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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 600, 6 September 1913, Page 4

j Mr Samuel D. Chiles, of Maihiihi, lias been appointed a ranger under the Animals Protection Act for the district of Auckland. Kremtnerkothen, v?ho attempted to blaekail Lord Rothschild of £30,000, has been sentenced to fifteen months' hard labour and doportaton at the end of the term. The Assessment Court for the purpose of h.-arinfr objections in respect to valuation:' in the district had a j brief sin in;: a! Tc Ktiiti on Wednesf (lay. the minority of those who had t object.-d friilii;:: to appear. The ; principle obj.-etor was a Maori, who j wished :o iip.vo on>' of is properties [decrease:) m va In:: t ion. and another i s»i{'!••{:•>•••!in!>y increased. The property for which ;br hi/th valuation was required was sain So be in the market. The annual report of the Medical fdi;\; o.' tin- For i of !,option states ihafc the frosen beef from Australia and Ntuv Zealand nrrivori in ;iood eondiCes, the emm-dnsi ion in Australia j boha: more thoroughly and effectually J Mr d. Strauehan. Under-Secretary j for is (o retire from the Public ; ,"'i ' !re :<■,) M:ireh d.lsi, 1 '.'ll, and wil| j ce;::-e actCe duties? at the end of this | year. Me d. LonuH, Secretary for j I, a. hour, retires at the same time a a | ideeausc a Chinese at Chicago marj ricd a whiio woman, despite ncie.hI hour's' warnings (he laltrr atinrHed t he Chinaman, and beat and stadia d him to death. They also attempted : to hill his wife, who was found half | Sydney with fatally shooiim; her husband outside a butcher's? shop last j month, was acquit ted. The verdict of Use jury was that the weapon went on accidentally. When the accused heard the rosulf she exclaimed: "Oh thank God! 1 did no: kill him, my in a 'ami com n d ss io: i ease heard in ;he Hamilton court on 'I Iwnuiay J plaint iff v.rij; aen-suCeu for not. hav- . inp; had spaeide inst root ieim to sell in writina sipned by the vendor '['he magistrate (Mr Keed] held i hat. instructions must be speeido far each property. The case w adi :»*;.t aa it' is the tirs-i heard near i fie new hand A penis Aci. Mr William Nui:;c;\ v.-1m peesi.sia in hoKiin;: of:u'> a; u'mcrnor of New York f edi . ea, W< dsie-:da\ ordered a pardon to ha pi\ en n prisoner aceusi d! of wreck in;:' a bank. The Sup-rente Court nidpo thereupon ordered the production of tie accused in Court l\v a asven dr.tr. Th.o questionof Mr Sulaerd.; impeachment, is likciy to be brought io a herd by this The i>ev. K. S. Wayne, accompanied by Mi s Wayne, ic.fl. To Kuiti for .husecli on Thursday. Mr Wayne Inn boon in indifferent health of late, and has been ordered a,way for three months' complete rest sifter which he hopes to return tit for duty ap.ain. Oaring the absence of Mr \V:p. no the Uev. Cecil Smith, law viou c tPski. will be in chareo oi the parish. V> r j Smith it> expected io ::i r>\v a! To i Kuiti on October Ist. |

Since the inauguration of the metal* line loans in the county the roading of the district haa been going on steadily, and a wonderful difference iB noticeable in respect to the traffic between Te Kuiti and the out disticts. Tho road to Mairoa iB now metalled for tho greater part of the distance, and vehicular traffic iB posßibl » during the present month, which is an.ntiicly now experience to the seitiers of the district. The portion of tin Arapnc which has been it' faded with lrubble appears to be (■taniiiiii: the traffic well and many pro* i iii: l ' ii lo he superior to limestone. S:;\:■ (lie Taihapo Times: — Thedii- ',-.'■■': c 'i'atbapc, famous as it i) on i!: liiai merits, is likely to become f.;i hop so by reason of its having ;, UK (in : ial genius who bids fair to ;.;i.'iiu c'orld-wido celebrity. Pro!>:,iii\- few of our readers are aware that tiio Hartford, Newhaven and ;■.', v. '!-■■.;. Railway Company offered ii , : • reward for the best in- ,,;;;! i .: nll niatically controlling ill,. j,rr,; .if trains when fixed signals arc. .• (.eanicil. There were 1554 reiii,,:. cmanatiiig from all parts of the world, submitted to the company hat. only live per cent, were found to be near the mark, and these have r,«>w been reduced to two. Of the (wo inventors who are competing for (he prize, one is Mr W. T. Ashton, machinist at the Egmont Box Company s mill at Ohutu. If he succeeds in solving Ibis important problem his name will go down to history among the chief mechanical inventors of the age, and will shed lustre on the district in which he now resides.