WAIHEMO COUNCIL.

Evening Star, Issue 14116, 20 July 1909, Page 5

WAIHEMO COUNCIL.

The monthly meeting of the Waihemo County Council was held on .Saturday, and was attended by the following:—Messrs Phillip (chairman) and O'Neill, Ross, Bayley. APCallum, M’Lay, O’Connell, and Clark. Cr Sutherland wrote apologising for his absence on account of a death in his family. The inspector reported on the state of the roads as follows Dunback Riding; The roads are in fair order, but some gravelling is required in parts. The damage done by the floods has been repaired. Blue Mountain Riding: A great deal of gravelling—about 2,COOyds—will be required. The plank creasing over the river has been rendered unsafe, owing to the gravel carters loosening the wires. Bushev Riding; The road on the north side has been Geared and gravelled. About t f-00 yards of gravel will be required in spring. Goodwood Riding: The roads am in fair condition, but more grave! will be required in spring. Macraes Riding : The timbering of DeepGiff Hill has been commenced, and will be carried oct when the weather permits. Mr P. Find, of Alexandra, applied for permission to erect a battery cn the line of road leading to Mr Alalheson’s small graz-ing-run at Hyde. He undertook to keep the road open at all times to the satisfaction of the engineer, or if necessary he would construct a new road. He pointed out that a considerable sum of money was likely to be expended in developing the quartz mine in the vicinity.—lt was decided to write for fuller information about the site of the proposed battery, and the matter was left in the hands of the chairman and engineer. A lengthy discussion regarding the fir,.ncial position of the Council took place, Cr O’Neill strongly urging the Council to increase the rate, so that the finances might he put on a proper footing. It was finally decided, on the casting vote of the chairman, that the rate be Jd. On the motion of the Chairman, the Council expressed sympathy with Cr Sutherland on the death of his father, and the clerk was instructed to write a letter of condolence to the absent councillor and his relatives. The Council then adjourned to enable members to attend the f mural.— Palmerston correspondent. A meeting of volunteer companies at Palmerston North last night decided to join the Alanawatu Aloimted Rifles in the ; continuance of the highly successful military tournament that has grown to such large dimensions since it was started by the mounted corps. It was decided to call it the Royal New Zealand Military and Naval Tournament, and hold it on November S and 9. Tho Commonwealth Defence Department is to be asked to send a contingent over, also to send a judge. Mr Solo os, who is accompanying Air Roosevelt on an African hunting expedition, was only nineteen what he faxed forth into th© world of adventure with a rifle in his hand and £4OO, ail his capital, in his pocket. He asked Lpbengula for permission to shoot elephants. “ You shoot elephants !” said the Matabele King, derisively. “ You are only a boy; you had better hunt antelopes." But the boy got the required permission. Since these early days Air Selous has spent more than thirty years among the African big game. Years ago he brought down his hundredth elephant. A marine of huge stature, with the grit of the bulldog breed in his nature, was crossing the street, near Circular quay, Sydney, at an early hour one mormrtg last week, looking for the fight which is necessary to the constitution /if a jnembar of the Navy (says the ‘ Daily Telegraph ’). A passing tram car was tho nearest approach he could discover to a hostile Dreadnought, so he immediately gave the order : “ Prepare to ram !” He then proceeded to carry it into effect. Striding up to the headlight of the car he struck it a blow which stove in the thick glass protecting it. He continued to punch the lamp until his knuckles were cut and bleeding badly. Then a- constable arrived on the scene, who, after escorting hum to the Sydney Hospital, where his injured hands were treated, conveyed him to the Water Police Station, where his fighting spirit was allowed to cool dwnt 1 -