LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 359, 13 May 1911, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

It ia expected that the new Po3t office at Ongarue will be erected shortly. Tenders were called a fortnight since. The Land and Income Tax Department gives notice that returns of income must be furnished not later than Ist June.

An unpleasant accident occurred on Thursday at Ongarue, when George Lee, a young fellow living there, was cleaning his rifle. He was extracting a cartridge, when the gun suddenly went off and blew off the fingers of the left hand.

Te Kuiti Tennis Club play their match against Manunui, for the Howard Shield, this afternoon.

Mr Lever advertises a sale of furniture to be held at his mart. King street, on Saturday next, 20th inst. Anyone wanting furniture at their own price should attend this sale. Deputations to the Minister of Public Works and the reception at Matiere will be published in our next issue.

A special meeting of the MokauWaitewhenua Railway League will be held on Saturday next, at Pio Pio. Settlers from the districts around are specially invited to attend. The Rev. Wm. Ronaldson, who was staying at the Vicarage in Te Kuiti a year ago, and who is in his eightyseventh year, has been far from well lately. Mrs Wayne went south by Thursday morning's express on her way to Dunedin, to see her father, and will probably be away about three weeks.

Mr Piggot is taking services for the first time in Te Kuiti to-morrow, and arrangements are being made by which it is hoped that Church of England services may be held monthly in all the schools in the parish. The Rev. A. H. Colvile is coming on the 10th June to hold a ten days' mission in Te Kuiti. Mr Colvile is a very powerful mission preacher of wide experience. Besides mission work in the Church in England, he preached in a mission held throughout South Africa after the war, and lately throughout New Zealand. Even in the largest churches in Auckand, such as St. Matthew's, many additional seats are required when it is known he will be there. He seems equally able to hold the attention of hundreds of men in a large hall as of the children in a crowded church. In the recent Church of England mission held in Wellington, it is said, the crowds were greater than at any other meetings ever held in that city, and this not because of the eloquence of the missioners but because of their earnest, quiet, direct mode of speaking. There will be meetings for men, women and children separately, as well as those which are open to all, and at which all will be welcomed. The mission services will be fully advertised in this paper. We understand that, in view of the near completion of the railway station, the Mayor has communicated with the Minister of Railways suggesting the adoption of the Borough lighting and water supply as soon as they are available. On page 7 appears another short story entitled "Held by Ransom, or the Bandits of Birmingham." At the first meeting of the newlyelected Auckland Harbour Board held this week, Mr J. H. Gunson was elected Chairman.

Mr J. R. Graham has in to-day's advertising columns a notice of clearing sale on account of Mrs Donnelly, who is leaving Te Kiuti. The goods are all nearly new and in good order, and the auctioneer's instructions are to effect a clearance There is a very fine piano, sewing machine, etc., as detailed in advertisement.