The Te Aroha News Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Mornings. THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Te Aroha News, Volume XLI, Issue 6596, 7 May 1925, Page 4

The Te Aroha News Published Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Mornings. THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Messrs Groeott and Andrews, eye specialists of Hamilton, may be consulted at Pierson’s Pharmacy on Saturday, May 9th.

In the Magistrate’s Court yesterday judgment was given against Annie Moriarty for £1 3/- (costs only) in a claim made by the State Advances Superintendent for £l2 6s 3d.

In a replace advertisement Messrs Hetheringtons Ltd. invite special attention to what is known as “Hat Week at Hetheringtons.” A glance at their large windows will reveal one of the finest and most comprehensive displays of hats ever shown in Te Aroha, including hats for men, boys, mothers and maids.

On Tuesday night the evening train from Thames on reaching Te Aroha was made up as follows: Directly behind the engine, which stood on the cattle stop at the bridge approach in Somerstown, were 39 goods wagons, including two double trucks, and attached to these were three passenger coaches and the luggage wagon, making in all 43 vehicles f beside the engine.

When it was suggested by the Rev. R. L. Connolly, at'the annual meeting of St. Mark’s Church on Tuesday night, that the collection boxes distributed throughout the parish, which had yielded nearly £IOO towards the new church fund, might be increased with further advantage to the fund, Mr Hinton, people’s warden, saw other possibilities from these boxes. The vicar had mentioned that it was usually small coins, such as threepenny pieces and sixpences, that went into the boxes, and Mr Hinton, whose duties include the counting of the offertory, warmly seconded the suggestion on the grounds that so many small coins may be used up in this way that only large ones would be left for the Sunday offertories, and thus the work of counting the money would be reduced.

In this issue Caudwells are offering special lines in ladies’ and gent.’s sample hosiery and underwear. These are direct from the English manufacturers and the values are very special.

In our advertising columns appear particulars of a crockery sale to be held by Messrs R. Coulter and Co. at their rooms on Saturday next, when housewives will have a fine opportunity of securing bargains.

In the advertisement for the Golden Kawaru Claims Ltd. an error occurred in giving the price of 500 shares and 1000 shares. The price should have been given as £SO and £IOO respectively, not £25 and £SO. We are informed that 20,000 shares in this Company have been sold already.

In his report as secretary of the vestry of St. Mark’s Church, Mr Bur- V ton remarked with a touch of humour that the firmament was plainly visible through tfoe roof of the church. To this he added that the roof of a church was not for the purpose of astronomical observation, and that it would serve its purpose much better if it would keep out the rain.

Pupils will be enrolled for classes at the Te Aroha Technical School on Monday and Tuesday next, May 11th and 12th, between the hours of 7 and 8 p.m. Provided sufficient support is forthcoming classes will be started for English, arithmetic; book-keeping, shorthand, typewriting, cookery, dresmaking and woodwork. . Boys and girls holding proficiency or competency certificates may attend free.

Reference was made at the Anglican Church meeting on Tuesday night to the loss sustained by the removal from the town of Mr Deamer, formerly a member of the vestry. Mr Burton said that Mr Deamer’s regular attendance at church services was particularly appreciated by the lay preachers, for he was the only supporter of the organist when a lay preacher conducted the service. This frank way of putting things by one. who was himself a lay preacher caused much amusement at the meeting.

The statement made in the article published on Saturday on “Building Homes” that solicitors are not permitted to charge procuration fees needs some qualification. Cases have been known in which a solicitor, who has given no service in the arrangement of a loan, has included in the bill of costs for deeds of transfer a procuration fee, and it was practices of this kind that some time ago came in for strong condemnation by a judge of the Supreme Court', whose remarks were given great prominence in the press throughout the Dominion. When a solicitor accepts the responsibility for raising a loan and actually does the work he is entitled to a fee, but when a loan is arranged between the two parties and the solicitor only comes in to carry out the legal formalities it is not the practice to charge a procuration fee.