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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 647, 28 February 1914, Page 4

A meeting is to be held at Hamilton shortly, for the purpose of establishing freezing works for Waikato. The project is being taken up enthusiastically, a large number of prominent farmers having, it is stated, promised their support..

Attention is drawn to the advertisement inserted in this issue announcing the retirement of Mr A. S. Haw ley from his photographic business, also asking for accounts to be paid to the Te Kuiti Trade Protection Society.

The practise of equestians using tbe footpath instead of the roadß has become a danger to the public, as well as cutting up tbe footpaths, and in this direction we draw attention to thejfact that public servants are tbe worst offendres. We offer this as a hint so an to avoid tbe necessity of extreme publicity to tbe offenders.

Though there ha been a substantial setback in Home Government securities, says the Daily Mail, tbe relapse of colonial stocks is comparatively small. Some remain in top places, which is not only a tribute to the steadiness of the colonial market, but an indication that however much speculation figures in the cheap money boom taere is a good deal of solid investment.

The Te Kuiti bowling representatives who took part in the Exhibition tourament at Auckland performed remarkably well on the first two days of the meeting, but met stronger opposition on the third day. After winning the first six games contested the team met defeat on three consecutive jccasions and was thus beaten in the section, the winners turning up in Palmerston North.

The price oi the London Times is to be reduced to one penny. The price at which the Times has been sold has been changed at various dates. In 1796 it was sold at 4Jd, in 1799 it was changed to 6d, 1809 to 6Jd, 1815 to 7d, 1836 to sd, 1855 to 4d, 1861 to 3d, while last year a further reduction to 2d was made. By the latest reduction the Times loses a distnction which made it remarkable among London's Id and Jd dailies.

The second anniversary Bervice in connection with the Methodist Church are being held on Sunday. The circuit minister, Rev. P. Battey, is to preach morning and evening. His subject at the evening service will be "The Grandest Story in Literature." The annual social is being held on Thursday next, March sth, in the Municipal Hall. A programme of musical and elocutionary items will be rendered, and refreshments nerved. Collection on Sunday and Thursday on behalf of the trust funds of the church.