LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 June 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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An interesting discussion in rotrard to Cr. Mackenzie's letter tot-lie "('h roil id' on 'the subject of the local supply of tnr took place at I lie Levin Brrongh Council last eve.ninp:, and some remarkable of the wide circulation of the paper were incidentally mentioned.

Tit" farmer's trade i.s one of worth, Tie's partner willi tlic sky ami earth: Tic's partner with tlif• son and rain, aml no man loses for bis train : From Kimx to lingular, wbai'er befall. The farmer, he must feed them all.

Town pre/pert i-es iin Tim.arn ifstcadilv advancing in vnlu'e. (says the Herald). On Saturday a l>are section in Go-oro;e street, villi 20ft I'ron taire. and. coiitaininp; five perches, was sold hv auction to Mr .Tames Meeban. of Makikihi. for Ol'ifill, oi - ef|ual to CS.'} per foot of front a ■f.\

Ten guineas for an lionr or two's work is the unusually -at-i.r.'iriivc sub.jeit of an advertisement in another column. Tlic e'eniiineness am' ■fairness of tlic con lost is jtuji ran teed bv fli:> snb-ltmi't ial linn inaunuratino; if. ami our out erprisinti vomit' ])eoplc fa ml old too) would do well 1o learn particulars and forward their word in'.l.

Levin 1 >ori)iilcli Council veesterd.ay even inn ad fi i)t ed illo following resolution : "Tint after jiioin o; thrrniirli th> arrears ovinjr to (lie Council for iin.s fit.tinas. ns from six to nine months l::ivi> elapsed si hoc the accounts fi.r linings beeauio payable, notice lie izivi'ii fo nil who have made no effort to roduco their liabilit ios : 1o arraii"" for fln> payment of the s'Pi'i'' wit lon seven (lavs, otherwise nrocreilMM.rs li.. "oinmeiiced in the Maoist rn!"'s Court forthwith,"

F< 11 ■■■!)'.rh'iu; cothushes lost very heavily over the l':iilure of ■h'TSKS trained by ?\lesseil<a :tf) pn\ dividends -at v rites "Te X: r aio" in the V.'f'! liiiirtnn Fret r<:iiif-c. [f will Im> some tunc before .Ms:*v recover I'roni the shook, and if is reported tint sonic of them, iivdndinn ;i bntHier ;if Shannon. coniemplate leaving tho Fox-ton-trainod horses .severely intone in future.

So far as may be seen from the railway line (tie hund.red miles oi so of count rv lief ween ('liristchureh •and Tim.arii :.s look inn in {rood case for ibis lime of the year, says a writer in ibr Chnshhureli Eve-nine X'"ws. It is true that the growth of grass has apnarently .stopped on the IMiior laud, and slackened on (be b"tlcr rlas.s of snils, 1 >ill then is .-it ill a loied di al of dryish feed (a natural hay), at which (the stock can nibble. The turnip crops seem I'a.irlv iT'io'l : stacks, inclining hay stacks, are numerous: and so far it sculls there are good. prcspeets for the wintering the stock.

