The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 June 1910, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY LOCAL AND GENERAL.

lii to-morrow's issue of " The CHimnick'" will appear an .iittervioiw w.iit-h 'the Mayor of Lov.in in connection with the decision 'of tlie Foxtmi Horough Council ,not to'take its supply of waiter from Levin. fn connection with the euchre tournament among the Levin Friendly ModeticiS, sonnies - wore again re.su 111 etl ytsterdny. Tlie Fire Brigade was defeated by the Oddfellows, and the Foresters wore defeated by the Druids. These matches brine; the second round: to a. dose, and the position of narties is tha't the Foresters, Oddfellows and Druids are equal. Aim indignant rifleman writes us from Shannon, a trifle incoherently, .apropos of a sitatemenlt in last nipjlut's Chronicle that "it may he safely said that from a markm'anship point of view Levin Rifie Club is the premier rifle club 0111. the "West Coast." The Shannon man sarcastically enquires why the Levin Club failed to win the Field Rhiekl if tiliey wore the premier marksmen, and ho adds Itili'a.t itlmt valuable trophy rests on the Shannoni' president's sideboard, secure from all attacks by Levin or any more southern centre. Tn response to our correspondent's objections, we agree to amend the paragraph hv inserting the words, "excepting Shannon" after the words "West Coast." An amusing incident occur rod in counedtion ■with l the Diploma Bay procession in Christehurch. Tlie dim of the students' joy was heard hv the people in the Magistrate's Court, and many left the building tio see tlve fun. Among the people who weint out was a well known, barrister and solicitor, who w-as immediately "bniled-up" by a couple of student policemen and a very Diploma Dav soldier, who charged him with .being Powelka. They kept the man of law in the rain while they made a few playful remarks about his appearance, and then, after declaring that ihie was not the man they sought, (the trio scampered off to reioin their companions. hut not before the barrister had recognised one of Wis own clerks,

Arthur J. Nicol, who met with a serious accident at a sawmill at Nireaha last Thursday, and mis "brought to the Pabiatua Hospital, died yesterday from tho effect of the injuries. The other day there died at Linwood, Ohristclmrch, Mr John Conard Vogel, in his 8()th year. Latter in the same day his widow, . .iizabeth, passed away, in hctr 85th year. An Auckland telegram despatched yesterday stated that tho AVaihi Grand Junction crushed, 6300 tons foir tlte four-weekly period .just ended for a return of bullion valued at £10,J109. The total woni from the mine to date is .£310,193. This evening tho Levin branch of the .Salvation Army will give an entertainment in Weraroa Town Hall in aid of the building fund of the Anglican Church at that end of Levin. An excellent programme has been prepared and a big audience should be the reward of so deserving an object as the. one in view.

That it pays to breed and keep a good quality of (initio is a. fact that is fadt thrusting it.self upon the attention of the fanners ■ (says the Elt.ha.m Argus). Hero is an item of local news that may help to hammer the fact home. Mr Jacob Marx sold 26 wenners. grade Jerseys, at prices ranging from C 3 to £1, the average being C 3 10s. Seeing that they were purchased by a dealer it nifty safely be Assumed that they have again changed hands at a higher price.

One of the most deadly .and remarkable of recent duels was recently fought near Palermo between two rich Sicilians. Sinnor Ardito and Signor Lobiaeo. They took their seats in a large open carriage, ordered the coachman to drive at a gallop, and opened fire ow one another with revolvers. Whien the firing ceased the carriage wa,s stopped, and Signor Lobiaeo staggered out mortally wounded. Signor Ardito lav dead on the floor of the carriage. Men as short of sense as these so obviouslv were will not be missed.

Afc tlio Mascisftnvh« , B Court, Pnliiatna, Inst week, a storekeeper was charged with not placing the necessary tftamp oil a receipt issued by him. From the p.vidoneo it. appeared that the receipt liatl not been issued by defendant, bult liis clerk. Defendant, however. expressed his willingness to take tlio responsibility, but .as tlio 'Magistrate bold tilKitit w.as only in China that one man oonld take upon bis shoulders another's ciimes, the case was dismissed.

