King Country Chronicle Wednesday, August 31, 1910 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 290, 31 August 1910, Page 2

King Country Chronicle Wednesday, August 31, 1910 LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

It is reported that between 100 and 150 general labourers are still out of work in Christchurch. "The retrenchment business was the most disagreeable affair that I have ever had to deal with, and I hope and trust that it will never occur again." —Hon. R. McKenzie. Mails for Australia and Fiji only close at Te Kuiti at 10.15 a.m. on Monday, September sth. A meeting of the Te Kuiti Fire Brigade will be held in Hattaway's Hall at 7.30 p.m. sharp on Monday next. A full attendance of members is particularly requested. We are pleased to hear that little Elsie Corban, of Te Kuiti, under Miss Handyside's tuition, has been successful at the Trinity College examination of music. It would be well for the people of Te Kuiti if they had the opportunity of telling the time by their Government post office c'ock from the street, as the Otorohanga folk have had the pleasure of doing for some time past. Farmers and others interested are reminded of the trial exhibition of the Benicia disc plough, to be held on Mr H. Lever's property to-morrow, commencing at 8 o'clock in the morning. The plough will he working all day so that anyone unable to get along in the morning may be able to witness it working in the afternoon. - Mrs Mac Donald, stationer, Te Kuiti, wishes to remind bowlers that she has in stock both Lawrie's and Taylor's bowls at town prices, also that she has in hand all croquet requisites, mallets, balls, hoops, clips, and handles, as well as croquet hand-books. Tlayers of these games will receive every attention when orders are place'd. Mr Graham will hold his regular horse, implement and vehicle sale on Saturday at 12.30 p.m., and which will be followed at 1 p.m. by a sale of useful sundries too numerous to mention, particulars of which appear in our advertising columns. Attention is drawn to an advertisement appearing in this issue notifying the fact that the annual meeting of the Te Kuiti Tennis Club will be held in the "Chronicle" office on Friday evening next at 7..''0 p.m. A full attendance of members is requested. As a large number of new members have signified their intention of joining the club, it is anticipated that a successful season is in store for the club. The Te Kuiti ladies' hockey team journeys to Te Awamutu to-morrow, and will be as follows: Goal, Miss L. Williams; backs, Misses B. Grattan and M. Ilayley; halves, Misses L. Boddie, V. Ellison, Parkes; forwards, Misses C. Bay ley (wing), R. McMeekin, L. McKenzie (bully), G. Niccolls, C. Boddie (wing). The club have decided to hold a ball on September 22nd. Quite a large number of local enthusiasts have promised to travel with the team to Te Awamutu. The visitors are assured of a good time the home club having arranged a social on their behalf. The enterprise shown by Mr J. P. Perrett in bringing the line collection of paintings, pastels and water colours to Te Kuiti deserves more than an ordinary word of congratulation. The display was on view yesterday, and large numbers of visitors expressed their appreciation. Mr IVrrcll's own work included some delightful studies of New Zealand scenery, and the soft natural tones were a revelation of what a New Zealand artist is capable of. It may be confidently expected that this afternoon's sale will realise practically all the works of art shown, but should any pictures remain they may be negotiated for privately. Mr Graham will be in attendance this evening at the sale rooms. At the meeting of Ohura County Council, held last Wednesday, the following resolutions were passed:—(a) That the council refuse to expend any more Government grants under the present conditions, but would undertake to expend any further grants on following conditions : (h) that the assistant engineer at Taumarunui be empowered to inspect and pass all county contract plans; (c) that the local inspector at Mangaroa be empowered to pass all contracts immediately when completed; (d) that the amount of the Government, grants be paid into the bank to the credit of the council immediately the contract is let to a contractor. The prosperous dairymen in this district are installing milking machines (says a Cambridge correspondent) and if the present rate continues there will soon not be a dairy where the cows are not milked by the aid of machinery. Some of the makes of machines have been satisfactory, but there are others again that have been the reverse of satisfactory, and the farmers in such cases have naturally experienced keen disappointment. A pugged ion Imp been made that a pronouncement by the officials of the Gov eminent experimental farms might save fanners needless expense and disappoint mi'iit.