Local and General

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 28 January 1916, Page 2

Local and General

The Huntly Public School will re-open on Tuesday, February Ist. The PRESS Office will be closed to-morrow (Saturday 29th), Anniversary Day. There was no work at the Extended Mine on Wednesday, and Ralph’s Mine was idle on Thursday. Mr N. F. Murch, of Huntly, has enlisted 'n the Thirteenth Reinforcement in the engineers, and T. Quinlan in the signallers. Mr and Mrs Padfield’s little girl was taken to the Hamilton Hospital on Tuesday evening last suffering from an attack of infantile paralysis. We are informed, that every eligible man has gone from Te Hoe to the Front. Only two single men are left, and these have both volunteered, and have been rejected. This is a good record, and one that the district may be proud of.

There is no truth in the rumour circulated that a miner had been killed in the Pukemiro Coal Mine by a fall of coal on Monday last.

At the Methodist Church, on Sunday, at 7 p.m., the Rev. W. Lea will take as subject —“The Meaning of the Second Coming of Christ,” Soloist, Miss Ruth Leather. —Advt. Mr T. Robinson, Extended Street Huntly, has received official information that his son Richard, who had been reported as missing, on the Bth of August last, was killed at Ansae in action.

The Auckland Dairy Produce Committee has fixed the whole-

sale price of butter and eggs for the week ending January 29, as follows: Farraers’s, separator and dairy butter, lOd per lb. eggs Is 3d per dozen. The very muggy weather which has been experienced lately has resulted in a huge increase in the number of flies and other pests, and people have been at their wits end to keep them within due bounds. The rain which fell on Thursday did not cool the air sufficiently to drive the pests away, and if anything, they have increased in strength. We have received a reply from

“ Pro Bono Publico ” to Mr Melling and “ One of the 34,000,” but as in our opinion it oversteps the line a little, and as we are not lookiug to achieve fame in the Supreme Court cf this Dominion, we do not care to publish it. If the writer will put his sentiments in milder and safer English vve will be glad to publish it. A staff of telegraph linesman is at present in the town shifting the telegraph and telephone lines to make room for the electric light l.ne which is about to be erected. Progress with the distributed of the poles for the latter has proceeded at a slow pace, but is going on steadily and will probably be completed in the near future.

Farmers and the public generally will welcome the copious rain which fell yesterday All the country round about, especially where w T ell stocked, was beginning to show signs of dryness and even the gardens were wearing a thirsty appearance. Tanks also gave a very hollow sound when submitted to the frequent tapping, and housewives will be glad of the welcome downpour.

A special service w'll be held in the Presbyterian Church on Sunday evening next, when the Rev. J- Richards will unveil a Presbyterian Roll of Honour to the Jjtinmg men,•’'members of the congregations in the Huntly Charge, who have enlisted and gone to the war. The following is a list of the names :R. J. Capstick, D. McKinnon, R. Aston, C. Gall, W. Kerr, J. Hogg, J. Devine, J. Wallace, J. Allan, R. Aitken, G. Paterson, C. R. Wood, J. W. McLennan, A. McLennan, J. McLennan, J. McCaw, J. Berry, and N. S. Parker. The work of converting old socks into mittens for the lads in the trenches has been undertaken by Mrs A. Brown of Tokanui, and several ladies in this district. The idea is to utilise the little worn portion of the socks, cutting off the actual foot covering and neatly darning the uppers so as to make a splendid and warm class of mitten. It is hoped that ladies will devote their spare moments to this work which, with a minimum of time, and by the utilisation of otherwise waste material, extremely good work can be accomplished.—Waipa Post.