A be,n is not supposed to have inueb eonnmo nsense or tact, yolfc every time she lays nil egg she cackles forth ibe fact. A rooster hasn't, got a lot" of intellect to show, but none the less mo r 4 roosters liavo enough good sense to crow. The mule the most despised of beasts. Iris a persistent way of killing people know lie's around bv bis insistent bray. The busy little bees they buz/,, hulls bellow and cows moo. and watchdogs bark, .and ganders ciuack and doves and pigeons eoo. The peacock spreads bis tail and squawks: purs squeal and robins sinii. and even serpents know onough to hiss before they sting. Tsut. man. tbe greatest masterpiece that nature could devise, Avill of ton slop and lies;iat" before he'll advertise.

Cabinet lias authorised the expenditure of CloOO in the Old Country in the purchase of Jersey cattle. The Minister of Agriculture informed a. I'ost reporter that he had secured the assistance of a man who is now at Home, and who has .a thorough knowledge of dairy stock, to make the purchases. Mr Mackenzie also hoipes to be .able to purchase some TTolsieins in America. The aim oi the Government is to establish firstclass dairy herds -at Ivuakura and "Weraroa. on lines that will ensure the historv of the progenitors of tbe believe will be advantageous to the stock b-e.iiifr known. "Wo don't wish to begin with the animals we have imported." ho said. "Wo hope to breed situd stock that we farmer, and be able to .assure him that he is spending money on cattle which, under reasonable conditions, will give him a satisfactory return for his outlay."

Two seasons ago the slaughter of calves on our Taranaki farms was carried out extensively (Abates in writer in the TTawera Star). Last' year the number of calfskins sold was much larger, tlibugh it has to he taken info account that, more cows were milked last se.ason than formerly. The recent shortage of heifers, therefore, may he understood, when th'p above-mentioned f.act lias heen taken into consideration. Of those put on the market a good prnpnrf ion lias cone to other dlisitricts. This explains the advance in. price for ordinary milking cows. Doubtless ill ere will he far more calves kept this coming senson. hut these will not inmrovo Ihe position until the season 1012. Xext season, therefore, will n'/nin find heifers reurninig good prices, Tn r:f fie limited '-imply of heifers that will he available pood rv cows will doubtless also cell well. The circumstances described i-h'onld convince' a farmer who has +b" iv>sfiir<> land that vonng dairv '•tcck would be well worth keeiiinL'; for next ye:ir\s markrts.

A somev/ha't linusiml claim has been made upon the Egmont A. and P. Association, According to the lfawera Star, a gentleman left an owerco'iit with that of his wife in the ladies' cloak room,, *at the Novemher Show of last year. A couple of days after the show the gentleman, who resides in the .Uanaia district, discovered that the coat which had been given him was not. his own. Subsequently he learned that the coat belonged to a resident of the AY a verlev dirif rift, who likewise had obtained ,a wrong garment-. The Waverley man; got his own coat baek and returned the one he had fot in mi.st.ake_ to the resident. Hub tilnis coat also proved not to belong to the Manaia gentleman, who accordingly wrote to tire Secretary of the Association pointing out his loss ami at the same time making a claim 011 the Association for £2 10s, which was the value he placed upon his missing article. The matter was referred to tihe Association's solicitor, who considered there had been neglect on both si'Vs an disnggested that the, Association should split the difference awl oflei tihe claimant CI 5s "without prejudice," and thalt the now "ownerless" coat ITe returned. The meeting decided to adopt the suggestion. Tll the course of discussion, whr'h at times took .a humourous .nsncct, a member'asked what was to be doiv with the coat v,'hen it was returned One member suggested that it <;ho-.il:l bo sold. _ This, however, did not meet, with' the jmlgmcnt, of the majority p:'o"r:it, who wanted to know wba+ would be +Tm •no'dtion of the of the Association in the event of "itihe ntber m o 'i" turning up for il"s missing coat. No action was taken as to wb.it would be with th" o-.-t. :f it. r,ame into It.lie hinds of the Association. Presumably it will he kept in custody until claimed.

Babv's bootees nm a nubifct. of consideration to all parents who "'-'a as of their thov ono-hlt to he. All excellent display of babies' bootees ir, bcitm rn.ido +ln',q rro,olr Ivr Fi-nrl Pj^]i'l's original bnntmaker. Father and ii:nthn« .mvl inn Hill rnd his sister 'Liza may all be shod with more substantial shoes at tili'o sarrto iims. PmV'.s ct.mnlr iq poinn™honsive, the prices ar# cheap 1 ami' the quality Al.-r-Advt.

