TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 May 1912, Page 2

TUESDAY, MAY 28, 1912. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sir Robert Stout. Chief Justice, will In , in Levin on .lime 7lli, for I litspecial p:i!jKi.s; , of <>i>s.'iiiiils tin , , winter sc.-.'-i )ii oi the Literary and I)e----tinf. iiii.; Society lir;inr-li of tlic Levin Y.M.C.A. .Sir Robert will deliver ;mi iiiMn , :-.'- , nil ill-. , ofciii-ioii. iiml liis subject will be " Kutroiiics." V.'hiUMjait ;ire reported to be coiui:i,!i up tbt , river at Koxton. This is exceptionally early in the year. Liquidators' :iceoiiuti> in <-oll nt-c-Lioil with tile lloroulieiiiia Cn-opera-tive Uiilclirry fin l;-;'iid-ation) are to be submitted at n iiu-el. iii' 4of sluirelioldeiv to Iμ- held in Levin next Saturday week. R'ci'iilly two Aiieklandei < broiijilii. out a patriit. (.lie American el' uliicli w v.rv M-ld for n :i!>i (s'\vt- an excbair.ie). Tl:r: ■ New I'lymouth men who bad .'■hniv.- in i!ie syndicate liniincinu , tin* invention arc reported f,, b ;; ve noiivl CIO.[»(•(), besides receiviiiLT siilislninial intero.sfrs in tlie Aiiici'icnii C(iiu|)any. I lie pit ponies oi' one of the Kul;;-lif-h in iiit-r- were brought to Ibe >iiiI'ace «iien the miners stop|)ed work. Xone ol' tlic iniiiiiiiN had seen daylight sim-<> they were first Inkeu into the mines, some m, Idh'j; as twciit-y years atio. All of them were bewildered, and many were ah fri.ditvned as Hiouirh they Ii;h1 been deposited on n new planet. Imt there \ were some which showed of joy. juisl rolliipj: over and over (n\ tlic jTroinid. .). Kos- and party bad an iinJ,!!c"..>iint e.\pcrieiice ;it the llokio l)'.':i,-h on Sunday. They lell Levin at I'iur o cine!; in the inoruiiiii; to catch '"ircht Jisli." and on til , . , l.lnkio river tli<\v roth , over a side of the creek and were precipitated into four feet of water. fortunately no one was hurt, although the conveyance turner! a someisaiilt. and the party wi'vi< drenched to the skin, j Their luck was completely out that j clny, as no •'frost fish"' w<-re caught.

A l'alineihtoii orchardisi has taken • iOOI'i ol applet from a small sinrmcT pippin tree tint .season. This '.\t Md per Ih, works out at C 3 los, and. taking an of J OO trees to the acre, would mean a return per acre of £'37-"5. A pinna company at Wellington has given a special prize of two guiirea.s in connection with the Leviu .Musical and Elocutionary coutcsl.s whicli take place in the Century Jl;ill on July -ud. and Ith. Thi.s special prize is to he alloted h> j the winner of the piano solo U-ist for j hoy or girl under Jlj ycir.s of age. The piece to he rendered is the "Serenade," by Chaininade. This two guineas is a special prize, and will be giiven as well as the prizes . (two medals) already advertised on the syllabus. There are a number of ontries for this class, and the special prixe should be the means of inducing many more compositors to enter. Tho kiht day for receiving entries (Friday, Juno 7th) is only a week away, aikd interested competitors are requested to send entries along without furtlir delay to the sm'etnry, Mr D. P. Porteous, and thus assist the executive coin- j mitte of the competitions in the task nf getting the official programme : pubWshed as early as iiossible. Tlmso competitions are going to 'bo a big advertisement for Levin, and the. Levin people must 'not he found lackine: in interesting. thciii.-.elve.;; with the venture.

