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Te Puke Times, Volume II, Issue II, 19 December 1913, Page 2

Particulars of the services foi Sunday next- in connection with the Anglican, Presbyterian, and Methodist services will be found elsewhere.

Business of all sorts is stagnant on' the West Coast, and a sign of the times is the fact that the picture shows in the country are showing poor collections and the churches are also dispensing with offertories, writes the Greymouth Star.

( It is reported that Sir James Carrol does not intend to seek reelection for Gisborne after the present-Parliament has come to an end. " It has already been announced that the Hon. J. A. Millar has decided not to stand again for election in'Dunedin West. ,

A meeting of twelve dairy companies at Palmerston North decided to make a levy of Jdper lb on October's butter fat for the Wellington Defence Committee towards the cost of boarding wharf laborers in the early part of the strike.

The first picnic held for the scholars attending the new Upper Papamoa School was celebrated yesterday. The weather was fine, and the day was devoted to games and competitions, under the supervision of Mr Fox, chairman of the school committee, and the members, and Miss Campbell, the teacher. Prizes were awarded the winners, whilst a plentiful supply of refreshments was provided for all. . The picnic proved thoroughly enjoyable and was successful in every respect.

The New Zealand.Rugby football team that toured California, , returned to New Zealand this week. They played' 16 matches and won them all. A team of local bowlers visited -; Tauranga yesterday to endeavor to recover possession of the Stars. They suffered defeat, however, by 4 points, but took their beating cheerfully, as all good sportsmen 5 « should. The scores were—Taur- : ; anga ; Griffiths, De Tourettes, Innes, Court (s) 1$; Te Puke': '\ Rennie, Wrigley, Montgomery, Palmer (s) 14. The Rev. AH. Norrie gave a most interesting lecture in the Mission Hall last evening, to a large attendance. Some mag- * - nifieent views; of West Coast scenery were shown with the aid of a magic lantern, kindly operated by Mr Sinclair. The proceeds .we're donated to the building fund of the Presbyterian ' Church..; .» The largest private purchase on record is reported by cable from Home. It refers to the Duke of Bedford's. Covent Gar- 1 den estate of nineteen acres, which has.been bought by Mr Deeley. Unionist M.P. for several millions. The property includes /.', the Covent Garden Market', ' '"; Opera House, several theatres, and National Sporting Club. ■ .At a meeting of the Tauranga * \ Borough Council last Monday evening, the following wire was , read from the Hon iW. H. Her- -■ ries: - V Have pleasure in inform- ~ ihg you that an additional vote of £3000 for the Te Maunga , ■, northwards section of the East , Coast Main Trunk line, provided on Supplementary Estimates, has, this afternoon been' passed 'by.- i Parliament." 8 ; A writclaiming £3000 damages -rj for alleged libel has been served '' qn the Wellington Publishing Company, proprietors of the ,\ . newspaper, 'The Dominion/ by. the New Zealand Times Company.. The ground of action is an article published in the 'Dominion on December 11, criticising the attitude of the 'Times'to- "'' v/ards the Red Federation. ' ', The following pictures will be , *! shown at McDowell's Hall on Sat- ■■. " urday and Monday evenings-: ' "The Blacksmith,'' 2000 ft Star , drama,; " Gaumont .Graphic," - ' topical; ""WhenPersistency and , , Obstinacy meet,'' drama ;'' Val- ~'l ley "of Nera," scenic: "In a '-,u Bear's Claws, "drama; "Mayor's \ ' Crusade," drama; "Tweedledum Lov ( es a Singer," comic; "The . , Masher, "'comic. , ■ •

. Sunday last was generally observed in the Anglican, Methodist, and Presbyterian Churches throughout New Zealand as Bible ' in State Schools Sunday, as well • as by the Salvation Army. The ' extent to which this movement has grown is shown by 'the fact '* that over: 200' churches in the ] Auckland Province took part in the observance of the day, about 70 of which were in Greater Auckland itself. "This is an age of talking, a I great deal of unnecessary talk, too," remarked hiV Excellency the Governor in addressing the , , boys of Wellington College. "Do not, *■'" he ; added, " speak for ' speaking sake. It is an annoyance to your fellows and a bad thing for yourself. I have often ' , , been chaffed about the brevity of my speeches. One time I spoke only nine words. I had' nothing' more to say, and I did not say any more, and that is why I am not going to say any more now." A fire occurred on Tuesday morning last at Hastings, des- 1 troying a Chinese restaurant, the '' i premises' of Little and Fairey. butchers, Kirchner, confectioner, •, and Mrs Ingram, draper. The ". prompt action of Constable Con- ' ~ nor saved the lives of Mr and ~ ;',', Mrs Kirchner and two children, ' , who were sleeping in'the upstairs portion of the building. ■ A late cable states that two 19 -t* year old French girls, who were rivals for the affections of an v Apache (i.e. hooligan) stripped - to the waist and fought a duel in the east end of Paris. They savagely attacked each other with , , knives, in the; presence of a large crowd of spectators. One of the combatants stabbed her adversary in the head and chest, inflicting serious wounds. The injured girl was. taken to the hospital, but.her assailant managed to escape. The police have instituted an active search, which so far has proved resultless.