LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 March 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The first Autumn Show in connection with the Foxton Horticultural and Industrial Society took place in the Public Ball on Wednesday and as an inaugural was very successful. The New Zealand produce exports for the month of February, 1910, were £2,962,778. and for the 12 months ending February 28, 1910, £19,708,880. The. figures for last year were respectively £2.432,754, and £14,928,999.

The Mayor of Foxton lias asked Mr Newman, M.P., make application on behalf of the Borough Council, to the Government Advances Board for a loan of £20,000 in anticipation of the poll for the water and drainage proposals'. The Board meets afc Wellington on the Kith instant.

Mr William E. Foster, a. Temuka settler, died last Sunday, aged sixty-six years. His body was brought to the Wellington crematorium. This is the first body for cremation from the South Island since the etablishment of the crematorium at Karori.

Th© revenue on the North Island main linos and branches for the

period 305 davs ended February sth, 1910, totalled £136,487, as against £120,374 during the corresponding period of 1909. Passengers contributed £58,193 to the total, parcels £7410, and goods £67,495.

After another long spell of hot weather we have again had splendid rains, showers having descended at pretty regular intervals since "Wednesday night. The country round Levin bears the appearance of the presence of spring rather tharti autumn, the fields and trees being remarkably green and fresh looking.

The Mayor, in another column, invites the business people of Levin and Weraroa to ohesrvo St. Patrick's Day as a holiday in lieu of Wednesday next (usual half-holiday) in consideration of the Horowhenua Athletic Association's sports meeting. Tt is hoped to thereby assist to make the sports a success.

State forest reserves in the survey districts of Rimutaka, Wairarapa, and Akatarawa, aggregating over 7000 _ acres, are being offered for lease in three lots for grazing purposes by the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Wellington. The lease has a tenure of 14 years, and the lands are situated on the rail-

way line between Kaitoke railway station and Cross Creek, and comprise more or less open country on the Rimutaka ranges, and are suitable for grazing.

A young fellow named Charles Robertson, employed by Mr Alex. Saunders, of Moutoa, met with a serious accident on Wednesday afternoon through being thrown'from a horse, says the Foxton Herald. It appears that a horse he was leading doubled back on him, causing his own horse to fall and throw its rider into the ditch. He remained

unconscious for some time, luodical assistance was obtained and the extent of his injuries are a broken breast bone, finger, and badly bruised liver.

There are at present 232 newspapers published in New Zealand, and registered at the General Post Office, Wellington. Of these 67 are daily, 32 thrice weekly, 26 twice weekly, 68 weekly, 4 fortnightly, 33 monthly, one every three weeks, and one every four weeks.

Owing to the bicycle race at shannon clashing' with the Tokomaru sports, the committee have deemed ib necessary to alter tho ■ i -/JS 1 ? A P ril Gth to Wednesday, April 13th. ' *Y F xt J " r^ , . Mat] ieson, of Messrs J. ami N. Tait's advance staff, arrived m Lewn to-day, to make preliminary arrangements for tho appearance in Levin on Monday week of thu famous Royal Besses'-o'-th , - Barn Band. A mistake was made in the date or tlie {shannon public meeting in connection with the Hospital Board election. This should have read i Tuo ? c fr7, 15th,' , in place of "Monday lUh, , when Messrs Gardener and Venn will address the electors. Messrs Hitehings, Hankins and U>. Ltd., advertise a sundry sale to b£ held at their Auction Rooms, on Wednesday, 16th inst., at 1 p.m. sharp. A good assortment of groceries, produce, also furniture, etc., is to be offered. We remind the public that the meeting m connection with the Hospital Board election will be held at Weraroa to-night, to be addressed by Mr Gardener. As this is a matter of public interest it is to be •honed there will he a large attendance. Waimiha, the proposed North Island camping ground under the new JMence scheme, lies just North of Onganie, on the Main Trunk line, it looks, as far as one can judge from the tram, a suitable site, being a valley that embraces flat land with good water flanked bv rough ground and backed on three sides ny Inlly country. There is ample room for a long range for artillery practice. Miss Eva Wallace, of Otaki, had rather an exciting but certainly unpleasant experience the other afternoon, when the horse she was riding bolted, and careered wildlf along Aotaki Street, turning the nasty corner at Mill Road at full gallop. The rider hung on like grim death, and thanks to herculean efforts on her behalf, managed to keep her seat till the animal came to a standstill. Miss Wallace was probably never more anxoius to reach tera firma than on this occasion, and is to be congratulated on her narrow escape.—Mail. New tea and supper rooms have been opened in Queen street. Levin next door to Mr Phillies' Byko. Tlie, proprietor is Mr L. Hintze, who proposes to cater in first-class style. for the public. Light refreshments may be obtained at any hour. The premises being centrally situated and up-to-date in every 'respect and the proprietor having a thorough knowledge of public requirements in these matters, the establishment should prove very convenient to town and country natrons. We are assured by Mr Hintsse that he intends to keep tlie acquaintance of every customer he finds. This speaks for itself. Crickets arc exceedingly annoying just now (writes tho Dargaville Star), and never in the history of the place have they been so plentiful. Passengers on the steamer Awaroa had rather a, unique experience with them when passing down the river. It seems as if millions of these little black pests were waiting for the steamer. Suddenly, as at a signal, they all hopped on board, down into the saloon they swnrmetl, and it was found there were so mamy that the quickest way of extermination was by the use of scalding water. A number of the insects, however, managed to escape and while an Austrian passenger was asleep in his bunk, they destroyed his coat by eating their way through it. The manager of the wnrehon.se

