King Country Chronicle Wednesday, October 3, 1917

King Country Chronicle, Volume XI, Issue 1013, 3 October 1917, Page 5

King Country Chronicle Wednesday, October 3, 1917

At ithe special request of his Worship the Mayor, the Territtorials and Boy Scouts will parade at the Domain at 2.30 p.m. on Sunday next to attend the Empire Day Intercession service at 3 p.m. at the People's Picture Palace. The attention of buyers of contractor's plant is directed to the sale of Messrs . Lewer and Nix's plant on Saturdy. The horses are all in good hard condition and are young, sound and staunch. The dray and harness are in good order and in addition there will be a number of outside entries. The following further, sums have been collected by. Mrs McNeight, Mokauiti, for the Christmaa Gift Fund:—E. Brake ss, E. F. Fraei ss, Glyn Morgan ss, Mra Bairstow ss, Mrs J. Coombridge 3s. In response to an appeal from the v Governor-General, the Bishop of. Auckland has arranged for special Intercessions at all the Anglican services on Sunday next. The model ship raffled on Saturday last, in aid of the Soldiers' Club Fond, was won by Gordon Wallace, who can have same on application at Mrs Millar's tea rooms. Thß Patriotic Shop will be open next Saturday and the ladies' committee in charge will- be pleased to receive donations of goods of 'any description for sale. Miss Handyside's Red Cross Fund now totals the.- substantial- sum of £227 12s 9d, which includes the nett profits of Miss Handyside's pupils concert in the Otorohanga Town. Hall last week of £7 10s Id.

We" have to thsnk Mr T. M. Butts, observer, Te Kuiti, for tbe following Statement:~Kainfall. for month of September,hs.os mishes;;;rain 'fell on fifteen days,, During: tbe corresponding month in 1914. 1.86 inches: 1915, ;5.14 and in 1916, 2.62 inches The fishing Season opened on Monday last and some local anglers report that they enjoyed very good sport. . Some fair baske'ts were taken from ' the Mangaokewa, the fish being of average aize and in good condition. Those who went farther afield and tried the Ongarue and Waimiha streams report that these at present have too much water in them to enjoy ideal fishing. The composition of the National Efficiency Board has been completed by the appointment of Mr W. Ferguson, who was chairman of the old board* The new board comprises Hon. W. F. Massey, Hon. Sir J. G. Ward/ Messrs A. H. Elliott, Auckland, ; W. Ferguson, Wellington, J. A. Frpstick, Canterbury, J. Begg, Otago, and T. Mobb, farmers' representative. The Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company, Limited, has decided that a rebate of not less than 10 per cent will be made on the current, year's business; ; This rebate will be paid or deducted from freezing charges after the close of the current year—June 30tb, 1918—-and the total amount will be accounted for before December 31st, 1918, irrespective of the quantity of stock pat through after June 30th, 1918. P An amusing story centres round the Cherniavskis during their recent * visit to one of the Main Trunk towns. The pianist of the trio prior their appearance in the evening visited the theatre, only to find the piano very out of pitch. Noticing a big Irishman dusting the seats, he told him that he could not possibly play on the instrument because it was too low. "Begorra," replied he from .the Emerald Isle, "we'll soon have that fixed up for ye." When the hall was again entered by the trio 'for the evening performance the piano legs were resting on three bricks!

£ "In -England there is now no difficulty' abfcut food," says Mr J. B. Clarkspn, -who has jußt returned to Wellington from a visit to England. "There is no risk of starvation. People are growing ther own food, where they have the ground to do bo. There is an increase of 360,000 acres in the area down in potatoes. Potatoes were selling there at under on 9 penny per pound. One man twenty miles out of London was giving away cabbages to any who would go for them. The control of foodstuffs is efficient, and arrangements were being made to reduce prices. With the high wages the working people are getting they will have no difficulty in getting ample food in the coming winter. The main inconveniences are a shortage of sugar and the making of a poorer class of bread. As far as hotels and restaurants are concerned, their prices are much about the same as previously."