Local and General

Te Aroha News, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5966, 20 August 1920, Page 2

Local and General

The raising of the following loans by the State Advances Office has been, authorised :—Piako County Council, £3OOO, £I2OO and £405 ; Elstow Drainnge Board, £SOO.

The promoters of the plain and fancy dress ball at Springdale, which was to have been held on the 25th inst., have decided to alter the dale of the function to Friday, September 3rd. This course has been deemed advisable as it was desired to compete agaiost the promoters of a dance at Lower Waitoa on the 27th inst.

The report of the engineers on the proposed light line r&ilway between Morrinsville and the river head at Tahuna, has been received. The proposed route connects with the Government line and the dried milk factory at Morrinsville station, passes through Morrinsville and the Mangateparn soldiers’ settlement, across the Piako Bridge, and then along either No. 8 or No. 7 road to Tahuna and the Mankoro* landing. The engineers advised that an extension to Patetonga should be kept in view, as the line would pas 3 through flat country and open up a most fertile district of the Hauraki Plains. The intended cost of the construction of 14 miles of line was £38,920, or £2780 per mile. Bolling stock was estimated to cost £13,500. It was estimated by the Light Lino Committee to call meetings of settlers to consider whether the lino should pass along No. 8 or No. 7 road. A sub-committee was set up to outline boundaries and obtain data as to probable traffic.

Mr W. Harford, Mayor of Eeilding, is at present spending a short holiday in Te Aroha. Mr Harford visited Te Aroha about three years ago, health recruiting, and the benefits ho received then have induced him to repeat the visit.

The polling in connection with the municipal by-election on Wednesday was heavy for such a contest, reaching to within 100 of the total votes recorded at the election for Mayor and councillors over a year ago.

We learn that Me Coulter, the councillor-elect, who was too unwell on Wednesday evening, to verbally return thanks to the eh ctors for placing him t>t the head of the poll, is now well on the high road to his normal state of health.

The annual meetiug of the Te Aroha Trotting Club takes place next week.

The Levin Dairy Company has received an offer of 2b 4d por lb. for its season’s butter—26ls 4d per cwt. It is understood the butter iE available would go to the American market.

A farmer speculator ia the Levin distiict who purchased a property and held it for about a week Bold it at an advance of £9 per acre to a returned soldier.

Tho return of £3l received by a Levin dairyman for his Bix cows for July (says the Chroniclo) has breu beaten by a Te Horo supplier to the Wellington City Couucil, whose July cheque for twelve cows was £BO.

The following letter from a correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury is of interest “I am willing to risk my reputation as a public man is the ■Worst case of smallpox cannot be effectually cured in three days, simply by cream of tartar. This is the sure and nover-failing remedy : One ounce of cream of tartar dissolved in a pint of boiling water, to be drunk when cold at short intervals It can bo taken at any time, and is a preventative as well as a curative. It is known to have cured in a hundred thousand cases without a failure. I have myself restored hundreds by this means It never leaves a. mark, never causes blindness, and always prevents tedious lingering. If people would ody try it and report all cures to you, you would require many columns if yon gave them publicity.”

Tho Christchurch “ Sun ” claims to have received exclusive information that the Government has decided to collect income tax fc <m the racing clnbs for as far back as 1916. An Act was passed ■in 1916 permitting this to be done, bat it was not till 1920 that a test case was taken to see if it was legal b Mr Justice Chapman mled that the act meant what it said. The Commissioner of Taxes has been apparently sitting on his hands all this time, and has now decided to go abeid, or rather, back. The raciug clubs pay seven taxes already. This is the eighth. If the Government perseveres with the idea some of the clnbs will have to pawn all their assets. Others will -have to put up the shatters. Some clubs gave all their profits daring the war to patriot’c funds. Will they be taxed on those to ?

On the local golE links, on Saturday next, the Medal round, which was commenced on Wednesday, will be continued. The eight best cards banded in by men members will qualify for the Clnb Championship Competition. The eight best ladies’ cards will qualify for the Ladies' Championship Tlfe qualifying round for the Junior Championship will also be played. The eight best cards re. tmn9d by men whose handicap is 24 or over will qualify for the men’s championship, while the eight best cards returned by ladies whose handicap is 18 or ovey will qualify for the ladies. The Ist Championship round will be played on Wednesday and Saturday, August 25th and 28th’

A peep into Caudwell’s furnishing window wjll reveal the latest in beautiful carpets and runners, doorslips, etc. Also the latest 1920' Bungalow Model Rotoscillo Drophead Sewing Machine, the last word in sowing machine construction Caudwells will be pleased to demonstrate the new model to all interested.

Quite a number of local football enthusiasts contemplate being present to witness the match Thames and GoldfieldH reps. v. the b'outh Island Country Unions’ touring team at Thames next Wednesday.

Horse-owners are directed to an announcement that applications for the services of the two thoroughbred sires, Day Comet and Arohiestown, belonging to the .association of country racing clubs, must be lodged on or before Saturday, 28th. ihßt. Last season both sires were well patronised —in fact, in the opinion of some racing men', their services were made rather too much use of.

The Public Trustee gives notice today that bonus interest for the year ended 31st March, 1920, is now payable.

The local Fire Brigade and Municipal Band members are to be the special guests of the Orphans’ Club at next Monday evening’s social.

Mr J. Valder’s herd has sold by auction at Ruakaka on Wednesday last at an average of £22 per head. The top price was £2B, and those making £23 or over were seoured by Messrs Cox Bros., Hennessy,C. Cronin, Carswell, Davis, A. F. Barton, and G. Bygrave. Yearling heifers made £9 ss, farm horses £35 to £37, sows in pig £ls ss, milkcaDS to £3 iOs, farm implements and sundries at usual prices.

The classes for instruction in dancing the jazz, iu connection with the Returned Soldiers’ Association forthcoming ball are to be continued each Thursday evening in the Palace Theatre. The support acoorded bo far is encouraging, but the promoters wish it known that there is room for more pupils. Admission tickets may be obtained at the door.

“ My experience is that open council meetings once a fortnight instead of committee meetings have not been the snccess it was claimed for them,” remarked a borough councillor to a Wairarapa Times representative. “I had an opeu mind on the subject, and was prepared to give the onoe-a-fort-night open council system a trial m preference to a fortnightly committee meeting, but I am convinced now that better work would be done for the borough wore the committee system in vogue, with an open council meeting once a month.” The Masterton councillor is not alone in his opinion.

For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure 1/9, 2/9