The f111(t ion (if a thorough overhauliing ol the drainage. more esj">t" i; 111 \- c,f I}s e older houses of Levin. was raised at the Horough r.Hiii-i] lust eviMiiiilc. Cr. JTud■"'*11 said that lie hod had occasion to draw flu', inspector's attention to a disgrace!id c.T-o uf had drainage, and In- the inspector should make a comprehensive report upon 1li!> whole. drninage of t-lio borough. T'hi-t Mayor thought a monthly report should he presented on. the matter by the inspednr. Evenluiill.v. 't wis agreed. on the motion id (r. Tlndsrii. to instruct tlie in:'ct<irs _ to bring nn a report on the drainage of oil idd and new houses in the borough. The Town Clerk: Tins is rather drastic. Have they to £0 to every conneillorV as wjII? Tile Mayor: Certainly! A lady who was in Kngland two or three years ago tells oi' a r:it-hW amusing encounter between hoi s'ui and Kino; "Ivl'W'ird. Brighton had heen tailing ofT as a resort, and Ih'e Kin l .: had kindly dropped in in i'("--pon«e to a piteous petition praying his majesty to freshen up it- pojiularity with a royal visit. On tin' afternron of the day after the Kind's arrival, a small bov who '-■'ad hei; n walking impatiently up (and down th<> smds. appreacfhed an eonnlly solitary ehWlv frentlcni.an in orey. and so id: "Will von please till me the time, sir?'' The e'i'utleman locked at his watch. "Ten to foui'." he said. Th" voniiLi'sitor gave an ejaeiilatmn of wnpo.t ivnee. heen w;ilkin<: up and down for (wo hours thiukiii' t'> the hh:omin' King," he said. "'Well. Hiv hoy itake a good look.'' retd'"d the grnfh'iimn in grev. "'What!" p-ispc-'l tire youngster, "are von the Kino- " "[ am." 'I he hoy gazed for a moment. "AVell l.m blessed." he said. "TTav" they stolen voit.r crown ? They stole- our umbrella. You liave to he careful in Hr.ighton." The l,«y after telling his adr fiires warlied tr> know why the King Sca,t on a sent to I'VUgl). At the Levin Boiough Counc.il yesterday evening n letter was recr.ived from Mr T\\ 11. Gallich an. secretary to t.li<» Levin Carriers' Association. stating that lie was instructed hv the Association to eomploin (if the action of a certain carrier in eari'ving goods other than passenger's luggage co.mtrary to the borough bv-laws, which clearly stated that fOlhs was the amount allowed to each passenger. On the Ist of May two 'buses of the carrier in question took from the station two passengers who had four leather trunks for which excess for 3ewt was paid, besides personal luggage. "The carriers of Levin," continued Mr Galliebon. "hove to depend on all goods traffic for their living, wind the.v feel it very hard to see luises taking heavy goods from the station when there' are several carriers attending the train. Mv Association wishes me to place before your Con,noil this complaint, and also to state that o deputation will wait on the Council to explain the facts of the ease."—Cr. MeKenzie thought this a nrntter for the- court to decide. The Town Clerk: Tt is a matter of the hvlaws. Cr. Hudson: And it is for us to srw that- the hv-lows are not infringed. Ao no dopnta'tinn was ivi'scpt, tho Mayor formally movrd that the le/t.ter he received, and this course wns agreed to,

Tlie following will represent tlie Levin ladies' hockey team against Otaki, a.t Manakau, on Wednesdays A. Spencer, M. Hurley, E. Bird, L. Ambler, il. Sfcuckey, C. Williamson, E. Craig, W. Whitohou.se, M. Francis, I), Beadiing, A. Lewer; emergencies: E. Lewer and 0. Wilton. A coach will leave the post, office ab 2 o'clock sharp.

Levi,n Borough Council yesterday evening parsed a -resolution to the effect that all applications for water for power be dealt with ihy the Council as a whole after being reported on hv the Water Works Committee. Cr. Hudson remarked that the Council had only a very, small power of supply, and if Foxfcon waygoing to he supplied there would be little tr> spare. The sooner the public knew this the better it would he.

Despite. the .awkwardness of getting evidence from native.'; when ill the witness box, the symbolic answcre sometimes given to ining counsel are th'e poetrv of the language, remarks the Opunake Times. A native witness said the first grouting given by the Maori a caller was to have som'e "kai." Counsel in cross-examining: "Suppose tlie bad man make ibad korero •vbnoit you. von ask him ta kai next d-av?" "Oh. perhaps not then," replied the natiVe, .and, pointing towards tlie burning fire. «i.id, "kovero too hot. then, but all t,be same when kor»ro get cold, give him the kai then."

A Chanteeler hat nearly eav.sed a riot in Naples reeent.lv A vo ino woman wearing a particularly striking example of this species of headgear appeared ill the Via Toledo and was speedily surrounded bv a crowd. The laugh,(Vr end gibes of her critics cawed the yon up woniian Ito seek refuko in a shop, where she fainted. Meanwhile the er.a-wd ipic,i"'-iased until the traffic was interrupted. The mob refused tr ■Hspcrse un'til the wearer of the Chanteeler hat reappeared. Finally a man dressed as a woman mas son.t out of the shop carryiiw the derided bat in his hand. Four policemen escorted him through thie which hissed and groaned. Later the owner of tlie hat went bini" in a cab. She has destroyed the hat.

Apropos of the paragraph in yesterday's Chronicle villi re.tVremv to the two six Ithousand gallon wafer rats which are being fixed up at Levin station for the purpose of supplying the main trunk loeomotiv -s. it is interesting to note (that the one at the funther c-nd of the platform "■eing south is nearly completed. The en' f on id i:io:i iV, 'aid. ai,.' 1 "h«- fianie it iaivah voo-.l on vine)tin- vats vill be placed, is praer-ie-allv finished. A L r o"d deal remains to he done to the vat mt the Levin end of the platform, but even ben th" foundation of masonry h,as been laid. The stationnwister, as vet. has had no official inltimation wber the trains will water at Levin, but it is anticipated that they will d( so earlv in Julv.

