Local and General.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 31, 28 February 1913, Page 2

Local and General.

The monthly meeting of the Huntly Road Board which was 1 dated for Saturday last, did not ; take place. Gastritis appears to he prevalent in Huntly at the present time, the form it takes being a somewhat painful one. The W.M., officers and several brethren.of Lodge Taupiri visited Lodge Te Marama, Ngaruawahia, on Monday night. The visit was not an official one. Mrs Climo has disposed of her confectionery business to Mrs Scott, whose first advertisement appears in to-day's issue of the Press. 1 The programme for the Scots’ Society Concert is a very fair sample of the work turned out by the local printing-office. Verh. sap. The secretary of the Rod and Gun Club in announcing by advertisement that the annual general meeting will he held on Wednesday night, requests a good attendance. The Rev. Mr Patullo, of Ngaruawahia, will occupy the pulpit of the Presbyterian Church on Sunday night, when a solo will he suqg by Mr Norman, a singer with an Old Country Reputation. Large stocks of the newest and latest varieties of birthday and post cards, school and commercial stationery, magazines and periodicals, novels and works of fiction, which came to hand during the week, can he seen at the Huntly Book Shop. King” Te Rata together with vime 40 followers arrived here on Wednesday from,. Raglan where a large meeting was held, and where Te Rata was crowned for

where l e Kata was crowned tor the second time amidst a scene of much enthusiasm. An interesting series of letters on the question of the approaches to the bridge, as interchanged between the clerk i»f the Town Board (Mr F. Harris) and the under Secretary for Public Works (Mr H. J. Blow), | as read at last nights’ meeting <>t the Town Board, will appear in our next issue. On the 23 st instant, the New Zealand Dairy association Ltd. distributed amongst its suppliers the sum of £57280 16s 4d. This payment covered butterfat suppliedduring thernonth of January. The c payment last year was £48729 2s sd. Thus the I increase for the month as com--1 pared with last year is £8551 15s ! lid. Petty thiefs have of late been | too common and householders should be careful to keep even the most unconsidered trifles under observation. Nothing is too small or too large for the migratory thief. A bag of grass can disapper as mysteriously as traveller’s samples, or the luscious, tempting fruit. Very successful Harvest Festival Services were held in the Methodist church on Sunday last. The church was prettily decorated with wheat, corn, etc., and a large variety of fruit and vegetables was supplied by friends. The services were conducted by Rev. M. J. Evans, who preached inspiring sermons morning and evening. At the latter service the church was crowded. An anthem was rendered by the choir and a solo by Miss Lena Mills. A meeting of tljose interested in the formation of a Defence Rifle Club was held in Mr J. Brooks’ Saloon on Wednesday evening. Sergt. Major Ljech, who was present, gave a lucid explanation of the scheme, and explained the methods of formation, the duties, and the privileges of membership. Those present, viz., Messrs E. W. Sheeran, J. Brooks, Wm. Parkes, D. Brown, Salmon and Eves, became a sub-com-mittee to take the steps necessary to complete the initiation of the club. Col. Hazard, President of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society, telegraphs to the effect that, at the request of various Acclimatisation Societies Cabinet has declared as an open one the present game season, which by law ought to he a closed time. Game shooting will, therefore, be legal during the months of May, June and July. It will not be permittable, however, to sell game of any kind. The sanction thus obtainedneed not operate in such districts as the local governing body decides, in the interests of an increase in the number of birds, to keep Closed,