The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 April 1910, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Hal ley's comet, as seen from Levin, is thus described by a local enthusiast, -Mr Henry 15. France Pulley's comet was easily visible 11 oiii Levin to the naked eye, this morning, at a quarter to live. The .nieleiis is brighter than that of tiler comets which liavo heeu visible II lati' years. The tail might be described as short and bushy; a telescopy showed it to be much longer in appearance, and of a beautiiul gauzy aspect, being brighter on !lu- outside edges. This morning a .mall star was plainly to be seen Ihroiigh the middle of the tail. The •on..:t has greatly increased in '/i'i",M"ik o during the last two days, and this morning was still visible <> (!*;-• naked eye at a quarter to ;ix o'clock, when in the increasing light- only Yenns ('ai>.i;p:is ;md the brightest stars near the Southern Cross were to lie seen.

A Thames botelkeeper was eh argil, la.sL with having .sold beer i h.: :jv, ; I.' l'ii: g not having the ords "bottled in New Zealand" plainly p:-i:*ted r.n thy h.bels. The Minimum line ol £20 was inflicted.

An extraordinary general meeting of the Levin Co-operative Dairy Co. is to be held (m Friday of next week. A special resolution* will be proposed, to provide that the end of the company's financial year shall be the .list May in future, instead of 31st July, as heretofore.

A meeting of the committee of the Levin Horticultural Society was held in the I.M.C.A. rooms last evening. There were present: Mr James Prouse (president), Mesdames W. M. Clark, Fry, Howell, Parsons, Lodge, Marriott, C. C. 'Nation, Goldsmith, Miss Johnson, Miss Smith, Messrs Fosella,.Reading, Arcus, J. Johnson, Howell, Blackburn, Goldsmith (treasurer), and Fry (secretary). Apologies were received, for absence, from Messrs R. Prouse and F. 0. S'mith, Mrs R. Jones and Mrs R. Prouse. The statement of receipts and expenditure in connection witli the Autumn Show were deemed satisfactory. The various accounts, amounting to £33 Os 9d, were passed for payment. It was deoided to inform the prize-winners by postcard, that prize money would be paid out by the treasurer, at his office, next Saturday afternoon, 23rd April. The secretary undertook to arrange for the annual meeting of the society early in May. The committee regretted that exhibits of farm produce from O.taki and fruit from Motueka "came to hand after. the .judging was over, Y

A bankruptcy examination of more tlian ordinary interest, which took place in Levin yesterday afternoon, is reported in another column of to-day's " Chronicle."

A motion ,to revert to a two days' show, in June next, was moved .at yesterday's meeting of the Palmers tun A. and I'. Association. It was discussed at some length, but eventually only two votes were cast in its favour. This means that the show will extend over three days, as heretofore.

A new weed has been found in the Oamaru district, the mad-apple or thorn apple (stnmio-niun datura), a succulent and much branched annual, with a thick, solid green stem, with limp dull green leaves, with their margins undulating, deep and irregular cut, with white trumpetshapde flowers, which are followed with egg-shaped fruits about two inches long. These are covered with short sharp spines, and contain large quantities of seed. It is a dangerous weed—very poisonous. It is not much relished by cattle. However, they eat it when feed is scarce. Where allowed to spread it is very prolific. The North Otago "Times," giving these particulars, adds, it should be eradicated wherever seen, and not allowed to get a footing. Amongst the latest citizens of New Zealand are the following, all by naturalisation:-- John Aagesen, fanner, lielfield ; Ileinrinh Running, bricklayer, Christohuroh ; Charles Fredrick August French, labourer, Dunediu; Charles Wesley Jones, settler, Kailiu; Ivan Kosovich, labourer, Dargaville; Joseph Louis, labourer, Batley; Toma Mush.an, farmer, Dairy Klat; Giuseppe Regaldo, moulder. Gxej'mtfnth; Adolpli Theodore Snhinkel, farmer. Rihaina ; Marv Agnes Shurmnnn, widow, Auckland ; Jean Souquet, farmer Dunedin : Charlie Tnderson Svanstrom. mariner, Auckland: 010 Thorsen, shepherd, Lee.ston : Michael Vilicic.il, fHioanner. Batley: Robert Max Winkel. cook, Dunedin. Tt seems n reasonable Rucrgestioin. that rev nationality should bo made to carry new names.

