THE KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE. Wednesday, March 28, 1910

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 244, 23 March 1910, Page 2

THE KING COUNTRY CHRONICLE. Wednesday, March 28, 1910

We are informed that Mr J. Tammadge has been appointed Returning Officer and Town Clerk pro tem for the Te Kuiti Borough. Mr Tammdage will have to undertake the immediate preparation of the roll. fn the Rugby international match jEngland, a goal and three tries (14 points), beat Scotland, a goal (five points). In the Association match, Ireland (one goal) beat Scotland (nil). It is gratifying to hear that the Mokauiti Sports Club have once again wound up their season with a credit balance. The balance in hand amounts to some £ls, which puts the Club on a good footing for next year's gathering. The tender for the plumbing work at the Pio Pio Dairy Factory has been let to Mr H. Jane, of Te Kuiti. Mr Jane expects to commence the work in about a month's time, the necessary material will then be on the ground. At the last meeting of the Waitomo County Council Cr Johnson spoke on the matter of the necessity of having surfacemen on the various roads in the County, stating that in his opinion much money would be saved if surfacemen were emoloyed. Several Councillors spoke on the subject, the concensus o£ opinion being that surfacemen were very "necessary, but that ,the matter of paying wages out of the Riding funds would be a hardship at jfcjj.e present .time,

In the inter-University sportg Cambridge won seven events and Oxford three. Mr. G. Murray, an Adelaidean at Cambridge, won the long jump with a leap of 21ft sJin. Oxford are strong favourites for the inter-'Varsity boat race, which will be rowed on the Thames course. The committee set up to go into the matter of building County offices at Te Kuiti, passed the following resolution; —"That the committee approve of the plans presented by the chairman and that hs be authorised to obtain plans and specicfiations and to call for tenders." The committee's report was adopted. On Monday last a quiet wedding was solemnised at Mairoa, the contracting parties being Miss Rosey May Chestnut, daughter of Mr R. Chestnut, and Louis Allian Murray, son of Mr J. Murray, of Waiuku. The Rev. Mr Mucbell officiated. The happy couple left by express train on Tuesday morning, and will be away on their honeymoon for some time. "I have often wondered," said the medical student to the captain of a merchantman, as they were looking over the ship's medicine-chest, "how you manage your doctoring at sea; but I understand it now. Each medicine is numbered, and your book directs you to give No. 5 or No. 6, according to the symptoms. Capital! But supposing you run out of some particular mixture, No. 6, for example, what do you do then?" "In that case I mix No. 4 and No. 2, or No. 5 and No. I—any two numbers that I have most of that add up to No. 6." "Good heavens, you might kill a man!" "Can't help it, must follow the directions to administer No. 6. By Jove, I'd give six doses of No. 1 rather than not obey my instructons!"