Local and General.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 January 1913, Page 2

Local and General.

Application iov discharge front tl bankrupt i'.v is being made by Albert e: •lames Arnold, formerly of hevin. butcher. The hearing takes place :i ;i{■ I'alnierslon North. on Tuesday, fi mil February. i Mr l'Ven Morton. a well-known 1 Xydnev racehorse owner, lias liit- up- I 1 on -a now method of enjoying biiiisell. " It is liis custom I.ft exchange a sovcr- '' (M'jl'ii for pennies;. 170 (lion goes ' through the poorer ipiarters and tit rows Un l coins to small hoys who now I'-ntrorly await 7iis coming. Tfp avers that lie gets more enjoyment v mil. Oi' llie expenditure of ("Ill's particular money titan any he lias over ' spent. Tlie arrival of lite Cunard Inter ( a int).a nia in (lie Mersey in November '2S hrouc:ht io a close the km a ' i sealaring career <>! her commander Ca pi ain I?. ('. Warr. who is also commodore of the Cunard line. Capi "in Warr retired :;l (lie end of I lio vear when lie leached the age of fi-1 v.-aiv. Ife had been at voa for I-' vear:-. nearly -of which had liepn spent in Ihe fnnard line. IT p has "eninnnded 10 Cunard ships dnrintr 111 ye-Mx. mnd lias liavbintefl them • et*i■ a distance 1.210.000 miles. He has travelled a total distance of 1.570.000 miles a! sea. and has crossed I lie Atlantic Ocean, besides making numerous oilier voyages, no fewer than o-">0 times ■without an accidentI Only a it u Uayss a poor widow .iaiin.'U ;.iis j innlei 1 , lning near vla.sguu. \\ lio.se husband tiled through a j>ll accident ioiir yeais ago, was slaving lor many Ikjii it> a day in provide i.ir iier lour children. It aas a bitter struggle and one v.liicli -coined likely to coiiuuue till her dying day. Then suddenly came i tie new.s ili.it an uncle of t lie children. who emigrated .'it) year.-, ago, and built up a buccessiul btisiues-s in r.rooklyn, had distributed bis fortune among the children <>l relatives the share of the miner's orphans '-in;.; no less ilian I'DO.1)1)0. Thus each of the children will receive L' I "i.OtlO. The proposal made by .\lr I'. J. .\ey. 11l the l.'epa n nielli, ol lulucaimii, Manitoba Kanadai, 111 at teachers in New Zealand's primary schools should join a company of Canadian teacher.-, in a Lour ol (ileal Briuun, is creating considcra hie inture.si among teacher-.s in tiie douiinion. 'I he .liairnian of the Auckland l£uucati.>ii Heard (.Mr (!. .1. Carland} has .-x pressed 111inse!| ;b thoi ouglily in iiipathy with ihe iiiovenieiit. Mr (laHand .said he had read with interest. the hook '• Britishers in Britain.\\Ttic!i described the lour made In 11)10 by .Manitoba teachers. Asked whether he considered the project feasible lie regards New Zealand, the. chairman of the Ivlncation Hoard replied that "I'mle'r certain conditions.'' he did mi. The Canadian teachers bad only half tin." distance to travel, an(T the cost was not nearly •o great as it would be Irom this cuiniiry. It only (ook them fourteen weelcs. whereas local teachers would need about seven months to make- the trip in an intelligent manner . 'The Canadian teaeher.s," enniinupd MrOarland. ''"'contributed CIO each, and the cost of the trip was -del"rayed by (lie .State. If teachers are in earnest here regarding such a- trip. T consider the project". feasible. It would give me pleasure to lend every assistance in my power to teachers of this pro•■ince." From (he imperial, modern and historical point of view, Mr Garland considers Ih at the scheme would materially benefit teachers anrl tlioeo under their -charge, while from a natriofic and defence s(andpoint the advantages of having personally seen ni the TTonie T.and (die latest, and hpsf; it produces. would enable- n 'eacher to imparl information more • onvineing fo liis class. f.adies! don't tlirow that hat a\vay clien you can so cheaply reiioviate it ■villi -a bottle oi i.lat Dyo, wdiich does •iot shine. Obtainable from C. S. 'veedwell's Pharmacy. ~Advt.