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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 596, 23 August 1913, Page 4

Authoritative accounts have been receive;! of new goldlields near Kito, in the liel-ian Ooneo. Tho reefs are eaiii to yiel'l To per cent, uf gold. Tho lie id is expected to outrival the Kanil.

The Royal Artillery Band which has been engaged to plßy at the Auckland Exhibition, will number 43 persona.

The residents of Pio 'Pio are reminded that Mr Bernard P. H. Brewer, surgeon dentist, of Te Kuiti, will visit; Pio Pio on Thursday, August 28th. Attention is drawn to the ment appearing in the issue is inviting objectors to recent vslußtionfl to call at'the office of the district valuation office, Tawa street, Te Kuiti. Captain Bollons, master of the Government steamer Tutanekai, which conveyed stores for the Mawson expedition, haa advised by wireless that the vessel arrived at Macquarrie Island on Wednesday morning atid found the shore party there all well.

France is awakening to the national value of healthy sport. The Government is asking Parliament to grant .£200,000 for the training in athletic games. The papers suggest that the Government should create a Ministry of Sports.

At a meeting at Bromley Miss Sylvia Pankhurßt advised the militants to master jiu-jitsu. The police knew it, an therefore women should learn. Drilling was wanted in the East End. Any man with a training in the army could drill them. Both men and tvomen should go to meetings armed with sticks.

Next Wedresday* afternoon will be Atbor Day, and with the committee in charge of arrangements extend a hearty invitation to the townspeople to meet on the Esplanade clOße to the Domain to assist in carrying out the planting of treeß, etc. Efforts are being made to secure the services of the band to provide music, and afternoon tea will be provided.

A petition to the King, emanating from ths Empire Patriotic League, whose headquarters are at Perth, We3fern Australia, has reached Cbiistchurch for signature. It petitioned thrur Majesties to make a "Royal progress" through the overseas dominions. The Mayor and town clerk have Bigncd it, and will pass it on to other local bodies, as requested. Students of economics and social reform are specially invited tc hear the Rev. A. Armstrong preach tomorrow evening in the Presbyterian Church on "The Bible Picture of a Bushman," or "The Crisis Among the Cedars." Reference ("will be made to what is'the eternal challenge to many of tho loudly preached social panaceas of the day. In connection with the efforts of the Ratepayers' Association to carry out a scheme of tree planting in the town, Mr S. Thomas has induced Messrs Laird and Sons, the well-known Wanganui nurserymen, to donate a number of trees for the purpose. The collection which is now to hand includes 10 hornbeams, 10 maples, 10 English oaks, 10 catalpa, 10 limes, 10 American oak, 10 laburnanu, 5 Japanese walnuts, and 25 cupressan excelsa. Attention of our readers is directed to an advertisement appearing in thiß isßßue over the name of B M. Irvine, Opthalinic Optici in, F.S. M.C., London, F. 1.0., England. Mr Irvine is a prizemnn of t.he Spectacle Makers' Guild of London, they being credited with setting the highest known examination for optical science. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Opthalmic Opticians, England; and a Freeman of the City of London. Those suffering from defects of vision should consult him on their next visit to Auckland, at his room, 16 Karangahake road, opposite upper Queen street. All those interested in the splendid work among the destitute children of London and other great cities in England begun by the late Or Barnardo and still carried on in his name, will be glad to hear that the organisng secretary in New Zealand, Mr H. W. Lee, will give an account of the work in St. Luke's Church Hall next Monday evening at 8 o'clock. It ib hoped that the lecture may be illustrated by limelight pictures. Admission will be free, but a collection will be made in aid of the work. As the lecture will not be a long one, recitation?, songs, etc., will be contributed by Bome of the young people of Te Kuiti.

Sir James Carroll celebrated his birthday on Wednesday. It is now 2-0 years since Sir James first entered Parliament as a representative of the native race, representing the Eaat Coast. Three years after his first election Sir Jameß stood for the European constituency of Gisborne, and was elected; he has continued to represent that district in the House of Representatives ever since. He joined the Ballance Ministry in an honorary capacity, but subsequently obtained full Ministerial rank aB Native Minister. Hi went into Parliament with the late Sir Arthur Guinness, the Hons. Duncan and Parata, and Mr F. Lawry, and now holds the record as the member with the longest continuous term to his credit. Sir James has recently been very seriously ill, but hopes to be sufficiently well to take his place in the House before the end of the present session.

In the course of his address at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Dairy Association at Pukekohe on Thursday afternoon, the chairman of directors, Mr Wesley Spragg, said that the outlook for the present season was about equal to that of last year. There wbb no indication that the extreme prices of two years ago would be reached, but there was equally no prospect of a period of poor prices again returning. IF advantage was taken of herd testing, and attention given to culling herds, and forethought was taken in making provision to avoid summer drought and winter shortage of food for cattle, and if farm and factory both strove to produce with skill, care, and cleanliness, New Zealand dairy farmers might, bdrring the unexpected, look with confidence for continued and increased prosperty, in which the country as-a whole must participate. The season had opened well—belter than ever before--and bigger yields and bigger cheques, with all-round expansion and advantage, might be looked for.