LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 July 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Foxton Borough Council has resolved not to proceed with the scheme for getting a water supply from tho vicinity of Shannon. A 'miscellaneous sale of gifts will bo held in the Century Hall, Thursday, July 14, under the auspices of tho Methodist Ladies' Guild." Particulars appear in an inset to-day. An Otako farmer has just completed the purchase of 400 cows. He intends to "stock four .farms with them and conduct milk production on tho share system. A Melbourne buyer is in Southland alter Clydesdale mares, but so many of these valuable breeding animals have been shipped out of the country tlnat ho is finding great difficulty in filling his order. The elocutionary and musical evening winch has been organised by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Y.M.C.A. ior to-night should prove m'ost enjoyable. A good programme has been arranged, and given a fine night there should be a large attendance of the public. Mr S. Fowler, selector to tho liorow.lwniua 'representatives, received a telegram this morning asking him to 'bo the guest of the Manawatu Rugby Union on the occasion of its tour up North. Ho hopes to select the Horowhenua. team .to play the Maoris to-morrow, aind will wine to tho "Chronicle" office tho names ol the players early on Friday morning.

An official of the .Hank of A listed in at Sydney discovered a man attempting Ilk) outer the hank premises by a side window. He called for help. A' neighbour rushed up, and Constable Dowling also a]>. pea red. Tlie neighbour, mistaking the consta.ble for the burglar, fired a, twolvor. The Imlldt struck Con stable Pawling over the bron.st, hut a, porket-boe-k saved him from ser-« ons injury. The burglar escaped. In tho House of Representatives yesterday the Primo .Minister laid upon the table copies of all correspondence which had passed relative to the conmcction of tho firm of "E A. Smith" with the High Commissioner's office in London." Sir Joseph also made a lengthy statement upon the incident, which formed the subject of debate for tho wholo of the afternoon and nearly all the even,inc. Subsequently tho Exhibitions Bill was put through its second reading a.fiter brief discussion. A minor edition of the Auckland\Vel ling ton rivalry is seen in .* competition between Otaki and Lev in, remarks the Post. Otaki, it seems, figures as Auckland, claimant and cynical. Levin 1 tight," silent, and docs the busier<&. The battle between the :>\o townships extends to the footfvsll fh<!d Recently a team went from Levin to play at Otaki .against Taiiini The Levin brigade did i.ut arriv: liil .about 3.45, and as l:irkness cars" before full time was o!a .<1 the refc--oe

('eclared "no-side. H tins time the Tflinui men iw e leading, and the referee ruk'd vi-tcv in tlr-ir favour. The liorr> ?►.««'• u H-.gl.v Union, however, with headquarters at Levin, ruled in favour of a p' - test put in by the Levin twun. Hence "great indignation" is reported from Otakii which has decided to appeal to Caesar, the Xew Zealand. Bugby Union. There were a couple iof discussions at the Manawatu Union meeting (says the .Manawatu Times) on tllie extravagances of players. Particular exception was takeji by MiArmstrong, supported by Messrs duller, Miming and others against Feilding players following the expensive habit of luting motor cars to come in ior a rep. match and charging the ainounlb to their Union It was held that train arrangements were mow quite suitable for the players to come in that way, or where this is impossible, by trap and the expense of the individual player was fixed at not more than six shillings. The manner in which playeis fail to return' jerseys and pants was also strongly commented on. It uas reported that there was only one pair of trousers available at present. It was decided to get a set<>l black trousers, but to insist on their .being returned or the plaver retaining them U dealt with. Mr Jones, of Feilding, gave a striking example of the enthusiasm of some of the players in the Oroua SubUnion. The Waituna met set out •at eight o'clock in tlie morning to play at Apiti for instance. They lliero ju%st in time to piny niul get home at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning.

At tho meeting of tho Feiklir." brand] of ~tiho Farmers Union (reports the local Star) a. member made reference to the outcome of a recent sheep-stealing case in the district, lie thougnt the fanners should enter a, vigorous protest against the linH way in whkjh -flie culprit had been treated. A motion was taMed to the effect that the Minister of Justice be written to complaining of tie leiment way in which a recent sheep-stealrn,£ c.<>se in this district Ind l>s::i treated. This was earned unanmou'ly. One cf the members wnnt-d to send the resolution to illr D. H. Guthrie, M.P., also as a p-ctest .nga/rst his comwotbn with t-'m f»n.on ~-nc 'Vv-.f-Te- 1 , to write t-> the 'Stock authorities draw- '' 1 - V" 1 !' •T'ttenltion to the fact orf tl'e finving clause, of Stock Act w hie.) stcn'k -driving a-t niejlit. f was s+~+e'l +! Kr eln r , v y,~ s practically .1 <v.ad lAtl'er in district. Several cf the farmers at the meetI they had b-i victimise'! 1)V S; l if>ori-c'' l o,plnv-; i very apparent thalt the crime of sbeop and cnt+le is not now-a-davs looked upnn with the same Severity •->" i" tV. <l-\ys of errlv spttlemont, n, lf i vicrliMv «"•>: hut ii (to us to be an entire misuse or the provi.sioinis of the Probation | Act to apply them in favour of persona committing such crimes, •

The Jewish World, in publishing the suggestion for the erection of a memorial to the late King (which we are informed (by cable is to take the iorm of a hospital), describes King Edward as "tlio one ruler who in itihe long roll of Kings since Jerusalem fell regarded tho Jews as ordinary men."

