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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 534, 18 January 1913, Page 4

Some time ago the Te Kuiti Cham*ber of Commerce made representations to the Railway Department with the object of getting a crane placed at the railway station for the loading and unloading of heavy goods. Information hHS now been received from the secretary, Mr Mostyn Jones, that the reuest has been granted by the department. In to-day'a Sabbath reading will be found the opinions of one of America's lending scientists, and an interesting answer to a question about hell, by the Bishop of London. It will be seen by advertisement in another column that a meeting is to be held at Pio Pio under the auspices of the King Country Central Come** Club on January 23rd. As the date in question is sale day at Pio Pio a strong muster should be the result. The ninth annual Pennant Tournament, held under the auspices of the South Auckland Bowling Association will be held at Te Aroha on January 29th, 30th and 31st. It is anticipated that one or two rinks will be sent from Te Kuiti. The forthcoming meeting of the Tfi""" Kuiti Racing Club promises to be quite as successful as last year's gathering, which on all hands was voted to be a credit to all concerned. • The class of horses entered for the various events is distinctly above the average for a country meeting, and the racing should be of a first-class order. The progress of a club is frequently indicated by the amount of the totalisator receipts, and it will be interesting to note the amount put through at the coming t meeting. Last year the sum of £5432 waß handled by the machine. Improved telephonic communication between Wellington and Auckland will be available shortly. For some montha the work of erecting a new line of two No. 8 wires has been in progress, and has jußt been completed. Special hours will be fixed for the use of this long-distance service, it being designed specially for communications between the two cities. The new circuit will enable conversation to be carried on with great ease, compared with the difficulties now experienced.

As notified in oar advertising columns to-day, Mr Graham will sell on Thuisday next, at 2 p.m. -a' ;W mart, the sub-division of, the Heatjicote estate. This property is tersely described as high, healthy and handy. The terms are exceptionally easy, and the estate is already roaded. and above all, is freehold. , Get a plan from the auctioneer. Residents of Pio Pio are reminded that Mr Dransfieid, dentist, will visit their township on Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, January 22nd and 23rd.

The girl Kathleen Somarville Ryan, who used a revolver in W. J. Colwell s dental rooms at Auckland has been committed for trial on a charge of attempted murder, bail being allowed. The* Empire Parliamentary Association is to entertain Sir Joseph Ward to luncheon at the House of Commons on the 23rd inst. A Taranaki paper narrates the following, for the'accuracy of wnich it vouches:—"An Eltham resident drove his motor car into a stable at Te Kuiti and asked for accommodation for his car. This was quickly arranged, and then the man in charge said*. "Is there any benzine in your car?" "Of course there is," was the reply. "Then you had better take it out.' "Take it out! What for?" "Well, you see, this is a prohibition district, and it is auite a common thing for some fellows about here to shake benzine when they are hard up for a drink." The tourist thought that his leg was being pulled, but subsequent inouiries proved the truth of the." strange statement that had been made.

At the Presbyterian Church tomorrow the Rev. A. Armstrong will preach in the morning upon "The Trio of Triumph," and at 7 p.m. give a special sermon on "From Caravan to Mayor's Chair"—a story of Sodom. During the service the beautiful duet and anthem, "Jehovah, Hear Us," wiH be rendered by Mrs Wi Cowan and Mr A. Pattison and choir. Strangers and non-churchgoers are specially invited to attend all seats being free.

The sports committee has drawn up an attractive programme for the Summer Carnival to be held at th'i school grounds next Thursday. Prizes in the way of trophies and cash have been by local townspeople, and as the programme is arranged to suit men women and children, keen competition is looked for. The list of events is published in this issue, and, entries can be left with Mr Gresham. When Mr A. l J.\ Balfour entered the House of Commons on\ Wednesday he was cheered by the Unionists and then by the Liberals. The ovation was intended as a tribute to the veteran statesman in view of the fact that the Unionist party, by leaving food taxes out of the question of Tariff Reform, have readopted the policy which has always been associated with Mr Balfour's name.

Jack Johnson has been arretted in Chicago allegedly for trying to escape to Canada. O'Rorke, a fighting promoter, offered Johnson, on behalf of Vincent, of Paris, £SOOO to fight Palmier, and Johnson asserted, that he was departing to arrange details. M. Paul Eugenie Louis Deschanel, the well-known politician and writer on political questions, and M- An tonin Dubost, President of the French Senate since 1906, are spoken of as candidates at the forthcoming election of resident of France.

Lloyd's losses in 1912 are estimated at £7,000,000, which is a record.

A Preag association telegram received the other morning sfates that "'Captain H. W. Northcroft, formerly Stipendiary Magistrate, and lately residing at Kihikihi, has been offered and accepted the position of Resident "" Commissioner of thu Cook Islands. The Hon. J. R. Sinclair, M.L.C., New Zealand's rspresentative on the Empire Trade Commission, arnveo from Sydney this week. He states that the commission will take evi d»'nce in Dunedin at the end of Febru ary or the beginning of March, afterwards visiting Christchurch, Weill igon and Auckland, and will then go to Australia. Mr Sinclair leaves for Dunedin immediately. Mr F. O'B; Loughnan. S.M., left - Hamilton on Thursday for Auckland, en route to his new appointment at Blenheim. Mrs and Miss Lounghan leave Auckland on Monday on a trip ! to England,

Tak<n° a rough estimate, it is conS *ftfered "that about 22,100 bales of woof will be offered at the second 6 sale of the season to be-beld in Dunedin on the 22nd inst. (states the Otagc Daily Times). . The fine shearing weather experienced, during the. oast few weeks and the good prices ruling have been' instrumental in bringing forward a large catalogue of balfs, but this fact notwithstanding, a comparison of the offer-v-hfflH for the corresponding sales of $ Spastwto years shows a sinking ; "mialrity with the estimated total for this year, as will be seen rfom the following figures =-1913 second «ie 22 100 (estimated offering); Rl2 21 139. In 1901 the number of bales offered totalled 24,176.-