LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 May 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

.Vnking aii.i unusual scenes w-ere observed in Inst iiight's skies. The til the moon was (juite uncb.sc.iva hi- irom Levin until a very lew minutes before ilie moment of >:.:ia 1 ii t v, i»ut when merely a laint ribbon i,l reflection was left on the maoii's surface the clouds parted for a couple Hi' ;i;i:iule.s and .allowed 11•.•;11 watchers l\i obtain an excellent. view of tile eclipse. Then the o!;>e's again rolled along, and it was a ease of only casual peeps until tlu- eir.th's shadow had passed wholly by. Then, with irritating eontrasl, tilie moon shone uninterrupted liy iniy cloud. During the shadowing of the moon there nafcurally was a much darker sky. and llalley'.s comet was ithus afforded a 11>itch better opportunity to ''sluiiv what it was made of" than il had had for the last seventy-six years, .so far as this planet lias been coticerlied. The western sky was entirely free from clouds at the time, .and the fiery head aiul vapours' t:iil of the erratic visitant could be .seen uninterruptedly, the t:'il being spread over several decrees of the heavens and in the form of a gigantic searchlight such as the warships mid fortresses project. After the moon broke clear of lier shadow and clouds Ibe comet seemed to shino with a much-dim-inished lustre, and its tail was noff visible in the furthermost degrees that it was spread across half an hour earlier. the Levin Druids are holding a quarterly meeting at 7.80. and it i< hoped tluit there will be a go•utendaiieo. as the annual 'election of ollieers takes place. Mr Prank Shaw, of "Wellington, who we- a candidate for AVairau at the last Parliamentary election, though ln> withdrew in favour of another Government candidate before the day of the poll, is spoken of as an opponent of Mr F. -M. B. Fisher far next year's election in "Wellington Central seat. -Mr Slmv lias h. •■u a close student of politics ii'any years past' and as he also j< n;<iod speaker and ri"_ni're'\ h" will lie sure to link" a 'rood showing in wlntever seat !:.» leav iji!■ i> to wbeu the ehvitions c;:'iii!> up far ''cordon. Tn the Y.M.C.A. nanus last night a meeting called i:> form a class in lirst aid resuUed very successfully. • r .1. ITarvey presided. The att eadaiu e ivas large. and it was usee :v ained thai from twelve to fifteen persons would become members of ire class. The lir-t meeting for study will !>.•■ held this evening, at R o'clock. Dr. Kennedy will act as. instructor, and Mr L. If. McCal--0--"! ;h .'-'ecretary. The seerelUarv will be pleased to give all available information to intending candidate--. A s.rio-euii'ie little scone was enacted in the Boulevard Voltaire, Paris, recently when a respectable lacking old man suddenly sank on a. bench and murmured that he could net go any further, and That this wa« the end. A number of persons hastened to his assistance, and a glass of brandy was fetched and pored down hi* throat. Tbe cordial appeared to have a wonderful effect, for in a very few minutes tlio old man hud regained Ins strength, and was able to resume his way with a light footstep. But lie had aiot gone very far .before a man who bad supports d-him in his arms pcrceived that his watch and purse were missing. The old man was arrested .and escorted to the police station where he produced the stolen objects and made a full confession. Ho said his name was ICdouard Bovin. and in his time he had been a successful burglar. .But now, unfortunately he had .grown old >a"d hi.T infirmities prevented him Iron breaking into houses and clin.br'g 1-dders. fTe 'nd. therefore. adoi>{- < 1 the more suitable although less lii'Tatire pro'essioit of "gni"df:.therV' fainting fit. The manager (if a largo ; loth nig factory in Chi isUdiurch, in cmiveTsaliou wiUi a Lyttelton Time. l ; reporter, said that lie and other ii.':i-kv.'i's in SitiLs «UKt costume,; had lrte b(v'i very much annoyed and inconvenienced hy the action of a H'.inil.'ci' of men -who ii:,d oUtrteu celling shoddy lengths of cloth from door to .!