Local and General

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 9 July 1915, Page 2

Local and General

Mr J. Stone advertises his property for sale, situated on the corner of Glasgow and Extended Streets.

At the Ngaruawahia Show held last week Mr J. Robson of Huntly, carried off first and special for best bird in Show.

On Friday evening last a sale of goods made entirely hy the Sunday School scholars was held in the Methodist Church. The gathering proved in every way a very successful one. After the goods were disposed of a few musical items and recitations were given by the children. Duet : Lily Morgan and Edith Gleeson. Duet: Violet Geary and Doreen Gleeson. Duet: Selina Green and Tui Sheeran. Recitations by Dorrie Green, Edna Mills, Daphne and Tui Sheeran. i Rev. Watson was in the chair and Miss Jory presided at the organ. Refreshments were provided by the parents, and llie singing of the Doxology brought a pleasant evening to a close,

Next Sunday evening a memorial service to Orangemen fallen in the War will be held in the Methodist church.

Messrs Suttie, Yates and Cox, carters, state that owing to the high prices ruling for horse feed they have been compelled to raise the price of carting 6d per load. Miss Tien Hogue of the “Within tho Law” Company toured Australia a short time ago with the Quinlan Opera Coy., as understudy to Jeane Brola in "La Traviata Verdis,” composition of Dumas’ great work. The annual general meeting of the Huntly Liberal. League is convened to be held on July I6th, in the Supper Room of the Miners’ Hall. All Members are cordially invited to attend.

Mr Lionel Walsh, General Manager for Dramas Ltd., has toured New Zealand with many J. C. Williamson Dramas, in the capacity of Stage Manager, and played important parts with Nance O’Neil on her last New Zealand Tour.

We would again remind intending exhibitors that entries for the Huntly Poultry and Kennel Cltib Show, Close with the Secretary, Mr C. Tucker, tonight, at 9.30 p.m., at Mr J. Brooks’ shop. A committee meeting will be held in the King’s Hall on Thursday at 7.30 p.m.

Sir Archibald Murray, who was Chief of Staff to General Sir John French, at the front, was last month invalided home and has since received the appointment of Clr.et of Staff in London to Lord Kitchener. Sir Archibald is an uncle of Miss Kathleen Murray of the “ Within the Law ” Company.

Despite most unpropitious weather, the metalling of the gap between Huntly and the Taupiri Gorge has been steadily proceeded with, with the result that the metal is all laid, and the finishing touches are now being given. It is hoped that when quite finished and hammered down the road will give satisfaction even to motorists.

The Feilding paper has the folio .ving:—Two young mer, —-one from the Rangitikei and the other from Sandon recently enlisted for service as mounted troopers. One was practically born to the saddle, and has spent most of his life on horse - back. The other is one of the very best and most sought after of gentleman steeplechase riders in New Zealand, and has won more crosscountry races than he can remember. Yet they were both rejected because they failed to pass their riding tests.

An unusual sight was witnessed in Huntly on Monday last, when half-a-dozen bullocks were seen swimming down the river. As a rule, when bullocks get into the water, they make at once for the banks, but these seemed as though they were enjoying the experience for they swam first one way and then the other for quite a time, eventually landing on a small island down the river. No doubt they had broken away from a mob and got into an ally-way which led them to the water, and with the usual perversity of driven bullocks got themselves into the most awkward fix possible.

Some curiosity was expressed during the recent fains and consequent rise in the River, as to whether the water would rise into the subway under the bridge. It will be remembered that this was one of the points at issue between the Town Board and tho Public Works Department, the Department giving, as one of the reasons why the subway should not be constructed, the contention that in flood time, the water would rise into the cutting and block traffic. The Board contended that when the River rose high enough to block traffic, no hardship would result, because there would be practically no traffic to block, for several other places on the road would he under water. Although tho River rose about seven feet six inches, there was no appearance of water on the road, and it would take a rise of at least five feet more before any incovenience would be caused.