RAGLAN.

Waikato Times, Volume XLI, Issue 3296, 12 August 1893, Page 2

RAGLAN.

.Public Hall—The"committee, appointed ~ "ttf carry out the entertainment at the open- I, | 'ing of ,the, Public-.Hall,* after f paying; all expenses, have a balance of ,£4, m favour 0f... trie 'Public' -Hall ■ "Coin pariy.' ■. f Mr' 'Oiinrrfdi,'-' "*'-* bKa secretary of ; tlitf'conipanyy'al'ms with MrySe\y_aU, r ;nnc9' engaged !canvassirig7,for ■;;: ,sliares, awl have obtniiiedagoodly number of ';! jrl.uV-HOLi'nlw' Movement,—ThV I 'Btora- v ' ,J -_ 'keepers of Raglan having'itiet l! t6 !; 'con?ider •" ; tlie question of tho must suitable day fnr hglding'th'e'h'ilidiy/'have fixed npnn'Saturdjiy^a/ternnnn; but; this can hardly he the., ; must s'tiitiblo'day,' unless mail day (which'.. ! U S itnr-lay) can be alterod. i JBuiLiHSG.—Mr Sjinioriet, who recently pp.id a visit here, Iwyiiig|'pnrchased a considerable area ot theSChamberlain Estate, lias called for feu(lar«~fbr«tlio sawing of lp,()OQjfeet(of"rjmu,'ilnd inteuds ,io erect a huuso on the property, f \ . I Macadamised meeting "*" 'of ratepayers is called fdr'Atigustl2th, at 2jp.ni.,,for. the, purpoie .u[jrainsiderinß the „ ajlvisabieness'of raising li loan'to.macada-'!'. miso tlio roada in i the district; and other niilton ;'amongst [whiohlto take; into/eonslder.Uiuii tb3vpi^cjitjyßtiite l cemetery and take steps, in the matter. The meeting Hall. i R'iNKiSB.-Sihco' t)i^;,!6nining l( of the Public Hall, it has been used otrSaturday aiid Wednesday aft'ornooris aud evenings fjir'riiiking;larkßniiiiiberstttendiilgi;" l7 ;' ? r ; J Weather.-Buringthe last week a" very largo .quantity" of raiu fell,-commencing,." before ( 'tioijii"' (In .Wednesday -in'lftst^'weefc*_ and "'cohtinW for : sVeral days; at least f 'from four to six inches'of. rain must have!.. fallen. ijorth and"ii'urth-weat,'.and continued'to {blow up to this (Monday) night with great violencei" being firiwliwest<and r f 6o'uth!WesW;E< In the .land; is. mora.; flooded than arariy 'time during the past' winter," and jn jfact,,for,, (nany years past. The ;\V'aingaro>river has-been bank highV-and--sheep and Uiorses.'{have; ;b'eemi reported drowned.', At Te Mata the creeks ware also very, high. One, of ,the ; wings of ( the Te Mata bridge is reported "as'injured/'ami'/a,. Howe wis also drowned there.'Oil the flat" at ; ' : Kdpua '(Raglan); l! \vater •'covered 1 , the"' 'ground in many places, The whcle'oMhis"' week has been tempestuous, continued lieavy.'showers, and. inor.th-yrest and{sonthi'.[ west gales baKbreaking across the chad- ' ; ijel,-is a mass of broken water'; sea ;a milky., foapi.right down.the coast and, .in jTas- n man's'sea! y ' 1 . I .',''."•.',",'■'• -"i ■•>"'.■■',','"' 3 I T'r.AX.-The dam nt'-Rehdell's' W.iin'm\ :i was' : ninning bVei 1 ; anil "the could not work for'severaPdays until the quantities'of iniika qreiuat-.-ntftriis s and other,mills,, andfine weather;'isj much to, pre'veut^a, _ serious loss.iritiiisindustry.''. .'„',;'', \■'„'' j Mail^O'p .afternoon it was 'f exßected'that'oni' mail would be',late; r the'enntriibtnr'fdrtunately'icame' ; iri little fifter the nsuat ■ time. 1 Great creditis i • du'e''for' , tho ,! |iunctHal arrival .especially considering'the* swollen statefof-il . the'iWaipa River, arid .creek's, jaudthatfat,,.; times the horses, hnva to swim. ,7i! : :ii,;.-!,K I LAND ; rSLiR-Lsrge,shps;have ..cojnp,; down priltiio' mountain portionof the Waipa... road, aiid all .through' the JdUtrict, I Rosif Atk-Qn August lst,'whilst'|)ri) ;l ' eeediiig" from the Itaelan'-wliarf; this ciittef : ' bol(iiigiiig !; to' "the- Niiithern Steaiii'Sliip'Company, with a considerable-'quantity of"! cargo ~ on board,' hail nearly reached her ■ de'stinatibn at the >Vainßarn wharf, 'wheuf slioUinfortunatelyvas.carried by. the; forcel. ilf tlio;floc>d■watarsioufc of'tho;creeks,-pnjto// a ledge of racks, aud, received, .considerable,,; injury, , The cutter Jiasisiuce I beej/got..off,, {l and' nowj'lies.iifP.r.theAyain^arpwha'rf,;ppt/, so' iniicri ihjiifed as at first repot ted. 1/' ' } r 1 MeAslks.—This epidemic is now' running . yj its course n't R«a pufeb; Te Mata/' Ok'ete and ; karidi.'/'atid 'other parts of thVidistrict;'-'. nearly forty cases have'lieen reported," and;; nodoubt.'a 'much'larger number will.spon.i horoceivedu. As yet.' 'only .one Maoii-.ciwe.t. ha,s been heard of. : Seeing ; that t tlie, disense,,. is in .nearly .every family in Raglan, theipub;,... lie school will, no donbtjooh, be .closed for,, wantdf.scbiilars.'., Allthe members of sqnia | families are laid' tip, and "one' of the stores, lierahasclds9.ilin'coiisequonco,' " , ',' ' ,;Wv.t !i.;iiij. :■. ■■.,'.• .'■••> '•> '- .'■