The Chronicle. PUISLISHED DAILY LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 April 1910, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUISLISHED DAILY LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Over thirty thousand bird's eggs were destroyed by children attending the .Slate schools in Jlorowhenua County, during the twelve months I'rom April, liJUi), to April, IULO. A return prepared, by Air JI. >1 Ledge, clerk to the IJorowhenua County Council, .shows that the Council disbursed the sum of .t24 lis (id in payment for eggs. -Host, of the eggs were bought at the rate of 2d per dozen, but -Id per dozen was paid, for .blackbirds' t'gg-% which totalled 0290. In addition to a .small mixed lot of eggs, numbering 2o()2, the following clasuilied lut.s were received: Thrush 17,'">73, sparrow 3711, blackbird 0295, lark '152, linnet -135, chaffinch 125, w,axeye IGO And yellow hammer 63. _ First Girl (looking at statue of the Venus de M ilo): "What terribly tliick waists girls must have had in those days!" Second Girl: "Yes; but perhaps the gentlemen's arms were longer." The Levin Dramatic Society intend holding a meeting in connection with their forthcoming drama in a fortnight's time. J'ehearsaJs will follow immediately. There cannot be >any marked an-ti-Asiatic feeling in Napier (says the Herald), judging by the increasing hold which Chinamen are getting on the retail fruit trade.

The vicar of Levin regrets that he omitted to mention in his speech to the congregational meeting on Wednesday his sincere regret, and that of Alts Compton, at "the absence of Mrs I)r Kennedy through illness, and their thanks to hoth Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Holdaway for their labours during many years as district visitors, from which they have now retired. With'reference to the Press Association message from Aucklanwl stating that the whole of the valuable furniture and fittings contained in Government House was removed and raid at auction, tho Prime Minister, questioned on the subject, stated that no authority Had been given by the Government for the sale of any furniture or fittings, either by auction or privately in Auckland, and be was informed by the controlling head of tlve Department that 110 sale of any Government furniture or fittings had taken place. For bargains in grain and produce buyers should visit the Mart sale to-morrow at 1.30 p.m. Everything must be sold regardless of value.—Advt.

A meeting of those interested in bicycle racing was held at Mr Phillips' "Hyko" last evening, and it was decided to hold a race on Wednesday, May 18th, from tho old Weraroa Post Olfico to the hist hil i before reaching Otaki and Uck to the Post Office at Weraroa.

A man who went to tlie Mataura district ten years ago with a. £n note in his pocket is now able to talus 41 trip Home. He lias a -150acro farm, on which lio runs 100 cows and does a little cropping. He generally makes CI 3 per cow per annum, ami altogether last year his gross receipts amounted to' CI!);">(). I besides making a competency for himsell, he has, clnrino; the ten years, given a brother a good start on the land, paying down Clooo for him.

Germany in the opinion of the New Zealand Produce Commissioner in London, is becoming steadily a growing consumer of butter, anil it is now recognised as an important factor in determining tho value of butter on tho English market. iSi> much is this the case tllat the weekly quotations fixed h,v the Copenhagen Butter Committee for Danish butter are influenced very greatly by 'the demand in tho uerman market, and are not now so ,dependent ow English values as formerlv.

A plot of lucerne of some o.'xjnt excited the keen interest »f tlie members of t.hn Eltham hraikh <<l the Fanners' Union on tluir :W!r,t visit to Moumahaki. It was sou* ii. land has been cut :ix I'mir, •° s now nearly a loot iu It iii-, had no manure .-m v, it vas sown. hi one ol tho small experimental jilot.s where lucerne is growing tho roots were followed down to a depth of II feet. "This is +l;e feed for this country if you can get it established," remarked the nnn From 10 Jo 201b seed p» a-i*j i. sown. The many friends of Mr John •Stevens, ex-member for Manawatu, will be glad to learn that his health shows considerable improvement. This, says the Advocate, is attributed to the adoption of the fasting system. For some timo Mr Stevens tried the ''no-breakfast" idea, and i.. ~ing that he felt better he extended l.he term of fasting, in one case going entirely without foou for fit teen days. As a result ho was aide to take a certain amount of active exercise, and it is stated that lie feels greatly improved both physically and mentally. His personal and political friends will hope that the improvement will be maintained.

-Air C. L. Goodman, who i.s a brother-in-law of .Mr R, L. lirewster, ol Levin, left Blenheim for a

holiday in the North .Island, but lie ■had not got fair on his journey before he suddenly took ill. He managed lo get back to I'almer.ston .North, where a sister resides, and e\'ery attention i.s being ]>aid to him. So serious is his condition that .Mrs Goodman and the family left .Blenheim for I'almer.ston North. It. was expected, that an operation would have to be performed, in which case it. will, ,'it the best. be some lime belore ,\lr Goodman will be able to return to Blenheim.

