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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 608, 4 October 1913, Page 4

At the Inter State Friendly Societies' Conference at Sydney, it was shown that the total funds in Australasia were £7,364,013, of which New Zealand's share is £1,553,339.

Applications for the position of clerk to the Awakino County Council close on Thursday next, and conditions of appointment may ba seen at the Chronicle office.

The very successful series of parish socials held in connection with St. Luke's Church will be brought to a close on Wednesday evening next, in the Parish Hall.

Mis? Zoe Bartley, of Auckland, will render a solo at the evening service in the Presbyterian ■ Church to-morrow and the Rev. A. Armstrong will preach on "The Triumph o# the Tenth."

About 200 sackß of rhubarb reached Dunedin last week, and flooded the market. It fetched only Id per lb. Even at that price the grower ib said to make rhubarb pay, for it is easily cut and bagged. The annual meeting of the Kaeaea Hall Saciety will be held at Kaeaea on Saturday, October 18tb, at 1.30 p.m. The principal' business is to elect officers and to receive the report and balance-sheet. The Aurora, the first of a new type of oil-driven light cruisors, designed to be the eyes and ears of battle fleet, and able to cut down any destroyer afloat, has been launched at Devonport.

The British steamer Templemore went on fire during the voyage from America to Liverpool. WireleQs messages for aid were heard by the steamer Arcadia, which rescued the crew.

By 387 votes to 63, the ratepayers of Feilding have carried a proposal to raise a loan of £IO,OOO for the purpose of installing an electric plant in the borough for lighting and power. Two years ago a similar poll was defeated by 50 votes.

It should be noted that sections aggregating over fitfeen thousand acres are to be open for application under optional and renewable lease conditions to October 2lßt. The land ia situated in the Aria, JjTotoro, Tangitu and Wflro districts.

The flooding of the town of Lake Charles, in Louisiana, ia feared, owing to the rise of the River Calaßcieu. Several business blocks have been flooded already. The inhabitants, fearing a repetition of the Dayton, Ohio disaster, are preparing to move. The Te Kuiti Borough Council is ' inviting tenders for th * general carting for the borough for a period of twelve months. Tenders are also being called for the carting «f a hundred thsußand feet of timber from Mahirakau to the Ongarue ra.lway station.

Mr Abe Mitchell, the working-man golfer, in the "«olf Monthly" for October, explains th»t his chief reason for becoming a professional was the hostility manifested towards him by other amateurs because ho is an artisan. Mitchell has been the runnerup in the amateur golf championship, being beaten by Mr John Ball.

The msac importers are making anxious inquiries regarding the possibility of securing- incresssd accommodation for the shipment and delivery of Australasian meat in iMedK;mranean port= in order to meet European rsquivyni<:!it;-. The very fine viw;vr ;J Panama Canal cotir-ruction work which huva been by the E.mpress pictures will be shown for the fir-t lime at Ta Kuiti to-day. in ths aimrw-on tkwv will be ii children's -<-.-■.rein 2?, mid in the evening the theatre will again present the views, 'which will also be shown on rlcmwy and Trw-day evenirm-s. The export or jroid from tha Dcminion fm the past :;ins months totalled 2>7,'M-Cz, valued at or tmSOoz valued at mors than durhift the corresponding rcricd of last year. The export cr silver since ths beginning of vheysar was al : o create? by 46,5840z, valued at :t:"671, than during the first nine months oil 1912. ■ by a Poverty Bay Ht-raid representative, Sir James Carroll declared that the rumour that he would retire frcm the political arena at the conclusion of his present term a? member for Poverty Bay was entirely unfounded, and he had no such intention. His health, he added, was splendid, and he had quite recovered but for ths stiffness in one leg. The death is announced of Mr W. 3. Douglas, editor of the New Zealand Herald. For the past year he had been in very poor health, with occasional periods of recovery. Last week he was down at the office, apparently very much better, but on Wednesday week he had a relapse, and died on Thursday morning at his residence. The metal on the road between Te Kuiti and Te Kumi is still in a somewhat rough etate. in consequence of not having been blinded- The County Council is now calling for terders for a supply of river shingle for the road, and with a top-dressing of this material tbe road should be completed in a thoroughly satisfactory manner.

