Mr Thorn will speak in the Empress Theatre on Sunday evening next under the auspices of the Social Demo cratic partv. The subject chosen is entitled "Root Cause of Evil of Pre-sent-day Society and the Remedy." Mr W. H. Clayton, proprietor of Otorohanga House, is reported to be prcrgessing favourably, and expected to bo back in harness again'in about a fortnight's time.
Mr T. G. Hosking, solicitor of this town, has been seriously ill with rheumatic fever for the pass fortnight, but we are glad to say is now on the high road for recovery, and is expected to be able ' to resume his business in the course of a few Weeks.
Mr Graham gives a final reminder to buyers of-Mrs Langmuir's clearing sale to-morrow, at 2 p.m. The property having heen sold the sample room will be offered for removal. The autioneer advises that every article must be cleared. The annual meeting of the Te Kuiti District Co-operative Dairy Company is to be held at the Municipal Hall to-morrow. In the evening a suppliers' dinner is to b9 held. The retiring directors of the company, who ara offering themselves for re-election, are Messrs Eoddie, Somerville, and Hardy. The Te Kuiti Gun Club is holding r clay pigeon comp3tition on Thursday of next week. A handsome trophy has been donated by the Colonisl Ammunition Company and large entries for the event have already been promised.
Full particulars of Mr Grßham's auction sales appear in to-day's issue. Special attention is called to his Saturday's Mart sale, comprising fowls, horses, sundries, and ten cases of new and second-hand drapery. In the morning at 11 o'clock Mr Graham will sell fruit trees.
We are sorry to report the death of Mr R. G. Matthews, of Kio Kio. The deceased had been unwell for some time past, and lately underwent a serious operation in a private hospital in Auckland. It was found necessary to perform a second operation, which proved too much for him and he gradually sank and died on Saturday. The funeral took place on Tuesday at Onehunga, The news of his decease caused widespread regret throughuot the district.
An excellent concert, under the auspices of the Methodist Church, was held here on Thursday last. The Rev. J. B. Suckling's splendid recitations were much appreciated, and proved he was quite a host in himBelf. He Was ably assisted by Mrs Parry, the Misses Price and Olphert, and Messrs Frederic,Parker, and Price Owen. The accompanists were Miss Johnson and Mr Frederic. Those who were not present missed a musical treat, the like of which is not often heard in Otorohanga. Miss Jennings, daughter of Mr W. T. Jennings, ex member for this district, was married yesterday at New Plymouth to Mr O'Kelly, of Messrs Collett and Co., Auckland. Miss Jennings has visited Te Kuiti on more than one occasion, having journeyed overland from Waitara to this centre as far back as 1904 with Sir W. HallJone3 and Lady Jones. At tnat time Mr Jennings was mßmber for Egmont, in which electorate portion of the King Country was then included.
A special meeting of the Town Council was held lest week regarding the question of taking a poll to raise a further loan of £I6OO for , culvarting and channelling Maniapoto and Tuhoro streets and to finish the formation and metalling of the rest of the streets. It was decided to hold the matter over until next ordinary meeting, in order to consider the question of lighting as wellThe additions to the Te Kuiti public school are now practically complete and the building is now capable of accommmodation about four hundred pupils. The arrangement of the class rooms has been considerably altered to suit the conditions of a rapidly - growing centre, suitable rooms for the headmaster and the teaching staff having also been provided. The new High School is to be accommodated for the present in one of the new rooms, but if the number of secondary pupils increase as anticipated a separate building will be erected for the High School in another portion of the ground. A man named Joseph Riley appeared at t: e Te Kuiti Court on Monday before Messrs E. Moore and Mostyn Jones, J's P., charged with drunkenness, a breach of his prohibition order, and vagrancy. He was convicted on the first charge and fined ss, and on the charge of vagrancy was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon, the understanding being that he was to go out back to work. On the charge of breaking his order, accused was remanded to appear before the magistrate.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 690, 29 July 1914, Page 5
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