Local and General

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 January 1913, Page 2

Local and General

"Hates; regards" was the brief lettoi' accompanying a Shannon wail's cheque received by the Horowhenua bounty Council. The Comity Clerk, equui to the occasion;, sent back with the receipt a- n/;te reading "Receipt; congratulation^'' Local cricketers will regret to learn that Foxton Cricket Club has withdrawn from the competitors for ■the Hugh Hall shield. However, . four tea-ins remain to contest ths games—Kimberiey, Lpvin, Otaki and Shannon—so interesting Hintchvs should ho seen before the .trophy is won for the season. Next Saturday, ;n Levin, a match will bo played between Levin and Shannon. Levin wHI ho represented by Hart, Harding, -Young. firom&tw'', (2), McKenzie, Neal. Sloan. EsseXj jß(#{sr and Stuokey.

Lau Cliu, Consul for China in New Zealand, who is at present in China, lias been transferred to Rangoon.

Rabbits are said to be very plentiful in some parts of tho Bay of Plenty, where the pest was previously an unknown quantity.

The Federal voter in Australia is now compelled by statute to enrol himself on the election roll, find may be fined if lie does not do so. Napier had no rainfall during December—that is, not sufficient for the gauge to record. The total rainfall tlurng the year was 31.25 inches, as compared with 38.40 inches last year. A little 2-months-old Sydney baby has been made tho recipient of a royal gift. It was presented with a beautifully made petticoat, an ar tide knitted by Queen Mary, in the Royal Palace. The present ins brought to Sydney not long ago by the Misses Fairfax, for presentation to the youngest child in the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, and was officially handed over to the child on Christmas Day by the matron. The growth of early potatoes is carried on to a groat extent at Jersey, in the Channel Islands. A lettor received by Mr D'A. Grut, of Pahiatua, from a relative in Jersey, fiives a glowing account of early potato cultivation n that part. Tho writer states that tin's year nearly half a million of money has come into the Channel Islands for potatoes. As many as 22 steamers wovebeing loaded at one time with til bets. Ah Kim dropped a five-pound not* ol his own manufacturer in tho street at Shanghai, and lay in waif till Ah "Wong picked it up. Ah Kim then forced Ah Wong to give hi n a one-pound not as his share of th;> booty. Ah Kim oll'ered the note in payment for some tobacco, only to find that it was the handiwork of a rival forger, and in the end he obtained twelve months' free lodging in gaol. II is proposed to celebrate the discovery of gold in the Mount Ida district next Easter (says the Dun'.Hit Sar). The celebrations are to be held on Easter Monday and 'Tuesday. .March 21 and 20. A committee, with Mr P. F. Inder as secretary, have the arrangements >» hand, and are canvassing for sub H-riptious in order to enable the jubilee to be fittingly celebrated.

Instances of the carelessness and unreasonableness of some farmer* are evident on the .Manawatu Council's tramline. There the farmers actually rushed their wool down and dumped it in the sheds without any particnlars as to where it was for or who owned it. After considerable trouble the officials sorted tin different lots out and traced their destination, with the exception of five hales, and the owner of this £75 worth of woo] deserves to lose it for his foolishness.-—Feilding Star.

Reports from Ainuri County show that the losses of sheep during th-? winter snowstorms were far heavie" than at first supposed. Woodbank stntion turned out 12,000 sheep lasi vear, and only 8000 were mustered for shearing.. Tho Clarence Block ;<f .St. James' mustered onlv 2500 out '.•f 8000. The Acheron Block of St iMenVinusiered 8000 from 13,000. The settlers at Glynn Hope lost half their flocks. At the Upper Waian losses readied one-third. Shearing is not completed, and full returns are therefore not available; but tho stations which have shorn indicate the magnitude of the losses.

A custom among the Maoris "f the old school was to bide away their money in gunga trees and such like receptacles, where it was hoped it would be safe from tho younger members of the tribe. Evidence of the fact that the custom still exists (says the Tribune) was secured by the manager of the Waverlev bank the other day, when a young native walked in and deposited a number of notes and silver. The notes were issued in 1892, and wov) as crisp and clean as the day they were issued .indicating clearly thr-v had been withheld from further circulation by the native originally acquiring them. The silver coins, in a number of instances, were dated 18;i2. The bank manager ascertained from the depositor that the money had actually been hidden away for mnnv years.

America, lias the reputation of having forgotten more about Advertising methods than "Europe Fas ever known ; hut wo doubt whether tho American business man ever devise:! a more ingenious method than tint ■ldopted recently by a Dresden tai lor, who is interalia "Hofliferant. ,; Ho addressed his circulars, describing (he excellence of his military tailoring, to officers of the reserve in imitation official envelopes with the printed inscription, ""For Mobilisation." The distributors wore dressed in military uniforms, and commenced operations simultaneously in several German towns. Wives of absent reservists were terrffied bv the appearance of the fateful envelope at tho time when mobilisation and TCuropoan war were in-the nir. Rut the advertiser had scored h's noint by impressing his name upon Ids vistiin. quite indelibly, which is, we are told, the essential end of advertising. The idea is unique, sureIv. in the annals of advertisement for boldness and absolute callousness. Sufferers from Chronic Rheumatism, Sciatica, Lumbago and such like complaints, who are interested in the "Oxypathor" treatment, can secure machines and see testimonials at C. 3. Keedwell's Pharmacy.— Advt. "