King Country Chronicle Wednesday, July 27, 1910 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 280, 27 July 1910, Page 2

King Country Chronicle Wednesday, July 27, 1910 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Mr J. R. Graham has a line of wellbred poultry to sell on Saturday also a large catalogue of general goods. See detailed advertisement. Next horse sale date August fith.

Specifications for repairs to the old Mission House at Te Awamutu may be seen at the post office there, and also at Te Kuiti.

Mr J. R. Graham notifies in our advertising columns that he is instructed to sell by order of the bailiff one fivehorse waggon on Saturday at I.DO p.m. No reserve being on this line it is worth buyers' attention.

It is reckoned that there will be an increase of 1000 cows milked in the Hamilton district this year. Milk productioon is advancing by leaps and bounds in the Waikato, an evidence of which is the large business done in milk machine plants at the recent Waikato Winter show.

In New York, on June sth, the death took place of Mr Sydney Porter, who, as "0. Henry," has for some years been one of the most popular and deservedly successful short-story writer) in the world. Mr Porter was 42 years old, and died after an operation for cirrhosis of the liver.

The roll at the Te Kuiti public school is now 227, and provided an average attendance of 201 can be maintained, not only must the school be enlarged, but it is entitled to a male assistant, in addition to the present staff. Parents will thus recognise the vital importance of seeing that their children regularly attend.

A very circumstantial story of Dr Alexander Graham Bell appeared in a recent "Herald." lie was so old, had invented the telephone, and was staying in Auckland at present. Now the "Star" unkindly points out that it is not that Bell at all, but another Dr Bell who is visiting the provincial centre. Anyone who rings up on the 'phone and enquires about telephones of this Dr Bell—well, he does it at his own risk.

A recent paragraph in the "Chronicle" stated that the Home Missioner, who was due to visit the Ohura was unable to go. It is scarcely correct. He is only too willing to visit that part of his district, but, unfortunately, the roads from the surrounding sides are so bad that it is unfair to ask the congregations to come to the services. It is neither a case of Mahomet nor the mountain, but simply a difficulty which only metal and better weather can remedy.

The following is the result of Tonking's second contest: -Miss Nellie Renshaw, Willoughby street, Thames, with two lists of ten words each receives £l, and Mrs C. J. Bourne, li Duncan street, Dunedin, with one list

of ten words receives All? 10s. We publish one of the winning lists sent in by Miss Renshaw —Symphyogonosis, rhombicosidodecahedron, olec tr o - physiological, indistingnishableness, unthankfully, thermo - electrically, electrification, intertwined, knuckleduster, pollan. The third contest is now being advertised in this paper.