Local.

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

Local.

Mr Wm. and Miss Parkepassed last week end in the city About 100 residents joined tin special train which took excursionists to the Premier picnic held in Auckland last Saturday Miners at Acton Flail Colliery Yorkshire, have had theii pockets sown up in order tc avoid the possibility of matches being taken down the mine. Owing to St. Patrick’s Day, the date of Mr H. D. Crump’* next visit will l>e on, Wednesday and Thursday, March 1811 and 19th. Our readers are reminded tha ; the concert to be given -by the members of the Presbyteriai Church Choir takes place on tlu evening of Tuesday, 10th. inst The committee set up to dispose of the property of the delunct i Rowing Club has accepted the offer of thirty-three pounds for the three boats as made by the Taupiri Rowing Club. The following tenders for the Huntly-Awaroa railway formation contracts have been accepted : (I) E. McKay (Mercer) 1 £2225 ; (2) E. McKay, £1149 : (3) E. McKay, £1296; (4) Cosgrove and Standley, £2771.

Tuesday week is the date of j Ngaruawahia Regalia.. i Mr R. Chip];nh.’ Inspector of i Public Works, is on the invalid : list. Mrs A. Reid thanks her friends | for kind- esses and condolences I received. Mr S. McK innon to >k Horn-{ sphere, one of the race horses, to j Te A roll a to-day. Quito a number of Huntly j . to-day. La si night a horse was run over and killed by a train at one of the crossings' in Huntly south. Mr T. Tapp has a notice in this issi is running on his pro; Mr G. A. fa tenders for the erection of a cottage in Hakanoa Street. The Town Clerk, Mr F. Harris, notifies ratepayers that an additional ten per cent, will be added to all rates unpaid after the 21st. inst. According to the Chairman of Direct output from the Taupiri Mines has reached Ihe a mra : usual at this time of the year. In connection with the Sports to he held on the 28th. inst., athletes are remind 2d that nominations for all, except post entry, events close with the secretaries on Thursday, 12th. March. Ju dgi hg by the pa 11 of blr i ck smoke that stretches across the western horizon from north te south as far as the eye can reach the farmers beyond the Pukemiro ranges must he having a good “ burn off ”. The mipor accidents that occurred in the mines this week are again almost negligible, -the only men who suffered injury t Mr Geo. H an injured scalp, and Mr Wm. Crowder, a bruised knee. The Railway Department advertises excui ions to Hamilt n ill order to suit the convenience . American athletes who c impefce at the amateur athletic meeting to b 3 hold tli ire to norr > .v, and* if Te A roll a when* the a nn nal race ami Monday. 1 Mr Elliot held a highly successful sale last Saturday wher good average prices were ob tallied for. every thing offered except ducks. Fowls brought froit j Is 6dto 3s each, and ducks ikon |ls7dto 2s Id. Potatoes were ir I keen demand, the lot beiip cleared at 5s per bag. The furj niture offered brought better thai average returns. I At a meeting of the obmmittet of St. Anthony’s Debating i Society, it was decided to make ; commencement on the firs j Wednesday in May with tht j work appropriate to a .society o; | its kind. Judging by the enthusiasm shown, the member- ' ship will be large, the b be derived from such an associa:ion being !k : - With - Mr C. Maxwell ha- presented tc the Sports Comrtiittoe the very massive and handsome silver ! cup which is now on view in the I Press office window. For thij fine specimen of (ho silversmith’* j a sportsman-like presentation value of the gift. Messrs Wilson and Shaw have started a branch of their grocery and provision business at Pukemiro. Already a suitable building Ims been erected and stocked with everything required by the settler or the miner. The manager is Mr Thomas Cumin a ck whoso name and reputation form a guarantor for that courtesy, attentior and expedition which characterise this energetic firm. The Secretary of the Huntl> School of Mines (Mr E. A. Jones; has received from the Government Department concerned the following volumes which wil form the nuclei’s of what in time will form a valuable technica library : Coal-Mining (Hu ;hes) 2 copies ; Vo util a t ion (Revlmayne), 2 copies; Air Analysis (Scott Haldane), 2 copies ; Firs Aid (Cauthie), 3 copies; Surveying (Prof. Park), 2 copies Practical Goal Mining (Boulton) 12 volumes. The present i - ue cent tins i n in set draw pective student-? to the iostruc tion ’ avai able p r the mediun , of the International Correspon deuce Schools. The courses o ■ study are 'ably ain ! systematically arranged tha i' j ■ • ’ enabled to obtain a thorough knowl ■ * jects , selects while pursuing his dail\ • occupation. The clever shidon . is not hampered by the pr > jress i which the the clas sc i i schools, and the dull man re , c< ive ; an attention that he :o ild not < xpe< to receive communicating with the agent p.O. Box, 89, information can be obtained.