LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 July 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Eight registered pure bred Holstein cows have been rec-eivod at the "Wer.iiroa Experimental Farm this week. They have Ifoen secured. hy the Government in furthurance of the schemo for aiding diairy farmers hy carrying out tests and experiments which are beyond the means or abilities of the ordinary man. who must- run his dairying purekv as a business concern. Expe.ns.es of the Timber Commission, for Avli.it li a sum of £3000 was allocated last year, exceeded that, amount by £590. The ladies of Oban inlteiul holding a ball on August 17th, by way of "return" to the bachelors, who gave one early in the season. Mr Kearslev is to supply the music. A Bill providing sinking funds for the extinction of the. public debt of New Zealand was introduced by Governor's Message, and road a first time in the House of Representatives last night. An affirmation of the need for reducing the annual number of thedays of racing in Xew Zealand was made by Parliament yesterday, without division. Tlio matter is to be referred to a special committee to report upon. On Monday evening next a special meeting of the parishioners ot the Levin Church of England wib be held in the schoolroom, to conma>ttor of alterations to f/icvicaiuage. Particulars of the meeting are advertised to-tlay. Tut) young men named McLellan and Driscoll, respectively, were Defore the Court at Otaki yesterday, charged with having created a disturbance at a local gathering last Thursday evening. .McLellan »vas lined 10s and costs, while Drisooll was sent to prison for one month, on a charge of being an incorrigible vagabond. We omitted to .state 'in our issue of Thursday's date that Mr Charles Williams thanked the electors after the result of the Borough election wa.s declared on Wednesday evening. He said words could scarcely express his feelings of gratitude to his supporters for coming out on such a wet and cold day, at great inconvenience and personal discomfort. lie also thanked those who did not support him, as he felt tfiiite sure they thought they were doing light. He concluded by calling for three cheers for 'lie (lefea ted candidates.

At tho request of potato growers in the Tiniaru district, Mr 11. E. M'Gowan recently went up to Wellington to inspect some shipment's Oil' Australian potatoes, with « view to ascertaining whether they were .affected by blight. Ho madie a very careful examination of Australian potatoes, hrit.h in tho Wellington auction rooms a.nd elsewhere, ltiit ho could find no sign of the borer nor any blight of any kind. So far this potato borer, which sets up a kind of dry rot in tho tuber, has not made its appearance in Now Zealand, a.nd every precaution is hein£ taken against its introduction. The Levin School Gonimitto held its usual monthly meeting in the District School last evening, the chairman (Mr J. Malcolm) presiding. All the members were present with the exception of Messrs Hannan and C. \\ illiains. After dealing with minor matters brought li]*) bv. correspondence, it was resolved to approach the Education Department about getting the high pressure water supply installed into the schools. Tt was the opinion ol the committee that more money would bo realised by the sale ot tanks than would be required to install tho water, anil as the h«rough offers to supply the water f ee> it will cost the Department nothing and will do away with the complaints about insanitary tanks. "1 don't see many . here to-day who were at the Salvation Army demonstration the other night, s« perhaps I might repeat a story I heard there," said Lord Chelmsford. at the Sydney sheep .vliow luncheon. His Excellency then went on to tell of the small boy who appeared at school in such a dirty condition that the teacher was forced to write and complain to his parents. "I wish you would send •Johnny to school in a cleaner condition," the teacher wrote. "His clothes are so dirty that the odour from them is really most objectionable." Next day an answer came back from Johnny's mother, sharp and to the point. Tt read :—"I know Johnny ain't no bloomi' violet. but I send him to school to be taught not to be smelt." His Excellency then went on to point +he. moral. He knew nothing about ilie great wool industry, "and so," lie continued. "I come to your show to be taught, not to be smelt." It is stated on very good authority (say* the Stratford Post) that a Cabinet Minister will contest one of the Taranaki seats at the next general election. Pat-pa being mentioned as the electorate. Taranaki is a favourite sprit for Ministers, the 1.-.t? Sir Harry Atkinson having represented TCimont from the creation of the seal until he was elevated to ths Lorrisliiitive Coinril.— But when Sir Ha.rrv Atkinson was a local representative of Taranaki polit'--*"! ; -t. >rr-*s. r D rv?rl Iv's npprenticeship in the field and in Provincial f i.r -i], rivl lived his life in and TK<s is an entirelv different tiling to a ranger coming in.