DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 81, 8 May 1908, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

The next meeting of the Mokauiti branch of the N.Z. Farmers' Union will be helii en Saturday, May 9th. The new enable for Ellis and 1' urna. ni i's 1n i 11, a I Mangapcehi, passed through To Kiiiii on Sunday last. j\ir j. S. in)n:l has again been returned Mayor of Hamilton, this time by a majority of 109 \ ntes. Rev. S. Spi'iii''.I]', 1 ]', accompanied by Mrs SpcruYr, !e!I 'iV KuiJi last week en route i'or NV'.v i'ivniouih. Several local sportsmen took advantage <>f the opi niie i-i 1 lie shooting scum hi oil Frjd i\ la:-!. but as yet no " big lni'.-.s " haw been reported. Pheasant 1 - ;re mere plentilul than la.st season, and are in excellent e.onditi'>n. It is staged that Mr W. F. Massey, Leader of the Opposition, has intimated his willingness to deliver a political speech at Te Kuiti before the m-Nt session of Parliament, and steps are being taken to make the necessary arrangements. A young man, named Watson, who was severely burnt about the head and waist at Pacmako last week, the result of a gunpowder accident, was conveyed to the Hamilton Hospital, on Friday last, where, we understand, he is progressing satisfactorily. The annual meeting of householders ,vas held at Kihikihi on Monday evening, .April 27th. when the following committee was elected for the ensuing year -Messrs J. G. Elm sly, G. McGhie, S. V. Bryant, Peake, R. Mainwaring, S. Temple, and C. Thomson. Mr J. G. Ehnsly war, elected as chairman, while Mr R. Mainwaring was asked to undertake the secretarial work. A scourge in the form of blight of the ordinary type has overtaken practically the whole of the turnip crops in the Taieri Plain, and many acres of the crop have been absolutely ruined. Should the coming winter be a severe one, it will go very hard with the farmers, more especially those who have depended upon their turnip crops for the winter feeding of cattle. The death of a very old Native woman, named Tiramanaiwhiri, aged 80 years, took place at Tanihopnwai on April 27th. Deceased was a sister of the late chief of the Ngati Maniapoto tribe, Hanauru, and was wellknown throughout the King Country and Waikato. The religious obsequies were performed on the 29th by the Maori missionary party, who were then touring the district. With the large number of applications for space already received, the Waikato Winter Show promises to be a great success. The only difficulty at present facing the Association being that of providing a sufficiently large building—a striking contrast to the learly days of the Association last year, when the almost insurmountable difficulty appeared to be to get the present large building filled. The Te Kuiti Hockey Club held their first practice match in Somerville's paddock, on Thursday last, about fifteen players attending. A match has been arranged with the Taumarunui Club, and will be played at Te Kuiti on the 25th May. Judging from the manner in which the local men played in their first practice, everything points to their being able to bring forward a fairly strong team. An accident, which might have been attended with serious results, happened to the driver of Messrs Green and Colebrook's grocery cart, on Saturday of last week. It appears that the horse, when passing over the traffic bridge over the Mangaokewa stream, shied at a tent, which was placed over the railings to dry, and capsized the cart, but fortunately the young man managed to iump clear of the vehicle, and escaped serious injury.

The practice match, arranged by the Te Kuiti Football Club, was playccl (in Saturday last, when two full teams rolled up to try conclusions. The teams showed much better form than in the match of the previous Saturday, and acquitted themselves creditably. After a. strenuous tiame the "A's" proved the winners by 1 point, though taking it all through the " B '' team hat! all the best ol the game. The se"rcs w. re : A. o points; B. 8 ]">; lints. Air J. ihtet. iunr., a.cied as- referee, and gave e\\ ry sati>f.,ction.

Mr J. Mackenzie, who has occupied the position of Commissioner of Crown Lands for Auckland district for some years past, left for Wellington this week to take up a like position in that centre. Before leaving for the Empire city, Mr Mackenzie was farcwelled by the Lands Office staff, and was the recipient of a handsome presentation. In speaking of the prospects of the Auckland district. i\lr Mackenzie predicted a bright future, and said he considered the expansion of Auckland had only begun. There were great things ahead, ami the country was capable of carrvim; huge population.

A Maori missionary party, consisting of Rev... \Y. iv.Tdcne (Waimate), Makoarc IV.urcrc ( i'e Aupouri), lione I'apahie U lokianga), Taimona Hapim:ma (K«and two lay-readers, named Thai linlca (1 lirgaville), and huitu K •!!>.: i IV Aupouri), under the t'liwiory . I!:•* Anglican Church, h;w b. on i.'urir. irom the North C ,\\\ and <t, die i lauraki C.ulf, Wai-

kmm I;v.i i!i• 'Kiii.". tVimtry. During tiu-ir i.'iir in the \\ aikal>> they wore iMr.li:>U\ welc.-nn-d ai Tauwhare by iik chief of .ik• !ribc. Tupu Taingak :v, a {■-■ n-! iiijrr of the Maori King'), i\-. v :ii \ -■ oil- children christened. \i V\';!i •: i anii (hrough the Km:". ('.•!!!!•. >•;. tiv\ had a great reception, and war. welcomed |»y the chief, I liri liiran.-.a i.\lr W. Scarancke), at IV Kopu.f : at t lU'i-ohanga was welby Mr John Onu-by, on behalf of ihc uibe: ai 'i'e Kuiti by Maten-

j'.aro i ieh tc : ami nest day, at Tc Knmi, a I'linuai was e<inducted, and ieft the same day f>>r Tanehopuwai pa. where a similar scr\ice was coildueled. and was Welcomed to the pa by the chief. IVirama. who acted as spokesman. The mi>-V maries left on Friday for Tauniaruuui and iis borders. ihe aims a.mi objects of the parly is to lurthcr the knowledge of their people; teach them to love, and titus become useful soldiers lor our Lord,

A party of ten bushfellers arrived at Te Kuiti this week and will proceed to Waitomo, where Mr Walter Petet is having five hundred acres of bush felled. Messrs Dalgety and Co., have decided to conduct regular in Hamilton, either on Thursdays, or, failing making satisfactory arrangements for that day, on !the next most suitable day in the week. They expect to hold their first sale in Cambridge on or about June I2th. Definite dates for all sales will be duly advertised. It is also their intention to have regular sales at all the principal centres in the Waikato and the King Country, details of which will be announced in due course., There is some talk of an attempt being made to organise a Maori regatta at Ngaruawahia during the visit of the American fleet to Auckland. On Tuesday last a party of Aucklanders, including MessVs Duncan (Valuation Department), Esam and Ewington paid a visit to the Railway Department's quarry at Te Kuiti. Presumably the visit was in connection with the action pending between Mr W. Lovett and the Department with regard to the taking of portion of Mr Lovett's quarry. Information has been received by the local School Committee from the Education Board to the effect that a grant of £475 has been made for additions to the Te Kuiti school. Woods' Great Peppermint Cure for Coughs and Colds never fails. Is 6d & 2s 6d.