LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 September 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At this week's meeting of the Sugar Beet Committee appointed by tho general committee of Levin citizens Messrs H. Newport, Turner, Plumridgc, Howell anu Fosella were in attendance. Mr Fosella was appointed chairman of the committee. After the Bill now before Parliament had been read and considered, Mr Turner placed before the meeting a very interesting paper on beet sugar manufacture and growth of the roots. A prolonged discussion ensued, at the end of which the connnitteo expressed itself unanimously of opinion that the sugai beet industry could be developed, successfully in Horowhenua County, ft was, however, thought best to take no decisive, steps until after the Bill now before Parliament was passed into law.

For the construction of a linesman's house at Otnki, the Railway Department has accepted the tondei of Mr T. A. Williams, of Levin.

A defendant in a civil case before the Court got excited (says tho Foilding Star) and in a loud excited, tone told the plaintiff he ought to be kicked off tho Island. The Magistrate had to warn the witness that he was in the Court.

"But I was riding behind a man who had a bright light on bis bicycle," said a cyclist at the Duncdin Court who was charged with having ridden a b-cycle without a light at night. "T consider," sa.id Mr Bailey, S.M.. "that a cyclist behind another with a bright light is moro dangerous than any other. a person approaching is blinded by the light and cannot sec behind."

Linseed oil manufacture in Horywhenua County is being enquired into by the citizens committee appointed at Levin. A mooting to this end was hold on Wednesday evening wlion the secretory (Mr G. Cameron) was instructed to ascertain, for public information, the cost of an oil extraction plant, the weight of linseed per acre, and the percentage of oil to each hundredweight of seed. Mr Fosella was elected chairman of the committee.

Although the present gales hare. so far, done little serious damage in the district thoy are leaving tlioii mark here and there. The, lrugc pile of timber for erecting Mr Walker's premises in Oxford street just south of the Arcadia, lias boon completely blown over. No damage, so far as is known, resulted. Young trees, which have recently been planted in different parts of tlio district hare suffered to a considerable extent.

Mr Jork Johnson, of firuoo road, Wnraroa, mot wit.li n nasty aceklonl n dav or two ago. Ho was riding on tlio top of a load of mangolds wlion tlio wind, which was blowing heavily at the time, caused the topmost onos to hooomo dislodged, and rail on to tlio ground. In theii descent tlioy carried- Mr JoUmson with them and lio fell heavily to th<earth. Fortunately, the hotsos wei'o arrested in time fur lie would have hoen run over. As it was lie sustained a nasty laceration of the forehead, while one of his hand* was so bndlv injnrod as to practieally nicanac'tate him from work foi several days. Tie is croingon nicely no'w. -hnt sometime will elapse before ho will ho ahl eto resume his daily pursuit.

Speaking at Dargaville of the deplotion of our. forests. Mr Gibbons, manager of the Tangowahino sawmill, informed a North Auckland Times reporter that there could he no doubt that it presented a serious problem froin a national point of view, thniiffh there was enough timber io last his day. Tt was a shame he said to see the bush cut down fot the sake of prtkinz at the land underneath. Good timber takes so lonrr to arow that, it can never be replaced. Tho Government should reserve good timber, and prevent the undue limitation of leaves. Cheaper timbers Tor inferior work srrew ouicklv. and can be planted nnrnin. nnd ff what hr> suggested were done. Die liest timbers in the forest would be reserved for the highest class of work. '"

Mr B. Schwartz, Matamata, writes as follows:—I have been trying to get a good hard of dairy cows together lor the last five years. They are mostly grado Shorthorns, some with a touch of Jersey. I milked nineteen cows this season, doing all (ho work myself. For the period Ist, August, IUOU, to Ist June, 1910, the herd averaged 10,0201bs milk, and iH'h~)]\) butter fat per cow. The return i'i>r milk alone at 11 jd per pound for fat is £17 fls Sbjd per cow. In addition, during the same period T sold £!Jo worth of pigs, which' wore kept solely on skim milk. Tho creamery manager at Matamata, m a communication to the Department confirms the above, stating that he has examined Mr Schwartz's papers in regard to the milk supplied by him for the season ended 21st June last, and finds the average but. ter fat return per cow to be 365.14 lb.

