LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 June 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Considerable dissatisfaction exists amongst local residents regarding delays 'in procuring monies authorised under one or other of the Government Loans to Settlers Acts. There lhas been talk, during the last week, of sending a petition to tire Government asking for improvement in the matter of paying over authorised loan moneys, as a good deal of inconvenience is caused to householders and tradesmen; alike by the delays that "have been experienced already. What is required., it is said, is an authority for paying over to contractors of two thirds or fill roe-fourths of their total amount s ; whenever the Government vainer is prepared to givo n certificate that the Tvork done justifies such a. course. During 1909. 071 persons were killed .and 7.592 were injured on Uritish railways. Of these numbers 831 and 2118 respectively were passengers.

There wero at the ond of April 1.21,0(12 paupers in London, of whom 70, Ml were in the workhouses and 42.598 on the outdoor lists. This works out at a rate of 20.2 per 1000 of tho population. Trade in tlio Manakau flaxmills is slack at present, but inquiries among local storolceppers go to •show tii.it things in the miiin .are improving'. Money is freer Ihnn it was two months ago. Quito a number of new houses hnVe been Tjii.il f in Levin during the last sis' weeks: in fact the huildino: trade has been exceptionally brisk. Tn the last week cr two. however. some of the local firms of builders have experienced a skiokeniing of work, and some hands liave been temporarily discharged. "Rn'ow-droppim?," which is a euphemism for 'the net of steal in a nriwly-wn':lu>d clothes off a line, is reported to have prevalent in Maivikiu durini the last two weeks. Tt issnidhy Mannknu people tlia.t the robbers came from Levin or Ohnu, in :i, trap. Tlin .steamer Highland Monarch, the Chinese evew of widely ;Mi reported by cable, mnlinied wjhon the vessel was leaving Philadelphia, is under charter to the YViouum Oil Company. She. has on hoard about 180.000 Vases of oil to be delivered to Auckland, Wellington, Lyttellon and Dunedin in itlie order named. Tn the Manakau Hall on Friday evening tllie children attend in.2; the State school gave a highly .successful concert. The buildiiio; was crowded. The programme was of a diversified nature, and was given wholly bv the scholars. Miss Lee. oik* of the teachers, presided, at the piano. The oliict of the concert ,fo rai.se funds for improving the school grounds, and flic very satisfac(ioi'v .sum of £13 10s was r.iis"d.

]In,«'itioss done tliis year at tbe Winter .Sliow by the liiaeh-im-ry exhibitors Ava.s better than ever, large sales lipfnrv mnde by separators ;iml pasteurisers, tlio liiti(>r r-spccijilly selling Tbo Siniulnrd riM>oi''!s tint soino of tin , firms '_;:;f ri'l of ncnrly \ho v/irolo of tln'ii- sl(i:lc. A Int of ilio inntorinl went to Onrnbviflnv mi'l othor noi'flirrn (l ; .' , .t!'!ct < s.

Mv W. C. H;iflisiiinn, ~ , i«li! i\ C«n\vto\vn niiditjnci' ihat., a inicl\ of immure from . .astertnn took lil'i.V diiys to set, to \V:iiP'Hvn. while ;i trndc «.f ]io.sis fni.m 'rnuiiinrinnii. to took twenty-five, diiy.s to fnver tbo .jourliey. A lruek of posts dawdled ove; tbe Siinii' route for tbirly-two clnys. and an unient coii.simmien't of bn(tens wa.s twenty days on tbe way. the result being tb.nt a fnrme.i , missed a ebanei- of putting ii]) bis l'eiic,> t'bis winter.

"What :'.-■ ihii use 01" buying n high-])niced cow and then starving her Some people do this. yet. when ihe cow fails to produce a large quantity of butter wee!;, (bey exclaim. ( T lold you so. Tlwc stories .about purebred cows bein/ , ; ffond butter yielders ni'e all lies." When we put n lot of good money into anything, whether it be a cov, or a machiiip. or nr> matter wlv:it- ii may lie. wo should do our level besl to that thing so that avo may get the most good out of it."

The death is announced of Mi Jns. U. Purkiss. of TTalcomhe. ri.i tlhe age of HO yenrs. M^r Purkiss was one of the earliest sedllers of Blenheim. Marlborough. but he moved tr> Halconibe many years ago. ITe was for inniiv years sc-cretarv of Ihe TTnlcombe Town Hoard. Ihe past two or .three years he had been .in invalid, suffering from cancer and other complaints which gave him great rvain. and death bronchi a happy release. Mrs Purkiss predeceased her husband by smne years. The family have grown up, the son. Mr J. Purkiss. having had charge of his father's business since hi;-fn't-her became an invalid.

