LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 May 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tliero was a great change in the appearance- of the comet .'this morning, owing to its rapid approach to tho sun. The tail showed as a great band of light stretching across tho .sky. Owing to its foreshortening, it had changed in shape, there being a decided curvature. It will be interesting .to watch for any developments as the earth, becomes enveloped in Me tail. The sky to-night or to-morrow morning before sunrise, ought to show something of it.

Next Saturday night's " Drop-in Social," at tho Y.M.C.A. rooms a is nob to be one whit behind its predecessor in point of attractiveness. A fine programme of musical items is being arranged, and an entertaining time is confidently promised to all who .attend.

Mr F. G. Saunders, of the Levin railway office staff, lias received lKi'tioo of transfer to Gisborne, and he Avill take his departure at the end of this week. His place in tbo Levin office will be taken by Mr Carroll, of Wellington.

Much interest is being taken in. the debate of tho Y.M.C.A. Literary and Debating Society, which will tako plflcc to-morrow eventing rin the Century Hall. Tho ladies are prepnrin.se their case with much enre and, it is said, they conclusively ■show that woman is nioro ecrfnomi-c-il than man. Tliesw meet-ings are froo to the public, ami a large attendance is invited

Tlio cako niul apron fair of i!io Prosb.Vterian Ladios Guild is to b<\ lield this evening, in tlio Century Hall. "No speeelios and .1 froe supper" are two of tho spocial fontnrefl ad rortisofl in ooimwtioTi with it. An excellent of voral itonis, partipnlnrs of wliicli liavo boon advortipod for Rome dnys pasft, will be another indnremont totidin.ee to cnsiiro a laroie attendance, and wo liavo no doubt that tbo public response will bo nil that flip promoter;; of the social jratberitu; -conld desire.

Tn connection with tbo memorial service nt Levin on Friday the fnllnwmo; livnin? will It" sun.?:—"o Grnl our Heln." "Nearer. My G*vl t.o Thee." "D'ivs ni"l OmVkly Flvin<r." pnd ".Abide With Me." ' Th» J. WhHe will Pnv y»r;uws. Tli» Mayor the Yi"r>v will .ci**« nfVlrf'SSP!?, fi'vi +-lin hoTi^'lift'nn IVl'll lir> liv tl|O T?.ov. T. F. JfMioc.. Tl\A 10.-.con will I>n fivN'ii Ic,f. Or>vint.l>inn.o. 1!V1i. Tlw "TD,, n rl \[.,w.1,," f r oTn' R.til will lv.

Tlio We.sloy Christian Endeavour Society met Inst even ing. Interesting ami instmo-tivo papers? were rend hv MYs Meller and Mr Urown. TTorrl ]»ro.«i(led at ilio orojan. Xoxt wl'plc ilio jwomi sorios of "Hie Legion «i Honour" Bililo will ln» cr.iven, on tlio ceojTrapliy of tlie Old TostamtMit. Very murli l'ntcrofit'is b"in lt tsikon in sprios nf roiiKOPirtiro wtiuliee. On .Tuesday week the lialf-yearly social of t-'lio socioty will lie hold, for which tho Century Hall has been <*- «1.

The Mayor of Lovin (Mr B. 11. Gardener) presided over a special meeting of tho Council last evening, at tho Council offices, Oxford street, when the question of supplying Foxton with water from the Levin system was to have been considered. Cr. Hudson suggested that tho matter should l)o suspended till aftw tho King's funeral. Cr. Mackenzie said that he felt very strongly on this point, and hoped itlint the'suggestion would bo adopted. Tho Mayor remarked that tho question was of a most important character, but under the cirou instances, he. personally had no objection to raise to tho suggestion of Cr. Hudson. On tho contrary, ho thought it quite the correct thing. Tt was then docidecl to postpono consideration of tho matter until the next meeting of the Council.