The Oamaru trawler Expness the pt'her day brought to the surface an interesting collection of marine specimens. The fauna, include a horse fish, a cat fish, a. pig fish, varieties of star fish, eggs, and shells, and were obtained Ifi miles out, and at a deptih of 25 fathoms.

The ; spread of weasels throughout the North is somewhat alarming, says tlio Da.rgavillo correspondent ol the Herald. A nvoh of considorably more than 10() was encountered on Sunday on the road between Avoen. and Karaka travelling in a northerly direction. The rodents did not even move off the road in

rear of the horsemen, but dividei to let ithem pass.

1 lie Christcburch Presbytery on Tuesday decided to strongly protest against the brutal details of boxing contests being .reported in Jtiho colunUns of tho public press to tho gross outrage of humane sentiment, and pledge itself to oppose to tho utmost of jits poiyer tho representations of thoso horrible exhibitions by cinematograph or other process.

A room at the Otnki Convomt, occupied by Sister Paul, has boon broken into and a cashbox containing £17 in cheques aind £'13 in gold, silver, and copper, together .some crosses, had been stolen. The box was found broken 'open, and all but the cheques and crosses had abstracted.

The movement against tho reigning Chinese dynasty is being quietly but energetically organised, says a Canton message. 'It is knowiii here that the anti-dynastic agitators have agents abroad who aro busily employed collecting arms, many shipments of which have come to band from San Francisco and Honolulu disguised as morehandjso. Tho China Daily Mail, in discussing tho. danger that menaces the country, remarks: "Wo are reluctant to write in. am alarming strain, but it would be foolish to ignore the facts of the situation." Touched with pity for ,i young Tasmania n seaman named George Johansen, whom he found starving, Poijitje Conlsitaib'le Walter Tjyigo, a. London policeman, assisted hiin not only with food, luifc monoy. When the people on the west coast of Tasmania, where ./obansen's 'parents live, heard of tin's, thev promptly opened a subscription list for the purpose of providing a souvenir of their regard. As a sequel, the Agoiii't-Goneral for Tasmania, lia.s just presented him, at the Tasmanian Governmomfc offices, with a gold watch, suitably inscribed.

From Messrs Gordoin and Gotch, of deling top, wo have received a copy of "lfe-incarnation ; tho Universal Religion of the Twentieth Century." The publication runs to CA printed, pages, and our copy is ono of tlie second edition. Jt was written and first published ten yea,is ago, by Alexander Joyce, of Christchurch, and the author claims that lie has circulated three thousand copies of the first edition. The second edition comprises five thousand copies, of which one thousand will be published in London. In such hurried opportunities as we have had for cursorily •perusing Mr Joyce's publication, we gather that lie'is a Theosophist wrapped in a, cloak; that be believes in the higher evolution! of man : in the aims hut not the dogmas of Christi-anity; and, whole heartedly, in Alexander Joyce. Tho social and dance in connection with tho Levin Fire Brigadie passed off very pleasantly last evening at the Town Hall, and those who had the arrangemamts in hand are to be congratulated upon the [success of their efforts. Unfortunately the weather was mast inauspicious, and this undoubtedly militated against tho, laiiiga galtihoning that there 'otherwise would have been. Nevertheless, the afTeintlance was gratifying, and everybody expressed themselves as delighted? wiltili tho proceedings and tiho ample arrangements of the committee. The floor was perfect for dancing, the opinion being that it had never been in better condition. Mr J. Ketarsley played tuneful selections, and extras were kindly given by Messrs X. Bar rait and L. Dixoln. ' Mr D. Anderson kindly sang a song, while Master Bob Jones and Mr T). Mns-

trr'ove contributed recitations. Messrs 'Laurie, Johnson a,nd Cant. Jones made excellent M.C.'s! Mr F. 0 .Smith, was responsible for the catering, which gave complete "atisfaction to all. Dancing was kent up to an early hour of tlr'« morning. In a note 011 the abolition of backstamping of letters, Sir Joseph Ward, Postmaster-General for New Zealand says that t.his has been carried into effect at all the orincipal ofliers, and has proved to be of groat value, not only as a saving of labour, but as facilitating the despatch of work. Large mails arriving at the principal centres are sorted much more rapidly than when it

was necessary to hack-stamp received letters. It often happens that a saving of twelve to twenty-four hours has been possible owing to the letters being sorted in time to catch the letter-carrier's delivery or country mails, which would not have been possible in the time under the old system. The saving of labour was particularly appreciated durine the Christmas pressure, and not the lonst rood poind) is that it .has enabled Sunday work to 'he materially reduced. After nn experience of eight months, it has been' fullv demonstrated that the absence of dniestainping at (tlie office of receiot causes 110 inconvenience to the public or the. Post Office. End the lmck-.s'tnummg not been abolished, it would have been necessary to inI crease tJie staff at several office. i Have vnu tried Golden Shredder] Marmalade. Gibson stocks it. Mr A. Coy, of Shannon, says that he has never had anything so good Cnr coughs and colds and whooping ™ugn a* Remington's Liquorice Cough Cure. He alwavs has some -t hand, in case any of the family tret bad, and three or- four doses •I'snnllv are sufficient. ft, can be obtained from Mr TV. H. Gunning Shannon ; Mr A. W. Roberts, Tokotnaru; or P. C. Remington, .Levin, at Is 6d and 2s 0d per bottle.-Advt

