King Country Chronicle SATURDAY, JAN, 4, 1913

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 530, 4 January 1913, Page 4

King Country Chronicle SATURDAY, JAN, 4, 1913

, The new Bishop of Melanesia, who is. to preach in St., Luke's Church on Sunday, was Principal of St. Mary's Clergy House, Wimbledon, where there ia a staff of ten clergy. On the resignation of Bishop Cecil Wilson, after seventeen years, of missionary work in the tropics, the missionary diocese of Melanesia delegated the appointment of a bishop to the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1 the Bishop of St. Albans, and Canon Still, a former worker in the mission. They chose the' present bishop, who was consecrated in Dunedin a few months ago, and ha* now returned from his first visit to the Islands, where he went to ali 'the mission stations. 'The.mission staff consists of eighteen Europeanclergy, and fourteen native, sis laymen and thirteen women missionaries, besides over Beven hun dred native teachers, and the many othsr. workers on the steamer, and in industrial' labour in connection with the work. This is one of the most interesting of all missions'with its work among what were the cannibal and head hunting races of the Western Pacific, and in England and Australia always finds men of world wide reputation to speak for it, especially men from the navy like Sjr Harry Rawson, who know, the difficulty as well as the successes of the mission. Biah ip Wood has come to New Zealand to attend the General Synod in Nelson, and those interested in the great missionary work of the church will have an opportunity of hearing more of what the gospel of Christ has to do in Melanesia during the bishop's visit to Te Kuiti. He Will also, lecture in Otorohanga on Monday evening. A .defendant who was charged before the Hamilton Magistrate's Court with j offering light-weight bread for sale, raised the point that in order to' Satisfy the demand. for well-baked bread he had allowed the bread to remain in the oven a little longer than usual, and in addition the day was a cold, windy one, which made a great deal of difference in *he amount of evaporation. The magistrate however said he refused to believe that a cold wind would make a difference of two ounces.At any rate, bakers had to contend with all sorts of weathers, and must make an average article to suit all atmospheric conditions. If his customera wanted well-baked bread, ha must also supply that. Defendant said that when his customers aaked for such bread he always told them that they would in that case have to take short weight. A fine of £1 10a with costs was imposed.. Of a consignment of 300 cases of American atopies which came this w*>ek to.a Dunedin fruit-broker, £lO worth, was" taken by the rats that epprently travel as tourists between San Francisco and New Zealand; Twenty cases have been ruined almost wholly by the wretched pests. Several cases looked as though the rodents had made dining saloons of them, for most of the fruit .had been sampled. It must be admitted that a rat has a way of its own to the heart of an apple. A sort of tunnel is started in the ruddiest part, and driven to the core, but no further, for a reason known best by rats. Merchants report that much damage is done to oversea cargo by ratsi on steamers. 'I

A large number of settlers through out the district have taken advantage of the recent dry epell of weather to burn their fallen bush, and good burns are reported from all quarters. Much of the bush which could not be fired last season has now been satisfactorily burned, and turnips are generally being sown. With a normal rainfall during the next couple 4 of months a plentiful supply of >winter feed should be assured. An indication of the deplorable state of the Tangitu road in winter is obtained from the fact that the road is still imposssible for wheel traffic, and supplies from the railway to the settlement will probably be carried by pack horse throughout the summer. The road was so badly cut up during the winter .that even where it is dry a great deal of labour ia necessary in order to make it fit for vehicles.

Mr Graham notifies that he will sell on behalf of Mr Bungay, at hit residence, the Esplanade, just across the swing bridge, on. Monday. January 6th at 2 p.m., all his furniture and effects. The auctioneer report? this as a nice, clean, well kept, almost nejf? little lot of household goods, and as Mr Bungay is leaving every line must be sold without reserve.

At the Te Aroha New Year bjwliiig tournament the Te Kuiti Club was represented by two teams, one being skipped by Williams, and one by Dtansfield. Unfortunately rain inter-, ferred with the play after only two rounds had been completed. Williams' team secured two wins on the first day and Dransfield's two losses.

The Rev. R. B. Gosnell announces that it is bis intention on Sunday morning, in the Municipal Hall, to speak! on "The Unpardonable Sin." This is a question which often puzzles Christain people, so advantage should be take of this opportunity to hear the matter discussed. Mr W. H. -Vereker Bindon. headmaster of Manaia school died yesterday, aged fiO. He was first inspector under the Wanganui Education Board, • but failing health compelled him to relinquish his position aa inspector some years ago, and he took up tne lighter duties of teaching.

Cable advices state that Lord Hard* inge has suffered from a renewal of the pain and fever caused by his wounds, for several hours. A fresh operation for the removal of metal is expected to be necessary. Latest information is that it is now very unlikely, that Mr Fisher, Commonwealth Prime Minister, will visit New Zealand. Preanure of business biß interfered with previous arrange-

In a boxing eontestfor the heavy- . weight championship of the United .' States, Luther McCarthy knocked oat Al. Palzer. McCarthy led all through the fight and Palter was exhausted and bleeding freely when the referee) stopped the fight in the eighteenth round and awarded it to. McCarthy, The battle was • fierce one all through. Mr P. Mora; clerk to the Waitomo County Council who paid a visit to Christcburch and Akaroa at Christmas states that the cocksfoot crop on the Peninsula this season is exceptionally heavy, and the farmers art 1 anticipating a record harvest. ' ; '"■' v:.