The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 July 1910, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1910. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Kxtra copies of Thursday's issiu ol the The iJorowhenua Chronicle, containing the full text of the new l/.V-liiu'.s made hy the Horo'whenun County Council, to conic into lorct at tlie end, of this month, have been printed in anticipation of an extraordinary demand. Anyone reqnirifr copies to he posted to him may secure them by sending in l.Jd lor each copy required. Wednesday evening the annual meeting of the trustees of the Presbyterian Church, Levin, will bo held in the church, commencing at 7.30 o'clock. All members of the church arc requested to rally. Reports of the session -and of the managers of the Soiulav School, the choir, ami the Ladies' Guild, will he, presented to the meeting. A return .just issued 'by the Government demonstrates tiiiat Great Britain maintains her load in the

world's trade. For the quarter to March 31st. tlio exports of the United Kingdom exceeded tlw.se of Germany b.v over £1(5.000,000, and those of tlie United States l>v £16. 000.000. Also, til ley woro £9.500,000 in excess of the exports of France and lleltrmm nut tosrcilier. Tn imports we were £'3-1.725.000 in front of Germanr. and £49,500.000 a'-ead of tlie United States. Xaturilly. with protection liei 112 so stron<rlv ndvor-nted. tlie fittures liavo not been overlooked. Tlio moving picture is certainly moving, says a contemporary. According to the latest report from Paris these tilings have happened: (1) A big surgeon resolved to h-ave all liis big operations cinematograph orl .for tlio benefit of students and posterity. (2) The operator turned a dishonest, nound by selling tlio films. (3) A great Lid v. lately convalescent, got the shock'of heir life when, at a theatre, she saw herself brought out and scientifically carral—on the screen—for the amusement of the crowd. (4) The surgeon is claiming heavy damages from the operator. * ° The Government Insurance Commissioner lias j list presented his annual report to the Government upon, the working of the department, for the year ended 'December last. This shows that during that peniod 4,268 I proposals were dealt with, for the assurance of £985,550, and the number of policies actually completed was 3,451, assuring £795,339, bciiw am advance in both the mimiber of poiiicies and sums assured on the new business of the previous year. The annual premiums 011 new policies amounted to £24,923. The total business now in force is 47,654 policies, assuring £11,151,094 (and £1,296,654 bonuses) at death or maturity. The total income Tor the year was £546,566, an increase over the preceding yean- of £12,125.

Mamiwatu's touring Rugby representatives were defeated at Hawera yesterday, thoir opponents (TanalKiki) scoring Ki points to nil. Tho Levin Amateur Dramatic Society put on " Ghoed of Gold" at Otalci last evening, to a. fair attendance. The piny was AveJll staged and. highly appreciated by those present. "Arctic temper" is said by a medical authority to develop rapidly as the result of the terror that comes from the monotony and isolation of those who venture into frigid, zones. But, stivangely enough, the "Arctic temper" is as peppery hot as the other kind. An address to the burgesses of Levin, by Mr T. A. Williams, is printed, in our advertising columns to-day. Mr Williams is a candidate for election to tho oounoillorship rendered vacant bv tho resignation of Mr T. A". P>. Hudson. The Levin I'Viendly Societies' tournament for the shield, concluded last evening. The Foresters defeated the Oddfellows, and the Ki re Brigade defeated the Druids. The tournament ended in the Oddfellows winning the shield, the Foresters and Druids tieing for second place.

During his remarks at the opening of the Dominion Show at Hawera yesterday the Hon. T. Mackenzie said that on the. previous dny he bad purchased ten purebred Holstein cows for wbiclfthe Department naid £10 each. They had been bought with a view t oestnblishiug reliable iii'Mcing strains in tin.' dominion.

The .agent of the Presbyterian Orphsurage and Social Service Association. Mr T. P. Mills, will preach at the Levin Presbyterian Church on Sunday morning and eveming, and will address young people at 3 n.m. The Social Service Association of the Proubyterian Church has made marked advances during the past few years, and Mr Mills will have an interesting story to tell.

