HUNTLY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVII, Issue 285, 6 December 1906, Page 6

HUNTLY NEWS.

(Ffem Oar Own Correspondent.) HTTNTLY, Tnesday. " Mr. Jee Clout,- who sueenrabed In Auckland on -Sunday- last to the elects of an operation, necessitated by an internal complaint, leaves a large circle.of friends here, who mourn his preraatnre death, and sympathise .with the. young widow. Last .weefc was. a. very bad. one for the coal company and for tha miners, both mines being idle for several days, he opinion is freely expressed that the cause of these frcqnent shortages of waggons is dne, not to a l.icfc of trucks, but to the ■want of locomotives. It is stated that once trucke get south of Paeroa, v period- vari_Qusly_JStJina.ted at from five to ten days ela.pF.es before they are ready for re-load-Ing, there being no locomotives available, or. If available, powerless to compete with a traffic which its constantly on the increase.' . A- plain and fancy ball was held in the Volunteer Hall on Friday evening nnder the auspices of the Huhtly Football Club. In the conrse of the evening handsome caps, donated liy .Miss Ralph,' were presented to the members of the team representative of; the. southern end of the township, wfco I proved the victors. The music for the hall, provided by the Hnntly orchestra, nnder! the baton of Mr. H. Skellern, was warmly priisefl, as also wns Mr. Alf Turner, who proved a most efficient M.C. ■ . Dr. Monk, who has. resigned from the position of medical officer to the Walkato Sick and 'AcMent Society, left-Hnntly tor his farm, near Howick, on Momliv, on which dw sus soccaesor, Dr.: Bronte, commenced the practice et his grof eestoo is .gnntly.. - *" „