LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 February 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

'JVorams sprcially selefto.,l I'roiti | ine stock offered bv Mr 70. Short <>!' I'aorangi, Keilding, at tiie Mastertou rain lair, were brought to Levin on Saturday by .Mr John Davies, of Kopufaroa. 'Mr Davies' intention is to breed purebred Romneys for crossing with the purebred koscommons, for which his station is renowned. That "the first cross w , w'o 'best cross" is an adage to w nieli Mr Davies whole heartodly subscribes. His J? osoom nion crosses upraised last week by a Wellington buyer, who gave lGs'Gd lor .prime 2-tooths, as against 14s 6d for half-bred Eoinneys of the same age and got ready for the buyer mider exactly similar conditions. jop_ price for bullocks at the last Le\ in stock sales went to Mr .Davies n P' Jds pens realising Li 15s per head.

Ihe tender of the Horowhenua Chronicle tor printing tlio borough electoral rolls was accepted by the Levin Borough Council last 'even-

We again remind our patrons of the big double performance to be staged to-morrow night (Wednesday) by the Levin Dramatic Society. Judging I>y tlie rehearsals, a. pleasing performance will greet the bouse ; of the balco>ny scene from "Borneo 3n.f1 1 Juliet'' and the farcical comedy Julius Rattle's Honovmoon Troubles. Seats may be booked at Phillips Bvko corner.

[ A meeting of the Levin .Borough Council was held last evening at the Comneil Chambers. Oxford ' street, the Mayor (Mr B. 11. Gardener) presiding, and tlie following members pi esentCrs. Cameron, Palmer Arcus France, Hannan, with Mr i; "• wolds nnth (town clerk). Mess-re Innes and Oakley, of palmerston, North, wrote :—Lowes and another to Walkley: The parties to this loase have decided not to go on ivith the right-of-way. Kindly return the lease to us, — this was noted.

9 -Ur I. Hook presented a report to the Levin Borough Council last evennig on. the. question of the stono crusher which has just been erected in Gibson s pit. Mr Hook stated that the machine was capable of crushing .seventy yards a day if it A\erc well filled. Or. Palmer thought it would bo a good, tiling to get the settlers to place on the roads near then; property a.s many boulders-as p ssible. They could be approadiwL?" i ° ns the 'benefit, wouk be mutual. The Mayor remarked that the Council must preserve all the stones it had in the borouKlh The County Council should be given to understand that what stones it wanted it should rr € t from outside. Or. Palmer: My opin ion is that the council has paid for Gibson s ,pit. m hard cash. The Mayor: can stop up that pit to-mm-row ,f we like.- (ApplaLS) Ci. Han,nan : The sooner we start hetW 11 ® TT AT* I>o, ' ougll roacls hettei. The Mayor concurred. He +h!> n + ' n n S,S n "' s council moved, the County Council would "collar' 1 an the atones; Cr. Palmer: I think nvf£Tf ClllorS ?r ngslt to 3l ave been Tl tn! i t°i S€e 5° crusher started, mint t? LaTO .f r ? n ' "s an idea, of wl lte /fPn<nty is. The Mayor: We want to look after the stones at all events. Tlie following mot C&H.™ ' bj Cl ' *?«»■ • +1, was adopted :-—'Tha<t : the u-oad overseer bo instructed tn ' tC Oule 6 °T h ™Z . the boulders in i

The Citv Inspector, on Friday, condemned twenty-two sacks of oysters from the Bluff as being ainfit for li urran consumption, and they were takem to the destructor and destroyed. Tt is stated that, consequent on the supply being greater than the demand, they had been stord too long at the "Hlnff.—Oliristchurch News.

Mr J. Bennie, of "Wellington, wrote to the Levin Borough Council last

ovening stating that he took it the council had given him instructions to Qief; ont plans and specifications, and to call for tenders for the erection of Levin's now library. Some temporary arrangements would have to he made as to payment to contractors pending the arrival of money from Mr Carnegie.. The Mayor moved that the matter be referred 1 , to the Finance Committee to make the necessary arrangements, and this

was agreed to

On March Bth or March loth the Levin branch of the New Zealand Farmers' Union will hold a picnic at Horowhenua laJce. The actual date will be fixed after consultation

by wire with Mr J. G. Wilson, of Bulls, president of the Now Zealand Farmers' Union, whom it is hoped to have present at the gathering. Th the event of wet weather characterising the occasion, the picnic will be hold in one of the public halls in Levin. (Since the foregoing was penned information has reached Mr H. Richards, secretary of the Union, that Mr Wilson will be engaged on the Bth March. Accordingly, the lSth March has been fixed as the date for the picnic).

