LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 November 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Despite tho persistent showers of rain,that have been falling for some weeks now, farmers are not- complaining. One farmer from Koputaroa yesterday said he hoped it would continue like this for another four weeks, with six weeks rain to follow shortly after., ."I predict that we shall have a dry autumn," he said , , "but we are going to have a quantity of feed throughout the saason that means—well, money to us There is an abundance of grass now, and we all welcome the present rams/ , concluded the farmer.

The new machinery erected at Meesers Beyan and McDonald's Manaku flaxmills is turning out very satisfactory. More fibre is being put through,, and in every way it : s a great ..improvement upon the old system. . ru A njjV?, tournament was held in the Oddfellows , Hall on Tuesday night, and was well patronised. The lacly a trophy was won by Miss T Blows and the gentleman's by Mr J ' M- eSS W th m¥ y ' s kooby was won by th * genihmaA m in\vis { Don't vote for Byron Brown^Adn. Fountain pens, all British manufacture, perfect and complete ZfromlTlJ ahet ? to m $ Si hauls, ~~ , ~*i - „.■ -j ' - " - - <■ ~

On Sunday morning and evening the preacher at St. Mary's • church will bo the lUv. A. W. H- Goinpton, M.A., Warden of the Hadfield Hostel, Kelburne. In the evening Dr. Bennett's Magnificat and Nuno Dimittis will, be sung, and "by special request'the anthem " The Radiant Morn, , ' , by Woodward, will be repeated.

A meeting-of creditors in the estate of Abraham Heasraan will l.e ibeld at tho Levin Court House on Monday morning, and on the same occasion the Deputy Official Assignee (Mr J. G. Scott, of Palmerston North) will submit a report on the estate of Mr A. J. Arnold..

In tho Presbyterian Church on Sunday bho liov. A. C. Randerson will preach both morning and oyenincr. The quarterly Commumon service will be held in the morning and in tho evening Mr Randerson's subject will be "The foolishness ot preaching".

A Dnnetlin doctor, in a letter dated London. Soptembor 29tb, wrote tl>nt bo hn r l m ado a special stiuly of what was beinp; (Tone regarding tuborcnlosis. "and T am satisfied," he fuldod, 'iliafc wbntever methods may iio usod, the sanatorium treatment stil! holds the foremost place."

About 45 years afro a man named John Qnnil went to tho "Wflkamarina dippings (Marl'borousjh) and started on whnt is known as Qu-aic's Torraro. Ho is now heino; inqn iro r l for as the hoir to a sum of ;G3?0,000. which hns been bequeathed fo him or his relatives.

Negotiations nro being conducted with the Government with a view to whether the sito of the old "post office at Manakan may bo utilised for the purposes of a tennis club. If permission is granted there is every reason to believe that the club will o;ot a lnrgo membership.

Mi , R. Ayrey. 'of Levin, who has lived here for many years, is leavino; t-Tip district this week for Taihape, wher« work is reported to be plentiful. Mr Avrey a .ew years a.tro was a. prominent cricketer in Levin, and won tho championship for bowl inn; and hatting for two years in succession.

The work of laying down the pipes in connection with tho supply of Itimil pressure water to the Hoys' Training Farm is proceeding apfic". Tiie trenches have been >pe.nod on the ma>Ti conntv road, and thv pill"'-! will he placed in shortly. Some rielav lias been enured bv the fit+ino-s not arrivinfr—with the. tv'dps. Tli ere i>; everv nroh.nhilitv of the hulk of tli"- inhiVtints taking advantage of the high pressure system .

Verv satisfy process is beinnr with the ferma+ion of the ■fynvn cri'-Vof, ( .]nh. Mr R. S. Horn vennrts +hn(-, nlvnnclv over twenty persons h.nve paid in their subscriptions. wiKile one "prominent tra \xinnn ibas contributed n rruinea to "be second inn'nfrs of the ttiiW wi+h +IK , "DictnVf TTii"h School will l>e nlnvpr] novt. Wednesday. Tbe +a\vii -f-ori'n v.-iH-i Ti'-ne+ipp, shitlid pnmo olr>»o- vrfv,- ire l '. DempSOV oP -fiw- '"n'l!r>''+i<T l !s of an "old ii.Tiirl ?1 .i"'! *lin ri'iid mnv be said In V an"lif"! +0 T>. R. and several np Hi" later 'comers to Levin.

"U. wil'o is now nmmiif flio "French airrnnn, 1 o s!ofnty bolt flO-<?t.n-nr.rl frn'ti m/ir>Tnnp<s nnd to iw.i n i.vnov n,r, of fnljin-a: w-tli +Ivi nnvnjii.inns, T+. CMisijsts Of a

