NEWS AND NOTES

King Country Chronicle, Volume XX, Issue 2067, 15 January 1925, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES

French newspapers declare that the All Blacks are "Kings of Rugby, and play it as it should be played, and without roughness. Mr Dean, manager of the All Blacks, interviewed, said that the French team of last Sunday was really better than the score indicated. With training and coaching it ought to beat many English teams. He paid a tribute to the sporting uatlure of the French crowds. and said he hoped a team erf trench team would go tfo New Zealand. English Pianos, just arrived. Price £BS. Miles' Music Store. The tentative agreement arrived at in Paris between the Ministers oi Finance of the respective Allies and the representatives of the United States has been accepted by the British Government. r Your health and that of your fam- '— ily is of such vital importance that Mfeuongst ycrtir New Year resolutions be included one to deal only with" a chemist who can be relied upon for purest medicines and accurate dispensary. In other words, a resolution in deal only with McLennan's Pharmacy, Rora Street, Te Kuiti. (1) It is learned from Pretoria officially that the Union Government decided not to bo personally represented at the Imperial Conference on the Geneva protocol. Have your piano kept always up to pitch by P. Miles, piano tuner. Repairs a speciality. Special rates for the year. Orders Miles' Music Store rtate Trotman's). $ KThe diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that from January *lO, until the Reichstag confirms fee commercial treaty between Britain find Germany. British goods will have most-favoured-nation treatment. So also will goods from the Dominions which concede fi/he principle. McLennan's Pharmacy. Rora Street, expends to all its patrons heartiest wishes for the New Year and .trusts by continuing to give the same prompt and reliable service to merit a continuance of such patronage in 1925. V) A detective in Paris who seized a man attempting to pick his pocket found he had re-arrested the notorious convict Srfuchet, who in 1913 escaped from a penal settlement at Cayenne. Xmas Present for Men! When in doubt consult Arthur Stubbmgs, opposite Signal Box, Rora Street, Te Kuiti. Captain Arthur, formerly aide-de-camp to Sir Hari Singh, the victim of the recent "Mr A", blackmailing conspiracy, was interrogated afresh iollowta.in'- on the receipt of documents from W Loudon. Afterwards his counsel objected !to his extradition on the ground that the alleged offence was committed "' in France. When thinking of exchanging or buying a piano, consult P. Miles, piano tuner. Agent E. and F. Piano Agency. Miles' Music Store. Numbers of people have been killed and injured as a result of a recent railway disaster in Westphalia. The morning express from Berlin to Cologne came into collision with a stationary train at Heme station. So far twenty-one bodies have been extricated from the wreckage. Arthur Stubbing* has a great variety of Loewe Pipes in stock'. All shapes in cases, prices right. Opposite Signal Box. Rora Street. Scotland Yard has been called in to clear up the Croiwborough ,mys?ery. Soldiers, boy scouts, and air scouts will be utilised in order to make an effective search of the Crowhoro'ugh district, in the hope of finding the body of the missing typaste, Miss Wsie Cameron. Every amateur photographer should remember McLennan's Pharmacy, m Rora Stffeet, if he or she wants the most satisfactory developing and priirtr f ing. (8 > A violent earthquake destroyed several villages near Andanan. Many lives were lost. Hairdressing Saloon, second to none for ladies and gentlemen. Arthur Stubbings, opposite Signal Box, Rora St., Te Kuroi. In consequence of recent legislation equalising the sexes regarding grounds for divorce, there are 403 women's petitions out of 507 undefended cases on the new list in London. s< " Get a La. Gloria. Gramophone at once. Cash or the easiest terms. New music and records always arriving. Miles' Music Store. Signor Mussolini, the Italian Prime Minister, has introduced in the Chamber of Deputies a bill directed against secret societies, including Freemasons. The measure proposes ifio forbid flablio officials to belong to secret societies and to compel them td divulge the rules of such organisations. The N.S.W. State Cabinet has, appointed Sir Arthur Cocks (State Treasurer) as Agent-General in London. Sir Arthur will sail for England on