"How has tho recenlt cold. sna.p affected stock?" wtvi a query put a local stock authority in the Wnirarann. "They have weatliered it splendidly." he replied, "and seldom before, have sheep been in better condition for the midwinter se.n■«'on. This ln.st fnw davs T hav«traversed some of the Eafif Co.ifli districts', and have bad an opiroi-f.un-itv of observing the condition of stock_ in (liese perils. Tlie eountrv side is dotted with sheep in the priinost condition, nnd runholders are perfectly satisfied wilh (he prospects.'

_ Unusual rattling.s on tlio railway line, yesterday aftonuion, attracted attention between Levin and southward stii.tioTi.s. Tho impression given was that several traction engines wove making their noisy way along the roads, tint the actual occurrence was the transit of the damaged engine and carriages and vans from tilie scene of last. Friday's railway accident at Ivopiitaron. Much sound and slow progress were the chief obnrnc.'tciri.stics, the. damage sustained by all the vehicles having ■been of a nature that occasioned coiiircidornhlo twisting, nnd necessitated the utmost care on the. part of the driver of the sound engine that was drawing the disnhlod train and o-ngino.

It is whispered, says the New /enland Times, that Ra.turd.ny night's meeting of the Wellhigtmi Typogvinbienl Union was more like « Donnybrook. fair thnn .1 galliering of gentlemen of the printers' craft. Some of the more prominent sne.Tkers. it is reported. wer<? "full of ink" Cwhatever that may men 11V n.nd this appears to hnvp inspired them wi.th more ag^rpssivpnes. , ? thnn is usually cou.siderexl necessary, except in the New South Wales 'Pnrliamont, for the purposes of del).it<:>. One speaker, who curtly told another "NoThvlv takes yon seriousiv'' was induced to rooonsido.r the mat ter when h? got one in the eyeTwo of the orators were each fin<"-f! fa wif!r'i.[ corif.. Arra'igemont\Y<^v a made for .1 duel to tilcp r>l nef en Siindny ■inorm'ii.? , . but nflthe: nrincip. !«• r- ->v s r kept the ap noiwtment.

Tf your limits nre ,n trouble. try T*inT:: 1'"'11 'v.i'ivl tl::>; i i von ".nil wink: or fit, '-nil nnf fif von don't mention "tick") with new m'f-. fll Tlie ' Sailor ivli'T rnslies for ; tlrrsol all »limules Jiii'l sii-lis; may Koifli rrr\ lip-.'ln/l niul .nlu'nvs fppl '•'litetl, while sticking to Pink evorv iiim.-Ark, <•. l,nm!v Clinooinfns in Jowol flic I-'- 1 - -n VY,-f„ nADHHRV'S Wo||ine:ton, for Coupon Starter . .

The Queen of tlio South is expeofcocl to arrive at Foxton to-day. Mr T. E. Taylor, M.P., is to deliver an address in Foxton .towards the end of next month. The Hastings Poultry Show, which 'opens on Juno 30, has received a record of 1203 entries, from all parts of the dominion. Over £30 was taken &t the performance given at Pnlhiatua, 'on Thursday evening by the Kkct.tliuna Dra.iiKitic Society. A New Zealamler, in a letter to a friend in this dominion, mentions the interesting fact- that, in the interior of the Argentine, he came across a number of railway trucks which contained ().amaru stone, labelled as such.

All Auckland hotelkeeper eonipldiuvl to the City Council against, the frcqnoni iiiA'sisioii of '.his promises by coroner's juries. The Mayor suc;a;osto.d that unless there were no morgue within throe miles, a licensee could, decline the honour of such invasions. The Y.M.C.A. Debating Society's team, which is to meet n. team from Shannon on oth July next, is getting its house in order. The motion is "That Home Rule should h; Granted to Trolaiul," the Y.M.C.A. ■team taking the affirmative .niri Shannon tho negative. This deba-t: should provn instructive and interesting. For the past four years ithe Grev street <T.eehe (Auckland) 'bas beeo (■.•irryini: on a splendid work, which has attracted the attention of S : : John Logan Campbell, who has no;. 'rive.ii a sum oT CIA'OO ik> (he Ordoi of the CriMid Shepherd for the erection of ri house adjoining Hie one carried ou by the Sisters of (lie present crre.ho.