Referring to lessons in letterwriting in the schools, Inspector Wyllie informs the .Southland 1 Board that the stereo-typed beginnings "I lam writing to let you know" and "Just a Hew lines to let you know" are nearly as much alive as ever, while some more antiquated ■appear at intervals. Tn many rases "yours truly" is the warmest form which affection .to near relatives dictates i\s proper. At the Cliih Hotel, Shannon, the sum of £7 7s 7id has beoji collected ill pennies and small coins since last December on behalf of Mother Mary Auhert's Home of Compassion, at Island Bay. The money, which had been deposited in a box in the bar of the hotel, was extracted yesterday, and it will be forwarded, in the form of a cheque, to the Home. Such instances of thonghtfulnoss will be much appreciated bv the authorities of the institution. We wnnt more Xew Zealand mutton (remarks a London city man) because it is only wealthy' people who can now afford the Home-fed article, which is retailed at lid a lb., nearly twice the price of best Xew Zealand. Tho butchers have decided to still further advance ihe. retail rates for homo grown meat. We are convinced here that them is a great era of prosperity before Now Zealand. We want more ami more of your products. Taranak's productiveness is shown by the fact that from about a million acres of land comes nearly half our dairy exports, besides frozenmutton last year valued at £29.000, frozen beef £150,000. wool £73,-102,' and other items. There are over 800 factories and ceramories in the province. There is still room for a good deal of expansion in the industry, it is said, and some fine land is being opened up by tho StratfordOugiruo railway. Some time ago. savs the Oaniaru Mail, a Xorth Ota.go farmer sold his potato crop to an Oamnru merchant for £3 12s Gd per ton on trucks. On delivery being tendered, however, it was considered by the buyer that the samples were unsuitable for .shipment, and the potatoes were rejected. The r rower has since bad the (Mtatoes ro-piokod and has actually succeeded in ob-

taming Co "s (id per toil from the same merchant with whom lie previously sought to do business on a basis of £3 12s fid per ton. Some interesting facts are sot forth in the annual report of the Public •Service SuperaiiHiiKitiou Jioard, which has just come to hand. From this it appears that during the year pensions lor €19,7-1!) per annum wore granted. 'I lie Largest retiring al-Imva-noe granted to a contributor amounted to £533. The .smallest was I'H Bs, while the .average was CllO. Jhe tota.l retiring allowances lor t'hb year may seem unusually large .as compared with those of the previous year (£85)00), hut the report poiiiits out that it must he remembered that these officers were entitled to a sum ol ;{Jo-l,00() enmpensatic.il' accrued under the Civil Service Act, 180(5, if they had not become participants of the Fund under the Public Service Superannuation Act.

I'lio totii! income for tlio voflr wjis £103.839, which included £81,000 41s members ordinary contributions. !c"o 000 G )Vt ' nniLllt oon ' t, ' i!,) "' tio " of J'rom tli-o talk of the lobbies, writes a i'jUTranientary critic, it is evident that il the extinguisher is nbt cl«ipped upon the 'bookmaker .altogether this session, he will at least bo -laced under a ri&wous licensing system in which magisterial power will bo employed to see that only the most reputable members of file cult will be allowed to practice further. The supporters of the bookmakers a.io disposed to make common cause with the genurne /anti-gambler for' the su.ppres.sion of its rival the totalisat'wi'. Political tipsters, how ever, ]>ie(..:ct that by a narrow iiwu'eiii they will fail to drag down the niacinne with their own piiotege. Judging from remarks made by Soiinrni T )a itioularly, the sowilled 1 V»A\ v<? -t't" el>ause irii tlie new Defence liill is likely to give rise

to a considerable amount of more or less acrimonious discussion. The Hill provides that any officer who lias been dismissed during tin- previous Uvc vv months Ims ttho right of a .„. peal against the decision of the author, r' I 1 1!?' ° f ( ' onr - se - il] ennWo , Jvnyrefeb to .ippe,,,. Those rnr, n|)CIS U to, though not o])posed to Mv K.ivvetts agnation, still think that matter should lie conducted on irapor linescontent] that mistakes lrve been mmh all don- the line, a-1 tint this (ilati.se in tine Bill only .adds to their nnni:btir. The dismissal of Uip.am ICnyvett was not nrndn I>a eonrt-martial, but l»y wluit was essentially a Civil tribunal, and tliey c'mtond that crea't danger will he .'rou»hi About by the apparent effo-.t to o""inn!•:>•■ e the. Civil am J tll2 inili . t.ii\ hw n-! ofTni't which-sonic hei\s ixira I'd ias likely to lend oHy o trouble and confusion. jjio-n-i, f 1-,-x „r fi,.. T\.—vett iVAii«kland,'nnd tho Lead--7 Ti i Opposition represents ay Aiic'-lnnrl enrcff.'Kuor-v, m-ohM q.p_ P?iV t h;."t fnl til is subject tJie Om>nf'tion is ' ■■•r-ijr.l hi , nn id jf, i", evident +ko+ , n f +t j lte jjjjj will he the snhjeet. of warm debate. P-roni-p* at>'"i t s«n +.-v orders is almost as important as care in c-irrvinrr tliem out. ttotil: of these desira.ble elmracterislfdcs are studied by Nelson H. Heath, of Bristol »tree+. Z l ' ous sample rooms kept. Wihenevoir Von need a/nyfcliing shifted. or any tiyiin mot, ring him up. Telephone 4o.—Advt,