Local and General.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 February 1913, Page 2

Local and General.

A little stir has been caused lu the iMiwiuilaii district by the discovery u sulphur .springs (says the Manga>\eka Settler). Indications of oil on tlie surface of the water have also : )oen discovered. .Samples of the >ulp!mr water are being sent to Wellington fur analysis . y>r W. Opie, o[ Canterbury, uiic i)f New Zealand's champion runners. :s at present on a holiday visit l:> Auckland. l<\,r three or four months jiast .Air Opio lins been suffering from heart-strain, and, acting on medical advice, will not compete ,at ilio New Z<ml;iin! championship nice! ing, a be licld in AYellington. -Mr J. 11. Slaii.sell, senior, coin jikiins tliat a gas lining and : .t., .nantie have been .stolen from the i inploiiiL'iit Company's premi.se.s in .ixiord .street south. Jle takes k uniss that his former good opininii of Levin citizens .should he thus u t , •'ft, and wishes to inijniate that il the thief will call hack he will he presented with a brick from the wall Tile manufacture of tobacco (.says ■.In. , Waikato Argus) is attaining the linieiisioiis of an important industry mi Hamilton. The industry has 'icon carried on successfully for .some i ; nie. and the demand for (lie to'hae■Ti grown In such an extent that a ■'ew company is being floated to oxt<'iid tlip business. Labour, in (ho .shape of trades unions, is moving energetically ii the direction of obtaining the Snturdiiy ha] -holiday in Wellington. Tiic Jfnu-cwives' 'Union memlr>i> have expressed their .sympathy with the movement, and all present undertook in collect signatures t<<wnrd making the petition for an effective poll on the question. Mr W. W. Smith forwarded t,i Hi. New Plymouth Herald two flowers, with the following comments: 'Th: flouors are those of Lapagoria Alba the most chaste and beautiful climb mg ])!anf known to 'botani.sts. "It is a native of Paraguay and Southern Hrazi]. The large waxy tube flow- j !'i's are fertilised liy humming birds Hid largo hawk moths so comnion m South America. There is also « brilliant rod form of tho flower. Tin flowers sent herewith wore grown Iγ .Wr J. Whcolo.r, of Dnrlinm road, In-lewood. They are well developed, which shows that tho plant ii-ows well in Tarnnaki. Tlio cut 'lowers last for weeks in water." The "Woodville Cup. run yesterday, >\ii.s v, on by ifangiatua. Ariom .second ed (he whole jourjiey, and won by ind .Montreal third. Uangiatii-i a couple of lengths; a length between >oeond and rhiid. The time was -mm 12 1-Osee. Knquiries arc being mado for the lame of the young sporting gentlenan who attended tho Methodist 'onference t'other night. Ho ap pea.rod (o the doorkeeper to be bubbling over with enthusiasm, but was politely shown to a seat. Half-way ;lirough the proceedings came tlu roll-call, when the delegates, on hearing the name of the school or in stitution they represent. i stnud up and give the watchword or slogan— usually a biblical text. After numerous responses, at last came a call which mot with no response. Again the name was called. Then the aforementioned young mnn solemnly stood up. lifted up his right hand and quoted book, chapter and verso swayed rathe? - unsteadily, and waited until tho rustling of leaves nearly subsided, and then half-liiecoiigh-ed the verse word for word. Crosr.f|uo.stioning in the porch afterwards disclosed tho fact that he was quoting from a card of invitation to the Tory-street mission, which had been handed him in an adjacent hostelry soino little, while hefore.—Free. Lance. Violet Shampoo Powder, wh ; -vi makes an ideal wash for tho hair ,md loaves the scalp delightfully clean and refreshed, now 2 for threepence at C. S. Keedwoll's pharmacy. -Advt. . SAW IT ADVERTISED "I have been particularly susceptible to oolds in the head for years and could get no relief," says Mrs M. E. Hanna, Mt. Mol'oy, Q. "One day I read an advertisement on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in the paper and decided to try it. It gave mo immediate relief and cured my cold, and whenever T get the least sign o fa oold now I tako Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with the rasuit that I am cured immediately, ' For salo everywhere.— Advt,

A defence fund is to be build up by the Manawatu Flaxmill Employees' Union. A (special meeting of the union is to be held next Saturday, in Palmerstou North, to decide on the striking of n necessary levy. At Duaedin yesterday afternoon Champagne .Stakes were won b\ Nightwatch ; Kinaklo being second and Fender third. Seamaid was tlui other also starter. The five starters ran in line for nearly a furlong, when Rinaklo nent to the front, and Jed by a couple of lengths into the straight. Here Night-watch wore tiie leaders down, and won by nearly a length; Fender ten lengths :nvay. Jn consequence of .several people Having expressed a wish to contribute something towards the cost of a scheme still further to add to the safety of mountain climbers, the North Fginont Mountain House Committee lias decided to carry out the suggestion to provide a leading wire from the crater as a guide to climbers as to tho right track. Subscription lists have been issued. .In a brief interview with a press representative, Mr W. A. Bouchoi (assistant diiector of orchards, etc.) gave some interesting information relative to the dominion's fruit crop this year. Apples, he said, weiv generally good, and pears were likewise. Some varieties of peaches, however, were very light, owing io unfair climatic conditions during tliblossoming season, hut other varieties were very heavy, especially some of the late worts. The crop this year was not up to the standard in peaches, but was so in apples and pears. The secretary of a largo dairy iac tory concern told a representative of the .Star that the drop in butter was a very serious mattor for his company. They were still pretty largely concerned in butter, and line! only recently gone in much foi cheese, for which purpose they had recently elected several cheese factories. This, in fact, was one large factor in their trouble, because so much of their available capital was thereby sunk in buildings. The shareholders, being mostly small farmers, were not generally in a position to provide fr-esh capital. .Suuie people view the slaughtermen's strike in rather a strange wa> '•-ays the .Southland News). A local business man, whose household butcher's bill evidently worries him at the end of the month, is of opinion that it will be, a good thing if all freezing works arc closed down ior ;t year. He main tilings that our best mutton is now sold at cheaper rates in London than it is in .fnver cargill shops, and ho thinks it is up i.o the people in the country where the meat is grown to have a. change )f yetting ifc at fair prices. It wil. , not only show tho slaughtermen fha. ihey can't run the whole show, In continues, but also give- our flocks ; (banco to recover.