Concisely suid truly, the Foxton Herald laments the dies 11011 of local football: "For the lack of one of two whole-hearted, enthusiasts, the hottoni has completely fallen out of football in Foxton this season." A special vnootinjj; of the Levin School Committee lias been called for next Friday evening, to meet Mr Qiiimioll, veterinary surgeon, who is desirous of furiiiiiv.* an instruction clafrK in veterinary science at Levin District High School. At the "Wellington Education Board nueting yesterday Mr Kebbell moved: "That this board protests aiciinst the proposed rc-ereetion of tin- licensed lifill.se at Weraroa (lately burnt down) on a site near Levin and adjacent to the board's school : and that a copy of thin resolution h:> forwarded to the Otaki Licensing Jiench."- -Carried. .Air haw. oi' Shannon, in dealing with noxious weeds at tho .Farmers 1 Conference yibtei'tlay, said that one of the .'greatest curses the farmer had wa , pennyroyal, and unless effective methods were adopted to eradicate it the wee:! waK jjoiii;' to seriously affcel Hie dairyiiijf industry in the future. He stated that in hits district systematic salting proved effective. -Miuiawatu Times.

C'.irriers in Levin are havinjra very bii.-;y time-:t present. In fact, some of them liiid dilJieiilty in orders. A carrier remarked to a Chronicle reporter yoterday. " We are really having a harvest just now. It is one of the best winters I recollect. Of course, we have had our si ifk ti'iies. but we are now inakiiiLr up for lost time." The following are the for the Hankawa Cuj). I'. miles, to be rim on Monday : I'ndecided !!.7, Myron 8.1 Sea Queen 8.0, Mnljiii Mill U.O, Khamsin 7.11, Lady Menschilcofl' 7.!). Labour Day 7.7, The I'ovor 7.7, Waii):ikn 7.0, l/uly MOll- - 7.-1. Sir Tristram 7.M, Con the Shaiiuihraun 7.2. Uaiiparaha li.'lH. St. Felix- G.lO. 1 1 was ajiivi'd. at yesterday's meeliiiu; of the Wellington Jidueati.m Hoard, upon Ihe reoiintc'"!:'tion of Mr J. Kebbell and Mr F. 11. i?akewell (ins|iector). to establish a side school at Ai'a|iaepae. up to Standard 11.. provided the settlors .unarantee an average attendance of nine pupik leaving to the board's ilivpectcrs the later (|iiesfion of raising the school to Standard 111. Plans for I l:i<v,cll Mros.' new shop, in Queen street. Levin, are complete, and a boiiinniiiff with the work will be made at an cirly date. The building will be an ornament to the Low n. and u ill mark stiil further the .ure:u adv.'iiice made during nrent yai.s in the arcliilecliire of Levin. There will be two stories to the liuildin;;, with a depth of liOft. and a <if loft., and th<> estimated cost works out at well over a liioiisind ])ounds sterlinir.

I At the Farinei'.s' I'nion Frovincial I'onicrenee ye.sterdi.y. a o;ood deal 01 disciissifin <'i!Siied respecting the I j.ropoed extension of 111«- county frsin.'liise r, outlined in the Locai Cu:vernnieiit Bill. M r l, aUi n f Shaiin-in. said that in his district tin-re- were fifienn llaxntills. employill:: about 700 men. Jf all these, men had votes it ivi,,ild be j, protL.v b:;l look out for the Cmity Council, seeing that the majority had no stake in the count ry. Other members of the I'nioii said it wiifi pretty ■lil.v einsidrivd that the Farmers' I'n'on should strenuour.lv object to Ihe voting power beiny extended beyond UIII.M- H-h.i shared ;;, the liabilit.v involved. A Little Liver Till eoi,ip:,M(| of I be best vegetal,!,, in-iv.lieiits i,, just l ' ,( ' I"'" \ou rcniiire to overcome constipation and indi-«.,stion. and I'-'Ve a liciiclici-iil effect upon the 5t0",:,1,,1 " ,:,1,,1 - H"ltl.'sof 10 for Is from C, ' s - Keedwell. Clieinist..Aiivi.