LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 September 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■ Mr J. Koberteon, the Labour candidate for the Otaki electorate, was busy ii> Levin yesterday ma.king arrangements for his campaign. Ih> n Chraniele reporter ho expressed himself a.s well satisfied with 'his prospects. In Shannon, Foxton, «.ml Kopntena he holds that he 'has a I a rno following, and says that his reception in. Levin has proved more encouraging than ihe was led to believo it"~wK>uld be. He states that he has been promised support from a number of farmers, am! as soon as a committee has been set np ho intends, in conjunction with sonic of the ■nvenvber.s, callingon residents. A piildic mcetiivj: on nis behalf will Ik convened at Weraroa, and >a visit is to be paid to Manakau and Otaki. Tt is expected that the demonstration at Ot-.iki will bo a particularly farge one. As Mr Byron Brown will commence his campaign on Tuesday, there are likely to livel-v times ahead. A supporter of the Opposition yesterday said -that he still doubted whether Mr Robertson intended to £0 to the poll, 'but all rumours k> this effect may at once be dismissed. Mi , TCobertsnn s'lys that be- intends to carry on a.' active and vigorous campaign from now until the polling c!ay, and witih- a very strong lead in. the northern districts, he 'believes , he will, at .an early date, greatly fwtitv hi« position in Levin nnd Otaki. From conversations which a Chronicle reporter has-had within the-past few week's with a number of workers, it would appear ihat a goodly proportion of tiioii votes will be given tc ' labour. Most of the men had thoroughly decided to support the I Opposition candidate "'just to get a elm nan of Government','' as they kti<l; but wow that a. Labour candidate had defi.niiely come fonvinl it was move than possible their votes svould be transferred to Mr 'Ro'bertso.li. Tn tire meantime interest- is centring on tlie visit to Levin by Mr Ma.-sey. Tn contradistinction to the fwetgoing. it is interesting to note that a prominent tradesman yesterday remarked tint Mr Field's position in l,i>vin district was far stronger than that of any other eand'date. There was no doubt that Sir Joseph Ward's emphatic, re--1 plies flw his f.i-.;idiicers flnrinu: his stay in Fnobi!'!) had greatly enhanced the Go-venimen+'.s re])iitntion in th? eve-i of ih" l rwblic

'J ho bankruptcy oi' Albert .James Arnold butcher, of T^ovin, is adA-er-tifeocl. to-day. A mooting of the creditors in tiie estate will lie held .it Levin Courtlion.se on Wednesday. 20th September. Pawelka, according to reports from Palmerston is generally believed to : boin the neighbourhood of that town and Ashnrst. Police are said to bi> searcliins the district closely, •;;ud tin. foreo has been increased. Miss Tda Procter, of Levin, passed her third examination in pianoforte .successfully yesterday at the Trinity College examinations in Palmerston North. She was the only pupil presented on t'his 'occasion by her teacher Mr Kearslev. A number of visiters from Levin (says the Foxton Herald), including Messrs I'ronsc .Vincent and Beano we.ro shown over the Coronation Town Hall yesterday, ar/.i expressed surprise and pleasure .at the fine interior i.f Idle building and its up-to-date appointments. One visiter cxorc'scd the' opinion that Foxton in t'hh connection appeared'to ho a little ambitious. Letters and telegrams have. been forwarded to .Sir .Inlin Findlay askinig him to stand for ICjjf.nm.iit. It would he interesting to Fgmont petti eirs to l>e courted by the Knight as it would mean that Air .lollicoo would a'so come "''• a-wooing." Covisli time.s would then lie in store for the •electors, comments the Opnnake 'J'i m cs At a recent social denionstratioai gathering of the- Salvation Army, held in London, there were (500 reclaimed women present in full uniform. For three years these women had bad to stand tlie test and pnove t'henvselv.s before being allowed to wear tho uniform of the. Salvation Army. The Shell Pictine Company is duo at Levin on MonrViy evening, and' from an advertisement .appearing in to-day's issue it will be seen that a highly diversified programme lias been arranged. 