Local and General

Huntly Press and District Gazette, Volume 4, 25 February 1916, Page 2

Local and General

A second letter on the question of the establishment of a High School for Huatly was received too late to be published this issue. It will be inserted next week.

The annual meeting of the Huntly Rod and Gun Club is called for Wednesday next in the Sample-room of the Miners’ Hall, at 7.30 p.m. All members are requested to attend.

The Methodist Sunday School Anniversary Services will be conducted on Sunday at 11 a.m., 3 pan., and 7 p.m. by the Rev. M. J. Evans. Special singing by the children. Solo by Miss Daniels, of Te Kuiti.

The Auckland Dairy Produce Committee has fixed the wholesale price of butter and eggs for the week ending February 26, as follows: — Farmers’s, separator and dairy butter, lOd. Eggs Is Id.

A. Mclntosh, employed in Ralph’s mine met with rather serious accident on Friday last. A bar of iron from a machine he was working striking him on the ankle and fracturing the bone.

The public are notified in another column of this issue the announcement of an auction sale that will taka place on the 11th of March, on account of Mr J. V. Johnson, who is retiring from business. Mr J. S. de Montalk, of Ngaruawahia, who has been instructed to sell will advertise particulars of same in our next issue.

The local post and railway staffs are organising a summer social in aid of the Sick and Wounded Fund. It is to be held in the Miners’ Hall on Wednesday the Ist March, and will, no doubt, attract a large crowd. The committee desire that the social should have a distinctive summer character, and desire that all gentleman wear summer atti re.

The value of the butter exported from New Zealand last year was £2,700,625 as against £2,338, 276 in 1914, and the cheese exports were valued at £2,730,211, as compared with £2,564,125. The total value of the dairy produce exported in 1915 was £5,430,836 as against £4,903,701 in 1914, an increase of £528,135. The frozen meat exported totalled £7,794,395 in 1915, as compared with .£5,863,062 in 1914 an increase of £1,934,332, or over 31 per cent. The many friends .of Mr and “Mrs R. Greenwell will be pleased to learn that they have received a cable from Home, saying that their eldest son, Mr N. Greenwell, had received an appointment in the Naval Construction Works, while their third son, Arthur had received his lieutenancy in the Royal Flying Corps. The two young men left here only in December last, so that they have lost no time in getting into harness. They each owe their success to the diligence they showed in perfecting themselves in the various branches of for in addition all they could wheVe each put in a of time in studying under various correspondence schools. We have no doubt but that, if they are fortu- ! nate enough to keep health and j strength, each will attain distinction in his new profession, I

The Annual camp of the infantry Regiment of Territorials drawn from the Waikato District (No 4 Group) takes place on the Ist April 1916 ter 15th April 1916. As the infantrymen are continually changing.their address it is possible that many men of training age viz . 18 to 24 years have not received Official notice to attend. These men if they fail to attend are liable to Prosecution and to avoid this they are advised to write to Adjunt 16th. Waikato Regiment Hamilton who will supply full particulars of all camp arrangements.

For particulars concerning Mr Jas. Elliot’s fortnightly sale to be held to-morrow (Saturday), our readers are referred to the advertisement on page 2 of this issue. In addition to a large quantity of general and household furniture, he will offer some 40 cases of excellent tomatoes, and if forward in time, a quantity of pears and apples. Among other lots are a full and complete photographic outfit with camera, lens, tripod, etc., and a fine pair of field glasses.

On Monday evening last, Mr Broadbent of Huntly West was stricken down by an apoplectic fit. It appears that Mr Broadbent was proceeding home along the railway line, when he was suddenly taken by a fit and immediately became unconscious As no one passed, he lay there for some hours, when, Mrs Broadbent becoming uneasy, a

search was instituted and the sufferer found where he 'had fallen, evidently in considerable pain. He was at once removed to his home, where he received every attention but at the time of going to press he was still unconscious.