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[fI,A onvrnlinn mnrf, W't'h an ac^Vent fll.n ,I,r, 0 V ; C ..+n],-on ~n 1 1T +1l O flafltiV n:)- 1 M'n ,iiv"i"i Irepf. in his seat ! mi'!] iiiH'R fif +i>a or tH<* ~.;.,r , ^.|,.,ir>, ir> l ] ~.0 i linvo i, ro ]. pTl e t*n 17 for him. An nmu'incr incident (says the C'ln'-fehurch "P.v/nv'nir Xows) w.a.s \oi forred fn by the Prime Minister in his «pnrr.]i -,(•. th" n n w departmental b'i;i»liiinr<s fnnefion. Hr\ said that on o'ip oc'.i'-ion. wli'on laying the fmiivlT +mn sf-on" o< , a public on tho \Vrcf C'v'sf. ?"fnvme.d his andre.n!rn. ranging froTP a s'overeirrn to a Tfi"+ T «i»i" r . !n"ln,. fi, n <qf.nne. In a wenk ho em'd that if anyone was ror"v in nnn-T n f flip motley he conhl ceni" nl^ ,l "- lo+pt and <ret tbo c.O'""S O'lf. Sf,i»ipnno f oo ] c <n | ; his wnr'l pv ffn-no d.'ivs tbe «t'-n-i w 1 " l'ff.-/l my! f!>o monov taken 'OU+. Jo.*onh p,nfd that ho was vn{ Toiv'c +0 ni"Vo anv statement, of that sorf en th?H occasion. After Ito rWh,vd W'e st<ino well and t.rnlv Inul, ho p.mVl +bat aft-pr the wav in which ho hn.-i carried out tho, wnvfr, no one would lie nl)l« fo lift the sfj-mo nnrl n'is+Tsipt +hp pp/ins wiliicb "!•<>(] in.ifi beneath it.

A rniTPs-nomiont, writes.— There wris niio oT>ii«<;inn fvnm vcmv renort of Mv Tlvrnn ttrown's >nppt!n<r wi+.li rocrarrl +r> the niio-c+io-ns whinh T plioni'i i ; ko vo'i-to nnMisli ns if, is of oousi'W.'ililo nitp>'p.c+, to t,Tir> plot , - tm-.s. PV> v ,-, Of! I'4'prT 7 jP vin ■n-1-.0f1i0,. l lr . v-""ifl cnpnnrt tihe Otnki C'Miiifv n-'n in tlio p-rnnt of i+S vo-infrn' 7 i!"f- ; 'in ripyf, session <md V.'* vrt.nm f, O PirlJ.TT.iont. ]'}ns Bill lii , ": linnn 55+rO"orlv Omirie<irl V. v ■Hio Fni'oiviionnn ron rmincil. Tf it W"Vf> p-r; ( :"fl it ivniiVl ir>fli'rt cnnpirlfrni)l!) ininrv on TWin. nTirl Mr ]?ro-.vn snirl. i+. 'rill h" r"onl]™*nr} ,-.l, n t tllp Rill Arns JIR rio.orT n<; JnJiiKs Ppa. lnit when fnr p. «-+ro]V}i+ ■rniSTvor-voc; or nn-'"> s+oforj +fio+, ho sm'rl n+, wnnVl fbo if ",9 0 +,|io is if ■RrnM-n i-o+. r . n _ el lio n-n.Mlr] r«+o fov HHI ;,t, +lir> Pvriptic-A of Lie. nor+TipiTl plnntors, i'i«!+ +o r.onr'" l io+... til" r>rf)nlo i'-i o+-nl-:i." oin , corrp.cnnnrlpTit conclndos.

Arrangements for next weeks (spring) stomy o f the Levin Horticultural Society were further advanced nt n. mooting; of the executive committee held on Tuesday night. Mr Jnmes Prouse presided. There were also present Mesdamcs J. J\. Parsons, P. W. Goldsmith, W. M. Clark, G. Marriott, T. Brown, G. P Brown, Misses 0. Johnson and Lancaster: Messrs F. jßettor K. Pronßo. J. R. Parsons, p. Lainct, F. W. Parker, P. W. Goldsmith, G. P. Brown, W. J. Rending. Tho question of music was discussed, and it was resolved to , engage a, full orchestra for the oocajewjn. This decision should prove i popular unci help to attract crowds of patrons on both evenings. lnj timation was received that Mrs jlUeld would judge the art classes, and that Mr Field, M.P., would be present to open tho show on Wednesday afternoon. It was arranged that the doors would be opened, at 2 p.m., and that the official open- ! ing would take place at 3 p.m.. This time is half an hour later than "-he ordinary—the- reason being to enable those desirous of attending the opening of the Levin Carnegie Library (at 2 p.m.' on the same day) to be present at the opening of tho- dh'ow also. A Ladies' committee was set up to # arrange for an afternoon tea stall in connection with the show.

On page 3 r an advertisement appears regarding the Spring Show of the Levin', (Horticultural Society. Entries will* be received up to Monday evening. The show takes place on Wednesday and Thursday nest.

It is 'with regret that we record the death of Mr. George Row, of Tokomaru, one of the earliest settlers in the Deceased, whose age Was 45, was the third son of the late John Row of ■Heather-lea, Levin. He had been settled in Tokomaru for 23 years, and was ailing for only one-week. His death, which occurred yesterday afternoon, was caused hy pneumonia supervening on a severe cold-. Ho leaves a widow and four young children, and his aged mother, who lives at Heathorlea survives ihim also.

Some of the metropolitan papers, in dealing with a cablegram yesterday from London announcing that the Bishop of Oxford had voted in favour of tho Disestablishment of Church, described him as Dr. Paget. Mr. Massey and other keen critics of "the local "buster" will no doubt bo interested to learn Dr. Paget died in August of this year, and tikit ihe present Bishop of Oxford, as The Chronicle yesterday "pointed out in a note is Dr. Gore—Canon Goro—of "Lux Mnndi" fame, formerly Bishop of Birmingham.

Arsenate of lead for the codlin moth pest; fungicide for blight, scale and all fungous diseases of fruit trees and vegetables; "also Hellobore and Gishurst Compound are obtainable from C. S. Ksedwell's Pharmacy, Oxford street. — Advt.