THE HUNTLY PRESS PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT 1 P.M. FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1915. Local and General

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 23 April 1915, Page 2

THE HUNTLY PRESS PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT 1 P.M. FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1915. Local and General

Messrs Farrimond and McLachlan’s dancing class opened in the Miners’ Hall on Wednesday evening last, with a good attendance The music and the floor were everything that could be desired.

The annual meeting of householders will be held in the School house, Huntly, on Wednesday evening, April 28th, when the report and balance sheet will be brought down; also election of committee for ensuing year.

The Hibernian Social, which willbaheldin the Miners’ Hail on Monday evening promises to prove a great success, and no stone is being left unturned by the committee to make the function most enjoyable, and good music, good supper and a good floor will be 'the order of the evening.

A nasty accident occurred in the main street last Monday evening, the victim of which was the eldest son of Mr R. Nash. Wh,iJe lading a horse at a good pace the lad lost his balance and fell heavily on his head with the result that he received severe injuries to his face and arm. Striking evidence of the important place airmen now play in “the forces of the King” is afforded by the fact that the Rev. L. J. Walters, Vicar of Hoe, Rochester, has been appointed chaplain to the naval air station on the Medway. Mr Walters regularly conducts services in the aerodome, and uses the seat of an airship as his “ pulpit.”

Either the Public Trust Office is very slew, or else it is very' careful. Although the Public Trustee agreed nearly two months ago to take over the administration of the Huntly Mines Disaster Relief Fund, and although he has had all data asked for since early in March, the Draft of the Deed of Trust has not yet come to hand. No doubt their law officers are making a good job of the Deed, but at the same time, to the lay mind, there appears to be an undue amount of delay. i

The Rector of Christ Church’ Fremantle, West Australia, the Rev. F. G. S. Jellieoe, is a. brother of Admiral Sir John Jelltooe, who is just now so much in the public eye. The Admiral’s simple piety is well known, and he is one of the great men of the world who have learnt from experience where the source of all strength is to be found. His devotion to the Bible and his habit of private prayer might well serve as an example to the younger men of the Navy, and indeed to all of ns. The Rector of Fremantle told his congregation of a letter he had received from his Admiral brother, and said that he regarded one sentence as a special message to that congregation. “ We need your prayers.” Sir John had written, “ and it is good to know that we get them.”

The Star Vaudeville Company which have ptayed with such great success in Auckland, will appear in the King’s Hall on next Thursday evening.

Taking every advantage of the splendid weather this summer, the Public Works Department has pushed on the /. waroa Railway at a good pace, with the result that all the heavy work is now done. It is confidently expected that the work will be soon completed, and that Pukemiro Coal Co. will be putting out coal before the end of the winter.

Commencing at 1 p.m. Mr J. Elliot will S9ll at the King’s Hall a large quantity of fruit, tomatoes, potatoes, turkeys, poultry, and pigs ; furniture of a general kind; a D.B.L. and a Browning Automatic Gun; and a large quantity of the newest and most fashionable jewellery and fancy goods. For a detailed list readers are referred to our advertising columns.

The Huntly Orchestral and Minstrel Troupe who journeyed to Ngaruawahia last night for the purpose of giving a concert in aid of the Thornton Relief (fund, speak well of the hospitality shown to them by the people of “Delta” township. The sum of £ll was taken at the door, while there rre several small amounts still to come from the sale of tickfets. The “Troupe” who with their friends, numbered about fifty, arrived back in Huntly at 3 o’clock this morning.

This being the year of the Industrial Census,the Labour Dept, is making elaborate efforts to obtain true returns of the labour employed, the wages earned and the wealth produced. To this end they have furnished employers with duplicate wages books, which will be kept as usual, but at the end of the year, the duplicates wifi be torn ont, leaving a complete book for the employer and at the same time furnishing the Dept, with a complete return of parsons employed, etc.

At the Police Court, Huntly, on Friday last, before Mr Rawson, S.M. Hugh Owen and Wnt. Gall were proceeded against for illeg lly using a net in the Waikato River, near Ohinewai, on Sunday, March 21. Mr Hayward, inspector of fisharies, .deposed to having found defendants in the act of netting fish, and they had five mullet in their possession. Defendants pleaded guilty. His Worship fined them £2 each, with costs, but as they were unaware of the law said- the fines would probably be remitted on their applying to the Minister for Justice. The net was confiscated.

In our wanderings abroad, we have noticed that the flower and vegetable gardens in Huntly are not nearly as good as they used to be. Time was when the' gardens along certain of our streets were a picture at this tirxw of the year, but now they have fallen from their high estate, and in many instances are very much neglected. The fact that a few gardens are still as well looked after as before, only 7 makes the others look much worse by comparison. We wonder whether the revival of the Huntly Flower Show would not clo something to improve the appearance of the Town in this respect.

W r e are pleased to chronicle the success of Mr L. B. Harris’s colours at the recent meeting of the Avondale Jockey Club, when his fillv, Glissando, accounted for the Nursery Handicap, (6 furlongs) defeating a field of six and running the distance in lmin. 16sec. The win is all the more meritorious when we take into consideration the fact that this smart equine has only’’ recently recovered from an attack of influenza, and, consequently, could not possibly be at her best. Glissando is the progeny of Obligado and Miss Dix, and is thoreiore a half sister to the recent Takapuna Cup winner, Bedford. We uifderstand that some of the Huntly sports benefited considerably over the result.