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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 592, 9 August 1913, Page 4

In replying to the deputation which urged the immediate construction of the Channel tunnel, Mr Asquith said thai a reversal of repented decisions could no! liEhllv be undertaken, but could no! lightly be under!a a.ureed there wore new facie; almost dissipated strategic oi> The Government, he added. the importance oi' an unimpei supply from the Continent. Attention is drawn to the I Auctioneering Go.'s adverti in which notice thai the .1 from Self Bros, and Fryer ha withdrawn, they having be privately. decisions ken, but ra which

There will be a new scale of income iaaxtion this year. Smaller incomes will pay tdightly less, but larger incomes more. Of Urn Mackenzie ("iovernniont's 'j.j. ."1110.0011 loan only Vi.-IP-l .000 was available for eapendi) ;ve in (he Dominie:!, Of the- Kol'oinn Oovenimont'e •e.'i, oeo.ood ] (1 ;-ii e::,.'. a. \:..' ou wea available far 1 :■: nendilo; em :he nonunion. The e.n im: a<i ir-vi. mm iov il' 1 '■'■ '-\ m .lOl.T'-Ooo;/, Tim m-Omated 1 apmiditinv: i- re-i. dawn ai • }'\ .<>',:'.(<",', leavim. a haiam ■■ availahio lev Supplemen; ary iss iir.ai. .-■ of :: !:'],: '.'.'. Eatensive improv omenta air now being carried oni. A.i: f:m Te Kuiti railway station. A uew and nmm efficient system of eipoaiiine m to he introduced and venous .a'., iinnii- to j the lines are boirer nia-m, in addition to which a new huiidim: for the a.commodaton of tie elan :a ;a lm erected. The great ineon\anmneo of passengers arriving from AimUana by the midnight (rain ha.vini; to alight on the rails is aipo to ho remedied and the trains will both he pulled up alongside the platform as soon as the improvements are completed. Mr A. E. Robinson has a ehango advertisement in his usual space which he doubtless does not wish readers to read. Anyway, he has specially requested us to ask all not to look at it this time.

In our next iasue there will be a replace advertisement announcing several special lines which D. J. Young, plumber and ironmonger, will have for sale.

The annual effort on behalf of Foreign Missions is being made at the Methodist" Church next week. On Wednesday the annual meeting will be held in the Municipal Hall, when an addresß will be given by the chairman of the Auckland South district, the Rev. J. M. N. Griffin. Sabbath Observance Day will becelebrated next Sunday in the local Presbyterian Church, when the question "Is Sunday Worth Saving?" will be dealt with by the Rev, A. Armstrong in a sermon entitled "A Defence of the Lord'a Day." In view of his approaching departure from Te Kuiti, Mr S. B. Dodge late engineer to the Borough Council, was the recipient of a presentation in the shape of a case of pipes from the borough employees. Mr Rawlinson, in making the presentation, wished Mr Dodge every success in his new position at Hastings. The Federation of Labour's balancesheet in connection with the Waihi strike shows that the total received was £35,965, Australia contributing £9492. A total of £28,965 was paid out in strike pay. Administration expenses amounted to £2755 10s, and the balance of the contributions £4244 14s, was transferred to the Federation's General Fund. New Zealand affiliated unions contributed £24,510 15s, and unaffiliated £1963. Strike pay distributed included £22,770 Waihi, and £4BIB Inangahua. During the course of the Dairy Company's meeting on Thursday, while the result of the ballot was being made up Major Lusk gave a short address on the Farmers' Union. He pointed out the aims and objects of the Union, and the necessity for farmers to combine in their own interests and advocated the placing of every brnch of the Union on a sound financial baßi's. The speaker was listened to with close attention. The staff of the Te Kuiti branch of the Union Bank, together with a number of friends, met on Wednesday afternoon to . farewell Mr Chappell, the accountant, who was leaving t) take ud a position in the bank at Melbourne. Eulogistic reference was made to the departing member of the staff by the manager, Mr Youren, who wished Mr Chappell every success in Ins new sphere. Archbishop Kelly, referring to his recent statement regarding Catholics and politics, said, "You set our house afire by your educational system and you force every Catholic to fight for his own, if not behind the gunß, at least at the ballot box. Take away the3e restrictions, and the Catholic Federation will be jußt as non-politi cal as the Temperance Society." Legislation will be introduced this session in conncetion with the the affairs of the Bank of New Zealand.