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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 435, 31 January 1912, Page 4

Miss Pine's now quarter for music and painting commences on January .'list.* Ideal holiday weather prevailed on Monday last, for the greater portion of the day, and the. fact was taken full advantage of by the public. Picnic parties were to be anon in all directions. Towards four o'clock in the afternoon, however, the sky clouded up, and with little warning the rain began to fall. A heavy downpour ensued and continued throughout the evening. Thy majority of the holiday makers got a thorough soaking. Attention is drawn to the alteration in the County Council fenders, the time for the closing of which has been extended to February Mlh. Miss Ivy Graham has now returned, and will be pleased to meet pupils at her studio, Tawa street.* The recent increase in the price of butter has naturally been received by householders with disfavour, but advice received from Home as to the prices realised there for the New Zealand product afford evidence that such a rise is not, confined to this part of the world. /\ shipment of some 4000 or fiOOO boxes from aTaranaki factory, which reached there at the end of the year, realised Kills per nvl„, equal to a net price of nearly Md per lb. Producers have also been offered 13d per lb f.o.b. for a shipment to Vancouver, and it is probable that .1000 or (5000 boxes will be sent by tin next steamer leaving here.

Supplies are now coming along steadily to To Kuili butter factory. Cream comes by rail both up and down tlio line and Ihe local supply is increasing. During next, month the butter will he placed on the local market.

Earthquake shocks have hcen experienced in Perthshire, (Scotland) and Monmouth Valley (Wales). Hundreds of residents in Monmouth Valley quitted their homes and remained in the streets til! daylight. No damage was done.

Sensational yields continue in the Long Tunnel mine at Gundagai, New South Wales, where '.Mldllm of stone produced gold valued at X.'^OO.

The Canterbury cricketers succaesfully defended tin- Plunket Shield against the Wellington challengers, winning by 10S runs.

An announcement, concerning crockery and glassware appears above Mrs Mac Donald's name, in to-day's paper. Housewives are advised to Ret their crockery and glassware needs at, this esthalishmcnt.

During the absence of the Rev. E. S Wayne from To Kuiti, the Rev. W. .1. Piggot will be in charge of the parish, having the assistance of the Rev. H. R. Helce and Mr Wallace. All messages for them may be left, at the Vicarage.

Lack of wind hampered the veaselfl engaged in the Auckland regatta on Monday, many of the competing sailers being becalmed for several hours. The Golma. which sailed for Kawhia 1o Auckland to take part in the regatta failed to get a place in the cruising yacht class.

The ceremony of turning the firat sod in connection with the construction of a railway to connect, Napier and Gisborne took place on Monday afternoon at West Shore, in fine weather, the attendance being very large and representative of the whole district. The town was gaily dressed with bunting, and a bait-holiday waa observed by business people. The ceremony was peiformed by Sir .Joseph Ward, and speeches were delivered by the members for the district. The Premier was .also entertained at a complimentary luncheon.

The privileges in connection with (he forthcoming A. and I'. Show at To Kuiti were put up to auction at (Iraham's mart on Saturday. The booth for soft, drinks, fruit, and concetionory was bought by Mr Grinter for ;C:M. and the luncheon booth by Mr Campbell for XIO. The total area of Crown lands for future disposal in the Taranaki land district is about '.2'.l(i,(ii:! acres.

According to the ollicial year book just, issued, there are SOOO acres of land adjacent to the Tangitu improved Kami settlement being prepared for select ion, and also 17,!M)0 acres of the Whalitokarua block in Ohura and Rangi survey districts, lying to the south-west, of Ongarue railway station, and extending to Ohura road The latter is described as hilly and undulating forest country, with portions of open fern land.

In connection with the Ram Fair organised in connection with titoe, A. and I' Association';-! show, the'committee have stated that it is their intention to hold a sale of fat stock on tho same day.

A sitting of the Auckland Land Hoard will be held in To Kuiti on February 11th. The board will also meet in Taumarunui on the Kith.

A special prize of £1 Is for the best collection of fancy work exhibited at the forthcoming Te Kuiti Show has been donated by Mrs C. Stevens. Entries for the fancy work classes will be extended to Thursday, February Bth.

A further meeting of ladies in cun- •% nection with the Reform Party's garden party, to be held on Wednesday next, is called for to-morrow afternoon in Mr Musaen's office. In connection with the banquet of the Reform Party, to be held on Wednesday next, the executive committee ■wish it to be distinctly understood that no complimentary tickets will be issued to any elector in the Taumarunui electorate, and that any such elector may obtain tickets from any member of the committee on payment of a small subscription which has been deemed necessary to cope with the expenditure. The fascinating hobby of photography receives attention in Mr J. E. Walker's announcement to-day. All aorts of cameras and accessories may be had at the Te Kuiti Medical Hall. Te Kuiti drainage works are being pushed ahead by the contractor, Mr Spencer. A fair length of drain has been opened up and the pipes laid in Taupiri street, while the work of preparing the septic tank near the school is being vigorously pushed ahead. It was anticipated by some that the contractor would be troubled with water when the drains were opened up, but so far there has been no trouble in this respect. The movement to secure Noble's service in the remaining test matcnes between England and Australia is futile. He has finally announced that business arrangements will not permit his again playing in first class cricket. He added that, besides, there were many young men, so let the selectors give them a chance.

Te Kuiti racecourse is already becoming recognised as a picnic resort. the Presbyterian Sunday School children having held their annual picnic there on Monday last.

In choosing a name for the Te Kuiti dairy factory the directors of the company have made a departure from the custom of perpetuating the Maori names in New Zealand, and have decided upon issuing the product of the factory under the name of "Limedale" butter. Seeing that the factory is situated in the heart of a limestone district, the choice of names seems to be a happy one. Mr L. G. Petersen, touring manager for Messrs Wirth Bros., has arrived in Te Kuiti to make arrangements for a one-night season, opening on Thursday, February 22nd, with a complete show, also a large menagerie including twelve performing white Polar bears. Mr T. E. Foy, manager of ths local branch of the Bank of New Zeaalnd, has just returned from a trip through tbe southern Kawhia and northern Awakino districts, which may be described as portion of the interland of Te Kuiti. Mr Foy was much impressed with the prospects of the district, and expressed himself in optimistic terms regarding its future. Charming scenery, excellent country and energetic settlers form a combination which cannot fail to inspire confidence in a new district.

An example of how careful a farmer had to be with his sesds sown was illustrated to a reporter by Mr W. Gadsby, president of the A. and P. Association, a few days ago. He said that it was a rule of his to test his seeds in the garden. He pointed to when he had sown six rows of turnips which were an excellent crop and also four rops of kale. The latter turned out to be a mixture of all sorts of turnips and there was only an occasional kale plant. The seeds of both turnips and kale are very much like the only difference in appearance being that the latter is slightly smaller than the turnip seed, with the result that the average farmer could not discern between them.