•- or. From his .statement it appears that the men go otib with ci;eap suiting; bougiiit fr. r; warehouses which they sell as bargains, and the buyers discover too late thai tea l-u;;'J.ei are cut short and composed of poor material. .fii.suinces were given, of sales of lengths rend feiet sho-rlt, and of mate-rial that could be retailed for 13s having been sold for 20s. "It injures our business," said tiho " for we are continually being ksked to make up those lengths. The -i.cn till the old stories o! a sailor .anxious to dispose of illicit Coeds, and the waroho :se sell.ng off iti old sltock, and dozens of irf.nw.i in Christchurch have be-u guiletl Ly th.e'r p.ausiblo stories,"

A continuation of Steele Rudd's story, " Oil an Australian Farm," is printed on ixage 4 of to-day's i-suo of " Tho Chronicle." Two children bearing Itlio name of Comet as secondary prefixes to their surnames have been registerid iu Levin this week by the local registrar. An up-country tailor prints the lolliiwiug plaintive announcement. "Would the person that stole part of the drapery, viz., six yards hiaci; s.it<en, that was in coinnnmoration ol our most beloved Sovereign King Kdward VI. from off the front! window of our sample room, High Mreet, Daiinevirke, kindly ,s J tate reainn for so doing.—And oblige, your most humble and obedient servant. 1). K. Cooper." A case pcsse.ssi.ng curious features came before the Supremo Court in L'bri.stchureh. It was a charge of rhcl't, with personal violence. The chief witness lor the Crown admitted being a convicted thief, and. ;hree witnesses for the defence made similar admissions. Ono witness, • u being asked where he met tho ■• jin|»ln.inan,t. said: "rnfortuinntely in Wellington Gaol." "Wore you ■ii business or an iuinaite,' 'queried ■ho Judge. "An inmate," was :lie response. His Honor (Mr Jus-t-ice Cooper) said the case had brought together a nice collection of •■{!giii\S, and directed the jury to 'ind a. verdict of "Not guilty." Tho wonderfully mild season ex,u rieiiced up to the present time has meant no inconsiderable amount "n '.be pockets of the dairy farmers, /[•marks the Taranaki Herald. At .nt.st of the Taranaki factories the ■jnan.tity of milk whicm has been Tci-ivi'd during the past several veeks has been abouit. double the inantity received (1 ui ing the same leriod last year. At tlve Bell 15]:;ck factory, for instance, tho out)U! lately lias been between 1000 sod I.loolb butter per day. The ■> ; '.f at t.liis faclory has maintained : very high average, one supplier :Mr .i. Polletti). whose herd is con'inel to ])iirebred and grade .Ter'evs. has reached as high as i.2 iately. The baznn.r which is advertised in o-day's "Chronicle," by the Angli•an Church, is for the purpose of •aising funds lor the extension o,f •it. Mary's \'ica.rage. Levin. The CVntnrv Ball has been .secured for Friday and Saturday. July 22 and 2M. and, the matter of decorating -he building and of arranging tho '.tails has been allotted 1o various •.-•dies of the congregation. The Weraroa church people intend holding thoir bazaar in the beginning ■r N'ovemher. and already they '•,a\'e received gifts of materials 'n m four IVellington firms, in adlitinn <:> f:7 -is. tin■ result, of a -r-luee ,-,'il" ledd hv Mr J. G. ! h nkin.: iu the Worn run T<'wn jiall. '':,■> eli"i'!i'et ii- committees of the ■birch -.v. hard at work in the re:o '-five ends of Levi ii township. A •ite in Keopa s 1 !-.."'-, alongside Bar-.-ilomev.-'s I. ill. ha.", hr-r-u secured ''■r the new church huildjn<r. A correspondent of the "Live -itoek Journal"' writes that a curi:lls belief was formerly held in West i)evoi:s'iire, and proiialily lingers .here .'iiill. This >va.s that, it one vent quietly into the cow-house or ■•iiel at !2 o'clock on the night «d" '!:ristmas I'ive you would find the 'xeii on their knees. And what :s a-; remarkable, when the caleni.tr was corre.'-ted the oxen conitinud t"<) obs.