In our advertising column Tit will bo noticed tliat the Borough Coiinoil's reserve in Bartholomew Road, lialt'ely occupied iby Mr Isaac Hook is to he let.

'Hie Feilding Star ro|>or.ts that After one day's trial of the order system, the Feilding butchers have reverted to tlio hawking carts ajgain this morning.

Dr. Neely, of Christchureh, has received a telegram from the man-

aging engineer of Ross Goldfields, Ltd., stating that the result of the washing-up for last week's work was 68oz. of gold from IG6O trucks.

The following are the casualties in the Police Force of New Zealand for the year ended 31st' March last: Retired under Police Provident Fund Act, 14; died, 3; resigned voluntarily, 17; dismissed, 8; discharged, 1; oalle upon to resign, 20; total, fi.'l. "his is -I more It'han in the preceding year.

Various resolutions jj'ere passed by tjlio New Zealand Farmers' Union Conference yesterday, dealing with hand laiws, Crown lands, land ballots, land iboards, afforestation, native lands and rating.

At tlio Hawke's J Jay Kennel Club's annual show, yesterday, Mr T. Harris, of Levin, took first prize in the ■deer-hound class; Mr F. 0. Smith won a second prize with a Cocker Spaniel, aind Mr Makin, of Weraroa, secured a third prize with a iox terrier.

A free evening's entertainment is 'being provided by the Ladies' Auxiliary of itihe Y.M.C.A. in the Century Hall to-night. Only the best ol local talent lias been engaged, and it is anticipated that, as usual, the ladies will provide a treat in 'the way of musical and elocutionary effort. At to-night's musical and elocutionary evening in connection with the Y.M.C.A. Literary and Debating Society the public will be treated to a fine programme. The orches/tm lias kindly consented to play, amd. Mrs Keedwell (whom .many I>evin folk will be pleased to hear again) will also be res<]>onsiblo for an iitem or two. The Association secretary requests us to say tliat there will he mo charge for to-night's concent.

A correspondent who writes to say that "Italians are always put down as murderers and people craving for blood," draws attention to the fact that a cable in yesterday's "Chromicle" .was beaded "An' Italian's Desperate Deed," whereas It'lie Italian was the sufferer, and mot the aggressor. From the context of the cable it must have been plain enough to the ordinary reader that tin's was tlio case. At Shannon, on the 20th of this mo'nth (next Wednesday) a sociial evening will be held at the Druids' Hall, in connection with Venerable Rede's. The oibject of the gathering is to supplement the fuinds in hand for the fencing of the church grounds. A musical programme and refreshments will bo provided, and the charges for admission are fixed at the nlominal suni of ono shilling;.

The quantity of woo! exported from New Zealand in 190!) was 189,683,7031b, valued at £6,305.888 —an increase of 27,105,22211b, on tho quantity exported in ,tho previous year, and £973,107 on tho value. The annual production of wool for tho last "twenty years, taking the exports tor .the .twelve months immediately preceding tho commencement of shearing, and adding thereto the quantity used in the dominion for manufacturing purpose shows marked increases.

In response to the requisition presented to the Honowhenua County Council by a' majority of tho shopkeepers in the Tckomaru riding, ami duly forwarded to the Department of Labour by the County Council, ■the Government has fixed dosing hours as follows: Saturday, 9 p.m. ; Wednesday, 1 p.m.; (other weekdays, 6 p.m. Tho iiiew 1 tours of closing .began on Monday last. The trades concerned are those of butchers, bootmakers, drapers, general storekeepers, painters, juuTdlers, milliners and stationers.

Regarding Xew Zealand flax; tho advance sheets of the \eur Hook circulated this >\eek state that phorluiinn fibre ,_'of which 14,318 tons (exeluding 2,97-1 touts of tow), valued at £306,973, were exported in 190!), shows a decrease in quantity anil value, on comparing these'figures with those for IDOB, when .tin* quantity sent away was 17,403 tons, valued at £39(5,288. Tho market price ot phonniiim fibre is influenced by the supply of Manilla hemp. The raw material is abiindanlt in this country, but the present cost .oftreatment must be reduced by tho introduction of moi'o economical methods, and royalties demanded by the owners of flax-lands ad jus/bed in proportion to prices, otherwise the indlustry is likely to give way to its more cheaply produced competitor.