King Country Chronicle Wednesday, April 16th, 1913.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 559, 16 April 1913, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Wednesday, April 16th, 1913.

Mr J. E. Clapham will be opening up next Friday in the JUmpress Theatre building, Rora street, as a high-class ladies' and gents' tailor. Riding breeches and ladieß' costumes a specialty.*

In response to a request by Mrs General Godley to contribute towards a fund for pnviding shooting prizes for the Dominion Cadets, Mr and Mrs E. H. Hardy have collected one hundred and sixteen separate shillings. This amount has been forwarded to Mrfl Godley.

"Is there no lock-up here?" was a question put by the magistrate to the police sergeant at last court sitting. Upon being assured that a lock-up did exist at the police station his Worship asked the reason why the casul drunk was always proceeded against by summons. Sergt. Rowle said that when the offender was a resident of the town, and was not helpless, it was customary to proceed by summons. His Worship suggested the offender might prefer the lock-up as it meant a saving of 7s to him in expenses.

"I suppose there is no use saying it, but this action would have been prevented had the parties put the contract into writing." The foregoing remark was made by Mr Rawson, S.M. at the conclusion of a case in which there was no evidence save that of plaintiff and defendant, concerning the amount of commission agreed upon in connection with the sale of a property.

It is stated that Mr T. K. Sidey, member for Dunedin South, and Mr M J. Colvin, member for Buller, are unlikely to seek re-election to the House of Representatives when the present Parliament has run its course Next Tuesday evening in the Town Hall Mr Scott Bennett will speak on social problems and the reputation enjoyed by Mr Bennett as an orator should crowd the hall. An oppo;tunity should not be missed of hearing the visitor, who had a very successful visit in the United States, and only quite recently returned from a successful tour of the Continent.

We have pleasure in calling the attention of our readers to the lecture on 'Scenes Among African Savages," which is to be delivered by the Rev. S. Griffiths, under the presidency of Cr Somerville, next Friday evening at 8 o'clock in the Congregational Church.

A report has appeared that Cabinet has selected as general manager of the New Zeaalnd railways an official holding high position with one of the big English railway companies. Questioned on the subject on Monday, the Hon. W H. H9rries, Minister for Railways, said he could not make any announcement regarding the appointment, but that Cabinet might possibly take action in the matter during his absence in the South Island. H.M.S. New Zealand will not berth at the Queen street wharf on the occasion of her visit to Auckland, but instead will lie at anchor in the harbour. As already indicated, the vessel is lying at anchor at Wellington, and this practice, it is understood will be adhered to throughout her visit to New Zealand. Captain Halsey wishes it to be known that when the ship is open to visitors a yellow and red diagonal flag will be hoisted at the masthead. If visitors are admitted in the forenoon the hours will be from 10 a.m. until 11 45 a.m., and if in the afternoon from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.

Freezing chamber handß, slaughtermen's assistants, and rabbit-packers struck at the Mataura Freezing Works on Saturday. The trouble arose over free labour butcher being put on to unload coal. The unionists considered that preference should have been given them before casual labour. Delegates representing the men conferred with the company on Monday, and a settlement was effected.

Mr Graham announces a clearing sale a Pio Pio, on behalf of Mr F. Willis, who has sold his farm. All his carefully selected line of stock, with implements, vehicles, etc., will be offered on the 30th inst, at 11 a.m. Harvest thanksgiving services will be held next Sunday in the Presbyterian Church. Special and appropriate music will be rendered by the choir and soloists. The Rev. A. Armstrong wll preach, and thanksgiving offerings will bo received. All are invited to attend.

Mr Vickerman, Public Works Department, held an inspection of the Edison Btorage battery cars on the Gisborne tramways during last week, and passed them as satisfactory. Mr Vickerman stated that personally he considered the cars to be a success. The borough engineer stated that the cars havo proved better than was expected as regardß starting, running, economy, power and consumption. Mr Graham announces that on Saturday at the mart he will be offering a specially interesting lot of goods for sale, comprising ladieß' and gentlemen's clothing, household drapery and fancy goods; also fruit, produce, and a lot of furniture. The librarian of the Te Kuiti library reports that quite recently some 200 new books have been placed upon the shelves Subscribers and intending subscribers can therefore rely upon having a splendid collection of books to choose from.

In the last letter of Mr R. Livingston a line was inadvertently omitted. In that part of the letter where it reads "and yet neither of (hem know the contents of a certain letter without reading it," the sentence should read, "and yet neither of .them know how it could be possible for me to know the contents of a certain letter without reading it." The Rev. E. Robertshawe. Dannevirke, who has just returned from a trip to Britain, in an interview, had a word of advice for the sheep farmer, and that was that they should see to it that their wool was better graded than at present. A bale of wool in Yorkshire was judged by its worst staple. Merchants bought the bales in this way, turned them out, had them regraded, and made fortunes out of the wool so treated. A Yorkshire gentleman told him that by merely touching wool in the dark he could tell what should be done with it. If wool were properly graded here there would not be such profits in it for people who bought it in England.