King Country Chronicle WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11, 1912

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 525, 11 December 1912, Page 4

King Country Chronicle WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11, 1912

The many friends of Mr Loekhard, Mairoa, will be pleased to learn that his little boy, who recently underwent two operations on his knee, is now progressing favorably in tho Hamilton Hospital. On Monday evening next the Hayj ward Picture Co. will give a benefit | performance in aid of tho Public | School garden fund. The expenses in connection with the laying out of the school garden have been very heavy, the laying on oC the water alone costing £B. All expenses in connection with the garden have to be met by the officials and pupils, so that outside assistance is warmly welcomed. Messrs Hayward are to be congratulated upon their kindness in giving this benefit to so good a cause. While fishing in tho Mangaokewa stream on Monday evening, Mr J. Lavvson landed a line rainbow trout. The. lish was in splendid condition and weighed EJlbs.

Mr Graham asks us to draw special attention to his two auction sales on Saturday, 1 ■ 1111 inst., also that owing to having so much to get. through, tho mart sale of horses, vehicles, etc., will be started promptly at ].30 and Mr Hoban's sale at 12 HO" In addition to previous "entries there are iivn draught horses from Messrs lioult and Sons, of Feilding I<'or particulars see our advertising columns.

A. E. Robinson's replace advertisement on the last page may interest you. Look it up now. In future the ' Main Trunk express trains will stop at Ma.ngaweka. The total amount won from the Waihi mine to date is £10,038,700. It is stated that the recent rise of Id per lb in New Zealand wool at Home wili msan a difference at a very moderate estimate uf £750,000 to the Dominion. General Godley saj'3 the New Zealanders at the Cadet Training College in Australia are having a splendid exv perience. They will rsturn educated, drilled and thoroughly equipped, and will be a fine object lesson for our lads. He wishes it were possible that more young New Zealanders could go through the college. "England is not a decadent country. The man who thinks it is, is an utter fool," said Mr Chas. Ahier, who is just back from a trip to England, to a Taranaki News representative. "The Old Country was never so vigorous, so sound, so enterprising, and so successful .as she i 3 now. She is beating the Germans and the Yanks in the commercial race, opinions to the contrary notwithstanding. The English are honest traders and put quality in all the goods they make and sell. It is this policy that is holding to England just now, and accounts for her success over her pushful rivals. The Americans who invaded London some vears ago are losing ground and getting sick of the fight against the Britcns. One can't go to England without being struck by the way in which British commerce is advancing. No; don't believe the man who is painting in pessimistic hues the figure of the British trade. He is all right, and can by his qualities of honesty and thoroughness be relied upon every time to win through against the strongest competition of the foreigners."