The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 May 1910, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Friday and Saturday, July 22 and 23, have been fixed as tho dates for tlio bazaar and sale of work in aid of the Anglican Church building fund (Weraroa). Arrangements for the event are now Inking perfected, and it is confidently hoped tli'Siit the results will.he as saitisfiactory to organisers <and patrons alike as previous similar fraictiions c the Anglican community in Levin lwve proved. Miss 15. Smart will play the pianoforte selection " Mjtrtlm, at the Catholic Concert to-night. A meeting of the Levin Borough Council is to be hold to-morrow overling to discuss matters of moro than ordinary importance to this town.

On Sumday last, May 22, the Sunday 'Seluool Anniversary Services of tho iMcithodist Ohurch, Shannon H J ore held. The preacher for both morning and .evening was the Kiev. Peter J. Mairs, of Foxton, superintendient of the circuit. The children of the school had been trained, assiduously for some weeks past, and (they acquitted themselves well in rendering the hymns. Tho condudtlor was M,r Alex Saumders, and the organist Miss Bnitt. Next Thursday evenb'g, at 7.30, th'e popular service of song, entitled! "Toddy's Button," will be given. Tlie reader will be the Rev. Peter J. Mairs, and! th'e musical illustrations will be given by <the Sunday school children. An enjoyable evening is expected and a cordial welcome is given to one and nil.

A team of Levin , junior footballers narrowly escaped serious injury on Saturday. They were being driven, in a 'braice to Otaki, and when Iftheir vehicle was going down (the big hill a little beyond Manoknu they had to steer close to the edge to avoid collision with another vehicle. Unfortunately ,the pole of the brake struck ia stump, andi (the shook was sufficient to throw the three front occupants from their box seats and to splinter the pole so much itihflt some time was lost in repairing it. The driver was badly shaken., and the other two were shaken also, but the probability of a very serious mishap to the whole pjarty was avoided ttihrough the lucky circumstance that somebody or something held 1 on'e rein for a, sufficient time .to run. the horses into the road baink, and so prevent them ■from careering over the other side of the roadlway, whore (the bank is dbeep.

The supper, niter the Concert, is under -tlie control of A very able committee of ladies, andmio stone will be left unturned to make this part of the programmea success. To-morrow evening, at Manakau, •tire bachelors of It he settlement mro giving their annual ball. It is anticipated! that iby this time moxt yenr one or -two -of them will not bo eligible to participate in tliis particular function. The total area of la:nd dealt with by the Nialfoive Land Court in tinNorth island during tiho past two months was 19(i,178 acres. Oi this nrea a little over 92,000 acres represented ilrands c-onvortod from customary laud into native freehold land. The balance was .the total urea. in. connection wiitili the subdivision of 102 original blocks into '107 areas. This evening an excellent entertainment will 1)0 given in the Town TTall, in aid of the funds of the Levin Convent, and the general fund of the diore.se. .An excellent concert programme has been prepared, and included in it will lie some firat-class performers who aire new to Levin, as well as a number whose excellence has 'been, tried locally on several previous occasions. The full programme is advertised in t'bis evening's "Chronicle." Another resuscitation tlialfe is likely to enliven 'the w,inter evenings in Levin is that of the li;nni,jo, Mandolin find Guiba.r Hand. The 'nucleus ol I,lie band will be heard at this evening's concert, but tliere are some half-dozen more iustrumentalisfs who are desirous of ,joining the orgaiiisatio.li, and ift is i roped that tli'ero will be several enjoyable concerts given by the combination during the coming season. Preparatory to this, several practices are to be held, on regularly recurring nighfts that will bo decided upon at an early da to. dr J. Kearsley lias been appointed conductor of the band, and under bis guidance it should achieve ia marked degree of snceess.

That the sniiall boy goes in terror of it ho .larger one is an unwritten axiom of the larger boy which i.s frequently challenged by the smaller once. Two Levin lads wore ■leaving their courage worked up to the lighting point, yesltordiay afternoon, 'by 'the inevitable two mates, while a. local minister and another citizen wvm conversing near by. The minister, marking the disparity in. tho size of tho disputants, told them to run. away, but the larger one declined to budge, and remarked, doggedly, "I'm not going to have that kid saying lv's not frightened of me!" 'The "kid," spurred on by his second, lvijwtated his defiances, and then the 'bigger boy .struck him. The smaller one must have fared badly in the immiinent sen Hie, but he was saved by the minister's prompt action. The .aggressor received a light cuff on the ear, and an intimation thait if ■he bullied the smaller boy any further he would experience a, harder knock. Tlie bigger boy wavered a while, but in th" end he followed the examnlo of the hosts of Osmyn of Granatin, who "ltyfh to fly. but forced to yield, abandoned sullenly tlm field." Tn a homely wnv, the "vent w.i.s nn illustration of how li.ttle initial firmness fin men ins in i''-Vicn«o soir,"f'>i?c prevents more srrieus quarrels beino; developed.

