Local.

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 3, 23 October 1914, Page 2

Local.

After the week’s holiday the District School re-opened on Monday and the Convent school on Tuesday. Another motor car has arrived in the town, namely, the Ford purchased by Mr David Suttie, who intends hiring it out to the public. Five of our young men left Runtly on Monday to join the -acond Expeditionary Force. They were Messrs. Jas. Eves, Reece, The meeting of the Town Board, which was dated for Thursday night, lap ed for lack of a quorum, and, as a consequence, the next meeting will take place on the evening of Thursday, 29th inst. To-day or to-morrow, if the sky is favourable, Venus, the wonderful day star, may be seen in the eastern quarter of the heavens during the afternoon, and with the naked eye. The continuous firing of crackers and other fire-works show that the fizz and bang, which accompany their explosion are so dear to *the youngst&y3 t lat they h ve anticipated CxAy Fawkes’ day by nearly a monfh.

On Monday, 26th October 1914 (Labour Day), the post (office letter-carrier will make only one complete delivery, commencing at 8 a.m.

A meeting of the committee ! , of the Dog and Poultry Club j took place on Wednesday evening when it was decided to hold the ] annual meeting next week. A letter w as read from the Secretary | of the Auckland Poultry Association offering to remit the charges.! on the pens used at the last show ; provided that the amount remit- J ted was paid into the Mines j Disaster Fund. Naturally, the committee was only too pleased ; to fall,in with the arrangements. ! The fishing season commences on November Ist., and, from all j accounts, trout appear to be more | plentiful than hitherto. They j may be seen playing about all j over the river, and principally in the vicinity of the bridge. No \ information has been obtained as to how the perch placed in Lake Hakanoa two years ago have got on, while of the salmon liberated in the river here several months ago, nothing authentic has been heard. Worms have now been declared a legal bait.