King Country Chronicle Saturday, August 6, 1910 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 283, 6 August 1910, Page 2

King Country Chronicle Saturday, August 6, 1910 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The Union Rank of Australia has opened a receiving of lice at Otorohanga. Details are advertised in another column.

The attention oi' farmers is drawn to the advertisement calling a special meeting of the Farmers' Union for Saturday next at Hattaway s llall, le Kuiti, at j!.o0 p.m. to consider lhe commercial proposals adopted by the executive.

Mr J. Iv. Graham will Fell tin 1 furnituro, garden and farm tools belonging to Mrs Hunt, at her residence, l'uketiti, on Thursday next, at 12 noon. Thusc include piano, drawing room suite, furniture from four bedrooms and kitchen, discs, chaff-cutter, garden tools, cultivator, etc.

Creameries in various parts of the Waikato will be opened unusually early this season, as cows are coming to profit in large numbers, '.l he season promises to be a record one, as (here is an abundance of feed everywhere, and cows are in forward condition.

The usual fortnightly meeting oi the Loyal Te Kuiti Lodge, 1.0.0. F.,

M.U. was held on Tuesday, August 2nd, N.G. Bro. Mitchell presiding over a lull attendance oi members. After the business of the lodge the members adjourned to Bro. Thomson's dining room, where a very pleasant social evening was spent. Yesterday afternoon Mr Massey asked tiie Minister oL Public works whether, as promised last session, he has looked into the t ase of Mr Julian, formerly engineer el the Heads and Bridges Department', To Kuiti South, and if so will he lay before the lleiise the report ami evidence taken at the inquiry lie Id by Mr Short, or, as an alternative, grant a public inquiry into the whole matter'.'

The current "Auckland Weekly News" a capital number, hy the way —gives a couple of illusl rat ions showing sheep being yarded and driven near Mangaroa, and describes that thriving centre as in "Taranaki." The hump of local ion uf the descrilier of iiii.' scenes cannot he very strongly developed. Mangaroa id still in Ohuru County, and purposes lo remain there.

The Waikato Boxing Association opens its season in the Town Hall, Hamilton, on Wednesday, 1-itli September, when the second annual \Vaikato championships will he decided. Nominations are now advertised, lot all weights, closing at !) p.m. en Thumiav, September Nth, with the secretary, Hamilton. For the inJormal ion of competitors we may state that the weight limits are as follows ; Bantam to S.!?, leather to i'st, light to' Hist, welter 10.'.), middle 11.!, and heavy any weight. The Main Trunk train from Auckland to Wellington was delayed at Huntly on Thursday bight lor an hour and forty-iive minutes, owing to the person responsible at Ngaruawahia not being on duty 1.0 give the line clear. Two men were dispatched on a jigger to arouse him, and arrived at Ngaruawahia just as he hail cleared the section.

The secretary of the Auckland A. and P. Association wriles to Major Lusk that he has been diiected to in timate that his Excellency th> Governor is holding a reception tor the purpose of personally meeting representatives of the agrivuliural associations anil fanners of the province at Government House on Monday, August 15th, at 5 p.m. His Excellency _is well-known at Home for the keen interest he takes in agricultural and pastoral matters, and a large gather ing is anticipates!. The Governor desires farmers to attend in ordindary attire.