THE KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE. THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1909 DISTRICT PARS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 181, 12 August 1909, Page 2

THE KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE. THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1909 DISTRICT PARS.

Mails for Tonga. Samoa, Fiji, close here on Monday, August 16th at 7.30 p.m. Mails for Fiji per s.s. Koromiko close here on Thursday August 12th at 7.30 p.m.

In view of the fact that many local property owners are in the habit of erecting fences which contain barb wire upon the sides of public footpaths, the following paragraph taken from the "Family Lawyer," may be of interest: "Should any person erect a fence containing barb wire on the boundary fronting a street, and by reason of the darkness of the night a person should come in contact with the wire and injure himself or his clothes, the person owning the fenc* will certainly be liable for damages, and the same result would follow if, owing to the violence of the wind, a person's clothes should come in contact with the wire and be torn."

Mr H. Robertson, butcher, of Hangatiki, having sold his business desires to thank his many customers for past favours, and at the same time solicits their patronage for his successor. The new porprietor's advertisement will appear in next Monday's issue of the "Chronicle."

Quite a number of new subscribers have lately been added to the local telephone exchange list. It is stated that when the number of subscribers amounts to 50, the exchange will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The outside districts are now being linked up. Aria, Mangapchi and Paemako being now connected with the exchange and this should prove of great benefit to out-back settlers.

Word has been received by Mr Mussen, secretary to the King Country Acclimatisation Society, from Mr Moorhouse, who attended the last meeting of the Auckland Society, stating that he has been well received bv the committee of the parent body, and that the request made by the King Country Society for trout fry and cock pheasants, will be fairly met. It has been reported to the Masterton Society for the prevention of Cruelty to Animals that some rabbiters skinned a number of rabbits alive and then let them go to see how far they would run with their skins off. It is anticipated that it will not be a difficult matter to secure sufficient proof to warrant court proceedings.

In the final test match Australia in their first innings made 325, England responding with 352. Australia in the second innings have made 76 runs without the loss of a wicket.

An authority unon all matters connected with physical training says that a woman who wishes to keep well and in good condition should sleep nine hours out of the twenty four, take cold water baths, exercise for five minutes each day with light dumb bells, drink a cup of hot liquid before breakfast, spend half an hour every day in outdoor exercise, make the best of bad bargains, and, above all, always keep her temper.

The annual election in connection with the Auckland Board of Education resulted in the return of Mr A. Harris, NorthWard; Mr A. J. Farmer. East Ward; and Mr C. T. Barriball, West Ward. Both Messrs Harris and Barriball were re-elected, the former unopposed, while Mr Farmer replaces Mr I. J. Bagnall the former securing 405 to the latter's 335 votes.

The refusal of the Auckland Education Board to grant an application for the institution of Bible classes in public schools, was reported on by the Religion and Morals Committee at last night's meeting of the Auckland Presbytery. It was mentioned that the personnel of the Board had undergone alteration since the question was brought forward, and a resolution was carried authorising the committee to continue to urge the adoption of the system upon the Board. In connection with the delay caused to the Main Trunk express on Monday night, owing to a landslide near Ohakune, the "Dominion" states that as the train was traversing a bend the driver noticed a tree which had been brought down by the slip lying diagonally across the line. Before he could pull the train up the engine had crashed into the obstacle, with the result that portion of the gear on the right band side was badly damaged. After a delay of half an hour, the train proceeded to Ohakune, where a delay of over two hours was occasioned consequent upon another engine having to be despatched from Taihape. Among the passengers were His Excellency the Governor, and party.

The High Commissioner has been asked by the Minister for Education, the Hon. G. Fowlds, to procure eight photographs of the battleship New Zealand. From these sufficient copies will be taken to distribute among the schools of New Zealand.

