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Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 September 1910, Page 3

The following representative team will play I'm , [foi-owiiiomia against Mann.watu, at I'aliiietston -North on Wednesday: Jlowo, Xoble, Allan, Spirl. Vincent, Smart, Bright. Griffith, I'amk Hovo, and Giles. The team will lea re by the .twelve o'clock train, ami those who are unable to play are retiucstcld to coinniiinicato with Mr Smart without clolav.

A joint meeting of the Levin - Rovers Hockey Clubs will be held at M>r "W. FT. AVilson's Arcadia on Monday evening, to make arrangements for a social and dance. Messrs Howe, Laurie, Allan and Smart will represent tlto Rovers, and ,Messrs Wilson, Kastlier, Hugh Hall. Horo and Johnson Loi'in.

Of the men nnrried [n Xew Zealand during 1909, 20, or 2.47 in every 1000, and of the women 29, or 3.58 per 1000, signed tilie register 'by maii'ks. The illiteracy of the people, as measured by the proportion of married ]rcrsons who affix marks instead of signatures to tlie marriage register, has greatly decreased of late, having fallen since 1881 from 32.0-1- per 100 C .among men to 2.-17 per 1000, and from 57.98 per 1000 to 3.58 pev 1000 among women. Of tho persons maTrietl *in 1909, 143 bridegrooms and 1309 bridos were under 21 years of age. . Of the -bridegrooms, two were between Iβ and 18, and six between 18 and 19. O. the ibrides, nine were "between 15 and! 1(5, and thirty-seven were between 1G and 17 years of age. The proportion of men mawied is greatest at the ages of 25 to 30, and of women at from 21 to 25 years.