had instructed him to ialre a bag of samples of a new brand of to" bacco which is about to be intro-

dueed on the local market, ami to judiciously distribute the samples around the wharves. He did wolf for a while, until someone passed vthe glad news along the Queen's wharf, a.nd before be knew what had happened he was in the midst of a surging crowd, jostling and struggling to get some of the free samples. More business was thrust upon him in three minutes than the man from the warehouse bad anticipated. His bag of samples was gone in a few moments, and his coat suffered severely in the esramhle. He now believes that giving samples away is not the game it is cracked up t obo. Rotorua was full of pressmen a fortnight ago. Whether that was the reason or no the fact remains the weather, which for the previous month or more had been lovely, broke just after the main body arrived, and did not clear till after they left. Consequently those who were there for the first time had no great opportunity of seeing the wonders of that district. The Government came to their aid and gave them all free passes to the baths. The press took full advantage, and .each day one or more of the baths was thronged with newspaper men, who revelled in the water and, forgetting all their worries, indulgel in diving and swimmiii" while the rooms resounded with the sounds of hilarionr gaiety.

Polite in all things, the Jap'anesi make very polite butchers. Slaugh tering and purveying meat for hu

man consumption, on an extensive scale; is a comparatively new industry in Nippon, but it is worked with ei vigor which characterises other modern Japanese enterpriser,. A firm at Kobe, desiring to enlarge its business connection, printed '"a circular in English, and a copy "f the quaint document, with peculiar spelling, has reached the. Wellington Post. "T have the horn: , ," runs the memorandum, "h, write ." letter for you that 1 have now established the meat market as one of

the branch of my sloiighte-r-houst as which I have many cattle, theii paseures, their markets, milk lions"s, and a slouj?bW-l">u,s;>. "+".. and I will have' a fresh meat with the

most cheapest price from my .•sloughter-house than anv other but-

cher, and especially mike you many reduction for every day purchaser for month. I bpg yon' can soon make me your order" without your servant's commission, 'as vou know your servant is always making money by your meat.'" Obviously, b<>lievinc; that no letter could be complete without a P.S.. the Japanese compiler put in an alleged pnstscriptnm, but embodied it in the letter above the signature. "If you handed bad meat from your servant while you are making 'purchase the meat from my market every day," sates the P.S.. "yon will soon let it exchange bv the servant without hesitation. Please make me your order, and if you can make me order by letter I will have the postage reduction from" the count of the meat, with kind regards."

Mr Kingsley informs tlie Nelson Colonist that a live centipede about four inches in length was brought to him by a resident in the city. This is the second specimen tliis year, and it appears probable that they .are brought from Australia or the islands in fruit cases. Being most undesirable creatures to have anything to do with, it wonld bo well if any that are observed are at once destroyed.

The continual soaping of the geyser is (says the- Hot Lakes Chronicle) looked upon by some as likely to eventually ruin not only the Wairoa geyser, but the others in the vicinity; but just now, we- presume, it is a matter of necessity, as each soaping helps to swell the revenue, and proves yet another avenue whereby the Government can ease the public of a little more of their cash, superfluous or otherwise. • The immediate necessities of the Government must lie met, evenat the cost of the destruction of interesting and natural wonders.

A remarkable effect of a "Scotch mist" is related by Mr A. Donald Peterson, who has just recently returned to Christchurch from a'visit to the Old Country. He was attending an orchestral concert in ono of Glasgow's theatres, when a fog descended on the city. Tt penetrated the building and' its intensity increased until the performers on the stage were shut out of sight of those of the audience wore not more than a few yards away. All that they could see was the dim radiance of the footlights, and the. only indication of the presence of the orchestra was .the music which' came through the gloom. The performance decidcdlv gave one a weird sensation, .nml the circumstances under which it wns given rather justifies the conclusion that a Glasgow mist is worse than a London fog.

May be yon have a cow suffering with sore teats, which won't heal up. "ICai-bol" is a dairy salve which will work wonders in that direction. When you are in town' get a shilling tin from C. S. Keedwell's Pharmacy, and try it.... 22

This notice is intended for you: Don't forget the sale on Wednesday evening next at the Town Hall, when Messrs Hitchings, Hankins and Co. will auction the residential sections on the Setter Estate. Special terms offered.—Advt.