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King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 174, 19 July 1909, Page 2

The Social which J" to iielcl in the Town Hall, under the Auspices of the Te Kuiti Hockey Club, on Thursday evening next promises to be a great success. Ir is stated that the Music will be particularly good, and all who attend will no doubt spend a ! thoroughly enjoyable evening. When driving up the Awakino Road, Te Kuiti, on Saturday afternoon Mr J. Pitcon, the well known carrier, fell from his cart one wheel of which passed over the man's chest. The cart was loaded at the time but fortunately !Mr Pitcon fell in a soft place or he would have sustained serious injuries. Dr Fuilerton made an examination of Mr Pitcon, an ordered him to bed, but considers nothing serious will result. Lord Kitchener, according to recent cables, is contemplating a visit to Australia, at the end of the year, and the announcement has aroused the hopes of local military enthusiasts that the famous general may be induced to include Xev' Zealand in his tour. On Tuesday a aerutation of ; Volunteer onteers ".vaited uncn the Hon. Gtorce Fc-vdd?. A:-v ; r cr-Minister for Defence. :;:.d l.~1:: d tdat hj« should to ._d ' 11::::: * .dude New Zealand in . . Hon. Mr Fov.dd.s tavoaraidy d.-;d the sug- : f •' • crl at once c - ntntnni tated 1: da dl :::. Jas. Carrcdd A:::::n-l :d:::. Minister. and the nt&tter is . a c.nsidered by d-dr J. d ,: .:. T-: Kuiti, has received -.he fcdlov.ur.g tenders for the erection cc a tdvate hospital for Nurse Kattatvay:—v.'. Fuilerton, £792 12s: G. Hitchcock dTdd: Pearson and Baiehelor. --dT"o; Markwick and ■ U'Kegan ; idled — accepted.