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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 680, 24 June 1914, Page 5

Yesterday, being the Prince of Wales' birthday, was observed as a holiday by the legal firms ard offices at Te K Jiti. On Saturday at Graham's auction mart; there will be offered a choice ■election of plants, garden shrubs,and fruit, all warranted true to type. A post •office is to be opened at Aratoro, which is three and a-half miles west ot the Kopaki railway station. MrJno Bault is to be postmaster. The mail saivico will be once weekly between Aratoro and Kopaki railway station. Mr C. K. Wilson, member for the district, left for the Taumarunui district on Monday afternoon. After spending some days at the various settlements Mr Wilson will deliver a political address at Taumarunui on Friday evening. A further step in progress is being made by the Awakino County Council in calling for applications for the position of county engineer. With all its roading still'ahead, there will be ample work for a capable engineer in Awakino Counly for some years to come. An important meeting of ratepayers is called for Saturday next at Aria with a view to discussing the metal• ling of the Pio Pio-Aria road. This road is one of the chief thoroughfares cf the district, and any scheme fo*r its improvement should have the attention of a large number of Bettiers. Mr G. S. Gould, who has been engineer to the Kawhia County for some years past, has been appointed engineer ts the Ohinemuri County, having been selected from a total of 82 applicants. Mr Gould, who toas formerly in the Ohura, is a brother of Mr E. K. GouTd, engineer to the Waitomo County. The Rev. E. S. and Mrs Wayno are Waving by the 10.10 train to-morrow morning, both Mr and Mrs Wayne have fcund it impossible to say goodbye to very many ot their friends, and have asked us to make this known as well as to thank members of the ohurch and all those who have, so generously assisted in freeing the church 'from outstanding debts.

Ad indicating the spread of settle- j ment in.the district it is worthy of , riot« that the Waimiha po*t office has . been mads a money ordet office. The business ot the Tangitu district pas- ( Bea through Waimiha af. present, and the extra facility will be appreciated by a large number of settlers. Seven loose pearls,worth over £4OO. were found in a bag hapging round the nock of Captain Thomas Harris, master of the South Seas trading scho.onet Vaite, when he was arrested by a Cmtoms inspector as he stepped from the gang-plank of the Willochra last week Harris admitted that he intended to attempt to evade the Customs duty, and he has rignifled his intention of pleading guilty. He has been released on a heavy bond. The following Australian cricket team has been chosen for the South African tour Armstrong, captain, fiardsley, vice-captain,-Baring, Barbour, Carkeek, Campbell, manager, Kelleway, Mayne, Ryder, Whitty, Macartney, Mo'es, Andrews, and Hazlitt The Board of Control has decided to approach the New Zealand Council with a view to making some arrangament regarding a future mutch in New Zealand. During a thunderstorm at liettfcrd, a farmhand returning home with his littfe daughter, who was carrying a milk can, said to her: "Give me tha; can. If a flash of lightning ' came it might harm you." He took the can, and was immediately Btruck dead, while the child was unhurt. Canon-Leighton Crane, speaking at the Peace Congress at Liverpool, said that the realisation of a United States of Europe was a thing of the future. Thev had already got in Europe a certain perverse paradoxical attempt at solidarity in the shape of a grouuing of the Powers, but £2,000,100 daily was the price Europe paid for the present state of things. The Criminal Law Amendment Committee at a meeting in the Caxton Hall, urged the appointment of women police is supervisors of parks and open spaces and railway Btations to answer inquiries regarding streets, the investigation of cases of assault, visiting places of amusement and refreshment, and inspecting women's lodging houses. It is Btated that forty towns in Germany hava women police, and the number is steadily growing. The establishment of recreation places for young people, which he terms spooning centres, is advocated by Mr Otto F. Thum, Commissioner of Property in the city of Dover, Colorado. Mr Thum has advanced views on the subject. In a statement he has made of his plans for improving the playgounds and parks of the ' city he urged that a number of places should be set aside where young men and young women might meet and become acquainted. He believes that the plan. » f carried out under proper municipal aupervißion, would greatly increase the numoer of hß(tpy marriages.

The wines and spirit department of the well-known Auckland firm of A. H. Nathan, Ltd., haa been taken over by Messrs G. Crosby and Go. Mr G. Crosby was for many years one of the best known hotel proprietor) in the Ohinemuri district, and Mr I. Speer, who is managing partner of the new firm, was with the firm of A. H. Nathan, Ltd., for over twenty-five years. Mr Speer was one of the best known travellers in the Aucklaml district. Asso:iated with the gentlemen mentioned is Mr J. M. Cro9by, son nf the senior partner, who was connected with the legal profession for Borne years, but who has resigned to enter, business with his father. An advertsement on behalf of the new firm appears in another column. The 28th annual meeting of and Dominion Congress of New Zealand Alliance is being held in Wellington, commencing to-day. The Premier has arranged to receive large and influential deputation at the Parliament House requesting the abolition of the three-fifths majority to carry prohibition, and other important items in connection with licensing legislation. The Mayor of Te Kuiti and Mr J Nicholls were elected to represent the Taumarunui electorate. Mr Boddie being unable to attend, Rev. P. Battey is acting as his deputy. Ki ate Moerua,chairman of Waikato Maori Council, has also gone to represent the M&niapoto natives.

Telephone services continuue to be extended in various parts of the district. Mr Cowles, of the Telegraph Department, paid a visit to Te Kuiti this week and journeyed to Ngapaenga to inspect the locality and advise as to the most suitabH method of installing a service. It was intended to have also visited the Troopers road, where services are also contemplated,but time did not permit. It is understood both the N apaenga and Troopers road settlers will get to work promptly and have their lines elected. The Te Kuiti dairy factory is still running, though the supply from the farthest Dack districts has stopped. However, there is still a substantial quantity of cream coming to hand and as long as the supply is maintained operations at the factory will be continued. An excellent average price has been paid to suppliers' through out th 9 season notwithstanding the fast that the Home market haa been depressed for the geater part of the period. It is hard to estimate the value of dairying to the average settler, the steady returns affording a circulation of ready money which is not obtainable in any other branch of farming.

When the Prime Minister wa3 at Te Kuiti on Thursday last. Mr Boddie made the request that a portion of the Government land neßr the Courthouse should be granted for the erection of a morgue. It was explained that the Borough and County Councils were co operating to a suitable building, but a site was neceisary in a convenient position, and the property adjacent to th« police station and courtbou! e was considered most suitable. Mr Massey promised to bring the matter before the notice of the Department with a view to granting the request. It ia slated that there iB a prospect of two separate Counties' Associations being formed in New Zealand, one for the North Island and one for the South, with a central executive comprised of memberß from each Association. If this* project ia brought to a successful issue, it is thought there is every prospect of the main roads ot the North Island being taken over by the Government aa the chief objection to' the proposal came from the counties of the South Island* A notice published in the Gazette provides that Arbor Day, July 15th, shall be observed as a holiday in ttje Government offices. A wish is expressed that the Mayor* of the various municipalities and the chairmen of local bodies will place the matter prominently before the people of the Dominion and do all they can to encourage the planting on public reserves and other available lands, both public and private, with trees suited to the locality. Major F. E Johnson, of th 9 Imperial Army, at present on furlough from India, has been appointed officer commanding the Wellington district, vice Colonel Chßylor, appointed Adju tant General of the New Zealand forces. Major Johnston is a aon of the Hon. C. J. Johnston, of Wellington. He joined the North Staffordshire Regiment in 1891, and served in the Soudan and South African campaigns. He was promoted to the rank of Major in 1911, and waa twice mentioned 1 in despatches for South African Bertfceß.