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Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 September 1910, Page 3

An inquiry has been made by Mr W. IF. Weld, M.P. ,as to whether the Government will acquire the title to a largo area of sand-drift land, believed to be from 1000 to 2000 acres in extent, sibuate on tho sea-coast to the west of Levin and said to have remained unallotted! to any native owners because o>f _ its valueless character, and either treat it by planting with suitable grasses, shrubs, and trees,, or else dispose of it in comparatively small areas to persons who are willing to take it up and reclaim it.

The number of charges heard before the Magistrate's Courts in 100:) was. 3 7,4 72. [Repeated charges against the same person are counted oaegh as a distinct person. Of those charges, 570 wcro Ag&iftsb persons of the aboriginal native ftfoe, a decrease of 85 on the number for the previous year. If tho Maoris lie excluded, the number of charges (exclusive of lunacy) in 1909 is found to have been 36,902, an increase of 61(5 upon the number for 1908; and the proportion per 1000 of population was 37,97 and 38.40 in each year respectively.

A music J ball artist has been a. warded £68 odd by the courts in Paris as damages for a serpent's bite. She played in the "Amorous Review," a part which consisted in dancing with a live snake coiled round her. One evening the snake bit her, and siho suffered an injury, which .according evidence, brought a boil t What will bo a permanent disableement within the meaning of the Employers. Liability Act. Witnesses wore called to show that the manager insisted on her appearing with a real live reptile. She offered to appear with an india-rubber snake, hut tho ma nager demurred'.

A Wellington reporter wild visited the office of the Cooks' and Waiters' Union this week found the secretary transacting business with a native of tho Flowery Land, who paid his "dues" in a particularly cheerful way. There are. it seems, three Chinamen employed in Wellington hotels, and two of them are members of tihe Union. Both are naturalised citizens. A r o objection was raised to their admission, as the Arbitration CWrt has ruled that by exercising discrimination the Union would endanger its claim to preference.

Xo true horticulturist is satisfied with the colours given to blooms by untilro. If a flower is normally yellow or red he desires to , prodluce n variety which shall ho green or 'blue or black. Formerly the "blue ruse." the "green carnation," and the "black tulip" were synonyms for the impossible, but thanks to tho striving of growers niter unnatural tints 'such phrases have lost their old .significance. Alfred Smith, F.K.H.S.'; of Downley, High. Wycombo, England, who is a. well known rose .specialist, has been experimenting for three or four years with a view to the production of a hi no rose. liy the process of crossing different strains he has now succeeded in obtaining the most distinct l>l tic rose yet produced, and has given it the name of Lady Coventry. -,s nursery is near the estate of the Into Lord Beaconsfield at FTiurhenden. and lie has previously achieved success by blending the common dog rose witih cultivated roses, a liotablc example of his work being a climbing .rose, pure white, which grows in clusters of from 40 to 'id 'blooiiis.

,l Cacklor ,,, writes that up to lately, with one or two exceptions, attempts at poultry culture in and around Levin were carried on in a half-hen rted, _ tired-feeling sort of way. but during the past year or so finite a respectable company of pushful and determined young breeders have joined tho ranks'. One of these is .Mr T. Storey, who is gradually building up a substantial little plant. Ili.s favourites are utility AVhito .Leghorns. Present strck, adult and Otherwise, totals -00. Another who means business is Mr K. A. McDonald. His chore is utility White Leglioruis, .Mid, to a smaller extent, Silver Wyandottcs. Stook 1/50; more to (ome. Mr W. H. Wilson, of the Arcadia, is pushing ahead with a big machine and tinning chicks out in ti!ieir hundreds. His loves are White Leghorns and eg«-s. Stock 100. Mr C. H. Rasther has three hatchers going: stock, about 300 White Lessliorns. A weasel just carried lortv of his fomtnight - old chicks off i,j lull daylight, air T. I). Harrow is expanding his favourite White Leghorns; stock, 200. Mi L. Bishop, the veteran local fancier of-' Golden Wyandottes, is now White stock, aimut 250.

Yankee Doodle went to town Fpon a little pony, He felt a_ little hoarse, of course, And said so to a crony. The crony said: "I'm certain sure

Tho remedy is plain; Yo iitake sonic Woods' Great Peppermint Cure, And you'll bo right as rain!"