King Country Chronicle Saturday, May 20, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 362, 20 May 1911, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Saturday, May 20, 1911. LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

$ Mr H. Osmond advertises a cheap property at Ongarue for sale. Particulars in another column. Mr H. M. Quin gives particulars in another column of a good property for sale at Otorohanga. Mr M. Baker, of Otorohanga, is opening business as hairdresser and barber in premises lately occupied by H. Brunton. He has secured the services of a first-class hairdresser, and solicits a share of public patronage. The Rev. Mitchell preaches tomorrow night in the Congregational Church on "Some reasons why I believe in God." Mr Karl Atkinson (of Auckland) will sing "The Lost Chord" as an offertory solo. The next meeting of householders to elect a school committee will be held on Monday, June sth, when it is hoped sufficient interest will be taken in the election to enable a committee to be formed. At the Magistrate's Court on Thursday, Messrs W. D. Hattaway (Pio Pio), E. Elliott (Waimiha), P. Floyd (Te Kuiti), newly appointed J.P's. were sworn in by Mr F. O'B. Loughnan, S.M., and initiated into their new duties. The new Justices accompanied his Worship on the Bench. Mr J. R. Graham is holding an important sale of land on Thursday, June 15th. Particulars are advertised elsewhere. The proprietors of the Skating Rink notify that on Tuesdays and Fridays the general public will be admitted for skating. On other nights of the week the rink will be to open to all as spectators, but the floor will be reseved for Pakeha skaters only. Mr Charles Burns, of Otahuhu, has been appointed caretaker of Te Kuiti Bowling Club. At a meeting of the Managers of the Congregational Church, held on Thursday evening, it was decided, owing to the mission at the Church of England being held early in June, to postpone tne anniversary services and annual tea meeting to the 9tn and 10th July respectively. We are glad to say that the Mayor was much better yesterday, and it is hoped with perfect rest and quiet be will graauallly regain his usual health and strength. The circumstances under which Mr Boddie's break-down was brought are not generally known. Since the booking office was brought across the line, the exit to the platform has been from the other side, and any absent-minded person would be apt to go out of the old exit, which I happens to stand about three feet above the level of the gound. It was here that Mr Boddie stepped out, and in falling stuck himself against a ladder. The shock was a severe one, and coming on top of a long continued condition of ill-health, culminated in a complete breakdown. One of two things obviously arid urgently calls for attention: either the doors leading out of the station on the east side should be permanently boarded or fastened up, or an approach be formed to enable a gentle entrance and exit, to be made. In the opinion of the member for this electorate (Mr W. T. Jennings), New Plymouth is going to make a bold bid for the honour of being the port of call for steamers from Sydney. He points out that New Plymouth ia some twelve hours' steaming nearer Sydney than either Auckland or Wellington, and when the shipping companies have to consider the question of reducing the time occupied by the trip they cannot fail to be influenced by such a consideration.

Fully ;~00 men are now at work on the Stratford-Ongm-ue railway lino. In the 12 months' egg-laying competition juat eeni'h'.slet! at Subiaco, West Australia, a record van establ islk d , a e.mi Ml six white Leghortui laying I I eg,,a ; , wmm ivalisvU £lOl 2m';hl, A Palme:,non v/hohvale i.= considering i,h advisability oi haul ing I ts goods by ; 1 1, ea■ e, waggon . : o I vo " to I'alnierid.ea, instead ot railing them. A motor v.\i;',:;ati has h-vo ohtained and will be given a thorough trial. The proprietors oi Tonkitig s Liusetd Fniulsioo luwti recently organised. anumgst iat.i.iera, a novel petition in which anyone buying a bottle of their famous remedy is entitled hoc only to iMiniU' U\ lint io vote £IOO 0 (OV,arils some institution for the belit, oi the public m hi-* township. We he;;,' that (ho dents of this district will t!o toon Utmost to secure the maximum numb-a' of votes for our town. I'ari iculai s of this competition may be toun.i in another column. Messrs Dalgeiy and Co., Ltd., have, received advice irum their head odiee that the board, oi directors declared an interim dividend ot -Is pet share, being at. toe rate ot b per cent, per annum payable on lath May. Iho directors have decided to make the increased payment in lieu of the annual bonus. There are quarters of London in which the uselossne u ot toe luua is no novel preposition. A district, iim.v! called at a house were there was a case of infectious disease. lla.e youabath in the house: asked, tae practical visitor. "\es, mum, v.as the reply "but, thank God, we ve never 'ad to use, i i. One settler in the Managhu is taking effective steps to eradicate the Californian thistle by clipping the thistle over his extensive property, and covering the top tor some dhuam.e around with a heavy layer oi .-eilt. About 12:"> tons of salt is being us,a! for this purpose. j A disgraceful adair is reported to j have occurred at Morrinsvi 1 Is, whete ladies gave a ball a lew ~V e mngs since. Larrikins placed a Lugi. quantity ot Epsom salts in a oopp.-. in which water was, being boiled to make tea. The strong iL.vour of the y tea" averted serious consequence; l . Subsequently the larrikins stole soup which was being heated, and replaced it with water. In an address at Waimate, in Canterbury, Mr Lav id a one-, locally known' at "ihe fe.rmers' champion", organiser for the Farmers' Political Federation, said that 70 per cent, of the farmei.-; in the Dominion possessed ] ePy than goo aetes, aiul in IDOb Lhcrc were only 12 owners of upwards of 5000 acres. Thsirefore, political power lay with the small or medium farmers. It is sat'" to assume that over a great part of the Wairarapa at any rate, the aggregation of area is going on, and that in many places small farmH are becoming big farms and .the property of one man instead of two or three (states the Masterton"Times''). In fact, people in Lketahuna district can point to a number of localities where this has taken place, and is taking place, and the tendency is even more marked iuttner north, in 1 aliiatua County, where a net decrease of nearly dUO has taken place in the population. The mediaeval lull-gat*' system of maintainim: roads has greatly incensed the Lon. K. McKenzie, Minister for Public Works. !» motoring through Loin Lltham to Maiuiiir his objection to this form of uusing revenue took the practical loim ot refusing to pav toll, and with his party, U, through the barriers, smilingly indilL-refit to the veiled threats oi' the gatekeeper. To one of the latter the Minister remarked: "d'his relic of barbarism is a vanishing in-muition, and when L j jjoes, as it, will one id' these e.uii J days, I shall see if I can':, lind smue- j thing better for yon i.o do than interfering with the Ifedmn oi. tne lieges on the King's highway.