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King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 705, 19 September 1914, Page 4

The Victorian Parliament is considering bills authorising the Government to rnJße two loans of £2,500,000 and £3,000,000 in London for Melbourne public worka. The whole of tho silver from tho wreck of the Empress of Ireland has been salved. Attention is drawn to the fact that the annual general meeting of tho Te Kuiti Lawn Tennia Club is to be held on Wednesday evening next, A successful season is anticipated, and a full attendance of members and intending members is requested. Attention is directed to tho fact that the Bulb Show committee has decided to receive entries for tho show until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, and emergency entries until 11 a.m. on Thursday, 3d extra fee for all enlrieß received after Wednesday. In connection with tho Commonwealth elections the recount at Werriwa gives the Liberals a slightly increased majority. There ure still a number of absent vote 3, which makes the position uncertain. Giving evidence before the MeHt Export Commission at Sydney, Mr Roßeivarne, a meat preserver, Btated that he recently entered into arrangements for tho sale to the Armour Company of the whole of tho output of his Brisbane and Sydney works. Armours had the option of taking a maximum or minimum number of cases. A passenger train from Saint Louis to San Francisco was derailed and plunged into a creek at Lebanon, Missouri. Over forty persons were Killed or trapped in the cars and drowned. The lack of Justices of the Peace in country districts often leads to a great amouont of inconvenience being experienced by settlers. This is the case just now at Mahoenui, there being no J.P. within reasonable distance of tho settlement, .since the departure of Mr John Old. Representations are being made to the Justice Department for the purpose of having an appointment made.

A terrible fate befell it 10-year-old son of Mr John Jellytnan, of Ashhurst late on Wednesday. He wus dragged to death by a horse, hia r.eck, arms, leg, and several ribH being broken. Death must have been inßtantaneoaa. Apparently the boy waß leading the horse, when it took fright, and the reins getting coiled round the boy's body and neck, he was dragged about a quarter of a mile. The horse jumped a fence and ( pulled the boy againts it. While the present fin 3 weather is much appreciated in the towns, from the point of the view of the farmer the contineud lack of rainfall is beginning to be oerious. So far no great damage has occurred, and a couple of days' steady downpour would, after such a dry spell, make the growth come along splendidly. Dairymen are now becoming anxious, as the want of rain is retarding, to a certain extent, the spring growth of pasture. In spite of tho warm sunny days, the nightß are frequently chilly, and there has been an almost entire absence of light, warm genial showers, which are so helpful to the growing crops. In the Waikato district, whore the soil is of a light nature, the want of rain has already bad a bad effect, but in Other districts the spring growth of pasture has so far been excellent. 'Mr E. Newman brougt up the question uf the Commonwealth prohibition on the export of floqr on Wednesday night in the House of Representatives. The Prime Minister stated that he had been in communication with the Prime Minister of tho Commonwealth, asking that the prohibition may bo removed bo far as existing contracts are concerned. According to the first reply received he understood the difficulties were not so much on account of the war as on account of drought being experienced in the wheat-growing districts. He had been informed that a shortage was expected in the supply of wheat for internal consumption during tho current year. The recent rains might, of course, huve improved the position.