THE HUNTLY PRESS PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT 1 P.M. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1916. Local and General

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 11 February 1916, Page 2

THE HUNTLY PRESS PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT 1 P.M. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1916. Local and General

There was no work in the Extended and Ralph’s Mine on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court to-day, before Mr E. Rawson, there were nine cases set down for hearing, four boys and five adultsSergt. Major Ansel 1 informs us that the Huntly Rifle Club practise which was to be held on Saturday is unavoidably postponed. In the Methodist Church on Sunday, at 7 p.m., the Rev. W. Lea will take as subject: The Simple-Plan of Salvation.” Duet by Miss Gardiner and Mr Woods. It is reported from New York that the British cruiser Drake captured the German cruiser Roon after a three hours’ fight off the Burmudas. Two merchantmen are reported to have been seized. The Auckland Dairy Produce Committee has fixed the wholesale price of butter and eggs the week ending February 12, as follows : Farmers’s, separator and dairy butter, lOd. Eggs, Is 3d per doz. Mr W. G. Care, acting secretary of the Waikato Central Agricultural Association, announces in this issue, that a grand Patriotic Show will be held on March 7th and Bth, at the Victoria Park, Cambridge, in aid of the Serbian and Belgian Relief Funds.

Mr R. Semple, miners’ agent, addressed a public meeting in the Miners’ Union Hall on Sunday last. Mr W. Leather presiing. The hall was well filled. The subject being “ A Case for the Conscription of Wealth, The speaker received a good hearing.

The public are again reminded of the fact that Mr J. S. de Montalk and Co. will sell the household furniture and effects of Mrs Morgan, Main Street, Huntly, at back of boot shop. The lot will be sold absolutely without reserve and a good attendance is expected.

There is now a total of 131 cases reported of infantile paralysis under treatment. One of the new patients is a person above the school age. One medical man states that in certain of the cases no paralysis has supervened, and that some of the sufferers are afflicted in comparatively mild form.

At 11 a.m. to-morrow 1 (Saturday), Mr Jas. Elliot, will sell by public auction at her residence near the PRESS Office the furniture and effects of Mrs Bartle, who is leaving for Dunedin. At 1 p.m he will sell on behalf of Messrs E. W. Dyer, Dunsmuiv, and other clients, a large quantity of now and second hand furniture also a camera with all accessories a gramophone and records, some poultry and a quantity of pears, apples, and tomatoes.