LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 300, 5 October 1910, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Mr J. R. Graham notifies particulars of Saturday's sale in this issue, which includes 20 fowls, all young and laying. We regret to have to record the death of Mrs Sellars, wife of Mr Sellars, inspector of permanent way, Te Kuiti. Her death came as a sudden bereavement to her relatives, as, although in indifferent health of some time, no serious results were anticipated. Deceased was 46 years of age. The funeral takes place on Friday afternoon. Te Kuiti bowling green is to be open for practise, commencing to-morrow on every Thursday and Saturday afternoon. The green committee tried the lawn last Saturday and found it in splendid order and playing beautifully. We have pleasure in stating that Mr G. McKay will in future act as "Chronicle" agent at Pio Pio. Orders for the paper, advertisement or printing orders may be left with him and will have prompt attention.

A grand social in aid of the funds of Te Kuiti Catholic Church is to be given on Thursday, October 13th, in the Town Hall at 8 p.m. Good music for dancing is provided.

The game of billiards is largely played in most country townships and is a good pastime. Pio Pio now sports a billiard room and evidently has some players worthy of note. This week one of their local men put up the very useful "break" of 91.

To-day's issue contains coun trynews, correspondence, and general news on page 2; Ohura County Council, a settler's bill-of-fare, and a canal cruise on the Continent on page 3; while Farm and Garden, Household Hints, and the Maniapoto Land Board and Te Awamutu Town Board meetings are on page 6. At a largely attended and enthusiastic meeting of representative settlers of Pio Pio and surrounding districts, held on September 28th, over which Mr G. Elliott presided, a strong resolution was carried urging the Postal Department to adopt a tri-weekly mail service from Te Kuiti to Pio Pio and Aria.

Mr J. R. Graham notifies an unreserved sale, on account of Mrs Shepherd (who is retiring from business on account of her health), of all her plant, household furniture and sundries. The goods are all practically new and are a real good lot of useful household goods all of which will be on view on the morning of the sale. Mrs Shepherd's instructions are to sell without reserve. The sale takes place on the premises Rora street, at 2 p.m. on Thursday (to-morrow). Full details appear in our advertising columns.

By advertisement in another column, "4 Mr D. McCorkindale announces that he has commenced a saddlery business in Te Kuiti, in premises adjoining Messrs Larritt and Young's, Rora street. Mr McCorkindale has been employed for the past 15 years in Elliott's saddlery establishment in Masterton, a fact which should carry weight with those who require highclass workmanship at a moderate charge. The stock is one of the largest and best in the district, and all in need of any article of saddlery, etc., are cordially invited to inspect same. All work and repairs entrusted to Mr McCorkindale will have his prompt and careful attention. The second race cf the season in connection with the Auckland Pigeon Flying Club was flown from Te Kuiti on Saturday. The birds were liberated at 11 a.m. by Mr White, the first bird homing at 1.45 p.m. The folloiwng are the results: —H. Thornton's red chequer cock Matador, velocity 110S yds; R. E. Widdow's pied cock Gay Boy, 1104 yds; A. Hill's blue chequer hen Blue Streak, 1103 yds; R. Martin's blue chequer hen Thelma, 1102 yds; all other competitors' birds being close up.

Messrs J. and B. Rosenberg's spring display opens to-day and the firm extends a cordial invitation to all the ladies in the district to inspect the large stocks of spring and summer goods now showing. A gramaphone recital will be given every afternoon this week and on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. It had been arranged forafternoon tea to be provided from jdg&fea rooms next door, but unfortunately it has been found impossible to carry out the idea at the very last moment. A half-page advertisement appears on page 7. A.t Friday's meeting of Te Kuiti Chamber of Commerce the question of passenger accommodation on the morning and evening goods trains between Frankton and Te Kuiti cropped up. One speaker quoted the refusal of the guard to convey a passenger even though he had others on the train. 3lr Jennings said the traffic manager promised to issue instructions that at aide stations an application to the guard should enable passengers to travel. Another speaker then suggested that the value of tickets should be printed on them. It would be no extra cost and would satisfy passengers and could easily be done as present stocks were used up. A report of the meeting forming the Waikato Acclimatisation Society appears in another column from which it will be seen that it is intended to take as the county of Waitomo, amongst a xiuißber of others. This will be of interest to the members of the King Gountrv branch of the Auckland Acclimatisation Society, who recently expressed their intention to remain with jthe parent body. 9 Another of the sturdy band of colonists passed away on September 16th, in the person of Mr .Robert Lyon, says a Palmerston ex--cfeange Deceased arrived in the Do4mcior in 1862, and subsequently resided in Wellington, Nelson and Ash&orst - and latterly in Palmerston •gfcth. H<s is survived by three sons •Ut. a daughter, namely, the Rev. T. JpLyon (Auckland), Mr J. H. Lyon •dtattare), Mr W A. Lyon, B.A. ipalmerston North), and Mrs J. A. _|JcLeavey (Stoney Creek).