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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 441, 21 February 1912, Page 4

On Saturday at the Exchange Sale Rooms, Mr Graham will sell fruit, pot plants, etc., without reserve. On March 2nd, Mr Graham will sell one of the few business sites now available. Special harvest thanksgiving services will be held in the Presbyterian Church next Sunday at 11 and 7. The . choir and soloists will render special music and the sermons will bo suitable to the occasion. ]< is anticipated that there, will be a large display of produce, and friends are cordially invited to belli with gifts of fruit, vegetable s or ~lbcr goods appropriate. Donations may be left, at the church any tir.a until Saturday evening. An ■'• auction s.'ile (if the gifts will bo held on Monday night, following, the pro- • e.ceds to be devotul to the church building funds. In .-mother column an interesting little talk os furniture is given by Missis Klaeknian and Cobb., In the main it. deals- with skill and attention to net ail in the making. in (lev, of the fact that in many wis . lenders for road contracts in the remit \ were considerably above the om: bee: 's est iiiiale for the work it was. decided at. the County Council mi-eiiug'oo rdo-sk-iy night that crushing plants should i.; procured by the Council, with a view U' doing portion of " the wo; kby day labour. The state ~i ihe main road between '!\ No-,!-,. ere I'ot-o (i-larao lias been ike sure at cf rn;;s.ideralde comment of Is.to, ami with a \ic\v to having the road imptov:,!. Cr Cerry moved that (ho 'last meeting of the County Council (hai the CovcMimonl be reijUCHted to assist in tin- ''vers. Originally consi met ed as a s. rvice mad for the Main 'Trunk railway the thoroughfare in lad r vears was allowed to fall into a state of disrepair. Settlement ia now going on in various places along the ■o,.b. .'.ml if is important in the in-. dusts of settlers to provide better acei ss than a.I present exists. A nasty accident of which Mr N. B. laisk was the victim, occurred at the Showground on Wednesday last. Mr Imsi, was holding a horse which became ::a-tious and in its struggles wrench".i Mr l.uHk's shoulder severely. At the time it was not thought muck damage bad been dons, but subso gently the shoulder became ho painful that medical advice was sought. An examination by ( Dr I'ullci ton revealed the fact that in addition to (be muscles being severe-' ly wrenched the collar bono had been broken. In the list of prizes in the home industries classes at the rocent A. and !'. Show, the name of Mrs Langmuir should read "Miss Langmuir, Cambridge." The cup presented by Mr K. 11. Hardy for the lady scoring most points in the home industry classes was also won by Miss I omgmuir. Attention is called to Ihe unreserved sale ..(' furniture and ell'eets held by Air.l. it. (b.adiam. a! the residence of AlrsC. A. Cardiner, Alanuite street, To Kuiii. The sale commences at 2 p.m. sharp to-morrow. A wilness jna criminal case at the Supreme Court, Auckland, yesterday morning, described with some semblance of glee the circumstances con- v neeied with the breaking of the drought, winch,at all events, should. Ps mail in foe "dry" regions of the King Country, on a recent occasion at Taumnenuui. The first sod of the Sdrat ford-Te Kou''a railway was being tidied and the ceremony had attracted a large inllux of visitors to tiie lailsiile township. "There wbb an amount of liquor floating round v a ; there net?" asked cross-examin-ing, counsel. The witness freely admit t'd the fact, and also endorsed the st aumi id th.at about tho lime stated the "koinea restrictions" had been removed making; if possible for persona to take lienor iii for their own u'-e. "And 1 .suppose you were in the swim yourself'"' observed counsel. "i>h. \aa," was the reply, "I had just a drop." (In Saturday evening last a pleasant little function was held in llattftway and fitepalrick's rooms, To &uiti, the occasion being a social to Mr N. Wallace on the eve of his marriage. Prior t.o Ins departure for Auckland on M-mday. Mr Wallace was the recipient t>( a mmdsomn silver cake basket from the sialV of the Hank of New Zealand. Mr T. IA l-'oy, manager, made the pi < septal ion.

The Pio Pio people are giving the Rev. Potts a fareweil social on Monday next, 26th inst. A splendid programme of part songs, solos, etc. by and Te Kuiti talent is being prowill attend to say good-bye and Mrs Potts. Tli'e continuance of broken weather is proving a source of considerable anxiety to farmers in the bush country. Many are beginning to think that if settled weather does not eventuate before long that it will be impossible to secure burns this season. It will be a great pity and a distinct loss to the district if such is the case. It is reported, however, that a few settlers in the Marokppa district, took the opportunity of lighting their bush on Wednesday last, when they secured excellent burns. On the Parliamentary Order Paper for to day appsars the following question addressed to the Government by Mr C. K. Wilson, member for Taumarunui:—"Whether they are aware that the Native Land Boards are refusing to sanction the sale of town- ■~~ ship sections in the townships of Taumarunui, Te Kuiti and Otorohanga, although the price agreed to be paid is equal to or above the Government valuations; and will the Government remove such conditions?" The obtaining of tuition in typewriting and shorthand is an advantage to young people in any town. Those in Te Kuiti who are desirous of obtaining such knowledge will shortly have the opportunity of doing so. A class in the subjects mentioned is to be started by Miss Wood, of Hamilton. Full particulars will be announced later. The Engligh cricketers won the game against New South Wales by eight wickets. The Australians, in their second innings made 403, leaving the visitors 195 to win. This was accomplished for the loss of two wickets, Rhodes scoring 109, Hobbs 14, Gunn not out 56, and Hearne not out 6.

A dramatic performance at the Hippodrome, Wirth's Park, Melbourne, included a stabbing incident. One of the cast, in pretending to stab, slipped, and her stiletto struck Mr Walter Dalgleish in the forehead, inflicting a painful wound. Such mild weather prevails ir. the Klondyke district that open air dances held to celebrate the occurrence. The change of climate is believedto be due to rhe divergence of the "Kour Siwo" or Japanese warm current.

In referring to the statement published in the newspapers to the effect that he apologised to the Board of Control for the MacAlister incident, Hill said that he did nothing of the sort. He merely expressed his regret to the board that the occurrence- should have happened. He would offer no apology. The Australian captain added that unless the Board of Control confirmed the appointment of Laver as the team's manager he thought there would be little probability of at least six of the chosen making the trip to England. The Board of Control has accepted Hill's resignation as a selector of the Australian team, and has appointed Mayne as his successor. Jack Johnson and Flynnhave posted stakes of 20,000 dollars each to fight for the championship of the world. The time and place of the contest have not yet been disclosed.