The shelter for men. which the Salvation Army is about to erect at Auckland will contain several interesting features, states the Now Zealand ''Herald." One will bo a ward for the. a< ■commodation of men under the influence of lienor. Ai it, is necessary, for the sake of the sober inmates, sometimes to I't luse drunken men who seek accommodation: but with tho new bmT.iiu'j: if will be pn-sible to rerv-ive the;)! without inconveniencing ihe other sleepers. Tlu? shelter will br a three-,-.-) orv bnihlin-j;. in brick and concrete. 'I he laud and .structure to'ret her will cost: CnOOO, and of ibis C:?5f)() is provided under tho will of the late Mrs Know

I. ■.(! ease of 11. H. Col.i n-:i, u i ii 4 • <>' New Zealand TimCi I <_> it)' eircn'atin;.:; (»!>sc ono I,t.<■! t was recently sentem ed t-o f< ;<r DUi>iilks' imprisonment: (!wo of w!;icl, I ••!'! expired imder a hv'al rn.lo when I fl'ilCl' Was passed), jj;I -S Ixvit s i■ • • ■ f '< l 'hy 11"* (rii'/ei'iiinent. M' •I i i'. v■- Chapman, wiio impovri il:< : Sentence. was consul! Ed liv tiki \!;i:ister iii' . jll(ice (No;] Dr. Kindl'ty). and. in A\"itli the rerommendaui.n of Ilia Honour. Cobum lni.i heen medically examined. Mill] (lie result that it has "lieen ii.scortained that, further imprisonment is c.ah'iilat(vl ta endanger his health to a. very serious extent. It ha*, therefore, heen decided hy tin* Government., with (lie conenrrence of ."Mr Jn.s(i:'e Chapman, to remit, f.!i'. unexpired portion of his sentence, on medical .utouihls, .and he was released ve.sterdav.

Tin* y.M.T.A. Literary and De!>;itiii!j; Society 11« boon foriuuate enough to secure Mr Yimn; Jl.a\-:m»<t. Chinese Consul, of Wellington, lo an address (]uri)jo- (]j t » forthcoming session. .Mr ]i.\vnii<r will lecture on "China in ml the Cliinr';»," and we confidently ;i 111 ici]j;it ■ that the people of Levin will attend in lai'Ljo lo hear somei hinu' i:l litis wonderful (■•ouiitry from s11;•!i :> learned and able speaker ax Air ITu'im)''; 11;iprowl himself lo !h>. Tlie dafe for ihe lorftiiv lnr. not 1, delinil elv decide;!, but: ii. will eventuate dnriiip; (lie month of .T111: >. Another livl ure which should inlerest an. audience at tlie present tin)" u'ill Ik; fh>at delivered liv Mr . eoil . Pnljner. ol on "Th•■■■ Vivv League.'' Tliis lecture will he illustrated by lantern, nnd intersni'i'xed with pon:r«. etc. Alloccelher tbr\ e-vuiii':; ■■!(!'] of Mij.s socio! v sb-nhl prove ii>-<i-uelive nnd intevrrtii'«r. The full syllabus will is-med in the course ol' a dav c: tu'o.

'J ~io Cunmii.sMOiHT of Crown Lands lor Wellington province, -Hi J. .Mackenzie, remarked, at yesterday s meeting 01 the Lamt Hoard, tlj.it applications \v'-im*o 1 reqiiently received lor permission to transfer leases at. prices greatly in excess o) tiiose originally paid lor tlio land. 01 course in cases where a settler !i.acl worked well | 0 r ten or twelve years upon his holding, the board would always be inclined to look lavoura.bly upon an application for transfer, so that tlio outgoing man could reap the benefit of the improvements effected. But the position was entirely different when a man paid perhaps £'WO lor the lease of a certain block .and then, after holding it for .a short tcnu— say, three, six or twelvo months— tried to dispose of it lor £1000 or I'loOO. That was the sort, of thing which would always meet with the disapproval of tlio beard, for the members would invariably set their laces against such examples of land traflickiug. Jl- meant loading up the incoming man, who naturally required every shilling he could get to develop thr* property, with some hundreds of pounds for which the ■ outgoing lessee gave no consideration at all. 'l iie boar {(subsequently refused to .approve of several proposed tr"rs!'ers, while in the case of a number of others consideration was deferred pending full inquiries being mad'.'.

Messrs Hp swell Bros. are carrying full stocks of Kirkpatriek jams end prcccrvos. In jams, as in nil otli'cr lines. tliav strive to eive their customers the I)est quality on the market. They hare a re-place advertisement in to-day's "Chronicle." Hudson and Marriott, Ltd., will flrolrl n clearing sale of produc", grain, furniture, and sundries at the Mart to-moriw,—Advt.

By a firo at Ca-nvaslown (Marlborough) Mr Rutland, senr., lost a museum of curios, some dating back as far as Quean Anne. Early risers and late bed-goers had excellent sights of Ha.ljley's comet this morning. It, was in the vicinity of Venus. Tlie nucleus was very distinct, and n, stubby tail also was observable. It can be best described as resembling a fox's brush. Tho ITorowhenua. Rugby Union have nominated Messrs I?, George, "V? ' nm ' Nepia Winiata, J. Sciascia, T. Parata, IT. Rawiri and G. Cook lo travel with the New Zealand Amateur Maori footballers to Xew South Wales. Messrs Davidson, of Glasgow, have cabled Messrs Smart and Thorne that the excellent price of 125s per cwt. has been realised on tho Merrie Merrio Co.'s (Taraniaki) bjiitter, which was conveyed to England on the "Arawa.'' Another shipment tho "Corinthie" also realised 12->s, while two other consignments brought 122s Od each. Children going to school often require a lotion to cleanse the Jiead. 'I he Nursery Head Wash, prepared at C. S. Keed well's Pharmacy in Is bottles, is remarkably cflective and will save the worried mother a. heap of trouble. Advt. The attention of our readers is directed to the sale at the Mart tomorrow by Hudson and Marriott, Ltd.; it is the intention of the firm to effect a complete clearance, and everything to be offered will bo sold without any reserve. Tt is rarely such an opportunity occurs in Levin of buying grain, produce and general merchandise at one's own idea of value.—Advt.