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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 585, 16 July 1913, Page 4

Attention ia drawn lo the advertisement inserted by the Waikato Cooperative Dairy Company in this issue, announcing a meeting at Otorohanga. Mr J. K. Graham will sell at his mart next Saturday a large and varied assortment of fruit trees, Bhrubs, and flowers on account of Duncan and Davies, nurserymen, New Plymouth. The Speaker of the House of Assembly (Mr Wi 1 lis) secured a vote of confidence after addressing constituents, an antagonistic amendment being overwhelmingly defeated. In the course of his speech Mr Willis declared that if he continued in his place of responsibility he would make Parliament do things or Hmash it. In respect to the matter of carrying out improvements on the Te Jiuiti Domain an opportunity will be afforded to the representatives of the various sports and athletic bodies of meeting the Domain Committee on Monday evening next at the Municipal Chambers. It ia to be hoped all those interested in the matter will attend. Attention is drawn to the proclamation published in another column by the Chief Health Oflicer forbidding rai'tiitiera of the native race to travel in certain districts of the Dominion except upon production of a certificate fom the Health Department. It should be noted that the proclamation includes the Government railways. An outbreak of lire which might have been attended with serious results occurred at the residence of Mr 13. H. Hardy on Sunday evening. The fiie occurred in an outhouse, a faulty benozline generator being the cause, the benzolinc leaking out. into a bath of water, and igniting when a light was introduced in the evening. Assistance was promptly rendered by the neigbhours who succeeded in confining the outbreak and preventing it from spreading to the main building. Mr Hardy warns all who may have similar generators not to rely upon the so-called waterproof compo.siti )n with which the generator is coated, but to make sure of preventing a leakage by coating with tar and pitch.

The chairman of the Hamilton Chamber of Commerce announced at Monday night's meeting that the important que3tion of the heavy freight on fencing posts had been settled satisfactorily, the Minister of Railways having replied to the representations cf the Chamber that provided the timber is sawn into lengths for use as bona fide fencing posts, the class "F" rate would apply, and instructions had been given for the charges to be reduced accordingly. The Waitewhhena residents are moving in the direction of a metalling policy and at a meeting held at Mr McGinley's residence recently the following motion was carried unanimously • "That a loan be raised to such an amount sufficient to Metal and put in orer the Waitewhena roads and Hapa- 1 rua road to their full length in the Waitewhena riding, subject to a Government subsidy of £1 for £1 being granted, and such work to be extended over a term of five years." The native school of Oparure has

been overlooked in the awarding of I. Government scholarships during the past year. Mr Whare Hotu is to be congratulated upon his two eldest daughter, Pare and Rongo, securing a scholarship each; also Miriama Puhi and Ernest Atutahi. The scholarships secure free tuition and board at the and Te Aute colleges respectively. The successful candidates will be leaving for the colleges at the end of the present month. Some litMe time ago an agitator visited the railway camps at Ohura and advised the men not to accept any contracts whatever, but to form a union and demand 15s per day as wages, probably with the idea of providing a fat billet for himself. A few of the man swallowed this advice and temporarily went on "strike," but, apparently thought better of it. The men am paid 9s per day and are comfortably houssd in tents erected by the department. These tents have iron chimney, wooden bunks and boaraed floor, and two men in each tenc.

Some weeks ago we published a letter from the Rev. H. Steel 9 Craik, explaining the intention of the Congregational Union with regard to the work so nobly carried on in the Pio Pio district by the Revs. R. Mitchell and T. W. Potts. In accordance with that explanation the Rev. H. J. Ralph has now arrived from England, and on Monday afternoon he «had a very hearty recaption from the friends who had met to weclome him. We understand that this young gentleman has already won golden opinions from the persons who know him best; and that there is good reason* for believing that he will be able to carry on a very successful work among the people who are so glad to welcome him. Daring the last seven weeks Mr E. H. Buckingham ha* "held the forfc" there with great credit ta himself and benefit to the peopla who have been privileged to hear him, awl at the reception on Monday afternoon the Rev. S. Griffiths, of Te ICuiti, voiced the good wishes of the Union Executive for these brethren. Mr Buckingham is a gifted singer and reciter, and on Thursday evening he will recite and sing in the Congregational Church.