King Country Chronicle Saturday, October 31st 1914.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 717, 31 October 1914, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Saturday, October 31st 1914.

Trout fishing season in this district opens to-morrow, and a number of parties have been arranged to ply the rod on the favourite streams. Fish are said to be plentiful in some of the outback streams this season, and good sport Bhould be obtained. The organising secretary of the Bible in State Schools League has juat come through an ordeal of crossexamination which few men would care to face unless backed by a thoroughly sound case. Ho had. to Btand the most severe and thorough cross-examination by Bishop Cleary, Mr John Caughloy, and Professor Hunter, their questions keeping the witness and committee occupied for four days. Bishop Cleary generously admitted at the close that Canon Garland had treaated him courteously and frankly. Canon Garland also gave this strong opponent credit for the same qualities. The committee's report is awaited with oxtreme interest. Out of £3U,000 worth of shares which require to bo subscribed to enable the freezing works to be established in the Waikato under agreement with the Auckland Farmers' ConrSpany, over 20,000 have been taken up, 1000 being secured as the result of a tour just completed by Mr T. Cooper,

.'"' -Severji handsome donations of "stock "have been made by-settlers in the Mastertor. district towards the Belgian Poor Fund. Mrs Peter McLaren has donated 400 prime fat wethers, valued at abcnfi £500; Mr Dan Cameron, of Maryborough, 200 . fat wethers; and Mr David Sutherland, 200 fat wethers. . A proposal emanating from Mr F. E. Smith, ex-president of the Waikato Winter Snotf, to forward from 50,000 to 200,000 rabbits to feed the Belgian poor, has found favour with the Government. Word was received in Hamilton this week to the effect that the Government was taking steps to carry out tbe suggestion, and advising Mr Smith to confer with the Stock Department, which has been advised by the Public Service Commissioner Mr Alf. Michell announces the ar~rival of a 'splendid assortment of Christmas cards, and an inspection of the stock will satisfy the taste of the most fastidious. Those intending to forward cards to the Old Country will be well advised if they forward early in view of the disorganisation of the previous regular delivery of mails. . Tha Executive of the Oeago Expansion League has decided to approach the Minister for Internal Affairs, suggesting that arrangements be made to bring out Belgian women for domestic service. Tha secretary has been instructed to write to Mr T. Sedgwick, the league's representative in Glassgow on rhe subset.