LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 June 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A start lias been made with the installation ol' a new sewerage system at, Giaborne. The native farmers of 4Jib Waiapu district have, according to the Hon. A. T. Xgata., experienced another good season. Though tho .season is said to he 4i comparatively mild one, the prevalence :>! severe colds and influenza is causing some concern to residents ol Tiniaru. I.a.st week tlie attend ance at t.!>e ;rJ. a School dropped to 808, though T-'-•' roll nuinher i.s 370. ''.Mark Twain loughi no battles, founded no university, amassed no fortune, made no discovery in science. explored no unknown oontnv eiit, headed no school of philosophy, preached no sermons, butt. his one eternal claim to the ilionour .and gratitude-of posterity i.s the fact that lie buried his own personal sorrows in a grave of silence and el pression. on which he planted .a tree Av'h;j«e blossoms scattered smiles of joy and flung fragrant breaths <<f fun broadcast over the earth."—■■ The Hev. 11. .1. Lewis, lecturing on ".Mark Twain" at I'almerston North. Ho far as one can judge from experience but scant profit results froiu any discussion on the fiscal question (remarks the llawera Star). Once a. conviction i.s formed it appears to be unshakable. Hut it is still interesting to note so direct n conflict to testimony as that which was presented this week by Sir Hugh Hell, a well known Hriitiish ironmaster, willt'lii lie declared that "natural ea-uses" were reseponsible for the relative decline in England's iron trade. Sir If ugh was add re.ssi iig a meeting oi the Free Trade Union. It was, he said, the unlimited mineral resources of 'the United States whic.h iMiiaihlwl them easily (to outdistance all competitors. Still it i.s curious that Germany, which has not Britain's wealth of minerals, has since 18!)0 easily boafen liritain in its output of iron .and steel.

The Chinese Consul for Xew Zealand, who is to deliver a free lecture "It Levin Century [fall this evening, under auspices of the f.M.C.A., arrived in Levin by (to-day's express it-rain lrom "Wellington to Napier. Hewas mot on arrival hy representatives of the society, .and during his stay here will he the guest of jv leading citizen of the town. Yung Liang Hwang's abilities as a lcf" turer .are very high, and the ImII this evening will bo crowded tin the doors if tbe audience proves commensurate with the occasion. tt. is ih-o intension of the Chinese residents of Levin to entertain tlieii Consul to a. dinner prepared and served in real Chinese manner .and fas, !i ion.

The tragically sudden death of Mr Frank If. Hart, assistant subeditor of the Chris!church 1W and son of Mr George R. Hart! chief ol the reporting staff of that, paper, occurred on -Saturday afterMr Hait, who had 'been on the iKght-rftaff of the Press for several! •mc.iitlis p.'U'lf, left tiie office a.t an early hour on Saturday worniii", apparently in hi.s usual state of robust health. About 1 o'clock m the afternoon he attempted to get up. and was seized with a fainini" fit, collapsing on (the floor. Mrs Ha.nt succeeding in setting him backto bed, and a. doctor was sent for, but by the time the latter had arrived life was extinct, Mr Hart began his journalistic, career on the Eketahuna- Express, and for some years edited the Mntaura Ensign. Tn 190G he accepted a. position "on the reporting .stiff of th-e Press, and spedil.v proved, not only a firsWlass reporter, but a descriptive writer of considerable skill and ability. Only a. few days ago his appointment as editor of th? Tim-am' Herald was announced.

An anonvirons humorist tolls the fr>ll'o\vine funny storv:— }fiilkne\ o-.vn.ed tlio best (mine ben in the <li? t "ict. but tl'i' A. and P. So-.'iietv f Ted a pri:/;> for a pair of coaniip b'rjta only. Mullaney son relied til:; will: r-averal sovereigns in b : s linn.'l, .iii'l wli.pn lir> found tlip rigrlit rooster lie paid tlie casli ,-nid 11-,I 1 -, fv, r l.' In t.be lino; he 1' vl nrerioiislv placed sonio Ir.irps ■fid a bottle of rum. The fowl in 1.-tfling f br>k-> +.1-P nun l, lttln nn'l flio faonninp* fluid sal.iirr l ed the h-pr>d. Tbp fowl nip Mis l'-ef''l. "nd when Mullaney drew liiin f oni *l«» bp (•i;nnk. Mullmiev reckoned ln'm dea*l i'ld 1" V cl-«i) ;yi'; of the dp.il. ha pvo"oerl[i'l +n nliipl.- tbn liiv'i Tor v net - T irncr. Tt w.n when t/'P f Vf) 1 ',"! • '' f"l:fl frou'od f'VJ" fi'norVovi from tbp i'-nevivr t- vor.vrer, of tbe lionsfihnld "■'nb'vi.r/l A'"i>ll,n , >nv l'or'ntriip^pd lv<S 1- r T l" -I*. Tli" ~-I^, v bit-h lie expressed it was b^u fj-V' l :i V Tivr, v.vl took Miillaney's words for a peacock •and wanted to fight it.