The committee of the Levin Pomain C'ifhidie (dmndi, through Mi John O'Donohuo. is coutcniplatiiiß inst,ailing a water supply at the 'diurch in Mako !Mak"o road, and al last evening's meeting of the Levin Borough Council .a hitter was re'■eivcrl from ATr O'Donohue inouirinig the cost annually of an ordin arv water supply for tlTe sacre- 1 "difiee. "I understand," added 'Mi O'Donohue. "that. pbi"os <f worshi-r are not s.]VM'iallv mentioned as an dwlliixf lienypc, hof"ls. etc. and I would like the Council's view. l, "ii the mat'ev. Tin- letter was, or the motion of the Mayor, referred to the waterworks committee.

An interest .in 2 bout of fisilouffs between two imdiriated individual.' ('says the Gisborne Times) Ava c broue'lit to an abrupt termination bv the appearance of the pnlice on ''ci'i'.e. One of the combn'.tauts de cyi'led the approach of the man in blue out of the crner ' r, f !i blearv eve. and made, off a wonderfullv rapid pace, eoiisiderin<r bis condi* ion Th- remainiiiur pugilist unconscioii'

'iMi"r of the de'-ampincr ' v f his opponent cf .the descent; of the lon<> arm of th'c law. continued his shad-e-w-y.ivirring nnitil a constable spran,o----•i jn-.i' + o"'mi bim, .ne.d niarehef 1 '"im off to cool his head and hi'-ernnb.-;tivo instincts' at lbe poli -t '•fat-ion.

It was announced hist week that a setltlenient had been arrived at oul <il cfiiirt, in the case i f X. A. Anderson v. M. and 0. Fosella, a claim for the surrender of ,a trap or payment of C(iO. Mr Fosella has been questioned by many friend?, and acquaintances as to the terms of settlement, and he wishes to have it made known that he has been made a considerable loser by the actions of certain people who, he •asserts, misrepresented matters t<; him when he was buying the trap, rt was not until six months later, he says, that he learned of the bill-al-sale existing over the trap. This bill was held by Mr Anderson, •the plaintiff in the recent court proceedings, and Mr Fosella wishes to make it clear that he attribute." no blame whatever to Mv Anderson. At the .same time, ho wishes to say that be has been the victim, at tin bauds of another party, of something too strong to be described in a

newspaper while the libel laws remain as thev are. In his letter t r the editor of "The Chronicle." he concludes as follows: "To avoid tlw torture of a court case, and the in'•rrvise of tbe already heavy cost, my wife and I handed over to tbe claimant, who holds the bill-cf-salc. the trail, mare and harness. We remain the losers of over C 50."

The local plumbers waited 011 the Levin Borough Council last evening nnil asked it to alter its decision as to granting private persons permission to lay on water from the mains to their premises, and also to resolve that only men who have served their time as plumbers should be allowed to connect the water services. The deputation .also asked the council, inter alki, to notify persons who applied for a wat.ei supply that they must specify tire name of /their plumber. A somewhat rambliing discussion ensued, and the rcfjuireuie.nits of tbe deputation became so involved, th.at the Mayor had at last to ask its spokesmen if they could really explain what .they did want. Mr Jones .alleged that some iiKin was going round the district makinig the connections. Asked to give a specific instance, Mr" Jones stated that tbe man iij (|iiestion had carried on't three or four jobs. lie was asked by the Mayor and councillors whom the ma.n was. and 110 satisfactorily reply being vouchsafed, the Mayor asked tlio names of tbe people whose connections be bad made. Xo definite reply could be given to this question, and when some other allegation was made one councillor interjected a cry of "rot." The Mayor told the deputatio.il tbe council would be ready to do for tbe deputation anything it could, but be confessed he was at a loss to grasn what tbe deputation actually did want. Eventually. the Mavor assured tbe deputation. that its grievances so far as tbe council understood them from tbe nlnmbers' spokesmen, would be carefully considered.

"When winter's frosts and rains abound holes in your boots aire nuioklv found. and so vonr comfort fails von. "When «?ncli a s-oitv case is yours von neWI not suffer lo.ii" 1 , because Ftvd Pink can rm'c what ails von. His 1 pa.flier lasts lik- n chronic front; bi.<? stitches bob l , and won't out: in fact, (to keen tbis jin-{l-lfl terse) he'll please your eyb a,nd save your purse.—Atlvt.

