Local and General

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 29 January 1915, Page 2

Local and General

A special train for Te Kuiti Races will leave Huntly at 9.18 a.m. on Saturday, February 13.

The newly formed Minstrel Troupe held a very successful practice last week, and several new members have joined.

A heifer to Mr Finn, of Limehills, has five teats, says the Wlnton Record. Each gives an .equal flow : of milk —something as a novelty in-the animal world.

A meeting of the Huntly miners was held 1e st night in the Miners’ Hall, there being a large attendance. The most important busines of the evening being the election of president, etc. The two candidates offering themselves were Mr C. S. Morris, who polled 91 Votes, and Mr S. Dixon 13.

Stock owners of New South Wales are entering a protest against the slaughtering of heifers and cows. They condemn such a practice, and wisely point out if it is continued there will be a dearth of cattle very soon. They intend asking that the sale of heifers be prohibited for a .fixed period.

With this week the Summer Holidays come to an end. On Friday next, Anniversary Day. there will be the usual excursion by train to the Mercgr Regatta and to Te Aroha. Quite a number of people also, will be going to the Auckland Rowing Regatta. Those Sunday schools which close down during the holidays will re-open on Sunday next and both the Public and Content Schools will recommence work on Monday next.

The naval losses in the present war have been 18 British and 45 German vessels. Two British battleships have been sunk (one accidentally), and no German battleships, the reason for this being, that the German battleships have been kept safely bottled up in German ports. We have lost five armoured cruisers against Germany’s f .ur, but in lighter vessels the enemy’s loss has been two or three times as great as ours.

A West Indian negro (according to the Barbadoes ’Standard) told his overseer what he thought of British soldiers by means of a little story'. “ Jes before fie war,” he said, “de Kaiser he send a bag of rice to King George, and he tell King George, him got as many soldiers as dere is rice in dis bag, and King George, ho send de Kaiser a bottle of nigger peppers, and he tell him, “ I only got as many soldiers as dere is peppers in dis bottle, but jes’ you bite one and see how you like him ! ”

The Egyptian Mail says the conduct of the colonial troops in in that country is above all praise. “ All these men,” it states, ‘ are young men, full of health and energy, and most of them look men of good families, while the manner in which they spend their money indicates that they are men of wealthy families. A private soldier is seen eating in the best restaurants, going about in a motor car, and never bargaining for what he buys.” The Mail draws the attention of the General Officer Commanding to the fact that the opulent young men are being shamelessly exploited by the tradespeople. Huntly’s new Bank building is rapidily -nearing completion. The brickwork is nearly finished, and the roof is being pit on. Now that the front is raised to its full height. The handsome appearance the building will have when finished is becoming apparent. The contractor expects to he finished ab nit the end of next month, and we may expect the bank officials will lose no time m installing the officer who isto take charge. The opening of the bank will be a great convenience to Huntly people, and to the settlors round about, and we have, no doubt that increased prosperity will follow the commencement of banking operations here,