LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 45209, 5 April 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The unintentional exposure of the “Mail’s” dilatoriness laid before the Hungahunga Drainage Board on Saturday, furnished us with more than au adequate quid pro quo in the ungenerous remarks made in their issue of the same date. Where the delay complained of was with us quite unavoidabls, our contemporary had no such excuse or justification. Since this matter has been brought up, it is only fair to our readers to explain the circumstances. The inform ation referred to was obtained by both papers at the same meeting, but owing to an excels of local matter, half of our report had of necessity to be held over from Thursday’s issue. On Saturday another block occurred, and owing to the fact that we had announced tho retention of the Mayoral Seat as a dead cercaiuty so long ago as March 12, it was decided that the mere matter of congratulations might well be one of the items to stand over. Easter Monday, however, intervening, we missed that issue, so it could not appear till the Thursday. It may be remarked en passant that we do not infringe the law by working our hands on Statutory Holidays, contrary to the Award. Marie Oorelli, the novelist, is seriously ill. A stirrup iron and leather awaits its owner at this office. For the year ended Christmas 1909, the drink bill for the United Kingdom amounted to over one hundred and fiftyfive millions sterling. Cable a I vice to hand states that thirty craters are in eruption on Mt. Etna. Streams of boiling water damaged crops to the extent of half a million sterling. Railway communication was restored yesterday between Te Aroha, Paeroa, and Thames. Waihi is still cut off. The ballast trains were working all Sunday dealing the line. A man named McLennan attempted to commit suicide at Neavesville the other day. He swallowed a concoction of match-heads and then cut his throat, but missed the main artery. He was found by a gang of men and brought into the Thames Hospital where his injuries were attended to. The attention of our readers is called to the handbills inserted in to-day’s issue announcing a special display of millinery for the winter season by the well-known firm of Smith and Caughey, Auckland. The local agent (Mr W. VV. Maingay) has arranged for the exhibition to be shown in the vacant premises opposite the Bank of New Zealand on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next.

The sentence “ The rose smells sweet ” which was set for parsing in a grammar paper at a University examination in Australia, has been the subject of much controversy. Every candidate took the word “ smells” as a verb, but the correct solution is “ noun,” the words “ you smell” being understood. The whole sentence is ungrammatical; it shor'd be, “ The rose’s smell is sweet.” An accident occurred on the traffic bridge on Sunday, when a sulky drawn by Mr Lewis’s trotting horse, became overturned in a rut. The trap was considerably damaged, and Mr Lewis received a nasty bruise on the leg. The horse got away and bolted down Whitaker street, where it was finally captured opposite Hogan Bros.’ stables. Joe Wolfe, aged eight years, a resident of Te Aroha, met with a painful accident on Saturday. It appeared that the little fellow was spending a visit at a farm at Waihou, and was amusing himself with playing with a horse. The animal became skittish and kicked out, landing its hoof right in the child’s face. He was taken to the Hamilton Hospital, where it was found that his nose and jaw were broken. The injuries were attended to and we understand the patient is progressing satisfactorily. Those who noticed the night sky on Friday after the gale had subsided, must have been struck with its peculiar appearance. There were no clouds, but a huge wedge-shaped trail of nebulous matter, through which the stars were plainly \lsible, stretched right across the heavens frorq. due east to west.

The New Zealand Dairy Association recently completed its February accounts. The value of the butter made by the Association during that month reached the handsome sum of £29,453 13s lid on account of which an advance sum of £19,547 11s 7d has been paid to milk suppliers. These advance payments will be supplemented by further substantial sums which will be paid out at the end of the season in the usual way. The Association’s payments for milk supplied in February of last year was £15,372 17s 6d thus showing an increase of £4,174 14s Id. The suppliers at the one creamery district of Otaua received payments from the Association for February milk totalling almost £I,OOO. NASAL-CATARRH. Albert-street, Auckland, August 27th ISJQ9. —Nazol. Ltd. Dear Sirs, —Youl remedy fqr Nastji Catarrh being broughr under my notice, I decided to give the same a trial, and must say that I experienced great relief after using it for two days. I recommended a friend of mine to use it, and he tells mo that nothing he has taken has done him so much good as Nazol. lam sure that once your remedy gets known, it will be universally used among those suffering from Catarrh in the head. You are at liberty to make what use you like or this testimonial. —Yours truly, D. H :vet