'Hie star picture is a delightful coloured film. "The Golden Valley.'" Other pictures in-clude-'scenes ' from Jersey ami Italy, while the iVa-mnti" and comic clement will lie well sustained. The Roy. D. C. Bates telegraphed last evening as" follows :—Present indications are, for a falling glass everywhere, for a westerly storm area, is dine shortly, .and the barometer will probably fall very low in the South in about 3(5 hours. Hazy •and unsettled weather is expected with rain generally. The wind will ■probably change to northerly and easterly .shortly with increasing forco generally The following challenge appears in the window of ti':e storekeeper at li : >nton " The fibre manipulators of Craw's hemp fact-rv challenge the extractors of that nutritious beverage designated lacteal fluid from the female members of the bovine species to. a frie.ndfv game of football to ib played on Saturdav. Kith. Tho M/re manipulators would ask it as a favour if one of the extractors wonlrl meet .1. Sciaseia on "Wednesdav ni.glit at W. Moore's ibnberdiashcrv shop to arranrre about a ground." There is likely to lie. provided the weather is fine, a good muster of these interested in sculling at the meeting to be held this evening at Mr Xevin's boatshrds. Horowhenua lake. Several enthusiasts have notified their intention of being present. A>nio.n.gst the intending patrons of the Huh is Mr Suhan. wlio is an old band at the game, and it is to be hoped' that he and his .supporters will arouse suffi'dont interest as to form a strong club. Mir Xevin's new l>oats. a. of which has af!•?'•»dv a npe-M-ed in The Chronicle. will bo inspected. . In the Sims Hardware Novelty Co.'s shop, Levin, a t'hree-days' demonstration of paper bag cookery was commenced yesterday afternoon. The-chief rcasoiii for the demonstration was the dosi re of tli Porfoctfon Oil Stove proprietary to make clear the fact that paper bag cookery can be done as effectively in perfection oil stoves as in any otiher stove oven. The demonstration was given by Airs Robertson, whose apt axi3 practical illustration of the now popular art of cooking fond in paper 'bags* was watolled with keen interest throughout the afternoon. The making of beef tea in a bag wa;s completed in three-quarters of an 'hour, and chops were beautifully 'browned in twenty infinites. As -a general illustration of the effectiveness of the stoves for ordinary cooking, some sponge .sandwiches, sponge- cakes, and milk scones were made and •■found to be excellently baked. Subsequently the scones were, handed round- ?>s part of an afternoon teia itrovi'led bv Mr and Mrs .Sims. The demonstrations were resumed' this | afternoon, and t.liov will he gone threnrrh Saturday, commencing at 2.-30 p.m. Get your leg-ropes, strainers, and buckets at Gibson's Red'Store.—Ad. Pink's sale will be solid and good; all rivals who "would .if • they could". will have to ho spry when to mat oh me they try, my goods are a class that won't^snoil; first aualitv hoots' at a price that is almost .-.as .cheap as. advice; smart, shoes for the and small ones;, for babies, and boomers for big men who toil—Adv^.

