LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6407, 27 October 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr R. Trebilco' of Ruakaka, who won a gold medal at the Hamilton competitions on Saturday last, was a pupil of Mr T. Venables of Te Aroha.

Messrs R. Coulter and Co. hold a special sale to-day. There are big entries of poultry, including 60 White Leghorn hens.

A Gaxette notice calls a final meeting on Wednesday, November 7th, of the members of the Hauraki Brass Band, Thames, in liquidation.

The latest “howler” comes from Taihape. When asked for the ; meaning of “tomahawk” one bright youngster wrote: “Tomahawk is the male hawk, not the one that lays eggs.”

A Gazette notice consents to the raising of loans as under:—Thames Borough Council, for street improvements, £30,000; for sanitary works, £20,000; and Thames County Council for developing a ipetal quarry at Matatoki, £IO,OOO.

Mr E. C. Cutten, S.M., and Mr Stebbing, president and secretary respectively of the Young Citizens’ League, were in Te'Arona a few days ago, and met a number of local citizens relative to the formation of a branch of the League here. It is likely that a meeting will be arranged at an early date to give all who are interested an opportunity of hearing Mr Cutten and Mr Stebbing ' on the aims and objects of the League.

A football match between teams representing the Post and Telegraph offices of Thames and combined Paeroa, Waihi and Te Aroha was played on the Paeroa Domain on Monday. After a strenuous game the Thames team won, the scores being 23 to 14. Mr W. Eklund was referee. Very few spectators were present, this fact being due, no doubt, to counter attractions and lack of pubuicity that the match was to have been played at Paeroa.

“One Big Farmers’ Union” was heartily supported by Mr E. R. Ransom, M.P. for Pahiatua, at a meeting of the Hawke’s Bay farmers recently. He was of opinion that they should go further, and once-they got a federation of the exporting interests they should endeavor to link up the importers and merchants. Once they had achieved this they would be able to secure complete control of their exports and imports, and so be in a position to “talk” to the shippers. He thought that such an organisation could still retain its individual, identity but federate for the purpose of control.

Three cases and two' packages of gift goods for the residents of Pitcairn Island were despatched from Auckland by the New Zealand Shipping Company’s liner Rotorua, which sailed for London on Saturday. The gifts include clothing, books, garden tools and cotton print, which are much needed; by the lonely islanders. Mrs Alfred Nathan arranged for the collection of the gifts and thir despatch by the Rotorua. Should the weather be too boisterous for the goods to be landed at Pitcairn, they will be landed at Panama to be transferred to a vessel that will call at the island coming south. Nearly all the large vessels make a practice of calling at Pitcairn Island when their route to or from New Zealand takes them near the island.

Phone number of Hy. Warner, wellborer, 250 Te Aroha. *

Goitre—A lady at the Hutt reports that she has been cured of Goitre of many years’ standing by using Q-

TOL oh a flannel bandage for three weeks.

A Farmers’ Rally is to take place in the Springdale Hall on Wednesday evening next, when the speakers will include Mr A. E. Harding*, president, and other members of the Auckland Provincial Executive. Mr Harding is a member of the Meat Producers’ Board and carries great weight as a speaker and sound practical man in all matters affecting the farming industry. ,

A clearing sale of considerable interest to farmers is that of Mr George Alley’s farm, Katikati. Mr Alley is giving up dairying and will sell the whole of his choice dairy herd of 60 cows in milk which are a good strain of Jersey and pure-bred Jerseys. He also offers 100 mixed yearlings, 50 steers, etc. The N.Z Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., are the auctioneers.

The undeniably stout woman wore an unstylish stout costume through which she bulged at every possible contour. “Look at that woman,” said a slim young thing unmercifully; “she looks as if she had ben poured into her dress.” “Yes,” drawled her escort, “and forgot to say ‘when’.”

Although a considerable tract of the bush land in the Waitekauri valley is locked up in forest reserves some 6600 acres have so far been occupied for farming and grazing purposes by about 23 settlers. Of these holdings 14 are partly utilised for dairying, as yet in its infancy in the district. Last season some 212 cows were milked and approximately 33,2401 b of butter-fat produced, practically the whole of the cream going to the factory. This season 'there will be an increase in the output and the cream is now being collected four days weekly with a waggon, which starts from the old Golden Cross township and delivers on the rail at Waikino. A number of up-to-date cow sheds have been erected for this year’s operations, and in some instances the settlers have built waterwheels and are driving their machinery by water power.

The ’phone number of J. E. Wild, housepainter, signwriter and paperhanger, is 208. *