King Country Chronicle Wednesday, Sept. 10th, 1913

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 601, 10 September 1913, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Wednesday, Sept. 10th, 1913

Mr Graham has particulars of his Saturday Mart sale. We note amongst other entries a lot of prime table potatoes. There also appears preliminary adwru'pcment of his horse, implement 1 \ ' i i ill on lfith inst. i h >m ha l - secured the ser-n-tilass milliner, and is i i \c mto oiders in the best I 1 'ulus and children's i'f the showroom ib suvi i libcment will i in < k jtive Dairy m\ n Prankton i i mpicted and w i daring this Ai nir factory thu time of 'He i last week 11 up ired with ii fen the prei « of over

In a letter to the newspapers. Lord H Wolme*-, in reply to Mr Lloyd Georgn, I declares that the Chancellor of lh<> 1 Exchequer fails to specify his charged, ; and retires from the controversy in a cloud of Billingsgate. , Playing for Lord LondeßborouKh'n 1 elevn ,'igainat Kent, Gilbert L. J*>r ' sop, the Gloucestershire crack, matin 116 in an hour out of 139 scored whilo he was in. He hit three sixes and two fours off a single over from Carr, tho googlie bowler. At TueHon, Arizona, Miss Claire Simpson was accused of immodesty in , wearing an "X-Rays" dress. Mjhb j Simpson demanded trial by female jury, and being unable to Becure eucli < a jury, the judge discharged accused, | holding himself incompetent to decide j whether pink tights worn as an under dress were really immodest. The tram line form Waimiha to wards Tangitu has now been completed tot he top of the saddle, a distance of about five miles, and the worst part of the rood journey can be nn A wheels. The road is not yet in dition to receive metal, but this woHf will be started as soon as the weather permits.

Supplies to the Te Kuiti factory are increasing steadily, and with a continuance of mild weather conditions there is every indication that next month will see the factory in full running. The supplies from baakblock districts are held up by the state of the roads, but the season all round promises to be earlier than usual. Writing to the London Times Mr Hugh D. Mcintosh says there is no chance'of a white wininng the world's boxing chamionship for the next five years. There is no hope for a white gaining the honour while attention is concentrated on the 'production of "black" talent. Luxurious living has caußcd the deterioration of the white, unfitting him for hard work. The Borough Council at its last meeting decided that a vote of the ratepayers be taken on Monday, September 29th, on the question of rating on the unimproved value. This action on the part of the council was decided on the requisition presented by the Ratepayers' Association. The association has decided to hold a public meeting in the" Municipal Hall next Monday evening to discuss the question. The platform will be open to speakers to express their views on the question.