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Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 August 1910, Page 3

The tnenntod volunteers find the new sliC'i't rifle muctlii ljetter to handle r:i hor.sob;i.fk than the long rifle. Tarann.:] ''ofeated Wanganui reprcsontativi-, .:i Uugby gaine played at IJaveifi l."st Saturday, by 31 points to 11. it was a fairly close game in t:!io ciiily stages, but the butterfat province's representatives made so many points in the second spell that the became one-sided.

As the /Milt of exhaustive on the re' ' ; r."e merits of horse traction, motv. \\-iiggons, and traction engines, t' .: Gisborne Borougih Council has decided to obtain its metal supplies by mean.'; of a tram-way from Piitulalii, ton miles distant. The cosi ia e.sL;mated at £12,000.

The No■■■ Zealand Loan and Mor> cantilo Company, Limited, have receive.:! the following cablegram from their London house, under date August 12:—Frozen Meat: The market for mutton i.s steady; lamb uiv-l-angod. Beef is in moderate (lenifiii'i.

As the evening train ivas coining ■|p from Wellington yesterday, A. George, oi Awahur, pass : ng from one carriage to another fell off tho train a fiule or .so north of Koputaroa. The ti-iiin was going at a good pace and ;:s soon as poss'hio the gi anl wn* in forme;!, but instead of s , . :pping the train ana steaming back ; ie meri'ly took the names of his in formants and of the lost passengei and repoi-j'nl to the next station-nii-.ster, who in turn telegraphed to me last tuion left. W;o have been unable (i> ascertain whether the man. who was a half-caste, and brother ol the TJorowhonua footballers, i.s dead or alive or whether h-. , was not seriously injured as neither the police nor' the railway department hero know anything of it, though the latter tried to ascertain by wire on Saturday night.'—Manawatu Times.

The folic ing is the programme of iiiiisie whi.-h was played by the Boys' Training Farm Hand, under the e<>n-d:;,-torskip of Hand-Sergeant W. Lett, on .Saturday night on the Levin So/iaro:--Quick march, "Madcap," (cc-mposer. \V. Sharp); schottische, l ;The Holle of the' Castle" (H. Field: waitz. "li'Heure Siipremo" (A'!o!f Lei lor); (|iiick march, "All)pHijin" (!!. 11. Hall): gallop, "Fizg\f (T. ihurson): polka, "Wo Two" (T. IJ. Wi.'ght); quick march, "Yeomen of tl:e King" (J. Ord-Hume); .••■olectioii. "Memories of the Past" IMmir'.or); quick march, "As v<.ur flair Grows Whiter" (H. Ha.ere): march. "En Avant" (James Karrell). "God Save the Kin;--;." 'Hie Pipe Hand played a number .->!' selections between the items. Major Jiui'linson wishes to e> pi-ess ii ; ) thanks to Mr Herrvman, of the Le-in JJotel, for kindly siq>j)l> inij; a •■uautity of aerated waters to (he !-'.vs. ami. Messrs Haswell H: us. for supplying biscuits.