Poultrymon in the county are very satisfied that a committee has boon formed in connection with the development of local industries to promote their particular vocation. It is felt that an organised industry can do much more for each individual than the present'system, whore one man is lighting another. Mi H. Leger, of Weraroa, speaking to a Chronicle reporter, mentioned that some time ago a. co-operative society was formed in the locality, but, although it was taken up enthusiastically at tho time, it gradually cooled down. Now that the mattei was being taken up under such important auspices, hedkf not see why .ater on an egg circle should not be termed. There was everything in favour of the poultry industry in lievin and district. The land' was very good, and so was the climate. J hero wore lots of sections in the district that wore really good foi poultry rearing, nnd that was where tie small man came in. Tf, on one oi these small sections a man would work he could make a living for himself, and his family, and p„t omotlung by for a rainy dayla.s nell. ,Egg nrdes appeared to he going ahead ,„ Master-ten and other places, and what could kdone there could be done in HorS whenua. County. A meeting 0 f t£ sub-committee • in connection *X poultry is to be held at the Com c e?e,!il° rS ' /W ,»*?"*' to-morSi evening, at 8 o'clock. Mr Le*ci has a large and very healthy JoK owls-wnte leghorns. He goes in l>esays,f or , lt j litV(nmlnotf^^ He has sold between GOO and 70f moSK ff '"t 1 " r'**! 11 10 TMt ! ndult birds and 750 chickens. Oik l-o sold. 8,0 eggs for haUffp^ BT! ono 1 '" 1 ' 1 nt p "lmo™tnn North He has 200 eggs ready for convey WaikaS: f ° r P-HK-n,

Mr A. Coy, of Shannon, uvstiiat he has never had anything so good for coughs and colds and whooping cough as Remington's Liquorice Cough Cure. H 0 alwavs has some at hand in case, any of the family get had, nnd three or four dosp'<» usually are sufficient. It can be obtained from Mr W. H. Gunning, Shannon; Mr A. W. Roberts, Tokomaru: or F. C. Remington, Levin nt Is fid and 2s 6d per bottle.--AnV.

The Kaiser ordered non-alcoholic drinks for himself and guests at the military Why? Because he wanted his vision clear and his head cool. The best nonalcoholic beverages are manufactured by Dean and Rawson, Levin. Send your orders along.—AoVt .

A iMnori named Hinaki is a candidate for the Borough Council elections at Taumaranui, and considers he should be retiijrned because he has "a good eye for to see, a good ear for to hear, and then ho can jump in the right place."

Sir Gilbert Parker, M.P., speaking at University College School, Hampstead, said the saddest thing in this century was the decline of enthusiasm. The boy who had no enthusiasm and no hobbies would got cold feet, morally and intellectually and probably become a cynic—the cheapest kind of manufactured article the world has for sale.

The Education Department has decided to give a reward of one pound to any person, other than a constable, who gives information that leads directly to the manager's resuming charge of an absconder without the intervention of the ,001ice. If the police arrest a boy they receive the reward, and only one payment is made in any case. From this offer, all persons in the Industrial School service are excluded.

The Wanganui Herald states that a bookmaker will appear before Mi" A. D. Thompson, S.M. at Wanganui to-morrow, on three charges of laying totalisator odds in connection with, the recent Bulls races. The penciller is said to have been deceived by the innocent appearance of two young un-uniformod recruits from the Police Depot in Wellington.

Excellent weather is being experienced in South Canterbury, and prospects aire very .bright all round. The sowing of spring crops has made good progress, the ground being in fine order, while winter-so'wn wheat is showing well above the ground, and is growing vigorously. The season has been < a favourable one for lambing, and in all parts of the district the percentage is satisfactory. Grass is coming on well.

The Auckland Farmers' Union. Ltd., has after the close of theii financial year, declared a dividend at the rate of eight per cent, and, with this, shareholders who have been granted a irebate of 25 per cent or the Stock Commission during that term, will bo paid at the office ol the company in Whangarei. The influence of the Union's success is of interest, and we feel sure othei firms will soon be greeting our residents with their happy bonuses.

The first consignment of spring lambs from .Manakau was sent to Wellington this week by Mr W. G. Vickers, district representative ol the Wellington Meat Export Company. They were from the pastures of Mir R. Bevan and Mr J. Staples, ■respectively, am. numbered forty or more. The lambs are spokeji of as being a particularly fine lot. They are a Shropshire cross, by Mr R. Bevan's pure-lured ra.ms.

Weather permitting the Levin Lawn Tennis Club intend opening the season to-morrow, when afternoon tea will he provided by /Mi\s Kennedy, wife of the president. Rome of the energetic members have been busy preparing the courts and grounds anu getting everything in readiness for the opening. Members are invited to bring theii friends, and given fine weather a good attendance is assured. The club has lost two of its best players, Messrs Burns and Farrington, but a considerable number of new members have joined, and everything points to a successful season. Tt is .dTopod that club competitions will be started early, as this will stimulate interest in the club and be an inducement for players' to practice and get into form as soon as possible. Already two trophies have been promised for this purpose.

Splendidly conspiciKuis throughout the fire that nearly destroyed the U.S. warship North Dakota, the other day was the desperate aaid brilliant courage and devotion displayed by ono of the officers. Liou-tenaiit-Commander Murfin. To him is attributed, not only the saving of the ship from destruction, but also the rescue of many of the erew who would otherwise undoubtedly have perished. Throughout the disaster the gallant commander fought what was practically a sin-gle-handed, fight with death. Time after time, when the interior of the ship was filled with flames and suffooating smoke, Murfin rushed through tho fire, fought his way to the en-gine-iroom, a.nd carried out into safety men who had been overcome by the fumes and had collapsed. It was like going to certain and terrible death every time, but the bravo commander neither flinched nor hesitated.