The Maoris in tho Bay of Islands district are desirous of preserving a famous old native meeting -house at Tii, which is adjacent Ito the obelisk commemorative of tho Tneiaty of Waitangi. Tlie mooting house in question is of historic interest, _inasmuch -as within its walls many of tho Northern chiefs signed tho treaty. A few days ago -a- mooting of somo 200 representative Maoris was held at Kaikohe, and it was decidied to collect funds, to tho extent of £100, and ask the Government to subsidise with a similar sum. £;>3 worth was contributed by .those present with this object in view.

"Blenheim (observes the Nolson Colonist-) lias discovered a. sort of Father Vanghnn in the person of its village pi'iost, who recently .talked to the young marriageable men of Blenheim. and risked the question and supplied the answer it'o the oft asked "Why don't von marry the girls? There are plenty of them only waiting to he "risked. I'll tell yon why, you are try> downright, selfish and fearful, and thriftless. Yon spend your money thriftlessly, and you won't put by the pennies thait would grow -mid enable you to pop the question." The girls, however, didn't have tilings all their own sweet way. ns hive priest thundered that many of the sex simply ruined their chances of becoming ha.ppy wives and mothers bv a display of extra v" ganee and thoughtlessness. "T tell von." he added, "that you often frighten the men off bv the size and wealth of vonr ha-ts."

Strawberry clover seems to lie (lievery thing for swampy lands (say.*, ihe Australian correspondent, of the New Zealand Dairyman). At least that is the evidence forthcoming in Victoria. It possesses womd-erful fattening qualifies. Dairymen in many districts regard it as the best fodder for low-lying lands that they have yet struck. it stands Hooding, even though the water is brackish. During the summer months it produces a wonderful amount of fodder. Horses prefei it to anything else. Propogation liKiy be effected in two ways either by portion of the root, or by the seed . The former is most popular. Cuttings should he stamped in to the ground about every square vard in clover ground, or with clover as a, companion. KnvveH'it agitators from the North are conducting their campaign with an energv worthy of n much better cause. Mr J. S. Dicksou (chairman of the Knvvett Defence Conimibfee) and .Mr B. A. Armstrong (secretary) arrived in Palmerston yesterday -and are arranging to hold a meriting in tho Municipal Hall on Tne.sdav evening of next week (says the Manawatu Standard). The Mavor has been asked to preside. The public are fairly familiar with the Knvvett ease, and the Standard states thai many residents of tb'S district deeply sympathise with the officer. They consider that Tvivvett has not received justice. Ladies are specially invited to Tuesday's meeting. Messrs A. J. Black and G. Peaeoeke. of Auekland. will be present, and will address lihe audience. Mr I'oaeneko. who is the Auckland de-b-gate -to the meeting to be held li'-re to form a Railway League. wi'l arrive on Fridav. In addition to Palme-rstou. meetings are to be ledd bv the Knvvett Defence a 1 Wang,'i!!"i. Wellington. C'" ,, 'cf--. 'diureb, and Denedin. The Wellington mciin"; is in j -.V- pbi'-e <vi Tulv I. wh'l" Parliane''i 1 iv >.'iHingJ.j On lltli April, tlie Ni-w YorVlVrii Hated : _ "Whole--.!,, meal deal"i"-: of tin's city -»•;']•" inferos!,"] to•bu* in the ainemmvnoni ibal Ihi Atlantic Transport liner Minnew.-v- ---■ bad 1.)■<111 o t ])■ j (o idsi < pert, from I. i.'on. 801 fro::en mult ton fare««•<••. The motion ea.me from New Zo-. 'ii:d. and was «aid to be such meat as Americans have not had the pleasure of feasting upon. It was Canterbury mutton, whole shiploads of which arrive ai London- from New Zealand thmighont the voar. Tin-no-rting of those ea nan-as into this

•"iiititrv a{ a tariff of n cenf and a'tall a pound, together with tbe

•est of frei'ibtin'r from Xcw Zea--I'ind. indieaitos tlmt tbore are men mi litis citv wbo find Ibai: even wUb Hice trade handicaps tbov ;irc able •o sell lite meat hero a)' a profit. It is an i'lpovafinn. but one fh"lt •vill be carried on cvtonsivclv in tbe "oniing months, as Peroral more

••''caniors aiv .now paid to be on Mic-ir way to this pr>vi wilb mutton '»i their cold-si!-era «?o eompart•nenl«."