'Hurt the Tayloir-Carrington Dramatic Company is popular in Levin tion of Mrs Henry Wood's overing, when, before a crowded and ■enthuskisrtic audience, the members gave a highly successful dramatisation of Mrs Henry Wood's evengreen novel " East LyiMie." l (, roin 'beginning to end the audience followed the unravelling of the piece with studied interest, and wa.s alttimes practically carried away by the more emotional scene.s. M.is.s Carrington, as La<ly Isobel, wa.s « woudorful study of a very complex chnracter, and played with power and resource. ..i.iss Dalton gav<> a most effective presentiment of preiLty Barbara Hare, while Miss Ali-nnie Lancaster, as Corney Oarlisle, Rent the audience into roars of laugh-tor by her .amusing acting. Mr Charlie Taylor, as Captain Levison, was a cold, calculating villain, and be played bis piece most masterfully. Mr C. Archer was seen fo grealt advantage as Tsobel's husband, and acted with nn oarnestit.('.«s that carried conviction with it. The liirgo. amount of comedy tOvat wa.s introduced, served as a strong contrast to the many emotioiml ■scenes of the piny, with the result that the audience wn.s kept boith interested and ;i in used from tho rise, •to the fall of ihu ciMitain. The flrnuin concluded wiHi n lienittilul illuminat«d. npotheosis, Allowing LitiHe Willie (Tsobel's child) among the la.njrels.

A protest is made by tlio Fannois' Union Advocate against the proposal of the Ironmasters' Conference to increase tlio Customs tariff so as to enable them to compote 011 equitable, terms with imported machinery. "There are, according to the census," says the Advocate, "3(j)3 persons engaged in connect tio.n with iron working, including implement makers, a.nd suppose till at we say there .are 10,000 in all, workers and dependents on tlie trade. At the very most they will not consume more than £10 per head- men, women and children — of the primary prod nets of the Dominion, (that is, £100,000 worth in all. Yet our surplus products amount to many millions. The prosent tariff is 5 per cent on machinery in connection with mining and dairying, including a few other lines which are seldom imported, and. of <x>urse there is a surtax of 10 per cenit on foreign goods. On the greater number of manufactured articles ivh pay Customs duty at the rate of twenty per cent.. If freight and charges be added to this it would bring it up to about 30 per cent, but even that is notenough for the ironmasters. We must add to the 5 per cent another 28 1-3 per cent, and the 20 per eent_ lot 13 1-3 "per cent to keep the industry in existence. Wo import dose on a million sterling of machinery of vail sorts, and a 10 per cent addition to the duty would mean £100,000 more in taxation for

the primary producer to pay. TIIO whole of the wages paid in iron and hrass -foundries is £144,340. to 1814 hands (if wo take these alone, and ilt is the mnstrrs of the irdustrv tihat the conference consisted of), so that th ere are a very small number WTfltTsd. The f" ,r >it«il of | ■he.se ventures is under £800,000." Da not [jr.,!; o'l l>uy::'g your ticket", lor the Catholic Concert till th:» last jiii.ii ut-f. !n tiie rush for sjats co hear such first-class talent, you may find the doers closed, and a. pliK-aj-d up, marked "Full House.'' Therefore, secure a ticket. Thank yon, madam, which kind null you take; wo have Horehoum! Heer, Hop Beer, Ginger J3eer, Ginger Ale, Kola Champagne, Lemon:ule and Football Punch, all at Is Gd per jar. Dean and Rawson, Levin.—-Advt.

So immense is the influence of good underwear upon ibo health— to say nothing of the definability and comfort-that it is surprising that so little consideration is bestowed by men and won;en generally upon its selection. The manufacturers of W. M. Clark's underwear nrfo the largest nnd most experienced makers in New Zealand. At Clark's you can purchase underpants, singlets, a,nd flannels that are guaranteed unshrinkable. — Advt.

