King Country Chronicle Saturday, January 16th, 1915.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 737, 16 January 1915, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Saturday, January 16th, 1915.

A petiton against the election of Dr McNab for the Hawke'a Bay seat was presented to the returning officer at Hastings this week. Among the New Zealand dairy factories to send butter to the Panama Exposition is the Te Kuiti district co-operative dairy factory, which haß forwarded five boxeß. The butter wbb graded very well by the Dominion experts and Bhould help to maintain the well-earned prestige of the King Country in connection with the dairying industry.

The Buitability of the Te Kuiti district for growing lucerne has been demonstrated on more than one occasion, and a further proof is afforded by a jpecimen shown by Messrß Mackay and Jones, and grown by Mr A. S. Gresham. The crop was grown without the aid of inoculated any special manuring, and has grown remarkably. The specimen shown was the third cut for the season, and measured over two feet in length of beautfiul luscious fodder.

The resignation of Mr C. E. Statham as M.P. for Dunedin Central is gazetted.

At a meeting of the Hamilton branch of the Farmers' Union, on Thursday, it was resolved, on the motion of the president, Mr E. McGregor, seconded by Mr J. D. P. Morgan, "That this branch emphatically protests against any interference with the decision of the court-martial on F. E. N Guudin, us it would place the administration of Samoa in a false postion." The speakers, in diecusßing the case, be id the present was no time for na:iiby-pambyism.

In connection with the election of Mr C. J. I'arr for the Eden electorate, it was understood that a petition was to be lodged against the validity of the election, but the returning officer, Mr J. G. Culnuti v holds thutthe time for lodging tlic petition expired on Thursday, and there are doubts as to whether a petition would be received. The solicitors acting for tho petitioners hold that yesterday was the last day for receiving a petition, so that another point has been added to. the numerous issues of tho general election of 1914.

In the full rink championship at the Dominion bowling tournament, now being held at Auckland, t'.jo Palmerston North and To lliwi teams will ploy the deciding game this afternoon. In the pairs championship To Kuiti has two teams engaged, Cochrane and Power playing together, and Turner and Julian also competing.

The United States Houbb of Representatives, by 204 votes to 174, refused to submit an amendment of the Federal constitution in the direction of enfranchising women. Enormous interest was taken in the vote by the woicen's organisations. They invaded the Capitol in crowds. It was hoped to establish the suffrage throughout the States instead of working for its adoption individually.

Following are the values of the principal exports of produce from New Zealand during the week ended January 12th: —Butter, £131,937; cheese, £24,679; frozen lamb, £763; frozen mutton, £11,261; frozen beef, etc., £36,056; gold, £518; grain and pulse, £10,254; hides and skins, £13,644; kauri gum, £4903; flex and tow, £654; tallow, £3977; timber, £3527; wool, £179,724. Referring to the war, in conversation with a Wellington reporter, Mr Justice Chapman, who has just returned from a tour of Europe, said that the determination of the British people to see the thing thriugh fo end, in order to thoroughly break" down Prussian arrogance, was emphatic. Recruiiting was going on most satisfactorily in England. So far the German people had been thoroughly misled as to the progress of events by official and journalistic misrepresentation. The church bolls of Berlin were kept ringing to celebrate mythical victories, but the naked truth must soon be known, and the day of reckoning would surely come.

In referring to the arrival of the Dominion Expeditionary force at Egypt, Mr L. Bartrop said th6y bad a most inspiring time leaving Port Said. They trailed for a mile between British and French men-o'-war and Australian troopers. All the bugles blew the attention, and all the officers and men sprang to attention and cheered and chuered again. They had a great welcome from the Australians.