Tll,teresting .and informative do | tad Is of propcsed expenditure and rating by the Levin Horough Council tin ring the next twolvc months a-ro printed in bho advertisoine-jit columns of to-day's " Chronicle." The adv-ortiseine.il,t will lie found on page fn certain quarters i't is believed till at Mr lv. McXab will be the Government oandklate for itiho Palmerston scat at tlie next election, Questioned by <a press representative at the show as to whether ilhere was any truth in the rurnonr Mr McNa/b gave a non-committal re.ply. x Tlicrc are two hundred newspaper correspondents in Reno recording tihe final preparations for the fighft. There were only twelve American correspondents pent to the Ruswt.X:i;pniK'>:" war, a comparison which is being commented np<;u. Only -fifl.v people attended theIvuyvetit protest meoiinir at Palmevston North last night. A vote ol sympathy with > x-C'-apt-ain Knyvett was passed. two persons dissenting. Parliament was opened yesterday. After passing resolutions regarding the. d-ea-t.h of King Edward, .mid reference to members of the l.rgisb• ture who have died during the recess, both Houses -adjourned nn-ti-to-morrow. We learn on good authority l-liat Mr Charles "Williams, of W'eraroa, has Iwn asked to stand i'or tlv vacancy in the Rorough Council, caused through the resign-atic-i' jof C'r. T. A. R Hudson. Air AVii liams has always taken a keen in forest in public matters, and liav ing alnvidv served a term on tin Council his friends anticipate that lie will command a big support.

An. instance of the value of freezing on one's own Account is given bv Mr A. IT. Pussfll, of Hawke's Pay. Towards the end of .January or early in Fehrnarv he had a line of light wethers for sale of jhe Class that Canterbury produced, and the best price offered was IDs fid. He put them thro.ngh the freezer on his own account, and they realised -! 3-od per lb at Home, a price which compared very favourably with that, obtaining for Canterbury at the time, and from .'ls fid to -Is n ,, r head higher than he was offered for them.

Savs a writi'r in the N.Z. Herald.: Ti'-, : > inere-se in- the death duties dc.es not greatly concern the average man hut lawyers and their wealthy clients anpear to be greatly pei-lhirh?d ever the matter. 1 am told that one weil-known lawyer in his ardent indignation at the monstrous miuuitv of the whole thing, got off: This n»riM'tual raising of taxation in New Zealand is not onlv making it hard to live in Iflm eountrv, hut still harder to die in it.

Tf the Standing Orders permit. Mr AY. H. Field. M.P.. wilt introduce a Rill amending the "Workers' Dwollings Loans Act. so as to pvov:d'> that loans cr.n be obtained on buildings .alrr.Klv ere; h'd. To a certain extent that practice has already been followed bv the department, but it is under«teod that recently the Crown Law Department has taken the attitude that, such loons are against the principle of tli.> Act—an .altitude which. say,Mr Field, resulted in many cases ol inconvenience and some of hardship.

On Wedi.e-'ay a cow wis being driven through New Plymouth b\ Mr A. Alexander, of Moturea. when it ran a.:n.. Air AUvander was riding a ciiesniut racehorse, named Catapult, owned by Mr W. Mantell. The horse was gored by the cow one of its ribs being broke n and its entrails being badly pierced. A vet-

