Mount Ida Chronicle FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1916.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 21 July 1916, Page 2

Mount Ida Chronicle FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1916.

A meeting of ratepayers of the Gimmerfcurn portion of the Mt Ida Riding was held in the schoolroom Saturday, the Bth inst, to consider the application of Mr John M'Leod to close road between section 1, block IX, and section 11, blork I Gimmerburn. Councillor H. W. Dav.is occupied the chair.

On the motion of Mr W. M. Mawhinney, &nd seconded by Mr Wm. Dowiing, it was agreed that the roHd should be closed there being on objections.

From north to south, from east to west I tour the world with tireless zest, Mid tropic heat or Arctic snow My health to simple means I owe,

Through all I have one fdithful friend. In storm and stress prompt aid to lend, That fortifies me to endure, 'Tis world-famed Woods' Peppeymint Cure.

A hare drive is to be held at Ky';burn on Saturday, the 220 d in aid of the Patriotic Funds. The d*;ve will commence at Campbell's farm at 9 a.m. All shooters welcomed.

*At the meeting of the Land Boar--?

last Wednesday week the "following transfer was approved: Section 40. block I, Naseby, 129 acres 1 rood, Ms Frederick Carmichael to Mr WiUiacj David Kore, Mrs Clara Clunie, wbeholds a lease of 155 acres of land, a

plied for an area on Kyeburn Ru. which would make her holding <*p ?~ 640 acres. The application was heia over. ?

Dunedin papers report the death on July 12th of Mr Robert M'Latcby, formerly of Naseby.

Miss Ada Botting, third daughter of Mr and Mrs G. Botting, died •at Karitane after a prolODged illness. Miss Botting' was a-nurse by profession, and while nurßing a patient contracted the disease (consumption) which eventually carried her off. During her professional she was extremely popular with her patients owing to her i gentle and tactful ministrations. During her long illness she bore it with exemplary patience, and when it became evident that a fatal ending w*b certain she faced the inevitable with Christian resignation. Her funeral on Tuesday was attended by a large number of friends and relatives. A Becks farmer tells of a city lad who once worked for fiim. The lad was called one winter morning before dawn and told to harness the mule. The lad was too lazy to light a lantern and in the dark he did not notice thit one of the cows waa in the stable with the mule. The farmer, impatient at long delay, "Billy! Billy! What art you doing?" " I can't get the cellar over the mule's head," yelled back the boy. " His ears are frozen." The quarterly meeting of the Farmers' Union takes place at Ranfurly, on Saturday, 29th inst., at 2.30 p.m. Some discussion has taken place about holding a bonspiel this year if the ice proved suitable. It is argued by some that to indulge in the game at the present time would be disloyalty to oar absent soldier curlers. In the light of these arguments the following letter from France, received by the secretary of the Province speaks for itself:— "New Zealand Curling Province, Naseby Keep the good old game going. Hard frosts and keen games to all. Should be like old times ta get the old hands on the ice again. Kind regar.ds to all. —R. J. E. Smith." The appeal by Roger Casement against the sentence of death passed on him for conspiring to rebel was dismissed.

In the House of Representatives the Minister of Defence stated that th« Cabinet had agreed to increase the allowances to Jsoldiers' children up to five children from 3s 6d per Week to 5s per week. This would come into force as from July 1. The Cabinet has also decided that married men with more than three childr«n would not be allowed to enlist under the voluntary system except under special circumstances.