LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 July 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The funeral of Mrs Denton, whoso death occurred on Thursday, took p!:i:-con Saturday, amid widespread manifestations of regret, at the Levin cemetery. A "largo number of friends of the deceased followed the coffin, and in many of the businrss houses as the procession passed along the blinds ware temporarily drawn. The service at the cemetery was omul noted by the Vioar the Rev. S. G. Compton'. A capital programme was arrangv:\r"J:.l',st Frk,ny eveni "S wll0 » the i ..MX.A. Roys' Department met. .Masters Collier and Walton gavo excellent recitations. Mr Vincent de livered a.n inspiring address on Characteristics," using practical illustrations as be proceeded. As or.lv two essays were. preseinted on "The Rest Talk; and Why." is was decided to J<eep the competition open f<ir on 9 more week, as there nrc to be threo prizes given provided six competitors come forward. The prizes consist of handsome volumes kindly donated by parents, unsolicited.

A meeting of the Trade will he held at Otaki to-night, when licensed victuallers from the various townships in the doctorate will attend and draw up a programme for the coming election. Tt is stated that almost immediately a vi>ort>us campaign will be and iviibho meetings will be hold, \ licensed victira-ller said to a Chronicle reporter on Saturday:—" The other party's not going to'■have it all their own way. As a matter of fa:et our organisation is almost perteet. AVe're going into the fight with a swing, take my word for it. AJjr Hung has been .having a quiet rest ior an interval, font -he's as ready for the fight as he was at the recent elections j n Ne ff \\ a les. !„ ,t}, e meantime thb 'No-

The Mayor of New York announced recemtly tlint flic had deprived the police iof hush money amounting to £1,250,000, which they bud been in the habit of collecting from gambling houses and other disoixleT]y place's, and other cities aro moving along similar lines.

The members of tho Mnnawatn representative team were entertainod to tea at the Levin Hotel m Saturday on the conclusion of the representative match. There, were, no speeches whatsoever.

"Above all things, treat a cow kindly," remarked Mr Singleton, at a'meeting lately. A friend of his, when, engaging a young man to work on the farm, said to the man: "Look here, young fellows, if ever you feel like kicking the cows, walk away and come and kick me." Sot to voce. "I will give you your cheque in return!"

A ballast train was derailed, on Saturday afternoon noar the Longbui'ii bridge. The train from Wellington, which was bringing tho Manawatu football represemtativo team from Levin, was left at Tokomai'ii for nearly throo hours a,nd did', not reach Palnierston till after midnight.

There, will bo a .social evening in, connection with. the Anglican Church at Oh an on Wednesday next, at half-past seven. It will be on tho lines of a. reunion, of church people, and a pleasant evening is asMired. Tickets of admission are (3d each. The vestry is asked to meet at 7 o'clock tlio same, evening.

Local farmers are joyful ovor tlio heavy rains of yeslord'ay <and last niirht. th'ough some other people loolc lugubrious, notably those- whoso houses are situated in the low-lying portions of Levin. The rainfall for the twenty-four hours ended 9 a.m. to-dfl.y (according to the records of the Government Ex peri mental Farm, Woraroa) amounted to ovor two inches.

A meeting of the Levin W.C.T.U. was held in tho Y.M.O.A. ■rooms, on Friday afternoon, when an address was delivered by Mrs Peryniam, on " Tho Women's Crusade." The speaker urged that every woman should 'become a crusader, whichmeans she will u.se to the. full thegreat privilege- granted to the people by Parliament last session to rid the ■district and dominion of "the drink curse" at the- Coming poll. During the afternoon Miss Ilerrick rendered a pianoforte solo very nicely. A standing vote of sympathy was passed with Mr H. Denton in his sad bereaxement. Tho singing of "All Round the World," and tho pronouncement of the Benediction, brought an instructivemeeting to a close.

A leading builder in Duneriin, asked as to the position and prospects of his trade, said: "We have been doing all right in Dunedin so far this winter, and the outlook is very goo;! indeed, for .several important contracts are almost ready, and up to now the trade has been, pretty constant. Practically all tlio qualified carpenters are employed; nvore bricklayers you could not •■ot if wanted: liic painters are a bit slack, but this is not their time- of year; the plumbers are very busy; tho stonemasons are- crying out. but theirs i\ a dying trade: the plasterer-; are kept. wing. We have no cause b> ermplain. Dunedin is solid. The money is hero, and the people are ready to spend it. I have not often, noticed so imic.lv activity in the trade at this, the dead season of the year. -.

Ha Hoy's comet, wliioli was nearest to the sun and to tho earth and at, its grontost brilliancy more than a, yeai' ago, has .been followed on its journey into distant space with the telescopes of tho Lick- Observatory. The comet is now (says a message from the Obvervatory, dated May 27). a little further than Jupiter is from the sun- that is, about .">(¥).- 000,000- but Astronomer Curtis has photographed it with the CVossloy reflector on two nights this week exactly in the predi-ted positions. Kven with the powerful photographic telescope the imago of tho comet is extremely faint; on tho plates, and l it would no doubt be invisible in the most powerful telescopes if looked for visually. The comet is now !)() per cent, further from the su>n than it ivas when its approach to the sun was. discovered photographically in September, 190!).