LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 31 March 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Several changes of time for despatch of mails from Levin and "Wernroa * ost Offices will take- effect from Friday next (April 1). •Mr Michael Dunn, who passed away .at \Reef ton Hospital last Saturday, aged 80 years and six months, was well known throughout the Coast, where he arrived in'lß6s. He was also a notable figure- from his stature, his libight being 6 feet 6 inches, and in his earlier days from his prowess also, which never failed to evoke the admiration of his fellow workers. School attendances in the country districts controlled by the "Wellington Education Board are beiing prejudically affected by whooping cough and chicken pox.' At Shannon the lower classes of school children had suffered severely, according to the report of the .truant officer (Mr Dineen). The two ailments named had reduced attendances iat many schools in the Mannwatu and Wairarapa, and Pahintaa children had been the latest sufferers. A few articles of furniture will be sold at the Mart on Saturday, on account of various vendors.—Advt.

Harvest festival thanksgiving services will be held at St. Mary's Levin, on Sunday. In the evening the choir will sing the anthem, "0 Lord, how Manifold are Thy Works." . - ~ _!£he heavy winds of the last few days considerably disorganised the land lines of the telegraph department. It may be or may not be, due to this cause, but the Tact remains that up to noon to-day none of the customary cabled messages from abroad had reached us. An. inspection of Mr T, Bevan. junior's, horses, in the- training establishment of F. Carmont, Levin, was mado yesterday by the Hon. James Carroll, Native Minister, who with Messrs Bevan. and J. R. McDonald, motored to Levin in the morninig and caught the train for Wellington, the same day. A South Canterbury farmer, who has lately returned from a trip south, tolls n Lyttelton Times correspondent that he is more convinced than over that South Canterbury is the garden of New Zealand, and he would not leave it to take- up a farm in any other part of the dominion, for ho did not believe that ho could, better himself. It is, he says, a sorry sight to seo the way that splendid land down south has been allowed to become overgrown with the California]] thistle, and a still more sorry thing to note how the fanners there have o-iVen in to it. A rumour has been in circulation for some time past to the effect Japanese and Polish timber will be imported into Australasia for the. purpose of manufacturing butterboxes, in preference to New Zealand kahikatea, which, up to the present, has been practically the. only wood used, says the Gisbome paper. Mr Ohio. Lush, chairman of directors of the Kauri Timber Company, who arrived by the Mongolia last week, stated, in an interview, that he placed little, faith in the rnmou>, and that even if foreign timber was imported it could hardly compete with kahikatea, either in price or texture. Tn England some 20 years ago the doubting of pedigrees became such a habit frays "Snort") .-is to reach the nroportinns.of scandal. Silvio, the Derbv winner in 1877. was credited to Macaroni instead, of Blair Athol, as his owner represented. The alleged "mix-up" of Bend Or and Tadcaster is to this day a source of gossip. After Galopin became famous a great imny refused to believe him n pon of Vedette-. Up to that, time the male line of Blneklock had been scorned by breeders—it was "unfashionabl'j" ; nnd that it had now .sm'cleuly produced the best horse in Emrlaud was ton much for +hn eqn.nrMmity of the rsedigreo faddists. Hence, investigation and conjecture were directed to account for the phenomena. Apathetic electors are- thus referred to bv the "New Zeal-md T-Temld" :—The apathy of the-elec-tors in eheo«in<r members of the Hospital and Charitable- Aid Board must nwiken doubts -as to the advisability of referring such ouostions to the papular vot?. It is with difficulty that our citizens are induced to take an active interest in nnrliamentnry elections or the elections of lor-al bodies, and they will evidently not p'lt themselves out to vote upon matters which thev are ouite nr<>-nnre-i to leive to the existing bodies. The r n enrd of ycst"i'd:'v',s elections shicnld be a lep«'in in those wbn t-ro readily attempt ti reform existing institutions, mvl v-1-.o imagin--- , th.it P>!iv noliticsil difficulty can be 'rneiyVl by nskintr +he sovereign "ilizon to vote mv:'ii it. A Main Trunk line resident who suddenly developed a. penchant for shooting with a Winchester rifle, recently occasioned much alarm to his neighbours. He bad no idea of the gun's carryiing capacity -and imagined that so long as he fired amidst the stumps with no one but himself in the immediate, vicinity, lie could do no harm. His first excursion, however, was fraught with trouble. In one of his shots he just missed the bend of a straying farmer, but managed, to hit a valuable horse-, which died next day. Ln another .'•■ hot the sportsman narrowly escaped lodging a bullet in a woman's foot. The question of possible damages has now driven all direct interest in shooting from the sportsman's mind. King Otto, of Bavaria, the mad monarch, who has never worn his crown, is said to have recovered from the. serious illness which lately befell him. The unfortunate prince is j\ ' younger brother of the demented King Ludwig 11., whose tragic dc.nth in a mountain bike in Bavaria has never been quite cleared up. The King is confined in the Castle of Fuustenried, a lovely place in the Bavarian Highlands. His whole Court consists of two nobles, acting as gentlemen-in-waitmg, and two phy.siern?, w h o fake it in turn to v.vut oil Jii.n. Hi , eats, drink*. ii.ii;". sleeps mechanically, preserving ;i t': + nl silence, and sitting for t'u; most part on the ■ floor. The military guards who keep sentii:): , ! around the frrouirls are under a ..i r ;,.i. ,-.., v j.,, ~„-.. ~y_ C■.)■':■ ;\ year the Prince Regent sends .a responsible member of the Government to Furs'tovried t" report nr th« King's condition, from which all moments uii hwilily have ii;:;,!ly vanished. Great amusement was afforded many people who attnnded the Orari Gorge .sale recently (says the Thnarii Herald), and nim-h annoyance was caused, to others—those who had the. misfortune to be in motor cars. On tlv-; road to the scene of the sale nnd not far from it is a orcfk known bv tlw na.me-nf Scully's. By reason of the recent mm. this creek was pretty lii.trh and it brought many cars to grief. Car after car tr."thalf way through the stream and then stooped. How to got out wns i!ie next problem, and as the water was deep it wis a rather difficult one to- solve. It was highly divertin .2 to see a well known Timaru solicitor with bis trousers off in midstream pushing bis car, and equally mirth-provoking was the spectacle of a-n rx-member of the Legislative -Council, -as be divested himself of part -of his clothing, and appealed to pawors-bv for help. He was , helped out-, but did not come, out of the ordeal sis dry as he would have liked. Finally,' a. horse was sent down frmn Trinp's station ano ker>t nt. the stream for some time to pull out nil who required assistance. " Milk of Magnesia" is a new concerntrateel liquid mamiesia, far superior to the old-fashioned fluid magnesia. For all sorts of summer complaints with children it is unequalled, being pleasant to take, and highlv recommended by the medical profession. Price, Is Grl bottle, from C. S. KeedwelP* Pharmacy.—Advt. J 2 Do not fail to visit the Mart on Saturday, if von want bargains in furniture, fruit and produce.—Advt. The football clubs are meeting now, and the Referees' Association is getting ready to keep an eye on them. F. W. Pink, the boot and shoe provider, is ready for both sets of them, with boots to suit feet of all sizes. Every sections of the people can be suited to perfection at Pink's.—Advt. W. H. Gallichan," carrier, of Levin, is prepared to do carrying of every •description, at bed-rock prices. Furniture is my speciality. Orders left at Bradley's Stables will receive my J prompt attention. . Satisfaction guaranteed.—Advt,