Tt was expected that a deputatioi would wait on the Levin Borougl Council last evening in connectioi with the establishment of a loca

brass band. The divergencies of opinion that- bnve made themselves manifest in our correspondence columns did not at any time augur well for a successful issue, and the rain that foil during last even incc evidently damped tlio spirits of the band entlm.sia.sts for nme of tlio local musicians put in aai apjiearance. Aqua pura was not particu--1 rly palatable to one or "o of til© members of he old brigade," and on a "wet"

inglit their presence might be reaso. ably exeused. "Rut so much has boon beard of the temperance proclivities of the "new blood" that people thought it, .at least, would have the pluck <of its supposed convictions and interview the coujicil on the matter.

Owners of orchards in and around Foxt'on (says the Herald) are complaining of the depreciations of fruit ]£ V F S ' T()t content with taking sufficient or their immediate needs, some of the plunderers fill surra >' bags, and. even sacks, with the fruit. One of these gentry even wont so

far as to fake a. trap in which to carry the "swag." The trees also receive a rough handling, and a groat deal of damage has already

been wrought in some orchards. A party of four were surprised in two orchards they visited the other night J' 1 . the first thev got away without being recognised, hut in the second the owner of the orchard came right upan them. _ He gave them a little friendly idvico, tltoy linvo reason to bo thankful that their names are not going to figure in the MnHstrate's Court at the next local sitting. No doubt they will not he so lucky if they are caught again.

Residents .of Levin are naturally wondering what the various committees in connection with the Horowhenua Development Association are doing. The Prospecting Committee appears to be in a state of suspended animation—if n't is not dead and Mr C. Williams is now apparently, interested in some other concern as lie was, at the last meeting of the council, granted a month's •J°xT 'U Tll connection. witli_ the Development Association it might be pointed out that at last evening's meeting of the Levin liorongh Council Mr G. Cameron wrote stating that he was instructed on behalf of the Development Association to ask what stops had been taken with regard to establishing abba toil's.—The Mayor said that a committee had been, appointed to l eport on the matter. The necessary information was at ha.rid and he thought that a report might be brought up at the -next meeting. (Hear, 'hear.) .

"lull's is the day for a ma.n with grass to make money," remarked a sad raced farmer at a sheep fair to ™ Auckland Star representative, bheep are cheap enough, to-day, hours ram would make a big diffeience to the oliap that buys." bo slow were the bids that the Knight of the Hammer" had' to keep bantering his audience. Once, •when 'he had extracted another threepence per head for a .pen, he said: It's a good thing I had twelve months at the dentistry, or I .would never have got that out,". and on another similar occasion he remarked despondently: "One would think this was a church' collection, the way you hang for a threepenny , Then, when a * pcwi of Metihusulah; ewes were kntocked down, for 3s 3d, he dryly added: Worth that for the skins, anyway, and you can pack them on the outside of the truck to kee'p the better sheep from rubbing. Whn a buyer disclaimed' his bid, the answer was. prompt :"You can't look at me under threepence a time," When a lot had to go at 2s 6d per head, the auctioneer, with an eye to business, at once remarked: "I hope that goes in the paper—sheep at 2s 6dl per.ihead. It will mean a lot off buying orders next week."

In their second innings in the fourth testmatjoh, Australia has made 475 runs for the loss k>f seven wickets. Armstrong scored 132 and Hill 100.

Councillor Lancaster was tunable to be present at last evening's meeting of the Levin Borough Council. Ho will be absent from the district for a few Jays.

"Present indications are for high southerly winds, with a rising barometer and rain in most parts of the country," says ill© Assistant Government Meteorologist.

Messrs J. Moore, of Hea/bherlea, Major Armstrong, of Otaki, and Messrs Geo. Blythe and Walter Simpson of Levin, have been elected members of the Levin branch of the New Zealand Farmers'; Ufiioin.

The statutory meeting to consider the proposal to raise a further loan of £1200 to complete the waterworks scheme mil be held in blie Century Hall, Levin, to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock. The Mayor (Mr B. R. Gardener) will preside.

The following resolution, moved by Or. Palmer and seconded by Cr Han nan, was adopted at yesterday's meeting of the Levin Borough Council "That this council respectfully request the Minister for RailwH-rs to give instructions that the Auckland express stop at Levin daily.

