King Country Chronicle Wednesday Feb. 28, 1912.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 443, 28 February 1912, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Wednesday Feb. 28, 1912.

Miss Wood announces by advertisement that she will be pleased to meet intending pupils for shorthand and typewriting classes on Thursday after noon next, at -1..T0 p.m. mi the Chronicle Huildings. A .'iMieiTt in announced by ]'rofeSßor Swallow lor Thursday, 21st March, in flic Town Hall. llis name is a niHiicicn: .'in. rant ee of the high i;uahly oi' Ihe entertainment, and the conci r! in already creating consider.•■.l,|. ( niiiu:'ia:-:i:i among musical Next Saturday Mr Graham will oiler by auction ns per advertisement 01,e of the few good business sites unorod|iied ill Te Kuiti. The Aria sports, run under the mien of the New Zealand and Athletic I'liion. fa hu held on March 7th. promine to be a great success. The new public hall, which has juat been completed at Aria, will be opened on Friday night with a BOcial and dance. A large gathering of settlers is anticipated. The Hon. J. A. Millar, in the HuUße of Representatives, a few nights ago, stated the Labour Department was negotiating for 20 acres at Taumarunui for the erection of workers' dwellings. At Uanagtaua, 3& acres had been set, aside for that purpose. Mr J A. Young (Waikato) made a request that land for workmen's dwellings be acquired at Hamilton, Cambridge and Te Awamutu. The Minister stated that it was hoped by the end of the year that 2500 homes would bo completed. During the no-conlidence debate in Parliament on Friday night Mr C. K. Wilson, M.P., protested against time being wasted, and his remarks were endorsed by the leader of the Opposition, who declared that there had been an abominable waste of time in connection with tho debate. The Ohura A. and P. Association's second annual show, to bo held on March Mlh, promises to be a great success. Arrangements are well in hand and everything possible is being dune to ensure an attractive gatherin-. The following stewards have In', n appointed:—Chief and general nupervisor, Mr J. Risk; draught liorncn, Mr E. G. Bennett; light ii.inw, MrK. M. Kelly; cattle, Mr F. Kelly; sheep, Mr F. Ronayne; heme industries, Mr G. H. Button annisted by Messrß Bennett and Man-* i) ini;. In connection with the establishment of direct telephone communication between Ohura and Auckland,'Mr \V. T. Jennings has forwarded Khb> following departmental reply :"I have, the honour by direction to inform you that it will be found that the wishes of tho petitioners are met when the wire now in course of ereclion between Taumarunui and Hamilton in completed."

A Sheep Dog Trial Club has been formed in the Ohura. The date for the first meeting has not yet been fixed. The programme consists of one open event and one local. The prizes in thp open event (heading, driving and yarding) are First prize £ls, 2nd £3, 3rd spceial; and in the local—lst £6, 2nd £3, 3rd £l. The club has decided* to affiliate with the North Island Sheep Dog Trial Association.

"Knowledge is power" is a maxim recognised the world over, and until recent years such was a privilege possessed by the few resident in the cities, the country man being shut out from all the advantages of a professional education. With the advent of correspondence schools, that have grown up through rapid means of communicatoin, the young man in the country has the same chances as his city cousin and to embrace which he is more advantageously situated owing to few things to divert his attention from studies. Messrs Tiarks and Hayes, coaches, accountants and auditors, have a method of instruction prepared by Mr Tiarks, F.N.Z.A., A.1.1A., recent coach for Messrs Hemingway and Robertson, and they want the ambitious men of this district who are interested in accountancy and law to write for particulars. An advertisement to this effect appears in to-day's issue.

Trout fishing in the Mangaotaki stream this season is reported to be fairly good. Mr J. Pratt, who takes a keen interest in angling had a day's fishing there recently and secured a basket of thirteen fnh averaging about SJlbs each. Mr Pratt also reports having been fairly successful in'the Mangaohae stream. Recently he had a few hours' fishing there and secured three fish totalling in weight 141bs.

In conncetion with the dairying project in the Mokauiti Valley, Messrs Eriksson and McDonald, who will be the chief suppliers, are establishing the nucleus of a dairy herd, on a sound basis. Recently they imported a purbred pedigree Holstein bull, named "King Numba," from Australia, whose ancestry is retraceable to Holland. The animal has been in quarantine at Auckland for some time, and will be released on Thursday, after which he will be taken direct to the farm. "King Numba" cost considerably over three figures. Messrs Eriksson and McDonald have also twenty pedigree purebred Holstein'cows as well as three pedigree calves. Th°.y have on their farm a total of 445 cattle, 220 of which are Shorthorn heifers. Five purebred Holstein bulls are running with them and should result in a good dairy strain being established. Messrs Eriksson and McDonald are certainly to be congratulated on their enterprise, which no doubt will mean the dissemination of good stock in that locality, as well as the King Country generally. Te Kuiti Borough Council sat last night for the first time in the new Municipal Chambers in Rora street. The question of an official opening was discussed, and the Mayor stated that Sir Joseph Ward had promised to come and open the chamber and library. It was decided to defer the matter for the present. Two Te Kuitites were successful at the Manunui sports held last' Saturday. Mr J. O'Sullivan won the Underhand Chop and Mr T. Simmons was successful in the High Jump. A general meeting of Te Kuiti Chamber of Commerce will be held in the County Council office on Tuesday next. The question of the freehold of the town will be discusesd, as well as number of general matters. A full attendance of members and intending members is requested, as important steps are to be taken regarding the tenure of town sections. Buyers are reminded of that sale by auctioT of a choice busine33 site in King street at Mr Graham's mart un Saturday. Mr Graham will also sell the contents of a four-roomed cottage on the same day at the mart. A tour of Ford motor cars under the auspices of the Wellington branch of the company h being organised. The party left Wellington on the 24th inst. They will run through to New Plymouth;, and then on to Awakino, Te Kuiti,' and Cambridge. At the latter place they will be joined by the Waikato contingent, totalling some thirty cars. Subsequently a tour will be made of Rotorua and Wairekei, and a picnic will be held on Rotorua Lake. A cinematograph operator with 6000 feet of films will accompany the party. The Wellington cars will return via Napier. It issurprising the number of young men in New Zealand who will do anything but work. A casual observer at any race meeting, agricultural show, or any other function at which a number of people are gathered together cannot fail to be struck by the hoat of young fellows endeavouring to earn an easy living. A good story iB told of a "conductor" recently surrounded bv'a group of enthusiasts, all engaged in making or losing their cash was doing a trade, when in the midst of a deal a confederate sounded the alarm of "Police!" When the constable arrived the delinquent was innocently selling a the "best" hollow-ground razors." Typewriters are now made for use in nearly a hundred different languages, and they are sold all over the World; but there is still one great nation which, for a very simple reason, has no typewriters that write its tongue. That nation is China.