A revolution is threatened in the preparation and issue of railway tickets. One ol the disadvantages >1 tin l system is the large number of fiekr-is which must be held in '•'tock. A new machine has been brought under the notice of the '.'omniis.siouer lor Uailways in Queensland. All that is require! :s, it- is claimed, a suitable roll < I paj)er, from which the tickets arc printed on Ilu< demand of the purchasers. The machine is alleged fa be so simple if It at it can be worked by the most inexperienced r>ersou. There would thus be no dday in the issuing of tickets. As 'each 'me is prin ted two duplicates are dsr> stamped, thus providing a btuble check. Tbe ntachine works ■iHifomatirally. With such an invention the monthly clarification would be done away wifli- a bin 'lemI em in a. railway system. Tlk''>:ninissioner for Queensland has received a report from the A<rentGeneral that the machine appears jo I).> all that is claimed for i'l. 11 has bren extensively adopted on the Continent. Mr Thallon, C'om-'nksiou.-r for Queensland, lias ae■crdingly ordered a machine, which vill arrive sihorfly, and will prob'bly be tried at Mouth Brisbane sfoMmi. where MO different. sets of rickets have to b- handled. Tlie machine will cost CI DO. and- if. will '_"nl with fbe miuisife 'I(If) different tickets. It w;>old e'riiiuni.se office space, as it is onlv .'lft 'iin iu lenjfh and Ift f!in iu heighf.

Complaints have often been publicly made respecting tin* rates of freight charged in Australia, as compared with tho«e prevailing in .Vow Zealand, (be impression from such complaints being that New Zealand is under considerable disadvantage .as regards cost. Tn response to enquiries made at ihe office. of the Gisborne .Sheepfa rulers' frozen ATfa.t Onmpauv, an opportnnity was afforded a Gisborne Times representative to compare the cost of freight to clients of the company on ibe basis of last year's output, as contrasted with the charges on tlie same Output from Australian ports. The res-nit shows that freight charged .at the rates now prevailing, and that are jo prevail for the next three years in Xew Zealand, would amount, on last year's output from the Kflifi works, to Coi.023. Tn Australia, the freight on the same output at 0-1 fifth of a penny, winch has been the prevailing charge there for some years, would be C 01,113. thus showing a slbrht advantage in favour of Australia. Tf the increase, as recently cabled is confirmed. however, the cost to Australian! farmers would on the same output be thus turning tlie snail e in favour of Xew Zealand.

Mr A. Coy, of Shannon, .caysthat he has never had anything so good for coughs and colds and whooping cough -as Remington's Turpiorico Cough Cure. Ho ahvnvs has some at hand, in case any of tho family get bad, and three or four dose? usuallv are sufficient.. Tt. can he obtained from Mr "W. H. Gunning. Shannon : Mr A. W. Roberts, Tokomaru; or F. C. Remington, Levin, at Is 6d and 2s 6d per bottle.- -Advt

A meeting of the Levin School Committee will be held this evening, at the High School, at 7.30. Ted bane, owned by Mr T. Be-van, junior, of Mianiakan, won the final race at the Nnpior Park meeting, yesterday. The timber trade in the Levin district is somewhat slack just now, but Messrs .Bartholomew are still employing some twenty-two hands. The demand is ehiolly local, amd the fhiol" supply of timber comes from the Ohau valley. At a mass meeting of prohibitionists in the Wellington Town Hall last night, a resolution was adopted requesting .tlwfc the Maori race should be given a vote 011 the licensing question. An Auckland telegram states thait after many hours' strenuous work the fire 011 the steamslliip Indiradevi a\mis got under. ,The damage to the K'tea.mer and her cargo is very extensive. Two excellent speakers, whoso zeal and abilities are widely known in New Zealand, will open a mission in Levin next Sunday 'morning. They are the Rev. Fathers o'Council and Ivimbell, and' it'he mission will last for the whole of next week. Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., in Levin, by the Rev. Father Cognet. Judge Pawson is still holding his Xativo Count at the Weraroa hotel. Yesterday he went to the further side of tihe lake, and a number of natives accompanied him. Several land questions in dispute were invos'f.igaterl, and subsequently the •fudge returned to the Court. Tit is that the southern portion, fvf the Iloki'o stream Ims been settled. The northern portion of the stream is noiw under consideration. Willi more humour than irwfch, wo suspect, the Waipukurau Press alleges that a North T.«land Maori sued a newspaper for libel. He said, that the news purveyor had remarked tiliat lie "smelt worse than a. bi'llywat." During .the hearing of the "ase the jr aiding J.P. decided: to test the insinuation; so ihe ordered ■r 'williiaw i'oat to he . brought in. When it m:?de its appearance everyone 111 court fainted. After they had recovered, the Maori was ordered to appear. ITe did so, land the '.ro.at fainted. Judgment for the n-;nv«pnper, with costs.

