THE HUNTLY PRESS PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT 1 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1914. Local.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 6, 26 June 1914, Page 2

THE HUNTLY PRESS PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT 1 P.M. FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1914. Local.

Several of the pupils in the convent school will sit to.-mor-row for examination in shorthand and type-writing. Asocial in connection with St. Paul’s Church will be held in the Masonic Hall on the evening of Tuesday next. The committee of the St. Anthony’s Fancy Fair have decided to hold their sale of work . about the middle of August. By reason of its cost, estimated at between £IOOO and.£2ooo, it has been decided that Waikato will not be represented at the Panama Exposition. A meeting of the Him 1,1 v Liberal League will be held on Monday evening in the Supper Room of the Miners' Hall. See advertisement in this issue. The condition of the street lamps is such that several an out of action. As a rosult, darkness reigns in different parts of the town. Very fair prices were realised at the auction sale of fruit trees, flowering shrubs, etc., sold last Saturday. Farm produce was not iu great demand, though fowls sold well at advanced prices. Attention is drawn in our adverting column to the auction sale.of surplus fruit trees, flower- ■ ing shrubs, farm produce, etc., which will be sold without reserve. The sale commences at 3. p.m. Owing to pressure on our space an interesting letter by Mr J. A. Parkes, dealing with matters connected with the Medical Society, and the Miners’ Union and Medical Hall, is unavoidably held over till next week. The re-trial of the. local ease, the C.'o .m v. Husband came before Mr Justice Edwards at the Hamilton Supreme Court on Tuesday. After lengthy consideration the jury again disagreed, and the Crown dropped the case which is not likely to come before the court again.

The district and convent schools will be closed next week on account of the mid-winter holidays, Weather permitting, the Brass band will play one of their attractive programmes at Mr J. Fletchers residence on Sunday at 3 pan. Mr G. M. Fraser has purchased the section adjoining Mr T. Black’s residence in William. Street. The price paid, which has not yet transpired, is said to have been a substantial one. The prizes for the Art Union in connection with tlie Athletic Club are on view in the King’s Hall. The pictures, which are hand coloured or are beautifully painted mirrors, are very fine and should induce a large sale of tickets. The Huntly orchestra, under the baton of Mr Farrimond, paid a visit to Mr Greenwell, William Street, on Wednesday when the host, apprecaite.. fe he various selections played as greatly as the members of the orchestra did the hospitali,y shown by their host and hostess. The usual weekly Quadrille Assembly which will bo held in the Masonic Hall on Monday evening next bids fair to attract a largo attendance. Some new dances will figure on the programme while good music will be in evidence. The arrival of a locomotive to be used by the Public Works Department for the transport of material required in the construction of the Huntly Awaroa railway will greatly facilitate matters, and lead to considerable economy in time. An amount of work is being done at present in the railway yard. The removal farther north of the points which used to be in line with the footpaths in Raynor’s road, and which often proved to be a trap to unwary pedestrians, will prove a boon, while the crossing has been considerably improved. The strawberry plants, as grown by the natives of Waalii and Rakaumanga, have sold so readily that no more are available this season. This satisfactory result will be the means of establishing a paying industry among the natives who take to the workkindly and who are going in for the newest and latest varieties. It is stated on good authority that as a result of the recent libel action, Dixon v. the Federation of Labour, the solicitors for the plaintiffs received an injunction against the property hold by the defendants, among such property being the Waalii Miners’ Hall which was the subject of considerable litigation some time ago. Arrangements for the Dog and Poultry Show, which takes place next month, are almost completed, the committee leaving nothing undone to make this annual fixture a pronounced success. Entries are coming in freely, and the best known breeders in the Dominion will ho represented. The Art Union pictures will be displayed shortly, and as they are an exceptionally fine lot, the tickets should sell readily. A very imposing sight was witnessed at St Anthony’s Church on last Sunday morning at 9 o’clock Mass, when the Hibernian members in full regalia marched from the Convent school room to the church, and received Holy Communion in a body. The scene, while very gratifying to the Pastor, was an incentive to the future welfare of St. Anthony’s Lodge, acting as it did as a stimulant to the society’s progress, and will no doubt in duce the younger men to join the ranks “There was a large attendance of the public during the hearing of the Huntly libel case at the Supreme Court, Hamilton, yesterday (Friday), and the evidence, arguments and speeches were followed with close interest by a mixed audience. All the witnesses gave their evidence in a manner which showed no mean intelligence and mental control. ” —Waikato Argus. The second monthly social of ‘~St Amthony’s Church took place in the Masonic Hall on Wednesday, when a most enjoyable evening was spent. About thirty couples were present, and were highly pleased with the excellent music supplied by Mrs and Mr W. Darby ably assisted by Miss M. Fallon and Mr Allen. As a result of a protest by Mr James McNee the election of the school committewas pronounced informal by the Board of Education at the meeting held on Wednesday, on the ground that a blackboard was used for the purpose of recording the votes of the householders instead of the more formal ballot papers. A third election will thus be necessary. Tenders for the proposed bridge over the river at Taupiri were opened to-day at Huntly in the presence of Messrs J. P. Bailey, chairman, T. Paterson, and A. A. Ross, members, and Fairburn, Engineer of the Waikato County Council. The lowest, thatof Mr T. N icol, Ngaruawahia, was accepted. The tenders ranged from £516 to close on £BSO, engineer’s estimate being somewhere in the neighbourhood of £460. '