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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 576, 14 June 1913, Page 4

The first game of the international polo match between Britain and America was won by the Americans with a score of 5?? points to 3. The Home Rule Bill was carried in the House of Commons by a majority of9B. Mr Balfour's amendment to reject the Bill received 270 votes, while | the Government vote totalled 3GB. The attention of settlers is directed to the alteration in the time fixed for commencing the stock sale at Pio Pio on Thursday next. The sale is to stare at eleven o'clock. The unionists on the Bendigo goldfields are adopting stringent tactics to induce non-unionists to join, and seriouß developments are threatened. An outbreak of anthrax is reported from the Moana district, Victoria. Two persons are severoly affected. Clara Gooley, a married woman, at Sydney, who killed her infant by cutting its throat, and then attempted to cut her own, has been acquitted of the capital charge, on the ground that she was not in her right mind at the time of the tragedy. She was ordered to be detained in prison during the Governor's pleasure. Heavy and steady rain continues at Sydney, and building and other outside trades are at a standstill. Hundreds of employees have been without work for nine weeks, owing to rain, and have been able to earn very little. Many immigrants are in a parlouß condition, owing to the fact that no work is offering. In our advertsing columns we announce that Messrs Cairns and Rowan have taken offices in Gresham'e buildings, and are prepared to carry out electric light installations at reasonable prices. Mr Cairns has had con siderable experience, and assisted in the installation of the borough plant for A. and T. Burt. Your orders can be placed with confidence. The Unionist members of the House of Commons are beginning a campaign in the principal English towns against Home Rule. Lord Landedowne, Lord Londonderry, and Sir Edward Carson are to address the Orange demonstration at Belfast on July 12th. More rifles and bayonets have been discovered at Newcastle. A magistrate at Timaru on Thursday, fined J. Crombie a solicitor's clerk £3 and deprived him of civil rightß for five years for failing to comply with the requirements of the Defence Act. Defendant had previously been fined £1 and £2. Sixteen others were fined £2 each, four £1 and four 10? each. There has been an epidemic of small burglaries in the Christchurch district lately, chiefly at houses in the suburbs during the temporary absence of their occupants. Last week an attempt was made to enter the office of the Sumner Borough Council, but the burglars encountered the brick wall of the strong room, and abandoned the attempt. Sir William Hall-Jones, who for nearly seven years occupied the 1 position of High Commissioner lor the Dominion in London, returned to Wellington on Thursday. Sir William has emphatically stated his intention not to again enter actively into politics. The Waipa County Council on Wednesday expressed its sympathy withMr J B. Teasdale in his compulsory retirement from the Waikato Hospital Board, and its appreciation of hia long and faithful services on the board as one of Waipa's representatives. It also expressed the hope that he would be returned again at the next election. The motion was carried unanimously. At this week'a meeting of tho Auck--1 ind Board of Education the following appointments were made: Miss J. E. Adams, teacher Awakino "household" school; Mr N. J. C. Macdonald, teacher Awaroa school; Mr K. J. O. Manning, teacher Paraheka and Rotopotaka half-time schools; Miss J. E, Ericksen, assistant to Owhango school. The old-established saddlery business which was carried on at Te Kuiti by Mr J. Erikson has been taken over by Mr C. Ellison, late of Wanganui, and will be conducted on the moat up-to-date iines. Mr Ellison has secured a shop in Mr Hetet's buildingß, Rora street, and asks for a share of public patronage. The best of work in guaranteed at reasonable prices, :nd the public are requested to cjill m d inßpoct the stock. Warner's Rust-proof Corsets. In the latest models the bust is low and full. Flexible corsetting above the waist is 'he result—the newest figure fashion Perfect comfort with figure elegan e.

A telegram was received by the chairman of the Auckland fiarbour Board (Mr J. H. Gnnson) on Thursday from Captain Halsey, of H.M S. New Zealand, intimating that it was his intention to berth the ship at Auckland when she revisits the port for the purpose of taking in supplies prior to her departure from the Dominion. No sightseers are to be admitted to t be warship on her return visit. A strike of municipal workers in j Leeds is menacing the health of the city. The streets have not been swept for some time, and the gutters are clogged, while the sewage purification works are at a standstill, and the crude effluent is being discharged into the river. The strikers are preventing amateur scavengers carrying out their duties. The men demand increased wages and better conditions £fv employment.

The inquest regarding the circumstances connected with the death of the wife of George Samuel Capeness, commercial traveller, was concluded in Melbourne on Thursday. It will be remembered that Mrs Capeness fell from a window of her fiat, a distance of 6oft during the night, and, was killed outright. The coroner said it was difficult for him to make up his mind whether the case was one of murder or suicide. He attached little credence to the explanation regarding the deceased's sleep-walking given-by the husband. The matter was-one which a jury might decide on. Capeness was committed tor trial on a charge of murder. The garden work undertaken by the Te Kuiti school children during the past season has borne excellent fruit, and some idea may be obtained from the collection of roots on view in the window of Mr J. B. Young, at Te Kuiti. A number of interesting experiments were also conducted in the garden and the results will be published later. The schoolmaster, Mr E. A. Power, and the children are to be congratulated upon the excellent manner in which the work was carried out. Mr John Robertson (Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade), in reply to a qnestion in the House of Commons, whether action would be taken with regard to the American Beef trust in South America m order to safeguard the British meat supply/ said the : Government was aware that apprehension had been caused to British firms engaged m the Argentine trade. The Argentine Government, he understood, was considering the situation. Great Britain would view with satisfaction he steps that Argentina might take to maintain unrestricted trade.

Constable Smyth, who was removed from Auckland to Greymouth in consequence of the active part he took in promoting the formation of a Police Association, has been dismissed from the forc=. The reason assigned for the dismissal is to the effect_ that Smyth was deputed to watch timber trucks on Grey wharf, in consequence of reports that serious thefts of timber had taken place. His watch was to last until 5 a.m., but at 3.50 a.m. the sergeant discovered Smyth in the watchhouse, and a false entry in the book that Smyth did not visit ' the station till 5 a.m. The last case for hearing at the Magistrate's Court on Wednesday was that of W. H. Collett v. M. Williams. This was a claim for £3O, for damage done to plaintiff's carrot field by straying pigs, the property of defendant. The pigs were destroyed while trespassing, and defendant counter-claimed for value of the pigs destroyed to the extent of £7 10s. Mr Finlay appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Hine for defendant. Before the case was called on an agreement was arrived at, plaintiff agreeing to drop bis claim and pay defendant £5 10s on the counter-claim and costs amounting to £l3 139j defendant to pay to plaintiff the sum of 9s as trespass dues. The attention of our readers is directed to inset appearing in this issue from the International Correspondence Schools. This institution has a world-wide reputation, and has met with a very large measure of success in New Zealand. We are informed thatover 9000 students have been enrolled in New Zealand alone, and during last month no less than 301 students took up courses. During the month of June window displays are being held in various parts of New Zealand, and students enrolling during the currency of any one of these displays is being quoted a special 10 per cent, discount. As it will be impossible to arrange displays in every town, it ha 3 been decided to allow this liberal concession to ail new stu dents who enrol during the month of June, and we have no doubt that those of otK' reader 3 who are interested in technical education will be only too pleased to avail themselves of this conncession. Free circulars on any subject will be promptly forwarded on appliction to the head office, Wellington.