Dr> nnfc Forgot to keep fowls constantly supplied with gravel anil crushed sea-shells. The snivel is necessary t-o enable IShe fowls to irrind up ilieir hard fno< 1 .as it nassof; 'throutdi 11to <fizznrrl. and the linm in the shells mics to form one-shells. Old crockery pounded, in 1 o hit l makes n vri'v p"oofl substitute foi KiM vol.

Tlio boys nttpiulino; tin , .Alnrlborouirh TTip;li School desired to hi supplied with several sots of bnxinji gloves. The Board of Governors, however. d : id not take kindly In tin idea, and one remarked Ihnil tivey did. not want .any Johnson-Jeffries' contort" .anion >rst tin- hr.vs. OMhm people regard hoxinn: under tln> conditions which would obtain at school a.s innocent, .amusement .and liraltliv exorcise.

A disrrra oof u I evhihii inn fool; place in i.i fonidinll watch between iflio Presbyterian .and Baptist Club<at, Hamilton (Victoria , ) on if dm IHili inst. After Mm P.anf K'ts securer , ft load, several members of 111" "Presbvferian Club endeavoured i< assault the central umpire. At the conclusion of flip n ]~, I ile dcmr.nsi , rat i"" "■;>«: n>'> ,7 e affiintf. Hi" umpire, 'and ho was e-*oor(ed off tlio ground by two olercvumn nnrl a number of sp"crah)rs.

The. Ofaiilau correspondent, of the Southland Timos rofr.-irl.s nn instance of oiidnranoo nn tlio pa r>l of a woman. Air elderly thrifty dame had chosen show timp and cheap fare.l- - her visit to Tnvoreann'll. On ],„,. AV .|y | ( , 4t v s (-,;),<; n ], sn , <:i;npn.-| and fell, and liroko her .arm. Xofh iiiir daunted, slip liurriod nn to (Ik station. an: 1 1o town. £Nt ilior a.ni: attended in. did her shopping nw [ relumed home by lato 1 rain ! lo flu l)O:-niii of her Family ih-at r-ve-nina;.

A new hou«e for Mr Tlilderbcek. of Levin, is now homo; complete:! >.y Mr G; Cnpnin. builder. of Levin, who has lieeii h.,ivin«; a bns\ time wil.h buildiiKz in the last f<.\\ lnniiihs. Towards the end of Af.ay !:■.■ cijliiplel-l a oil T5e:M-]i road, for ?.Fr H-iniiv! Uaner-e : earlv in July he will finish Bildorhock'.s lions;-': and before fhe middh of Jhn! monlh ho will ]>e in U\Y, •wiiur Avilb Mi? work of pi'pHiht oit for My V. -R. I'arkrr.

The Y.M.C.A. Hoard of DiiyMors iiief: on Thursday evening last, wliei: t'lm u.siml businefis was i nansaoted. !he reports of H 1( . various comniitieos wore received, .and if was |hat the Association' work was mnvhvx aloiic; successfully. The Hoys - AVni-k (ommittee reported ;\ r.'i-ord number present beim-; fiffy-nne. This i dp])a.rf-ment has 'licen sadl\ handicapped Hirnno;], Av .ant of room, but arrangements have inw boon made for the accommodation of forty more boys. A resolution reooininendino- to the Council of O'liurches fhat an effort be made to hold .an cvauo-elical mission was carried unanimously. Dr. Tfe:irv i ( iho missionor su^es.fed.

Attention is drawn (o the Ifcinre on ''China and the Chinese," to be delivered in the Ceii•tiiry Hall on Wednesday eveniiu'. next. The lecturer, .Air Lianu Hu-an.LC, is Chinese' Consul a"t Wcf lin.iitoii. and tlm betterment of hi; p:'o|)!e in iMii.s country and a propei undersicindino; between the Yellow nnd. the Wliite are the aims of fhi> •riftod you n<; China hwims la.r.ire at the Cabinet meeting; ol all the o;reat AYostorn ami a almost first ham.: of this remarkable people .should Ik U'ladly welcomed by tlm residcjvl.s ol Levin. The. lecture is beino; delivered under fhe, auspices of tin Levin Yoiinjr Men's Chrislian Association, and is entirely free t<, all who wish to avail flminselves of the privilege of ailtcndin.-r.

Amateur photographers with their knoitty littlo problems to solve, cannot do hotter than brinn- them ■along to Mr C. R. Koodweli, who will Kindly o-ivo them the benefit of his many years' ex-perion™ of this fascinating hobby. Complelo st-ooks of material always on hand. — Adv).