In to-day's issue appears an advertisement dealing with the prize-essay competitions, inuagurated by the -Te Kuiti Chamber of Commerce. As it is the wish of the Chamber that all school children within the defined boundaries should enter for this com-

.petition, it is hopsd that any schoolmaster who does not receive a notice "aa to conditions, etc., will write for same to the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, Te Kuiti. The following is a copy of a telegram sent this week to the Hon. the Premier: "Auckland Province NoLicense Council, representing each electorate in the provincial district, net on Mondßy. and resolved to express appreciation of the prospects that amendment of unfair, undemocratic handicap of Licensing Acts would receive attention this session, and that this council strongly urges its immediate importance. Pacey, secretary." The rainfall for Te Kuiti for September, 1913, was as follows, the figures for which we are indebted to Mr T E. Foy, manager of the Bank of New Zealand: September Ist .84 inches, 2nd .01, 6th 1.22, 7th .13, 9th .21, 10th .09, llth .32, 20th .27, 21st .05, 29th .05, 30th .02 total 3.21 inches on 11 days. The rainfall for September 1910, 1911,' and 1912, was 2.95 inches on 14 days 3.70 inches on 12 dsys, and 10.07 inches on 26 days respectively. Mr R. Darlow, District Secretary of the Ancient Order of Foresters, arrived in Te Kuiti this morning for the purpose of organising a branch of the Order. We understand then* are a number of members of the Order in Te Kuiti. who are anxious to have a branch established. After consulting

the members here, Mr Darlow ha 3 de-

l cided to call a meeting for next r Saturday, when Mr Harris, M.P. for Waitemata, will deliver an address on the work c£ Friendly Societies. Particulars will be duly advertised. The following telegram in connection with the work on the Pomerangi road was forwarded to Mr C. K. Wilson, member for the district, by the secretary of the Te Kuiti Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday:"The Pomerangi road now being laid off to the junction of Mangakakopu and Kairimu roads needß continuing for two and a half miles along Mangakakopu road to complete the dray road to Marokopa, otherwise it is quite useless for access, the part undone being atrocious." The Pacific Islands have always ' been full of charm for lovers of " romantic and exciting incidents and experiences. On Tuesday next in the Municipal Hall the Rev. R. B. Goanell jwill lecture on "Fiji, and the Fijiana: Past and Present," and will also exhibit a series of very fine lantern slides illustrating his subject. The lecturer, who is well-known in Te Kuiti, has spent several yeara in Fiji, and is well acquainted with the place and people. He ha 3 a story to tell that is entertaining , instructive, and full of stirring and romantic in^if dents. The proceeds are in aid of the ; -- Methodist Church funds. A bad mess ; n the post office at Raetibi is written up by the local paper. " r ■<"%? a ca?e of hamper-and-e r -'gs ' The consents of that hamper" were .sorved with tho aid of fire ton.u'S. arc from out the glued up chaos a pw-pinng and indignant staff fishsc; :. half Kerosene tw, From this ciue_ supposition worked cut ;■. uraory, half s kercsw.e iin filled with ''fresh iaid !: sac!; cersfully wrapped iv. paper: ths ik- ciesurel? casiksci aown bv piecing a. piece o? papa - ; en too; tn<--> wheie wrauosd .in brown paper, labelled and consigned. The consignor wa= either b practical joker o» nad unbounded faith ir. Providence. A railwa"' journey, r.lv.-s ;i;iles ay ccui-n, and savers! prize "settings" churned to '■ fire consistence, dome letter- miraculously escaped, but the nacers had to fas tediously torn apart and identified.

j The settlors at the noi'them end vi I the reeer-tly-fcrmed Awakino County j are bsaiirring thsmstdves m ens direti tion of raising speeicl loams fur metalling purposes, The loan orojscced by the new county is within tVm Waitsnsr.ru fpeeiai rat 1l; and tim ' special roll i\i new op:-.': for i A mestiiiß of the settkr? at tl;:; south- ! em smd of the ecwnt / is to be hek; a; j Mahoer.ui wn Fricmy, October lOfh, A b-hlirru natch, wiiicii has cauaec; a good diHi of local interest, was played in Mr Lipscombe's billiard roum iait evening. 'i'he contesting parries were surveyors and Messrs Broadfoot and Finlay's staff. Some interesting games were played, but the legal firm ptoved to be too good for the survey (earn. Tha games resulted as follows, the legal men being mentioned first:—Martin 84 v. Aiken 150; Inder 150 v. McDonald 146; Fin Jay 150 v. Cheal 90; Lipscombe 150 v. R. C. Jordan 96; Broadfoot 65 v. A. B. Jordan 100. The losers entertained the winners at a supper at Mrs Weldon's tea rooms after tho match. Advantage i-3 being taken of the presence in Te Kuiti of the president and secretary of the New Zealand Alliance (Mr Wesley Spragg and the Rev. J. Dawson) to hold a frank discussion on the unsatisfactory state of the liquor trade in the King Country. These gentlemen are the official heads of the New Zealand Alliance, and as such are anxious to be in a position to render the Government practical help in dealing with this difficult problem. In view of the discussion that iiß3 recently taken placa locally on this subject, and also the fact that a Government Licensing Bill is likely to be introduced in Parliament shortly, representatives of various local bodies and other representative men are being invited to meet these gentlemen on Wednesday afternoon next to discuss the peculiar posi tion and needs of this district. In the evening a public meeting will be held in tha Town Hali, addressed by Mr W. Spragg and Rev. J. Dawson, when the public will be invited to submit questions.