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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 536, 25 January 1913, Page 4

A considerable amount of bush burning continues throughout the district and excellent results'are being obtained. All doubts have been Bet at rest as to the present Benson being suitable for burning off, and it is quite on the cards that settlers may be wishing for rain before the season breaks up.

The newly appointed magistrate for the district, Mr E. Rawson gave a gentle reminder to counsel on Thurs day last of the value of time. He requested counsel to have lists of expenses in their cases made up so that no time would be lost in computing the amounts wnen the cases had been aecided.

The Backblock Local Bodies Association conference, which is to be held at Ohura on Wednesday next, promises to be of considerable importance. Already a large number of remits have been received from the various affiliated bodies, and it is likely a considerable number will be produced on the day. The Te Kuiti Dairy Company, which has been hitherto paying out to sup pfiers one shilling per lb for butterfat, decided to reduce the payment to elevenpence this month. The butter market at Home has been unaccountably low during the season despite the general prediction that "high prices would rule. However -it is anticipated the company will make the average payment for the season at least a shilling by the distribution of a bonus to suppliers after the season has closed. Three large drapary firms at Sydney recently secured wine licenses for their refreshment rooms, situated on their own premises. The New South Wales Alliance has issued an appeal to its affiliated societies, to the preßs, and public, asking them to protest against this new development in the Jlqnor traffic. A long-distance record in wireless ia credited to the steamer Ulimaroa, which on the run from Sydney to Wellington picked up the steamer Kanowna, at a distance of 2500 miles. At the time the Ulimaroa was about 800 mil°s from Sydney and the Kanowna between Fremantle and Albany. Special subjects are to be dealt with at the Municipal Hall on Sunday in connection with the Methodist Church. At 11 am. Rev. R. B. Gosnell will speak on the "Second Coming o. Christ" and in the evening on "Paul in a Basket," a scecial address to for business men. At the evening service Mr Gosnell will render the solo "Shadows." A hearty invitation is extended to all. "Bombardier" Wells, the heavyweight champion of Great Britain has been matched to box Luther McCarthy at Madison Square Gardens, New yW, about the middle of February. The bout will be a ten-round one, and Wells is to receive 25 per cent, of the gros3 receipts. It is estimated that the house will hold £6OOO. The Sporting Life is confident that Wells will acquit himself creditably. Tommy Burns is anxious to fight Wells at Calgary in April. He has guaranteed the English chumpion £2400. The articles of agreement are being drafted.

At their Raurirrri yards on Thursday, February 6th, Messrß Freeman R Jackson and Co. are offering 300 head of first-class cattle. Particulars of the sale will be found in our advertising columns.

Supplies to the Te Kuiti dairy factory continue to be well maintained though the quantity coming to hand is somewhat less than was the case last month. The volume of cream from Tangitu keeps up remarkably well, and shows no signs of diminishing.

The A. and P. Association has always been extremely fortunate in the matter of trophies for competition at the annuals how. Last year a very fine collection of cups and other trophies were donated, and a number of these are now on show in Messrs Green and Colebrook's window. This year indications point to the fact that the association will be equally fortunate and the prize list will be a higblv attractive one. Financiers have offered the New Sionth Wales Government to guarantee the underwriting of a £10,000,000 loan for the construction of a bridge across the harbour at Sydney, with railway connection between the. city and North Sydney, conditionally upon receiving the contract rights and a percentage in consideration for supervision of the work. It is not likely that the offer will be accepted by the Government. The returns of the overseas trade of the Commonwealth during the year 1912 show that the imports were £7B 098 813, an increase of £11,000,000 over the figures of the previous vear The net customs excise duties amounted to £15,643,293, an increase of £2 000,000. During 1912 the export totalled £78,834 730, a decrease of £647-5-28. The value of specie and bullion exported increased £396,351. Other items decreased £1,043,879. A caravan of Indian Mohammedan pilgrims on its way to Medina had reached a place called El Hamra, midway between the holy city and the port of Zambo-el-Bahr on the Red Sea when it was overwhelmed at midnight by a flood that came down suddenly from the mountains. Three hundred and fifty of the pilgrims were drowned. Notwithstanding the differences between General Herzog and the other S«s of the Cabinet, South Africa is united on the question of defence, 45,600 men having been enrolled in three weeks. The Taumarunui residents are proceeding with the project to have a Son of the present Waikato HobSi district cut off and constituted a Spara e hospital district with Tau-Sr-nui as the centre. The proposed Strict includes the counties of Kaitieke Ohura, and portion ofWest Typo. 1 plan showing the.boundaries of the „ ao A new district has been forSS to Se office of the Waitomo County Council, Te Ku,t,, where it is open for inspection. The well-known firm of Messrs Thomas and McAdam, land and commSn agents, have removed to more pleased to see old triendß and make {KcqaaintanceofneWCUßtomerß.