LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 March 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Nearly £2,000,000 worth of New Zealand 3J per cent, five-year convertible: bonds will be issued after En.3ter. A comprehensive scheme of prison reform is announced by tho Hon. Dr. Findlay, Minister of Justice. Increases have been decided upon by the Government in house and travelling allowances to certain mombors of the police force. Local Orangemen will assemble in goodly numbers .at the Foresters' Hall on the first Monday in April, when business of an important character will be transacted. Two initiations will take place, and the W.M. (Bro. G. Carnitines) will preside The Gisborno Supreme Court on Thursday was occupied with hearing a claim, Field v. Thompson, for ,C 175 damages alleged to havo been sustained by the attack of defendant's dog on plaintiff's daughter. Tho defendant sought to show that the plaintiff's children had encouraged the dog to stay at tboir home, and had also provoked the animal. Considerable evidence was advanced showing: the fiery disposition of the dog, and the jury awarded plaintiff £00 damages, the defendant also being called upon to pay £9 medical expenses and Court costs. "A sheep was given to the Shaniioii baaaar executive yesterday, by Mr C. Cornfonl, and it was put up to auction ai Dalgety's sale the same day and sold four times for fairly good prices. It seemed in find more favour with Levin people I than with Shannon residents, for with one exception all the bidders were people from Levin. At the meeting of the Horowhenua Referees' Association last evening at tbe Levin Hotel, the cbairma;n announced thnt Mr J. Borrynian, proprietor of the hotel, bad banded him a rlienue for £'1 Is for the funds of the Association. Mr Berr.vman also donated a similar sum to the funds of the LevinWanderers Club. He was cordially thanked in both instances. One of the first signs of approaebing winter has been seen by the Shannon correspondent of the "Chronicle," who writes to say that Messrs A. and L. Seifert's _' Flaxdressing Company, at Miranui, which for the greater part of the season has been running seven strippers, will shut down three or four strippers during the winter months. The company also intends using the land recently purchased from Mr W. Crowther for fibre blenching purposes. While Mr P>. Bishop was working on the twin saw bench at Mr P. Bartholomew's sawmill, up the Ohau river, yesterday, he acicdentally got an arm jammed between the bench and a beam. Fortunately, the injuries were not of a serious character, but the injured nia.n was promptly conveyed to his home in Seddon street. Masterton races were concluded yesterday, when tho principal event, a mile race, was won by Sunboninet, in the good time of 1 inin 42sec. The first favourite, Imiiui, ran second, with Taitokoin third place. Sunbonnet won by two length. , ;. Kelso won the Hack Hurdles, Liza the Telephone Handicap, Merrie Kmernld the Hack S-urry, AVaiariki the High-weight, Merrie Land the Railway Handicap, Cur ii tor the Telegraph Hack. mid Hilarian the Final AVelter. In yesterday's report of the proceedings before the justices in the Magistrate's Court it was made to appear that Mr William Bronghton was one of the two men who weviehargr.l, after the conviction against Anderson had been entered, with having been concerned in the disturbance". The justices dismis.se;! tin's information, and decided tint both the men had been drawn ii::o tl:- , disturbance against their will. It should be made clear, h;;wever, that Mr W. Bronghtor ".v: • brought into tho proceedings :!s .' witness, a;nd thnt he was net o: , > if the two men Hiarr^ul. The shi'ep-guessing competition in comic '.i: u with the St. Patrick's Day .'.'liK'tic sports was finally settled V.u? inoniifi'?;. The slu-en wa« preser'.-"l to the A?sociatinii J),v .Messrs .). McLeavey and Tompsitt. Altog ''liM , . li-l guesses weve recorde:,. Tn the first iinstance. the sher'p W!"', put up for auction and bi;a ; !i! !<v Mr Moorhonse, of Mana-ka-iV W 14s (y]. but that geiitlenrn lei; (!lv •auciioiicd the animal a :i 'mid time, ind it was finallv b-.'.j./it by the I'nM Meat ?<•. It W!M wci<ihecl in the presence of M'S'-a McLe.'ivey and A. Newman a" 1 fetcbi'd 0-1 'lbs. Tli-re were three cnrri'ct guesses, namely. Messrs Al;Li';!