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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 574, 7 June 1913, Page 4

In the course of replying to a deputation on Wednesday afternoon Ijtho Prime Minister had something to say which will be of interest to the numerous owners of motor cars. Tho deputation in question complained that while such useful road-making accessories as steam rollers had to pay n heavy import duty, tho destructive motor car got in free. Mr Massey, while not committing his colleagues of the Cabinet to any decision, expressed < the opinion that the motor car would shortly be called upon to contribute to the upkeep of tho roads of tho Dominion. The idea, ho said, wa» that owner? of cars should all pay license fees, to be fixed in proportion to tho power of the (u»r. Those foes would bo put into a fund for the purpose of making and maintaining tho main roads of the country, and, if necessary, the amount in this fund would be subsidised by the Government.

The business people of Te Kuiti have decided to close their places of business at 5.30 p.m. during the months of June, July, August, and September from Monday June <.) th, Saturdays excepted. On Thursday they will close at 1. p.m. as usual. Miss lorn was successful in securing the award in selecting the name of the new tea room next Bank of Australasia. The name suggested and awarded is Croydon. Doust and Rice, the Australian lawn tennis players, in a doubles match completely smothered Wrenn and Larned, both United States champions, their score being taken in the first set. which the Australians won by 6—l. The Australians smashed spiritedly in the rallies, and won three games decisively. Experts are of the opinion that; the Americans have a hard task before them to defeat the Australians in the Davis Cup doubles. By pressing a button at Buckingham Palace, Her Majesty the Queen opened the door of the Queen Mary Hospital for consumptive children at Wiston, Ontario. Tho signal was acknow- v lodged within 15 seconds. Another institution in Canada was opened in a similar fashion two years ago by the King. A land sale that created more than usual interest was hold in Palmorston North on Wednesday when tho celebrated Longburn Estate of tho late Mr E. J. Kiddiford was offered for sale by auction. The estate, comprised H 551 acres, subdivided into 44 farms, ranging in area from II? to 121. acres, and also 2!! quarter-acre town sections adjoining the Longbrun railway station. Every section offered attracted keenest competition, resulting in all being sold under tho hamt mer. The farming areas realised ! prices ranging from .£47 to .£7O per | acre, the average price being about I £55 per acre.

Buyers are reminded of 1;ho cottage and section to bo sold by order of the mortgagee on Thursday, June 19th, at 2 p.m. at the mart. Full particulars from the auctioneer. This i"b a chance to get a snip. Mr Graham will oifer, on account of the celebrated Hamilton nurseries, a fine lot of fruit trees, ornamental and other shrubs, all grown in the open and hardy plants. Date of sale, June 14, at 1.30, at the mart. Bombardier Wells, the English heavy-weight boxing champion, who was beaten a week ago at Ghent by George Carpentier, the French light heavyweight, has challenged Carpentier for £IOO 0 aside. Dr Otto Schmidt claimed before the Cologne Medical Societythut he had discovered the cancer parasite and curative serum. He requested the society to appoint a commission to investigate hi? claims. While replying lo a deputation on Wednesday afternoon. the Prime Minister stated' that instructions had been given to the Lands Department that in cases where blocks of land were being cut up, opportunity should be afforded, to workers and small settlers of acquiring holdings of five, ton, fifteen, and tweniy acres. In the event of thoH«> small suctions not being taken up. it would be an easy matter lo run them together later on, but the Government were" determined to give opportunity to workers and others of acquiring such small holdings if they wished to do 80.

A letter received by it resident of Christchurch shows that tho farmers in Victoria are bavin/!; a /jood lime just now, and exporters of draught stock are looking forward to a much better return this winter than they had last j year. Their only trouble is'that there l are already too many draught horHos, of a class, in Victoria, and to make room for other or bettor ones, a disease is necessary to carry off a lot of those indifferent quality ones. From what he could learn, no more Shires arc being imported for this year's sales, and from present indications you up; mares are going to be Rood property. The romance of a fortune that was made out of revenue is recalled by the death in New York of Mr E. S. Welles, the inventor of a world famous rat poison. When Mr Welled and the man with whom he thito worked were living in poverty and had only a single loaf of bread between them and starvation, this last morsel of food was eaten by rats. Welles swore vengeance, and set about discovering a moans to rid the world of rats. After numerous experiments he began the manufacture of "Rough on Rats" in an old barn in .leraey City, and in four years he rose to affiuo nco. For chronic chest complaints. Woods' Great a. Popucrmini. Cure, ?s 6d, 2a 6d.