King Country Chronicle Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1911.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 414, 15 November 1911, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1911.

It is currently reported that Mr Massey, leader of tho Opposition is to a political address at Taumarunui on the 2!? rd inst. There is a prospect of Mr Massey also speaking at Te Kuiti, hut so far no definite arrangements have been made in the matter. The English cricket team's first match in Australia resulted in a brilliant win for the visitors. After piling up a score of !">(>:! runs in thair first innings, the Englishmen di»4 missed the South Australians for 141.' In the follow-on South Australia scored 228, making a total for the two innings of ;}<>!), thus losing by an innings and li' 4 runs. The dates for Mr G. K. Wilson's meettings at Tangitu and Waimiha were inadvertently omitted from our issue of Saturday last. Mr Wilson speaks at the places mentioned on November ISth and 20th respectively. A fuli list of the Opposition candidate's dates up to Saturday, November 25th, appears in another column. With the approach of fine weather the tourist traffic to Waitomo has set in. A very efficient coach service is run between IJangatiki and the Caveß by the well-known and popular couch proprietor, Mr C. J. Kirk, and travellers can he assured of every attention being paid to their comfort und convenience. The time-table for the service appears in another column of this issue. When it becomes necessary to malco drastic changes, drastic measures become necessary. Messrs Black man and Cobb are relinquishing their hardware and crockery departments. Their sale commences on Friday and heavy reductions have been made on every article affected. Owing to pressure on our space the full report, from Messrs .1. .1. Niven and Co.. on the lighting systems to be considered by To Kuiti Borough Council, is held over till Saturday's issue. A daily mail from Ongaruo to Ohurm was started at the beginning of the month, and the coaches will run to and from the rail each .lay. As will be seen by advertisement in another column Mr Herbert Clapham has resumed practice in tho district as a hydro-electropathic and cou<[. suiting botanic practitioner. Mr Clapham, who has had a very wide experience both in Australia and New Zealand, may be consulted on all diseases free of charge at his consul ling roams, Rora street, To Kuiti. On Mondays and Fridays Mr Clapham will visit Otorohanga where he may be consulted at his premises opposite tho Commercial Hotel.

During t,ho last week, MrM. Priestly, inspector of schools, paid a visit of examination to the various in the Wnilomo district. The inspector expressed himself as being plcnacd with the work done by Iho teachers* and the progress made by pupils. The first mail service, into the Rangitoto No 2. Improved Farm settlers' block, from Otorohanga was inaugurated last week A successful dancß was held in the Putakn rchool last week. There was a large gathering of settlers from the surrounding districts. The function was pronounced as being the most .successful over held in that locality. The settler;--in the Waitomo district have been shearing for Iho past couple of weeks juid many have already completed the work, whilst a nuinlur of others are waiting for the weather to become fine again, i;i oi-iie.r io finish operations. Settlers i-epoit that the sheep are shearing well as:! attribute it, to the fact of the exceptionally fine winter cxperi-. e:i< el. The idea of shearing so this yeai, :■: tiers state, is lhat believe that ;;ood prices will b*f cures! at the first, Auckland sale Already a large quantity of wool has-. boon carted into the railway arM; forwarded to Auckland. ' *'

The attention of land seekers is: drawn io the advertisement of two> choice pro].cities by Mr W. I). HattaWiiy, near Pio l'io. Poth are suitablefor dairying and are well situated within reason; ! de distance cf factory