LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 May 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In niir leading column. 1 "-:. f."-:!r:v, will be- found soli!-' 11s:•;i] iind iiijormation, officially (ipi!:'.i. regarding the proposal In supplv Koxton borough witli water from the Levin high pri'K'.-iiiv . On another page of to-day's paper appears a special article descriptiveof the farm and homestead of Miff. X. Stephenson. of Shannon. A telegiam from the scrninr: of the Otag,o Provincial Exe-cuf ive of ilio I'Vi rniers' Tni'in w-a.s n |.- e ,i W,-!'); V, r •' f " i-11<* J■ a ! :jj:• r-" i<!"; i ! Ija - ' Company, Wellington. dicing IoV twenty copies of the pelitioti which is bhiii 'y r*ircn];i| (.»(] ]jy v.'ay of pro-t-esl against ilio Government's use of tlu- Crown Suits .V-t to avoid its lia.bility to _ compensate certain sufferers from injm i.\<? by it.« retail coal business in Wellington. J lie enterprising criminal hn.<1 J!J i) ;I \V;i y.s f■, i I?!'! IJ' 11-' <! ; :t, .i' del' to prefiiabh ;•<••• -:H. ■and the mail-order thief fir:?'ri"'■ 1 in America to a certain extent. One clever rascal in an advertisement offered to send n. complete set of parlour fui'ii.itiire for hie :■ vill sum of 17s (id, saving thit tin* picture {riven was an ox.a.-t This proved true to the ox 4 :.-at ' hit the furniture was no lar/er :!ian twit in t'u> pie'-nv. i : . t!i.-r words, it was doll's .size furniture where tlio inquirer naturally expected a parlour .set tlict ho c-i.iiitl use in .his own house. Vet thrro was nothing said in the ndverti.semeiiifc that wa.s not .strictly true. Wanted good Dairy Butter at Gibson's Store.—Advt.

.Mr J. A. Hut ton, Chief Postmaster at Wellington, has retired after nearly l(i years' service. Hoys of the Levin V.M.C.A. junior department are asked to bring llicir notebooks and pencils tonigh', .as it is "Observation Nieht." In future, the serial story by Si'V'le Uudd, "On an Australian will bo published throe limes a week in "'lhe Chronicle." The next chapter will be jiriiitcd •>n Saturday, 'and thereafter there will bo chapters published every ! Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. An except ionally large tree was felled in l.he vicinity of he Latrobe riv<M'. Vieioria, and c, pli( into Hillings. wliieb were. carted to Varra •'unction railway station. There, were ten thousand lift palings snli' from this one tree, and tlu; value "f them .at Varra diineiion wa.s C'B'2. Taranaki resident who has just, returued from the Waikato said ho was not struck with what he saw '>i ibe laud in thai district. At •'•lie place, he said, one has to pay 'id :• glass for water, and at: ianol'i"r (he .Mauri wahiues wear short dvirhs because they are. always aukle deep in the water and mud. The Mayor of Levin (Mr JL 11. Gar.loiter) has given notice to move at the next meeting of the Wellington Hospital and Charitable Aid Hoard " that the medical superinI teiident. Dr. TTardwieke Smith, report at the following meeting as to j tin* advisability of moving the ! Seddoii shellers to the Olaki Sanatorium grounds." 1' 11: s is the iirst time llia.t many Aia; ris have seen anything in the v.'.iy of a comet in the sky," said ■ m educated .Southern Maori, when speaking to a News reporter. He u'eiM on to say I hat they did not riga.rd llalley's comet wu any divad, but one of their traditions wis that any uiiusual display in the 1 •:y portended .some remarkable occurrence. Tile .Southern .Maoris had. when I lie comct lirst made its 'aran v. ;e I ilia i it por;.eU'led the death of some promineint oi-;..'.onage, and they were quite ■it is lie-'I (ha.l itlie death of lung 'vl.vard was a fulfilment of their j'ij;-:-lu-u-.--io!is.

