LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 January 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Indies mit-pirr rare will takp W,:\-n on the TTnrfwlieniifi Lake dnriiio; Folivnnrv. Ai'V.Ti^oin'" ,,l ) , ? !>re hp|n<? made for |li.i f'T I^' A nnnnnl moot'inf of flip T,ov|i> iirniici' of flip TVolli'n.!jtf)ii A.ooliill'n f'"'i"l .^'"."iofv. On Snl-.iH-finv niul Afopdnv no\t flip nninv;! ci.oofi'i'T moptinj; of tilie Afniinv/Ml'i TCJflp Auwfintion M'ill he Im'd ;i(■ Tn!nio!sfr,ii Voi'tli. Rovfirnl i-!flpnion from T.ovin onrl RlifiniiOTi lijn-p idHvm'-pI t-iiofr int-ention to slioof .nt tlio rippfinn;. Fnloss Hip Oovfi'iimpnt T>nrolia.«se u\w<* for Riil)-di'vi,sinii in pn'irflipni TT;im-1c«->'<! Rtv, (lio ti'oiul of vill lio nortiiM'nrfls in +l>n fnln.'O ("citnlpq flin > T !inl 'nr Tf.lorrr n? llV All TrOWll 1:hk1 Ji) flir> TV->nnprirJy-p. Waipnwn. •lnrl HnwVp ,- - Rrn - fnimtips Ims I>oon tnVpn 'in, llv'ujtK flipvp nrp s+ill n foil- f.'l'ojiqnn'l in tlio "WYiiron +0 I>° iiln'-r>'l "noii fix; ninrTn i-U Wnikolin. nnrl AViu'.-nm '■r.iuii!.' I ' , . i; , . +lip Gisliorno flfstri r 'f'. fM'p i'V!nr fltonsnnfls of I'f'rps r>))pn run 1 in 1)0 ]ilnrod for f?lppA in n firons nt Motif? cs-γ-hnorl from if =5 c-ao-p and ran ahont tlio sii-'vj.s sproiiflino: terror among iio'locsfri-in.t;, v)>n in nil rlii'or , - I'oii';. On j-o.T-'lifnrr llio OrntKi Pla''P. ("lip lio!t"««; !n'( to rlciiili n liorso. nnrl HiP!i '■>!>!-i-n-1 1 I'fi'isn. flip mL-iln't-pnlq (if v!<i<'li !fin]r rofuo'P on rlio roof. _ T!io •'•'!i!i;il mimli of -flip fnmM'ivp iK'foro n onsxp in ivlu'c"!! ri' ,n rp vp c : a linn liplonsrinjr in \]\r ci!-<'iis v.'ns t-lio floor. Wliov |-i!P f'jio'o v/ns o]>P'iprl tho fnrritiro linnpci.?; ontprod it, anDuronHv nloTt;r>-i otvc morp to piroot lior C'(T>ip:ini"::. .Mr .11. R. Gjirdoner. ilio secretary ol' tho T[(nv)\vlit'!iun A. and P. Association iha-'i ropoive , ] tho folloAviiip; cominiMiit-ah'-on front the Hon. -T. M.oKe'"/,io, , of AjrncuHnro: "Deai' >ir,- T ro-.avt the dolay tliat has {Kviimvl in .Tcknowlrdwiiijr receipt (if your favour of tho 23rd nit., hut thi.s lias Jiocn due to the fact (hat I h;!vo hooii tryinji t/> arrange my eni;a ; ;oriit'!!fs fur tho next wock or two. I cordially tliank the mcinbrrs of your for IJi-eir kind inviK'iiioii to opp.ll the annual show on ilio Ist ))i'ox. : and I regret that ah llii." nuiiiiput I cannot definitely say wlielhor or not I can he with you. T hopp, liowever, before tho_ end of the week to be .in a position to let yon know. ' Should my en.ornffcmeiifs permit, it will p;ive me groat plersnrp to comply witlh your coinmitt-oo'.s wish. T trust yon will harp a most suecessfol <rathoring, and with (lie host of weather, and with record entries and attendance."