A Masterton resident who, according to the Age, has just returned from a visit to Ashhurst. has a good story to tell in connection with the recent Rawelka scare. One morning, when alarms wore the order of the day, ail Ashhurst settler had occasion to be out -a daybreak in the vicinity of the racecourse. Ho noticed an unusual rustling among •the branches of a tall tree, and soon discovered a man in the branches. The settler waited not .a second, for the person could be none other than the notorious Rawelka. In a remarkably short space of time he .summoned to his aid six sturdy farmers. .and together they surrounded the tree. The leader of the party then ordered his quarry to com:* dmvn, under the pain of death. Tho hidden one lost no time in descending- and imagine the surprise of the hunters when there appeared, not Rawelka, but a well-known a.nd popular sport. Ho had been timing the gallops of the horses on the

racecourse

At the supper of the Roultry Club of New South Wales oil a. recent Saturday night, .Acting-Judge Ham i 1 ton told a story which appealed specially to members of the fancy present. He said that latterly he had been judging i ther things than poultry. He had once \ isited Hrishi::e ;>i:d ju ig-.:l p: ultrv show, and got away alive. Mention of p cd'.ry ar 1 judges reminded him the poultry grower who 1:H a case to be beard before a ju Ige. The poultrviran -"ted e friend ,rho k.'ew tie judge ii' iL n.oili help him :mv if he sent the judge -a couple of prime bird«. Tho friend promptly ndvi.:ed liim m,t t;, do so, as the judge- Mas a strictlv honorable ve.ai:. and to do so w.,uld jeopardise his case. At the conclusion ef the

-'se the .j ;' "• I'-':"' 1 in favour of the pouHryman, ami tho hitter's frit n 1 '■•••id to him. "'! see you t ok mv advice, red didn't se-nd the .jir'srv* Ihe •: -if." "That's we ere > i •n't* " r.-plie 1 the (" her. "f did 1» t iii fli.i Dmitry. 1, \i I ,v 't the other fellow's name on

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\ crit!: :1 r?-.vriter, t;>!;it; : r Kiie'laed a- '>>'-• in a it mit I'-rik. says: "The eternal law o' the ?■■■■ rvi.-el of the strongest, govern:-; us ■'11. The strong man will and must _ v,. .. - vs conn tries well can deny the danger of n bloody collision: it i« more dangerous to conecsl this truth than to acknowledge it honestly. The rivalry of Germany and the well--rounded tear of German progress are the only forces which spur the Kneli'sh to '•" i ivity." The "Mutual Prnvidont Mess-wger" renin res to think he is far from the truth when speaks of German strength i>irl progresses the source of the motherland's activity. "What ahout. hesons in the newer portions of lh- ; g' '•'? To India, Africa. C'nnini:. and Australia, where the British ; i» busy peopling cities and laving tie* foundations of States whose o.o'.vr ant' greatness only the future - :ri adequately disclose. Pivalry! The successful rivals of KiiLdish colon; .satioJi have yet. to be found. >- to England itself, is s 1 j not s'd l "th : 0111 v tv.".tit.n that challe-i •• -s the- world to meet, her in (he on o field of industrial competition, : !

oo one has so far ventured to a.ec-n the challenge?"

Usui's of Carholio Tooth p.-,-,v l>,! ■•'ioiil l try the new Carbolic Pow'e specially prepared at, C. S. Ke ' well's Pharmacy. by a new met'"fi v }i. r , phvivdh of t!>-

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