A Ignition jeweller in ;v .small way ol : 1 >ii>imcss, who was insure'! !'■■■; by burglars. cliiiim^i • • ii■:.••! the insurance company for _'.V) 0. ii;*ll1ii; the value <jf noods 1;..' /i 11(■;/<-!I had been stolen from hi.s jjjvdiist'.s by burghir.s. The ipany tiui't: 11:! a.! ihe aeiion nnsjji •WO rollll' !. r '- iil.sl . ill;) I ill.: premises had never been entered by bandar.; ami that, no robbery had ui.'u-n place. I'lie second line oi d.ience was. assuming Hint a hur;"e iry lia'l t.aken olaee. the. total value of bis loss <lid not e\ce<'' ; ; I'll). Tile j'.irv I'oiii.d t hat his ] ii'm11i se.s lia.i It-en i i'!>l■■.!, ami tha" .i . U,i,il li'.-s wa.s |ii).; ir .•••.< tindinirs j.i'ijij;: -lit was onieri i"r t; i e company upon tin •i :uimi that 'lis claim v.'as fi'am'ii- , ut- ami ivi.-:ist■;l ihe n.jiipii.v from v liability id pay under ihe A nath.Mi" .-dory of the sea b- !■ I ill 1 lie (•:11 r • (J: a let ( "!• re •iv--! iii Sv'he'v recently I're;.: I,,.mien. La,st month the crew, ■'a ii: iieiaue; -■'» 11 a I:anil the p.is- ■ ii-s n! j.hi> British i'<ur-ma-;fe': ■'.'|-!|::e I'l'i.vili: e. rr: Vc.d at ! 1 lib ami reported that while tiiei. ; -'el was en a Viiv;i"'.<, Xari! .oai''! ,! - !') C".;ri•-< she t r11• ■' a r'iek ;■!11;■ i!i■ j; a !■ :)<e fn\.* in !ha vieioiiy of v :e;:e Norway, an i • 111 •11r ■1 fni'il". ain dun:;*. he.iol'e Ihe >- \es ol le- W||,- ami ehil

: van, ".'.'lie. wiih the remaind'T oi ihase eii In.;. rd, ill limits, i!" ws imp!"!''' 1 to have the ship. '■"I '"daily t'« ■ |/] ?• "7 : I.'cj, ;;l'lev Ihe heats: j will he coming seen." Tie' /. :•!<;, then pracii.-ally :n< a.'ie noihiio;" mere was seen .I' him. Th-> "ip*viv(-r> rowe'l te I! eeiii s; ;i; ii ; sh; w that t!m ! '*''t:li.-ii laie'me;', which a cetury :'t) •cp.-iiicii by i .'.a iiiy million ;n' 1 i>"i;!"::!s. i-- i:mr the mean.-; bv which ;;e few; r tha", a. hundred liiil-I-I:u:2.s. I'h'eneh. on the other hind. has spread than any of 'he ehiei' Ivil'j -pea ;i la ll'.aia for whereas ii. wa.s used !iy thirty-four million men .at the berdnnmp; .al t!ie a inetca' h eent ury. it i- now si>"l;en by fori v-six million. S'e'eiily milley. against tliir!v-six a hundred vertr.-c ; !, :o: skty-nme million.s Utisi•:n ae'ain-t- thirty millions: [,wo milli. e' s ' 1.. 11 i■; n. amiinst eieli- ' "('ll miiliee.-;; ami loi'ty-i'our milHoik Sp:itiisli. a'_ra!').--t thirty inilbon.'i. Tii;. !!■,! -lutlia i're.ss says:: 1/ -11 p' i Mi.slee, a; the me<«l iirr llll:l>e an-;iiees i;t' 1h" l''aiaimr<' '"lUiin on i'h n'ay. :re i te one •lenmen! ; mi ih' :i ?• i! ■■ i i of the inpeaiors in prohibitin!j; a bwiil Iruit■rer ih'om .selling bla<-kherries in - T-e'i'i- i for .jam-mal-.ie". mi te.' plea ihat iii.' berries came within tie see.pa el' i lie Noxiems Weeds Mr .Me'dey remarlceo .satinealiy that •vi'b n'ly the :.\>p:!rt;iieii{ •!; a t ->e;b"l black'hen'ie.s imsses'-"""! ■'V i m ina ! i iioualiti. -;. f-'enm neor i',;lk in flic bii."--li, v.'lio mpiit's . e ; lirtle thin'.'; to i I'a.ble them to itv en. !:a:l been serve'l with a net *''e : i 11:!U out eve-ry blackberry : :i j Jieir "a'"].''!-. Where was tliii : i , , t' ' i ■ S'::' '-si "U (lo sell . ha'l see 'ea nt-f"-- in one patli. It wi'iiM 'T.me to thi.s: tlm farme.i' '•iail'l lie coinpelled to pull nut the "oosch; rry hushes in his garden. 'I'llis Ae{ Cvoxious W eefl.c) lie coui •, !iav.i':ic.- ta i'm Statute In ih 1 : alr-e n| his tpeeeh at I ; a''ii I'nied bampict .at ,\i• 11 i 011. ti:-' Hoi;. T. .Mackenzie. \| ja I ' r f. •• .Viii iriilt ure. made t-lii* v,refcre'm-o lo the .Moilloii;j Siate !''erm : H.m Moimi- • i 11; i'm iies 1 i:i Ir : < 1o\•r io \\ aii.Lta!llli Ivlm ai ion Ibaanl. as sm.^reste.' 1 ! ,V >j r Vi'i!-"!!. b" '.sa--. afrai'i j about ibis station. Win-n ii was i'oiimi !'.eei"-'.s:'ry to curtail expemlii are ih.e in.-tre'-t mn v.ais to conduct t.he stall l m at a certain e\'pem!it II! e. 'I!ns Was not 'Ifllie. !l w-i'is declared thai all experiment* '.vonbl suffer under til-' cee:'!irio:"-e i'Votu thai t'ime i-ill a lew cay,-; a ef the farm ujider all lnauner ni it..T;i de plumes, deelarime: all niau- ... : .!■ ; l'i ee; '■ a-a-si i : ■ i:■ 'p-rt ■ lie Hi', and Ihe .shalion. It \'.as all a [issue of fals''liooas. ,\s a matter of fact, more money was spent, mi ihe station limn dnrin": Mie past two years. ,\.« to tlm pi-' I conducr of the station a. year bad been .speiii on the fruit .'a e'• n and yei it had been., prove ! that fruit could not he rrrov.'n. there.

