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King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 450, 23 March 1912, Page 4

The £roat: increase in the co:-t. oi building is evidently not confined to New Zealand I!efnr.' the Kents iniSoion :it, Sydney, the Artini; P'irctor of l'uhlic Works i;avo ovi-h-tko that a bou«e cost hi?: a':M> to Innm sveen yi'ars ajm now eo«t • "'{>. The l(Th t, W;si k a Sol Uvyjn-i n<. camp at (daudeiands. 11 a»nill on, has been put. tin;: in some very nse'.ui work thiwvok. "Tho regiment i-oin-prists some Suit moo from 111'lohani* a and To Kuiti, and is hi command of Major I'ummimo !1 ni form: were served out, after the men i:m -n!o c;ini|i. i lenoral Codify inspected lite camp on Wednesday and eoni:t adulated the men on their wonderful steadiness and efdeieney in such a short, time. This was. he eNplaineo, the first of the entire!',' new regiments he had had an opportunity of seeing thoroughly, and he was very pleased with the excellent start they had made.

Mr K. ("ashi i. of <);>garue, advertises that h«* I);i,h a complete stock of farmers' requisites and invites settlers to write for quotations. Mrs Ma duty wishes to notify the public of i'c Kuili and surrounding district. that. she will open her dressmaking rooms id the Naumai Build* ings on Monday, April Ist.* Mrs J. 11. McDonald, of Mangaroa, has recently tni.en over Ohura House in Maticre. Mrs McDonald advertises every comlort and attention to perBons visiting the Ohura. At a flitting of the Ohura Court on Thursday there young men, who pleader) guilty to a charge of disturbance in n hoarding house, werfe fined £lO and costs •£!) lis, or in default une month's imprisonment. The fines were paid. Co-operative workers on the Ohura railway arc about to make an application for a school. There are now over 20 children of school age in the locality and a number of families are expected to arrive during the next few months. In connection with the new post office which has been erected at Ongaruo, provision has been made for an exchange. Many residents are confident that in the near future the work will justify tin* precaution taken. The usual outcry with respect to a probable shortage of butter in the Dominion during the winter months is being heard from various quarters already. There is, however, little . foundation for uneasiness in the matter according to enquiries made from prominent merchants. It is quite usual for butter to go up in price during winter, but there are no indications that the increase will be anything more than normal. In the New South Wales House of Assembly Mr Wade moved the adjournment of the House to disduss the incompetent; management of the State brick workß. Mr Griffith denied incompetency. He declared that the works had saved the country £3OO weekly, and would shortly save £IOOO. The charge against Tom Mann, the well-known Labour leader, who has taken an important part in the British coal stirke, is connected with a speech at Salfurd, in which he asso- , ciated himself with responsibility for an article in the Syndicalist inciting soldiers to mutiny. Mr C. K. Wilson, member for the district, returned to Te Kuiti this week after attending the recent Bession of Parliament. Mr Wilson spent some time in the southern tion of the electorate. He will pro- r bably visit Matiere early in next week and return to Te Kuiti for Wednesday. The challenge chopping match between J. Harris and J. O'Sullivan will be held at the Skating Rink on Wednesday evening next at 7 o'clock. A deposit of £2O each has be*n posted, and the remainder of the money is to be put up on the day of the match. A fifteen inch standing block is to be used in the contest.

In another column appears an announcement that the Pride of Te Kuiti Lodge of Druids will hold three-week-ly socials in the Town Hall, commencing on Thursday, April 11th. These socials gained popularity last season by (he excellent manner in which they were managed. and the Druids intend to make 'ihrm even li'iore popular this r;ison, ami will spare no pains or expense tii provide moat enjoyable evenings '' ,ir those who patronise them. A list of the dates of the•winls in their advertisement. Messrs Moere and Wills, of Matiare, advertise in this issue their new "invincible" acetylene gas generator. Tlx firm have recently secured the {latent rights and claim for their invention that it is the cheapest and most reliable generator ever offered to the puhlie. They guarantee that their {latent prevents any escape of gas and rendering the new machine an eeenomiea! one. Jn giving publicity loan agitation in favour of having a bridle track metailed, the Taumarunui Press mention:- (bat (he cost of packing a bag of tioiM- !; em Waimiha to Tangitu, a distance of eight n 'les, ia 12a. The tiin'ornmen( is being asked for assistance, so ihat the settlers may haw fhoir provisions carted in at aide ral.es. An enthusiastic sportsman in the person of (he Rev. R. B. Gosnell arrived in 'IV Kuiti during the week to comment e operations in connection with (be Methodist Church of New Zealand. We understand that Mr Gosnell has played in representative cricket and hockey and senior football, and displaying a deep interest in all branches of healthy outdoor sports, is desirous of becoming associated with the young people of Te Kpiti, and all who are concerned in the promotion of clean recreation for the : mind and body. Believing that ihe mind and body, as well as the soul, needs careful training, we predict a happy and useful stay for Mr GosnelTt in our midst. The attention of our readers is drawn to the special adver- ' i isemt of concerning the opening ser- ( vie;-: .of she ehureh, i The cedar tree grows on Mt. Eg- | niosst to an unusual size. Mr Putrie, ex-thief lli'pecfor of schools for the Aucl.land district, who has just been on a vir;t to the mountain, states that a most n marUablo thing about tbe dorrs was (bat. a number of southern idan's, particularly those known as ctdars. which in the parts of Otago where they were to be found attained an ordinary growth, grew at the mountain te an unprecedented size, tn the smith he had never seen cedars half (ho sir.e of those in the upper portion of the forest reserve, between r.tiisn and ::<wo feet, above the sea level, To Ins mind this was attributable to (he nientitiKlo of rain and the more favourable temperature. A gentleman qualified to know told Mr ivcrir that he had been interesting himself m finding out whetherfthe cedar would do for lead pencils. According to him a Well-known pen-cil-making firm had been tho world for suitable cedar.