: rin:iry .suriiven was summoned, Imt iii' If>n 11 (1 ill,'it 1 lit*rt" vtis no chance llit l ln»i>'e< livini). 'li'.'l it wn.s tleci'Vd that it should Ik* . Hefere til is could lie done. however, tee ;;iiim:t 1 died. C':>t• i]>':ll W".'scroll years old, and was sircil by Mip-kot it. lnviii!! l>e. ; n ln'on<rltt from Sydncv it) XeW Zr.sil.uifl. Up vilmvl (says tin l Tlera-ld) at C2OO. The i-'.-ay Wi's ordinarily a very !|iiiei milch nnim:vl. but it bri ,ame excited tliroii<j;li lu'iii'i driven by men on horseback, to which it was ivot accu? tomed. Colonel Kmurlit. assisted by liri<r!ii!.h'.r lfoMaw'iiy, Staff-Captain I'arnirs, and Staff-Captain Xt-whoM. will bold special mr-ctiiitjs in tic Army Hull, next Sunday, .Inly ;it 11 :i.in.. .'1 and 7 p.m., mid in t.lio afternoon Mr Gardener Ci IkMayor 1 ) -will take the nhrv.ir, when Hie Colonel will lecture -on the so,"hi /iV'ork of the Army. A well yot n|, hnolc dealing with this branch of tin Army's activities lias been left- at ths " Oliivinicle" office by Captain Simpson, of the. Levin corps. Tlu I wok lnars the. title "In Sorrow'? Wake," and it i.s full of information regarding the homes and -the work doii'C in Ilieni. There are lift; en rescue homes, and the number ei inmates on .'list December. 190 S. totalled 203. Diirinp; the eiisuin<! twelve months, the number received from streets, courts and cjaol.s w.n.' •">B7.' Of these, 100 were sent i'rii-nds, 21."> !<« situations. lo to otlior homes and 'hospitals. six died. 0! were nnsatisfactory. .and on .'lis! December. 100 D, t/lie total in the homes was 200.

"Substitute c.art.s" i.s (.he term given by wheelwrights to any emergency vehicle that they lend to any whoso regular cart has been left Jit the wheelwrights for repair. Any vehicle that lnd not reached the last- stage of dissolution was reckoned good enough for a "substitute earfe" until very recent, years but that idea i.s being abandoned hi these times. A proof of this is being given bv .Mr H. Anstiee, the well-known builder, of Levin, who lias turni"J ou.it an emergency carl w.hieh for eeii-eral workmanship and finish would be -hard t'> evcid. It will .serve the delivery of either butcher, baker or grocer, and. the rcninter'a finish that s-its it off «;iv - it an rspe'-inlly pleading appe.:?r:\nc->. The signwriiMnir. dr.no in the Ameri-

.'mi style, with n 1 nin'n:nm paint, b both strikiii'r .and .artistic. every Ifvtter "standing wit." c!e.arlv from nh? .fast red which forms fh- has',colour of the earl.' M should prove to ho an oxoellenlt advertisement foi its maker/

A mee'tiinir of the T.uvin Teniii.natino, llllilf 1 i 11.a; fvr'iptv was lidd in ihf Druids' Hall 1 ash evpum" 1 . Mr F. C. Remington presiding over a food •attendant. Tim hr'-frr" flip injf.f.tin.cr wn.s limit. of tend-eni-fr for £300. Tn tho first foni tenders «vri! rore.ivt'd. .illroc of whir, 1 ! avf.tp of flip same firm re. namely, C 2" p?r Cl-")0. On flip point bein a; raided ,as in rule 107. the tenders wore iffnlcon. and Mr Park's tender was the Wiliest., lir-.injr £2' r ) 2s fid, TTo was. tlmrefor* l . derdarod entitled to tho appropriation of £300. Tf von catch a. cold, everyone can tell von bow in euro it. Tf mu» tried half tlio ronio'lios recommenced bv friends lie would soon I>p n phvsieal wreck. Tt isn't to oviiprinipnt with nil tho™ things, for "?nvn Tar Compound" is a remedv tl'at has linnii iivnvo'l. Pr' on , I,s fid. Fmni C. P. Kp9cl«"p]l, Dispensiiiff Chemist.—Advt-. 4 When yon want can-vino: work dnno your best nlan is to rin<r nn Nol cr >n TT. "Heath. tho Bristol street onvrior. TTo will shift anvthinf. from a honro to a handlm?. end I>p nrntript. carofnl and pvneditio".s. T?imr him nr>his number is 02. K 'vn'itnrf» rcmovai is his master ,; "<i - Advt. Afternoon .tens are Jhe nicest when Gibson's Assorted Biscuits are used.'—Advt.