A Wellington doctor is sceptical as to the boasted physique of New Zealanders. "Our young fellows," he says, "are mighty good athletes, but they are generally quile 'done' at 40, fat, and nearly always have something wrong with their hearts. Varicose veins are more common in New Zealand than in any other country in the world because of the intense strain youngsters —who are fed on improper foods—undergo in athletics." For Childrens Hacking Cough at night, Woods, Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2s 6d.

By arrangement with Mr J. C. W i!liamson, the "Englishman's Hoir.o" Company, which is now tourincr Australia, will commence the New Zealand tour early next month. In order to give practically every inhabitant of the Dominion an opportunity or witnessing "the play that roused the Empire," and created the sensation of the year in London, the company will be sent to every town in New Zealand where there is a theatre or town hall suitable for the performance. It is claimed that the production of this play will do more to rouse the country to our utter unpreparedness for war and the absolute necessity for compulsory training than all the speeches ever uttered. The play has been described as "A lesson never to be forgotten by the thinking public." The Company wil! visit Te Kuiti on Tuesday, September 21st, 1909.

The first of the 100-acre sections to be thrown open for settlement under the easy terms of the improved farm settlement scheme will be available on September 1. They are situated in close proximity to Raurimu and Kakahi, on the Main Trunk line. It is not intended to utilise any of the higher lying lands for this class of settlement.

The directors of the New Zealand Dairy Company state in their annual report that depreciation at the rate of 5 per cent, has been provided, as usual, upon the whole property and plant. This will absorb £2430 5s Id. Since the annual balance, the ninth set of debentures has been redeemed, making the total reduction of debenture debt of £35,000. The liability on this account now stands at £4OOO. Following the indication given in the previous official report, only one call of 2s 6d per share has been made upon shares of the first issue during the year. Your directors confirm their previous statement that at the outside only one more call upon these shares will be required, to retire the remaining set of debentures, and they hope that they may even manage without making the call. Two calls per year will generally be necessary upon shares of the second issue until such times as these are paid up to the same value as the first issue. At the end of the financial year the balance of the SelfInsurance Fund was £IBOO. The reserve fund is £3123 13s. The directors who retire by rotation this year are Mr Thomas Crosby Blackett and Mr George Proudfoot Ewing. The auditor. Mr Seering H. Matthews, F.N.Z. A.A., offers himse'f for re-election.

In the final test match, Australia versui England, Australia closed their second innings with 339 runs for five wickets. England required 313 runs to win and had lost 3 wickets for 104 runs when stumps were drawn. A meeting of graziers was held at Cambridge o" Saturday afternoon to consider a suggestion to form a Provincial Graziers' Association. Mr Norman Banks, who is leading the movement, explained that the object of the Association was to regulate the price of beef for the Auckland market, and to take steps that might be necessary to prevent a future glut, This, he explained, would necesitate selling the beef by live weight. All those present approved the idea, but it was decided to adjourn the meeting till August 21st, and meanwhile to arrange for all the interested districts to send representatives.

On Friday, 13th inst., in the Cambridge yards, Dalgety and Company hold their usual fortnightly stock sale. The entries comprise 250 head cattle, amongst which a-e some particularly good lines of three and a half to fouryear bullocks. The younger cattle are also good lines and most of them have been on turnips. For those interested in dairying, 30 choice springing heifers will be submitted. On the following day in the Ngaru iwahia yards, the same firm hold their usual monthly stock sale and will offer about 150 head of cattle. Further particulars concerning both sales appear in the j usual advertising columns. ! The following was the result of the | ballot held in Auckland on July 29th, |by the Crown Lands Board, of two ; sections at Awaroa: —Section 1. block j4, Kawhia South, 1093 acres, E. jO'Donnell; section la, block 4, Kawhia South, 698 acres, J. Keville. At a special meeting of the Kawhia County Council held on the 4th inst., it was unanimously decided "That in view of the possibility of insufficient funds, the storerooms on wharf be deleted from Mr Scott's contract, and that the matter be left over until such time as funds can be provided; and that the matter be further discussed at a meeting of the Council before the contractor's plant is removed from the wharf.