TE AROHA.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XVI, Issue 5181, 30 May 1885, Page 3

TE AROHA.

[JIM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT;] Te Aroha, Thursday. Tawhiao and suite have taken up their quarters at the residence of the local chief, Mokena Hon. (Morgan), wlio is at present absent from Te Aroha. The king is a martyr, to rheumatism, and is taking ad-, vantage of his proximity to the' Sulphur Springs,. Tho visit of .the/Minister of W? placed his majesty in the shade, but he. is now, coming to : the front, and informs deputations that he cannot promise t') era rooney for public works, much less give them anything, but his'blessing.: A worthy pakelia Mapri, well known in this district, who undertook tho duty of introducing the deputations, received a gentle hiht that subsidies in the shape of food would bo acceptable (ccs m sansdire), that the local butchers, bakers,;and grocers were Boon busily engaged in supplying the orders. ■ It is . noteworthy that the pub? Jicans had no 'share in the spoil, the. king having forbidden the use of anything in the way of strong drink. : " It may not be generally known • that vie have resident amongst us a very' aged native, named Tutuki, who. claims to'have seen Capt. Cook land at the Thames. . '

The visitors to the bath 3 for the week ending Thursday, 28th, were :-Auckland.:, Messrs ,M. W; Caron, >A. 0. Webb; ;W. Stead, J. Smith; V. Dayrell, and Miss O'Dowd. ; Thames.: Messrs A. Aitkon, Ti L. Murray, Jas. Marshall, M. Vod Bernewitz, S; Hetherington, H. Kenriok, and the Misses: Keith.: Waikato: Messrs E. M. Rollason, J. M. Edgar, J. Littte, W. L. 0. Williams, F. Rhodes, F. J. Brooks, W.M; Hay, J. o'Dea,-. H,; H,-Murray,- J. B, Whyte, M.H.R.; Mrs.Whyte. arid son, and Tawhiao and party. Paeroa: Mr-R. Gibbons. Goromandel: Messrs J. Budson, and J. Cadman,M;Hß.. Duriedin Messrs Gf. Binrie,' D. La.rnacb, Hon.: W. .J. M; Larna'ch and Miss Luw. Nelson : Mr and Miss Harper, Mrs arid Mrs Rout. Napier: Dr. arid Mrs • Key worth, t Sydney:'' Rev. Oallinan. Queensland: Mrs Winter, Mr Darcy McDougall and servant. -