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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 439, 14 February 1912, Page 5

An advertisement appears in this issue calling for tenders for the supply of logblocks for the forthcoming Te Kuiti sports. A very fine cup is at present on view in Mr C. Chilcott's window. This cup has been presented by Messrs Chilcott and Albrechtsen to the Te Kuiti Sports Club for the forthcoming meeting. The Australians made a very poor showing against the English bowling in the fourth test match, being beaten by an innings and 225 runs, the second innings only realising a total ot 1 tS. Carter 38 and Trumper 28 were the highest scorers. Dougla3 five wickets for 4fi, Foster three for 38. and Barnes two for 47 were the destroy ing agents.

The Auckland cricketers recaptured the Plunket Shield from Canterbury after a good game. Although the Aucklanders only had 59 runs to obtain in the second innings they lost eight wickets before the feat was accomplished. The light was very bad towards the end as the game did not conclude until nearly seven o'clock, it having been agreed to finish the match that day.

.Mr J. S. Bond, who occupied the pdfeition of mayor four years in Hamilton, was tendered a complimentary social and presentation by_ the leading business men the last night, on the eve of his leaving on a trip to England. Mr Bond was previously four times mayor of Cambridge.— Press Association.

With respect to the taking of pumice from the river bank or Esplanade at Te Kuiti the Borough Council at last night's meeting decided to stop the practice. An application for permission to take a few loads was re fused, the councillors agreeing as to the desirability of reserving all deposits of pumice adjacent to the town. The question of tenure of township lands is still being given prominence loy the Taumarunui people. At the last Te Kuiti Borough Council meeting a letter was read from the Taumarunui town clerk advocating concerted action with a view to obtaining the freehold of lands in native townships. Needless to state the letter was received sympathetically by the councillors. Mr J. R. Graham sells a very nice cottage and s p ction situated in Manuite street. This is a genuine opportunity to buyers, as the proprietor is leaving Te Kuiti. The sale takes place on ]7th inst. at 2 p.m. at Graham's auction rooms, where full particulars can be seen. At the same time and place a lut of fruit will be sold without reserve, also a lot of men's clothing. For the fourth year in succession the Raglan County Council has collected all its rates. For the present year, ending March 31st, 1912, the toca'i rates of the county amounted to approximately £7OOO and the whole of this amount was paid by February 9th. The above amount, of course, was all due by Europeans, as, owing to the unsatisfactory state of the present law, the county does not place lands occupied by natives on its rate book.

An idea of the value of pasteurisation in onnection with the dairying industry was illustrated on Monday to a reporter by Mr E. C. Stanley, chairman of directors of the Marokopa Dairy Company. He said there were several settlers on a morning not very long ago, who were late in bringing their cream to the collecting point, with the result that the contracting carter proceeded on his way to the factory. The product was picked up three days after anJ brought to the factory, and after being put through the paseuriser produced butter of the first grade. „

There is quite a flutter of excitement in the ranks of the aspiring champion axemen of Ohura County, and challenges are the order of the day. The following contests have been arranged and will in all probability eventuate on the date fixed for the return match between C. Rodgers and O'Sullivan, at Mangaroa:—T. Nichol v. W. Pearce, Tokirima. standing block. 12 in.; G. Curtin, Tatu, v. F. Pearce, Tokirima, underhand 15in. At the Tatu sports, a novel decision contest is down for devision, in which champion G. McCauley will chop against Murray Rodgera and Bulawzki; 12in standing blocks, one of the latter to chop through his log half way and the other to finish it.