TE AWAMUTU

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 169, 1 July 1909, Page 5

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o (Own Correspondent). i notice timber is being placed on giffroond recently bought by GoodHow, Limited, so »t is apparently tfceftr idea to start building very soon. —-Town By-laws.—

We must be a law-abiding community for w© have bad no by-laws framed in the past to govern our behaviour. Bylaws are now in course of preparation, and will soon be brought into effect. A clause to prohibit the discharge of firearms within the town area is necessary. Indiscriminate shooting continues, one person's window being pierced by a pea rifle bullet, which nearly placed the occupant of the house "hors de combat."

—Representative Football. A match Waipa v. Hamilton is to be played on the Domain ground, Tc Awamutu. on Saturday. July 3rd. The selectors have cboeen the following to represent Waipa: D. Turner. .J. Kay Tarrant. Clarke, Clifford. Tewa. P. Ellis. P. Cunningham. Henderson, Syme. Patton, McConkey. Maunder, Turner, Grey. Valedictory.—

MrC. J. Randrwp was farewelted by the townspeople of Pirongia last week, the occasion o? his departure for Taranafci. where he intends to engaee in farming pursuits, in partnership with his brother.

—Pigsand Smells.Some steps should be taken to prohibit people engaging in pig farming within the town area, or, if permitted, an Inspector of Smells should be appointed to see that effrnsive odours do not prevail to assail and offend the nostrils of people not well seasoned to the gentle perfumes arising from sundry pig styes.

-Rabbits. Rabbits are flourishing as they have never been known to do before. A thriving trade is now boing dene in rabbits trapped for th«r Auckland market. Some fair cheques have been made out of bunny, and it will soon be more protfiabte for farmers to give up the cow and go in for rabbit breeding ir earnest.

-Bees. Bee farmers report a good harvest this last season. Much good has been 'done by recent Government leigslatton to pot down diseases among bees. The corse of the professional boe r fanner is the amateur possesssed of one or two box hives into which foul brood can have unchecked sway. Then Jwhen weakened by disease the colony is swooped down upon by robber bees from healthy colonics, and so disease from one diseased colony may be distributed over a wide area. If a clause were introduced into the present act „ making it cmpulsory to use the standard make of hives in place of old boxes and suchlike discase'distributors, more would be done for bee farming and healthy colonies than can be effected by an army of inspectors. —New Business Premises. •

Mr C. T. Ricket has foonrl it necessary to have more room for the conduct of his furnishing and ironmongery business. To thi* end he has erected a tine targe twostorie) building, which will be numbered among the more up-to-date business premises in the town. It is gratifying to notice that many business people are finding their premises too small for the scope of their businesses. —New Residence. —

Mr Hyde of the Waipa Brewery, is getting the timber on the ground for a private residence of substantial proportions.

—-Waier Famine— In this season of plenteous moisture a water famine has been nrevalent at the railway station. Thirstv engines have not always been able to assuage their thirsts to the full. The engine used for the purpose of fitting the tanks had gone on ttrike, and feeble man for the space of a week or two had perforce to roan the pumps. After weeks of weary waiting the engine has once more resumed duty, much to the relief of some railway hands. - Intcrclub Football.—

On Saturday a good number of Rugby enthusiasts accompanied the Kinikihi team to Otorohanga to witness the inter-club match. A keen contest was expected, and those who made the journey had no reason to reregret their trip. A healthy rivalry exists between the two teams, each having won two matches and are thus level pegging for the premiership. Although Kibikibi triumphed by a narrow margin— 9 point * to B—honours were equally distributed, and whichever team bad won on the play, the losers would have been entitled to sympathy for bard luck. Otorohanga ran up a score of S points within 5 minutes of the kickoff. This put Kihikihi on their mettle an after a bard fought game —conspicuous for absence of any concerted play among the backs of either team Kihikihi left the field victors by the narrow margin of 1 point. Mr F. Bowden as referee gave bis decisions impartially and no exception could be taken to his rulings. —Commercials.—

C. T's. must look on this as a happy hunting ground. Knights of the road from as far sooth as Invercargill drop in this way now and again. We shall soon want mor* sample rooms—those we have here are not long or very often untenanted.