Advance sheets of the New Zealand Ollicial Yea r Boole vire to 'hand from the Hygistrar-Genoral's department. They' deal oh icfly with population aml education, jib is estimated th.a.t on 31st Reocmber last tin l population of Zealand was 1.0-12,997. There .wo eluse it]>on 100,000 people in Greater Auckland C% (97,029), in Greater Wellington, 78.00.") "ill f'reak-v Gliristctam-h, a ml. 02,58-1 in G i-c-i t.(»r Dunedin. The populations >£ counties given in these sheets are four years old. and in the c.aso of llorowhenua County the total fi.von Is vi>ry much less than the population anion nils to in the present v.Mr.

The usual monlthly meeting of the Cheviot. branch of the Farmers' Tnion was held on Saturday, Mr 11. SJnss presiding. Mr S. E'. Petten■jill \v;is re-elected lion. scereitia foi ( I ''l!'. In regard to the ''iiiportalion of 'hoys from the Old Conn-try, •iftcr oo'iiwiderablo discussion, it was resolved to write to ithe Itfjnister of Labour pointing out that if hoys were brought out there would: he, iilrntv of work for Ihem, hut tin* mr-inlj!'rs present could not see their '•va.v io binding themselves to toko ,iuy. "Word was received from tlio C lnii.s(c,lnir<i]) Technical School informing the hr.'iiiK'h that as soon, «us ■ui instructor was available, a class I for wool-classing would ho started 1 "u Cheviot. There is an interesting demon.s! rat ion of the water-tighit qualities "f the now famous ''Hydmfcito ■ overcoats" for men and women, now on exhibition in one of \v W. M. Clark's show wind-ows, in Oxford •'freot. Levin. The skirt of «i coat is made to form a basin, in wthicb nearly two gallons of water has 'teen poured, and so forms n waiter*i<clit duelc-pond. It is now over filty hours since the water was pour--vl in and not a trace of leakage is visible; a good test, showing the hi'jh f|ua'itv of hvdrotite ovcrcoats. The material contains 110 ruibber, so will not perish like the ordinary waterproof: iif is liirhit in weiijrlit, '■"t warm and comfortable: and th>? minted by Mr W. M. Clark is ""'•fa.i'ilv very reasonable for such 'vlpblo garments.

The Gore poundkeeper, in liis report to t'lie Gore Horough Conno.il, told tlie story of an, unprofitable '"lind" by (lie con nit y ranger. That (ffioiol in the course of tho execution of his duty Lad come across a Graving hor.se, whose Advancing wars detracted from its worth from i working point of view. However, tlie travelling; public kid to ie pnitrol!■(], and so the a.ged steed ira.s driven a distance of fifteen miles Ooro, and itliero lodged in the borough po'iind. Hut no owner was forthcoming to claim his lost pros'i after proper legal formalities had been complied w.itli, entailing with sustenance in the mean- ' ime an expenditure of 01 life (id in '11. the nncion.f.' specimen of hor.se--1:li w:n put. up to a notion, and. rr aliped the liiairnificeiit sum of Bs. '•'■i tli-! bcrnugh of Gore Ikis to make • r i;' :d 1l':o less. Half the worry of housn cleaning •an be saved by using "Henzoma. "ream " in keep the hands soft and ■'bile. It is delightful to use, ajid di'eady is a' great favourite with hi! ladies. Price, Is Gil jar, from S. Keedwell's Pharmacy.--Advt.