( The other day, says the Feilding Star, a Feildingite sent us from London a copy of one of the circulars that are being distributed throughout Great Britain by tin Agent-General for Western Australia to catch settlers for that enterprising State. As we noted at the time, when commenting on the circular, our correspondent wrote; "What is New Zealand doing about it. The reply, strange to say, does not come from headquarters at Wellington, but comes from our High Commissioner's office in LonV?"- _ We are told that Sir "Win. Hall-Jones' office is now grappling with a flood of applications for reduced passages to New Zealand, the tide of immigration having risen to the full again. Scores and scores of applicants have to be refused, but all the outward direct steamers are nevertheless crowded with immigrants lor New Zealand. Then comes this information: Tho rates tor rainn labourers .have been reduced to £8, and the amount of money they must show has been reduced from £25 to £10 per head. As tor domestic servants, they can now go' to Now Zealand for £2 IGs pei- bend, provided thev can show a capital of £2 per head. So that •Yew Zealand is playing close up to Westral.a, after all, in the competition for population.

( Mention was made in The Chronicle, one day this week, to the motto adopted by the Emperor Constantine :"Tn hoc signo vinces." JJns reference caught the eye of Mi W. M. Finlayson, of Levin, and caused him to investigate in his collection of coins. He discovered, there a silver coin of the Vatican (bearing the date 1805, or 1815) whidh indicates that Constantino'*! motto was adopted by the various lopes, for inside the rim of the com referred to appear the words; In .hoc signo vinces," with the name of Petrus 11. upon the face. Another curiosity which Finlayson possesses is a copy of the original charter of the Bank of Eng™o' nnff t] 3 c winter's date of I/08. The quaint old English style or the document, as well as the actual reading matter, makes an interesting study. TJi© bank's ohartei was granted by William ami Mary, though the loan transactions out of which the bank arose date back to the time of Queen Anne. An odd proviso of the document concerns "the disposal of Dawns": that is to say, valuables that were taken in pledge by the bank, in those days,for advances of money. These pawns were directed to be sold by pubb'c auction, "bv inch of the candle." "Whether the latter words indicate an actual limitation of time, beyond which bids were not "to be received, we are unable to sav. Possibly some one amonast our .readers mav be able to give light on the questioi.

When you get Roslyn, you get the best in Underwear, Tweeds, Blankets, Flannels, Rugs and Clothing; therefore encourage your draper to stock plenty of Roslyn.—Adrt

Get a Coupon Starter from yonr Grocer, or write to Cadhnrv's, Wellington, for one, and secure b fre« gift of Chocolates.

"Wanganui, under Northern Union .rules, was beaten at football JbjAuckland, yesterday afternoon. The final score was 15 points to 14.

Additional entries to Messrs Abraham and Williams' Otaki sale are: 200 ewes with lambs (over 100 per, cent lambs), 140 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 6 2J-year heifers.

It ia reported, from Tokomaru that native ducks have been-shot on the lagoon. An official lias gone to Tokomaru to investigate the case, with a view to legal proceedings against the alleged poachers.

The Defence Act Amendment Bill was read a second time, last night, in the House of Representatives. It provides for the appointment of officers on a svstemof selection, and it makes Stipendiary Magistrates and Justices of the Peace, in the various districts of the dominion, responsible for the registrations n <•••?• essary under the system of compulsory military service. The- Hill ex tends the age compulsory service, fixing it at 25 years, instead of 91 as proposed last year. Tho Premier said he proposed introdncang at. amendment to'permit Boy Scor.ls wearing uniform and continuing to be known as Scouts, but coming under the training of enior cadets, flhle baring the ophi in of (Outlining Scout training. Unless this was done Scouts would bo able to evade the training required <undor the education system. The whole scheme will cost £300,000 the first year, £350,000 the second, and £400,000 the third. The men liable to serve will number 75,000.

Mir Grahamo White, the distinguished aviator, had a sensational misadventure near Boston on the 14th inst. Mr White was endeavouring to break the world's endurance record. He had been circling aloft at a great height for more than an houir, when his craft was caught by a sudden but irresistible gust of wind and dashed to the earth. The courageous airman escaped with his lire, but sustained manv painful injuries.

An advocate" who gave the "J™ 0 , of Cagniard electrified the bat at Cherbourg by the brilliance with which die advocated the case of a chejit for whom ho appeared. He supported the husband, who was petitioning for a divorce. He won tlic action, and afterwards was feted by the members of the Cherbourg bar from .whom he borrowed considerable sums of money. One oi these advocates telegraphed inquiries to Paris, and found that no -VI- Ugninrd' was known at the a.ns bar. The man-Cagtriard is Jus real name-was a returned convict, and the divorce case in which iie pleaded was one of his own invention. A friend of his was anxious to get rid of his W ife. and Ugniard procured a woman for a small sum to impersonate her, and admit the offence on which the proceedings wore based. Cagniard was arrested, and the subsequent proceedings will be watched with interest.