Mr Frank Davenport's Australian Dramatic Company produced the realistic and sensational drama, " Tho Webb of Faito," at tho Levin Town Hall hist evening. There was a, crowded audience, who extended to the various artistes a very cordial welcome. Tho piece wa.s admirably staged, and interest from beginning to the end never flagged. The plot is laid in the country and London, and was unravelled with much skill. Mr Frank Davenport, the deadly spider, was admirable as Victor Holmes, and was repeatedly applauded. But Mr Philip Selwyn, as a naval officer, was the most popular character with tho audience. Miss May Gwynne as Lilian Renshaw, wa.s the heroine of the pieco. She played with much emotion and dramatic effect, and at the elose of the play camo in for an ovation. Mr Fred. Raymond, a detective, Mr Francis Roy and Mr George Vance, all eontributod to itihe success of the evening, while 'Miss Ivy May, Miss Kathleen Carlson, and Miss Dorothy Dniiton. ,pnv? evidence of having carefully studied their parts. The scenery was particularly effective, .and was paint, d by Mr Kenneth Clifton. Considering this is the first tinw the nixr V'as been produced in Now Ze-ilnnd. the company no doubt feel flr.tt-..-: - r>c] at last evening's reception.

Wet weather Tins bw> prevail* in these parts of laito. and it ];:;<■. made p big difference to many people. Snmo are delighted, but some .ire ;li."piritol Thc'so dispirited by leakinc boot.* shouVl tnlre their troubles +o Fred. Pink: it is surprising how much more chewful people become when their looky boots are mnde soipyl. Pink's l°a.thVxr mav be dependorl upon. Something wisonnblo in the way of new r.+rck i? to be s-ppn it Pink'f "thir: woe].-. Come in jtju! the vari"-:is liiip.'.— Arlvt.

Mr A. Coy. of Shannon, soys that '•a hns never lind nnyfhinp' m trnocl for ixMin-Jifl pn'i cold o , pri.'l ""hooping f'OHjrli r- , ; Remington's Lirinorif CourrJi C'.iro. Ho «nhvav. c lia»s somp nt hnnrt. in r-Ts-> any of tl;o faniily fei i>1 -1 , "'ii or f r -nr , Vqtlol].* I^r>;p n+ J+, rall }}~ from ?.lr W. H. Gunning. RKnijmvn: V" A. "W. T?.n.l,n,H-c. Tol- . mam: or P. C. Remington, Lovin. at la 6d and 2s 6d per bottle.—Advt

