King Country Chronicle Saturday, January 21, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 330, 21 January 1911, Page 5

King Country Chronicle Saturday, January 21, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

♦— Mr J. K. Graham has a replace advertisement in to-day's issue. Much of interest to the general public can be found therein. Messrs Black man and Cobb have just landed a large supply of Mason's preserving jars which jam makers will do well to see and use. Particulars appear in another column. Mr Ceo. Linehum, draper and clothier, Te Kuiti, notifies the public that, having secured the services of a first-class dressmaker, he is now prepared to execute orders for dressmaking in all its branches. Arrangements for the Anglican Church Garden Parly on Wednesday next are now well in hand, and everything bids fair for a must enjoyable gathering. The programme for the open-air concert is advertised in this issue, and should in itself be the means of drawing a huge attendance of the entertainment-loving public. Te Kuiti Racing Club will hold its annual meeting on its new course at Te Kumi on Thursday next, 2(Uh inst A varied programme has been arranged and good acceptances have been received. Tho attention of our readers is drawn to tins announcement with regard to the meeting published in another column.

An eighteen months boy the son of : Mr and Mrs Biseman, Waitewhena, met with a painful accident at the end i of last week. The little fellow was playing about and in the course of | his gambols came across a copper of | boiling water which he had the mis- j fortune to meddle with and fall into j backwards, with the result that he wa3 badly scalded about the back and ] abdomen. The little fellow is progressing favourably. A meeting of Te Kuiti Sports Club was held in the "Chronicle" office last evening. There was a fair number present. Accounts were passed for payment. It was resolved that the chairman and secretary be authorised to sign cheques. It was resolved that the committee inspect the race track, and that they have power to have necessay improvements done. It was decided to call for tenders for the supply of chopping blocks for the forthcoming meeting. At the meeting of tradespeople held in the "Chronicle" office on Wednesday evening last, a petition which was being forwarded to the Minister for Railways by Te Kuiti Chamber of Commerce once again asking that passenger carnages be placed on certain goods trains, was passed round and signed by all present. It is to be hoped that this largely signed petition will received the earnest consideration of the Minister, and that the request of the Chamber of Commerce will be acceeded to. Tne Mapara Settlers' Association are taking every possible step, to make the opening ceremony of the Mapara-Mokau bridge, a successful one. The ceremony takes place on Tuesday next, 21th inat., and it is expected that settlers and far and near, will be present. Mr W. T. Jennings, M.l'., has signified his intention to be present. It onlj remains now for the weather to be propitious to make the function a really enjoyable one to all who may be fortunate enough to be present,

! Mr F. P. Wilkie, of Matiero, who has been conducting a first-class ' sad lory business at M.uiero for some time, has opened a branch shop at Ongarue. Mr Wilkie will visit that place ewry Thuraiay. liis.-laai is at Mi" Katn'a Billiard room. Tins extension of iiusi.'iess ought to prow a boon to Waimiha an J Ongarue resident:'. Mr John Cray, blacksmith, Matiere, has an advertisment in this issue. Mr Cray besides doing general blacksmithing is doing a big business in the line, of building vehicles. He has just completed a --ton waggon for Mr Thomas Brennan, storekeeper, for the carting of goods to settlers. Bush (ires are raging in the Waimiha and Tangitu blocks. A couple of settlers who had shifted their camps into the green bush, with the hopes of being away from the danger zone had the misfotrune to loose everything they possessed. The (ire caught the green bush and travelled through it fiercely doing considerable damage on its way.

The new hall at Taumarunui, which was opened recently, is a handsome and spacious building. The dimensions are:- -Floor space in body of hall 80 feet by 45 feet, stage IS feet by 45 feet, proscenium 21 feet by In feet, stud IS feet. Dressing rooms, etc , are provided behind the stage. The externa! appearance of the building is good and no doubt the hall will be much used and appreciated by both the residents of Taumarunui and travelling companies.

We have received a further sum of 2s fiom M.C.T. towards the fund for providing an artificial leg for the school boy at Opnrure, who recently met with a misfortune. Those wishing to subscribe towards this fund are requested to forward their donations before the end of the month, at which time the subscribtion list 3 close.

■ From our advertising columns it '■■ will be seen that the Waikato Central Annual Show is to be held at Cambridge on Thursday and Friday, 2nd and 3vd March. 'The prize-lists are now ready and may be had on application to the secretary, Mr E. Veale, Cambridge. The programme of events is perhaps the most complete in the Auckland province, con taining, as it does, some ,350 classes, all of a substantial nature, and involving an expenditure of some £IOOO. Special attention is directed to a supplementary class (3Ga) for the best pair of hacks—lady's and gentleman's ■ -not necessarily the property of one owner, the prizes for which are five guineas. Entries close on Saturday, 18th February. The secretary of Te Kuiti Croquet Club has received an invitation from the Hamilton Croquet Club to piay on the Hamilton lawn on Monday, 30th inst. It is practically certain that a number of players wiil go from Te Kuiti, and it ia anticipated that some enjoyable games will eventuate. Teams from Cambridge will also be present.

The Otorohanga employees of Mersrs Green and Cokbrook held their annual picnic on Sunday at the usual trysting place on the banks of the Waipn, about nine miles from the township. Traps provided by the firm conveyed the picnickers to the appointed spot—which, by the way, is an ideal picnic place. Ail hands and the cook thoroughly enjoyed the outing, and returned home as happy and free from care as the proverbial "sand boyj."

A number of wholesale iiquor-scllers trading in Auckland have been served with summonses for breaches of the amended Licensing Act of last session. There were clauses in the old Act requiring any person sending liquor into a no-license district to notify the Clerk of the Court in the place from which the liquor is dispatched as to the exact amount and description of the liquor sent, and the name and address of the consignee. By the Act of last session these clauses were made to apply to certain proclaimed areas such as the King Country, as well as to Nolicense districts. The informations will be heard before a Magistrate at Te Kuiti on 27th inst. It is understood that in most of the cases questons will he raised as to what is the true construction to be put upon the section of the Act under which they are laid.

The Caledonian Entertainers will return to Te Kuiti on Thursday, 20th inst., headed by the inimitable Jock Willis. Since last here the company has been re-organised and new faces will be introduce - ! to Te Kuiti theatregoers. The company appeared for over a week at Auckland, and were greeted with crowded houses right through the season. According to the Auckland papers the entertainment is out of the ordinary, and provides good, clean and wholesome enjoyment to all who attend. The Mokau district, well known in connection with litigation, is attracting great attention lately. Twelve thousand acres near Totou have been taken up by a Southern syndicate which includes an ex-Cabinet Minister. j This week Mr Beauchamp (chairman ;of the Rank of New Zealand), Mr | Watson (director), and Mr Blundell | (manager of the Bank at New Bly- | mouth), motored through to Te Kuiti, '■ and went up the river to the coastal : mines. All expressed astonishment i at the beautiful scenery of the Moj kau river. The Trust Board held : its annual meeting this week at I Mokau. Messrs Nichols (chairman), i W. T. Jennings, M.l'., and Walter ; Jones were present. Twenty-seven miles of the river have been snagged :by the Board, and it m navigable for steamers caning thirty tons of cargo. The condition of the \a wng man, Harold Welch, >.vho was hurt la.-t Sunday afternoon, by '"ailing nil hi.- horse on the U'ailcti road, sla-ved no change until this morning, he remaining un-coiiscioti-i the whole time. This morning- there are signs of it change I and it is hoped that he will regain , consciousness during the day.