\Vi>t weather has 'iwii prevalent i i tparts of In.'o. mid it lias itin(ll> a difference io inniiy people. S'«mn nro delighted, butsome .1 f(» d'.spiriicl. Tbno dispirited by 1 making b<if;t.<? should take t-hoir iv, i:!,in Fret], r.nk; it is surprising Jif)\v mi!"!' mnro cheerful people become when their Icakv bonis are made sound. Pink's !cii,ill(•■]• innv be depended upon. Something seasonable in the w.nv of now stork is to bo soon .it Pink's -Miis week. Come in and inspect the various linos. — Advt.

So immense is tho influoneo of good underwear upon tho health— to say nothing of tlio desirability and comfort- that, it is surprising that sr> little consideration is bestowed by men and women generally upon its selection. Tho manufacturers of "W. M. Clark's underwear are the largest and most experienced makers in Now Zealand. At Clark's you can purchase underpants, singlets, and flannels that are guaranteed unshrinkable. — Advt.

There are two petitions now c rculating in the Hoiwlienua district in reference to tho action of tlio Government in sheltering itself behind the Grown Suits Act, 'from legal action oil account or tlio injury clone to business fii'ms 'by jcnnl! dust Arising from its ototo coal yard in Wellington. General condemnation has been passed on tho Government's action, and the petitions are being signed very largely. Tt is felt that when the Crown Suits Act \ras passed tho possibility of the Government entering into retail business was never eontc.mpla.ted. The Act was meant <nly to npplv to largo undertakings such as Governments in every country undertak"", and ill effect it was • passed to dlow 'of the Crown being sued for accidents which occur on railways, etc. To use it <as a shelter from just obligations is to controvert entirely Iho spirit of tho Act. Mr TT. J. I!ichards is circulating ono petition in Levin and vicinity, while Mr Edwards, tho travelling representative of tho Wellington Distributing Company, is circulating the other between tho Hutt and Shannon districts. Keep your teeth white and fresh by using cither " Antiseptic Tooth Paste or Powder," both of which are specially prepared for C. R. Kcpflwcll's Pbavmacv. For smokers they ,nre just what is reouired to remore discoloration, and leave the month particularly refreshed.—Advt.