Jnconheotion with the regrading of the WaaJcato irailway, near Tauptau, it has been decided to expend £8000 on additional buildngs and £12,000 on equipment at Petone u'orksihops.

Mr Cyril Wilson, of Levin, (lias accepted an appointment to the staff of Komber and Co., accountants, of Wellington, .and ho will leave for the capital city early next week. During Id's long connection with iLevin he has been veiy intimately connected with sport and its management, and .he may be recommended with safety (to aH Wellington hookey enthusiasts, as n young man, whoso co-operation will be found invaluable.

According to the Registrar-Gen-eral's quarterly rtiturn, tho Euroj)ean population of the Dominion iiu-reasetl by 4.554 during tho quairUtv Mia.rch 31, "maiding (a total estimated population (excluding Maoris) of 987,480. The addition of the Maoris and inhabitants of the Cok and other Islands, ■as returned by the census of 1906', brings the total up to 1,047,551.

For April month Eltham Dairy C-onipa.ny manufaotured 1f)9,0071bs of butter-fat, an increase of 26,081 lbs compared with , the same period of last year. Tho pay out amounts to C 6070, this being at the irate of lOd 'a lb. An extra payment of :,'<! a lb is to be made on January, I'Vbrnary and March shipments. The present output is 70 boxes of buMcr diiilv.

The wiithiisiasm of a AVaihi resiih'iit during the reading of tho proclamation of King Georgo V. at Waihi caused, inconvenience to several of his fellow-citizens. 'Phis gentleman gave* vent to his feelings by ringing tin; iirebell, with the result/ 'that several members of the lire brigade hastily donned their uniforms and made all speed to the station, only (o find that tho supposed alarm was intended to bo a note of joy. (\units' movements are so erratic .that there is no depending upon them. Some people are beginning t:> think the moon shares the same characteristics, seeing that she failed to sustain an eclipse tha't was announced for her in last night's issue. However, the eclipso will occur early this evening, without fail, and the occasion will give -observers an excellent opportunity to see the radiianco of the com eft undinimed by tho luxuriances of opposition luminaries. Mr H. Hoey, of Whangarei, who is well-known in swimming circles, suites his intention of shortly leaving for England, via America, with the objecifc of attempting to swim •tht> English Channel. Hoey is a noted long-distance swimmer, and has won New Zealand amateur championships, and he says he would like to be given an opportunity of a!tempting the Dover .to Calais swim. As an item of interest to sportsmen, the Manawatu Standard mentions that the local racehorse owner "Mr Highden," has disposed of Gloss, who was purchased on behalf nf an Australian sportsman on Saturday. Soult's minimt-nre daughter only stands about 1-1.1, and is uiidoubtedly one of the smartest of her inches set'u ont for a ennsider■nhlo period. Wren's thousand, to bn run at .Ascot in September, i<? no doubt to be Gloss's mission.

The long-delayod irrigation works on (he Steward Settlement are at last on the eve of lieing put in hand, and the settlers lvjoieo in tlio prospect of having the waiter on thoir iillotment.s for the cominji .sprinrg. The Government called for teii'dor.s to do the work, hut as the lowest was much nhove the estimated value it was not accepted and now it ih.as hoe.n decided to carry out the irrigation on the co-operat-ive principle. Labour is assured lor a. number of men and horses throughout the winter months.

Dr Crawford, one of the Southland delegates to tlio New Zealand Rugby Union's meeting, said, facetiously, that he was interested in the. preservation of child life and thoughit' tliat a football was as important for childron as humanised milk. Speaking in support of more encouragement being given to schools in outlying districts, he mowtionod that his union received nil kinds of requests for assistance. One recently received was from a country schoolmistress, who inti'iiated tliJit her bovs desired to play football and nskod the miion to 'please send along t size big enough for six bovs."

The biggest dairy herd in 'tlio world i.s in tlio Argentina, where, at the Cabana Cesaivs, thero uw milked in the summer 15,000 cows and in the winter 9000. The milk, says an exchange, is gravitated from the sheds to the dairy, and while there i.s an enormous quantity of butter and. cheese made up. and a big conmilk output arrived at. there is much of thy milk used in the making of a swootmea.t, soiiir'tliing like a chocolate, which Ls sent nil over the republic.

