LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 December 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

— «-— —' Mr J. Malcolm, engineer to the Horowhcnua County Council, accompanied by Mrs Malcolm, left Levin to-dav on atrip to Auckland. The installation of Officers of the" Lovnl Victoria Diamond Lodge of Oddfellows (M.'IJ.) will be held m the Oddfellows' Hall oarlv in January. All brothers and visiting brothers are invited to attend. A sharp rise of 3d per dozen for orro-.c is reported by the Levin Ixgg Circle. For the week ended last Saturday the circle paid Is o|d pei dozen. ' The secretary of the circle (.Mr T. Hall) anticipates a further rise at an early date. A petition from residents between Levin and Shannon for a half-way school was. at yesterday's meeting of the TVollimrton Education Board, held over for more complete information. At the National Sweet Pea Soc : iety's Show at Palmer,ston North vestorday, Miss M. Prouse was first in decorative classes (shbwer bouquet) and second in vase of sweet poas (decorative)-. At the "Wellin?rton Education Roard yesterday the resignation of Miss M. Bcvan CManakau") was received. With regard to Ohau school. the following recommendation was adopted : That ;G6 10s bo granted as subsidy on expenditures by the committee for permanent improvements.

Don't send loan chickens to market. T+- is W onlv unprofitable, but weaken"? the demand for table poultry. Tliore is alvwm n market awl srood prices for prime poultry. while poor-quality birds £o at IjoofflfiiTv prior 1 '!. The best time to ninrk"t chickens is when they nre about four months old.

Charles Olspn. who grievously assaulted Fd vard Hurlev on Mondav, I.l+h ins+nnt. pleaded cruilty to tl'o offerer tin' l ; mornino-. «t Levin. He rrwived flip maximum penalty of two months' imprisonment. De+nU- of the "n*" will appear in our edition.

Mpssrs Hitehin<?s, Hankins and Co. have received no loss than 53 letters and tol p (f.nms from nil parts of the fin mini on with expressions of svmpathy over tlioir loss by firo. Thr> inenrances have now all been adjusted. and the ln«s over insurances show nearly PI 000, indepenVlpnt of flip of the business of the firm.

A civil sitting of the S.M. Court )\*as hold at Levin on the 14th inst. liofnrc Messrs F. 0. Remington and Peter Bartholomew, J.P.'s. The following judgments were given by default of defendants:—Abraham and "Williams v. Bishop Hawea, £2 0s fid .costs 17s; J. 0. Johnson v. V. Hitcliinars, f)s. costs ss: Pronse, Arons and Palmer v. Tihi Otera ngi. £3 Is. costs 17s: same v. Poni Hakn'.r.aia. G1 8s 3'l, 10s costs; Horowheruia Publishing Co.. Ltd., v. E. O. Higgins, £0 fis fid. costs .CI as fid.

Rev. D. C. Bates' weather forecast states that present indications are for moderate southerly winds backing to westerly and northerlies after _ about sixteen hours, nnc! increasing everywhere. The weather will probably he warmer and fair for a short time, but a storm area, has developed to the westward and a change is probable after about sixteen hours, with a falling barometer everywhere, especially mtho South.

P.G. Bro. G. Astridge has resigned the position of permanent secretarv of T.pval Victoria Diamond Lndgo of the Oddfellows (M.U.) after some fourteen years service, during which time he performed excellent work for the Order. He alw.av.<? proved himself to be a can able and obliging officer, and helped the Order in pverv way. The members much reorct his resignation, and his faithful services will be long remembered'.

His Majostv is presently to join the ranks nf authors. Tt is announced that a volume is about to be published entitled "The King to his People." Tt will contain the corrected text of speeches and. messages of Opor<TP V. as Prince of Wales and Sovereign. Hi* Majesty's public deliverances have always been marked by litornrv felicity, and the volume in question is certain to be road with rpspectful attention, by all loyal and thoughtful subjects of the Crown.

