King Country Chronicle. Saturday, October 7, 1911.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 402, 7 October 1911, Page 4

King Country Chronicle. Saturday, October 7, 1911.

Throujih a misunderstand in;: t h o nicotinj; in connect ion with To Knit! Horticultural Society, which wr.s called for Wednesday afternoon, fell through. It is very mvnrriirv that a st.ronir ladies" committee he fornu ri I e. further this commendable movement. j It is intended to call :s meelinj: of .si: j ladies interested at an eaiiy date, and ; it is hoped that; the meet in;: will he well attended. •Speculatora should note that Mr C. B. Lever will hold a sale of town and farm lands at Otorohanjra on Thursday. oOlh November. I

Mr W. T. Jennings, M.P., has informed Mr Keely (chairman of the Ohakune Town Board, who is aIBO secretary of the Liberal party in the Waimarino district) that he deeply regrets that the alterations of the boundaries of his electorate deprive him of the privilege of continuing to represent Waimarino county and district, as he proposes to contest Taumarunui against all comers. Considerable pre&sure was brought to bear on Mr Jennings by the Waimarino electors to induce him 1o stand for the new electorate of Waimarino, but he felt he could not desert Taumarunui. A movement is on foot, it. is understood, at Ohakune to get up a monster demonstration in recognition of Mr Jennings' faithful services while representing the town and district embraced in the county of Waimarino.

The Minister in charge of Tourißt and Health Kesorts (the Hon. Thos. Mackenize) has directed the publication of n useful 1 it lie handbook, describing the beauties of the Waitomo, Ruakuri and Aranui Caves, which, if seen by tourists ani travellers, will inevitably lead to a visit being paid to the eighth natural wonder in the world.

Maize is being largely grown in the Carterton district this season for fodder for dairy cows, the excellent qualities possessed by the crop now being generally' recognised by farmers in that important dairying centre. In Masterton, too, maize is also being recognised as a (irst-claßfl food for dairy cows, and farmers are giving more attention to the cultivation of this crop than hitherto. There is a noticeable decrease in the area of wheat that is being sown this season, not only in Masterton, but in other parts of Wairarapa. Oats, on the other hand, show a substantial increase.

A severe thunderstorm was experienced at Taumarunui on Wednesday evening, considerable damage being done to telegraph line wires. Hunt's Hotel was scorched through wires fusing. A farmer at Taringamutu saw what he calis a thunderbolt Btrike the ground and sink a deep hole. lie was stunned for some time.

One of To Kuiti's few choice remaining freehold building sites will be passed under the hammer by Mr J. R. Graham at his room on Saturday, 14th inst., at 2 p.m. Full particulars at his room, and see advertisement.

The municipal and local government engineers in, New Zealand are forming themselves into n society for their mutual protection and welfare on the lines of the Institute of Local Government Engineers of Australasia.

The Bishopof Auckland has licensed the Rev. 11. Heke.a Maori Deacon, to work in the parish of Te Kuiti under the Rev. H. S. Wayne. Mr Heke ia to take up his residence hero as booh as a house can be found.

On Wednesday last; a young man named Wiske, working on Mr John Reid's property at Waitomo, was seriously injured by a limb of a tree falling upon him. injuring his back and hip'. He received surgical treatment at the Waitomo Caves House by Dr Carolan, and every attention from the manager and stall". On Thursday morning he was brought by the doctor to Hangatiki station and sent on to Hamilton Hospital.

The Minister of Public Health states that a scheme of medical inspection of school children has been prepared by the department, and was considered at the recent conference of hospital boards. It is intended that dental examination shall be embodied as a prominent feature of any system of inspection which may be put into operat ion.

A runaway horn", attached t> a light cart, attracted some attention this morning. It first made off from King street down Rora street, then wheeled round, at the solicitation of n harking dog, and took across the railway line on Carroll street, where it lost itself somewhere in the back o'

beyond. Mr C. K. Wilson and Mr W. Forbes, Opposition candidates at the coming election for the Taumarunui seat, are at present in Te Kuiti.