King Country Chronicle Wednes., January 28th, 1914

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 638, 28 January 1914, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Wednes., January 28th, 1914

The Te Kuiti public Bchool reopens on Monday February 2nd. Mr Graham advertises building sections by auction. See advertisement for particulars. Mr C. K. Wilson, member for the district,is at present at Ohura attending the show. He will be in the district a few days. Bombardier Wells knocked cut Pigot, the French heavy-weight in a boxing contest. The fight lasted 90s. Pigot collapsed. The annual Sunday school picnic in connection with the Methodist Church will be held at Hangatiki tomorrow, leaving by the 10 a.m. train. All are heartily invited. This week a party of members of the New Plymouth Chamber of Commerce paid a visit to the Ohura, journeying through from Whangamomona. They were entertained at a settlers dinner on Monday evening. Mr Sutton draws attention in his advertising space that a full stock of necessary school books and requisites are now on sale. Thiß information is useful in view of school opening next Monday, February 2nd. The Commonwealth Prime Minister favours the Canadian suggestion that the High Comoiissionerships should be Cabinet positions and that the Commissioners should have seats on the Imperial Defence Committee. Mr Graham has been appointed agent in Te Kuiti and Otorohanga for the International Harvester Co. Full particulars at the sale rooms, or from Mr Tims, the company's travelling representative. The secretary of the Lawn Tennis Club notifies members that the new asphalt court is now ready for play. There is little doubt that the new c ourt will be much appreciated as the sand courts are at present in a very dusty state. Prince Philip Hohenlohe Schillngfurst, a kinsman of the Kaiser, has secretly married Henriette Gindra, an actress, daughter of a Vienese tradesman. The Prince intends to ask 4he Bavarian Government to bestow a title on his bride. The touring team of Australian bowlers consisting of twenty-seven players d'aw from the various States of the Commowealth, arrived at Auckland by the Maheno on Sunday. A civic reception was tendered the fcpam on Monday and the gameß of the tour began at Devonport yesterday. The annual picnic of the local Roman Catholic Church and Sunday school wili b? he'd tomorrow on the racecourse, Te Kami. Arrangements are we:; :.- band for ac enjoyable daj's cnciEg. Ike Easing Club's property pre sect: an ideal situation for piccicitg s-d a crowd should he pre sen. The tea; cf the Fata-a Ca.:;i.l {Col. Gcethalsj has prc-lse: :.: :.e-:c== the bead of the New ley's pcline s.ri.sr the Panama Cans', is fziihed.. if he iB allowed to retire tj the president, and is given absolute centre';. President Wilson is surprised at the announcement, and states that he intended Colonel Goethals to become the first Governor of the Canal zone. The completion of the road between Ohura and Whangamomona, and the further extension of the StratfordMain Trunk line have turned the attention of Taranaki people northwards. The fame of the Ohura is widespread and with the opening up of the country by rail it is only to be supposed that visitors will be attracted to a region so highly extolled in respect to its grazing capabilities. The Edinburgh Court of Sessions has declared the will of a Miss Kippen valid. She bequeathed £SOOO to Mr Redmond, and £SOOO to Mr Keir Hardie, the latter being for the Labour party. The Court refused to decided whether Mr Redmond's naif had been given for the Nationalist funds, but the Judge said it seemed to have been given to Mr Redmond personally. In the representative cricket match for the Plunket Shield between Auckland and Canterbury, which was commenced on Friday at Christchurch, the southerners established a good lead in the first innings, scoring 372 to their opponents' 171. Canterbury's second effort at the wickets produced 320 leaving Auckland faced with the task of knocking up 521. Tho game resulted in a draw. The annual sale of work (under the auspices of St. Lukes' Ladies' Guild) will be held this evening in the Town Hall. The committee in charge of arrangements are sparing no efforta to arrange the various Btallß in an attractive manner, and with opportunities offerings for games, punch and judy Bhow, etc., a pleasant evening should be spent, as well as the pleasure patrons will have of knowing a good cause is being assisted. An address on one of the burning topics of the day is to be given at the Methodist services in the Municipal Hall on Sunday evening next Rev. P. Batey has announced aB his subject "Should a Christian be a Socialist." Those members of the community who are concerned about sociological questions, and especially thoughtful men, should hear this address by a speaker wboc laims to have given this subject some attention. At a big gathering celebrating the anniversary of the first Anglican ser vice held in Australia 126 years ago, the Primate, in the course of his address, touched on the subject of the women of Australia. He said it was sometimes stated that the womanhood of the Commonwealth forgot something in decorum of manners and decorum of d ess. He did not believe it was altogether true. "If it is true now and again," said the Primate, "I am certain the women of Australia will rise and take care these things shall not be, because of the solemn earge they have for the future."