Whatever may bo one's opinion as to "luck" thorn is no doubt that some men appear to be peculiarly chased by misfortune—at least for a. portion of f.hoir lives—and were it not that "jfopo springs eternal in the human breast," they might be expected to give up tihe struggle. We (Rangitikei Advocate) have a case in mind in which a farmer, for several .successive seasons, has sustained losses which even his immeI diate neighbours escaped. This I season has been no exception. He had fine promising crops of oats and rapo, but just before the former was I fit to cut, the caterpillars came in myriads and destroyed both crops. Hut they did not reach his neighbours, fer then !'ie starlings got to work in Hocks and quickly" settled the pest. The only satisfaction this farmer bus is that his loss led to gain for his neighbours, and it is to be hoped that his luck will turn and that Prosperity will displace Misfortune. The. marriage of a rich young American to the girl keeper of his sister's kennels recently took place at St. Gregory's Church, Beckingtrm, Somerset. The bride was Miss Maud Arnit Hall, and the bridegroom Mr Frederick Sturges. jun., son of a wealthy New York financier. Miss Hall was engaged by Miss Mary Sturgcs to look after her kennels at Fairfield. Connecticut, where «;' vera 1 famous Pomeranian prize winners are kept. Young Mr Sturge.s' absorbing interest in his sister'srfkennels became a subject for remark months ago, when he entirely neglected Newport and other gathering places of society for .Fairfield, and was a constant vicsitor to the pretty home on the Sturges' place of the mistress of the kennels. The engagement was announced recently to friends and Miss tL-ill immediiately returned to !her home in England. The only family opposition which was expressed was t]w lament of Mips Rturges at losing so valuable n head for her kennels— her pet ontvrnrise.

Dr. Kennedy notifies the general public that he has removed; to Durham street, near the Levin public sdhooi. The Horowhenua Boating Glut is making arrangements for holding its annual moonlight carnival. Tins will take place early nest month. Particulars will he advertised later. Rev. D. 0. Bates' weather forecast states that indications are for increasing haziness, with mild and changeable weather generally. Freshening northerly winds will probably prevail, and the barometer / will fall slowly everywhere. Cowslip and Poley have had a long run on the street 1 ? of Levin, and their time is np. Notice is given today that the borough ranger has been instructed to impound all stock (straying in any street or road under control of the council) on and ttfter Friday next. The head hoy in the class of logic boing asked for a specimen of syllogistio reasoning said: "A sailor is not a sailor when he is aboard., nor is ho a sailor when he is ashore: but he must he always either aboard or ashore, herefore a sailor is not a sailor." We write this editorial just as we go to press, and as wo write it we arc sitting up in bed witlb our face tied up in a towel and a terrible headache. You can bet your boots that we felt that this editorial which we are going to write is needed, or wo wouldn't write it at all.— Bingville Bugle (U.S.A.) A novel German boot has partitions to separate the toes. These terminate in soft pads, pressing against the foot, so that the thrust in walking is taken at the base of the toes instead of the point. Jamming of the toes into the_ toe of the boot is prevented. Tt is expected that tiho deforming of the feet now so common will be avoided by this arrangement, and that walking will bo moro comfortable. Swede seed , of tihe strain ascertained and recommended as blight proof by tho Agricultural Department experts has eonouered 1 the "nipping off" trouble whieib afflicted Ohau settlers a few months a<m. At present Messrs Whilev Brothers have a magnificent crop of turnips in a field, which was twice destroved last year by the mysterious undersrround ant or weovil or beetle or whatnot. National and rnnior scholarships for Wellington Education District have been allotted, after competition. Bessie Monerieff, of Carterton, heads the .iunior division with a clear lead of 27 marks ((527). Tn class B. for schools from 41 to 200 pupils, John B. Halley, of the. Marist Brothers School, Wellington, came top with a clear lead of 15 marks. Athol Wilson, of Otnki. was second, and two other Otnki lads (Charles Williams and William R. Smith) were sixth and seventh. Ninth went to Anna M. Richards, of Oil an. Large entries are expected , in the Jiome industries section at the. Fpildm<? Show, to beheld on 7th and Bth February next. The committee hns allotted prize monev of 30s for first nrizo in several of the el asses: in fact the prize monev all through this section is on a lavish scale for nmnteni'R .and also in the onen elnsses. Tievin and Shannon ladies who intend tn compete should note that entries close on Friday ne.vt. the '20th inst. Schedules mav bo obtained from +I'e offi™ of the rlorowhemia Chronicle or from the secrotary, box 98. Feilding. Linseed is the only oil used in linoleum manufacture in Scotland. Tt is oxidised and then boiled and mixed with gum until it has attained the consistency of soft indiarubber. It is then mixed with ground cork. These materials are then pounded l in a mixer, the process being practically dry mixing. The resultant material is squeezed on io the canvas foundation between steam rollers, the process lasting but a few seconds, and then it- is ready for the pattern. The colours forming the pattern are laid nn to the fabric by'maohinerv. Hydraulic pressure is used to fix the colouring.

A meeting of parishioners of the Anglican Church was held in St. Mary's schoolroom, Levin, last evening. The vicar (the Rev. S. G. Compton, M.A.) presided. The meeting was opened with a, collect, and the question of the subdivision of the district was well ventilated. The general opinion of the meeting found expression in a motion moved by Major' Burlinson to the effect that the meeting considered that the division of the district would be a, distinct gain to Leyin, and that in view of the liabilities in connection with tlio mortgage on the schools ami the Weraroa church 'building scheme it was to be hoped that the General Gburch Fund, would assist Levin in supplying the additional £60 required for maintenance of their clergyman. The motion was adopted. At a meeting of the parishioners of the, Anglican Church in St. Mary's schoolroom, yesterday evening, it was decidedi to postpone the -gymkhana until after Easter and to (hold a concert in the Century Hall on Tuesday, January 31, at 8 p.m. ft was _ considered advisable to avoid holding any social functions in connection with the church during the season of Lent, which begins on February Ist. A committee was formed, consisting of Mrs Remington, and; Messrs. A. V. Winchester and J. G. Hankins, with power to add to their number to arrange the I necessary details. A programme will shortly be drawn up and placed before the public. It is the intention of the committee to obtain first-class talent from Wellington .and elsewhere. The proceeds "will be for the general expenses of the church. ■ AValthamstow is one of the largest English constituencies, with an electorate of over 39,000 voters. Fifty years ago, Wa,lthamstow was a little country suburb of London, and Pepys, who was a frequent visitor at a country house there, speaks of it in his dairy as a remote rural district. Like its near neighbour, Rom ford, which lias a still larger electorate of about 55,000 voters, it has become in recent (times one huge working class residential district. There are at least twenty-five iuembers of Parliament who, in the aggregate, do not represent as many electors, but there have always boon anomalies in the English Parliamentary system since the tame when Gat. ton and Old Sarum both returned two Members, with electorates of five and six respectively. As Cowper tells us "God made the counti'y, and man made the town," but the old idea, that it is more healthy to live in the country than in the city, is passing away. The very things which country people regard as inimical are, as a. ma'trter of scientific fact, demonstrated to bo healthy. Travelling on the London tube railways, is one of the best cures for ashma, and the antiseptic properties of potrol vapour, which fills the busiest streets of our cities is a great preventive of disease. Now comes the suggestion that coal dust is an excellent friend «to the digestive organs, and that the most stubborn forms of indigestion will yield to this form of treatment. These I are not freak notions. There is a scientific basis for them, and possibly, a month at the bottom of a coal mine, instead of at Harrogate or Marienbad, will soon become a fashionable cure,