Local Service

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 6, 20 February 1914, Page 2

Local Service

I An effort to raise the punt will ' j lie made immediately after the ! visit of the County Engineer. I Blackberry gathering at prej sent provides the youngsters with profitable and pleasant amusement. | For surface traction at Ralph’s the Company intend shortly to >de horses by a locomoIn consequence of a shortage oi waggons the Extended Mine did not w< rk during the afternoon of !a»t Friday, while on Saturday Ralph’s was idle. Orders are still plentiful. The Taupiri Company paid mi a little over £2700 in wages i last week —a considerable ad- ] vance on the sum representing :: wages for the first period after the strike was broken. Until further notice Mr Shera ol the Bank of New Zealand, will visit Huntly every alternate Saturday (pay Saturday), the receiving branch being open from 13 to 1 1.45 a.m. It is staled on good authority that Mr S. Dixon intends to take legal proceedings against the proprietors of “ The Moariland Worker lor an alleged libel contained.in a copy of that journal issued during the strike.

At the sports meeting held on We Inesd y night it was decided to allocate the profits (if any) accruing from tlie athletic sports to bo held on March 28th. between a sports fund and the lira s Band in the proportions of two-thirds and one-third respectively. Oar readers are reminded that the Waikato Central Show takes place at Cambridge on Thursday and Friday, sth. and 6 th of March. Excursion trains wil! run from all stations, while hot water will be provided free to picnic parties. A tidier reference to this popular event will lie found in another part of this issue. Two representatives of the

Israelite House of David, whose hirsute growth distinguishes them from members of other religious sects, have been in bluntly during the week. In addition to making a house to houso visitation in the interests °1 their cause, they have, addressed several open-air meetings Held at the railway gates. 1 lie engine of the Thames express broke dnvn on Wednesday morning about a mile south ol: Ohinewai, with the result that it and other south bound trains wore delayed for periods of from two hours downwards. The Auckland bound trains were only slightly affected. On : ' 1 «»f the accident, the little ■ locomolive used in the Huntly yards 1 or shunting purposes war i despatched, and successfully t pub,' I the express and its engine ) 1 to 1 1 unity where the locomotive I 1 was detached front a waiting J i loads train and the express sent j ' tif to Frank ton. * r

Quite a number of Huntly people proceeded to Hamilton to-day. The following are the minor accidents that have occurred in the mines during the past week : —Mr T. E. Webb, bruised leg ; Mr Hugh Ratisome, bruised chest (Ralph’s); Mr Thomas Morgan, sprained ankle ; Mr A. G. Downes, injury to foot; Mr Geo. Allen, injury to eye (Extended). A meeting, convened by Mr F. Littleproud in order to decide the fate of the Huntly Rowing Club, will be held in the Supper Room of the King’s Hall next Tuesday evening at 7.30 p.m. Every one who has been connected with the club since its inception in 1908 is requested to attend. The annual general meeting of the Huntly Branch of the Political Reform League will take place ill the Supper Room of the King’s Hail at 7,30 p.m. on Tuesday, 24th. inst. As the officebearers for the year will be elected at the meeting a full attendance is requested. The unsold portion of the furniture and effects of Mr F. J. Cox, together with other entries, as well as a number of fowls and ducks will be sold by public auction on Saturday 28th. Feby., on the vacant section between the Post Office and King’s Hall, the sale to commence at 2 p.m. sharp. As the punt was nearing the western landing, the young cattle tie which were being ferried across the river made a simultaneous rush to one side with the result that the unwieldy craft went down. Fortunately, the western landing was so near that the cattle were got safely ashore. The absence of the punt service wili prove

somewhat awkward, as it is the only means of getting produce, cattle, stores and vehicles from one side of the river to the other. The new bridge, which is, and has been for some time, open for pedestrian traffic will afford some relief. Efforts to raise the punt will be commenced at once. At a conference summoned by the Mayor of Auckland (Mr Parr), and held in Auckland on Wednesday, the question of the maintenance of the Great South and Great Nor’h Roads was discussed by the large number of delegates (among whom was Mr J. P. Bailey, who represented the Waikato Council, and the Huntly Road Board) present as representatives of the various boroughs, town boards, county councils and road boards in the central portion of the province. The motion of the Mayor of Hamilton, “ That this conference affirms the principle that the Government should take over the control and upkeep of the all main arterial roads ”, was carried, and a committee set up to place the views of the conference before the Premier and the Minister of public Works.