LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 285, 13 August 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

The ladies' hockey club have decided to play the return match with Te Awamutu on Thursday, September Ist. The Northern Wairoa Dairy Company has a surplus of £2306 on the year's working.

The brewing firm of Arthur Guinness, Son and Co., Ltd., made a gross profit for the year ended June 30th, of £1,390,000. J. V. Saunders, the Australian representative cricketer, has been appointed coach and groundsmen to the Wellington Cricket Association.

Mr J. R. Graham reports a very successful sale of Mrs N. J. Hunt's effects at Puketiti on Thursday last. Everything offered sold at satisfactory prices.

There is likely to be a substantial rise in the price of paid for butter-fat in the earning season. The representative of one proprietory concerns is offering Is OJd per lb. It looks as if dairymen are going to have a good time.

Quite a little boom in dairying is taking place in the Nelson district, a sale of dairy stock at Richmond the other day, heifers were eagerly snapped up, anything showing Jersey blood being purchased at good prices up to £lO. Mr C. B. Lever advertises an unreserved sale of trees, plants, etc., to be held at his Mart, on Thursday next, 18th inst. As the season is drawing to a close anyone wanting trees, etc., should make a special effort to attend this sale.

The annual report of-the Australian Jockey Club for the year just ended shows a profit of £11,340. Stakes distributed £58*,683, and added money £44,950. Added money will be given during the present year to the extent of £50,850, while a. further sum of £2OOO will be provided for the Derby in 1911 and the Sires Produce Stakes in 1912.

Mr Allen Bell will deliver an address in the Town Hall, Te Kuiti, on Tuesday evening next, the 16h inst., and will explain the aims and objects of the Farmers' Co-operative Dairy and Stores, Ltd. Mr Bell will also submit a report on the practical working of the home-separator system. A full attendance of farmers and others interested in the cause is requested. The address will commence at 7.30 p.m. New Zealanders will be interested to know, that the old Tongariro, one of the favourite vessels of the New Zealand Shipping Company in the nineties, is about to be broken up. Built on the Clyde, in 1883, with a gross tonnage of 4215, she ran in the New Zealand trade almost continuously until the end of the century, when she was sold to the British India Steam Navigation Company. Her name in he latter company's service was Zibenghla. The Assessment Court, which sat in the courthouse, Te Kuiti, yesterday, had a very light task, there being only four objectors to the valuations recently made. Two cases were amicably settled and the objectors in the other two cases did not appear. The valuer, Mr H. J. Ellison, must derive a good deal of satisfaction from the. result of his labours. As most people are aware the values of properties in native townships are hard to assess, and that his valuations have given satisfaction is proved by the very small number of objections made. It was stated in error in the last issue of the "Chronicle" that the Te Kuiti Sports Club had been allotted the 15-inch axeman's championship for their next year's programme. This should have read 18-inch standing championship. Mr J. Trinnear, the secretary .of the Te Kuiti Sports Club has been invited to attend the Auckland Athletic Association's conference on August 19th, when matters of interest such i's championships, etc., will be discussed. Mr Trinnear hope 3to secure prominence for the next Te Kuiti sports meeting.

Interesting developments are. probable in connection with the appointment of Chairman of Committees. Up to the present at least si:: ncmes have been mentioned, all of whom are youth Island men. The opinion is now. expressed, however, by a prominent member .that this scramble amongst South'lsland men will result in none of them -being chosen, and Hit; nany.s of Messrs Poland and Ross, both of whom are looked upon a capable men for the position, and who have had considerable experience as Chairmen of Select Committees, are r.pw freely mentioned as those from whom the'Governmcnt will make the final selection. Another suggested way out of the difficulty in that Mr Wilford should be asked to withdraw his resignation.