Messrs Geddee and Blomfield hare opened an agency at the Thames and W?e appointed Mr Chan. £. Lloyd their representative. Persona desirous of advertising in this popular weekly may obtain fall particulars by calling on Mr Lloyd, Pollen street A fire oponrred at Te Aroha on Saturday night by which a four-roomed oottfcge, the property of Mr H. Gallagher, was totally destroyed. It was insured, but the amount is not available.
The police are vigilant after the sly gr:>J? sellers in the King Country. Constable McConnachie, stationed at Te Kuiti, has institoded proceedings in a sly grog raid. For two day* last week the Waihi branch of the National Bunk paid over M 00 over the counter.
Alfred'Jourt has opened up a big rangfl if ladies' and children's waterproof cloaks, capes, and mackintoshes.
Mr A. O. Keating, clerk in the post office at Waitekauri* met with a nasty accident on Friday morning. While dressing he struck a needle, which was sticking in the wall, with his, arm, and the needle broke off, leaving a portion of it in his arm. Mr Keating was obliged to proceed to Paeroa to have the instrument removed, which operation was successfully performed by Dr. Forbes, after a considerable amount of trouble

Two drunks were arrested on Saturday by Constables Flavell and Hodgson ou a charge of drunkenness, and will be brought before the Court this morning to answer the charge. -.''.
