DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 86, 12 June 1908, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

Lorigan and Co., land agents, Te Kuiti, report the sale of three township sections this week, Mrs MacKenzie, of Auckland, Mr Lissiman, of Falmerston North, and Mr McColl, of Waitomo, being the buyers.

The Salvation Army Diorama Company gave an entertainment in the he Kami Hall on Wednesday evening last, the hall being well filled. The pictures shown were quite up to cspectaiions, and equal to any of the travelling shows that have yet visited the disirict.

The s.winii social in connection with die To K'.ilii Hockey Club was lie!.! on Monday evening last, when eukclhirp counTs graced the Hall with \\)<\v iMV.-.ence. Excellent music v.-e.s s = ippli, (1 by .1. Motet, and the ladies did die e : penng. The floor wen-- iii go id order for dancing, and die nig hi hem ;' cold, everyone seemed lo thoroughly enjoy themselves.

''.'kin - :; :-. iiK-rs will be glad to learn Mr K agings. .Member for the district, has ;;( ki-i succeeded in making denude rrrmgements for the putting through "\ the telephone to Tatu. The mailer was brought before the Premier by Mr Jennings in Taranaki, and it was I'mind that the Department c.'idd n-g e:vi the line owing to the devjadou ]i.dn;-V made in the road. ilowewT. die settlers offered to cut tlu p ;.-ls, end Mr Jennings placed the mailer before Mr Meddings. of the Ulo.'irai'hie denarimeni, al .Auckland, last'week, air Meddings has undertaken thai, in die cent of the m tilers providing the peMs. (lie department will pav lor die same a! eurreni rates, and the line will be erected forthwith.

Ti -night (Thur.-day). a social will be hj; Id in die Te Kuid 1 kail, and for which, we under■■■! md, an excellent provv.nim" h:s been arranged. The ohkct of i;i..- :~.vbd d a benefit to Mrs in.\'of.n. end. as ike circumstances surroui:dt!w. ('!■• affair are very deserviiv., a, good house should be the reeu'i.

Mr k. R. idohehrook, who for many wars resided at Te kuili, paid a visit to thai centre on Saturday last. Mr (.'olebrook, wdio takes a lively interest in anything piriaining to the King Country, was greedy slruok with the progns-s el" the i. >w n. which is fulfilling the pridicbn!! which (ha! gentleman made anenl the pie.ee many years ago.

Mr \Y. !■'. knniues. M.i\. passed through the Kin;', ("mmtry at the end of iasl wwk en route lor New Plymouth. Mr Jenniiii'.s had been 'Hurriedly ealled to ~d mi the occasion of (lie dea.ih oi' hi:- bioth.er, Mr C. Jennings. The nui .il h r flopped over ai (">loruhane.a k tween Iraiiv- on Krida.y, and eame on r > i Y Kuiti by the 1:; L• 1 roin. !oa\in;'. mi Saturday evenin,". i'm' 'I eumarunui. Mr Jennings will i-nr the district with the I'lvmk ! in. .i week.

bin- >'m iheonum;" election of Maori tin mb.; promises to arouse considerable imen.'-i in the King Country, in >•.■!■■: niucii'v of the candidature of k|\ tie b.kctone. Mr Eketone is coniikm of receiving widespread support, and has already received assurances of assistance from well-known chiefs who have hitherto been faithful l(i the King's party. The candidate recently made a tour of the west cmisl district of Taranaki, and is confident of excellent support in that district. Providim; the campaign is orp.mked mi : mmd lines, there is every re.ismi i" anticipate a good contest with i-vi r.\ prospect of success for

li !- Mated that arrangements have bc./n' made for Mr W. F. Massey, ;\1 p.. l.eaikr of the Opposition, to deliver a political address at Te kuiti on June 24th,