LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 August 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

JJorowhenna hens liflve boen noted, for years past as exceptioivally good egg producers—whicih the records of the Blenheim lieif tests prove—and Levin Leghorns nmv seem determined to keep ii]) their town's reputation amongst other population centres in the county. A wliito Leghorn owned by Mr S. Harris, ol Qiieeuswood road, Levin, eclipsed all records, last; week, by laving un egg wliicih weighed V; ounces, measured /:{ inches ■around the oval, and (\\ inches in circumference. ' This is understood to be the pullet's coiintershot to the ova abnormalities produced this season by two other birds in the same yard. In giving publicii/; to these measurements wo haveno desire to be invidious to other lowlw of the, connly, and an invitation is now exteiuk'd to any of their owners who have (inything to heal these records to write'to us about it, or bring along their samples. As an item of further interest, it i.s recorded that Mr Harris' yard of thirteen hens, in the puriod from June, MHM), to June last, yielded .a dear profit of .{.'(J l()s (id, without taking any account of eggs consiiined. .at. the owner's table or of cockerels prepared for the pot.

Tlio Hon. T. K. Maedonald. M.L.C. of Wellington, paid a vi.sit to Levin on Saturday. «nd returned to his seaside residence, at Pliinnierton by the evening train.

Magistrate: '•'AVIiy did you strike tlie telegraph operator?" Prisoner: "It was like this, yer ITonomr; I gave him a message to semi to me gal, an' the feller started to read it. Then I wiped him."

There .ire Hi)l members of the n-nt've. race who are now pensioners. In the year ending March .31, 1.910. the number of now pen sin us granted wa.s as follows: Iviropeans, L\2l I ; Maoris, 00; total, 2301. Of the total number ol : pensioners, 11,8*27 are in receipt of the full pension of £2(i. Tin; European pensioners ol Ihe. age of 90 and over number 10.").

The number of trees raised in the Hotorua nursery in 1909-1910 was 5,7(11,000. while the number ni.isnd from 1891) to 1910 wa.s .37,193.000. the total value of tin , same being £G8,n91. Oji the Waiotapu plantations, Auckland, 3.-l.">2,000 trees wvri' planted during tihe past year, and all' have dnne well. The estate now contains 12,() , 28,059 trees, covering an area of l,(i 00 acres.

The ])laiu and fancy dress ba.ll which is to be held .at the Town Hall on Wednesday, under the aus])ices ol th(< Levin Amateur Dramatic Society, promises to be one of the chief events ol the- season, and there is every reason to believe that it will be largely ]>atronise<l. Ladies inav lenve their refreshments on "Wednesdav inorniiig up to 1 p.m. at Mr Phillips' "li.vko." -and after that time at tlie Town Hall. Prizes will bo given for the best lady's and gentleman's attire. The Dramatic Society's excellent orchestra will discourse music. Barbers at "Waterloo, Xebraska, T.S.A.. lnve decided to coii'test the constitutionality and legality of the ordinance passed by the City Council, declaring Mint it shall not bo lawful for them to eat onions between 7 o'clock in the morning and G in the evening, the closing liour for the .shops. This same ordinance prohibits smoking during the intfu'val covered by the same hours. The barbers contend that, the provisions < f the ordinance const.il ute an abridg1111*11 of their rights .as American citizens. They take the. position that while they do not care for on ions if the Council can pass an ordinance prohibiting the eating of them, it can make it unlawful to .eat LmuJ or drink water.

Mr Jolm I). Rockefeller's clufjiirs are j)rin(ed in smooth miming script by a iieiigraving proc<'s.s resembling that of the old cop|)er plat<* copy books. They are. dirawn on hiniseli jiist as if this ruler over Simulanl Oil were a bank. AYhen that bonk ciimes fiom an inner coat ])ocket--and this is given on tho authority of several persons wibo have seen him in this interesting occupation it dazzles the expectant, IW notonly does its cover shim?, but the edges of the cheques .arc gilded as if they \vvi\) inteiMlod. to grace an edition de luxe. When tho slips are presented for payment nt any cashier's wiii'lo-w in the Cinitril States, they are found to b(* just as gilt edged us Iliey look.