Members of the AVairarapa egg circle received over 2s a dozen after deducting carriage, commission, etc., for their first consignment of eggs to Wellington. Notifications of intention to make special rates in the special rating districts of Shannon, Tai-arua, α-nd Kara Road Extension are advertised to-day by tho Horowhenua Omui'ty Council. Litigation in the American courts concerning moving picture patents, which has resulted in a victory for : Mr Thomas A. Edison, has revealed tlio fact ithat Mr Edison receives .CM-50 a week in royalties from the moving picturo'business in the United States. Mr Kootu to Hiwi, a clever young native aged about 24 years, died at Pukekmraka on Saturday, death being due to consumption. His body was yesterday taken, to Ohau, whoro ho was woll and favourably known, having been resident there for a considerable time. -Otnki Mail. Tn connection with the alteration of hours of attendance by the Postal Department on Friday next, tho 20th inst., the. usual weekly doslvttoh of mails for .. iistralia, United Kingdom and. Europe, etc., will close at the Levin P. 0. at 6.15 p.m. on Tlmrsday, l'Jth. in lieu of tho ordinary oWing lionv. i.'o. S ■a.m. Fridays. There was about half-nn-hour's delay in beginning tho Anglican Church service in Mnnakan yesterday morning owing to the key having been mislaid. The Otnki Mail reports tlinit in the afternoon n "flower service" was to have been held, but owing to tho Severe weith°r and tho consequent small ;> (ten da .nee the service was pn«ffnnnod for a fortnight. Thn Rev. C. Smith was niwont both in the morning and afternoon. Having bnen fooled early on the morning of the first nf April, R. McQninney, of Roufroten. thought 'it was but a fair thine to send the local constable on a wild-goose chase. Now. it so happened Jfliat the con-.t-fabU' ivns bnsv. pikl ho lest, so much time and temper on the fool»rrnml that he returned and gnv<> McQuiimev a thrashing. Tho bitter bad tho pnlicpriifvi before tbo Mtttristratn on >•> claim for C 5 damages. Mr Thomson'*, svmpnlhv "•it! with fho bnsv poliloemp'i was advisor! to quit foolinw v,"it'll the law. Fourteen .shillings a pound is offered for three pounds of fanners' fresh butter, as first prize at the National Dairy Show, with twenty shillings as third prize-. Ju adchillings as third prize. In addition _ there is a .silver challenge cup of twelve guineas to be won three times. The enltry fee is only two_ shillings for members and two shillings and sixpence for nonmembers. Tho premiums are the largest offered in the dominion .and a big competition is expected from all parts. A post card to ftho secretary, Palmerston North, will get you a copy of the prize list and details about many other valuable prizes offered to farmers. The Prime Minister after opening the new post office at AVyndham on Friday last, said : "AVo have given the fathers and mothers a good post office, and now those, children that 1 see about ma shall have something I am going to ask 'that they have a school holiday to-morrow." A wee hoy piped up "To-morrow's Saturday, sir." "So it is." replied. Sir Joseph: "but never mind, you shall have a. holiday on Momlnv." Thereupon a general laugh broke out and the Minister was told that Monday commenced tho term holidays. "AVeil. wo won'it ho beaten," said Sir Joseph, "Yon shall have your holiday on the first day of thn reopening week." Then the cheers °VOSO. In order to secure a constant income with which to pay labour, cost of living, current expenses on a farm, it is -dvsir-nblci to possess live .stock of several kinds says the Live Stock Journal, so that if one is contributing less to the exchequer than another, another may, to some extent, make it up, and thus do away with the need for turning labourers adrift and neglecting necessary work, such as care of fences and ''the cleansing of ditches. If the interests are varied, thero i.s no reason why the horse lover .should not try to excel with his favourites, or tli:- cut He or sheep man to develop -hi« herd or his flock. bH tho prevailing conditions and prices in many cases favour the all-round stock farm. Tho ftltham correspondent of the Tarannki Herald writes: A few weeks back there was a peculiar finale to a country dance held in this district. The residents round this particular hall wcio keen on dancing, and one and all rolled up in expectation of having a good time. They wore disappointed, a.s juslt before operations two ladies .suddenly found themselves together, and immediately lost no time, in expressing their opinions of each other and their relatives. Tho M.C. lit a. cigarette and waited developments. Tho wrangle continued and then tho iini.sici:s:i thought it was time to take a hand and struck up the music. He. made his concertina, sing barn-dances and waltzes, but the women resolved to make the most, of tho opportunity. The M.C. retired in disgust, itho musician hnaved his musical box in c-orner, tho caretaker closed things up, .and at i)..'K) the "two ladies" had not completed their ta.sk of passing eomemnton each and every ineidenitnl of their respective lives. In all countries tho itsile of travellers about the persistency of carriers plying for hire is much tho same. In Diinedin the trouble at tho railway station in 'consequence of the anxiety of tho expre.vsmen to see.ii.To it "job" i.s frequently brought forward. The Ota go Daily Times reports that the trouble- was ventilated in tho Dnnedin S.M. Court last AYodnesdny, when three expressmen were charged with plying for biro within the precincts of the railway station. The circumstances of cue of tho cases were that a traveller from 'the south asked a. porter to take his luggage to an expressman without specifying the one he desired. Whoii the porters' truck came within viwe of the stand three men rushed forward and two seized pieces of tho luggage, while the third, after unavailingly seizing the harrow, retired. Sub-In-spector Phair, in. outlining the case, said much trouble was caused to travellers by this habit of rushing forward, and not infrequently liurfTMgn went astray. He understood that an agreement had been pomp to that the men should stand buck in a line until engaged, but tli ait had been frequently broken. The case resulted in tho conviction of two of the defendants. Users of Carbolic Tooth Powder should try the new Carbolic Powder specially prepared at C. S. Keedwell'fl Pharmacy, by a new method for retaining the strength of the carbolic, which makes it delightfullv refreshing in the mouth. Obtainable in 6d or Is tins.—Advt. 3 Nelson H. Heath, of _ Bristol street, desires to be kept in constant memory by tho tradesmen of this town; also by any householder who may require parcels or goods shifted or despatched. He is on t°lAphmo 45. and h> guarantees to attend promptly and carefully to anv orders placed with him. # Ri"2 him up. Furniture shifting is his speciality.—Advt.