The Levin Egg Circle reports thttt for last week's eggs 10d per dozci\ net was secured. Negotiations are proceeding for the o-pe.nihg-up of a large -block ot land (some 700 acres), of excellent quality situated in tin- wuniochnto vicinity of Levin. During the week a missioai is be> inp; ,held each evening in. connection with the Levin Presbyterian Church. There '.have been good attendances, who have listened: with deep 'attention to Mr Randerson's addresses. The annual general meeting of the Horowhenua Boating Club will be held on Friday evening, September 22nd at 8 o'clock, in the Oddfellows' Hall. Oxford Street. All mem'bors of the club .are specially asked to attend the, meeting and; a.n invitation is extended to those who intend joining this season. The anxiety caused by the outbreaks of foot and mouth disease rear Rye, Sussex, a.ml Hounstow, Middlesex, is shown by the statement of 'a recent date of Sir E. Stradiey, "Secretary of the Hoard of Agriculture that the Board had ordered tho slaughter of 2,800 sheep, Bf> cattle, an<l 4 swine near Rye. A searohiing investigation is being made, into the cfiiiso of the outbreak. During the last few weeks the Horowhonua County Council has made great improvements in. the road, between Levin and tho headl at Hokio. All the oiu-e hare patches have been metalled and tho road is now one good stretch from the town right out to tin blackberry hill. The beach conditions, however, aro loss satisfactory. The Hokio stream has come in and washed aw.ay a con.siderfl.blf portion of Mr M. Fosella's section bringing tlnnvn t'lio fence and preventing access to the -section on the north side. To overcome the trouble t/lio -council has cut down all the intervening obstructions between this point and the Maori house. Yesterday Auckland defeated Taranaki at New Plymouth, -by 0 points to 3. Auckland was attacking the greater part of the game, and for practically tine whole of the first spell. The only time Tarawaki looked very dangerous was at the opening of the second spell when the score stood at six to nil. They then started with a dash that suggested they were going to pile up points, but the visitors took few chances, using the line deliberately and accurately and ihaving more than tiheir share 'of attack. By winning this match the Auckland team has a light to be called the champion jteani of New Zeala.nd for 1911. being undefeated. South Cinterhury defeated Canterbury representatives by 19 points to 3.' A few days ago a- pleasant function was held at the residence- of Mr ■and Mrs Keys, 'Tiro Tiro road, when a social gathering was held, at which .an interesting presentation was made to Miss Watkins. who i.s about to be married. Miss Watkins has been a .member of the choir of tho Presbyterian.Qhureh for sometime, and her services have been highly appreciated. Soino forty persons were present at the function, and the- Rev. A. C. RaiuWson. M.A., wade the presentation, whinlv consisted of a mounted biscuit barrel, buttei plate, and a pair of cut glass spcfiinpn vases. Mr H. R. Keys expressed his gratitude to Miss Watkins on behalf of ihe. choii for the valuable services she had renctared. .Songs and games helped to make a very pleasant evening. In July the long distance amateur swimming championship of England was held under the .auspices of the .Southern Counties A.S.A. . A splendid entry of thirty, competa'tors'innd, been received. «ind of this nuunber only one- failed to start. T. S. Ba-t----tershy, the holder, competed, and the entrants included W. H. MelIvuiish. Wooldion, holder of the mile championship; M. E. Campion, New Zealand, and E. G. Finlay, Western Australia. The course was froan the AngliaM^TJo'a't'house, ne,ir jvow railway bndge to gangway opp'osite J'ntney Pier, distance hiile.s and GO yards. At Barnes Bridge Campion and Battersby were close together, with. 11. Taylor. Hvde Seal (winner 1909). third, and. Melhuish fourth At three miles Champion li'id established a long lead, which ■he increased at Hammersmith, and finally won easily. Brigadier Toiinimg, tho secretary for the Salvation Army's work in Norway, was presented by His Majt sty the King of Norway with .a gold medal. This medal is a ra.re and much-coveted distinction. ft is only conferred upon people who have, greatly distinguished -themselves in iiteratiiii-e, science, and art, or in the service of their country, and the Brigadier is. we believe, the first Toman in Norway to receive it for pi!rely philanthropic and religious ic-nsons Speaking of tiie happy occasion, the Brigadier states:—"Of course, while 1. feel proud tlAit T should Ivave beon selected far this (I isti net ion. everybody u ndeistands xhat the King conferred it upon me in order to signify his approval of the Army's social work. His Majesty said to me at the time '1 want to show how very inn-oil 1 appreciate the excellent work the Army is doing amirwitr the poor, and 1 hope this recognition will ,s?rve to help you all the, more in that work.' " " Milk of Magnesia." i.s a new concentrated liquid magnesia far superior to the old-fashioned fluid magnesia For all sorts of children's complaints it i.s unenualled, being pleasant to take and ili.ighly recommended biv the medical profession. Price, is'Gd bottle, from C. S. Keedwell's Pharmacy.— -Ad-vt.