding to erect a creamery at Puriii. After a somewhat ."tormy meeting, the majority of the shareholders deoided that they did not want the creamery er. cted at Netberton, After further discussion most of the directors intimated their intention of resigning from the Board.

A correspondent of the Taranaki Herald forwaids to that paper particulars of an attack by a. bull upon Mr T. M. St«i bens, of that district. Mr Stephens had brought the cows home, the bull being in /he hord While the manager’s wife, Mrs Rautmck, was in the shed with a baby in her .anus, bailing up the cows, the bull, suddenly, and without any warning, savagely attacked Mr Stephens and kuocked him down. Mrs Baunook called out to her husband, who was in the next field, but •'king to the noise of the mower, he did nothear her. Then Mrs Baunock, rushing out of the shed, placed her obild under a fence, and, seizing a shovel, rushed straight at the infuriated bull, which was seVeiely mauling Mr Stephens. A great struggle ensued, but eventually the bull was driven oft, and Mr Stephens was rescued. The bull was destroyed shortly after ■ wards. The Cl pan Sweep is now on.

Boom irangiug as a spor: is the subject of a finely illustrated article 'in the March issue *of the successful Australasian magazine “ Life,” just to hand. V. M. Hillyer, one of the world’s authorities on boomerang*, writes interestinvly of the their history, waxes eloquent over the joys of the Sport, and gives minute directions for making boomerangs and tin owing them so that they will return. In the same issue Charles Barrett describes, with pen aud camera, the seabirds of the islands of B iss Strait; and Ernest Poole give* >. pic uresque account of how skyscrapers are built. The photographs illustrating this article show the perilous nature of the task of building these skyscrapers, and the extraordinarily dangerous conditions under which these ‘‘cowboys of the skies ” have to work. *’ Mr Dooley ” finds a subject to his hand that exactly suits his style of humour, in Mr Rockefeller’s autobiography or, »s “ Mr Dooley ” calls it, ■* An Attimpt to defind a Blameless Life.”

A bulletin of the Indiana (State Board of Health contains some point d remarks from a teacher concerning the regular “ Monday sickness ” in the public schools. She said : “ More children are ill on Monday than on any other day in the week. By Wednesday the attendance and condition of the pupils are up to the standard, and they stay so the rest of the week. Inquiry showed me that every family had an elaborate dinner on Sunday, and +hat the children and parents ate more on that day and exercised less. Fourteen of 27 children were found to have been 4 Monday sick ’ almost every Monday. Acting upon the idea that the Sunday big dinner was the cause of the trouble, ten children were selected, and the parents were requested to set the ordinary dinner for two consecutive Sundays. The -esult was all the children came to school the following Monday morning bright, and quite free from the symptoms heret if ore detailed.” Is there not something in this ‘* Mondayish ” ailment P and would not a cold Sunday dinner make a better Monday for dad and the boys, as well as a better Sunday for “ mum ” and the girls ?

From Wairarapa comes the news that an esteemed settler in that district has offered £IOOO towards the cost of a battleship as a presentation to the British Government, and that it is to bear the same name as the donor’s sheep station. From a patriotic point of view the offer is a very generous one, but when it is remembered that there are millions of starving j oor in England and that one battleship will not materially affect Britain’s naval supremacy, thoughtful people will agree that the money could be exIjended more advantageously in reieving the distress that is so widespread at Home. To-day there are more starving people in London than has ever b en known iu the history of the vast city. The latest from an authentic sourci says The people have no work. They are hungry. Their children cry for bread. ” Hundreds and thouslnds are starving daily because there is no work for willing hands to undertake. In the face of these / facts New Zealand ne°d not worry about battleships, but give a little of their spare cash to the fund f'r feeding the huugary, whose cry of distress is heard so loudly throughout the Homeland.” —Exchange.

Speaking in the House of Lords on the Licensing Bill, Lord Rosebery said : “ We wish to see England not merely free, but sober also ; not merely sober, but free, because the drunkard is the greatest slave of all.” Replying to those who opposed the Bill on the ground of its being an attack on property, Lord Roseberry declared “ It is madness and suicidal to identify the cause of property at large with this annual license, as if it constituted a freehold license. If I were a Socialist, and wanted to attack property, there is nothing in which I should rejoice so much as identification of the cause of property with the cause of the annual license.” i Commenting on Lord Rosebery’s

words, uttered many years ago ‘* If the State does not control the liquor trade, the trade will control the State, ” the Scottish Review states “ Already the control is very real and poisons political and municipal life This far-reaching monopoly, based upon the wants and vices of the nation, and owing its chief assets to the complaisance and negligence of the Government, is too great a power to be left Uncontrolled.” There is a good muster of Cadets at the Omahu Camp. The Te Areha School is well represented. Some excell D nt work is being put in by the boys, under Staff S.M. Cheator.

Mr W. A. Kellow, Taranaki-street, Wellington N.Z , writes : “ There is no question about it—• Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera aud Diarrhoea Remedy is a fine pne. I have used it several times and it always gives me immediate relief. Not long ago one of ray carters came home with a very severe attack of colic and diarrhoea and it only took two doses of Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy to fix him up in good shape. I never go away on a trip without a bottle of this medicine, for I find that change of water ofeen affects one.” For sale by J. B. Johnson, Agents.—Advt. The Clean Sweep is now on