LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 372, 24 June 1911, Page 5

LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Territorial soldiers are now required to desist from shaving the upper lip. This is in conformity with the visage of the British Army, and is merely by way of an insistence on uniformity. The army fashion of wearing a moustache had its genesis in sound medical opinion, nature's clothing of the upper lip being the only real protection for the mouth and the bronchial passages. The smart person immediately asks why women don't grow whiskers, the answer being that nature did not intend women to undertake journeys "by field and flood," in pursuit of the family breakfast. Chas. Begg and Co. report good business d«ne at their sale of pianos, and will continue the earre for 14 days longer. Those in want of a good toned instrument at reasonable price would do well to call and inspect them before purchaisng elsewhere. The easy time payments are within the reach of all. Terms and all particulars may be obtained from their representative, Mr Hinton. Coronation Day passed off very quietly in Te Kuii. The school children assembled at the State school and after short speeches by his Worship the Mayor, the Rev. Mitchell, Chairman of the School Committee, and Dr Carolan, the children were presented with Coronation medals and dispersed ■ for the mid-winter holidays. The town was deserted. Rain fell nearly all day, and altogether, the weather was unpleasant. A meeting of the Te Kuiti Racing Club is advertised for Wednesday evening next, June 28th, in Hattaway'a Hall As the business is very important it is hoped that all those interested will attend. The meeting will start at 7.30 sharp. On Thursday last a team representing Te Kuiti Hockey Club journeyed to Cambridge and played a very fast maich against the local eleven. The game resulted in a win for Te Kuiti by 4 goals to 1. The Te Kuiti team played well, and deserved their win. The goals for the visitors were scored by Du Val (2), Taylor and Lissaman. Next Thursday the team will visit Taumarunui. * In our advertising columns will he found particulars of a large consignment of trees, shrubs, etc., to be sold on Thursday next by Mr C. B. Lever, on account of Messr3 Duncan and Davies, proprietors of the Exotic Nursery, New Plymouth. This will be a rare opportunity for anyone de airous of improving their property, to obtain plants at their own prices; the consignment will comprise only well grown, carefully selected stock that can be thoroughly relied upon, and everything will be for absolute sale. Intending buyers should note ttiat the sale will commence at 2.30 o'clock sharp. The rat is, under ordinary circumstances, a destructive animal, and causes enormous loases to every country in the course of a year. But when in addition to our losses due to their appetites, they menace our health it ia time that drastic action should be taken and every section of the community should make up their minds to wage relentless war on these pestß. In our inland homes this should not be impossible, for it only wants concerted and persistent action to accomplish it. We are glad to see the "powers that be" waking up and we trust that everyone who is able will take part in the campaign to exterminate the rat and make the possibilities of plague in our fair country as remote as possible.