King Country Chronicle Wednesday, March 13th, 1912.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 447, 13 March 1912, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Wednesday, March 13th, 1912.

The challenge issued by J. Harris to J. O'Sullivan to a chopping contest on Tu Kuiti sports day has been accepted by O'Sullivan who prefers a fifteen inch block to operate on. A deposit has beeti posted by each man. The new Roman Catholic Church is to be open for worship on Sunday, March 24th. The services will he conducted by Bishop Cleary. who will be paying his first, visit, to (lie parish. In the afternoon a public reception, in honour of the occasion, will he held in the Hall to which all are cordially invited. Householders should take notice that most of the business places of To Kuiti will be. closed all day on Saturday next, March l(Uh, on which day the usual St. Patrick's holiday will ho observed. The ehops will, cnnseqnenfly, be open all day to-morrow and o\) Friday evening will remain open until 9 o'clock. Owing to unavoidable circumstances it has been decided by the executive that it will be advisable io postpone the Ohura Show until next season. It is extremely unfortunate that the step has been found necessary and considerable disappointment, will doubt' less be caused by the postponement. An advertisement, on the matter appears in another column. The concert of Professor Swallow, in the Town Hall on Thursday evening, 21st in;-1., has already created very great interest in musical circles. and in the town and suburbs general ly. It is undoubtedly (he musical event. of the year. Tickets arc no on sale at Robinson's. Mrs McDonald's. McCelPs and Gates'. The news of the brilliant victory of Mr L. Lovedny in the rilie chiunnionship at Trentham, caused wide-spread gratilicaiion throughout. the King Country. He was trained by bis father, .Mr George Poveday. the popular captain of the Ohura Kilie Club, and is on all hands voted the most brilliant shot the Dominion has yet produced. Mr George S. Otway. of the Mutual Life and Citizens' Assrnap.es Oompay, who has been closely associated with the King Country for a number of. years, leaves for England by the Maiigatira, which sails tit the end of lite month. Mr Otway's many friends will regret to learn that health reasons are sending him IK-me, nnd the wishes for Ids speedy return to health ami to the Dominion will he numerous and sincere. During Mr Otway's absence the company will he represented in the King Country by fur G. J. Kastriek, of Hamilton. The state of the roads throughout the district, is the subject of general complaint. In the present instance the trouble is attributable io the unusually wet season, and the conditions are already similar to winter. The work done by the grader on the roads, which would have- been admirable in an ordinary season, has contributed to the. general discomfort, Cue continuous rain k"ening the earth soft, with the result, that, mud is much more in evidence than would otherwise have been the case.

I 0:io .if To Kuiii's greatest, pests I from time immemorial hap hern the ! rovin;: hordes ami cows which nepasUnv at their own sweet will throughout the town. 01' recent years the casual animal has net heon : : e numerous or sn ajiparent. The evil, howover, is hy no moans abolished, and the llonMi;;h Council intends dealim: wit!) Cm matter tirmly. Cv Venn;:. in referrine; to the matter at the last council meet in;:, said they were <tito make lieeeni. footpaths where they could, and (hose wanderin. i: horses were destroying them as fast as they were made. The Kin;,' street: hridjre at To Kuiti carries a reread amount of traiue and is about, to be strene.t'nened in order to carry the road roller ami stone crusher. When the matter wa.s bein;.: discussed by the Koreti;:b Council on Monday ni;:ht, Cr Yoiiiif askcii if if was not possible, io have a foolbrid.qe for pedestrians placed alongside the present hrid;:;c. Cr Forsyth said that, considerino ho lived on the other side o( the bridge, he would like to see' the footbridge, but was afraid there was no funds available. The Mayor expressed similar sentiments.