The Tuapeka Times AND Goldfields Reporter & Advertiser "Measures, not Men." SATURDAY, 27th JULY, 1912 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tuapeka Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 5964, 27 July 1912, Page 3

The Tuapeka Times AND Goldfields Reporter & Advertiser "Measures, not Men." SATURDAY, 27th JULY, 1912 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The bricket match Australia v. Hampshire resulted in a win for the county by eight wickets. ScoresHampshire 371 and 80 for two wickets. Australia abd 236. Arnst and Barry meet on the Thames on Monday ton the sculling championship. So far the batting is in favour of Arnst though chances by many considered vei'v good.

The local manager of the Bank of New Zealand (Mr Sinclair) announces by advertisement that on and nfter the 2nd August the Receiving Agency of tho Bank at Waitahuna will be open on Fridays from 1.45 p.m. to 4 p.m.—an extension of three-quarters ol an hour. This addition to the banking hours should prove a great convenience to the people of the Waitahuna. district.

The funeral ei the late Mr George ■ Munro on Wednesday afternoon «« 1 largely attended, the cortege consisting of vehicles, horsemen and pedes- ] trians being fully a charter of a < mile in length. Settlers from all i paitts of Tuapeka were ptosent to ; pay their last tribute of rwpact and a great many townspeople joined the procession as it approached the town boundary. The services at the grave were condueted (by the Itevg. Burward a*d Watson. Our Waitahuna correspondent writes —" Tke members and adherent® of the Waitahuna Presbyterian Church were invited to a social evening in the Church by their minister and his sister, Bev. J. S. and Miss Ponder. The night was fine though cold and there was a very fine gathering, representing all parts of the charge. Mr I'onder showed a number of very fine views of Palestine with a shor; description as he went along, after which the iollowing shoit programme of song was given: " The Holy City," Miss Scott; " Tired," Misses Craig " Crossing the Bar," Miss Sim ; "No More Tears," Mrs P. !■. Brown ami Miss McCaw; " My Ain Countric," Mr Neil McCorkindal#; "Dra Pro Nobis," Misses Wilde. A supply ff tea and cake was handed round and a most enjoyable evening spent, Mr Ponder explaining that he had tried in so far as he could to cultivate the social side of the Christian life as well as the spiritual. The meeting was opened by the singing of the 133 Pealm and closed with the 23rd Psalm to the old tune of Overtowti and the Benediction." Sufferers from nasal catarrh will be interested ia as announcement made hy the Eluenzol Proprietary, in another oolumn. Directions arc given as to the method of gargling th<> preparation as * means of curing that distressing malady. There have l been numerous testimomiaW received from well-known business peoples to the efficiency of " Fluenzol " for relioving various throat troubles as well as for reducing fever. BUYERS OP SPECTACLES CAUTIONED.

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It is with regret \V» have to record the. death of Mrs John Scott, oi Waitahuna. The deceased lady had been in indifferent health Sov some time past. There were three patients— two maU and one female—in the Tuapeka Hospital last eveniag. Two patients were < I ischarg-ed during th« wc«k. Sir James Barr, speaking, at the Medical Congress, London, said the doctors must not rest content with the treatment oi disease. They must instil in the public mind the value oi higher intellectual and physical-health. The time was ripe for dealing with mental weaklings so as to abolish the present decadence. Incessant rain, totalling Tin, has fallen in Sydney for the past ten days. There has been a recurrence of heavy weather en the coast, and shipping is sheltering. The coastal steamers Belbowiie and Seagull brok,' their moorings and driftod ashore *t tlladulla.

In our obituary notice of the late Mr George Munro we were in [error in stating that his first residence in this district was oa the high land abjove Clark's Flat. His son, John, informs us that from the firsk coming of his parent* to this district ia March, 1857, their residence 'was at the head of Muaro's Gully. After a week or more of good solid frost, the weather changed on Thursday night and Friday morning da* cd with a slight covering of snow on the ground. By mid-day all trace oi it had gone, 'but the weather at the moment hae a rather threatening aspect. The roads throughout the district have improved considerably during the past fort*ight. On Thursday evening members of the local Methodist Church and friends met and spent a social evening together, the objeat of the promoters of the [ gathering being to give in ambers of the congregation an opportunity of saying farewell to I Miss Irene Hancock and ol thanking her for the very excellent service she had rendered the congregation in the capacity of organist each Sabbath morning for some two or three years past. (After supper (kindly provided by the ladies of tho congregation) the Bev. Mr Watson made a presentation (which was in the form of a Bible) to the guest of the even- I ing, and in doing so expressed in words the general regret that was folt 'by all connected with the Church. He made many eulogistic referenced to Miss Hancock as an active member of the Church, wished her Godspeed, addressed words of oheer and encouragement to her and hoped dhe would daily seek light aud guidance for tho life before her from the present just made to her. Other gentlemen present also spoke and wished her every success in her future spheres of labour. Mr Wurr ably replied on behalf of 1 Miss Hancock. During the evening '■ many parlour gwnjos and vocal items ' wore.enjoyed.by those present. The concluding items were tho singing l of ■" God be with vou till we meet ■ and the pronouncing of the Benedie-

tion. At the Magistrate's Court, :®otorua, on Thursday, Mr Dyer, S.M., investigated charges of broaching a task of whisky consigned to Oriamui, on the Mofcai-lPutaruru railway. George Brown, storeman. was sentenced to three months' imprisonment on a charge of supplying a Maori with 1 liquor, and was fined £25, in default three moths' imprisonment, concurrent with the previous temu, for broaching a cask. Kahu Mahi who was , convicted of stealing rum from a cask, the property of his employer, for whom he was Mrting. A fine of £lO and £2 15i 9d costs was imposed.

Almong a number of tow Justices p{ the Peace when havo 'been gazetted we note the naime of Mr ■ John Uren, Blue Spur. We congratulate Mir Urenon the honour conferred upon him which we feel assured will be of great benefit to the residents of the Blue Spur. In yesterday's O'jago Daily Times we note the deatih of Miss Will, sister of the late Bev. J. A. Will, of Lawrence. Tie deceased lady resided for some years in Lawrence and was a general favourite ■with all classes of the community. At the quarterly meeting pf the Tuapeka. West Presbyterian Church Committee held in the manse on the 12tih inst., the treasurer reported having received the following sunns Tuapek a M_>uth, JtlO 8s 5d ; Tuapeka West, i.lO 19a 10d', Tuapeka Flat, iXi 9s 6d; Jiongahare, £4 9a ; Church Extension Grant, 31 10s—total £4O 16s 9d. It was resolved that the above amount he handed over to the missionary as quarter's salary.