LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Waipa Post, Volume III, Issue 133, 2 August 1912, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Talk carnival

The Town Band will play in the main street to-morrow evening at 7.45.

The Hairini bachelors are determined not to be beaten. The deluge last Friday having spoilt their dance, they waste no time lamenting, but advertise another for 71 h August. This shows a fine spirit, and we hope that this time Jupiter Piuvius will give them a spell.

The first rehearsal of the opperetta “ Princess Crysanthemum ” by the Philharmonic Society took place on Tuesday night. Great interest is being shewn, and the election committee are busy issuing parts to the various performers.

AT 4.15 011 Tuesday afternoon the usual restful quietude of our town was disturbed by a loud and resounding crash, followed by the sound of horses in quick motion. Dr. Grib ben’s farm waggon with four horses, in charge of Mr Weightman, had bolted from Ross’store, shedding a 400-gallon tank en route. The runaways proceeded at a smart pace up Roach street, past the school, and on down the hill. Here they were met by Mr W. Johns, who turning his horse quickly, and riding some way beside them, managed to pull them up. The driver can he thankful that it is only the tank that has to go into hospital.

incur report of the Te Awamutu Minstrel, Concert, and Comedy Club on Tuesday we omit 1., (i to state that this club is willing to give entertainments at any time for any public cause. Ralph Shaw, a single man aged 28 years, committed suicide on bis f.um at Ohaupo yesterday by hanging himself. No possible cause can be assigned for bis action, blit the deceased seems to have been worried at parting with his property, which he had recently sold, the clearing sale having been fixed for yesterday. An inquest will be held to-morrow 1 before Mr J. B. Teasd.de. Seven of the piers to support the Hunl'ly bridge across the ; Waikato will shortly be up to the | bridge height, and then the eon- ! crete will cease until the river is

low enough for the now submerged piles of two piers to be built upon. In the meantime the bridge will be completed as far as possible, but it will be some time before tire remaining three spans can be proceeded with. Critics of the work are unanimously of the opinion that a little effort on the contractor’s part would have resulted in the submerged piles being built up above flood height before the winter season came on, which would have enabled the work to proceed without interruption.

The party at piesent engaged on the survey of the railway from Rotorua to Paengaroa have made rapid progress with the work, and it seems more than likely that the present prospects of obtaining the badly-needed connection with an efficient deepwater port wiil be realised within the near future (says the Hot Lakes Chronicle). The total length of the route chosen is thirty miles. So far ten miles of line have been surveyed, and it lias nbw been considered advisable to shift the main camp to a point seven -miles from Paengaroa, where operations will be continued.

In the supplementary orderpaper for Wednesday, 31st July, we read the followingMr Young (Waikato) to ask the Minister for Public Works whether, in view of the agitation for railway connection between the port of Kuwhia and the inland districts of Waikato and the King Country along the North Island Main Trunk line, he will authorize the making of rough surveys and the preparation of a report, so as to determine 'which would be the most practicable and business-like route from a national point of view. Mr Fraser (Minister for Public Works) replied that a reconnaissance survey would be made as soon as a suitable officer is available for the work.

In the House yesterday Mr J. A. Young, M.P., asked Mr Massey, Minister for Lands, if he would take steps immediately to have gazetted the loading of £4500, which was last year voted for roading the Wharepuhunga extension block in the Taupo West county. In explanation Mr Young said that this block was opened and settled months ago, and the settlers were absolutely without roads. The Public Works Department was not able to proceed with the-work of roading the block, as the vote passed last year had not yet been gazetted, and in the meantime the suffering of the settlers in the block was very hard indeed. Mr Massey replied that this was the first he had heard of the matter, and he would give it his immediate attention.

A movement was recently set on foot in the King Country for the establishment of freezing works at Te Kuiti, and the committee is now securing the cooperation of the settlers in the scheme, and obtaining information as to the quantity of fat stock that is likely to be available during the coming season and in subsequent years. The movement is generally well supported by the settlers, who have suffered in the past by having to send their stock long distances for sale, and then to accept unsatisfactory prices in many instances. In addition to its object of starting freezing works in the King Country, the committee is hoping to arrange for regular paddock sales. It is calculated that 200,000 fat sheep or their equivalent in cattle will be needed each season to keep the works going.

From a Perak paper we have the following : —His many friends in Singapore will regret to hear of a serious accident which befel Mr A. D. Cox (son of Mr E. B. Cox of Roto-o-rangi), of Messrs Adamson and Gilfillan, Ltd., and more generally known as the local tennis champion. He had just moved into Essex Lodge, Scott’s Road, and'the house was locked up about midnight on Saturday, Mr Cox and the gentleman with whom he is staying retiring to bed. On Saturday morning Mr Cox was found by the kebun lying on the ground outside the house in an unconscious condition. He had evidently walked in his sleep, and had fallen over the verandah, a distance of about 20 feet, to the ground. Mr Cox had smashed one of his knee caps very badly, and both wrists were sprained. He is making as satisfactory progress as can be expected, but it will be some months before he is able to get about again.

On Wednesday night last a pleasant gathering took place at Mrs Archibald’s house, which she had very kindly lent for the occasion, to welcome Miss Barbara Mandeno, who has acted as teacher for some years to the Presbyterian Bible class, on her return from a trip to Sydney. Several songs were given, and guessing competitions indulged in, and altogether a very pleasant evening was spent.