A bacon-curing establishment :it Tauranga I onus the latest outlet for tho manifold activities of tho Salvation Army. About two and a half years ago tiro Army entered into tlio fishing industry At Tauranga, with tho object of providing work lor the Maoris in which they would bo under its influence and secure from tho temptations of idleness or unscrupulous Europeans. It was also thought that the profits of tlio industry would cover tlio expenses of the Army's mission outposts among the Maoris. Tho experiment lias proved successful, many of the native fishermen have earned substantial cheques, and quite a number of them are now buying their own motor fishing boaJts. Hecoiiitly a, bacon-curing department lias been added to the industry, in order to utilise the plant and labour during the off-season for fishing.

The. IJoTOwhenua. Hockey Association has deckled to continue tlio matches of the first round as on the (lutes oi'igiii'ally selected, ami the two fixtures postponed on May 11 n.nd 18 will bo played n't the end of the first round. Tho matches for to-morrow, therefore, are:—Ladies: High School v. Utaki .at Levin ; Ohau and Levin a bye. Men's : Rovers v. Manakau, nt Manakaii (Mr Mcßain referee); Levin v. Rahui, at Otaki (referee Mr Peiiin). The Rovers team to play Mninakau to-morrow will be: Goal, Howe; baciks, Browsiter and Allen ; halfbacks, Watson, .Smart, Allen; forwards: "Wilson, Ha.swoJl, Tliorne, lVM.it a.nd Laurie; emergencies: Arnold and Rotter. All players nro asked to bo, at the Post Office, Levin, punctually <it 1.30, as it is hoped to make an early staitt <;f tho game. The Manokau team will be —W. l|nll, A. Atkins, L. Bacchus, Karauiti, W. Revan. J. H. Andrew, W. Noes, W. Tliomfls, M. Bcvan, J. Ropa'ta, P. Bennett; emergencies: R. George, B. Gleeson. Xatana. Coiino and see Mr J. Cirrran in the Irish Jig at the OaWiolic Concoi+b to-night. Mr Rutherford is filling thod'ntios of at the Catholic Dance tonight. "W. H. Gallichan, carrier, wishes to notify that as from thn Ist May his only address will _ be Oxford Street, Levin. Furniture carefully removed. All correspondence to bo addressed care of Levin Carriers' Association. Telephone, No. 52— Advt.

A correspondent furnishes the Waimate Witness with tho following striking evidence"of tho shifting and curiously unsettled character of settlement around Taranaki during recent years. "Within a radius of five miles of Mnnaia," ho saya, "not more than two people who were here fifteen yea*s ago airo amongst us to-day. How is this to bo explained? Quito simply, lhe boom in land values gave them what they deemed to be their opportunity for putting away a big lump sum of tho unearned increment, after which they lit out for other places."

A Christian scientist came across a small hoy sitting under an apple, tree doubled up with pain. "My little man," -he said, "what is tho matter?" "1 iate some green apples?" moaned the boy, ''and, oh, how T ache." "You don't ache," returned the follower of Mrs Eddy; "you only itbink so." The boy looked up in astonishment at suoji a statement, and then replied in a, most positive manner: "Thlat's ail right; you may think so, but T'vo got iusido information."

Mr 11. C. Bird, brother of Mr Frank Bird, Clerk of the Court, Stratford, recently had a marrow escape which is thus described in an Australian paper: "Kelsa Bay was the- scene of a somewhat stirring incident on Sunday. Mr It. C. Bird the purser of the AVakatipu, having decided to swim divested himself of his clothing and wont overboard'; After splashing and rolling in the water for some time,, lie was startled by a shout from the second engineer who bad been watching him from fche deck. Unnoticed by him, a largo octopus had aproached, and lin was not aware- of the danger until it was almost itoo Into. Help, however, was at kind, ami the ship's boat, manned by the officers and. third engineer, was soon speeding to his assistance. AVibb considerable difficulty lie was hauled into the boat, almost exhausted. Attention was then given to tho octopus which, still had the temerity to remain. After a struggle, in which two tbcwit hooks wei'p repeatedly driven into tihat formidable opjxineiit, i'fc was at length captured and pulled into tho boat. It was a fearsome creature, and with its huge parro'fc-like. bpak and far-reaching tentacles was enough to inspire fear in the bravest."

The enjoyment of your batlbs will bo greatly increased, if you have a really good toilet soap. Suprema, skin soap is just the kind that will made a. bath sweet and enjoyable. Price, 9d a cake, 2s a box, from C. S. Keedwell, Disponsinig Chemist.—Advt.