Parliament.is to meet on Tuesday, 28th June. Tlie annual meeting of the Levin Horticultural Society will talce place this evening «t the Centui.v Hall at 7.30. Tt is to be hoped there will he a good attendance. The Native Land Court is sitting ,at the Weraroa Hotel to-day, Judge RaAvson presiding. A considerable number of Maoris are present, several questions affecting the disposition .and allocaltion of native lands are being heard. Tt is expected, .that the court will sit for several days. Sunday last fsays the Feilding Star) was the fourth Golden Sunday in the. Feildiug Presbyterian Church, the collections' being duvotud to the liquidaf ion of the debt on the church building. The offerings 'for It'lle day totalled .COO 1 'is (id. and as tlie fund will be ope.ii until the end of the. month, this may lie increased. Four "Golden Collections" have now been taken-, and if'he aggregate is .IMOO, this in practically tiliree vears reducing the debt, from .CooO to .£loO. a fine achievement. These collections are taken instead of holding bazaars and sales of work. Yesterday afternoon Mr John Hooper, jnnr., clerk to Messrs Parker and Vincent, land agents, of Levin, was riding his bicycle at a fair pace down Queen street, when, boitib forks of the machine gave way. The young fellow was thrown hcavilv nd. he received sevre hrui e "s, besides an in.inry to bis .shouldr. He was taken in a tran to a doctor for attention, and it is likclv that lie will require a few davs' rest before he recovers from the shaking, which was exceptionally severe. Mr P. R. Harris, formerly land asrent in Levin, hav-m? purchased several acres on the Gladstone road, has been husr slumping, fencing, levelling and in other ways improving the •property. Ho will next plough thirteen acres, and then erect a residence. Mr Harris bias given the iiaiim "Follie Fnrni" to bis pnr"liase. it he name being cue fh.'it has bopn knenvn among his people in the Old C'lll lit"'* fev -'..ii. j-.t j ran. noHion wilb a farm. When settled in his new rpsidcep, Mr Harris int'-nds to go in largely for poultry rearing. On Saturday ni'dit an amusing accident happened close to 'Hie lviilwav crossing in Queen street. A well-known business man was careering for heme on. his bicycle. In one hand he held a pa reel of sausages and Another of oranges. With the other hand lie managed to carry a dozen egg.s and hold on to the forks of bis machine. He had just crossed the line when two young ladies came along on their hikes, and, .iust as gentlemen do. he tuvned aside to allow th» fair riders a free wav. But one of them also turned aside to allow the gentleman ( o pass, fnd I'iben there was .a collision. The lady came off. and salt down in the mud; while he with the parcels also came off and there was a seafaring of nork sausa ,v "s, "range' 1 and eggs in f<<» rc,"d. Tic anolngie'-' wee mutual. The gentleman found that, i' l a' l " 7 itic,ni to t'>e lors of bis narceK 1 , Vbe front wb-'d of his machine was damaged. •' Pegard-ing tree, culture, an eypert writes in the f'hrisfehureh Evening News, tlnat perhaps the most common error made by .amateurs is planting trees too deeply. This accounts very often lor struted •."•awUis and. often. the death of the free. W<> have agaiij/and a train lvticed the folly of such pla.mtiiiit. To plant a Vreo. especially i fruit tree. below the proper demths -s court- failure, for by setting the root deep in the cold around, away from the influence of the sun's ravs ■•Mid the iitifiue'nce of the Tir„ )i,s" against the v'evv first itriiK-inles of p-actical horticulture. This is worth noting just now, as the treenlaifting s'l'-as'-iv has started, nnd it : s advisable that ithose who do not, '-•new should. !>•• war""«l against this "Oinmion mistake. Where drainage ■ f the. soil is not geoil, and v.diere wrtev is H-'iWe t" lie in winter, a •■ncfinl wrniiMf is neet>s<-'.arv, for und.'-r sne.h conditions d-ep nlaniting : s absidultely fatal .'to the tree. An amusing instance of evasion by a back-blocks farmer of the extra, railway freight on imported timber was brought under the notice cf Site Farmers' Fnioiv Provincial Conference on Thursday (says the ('hri.stcburc.il Press). The farmer imported some timber for hurdles, and was informed by the railway authorities that he would have to pay freight and a ha.lf Ho get it sent to hi.s district. He pirtesfted, but as lie got no satisf.aoitioii, ho resolved to go another way to work. He had the 'timber made into hurdles in town, and the timber 'ii the ■ manufactured form was sent to him. The hurdles to'nk up threa trucks, while the unmanufactured, timber would have only occupied, one The fanner, however. <foit. lii.s hurdles at half freight less than he would have had to pay for the timber in its original state. Maids who work at home, or those who work for their daily bread elsewhere, will obtain in " Biinzoma. Civvnn " -a superior .artielo for the toilet. Tho daily use of itbis cream will cure all ronehness and redness 'if the skin. Obtainable onlv from C. S. Keedwell's Pharmacy, in .jars, at Is Od e,ich.--Advt.