\-ey. J. XiMvm:ii!i nnd Mrs Ryb-v. As a result, of the como.'>liti(ii flie funds ol' the association will beiipJit to the extent of over ;C3. The British. ba'T|iie Pliers, 12'27 tons, Caphin Tonkin, which sailed I Dm Antol'iHiasta, Chili , , on He(v nber Bth !':r Kurrioe. arrived at S.-ilney <n T;i : u;;.!.-.y." aftvr a k:mi.".Miioniil nivage. AVhen eighty miles off the Cook Islands the vess;'i was ciilight in a cyclone sun! na.iVfwly cs apcl foumlerii'g. Sh. ivas tiiroAvn •■!! her beam ends, and tho ballast shifted. The crew wer nwai*ing the end, when a shift of the wind caused the ship to right, only to bo thrown over ci the other side. She again righted, howevir, and the weather moderating a little biter the Pharos was able to continue hrr voyage. The coal hulk Cincinnati which has done duty as a hulk at Port Chalmers .since the early sixties. has been condemned, and is now in course of dismantling., preparatory to being disposed of. The Cincinnati, a baif|iie-, came to New Zealand in 1803 with coal from Neiveasle. under the command of "Bully" Hayes, and struck on Fish reef off Moeraki, injuring her iorefoot. Owing to the accident and the ohseiice of docking facilitiis, the barque was disposed of as a hulk, the Union Steam Ship Company afterwards obtaining possession and using her as a coal hulk for many years. Prior to going to Port' Chalmers the Cincinnati was employed running caol from Newcastle to Adelaide. A memorial to the late Sir James Hector, Iv.C.M.G., M.D., F.R.S., is now beimj; subscribed to by leading professional and commercial men throughout the Dominion. The Committee 'have obtained from the Government a subsidy of £1 for £1 up to £1300. The subscriptions already to hand amount to £453 10s (id, being £40 9s Gel short of the £500. Tt is desired, if possible, to obtain the whole £500 from the Government,, but to do so on the prrstiiit vote the above further sum of £40 9s Gil must he collected before the 31st March.. 1910, when the vote will lapse. The Committee would be glad to receive aiiy additional contiifbutions subscribers like to make, and to receive new subscriptions.. The Committee wish to point on that every £1 subscribed before the 31st March, up to the smm of £500, produces a further £1 subsidy from the Government. Mr Martin Chapman, K.C., Wellington,, is the hon. treasurer of the Hector Memorial Committee at "Wellington. Get your hair cut at R. H. Moore's, Weraroa, and when you are fixed up with short hair and.no whiskers get your tobacco from him also. All liis. goods are of first quality, ajid you may depend on it that he will treat you well.—Advt.

Mr Thompson, bookseller. Levin inserts a list of new books. Tn the tennis matches to be played this afternoon on the Levin courts, the principal fixture is one between F. M. B. FisJier, of Wellington, and J. C. Burns, of Levin. A Inimoroiis "return thanks" adverfcisoment from Mr F. W. Venn, of Shannon, aj)pears in to-day's fldverfisiinr columns. Mr Venn intimates that bis (5;1 hat still fits his head. The catering at the St. Patrick's Day sports at Woraroa. was very capably carried out by Mrs Walter l?,vd(;r, who provided an excellent menu. A peculiar incident happened yea- ! terday at the sales in Levin in connection with a line of sheep. Half of the flock penned in one yard brought 2s Id more than those penned in the other. Tt was bowlers' day at Wanrnnui yesterday, when the cricket match between Australia and Wanagnui was started. Wanganni were disposed of for 120 (Henderson not out 28, T'arkor 2(5, and Butterworth 10). Australia lost six wickets for 00 (Rardsloy 17 not out, Whitty 20, and Emery 12). The second test match commences next Saturday, at Wellington. Tn the North Island Brass Bands Association contest, concluded at Wanganni yesterday, Wanganui Band won the championship, and incidentally made the Besson Shield their own property. Tn tho B. gnvio competition, Nelson and (Jisborue tied, Wanganui City Band was third, and Blenheim fourth. Every family needs a good salve. Even if you liavo no other medicine on hand, you should have a good healing salvo by. Bruises, scratches, burns, and cuts aro of daily occurrence, but they won't trouble you long if you have a tin of "Compound Carbolic, Salve" in the house. Don't wait, get a box at once from C. S. Keedwell's Pharmacy.—Advt. 4