-'ice old Christmas Kve. Vn old cuiintryman. "vlio lived near !. luiicestou, told Hrand. author of "Po|iuiar n' iquities of Croat l!»i----..ain." that- he, with some other men .vt-tc!;ed their oxen secretly on the tight of Christ m >-: Kve. and at midright scrv-efl th ■■ two "Idcst ani::als fa!! on their knees! M B.dlii:;; (Xcw S,.:iih Wales) la:-lt, i'eek (ieorge Meimeti was charged vitli having a pi]i:-- hi his mouth "hile engaged iu the oci-upation of i but '■ !• '.■ r at Aiiders.-in Pres.' .shoji. Tlie inspector of nuisances. who een'! i: to the shop, saw defendant handling nmat. lie had a pipe in his mouth. The pipe- had b<v : >n. 'iiglit just previonsfy. Defendant •lid he had .just dropped the pipe. Mid bad only put it in his mouth or a mii'vufe. putting it aside imeediately afterwards. The i\lagis"ra!e said thai 'lie thought- the fact ■ f ilcl'euila nt having the pipe in his muitli. whether if was alight or mot was a breach of the by-law. but tb" ninimnm fine would (if, tlie case 'lufendant was fined 10s, .a:id 7s '■".sfs. A militarv doctor has discovered, :nd un lert.ik sto j.nii". by con••inciii'r ■taiisties. f!j.»,t f-MH-king. in'e.'l r-f I."illhad. !■' ";ood for the '■■■altb. Better "•■till, snfk'ers an" dmost iin mil ne fia-'ii m-ningit is. Tnl 4 l'i-ri'|'nr!'. i»sf-»d nf ah'-),-ed hv soni" medi'-il ne.n. 'inght ■I be haih'd with delight, and am"~ i'" 'threatened with <''•■ terrible '■rain ">• spinal attack shnuh l !■" ■!i''e (<iV to take th", nicotine cure. Tlie /li«-i-<>v»!vr of ;}ii* now S'-ieut i'i''act ; s Hr do Kermahni), r-f Ihe '"reach armv. He has patientlv gathered st'-'lfisHcs an' l -;\-nf.<-lit>:■ th" •.!"ge.s of (•'•rel:r'i-«!i">al disci<■"><.• ■uioeir the you;i,if -r-'-rui's 'if th/-. ' r rei!"h -r'-iv. "'id. as tlcir habit';, unrxiof <;)!>'.".■ ji)i+ 'if "•"01.-iuff. nr<» • ai-efnllv in th" rooorts. '>s U'to'l 1,1 C|l'l th"t f' "'.' f th" l-iihi' ijal *mnk"r« v'"-re ■*f-•-eked l.v J h.' fliVcc,,. The prnpn,.. ' inn, it "i- 1 -ilih'sh"d hv him. is t.WC'.< V fha + i" '"V. ''or cim. "H'n (if -V, • -i. pi r1 f T.- nj|i||.|,r n o-Jt-,,., ininh'.r of tl>ern "■" fl>. : r e'.ce" cl f.lip 'ni'i•.-. •/("•iI 1,,..,.V of ' A wondi'ri'u.l t ele])lion.e service i.s U> be :.;ipj- :«• d to ; I in, il rile teleoiu;:io stibscribi'-rs when Lin.! nisi : elepiiouo e\e]iange i.s connected, .lid tiiie w i'oU' i.i the inslallation:, ■onn.ieted with it. Tile switclihoard will be of the comnion battery :ype, in which all the current i--mpplicd from the siiigle battery in the ccntral otfice. Liimps on the switchboard, which will glow as soon •s a .subscriber's receiver i.s taken i'rem the hook, will at.tract the attention of tlie attendant. Tho present equipment is for !I00() subscribers. but the ultimate capacity of !he switchboard will be 11.700 liens. Kvery subscriber's line will have a meter connected with it. and on this the number of calls will he recorded. Special arrangements will he made for the rapid testing of lines. Should a subscriber leave a receiver off the hook the line will be connected with an appartaus known as a "howler." The subscriber cannot, of course, he reached by ringing, and so the "howler" will be switched on. and a prolonged howl sent through the receiver until the .subscriber replaces it on the hook. The .switchboard, it i.s hoped, will he. finished towards tho end of the year. When completed it is estimated that there will he upwards of 1,200,000 soldered connections, or 3000 miles of wire used for the various circuits. A well-known civil engineer, recently in Levin, speaks in flattering terms of tlie merits of "Benzoma Cream," which lie found remarkablv effective in keeping the hands soft aaml pliable during winter exposure. Tn Is Gd .jars, from C. S. Keedwell's Pha rmacy.—Advt. "W. R. Galliclian. carrier, wishes to notify that as from the Ist May his only address will ho Oxford Street, L»vin. Furniture careful|ly removed. All correspondence to J ho addressed enro of Levin Carriers' I Association. Telephone, No. 52.— Advt.