Local and General.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 February 1913, Page 2

Local and General.

"Tndoubledly the politician has a facial type, just as the bootmaker the baker, and the printer have. The Chronielo notes thai photographs of tho newly-elected President of Franco (M. Poinearo) shot', n .striking resemblance betwon liim and a former 'Premier of Now /enland (the late John Hallanee) Wellington Land Board has ipproved a transfer from Mrs Q. I). Storey to Mr AY. .11. Aloxham. cl Section 25, Horowhenua Settlement. "Mis> Kitzhorbort Announces thai .she will resume tuition iu piano and theory on Monday next, 3rd .February, for Levin and district. The Methodist Church services will b- conducted to-morrow morning by Mi Howard Andrew, and in the even- [ in,2; by l>ev. T. !«'. .loins, who u ill I preach on the subject "Krom Doubt I to Faith: from I'lioertainly to VwI tainty." On Sunday nexi. Brigadier Carniichael, the Wellington Divisional Commander, accompanied, by Airs Carinicbnel. will be leading the Salvation Army's Levin meetings all day (in the Salvation Army Hall, Bath street). A good attendance is anticipated. "Taking up Life's daily Round again." The holidays are over, and the old burdens of anxiety and toil must be taken up again-- that, will be Her. A. C. Pandorson's subject on. Sunday evening at the Presbyterian Church. Since the right was given loaso-ui-perpefuit.y settlers to purchn.se the freehold, eighteen 'properties in Southland have been disposed of. comprising 533-1 acres, the- largest having an area of 1(530 acres, and others containing 320, 200. and 172 acres respectively ('says the Southland Daily News). At a meeting of the Wellington Swimming Cfuh Centre, held .'n Wellington 011 Thursday night, a letter was read from the" Levin Coronation Swimming Cl 11 IT stating that it hiad fixed its annual carnival for Wednesday. Fohruary 12th. and asking for the support of Wellington swimmers on their wnv hack from the championships. The matter < as left to the manager of the team. Sir Fn:.-.:,t Sliackleton. I {ear- Admiral Pen 17. and Captain Amundsen, were the guests of honour at a great reception held by the Arms Club in Philadelphia, la.st week. The Earl of Jersey, who was Governor of New South Wales from 1890 to 1893, is resigning from all +he public bodies with which he is associated, on the ground of illhealth.

A few years ago the number of applicants for admission to the New Zealand Artillory greatly exceeded the. vacancies that occurred. Today the conditions arc altered, and the minimum height reduced. Applications from young men desirous of enlisting are being called for. Mr Hugh Hall, of Levin, the winner of the bullock weight guessing competition at the Show of last Wednesday, has generously donated his 1 prize money towards the funds of the Horowhonua A. Audi P. Association. Mr Hall is generally recognised as a good "sport." and his action in handing back as a donation the t'2 he won further marks him in that regaid. A civil suit herd at YVellingto'i S.M. Court last Thursday was that of John Henry Hooper, commission agent, Wellington, against Edward Law. of Shannon, farmer, for the recovery of CBO commission claimed to be due in respect of the sale of U>fendant's farm by plaintiff to one George Bell. Mr F. B. Kelly appeared for plaintiff, and Mr T. C. Hislop for defendant. After hearing evidence, judgment was reserved until Gth February.—Post. Prince Kropotkin's work —"Fields. Factories .and Workshops"-has been added to the Levin Public Librarv. This is the latest edition republished from the original one issued fifteen years ago. It deals very largely with the food supply of Groat Britain, and the menace of war as affecting the food supply of Great Britain. He estimates that if the ports of Great Britain were blocked for a mouth she would veritably be into submission. The proprietary of the King's Theatre, Levin, on Monday next, Eebrnary 3rd, will show in pictures i. dramtie romance entitled "A Marriage of Convenience." The plot is woven around the marriage of a young couple who wed merely to avert the jealousy of an enraged husband, who believes the other man is fascinated by the angry man's wife The young bride is really in love with her husliand. hut she does not at first take their marriage seriously. Subsequently he falls in love with her and tbe drama terminates happily. The film is spoken of as "an enchanting ladies' drama." It shows the Nordisk artists at their best, and it was highly popular when shown in Wellington early this year.