DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 166, 21 June 1909, Page 2

DISTRICT PARS.

The public arc notified that Miss Pine's next quarter for music and painting commences on July sth. — Advt. The timber for the bridges to be, erected at Kakapuku and Te Puhi has arrived at Te Puhi station, and the construction work will be undertaken at once. The bridge over the Moakururua river between Otorohanga and Pirongia is nearing completion, and the party working under Mr Wills must be credited with a smart piece of work. The bridge is over a hundred feet long, and the work should be finished within j a month. It is intended to get the j member for the district to perform the j opening ceremony. j

At the last sitting of the Te Kuiti S.M. Court in reply to a question by Mr Selwyn Mays, Mr Loughman S.M. said that the fact of a man keebing a bottle of whisky in his offiee, and treating his clients did not necessarily mean that a breach of the Act was committed. He would require to have the strongest possible evidence that liquor given in such a manner formed part of the consideration of a transaction before ruling that a sale had taken place. A man treating friends or clients with the object of increasing his popularity was not selling liquor. On Thursday the 24th inst at 2.30 P.M. the Bishop will dedicate the New Anglican Church at Otorohanga at which service the twdHocal lay-read-ers will receive their licenses. After this service the ladies will provide afternoon tea in the Hall and a lantern lecture will follow. A Gmfirniation Service will be held in the Anglican Church at 7.30PM.

"Wen? you under the influence of liquor at the time," was a question asked by Mr Mays of a witness at tin Te Kuiti Court on Thursday last. "Not so much as the Crown -"licit r is under the influence of hallucir.ations at times," came the reply. For Influenza take Woods' Great , Peppermint Cure.—Never fails, Is tJd j 2sandGd. -j

A witness in a Court ease at To Kuiti on Thursday, in slating he was sober when g-.in.g ! = '.::.'■ on ;•. certain night, sain the roan whi'nn h<- had to travel -.van nan". " ( ' l !'i h'-;t there's a Providence yu know." sain His Worship. "Ye-, hut I was not invoking his assistance that night,"' replied the witness. In a striking review of the SeddonWard Administration a writer in the Citizen says that the people who predicted that the loss of the enormous personality of Seddon would mean the collapse of his system overlooked the fact that Seddon's foundations were strong enough to endure a time without their founder. The "Machine" was working smoothly, and required only fuel, and Sir Joseph was ready with the fuel. Where Seddon spent hundreds his successor has spent thousands. Where Seddon made one appointment Sir Joseph has made a score. Seddon was strong enough at the end to afford a measure of niggardliness, his successor has not dared to weigh and measure his favours. He has not learned the secrets of the "machine." He can only keep it going by pouring kerosene into the furnace.

i On Saturday evening last a number i of the members of the Te Kuiti foot j ball club met together to say farewell to Mr J. Taylor, who has been removed from Te Kuiti Railway staff to j Auckland. A presentation was made i to Mr Taylor, on behalf of bis many friends, who, inaccepting the same, warmly thanked his friends for their kindness, and expressed his sorrow at j leaving the district. While regretting j Mr Taylor's departure from Te Kuiti, jwe wish him good luck in his new < sphere. j The Te Kuiti Dramatic Society have decided to stage "Engaged" on Tuesday, the 29th inst. The stage mana- | ger, Mr C. H. Phillips, has his com- ! pany in hard training, and on the eveni ing of the 29th he is confident they will give a very good account of themselves. As the proceeds will be devo- • ted to the funds of the local Fire Brigj ade it is to be hoped that the public 1 will turn up in goodly numbers. The j full cast will appear in the next issue j of the "Chronicle." j The following tenders have been reI ceived for the erection of a cottage ft>r i Mrs Jones Prosser: Pearson and | Batchelor£3l9 6s; D. Fletcher £222 14s; G. Hitchcock £215; Markwick and O'Regan £213 13s; Verrall and ] Lever £181; Billett and May £lßl, accepted. As will be seen in our" advertising columns the commimttee of the Maniapoto Rugby Union Ball are offering handsome prizes for the best fancy costumes worn at the ball next Thursday. They also insist on all dancers being masked, and those not wearing masks will not be allowed to dance until 10 o'clock, the hour fixed for unmasking. An energetic committee has been appointed to carry out final arrangements, and everything points to this ball being the success of the season. The ladies' banner committee have worked well, and have ordered a handsome banner, which will be presented to the Rugby Union officials at the ball on Thursday evening. The ladies are also arranging to attend to the supper, so we are confident the dancers will be well provided for. Turner's band is engaged, and are busy practicing new music. The The floor committee requests footballers to lend their assistance at the hall on Wednesday evening next at 8 o'clock. Given fine weather there should be a record attendance and the Union is looking for a good muster of football enthusiasts both from the local and outside clubs.

A mule can kick both hard and quick, And when you least expect it; A coM will kill, and often will Defy you to reject it! But Woods' you know some time ago, And after years of thinking, Invented his Great Peppermint Cure, Which stops all colds like winking!