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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 656, 1 April 1914, Page 4

Mr R. L. Baker has arranged with Georges Carpentier to go to Australia for three fightß for ££lo,ooo. The agreement will be signed on Aprilßtb. George Gray has challenged Newman to a billiard match of 18,000 up with ivory balls for £250, Gray to concede 2000 start to his opponent.— Press Association.

A short sitting of the Te Kuiti _ Court was held yesterday before Mr Mostyn Jones, J.P. Four first offenders who had been arrested as they arrived by the train, were convicted of drunkenness and fined 5s and costs.

The manner in which the time limit for the payments of ra'es affects the collection of the general rate in the county is indicated by the fact that during the ten days prior to March 31 the amount of about £I4OO was received by the Waitomo County Council.

At the last meeting of the Ohura County Council, the chairman,M rW. Sandison, and Cr Hayward were appointed to represent the county at the conference of backblock local bodies to be held at Taumarunui on Tuesday, April 14th. The Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase was won last week by Sunlock, which carried the minimum weight uf 9.7. Trianon. 11.9. was second, a«d Lutteor 111, 12.6, third. The second and third horses were bred tn Prance, and Lutteur was one of ihe favourites.

Wilding beat Brookes in the final of the Cannes tennis tournament singles, the scores being: 6—4, '.6— 2, 6—l. Brookes fell in the first set, and thereafter his play lacked [accuracy. The final of the ? doubles'in the international tennis tournament at Gannes has been won by Wilding and Brookes, who beat Gordon Lowe and Decugie, 6-1, 6—4, 6—l. The University boat race was won last week by Cambridge. The race was rowed in perfect weather and the winners led from the start. The Cambridge crew has intimated ita willingness to row against the crew of Sorbonne University (France) on the Thames course. Negotiations have not yet been concluded for the match, which is ardently desired by the Frenchmen.

For children's hacking cough at night Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, Is 6d and 2s 6d. The second test match between Australia and New Zealand played at Auckland on Friday, Saturday, and Monday, resulted in a comfortable win for the Australians. The New Zealanders in the first innings made 269, and in the second 228. The Australians in their one innings made the big total of 610 for Bis wickets, of which Waddy 140, Dolling 104, Crawford 134, and Armstrong 115 not oat, were the higheßfc contributors.

There ia the unusual announcement of a sale of music and musical goods made by Mr A. E. Robinson in this issue. Standard copyrights are being Bcld at 1b 9d. The wreck of the steamer St. Paul ia causing considerable comment in the press on the ill-lighted shores of Australia. References wera made to Mr Brewiss' report in which it was recommended that Cape Moreton lights be replaced bv more powerful ones. The papers urge the necessity for prompt action in providing for the protection of shipping.

Strong steps were taken by Lord Robertß to mark hiß objections to the troops being compelled to serV9 aginst Ulster. When he learned the Ministre'B plan, he wrote a letter saying that greatly aa he prized the honour of the orders bstowed on him by his Sovereign, he would be compelled, it the army occupied Ulster, to return them to the King together with his field-marshal*j baton.

A Bill emanating from the Unionist party haa been introduced in the House of Commons to provide £1,000,000 annuallyjn aid of housing accommodation for " the masses. Mr Samuels, President of the Local Government Board, stated that the Government desired to avoid mitigating the effects of low wages by providing cheap cottages at coat rates, plus taxes. The Minister would prefer to see a minimum wage established. An interesting operation haa just been performed at Philadelphia by which portions of bone taken from a young woman's armp and legs have been substituted for a faulty structure in her spine. The surgeona say that the operation was quite successful. The woman ivas previously unable to hold her head erect, but after five weeks' treatment, during which the faulty tissue and bone was gradually replaced a complete cure was effected.

The settlers in the Waitewhena riding of the Ohura County recently nroraoted a metalling scheme for the Waitewhena and Hapawa roads at a o ost of £18,424 and provisional cosiBent has been obtained from the Advances Department for £SOOO towards the scheme. A subsidy has been applied for to the Government, and there is every prospect of substantial improvement being effected on the roads mentioned during next season. The Waitewhena is the main thoroughfare between tho Te Kuiti dißtrict and the Ohura, and when the road is completed there is bound to be a considerable increase in traflic between the two centrej.

Every woman who takes an interest j in the cost of running her household i should read John Cobbo's new winter I catalogue of lis paged. I his useful 1 guide contains a complete price of i the goodii at Keilding Mail Order ( House, and scores of illustrations for ( the correct fashions for tho coming c season. from the catalogue every i Woman can tell whether sne is paving i too much for her drapery and footwear, by comparing tho prices and | qualities quoted by John Cohhe. In i addition t'-o tho price list and illuatra- 1 tions thero are self-measurement charts, order forms, arid helpful hints to guide the many thousands who are I now shopping by post. Five thousand i five hundred of these books are being printed and a copy will be mailed on request to any address in the Dominion. Send for your copj to-day. Scientist'! belonging to Chicago University, after a ssries of lengthy experiments designed ti. discover tho nature of the earth's, cove, announce that tho earth is more rigid than Bteel, and cannot explode or bo destroyed by any lire within itaolf. Professor Micholsjn, head of tho Depurtmsnt of I'hysics,. estate that, the inHide of tho earth is not, a fiery maßs, as is commonly supposed, hut resists I the force of the moon as if made of solid ateel. Despite this fact tho earth behaves as an idaitic body, and ia still subject to tho same influence as the oceani. Tho earth's solid surfaces are subject to the same ebb and (low ast the tides of the ocean, but to a lesaer extent. It has been scientifically demonstrated that thee are tides averaging 12ir j moving tho earth'b .surface regularly. A remarkabe instance of tho fortitude of an old woman in tho back country not far from Gore, Southland, is being related tu illustrate the haidihood and endurance of tho earlier settlers in that part of the world. It is Btatecl that the old lady w:uengaged discing a paddock, when tho horses became otartled, the result being that she was thrown from the Beat, and one of the di-jea, passing over her, cut a deep wound in her thigh, oht. rose and stopped the horses, but until she noticed the blood from the wound was unaware of her injuries. Procuring a coarse needle and son.e strong thread, she went, unassisted,to a neighbour's place and requested the lady of the house to stitch up the wound. A remonstrance that the needle was old and ruti y was made, . but tho sufferer merely suggested that "il; should be dipped in turpentine," iu order to avoid any possibility of poisoning from tho use ot such an unantiaeptic instrument. I'ive Btitchen were made, and three days later the victim of the operation was taking light exercise by grubbing roots in tho vicinity of her home. For influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, never fails, Is (id and 2a Cd.