Instruction in first aid is sometime found rory useful. A hoy arred nine years. son of a Victorian country resident, was bitten by m snake on the Ir-o- vrln'le driving cows through tbe hush a mile from home. The hoy immediately tied a. -niece nf .string round his thi<rh walker! homo. His mother could not cut the wound. and the ■bov fKrpfWl his little sister to do so. TTo tlion wont to the dorter. °nd i- now ont of danger. The doctor static flint the nrmnpt treatment lom-nAfl ] n - fV i, or nf rr.]v oo l c-Trod his life.

A southern correspondent writes anent tho boycott which is alleged to have Jbecn put in force by a few persons in Levin as a result of the success of Mr Robertson at the polls. He says that "while things are bad in Levin," tliey are wtorse in Otaki. There, shopkeepers, he alleged, have actually refused to serve people who are known to have voted for Mr Robertson. Our correspondent goes on to assert that free fights have taken place among shopkeepers in Shannon, and he adds that his travels of late have shown him that there is a want bf common charity throughout the electorate. Coming up in the train from Otnki yesterday, he says, he heard a < worker sav that he hoped the Socialists would fight for a heavy land tax to he placed on the farmers who were "living on the J fat of the land." i I There's no need to debate the question of what to give for' Christinas. Mr J. W. Thompson's Book Arcade is full of practical answers. ! —Advt. e

For large assortment of cups' and saucers, see Red Store.—Advt.

PILES. The only permanent relief from piles is relief from constipation so as to v elieye the n'nrd nrcwiro and irritation Tn the intestine?.''then the niles will gradually disappear. Ohamherlarn's • Tablets will certainly , cure voiir constipation. Sold everywhere — Advt

Mushrooms are being gathered both in the Otaki and Manawatu districts at present. To-day is pay-day at the Levin and Shannon dairy factories, and some substantial rheques are to be handed over to the principal suppliers. At both factories the total supply for the season exceeds all previous records for tlie same period. Shannon's total pay-out for the four weeks ended to-day approximates £2500. The annual meeting of the Loyal Victoria Diamond Lodge of Oddfellows (M.U.) was held last evening, Bro. Lovejoy, N.G., in tho chair. Tlie following officers were elected:—N.G., Bro. A. Dempsey, P.G.; V.G., Bro. L. Ingram; E.S., Bro. W. R. Burge; P.G.'s A. Dempsey flnd A. E. Astridge, trustees; P.G. Bro. T. Tonhy mnd Bro. W. B. Burge, auditors. Levin Chamber of Commerce held an informal meeting last night and discussed' various matters of local interest. The question tof the Levin to Greatford railway deviation was far-ought up, nnd it t was decidcd to*' do everything possible to _ keep ibis matter a lively political issue. Tlie meeting of the chamber stands adjourned to the second Tuesday in January, at 10 a.m. Horowhenua Masonic Lodge, which hn dth'e misfortune to lose its abode and belonprinsrs in the fire at Hitchings, Hankins and Co., Ltd., Weraroa, has arranged to hold its regular meetings in the Druids' Hall. Levin, for the future. A meeting of the lodge officers was held on Moudav night, when it was defitled to replace the lodge fittings and regalias forth with. In addition to the losers of property bv Saturday's fire who have fllreadv been mentioned in The (Tlirom'elo, Mr Fjnrllav, bookmaker, Wt, most ef his stock a.nd tools. TTr> was uninsured, mid the loss falls upon him ceverelv. However, he has secured new nremises at the rear of the blacksmith's shop. Weraroa, and he hones to retain there the support of ''ill nld customers. ,

A complete " Auto-strop " safety razor mii fit. makes .a most Tiappv and desirable Xmas gift for any gentleman. Also in toilet requisites. bair br"«he<!. r>nd A fine seWtion is (-.(-> be seen at C. S. TCoedwell's Pharmacy. Oxford street.—Advt.