King Country Chronicle Saturday, May 16th, 1914

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 669, 16 May 1914, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Saturday, May 16th, 1914

Buyers are given a final reminder of Mr Forsyth'B sale on Tuesday. Full particulars appear in this issue. Mr Graham conducts ,tha sale and intimates that his instructions are to clear every line. It has been notified that in respect to loani3 from the Advances to Settlers Department in casse where settlers are desirous of raising money from the Department for paying off old mortgages, an amount of £SOO will be granted for this purpose. A committee representing the London County Council Elementary Schools in a report considerd that j teaching Hex hygiene as a ''lass subject is inadvisable, but that some instruction or guidance should be given in secondary schools to adoleseent pupils, and students attending evening classes. Two men attempted to force admision to a wedding party at St. Peter's Church Hall, Melbourne. Canon Hughes,known as the "fighting parson," intervened, and with two well aimed blows tumbled the intruders into the gutter. The men were subsequently fined for offensive be haviour. Next Saturday evening in Rora street, and at the Empress Theatre on Sunday evening the member for Grey, Mr P. Webb, will deliver addresses on "Social Democracy." The opportunity should not be missed of hearing Mr Webb, who comes with the reputation of knowing his subject thoroughly and is a good speaker.

Attention ia directed to the announcement of the Methodist Sunday school anniversary srevices to be held to-morrow. There is special attraction in the way of singing by the children and other friends. On Monday an oid-fsshioned anniversary meeting ia to be held. Tea will be on from 6 to 7, followed by the meeting at 7.30 p.m., at which the Mayor will preside and distribute the prizes.

On Sunday, 24th inst,, the Rev. E. S. Wayne will hold his last service at Pio Pio at 11 a.m. Mr Wayne is to be in Te Kuiti the evening of the same day for a meeting arranged by the Bible in State Schools League, and so will be unable to hold services in other places, but hopes that as many as can possibly come will meet him at Pio Pio. Niagara Falls claimed another victim last weok. A fisherman named Sayder was rowing on the river, when one of his oars broke. Getting beyond control, the boat rapidly drifted down the river, and finally, when Sayder saw that his fate was inevitable, he J stood up and waved his hands as a farewell to those on shore as ha was swept to his death over the Horseshoe Falls.

A meeting of the Farmers' Union at Auckland on Thursday decided to take steps to oppose any award under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act sought by farm labourers. It was decided that a special fighting fund should be raised, to which all farmers, whether members of the union or not, would ba invited to subscribe. A levy was fixed of 6d per 100 sheep and 3s per 100 cattle.

The Rev. A. Armstrong, who filled the pulpit at the Te Kuiti Presbyterian church for Home years, has received a unanimous call to the Picton church. Mr Armstrong writeH to the effect that he still receives letters of appeal from needy settlers in the back country, and though stili interested in these needy ones, cannot render the help he was wont to do when in their midst. In speaking of the roads in the Picton district Mr Armstrong states they are formed largely of rubble rock similar to that used on the Mairoa road and stand well the heaviest traffic.

On Sunday week the Rev. H H. Robjohns, the Auckland secretary of the Bible in State Schools League, will preach at morning and evening Bervice in St. Luke's church, and by arrangement with the Presbyterian and Methodist churches an afterchurch meeting will be held at 8.15 in the evening in the Town Hall. Owing to the greatly increased interest being shown in this movement thoughoufe the Dominion, the statement of one who is so closely connected with the work, ought to be *f interest te very many in Te Kuiti.

During the visit of the traffic manager of the Frankton-Marton section of the New Zealand Railways to Rukuhia this week, Mr J. A. Young, M.P., brought under the notice of that official the great inconvenience which was experienced last January and February by those having sheep to transport, through not getting trucks on the days for which they were ordered. Mr Brownlee explained that during those months sheep farmerß all over the country were busy transporting stock, and the demand for sheep truckß was phenomenal at that season of the year. The trouble was that the Department could not afford to lock up thousands of pounds in too many sheep trucks which would be idle for more than half the year. At present there were hundreds of sheep trucks earning nothing. He hoped that nest Beason there would not be any cause for serious complaint under that head.

A public meeting under the auspices of the New Zealand Alliance is to be held in the Town Hall on Thursday next. Mr C. H. Poole, ex-M.P. for Auckland West, and Rev. John Dawson, secretary of the Alliance, are the speakers announced. Both these gentlemen are recognised authorities on the liquor question. Mr Poole, who is a keen student of all Bocial question?, has returned only a few months ago from a lecturing tour in America. He will thus be in a position to make reliable and well-in-formed statements regarding the working of prohibition in the States. We may also reasonably expect to get some light on the much-debated question of State Control. In view of the prominence that the liquor question has been given in local thought lately. We are particularly fortunate in having experts amongst us to discuss the matter; and speeches of a high order may be confisdently anticipated on Thursday night. During the afternoon a conference of no-license workers will be held in the Congregational church. For influenza take Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, never fails, Is 6d and 2s 6d.