On S;itiiiflny evening a. "welcome hoiiKi " sDfial w-a.s tendered to tho returned Levin representatives of tlu> New _ Maori football team. The function was held in tlio Levin Hotel, whe.ro Host .U-oi-.ry-niiin had the tabids well prepare:) with good things. .Mr J5. R. Garde iu> r (.Mayor of Levin) was in the chair, _ and there vwis ovor thirl v wull-wbb:-r.s present. In proposing the toast of the returned Levin men (Messrs M. Wiuiata, W. AVini.itn. air! ■I. Scia.scia), the, Mayor .spoke, in high terms of praise of the Jlorowhenua. rupreHetif ativws, and said the lact of ,so small .a union beting able, to place, four men in a Xew Zealand team reflected great credit on the di.stii iet a.s a whole. .Mr lJ.aukins also .added a mead of praise to the local men, and said he regrettvl that his offer of n medal to the bw>t Hoiwheiiua representative was clihclined by thu manager of tho team. In replying Mr M. AViniata thanked tho Mayor .and Mr Hnnkins for tihoir kind remarks, and said that he was proud to be able to say that tho bohaviour of the Horowhenun men, both on .and off the field, was beyond reproach. (Applause) Out of tiho eighteen matches played, said Mr Winkta., Walter Winia'tn, hnd played in sixteen, himself in fifteen and Seiasoia and Rawiri fourteen, so that it will be seen that tho lorn I representatives must have been •among the best of a tr o od team. (Applause). Mr "Winiata also stated that Mr Cunningham (a. member of tho famous "All Mlacks"). expressed the o])inion tlvnt Sciascia was one of tho best "hookers" ho had had the pleasure of playing with ; and that Walter Winiata was fit for any "All Black" team which loft Xew Zealand. Tho health of Mr and Mrs Winiata, seur.. was heartily drunk, and Mr C. Williams made kindly reference to Mr Winiata's p;ood business principles. Mr Winin Maori, which were .also interproterpreted by his son, Mr Nepia Winiata. Messrs Reri Nicholson ami Grace Royal made humorous speeches in Maori, which wore also introproted. The singing of "Auld Lang Syno" brought a very enjoyable function to a close.

Mr T. A. Harris, of Levin, took a firs/t prize and a special prize in the deerliound class at tfc Auckland Dog Show Inst week. Biddy Hfl.ro is (ho nmiio of his hound. There has boon a lit*nvy mortality among young sheep this'season at Wairoa, H«\vke's Bay, owing no doubt to the flush of grass ami. Mie '.i'.uiip season, and several of the settlers are lioavy losers. Those \vlw> have lost fewest are those who wero more heavily stocked. A lamo ntimber of hoi'ses in t.ho Woodrille district are heinp; attacked hy influenzfl, sojno fatally. One local carrier had live whole' of his teams affected, and quite :r nuinber are still unable to work. The weather which has been experienood for some woek.s 71:1 st is no doubt responsible, for the epidemic ,<prr;ftlino;.

.Mr NosworHiy, N.V., is eommemkbly anxious ahout shiyep worrying dogs. _ lie wanl.s to know whether tin' .Minister of Agricult ure will hnvo provision mado authorising any person seeing dogs worrying sheep l» immeduntn.lv destroy the do"R, and that all dogs skill he securely tied uj) betwee-n .sundown and sunrise unless under the personal supervision of their owner, or sonic othor respiHisihlo jxm'soh.

During a period of ten weeks the, Wairarapa Kgg Circle has consigned to Wellington 1372 dozen eggs, for which the gross return was CT2I ■"is 7(1- ;ni r .average, of Is 9id per dozen. The, expenses connected With ni.irkvting were helow 3d W r dozen eggs.

_ Some .., ''i.;io,i> on women arrived at liy FraiiK ?,'.ovton : "I have found no other croatimV. on earth so ii'tii'ii'jy tedious a'« jii't'tl.v unman. Her inord.iM'iiVva l '.... ify clamours to he fooled or IV;I, ;iud ?;he. has nothing k> offer in return I'oi wlml she gets. Talk io her live minutes, and you exha.ii.sl-. or .-fore of husks and Vemnjinf.s. Shf. is pleasant f.o look at. if you don !, look too closely and too long; ,\ r thai I suppose, is .her purpose in life. I'lveryfhing has some purpo.te, hut the more you .see of the aver I"' 1 pretty woman, the less you'll be ;; i.u. to jvalisr that. A woin-an w\{\\ brains cannot be pretty: she m i<,f he soinehing more, or soniel vw% superficially less."

Preliminaries to tile. Spring and Autumn flower shows 'of the Levin Horticultural Society wvvo advanced a stage on Saturday evening, when meeting was held in the Century Mall, under presideiicv of .Mr.JanuN I , rouse. Some, twenty ladies and genl leiiien attended, .anil ■!■ profitable discussion iook place on the schedule, and on the- matter of special .and other prizes. Mesdames T. liiown, Clark. Lodge, Parsons and re))orte:l favourably rtruing their canvass for nor. inoinbois. The .aggregate of I he'lists ha lulu d in was close upon one liund■lretL A fairly iarge number of -pecial prizes also were reported upon, including a number from florists ■ind seedsmen in various parts 01 New Zealand. .Mr James Godber, of Wellington, donated a guinea - .'ici'oinpanied by si chewy it'ltW which l .vns in keen contrast to the lugubrious missive of an opposition Wellington tradesman. wJio regretted his inability to give anything to the so-

In the course of a discus

'ion on the wirion.s classes, it was re<;il\v I io include a class for aster;; in .he Autumn Show. Crochet dashes arc fo include both cotton and woolh.Mi

specimens; cushions are to lie given separate classes under the headings >i "needlcwwked'' and "painted ,7 ; p-istel work is to lie restored to I lie ■ioiiodiili. , ; ;uid stencilling is to be id:!r:J. V. esiianies Chirk. Fry .and i". .Nation, with .Messrs Goldsmith, J .Johnson, Linriistcr and .). Prous; , wero apjjointed ;i .siib-coininitt-co 1o .illrit the special prizes and iUTanu;; , tlio list.