The revenue por mile of railway on the Westport-Mokihinui line for the twelve monthly period "ending January 7th. 1911, was £3834 6s lid next best to this was North Tsland main line and branches £1564 7s 4d. The Westport line has a wonderful revenue record.

The opening of the Borough waterworks is fixed for March 22. At last evening's meeting of the Levin Borough Council the Mavor (Mr B. R. Gardener) stated that His Excellency the Governor (Lord Islington) had been written to through Mr Field, M.P., asking his Lordship to perform the inaugural ceremony on the date in question.

The application for a new trial in the libel case of Mn&sey against the New Zealand Times is to come before the Supreme Court at Wellington next week. A small wharo was burned down in Levin yesterday about noon. It stood some distance from the back of Mr Franklyn Webb's property On the Kawiu road. ■<-

At the Magistrates' Court at Palmerston North yesterday F. •- A. Richards, a drover, was committed to the next sittings of the Supremo Court for trial on a charge of stealing tern sheep from the local salo(yards.

Mr J. Prouse will attend the annual conference of the New Zeala.nd Methodist Church which will be hold in Ghristchurch this week. At a public meeting to bo held. Lord Islington will preside, and the speakers will include Bishop Julius and. the Hon. G. (Minister of Education).

It has been estimated by competent observers that over two inches of rain fell in the northern parts of Levin yesterday morning and throughout the afternoon aind evening. That there were local variations over comparatively close areas, howover. is proved by the official rocords taken at the Government Experimental Farm, Weraroa, where the total downpour registered was 1 inch 15 points.

Says a message from Palmerston to the Wanganui Chronicle, on the ba.nd contest: Wanganui was placed last in the final test. The result was sensational, and entirely unexpected by the great crowd, which waited till within a few minutes of midnight. The result of the remarkable decision placed Wellington undeniable champions, and <rave them both the new Besson Shield and the £100 cash prize. Experts who listened to the two leading bands could not distinguish any disparity between the playing: in fact, manv were of opinion that Wanganui had performed more brilliantly than their -opponents ; consequently the iudge's decision came as a thnn derelan to the crowd. Mr A. Avling. of CVovdo-n (EngbmdV who has been emoloved on the R.M.S. Tainui and the tira (Shaw. Savill and Albion Co.) and who has been rusticating in Otaki for the last two months, visited Levin yesterday to see an "old salt." He is leaving for England next week. Mr Avling has a high oninion of New Zealand, and speaks in terms of the warmest wai'so of the Maoris. "I onlv wish." he said, "that we could take all the Maoris over to London for the Coronation ; we'd give them a fine time. Thov'ro bosker." He added that the only dav in the week whjVh he could

not relish in "New Zealand was Sundsiv, nnd he elaborate'! as follows, like the Philistine he is: "All the hotels are closed, instead of being on that day. as wo have them

in the "old dart," and one misses the music, ha l ! entertainments on

Sunday. A little horse racing would liven tilings 011 that dull day.

But all things can't he done at once. Tt is surprising the progress that has been made generally, am! some of my mates are coming back for a .'■poll after the Coronat'Vvi.'''

Mr Clement L. Wragge, who be

gan a lecturing tour of New Zealan a few weeks hack, has been oblige

through indifferent, health, to sus]y*nd it. He is suffering from an ulcerated leg, and has come to Levin to undergo x-ray treatment for it at the .hands of T)r. H. ft. Mac-

kenzie, who specialises in such workIn the course of conversation witl a Horowhenua represent;! tive, last night, Mr "Wnigge expres se:l satisfaction with the Results 0:

it's treatment, and remarked that ie hoped to be recovered enough to

go 011 to Auckland .soon, preparatory to undertaking a trip to Tonga to see the approaching total eclinse of

the sun under tlie most favourable conditions. The South Sea ls-

ands are Mi- WYagge's favourite art of the ivorld—and lie lias tra-

velled over most parts of it—bnt lie finds them too far removed from the centres of learning, nnd he has fin-

ally decided upon the northern parts of Now Zealand as tlie ideal spot in Wrhiclt to make his lliorne.

From_ Auckland ho can run dowi speedily to the South Sea Islands across to Australia, or in comparatively quick time to Fngland vi;

Vmerica. TV Auckland district, hen, lie has dofimtely decided to nako liis 'headquarters, after having iad the advantage rf prior insnecion of most parts of (lit) civilised :lobe.