Local and General.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 April 1913, Page 2

Local and General.

-— —& The irst hunt oJ' the .season is to be held on Mr -I. |{. McDonald's property, at Heatherlea. oil Wednesday next. The lenees have been put ii]) again, and the run i.s in splondid order. This being so. a large attendance of huntsmen should be ensured. Speaking to a Native returned iroin the visit to the Dreadnought yesterday, our reporter was told that the natives were courteously received by the officer* of the battleship. and also that Major Burlinson had done everything possible -towards helping them, for which tliey are very grateful. The. Manawatu Flaxmills' Employees Union has made iirnftigeinents lor holding a picnic and sports at Long'ljurn on the 26th instant, and the millers have been circularised asking for their cooperation in connection with .same. It is understood that the whole of the mills in the district will be closed on that day. It is the intention of the union to make he picnic an annual affair.—Manawatu Herald.

), Latest cabled advices from London record that New Zealand galtcd butter is down to 11-ie por cwt; un>f salted is at 116s to 118s. Tho market is quiet. 0 Sixty Lives of bees are for sale at the bargain price of 10s per hive by a well-known bee farmer of this district, whose address has been left at The Chroniclo office. The Rev. AVin. Tins ley, who was appointed by the recent Methodist Conference to the superintendency of the Levin-Otaki circuit, will conduct both morning and evening sorvicos at the Century Hall to-morrow. Shannon is to have a new pound. _ The news will be received •with mixed feelings by the settlers, as there are users of the long paddock in ; Shannon as well as Levin. Tenders for tho work are advertised for today by the County Engineer. Mr J. Procter received a wire yesterday from Lieutenant Jones, of 11.M.5. New Zealand, stating that it was impossible for their Rugby football te>am to come to Levin to play the local team, as it was hoped they would. Mr "Charlie" Jenkins, of Heatlierlea, had his house broken into lately, and a gold watch and chain stolen. Mr Jenkins was at home at tiie time, sitting in the kitchen with some friends, but they were not aware that any self-invited visitor was taking his toll from the household belongings. The burglai entered through a window, and there were distinct footprints there next morning. 'Mr Jenkins set a great value on the watch, as it was a present. Tn the course ol a. recent lecture. Mr Pett Ridge, the author, quoted two good illustrations from his own experience of the Londoner's peculiar sense of humour. "One©," lie said, "I was outside Portland Road •station, and T got a small boy to fetch me a taxi-cab. When it came up a. bigger boy intervened, and my fiist bov said, 1 'Old 'aid ; T see the silly old swine first, didn't T, sir?" On another occasion Mr Ridgo was in a London Police Court and heard an inspector giving evidence in the official staccato fashion that oomos from long practice. "I went to No. 27, where T saw prisoner in bed,' said tho officer. ''T said to him, 'I have a warrant for your arrest for burglariously entering the premises. etc.'" "Any questions?" ' 'isked the Magistrate. "Yes. sir." said the prisoner, as lie turned to 'he inspector. "Didn't yon come • ( |> my mom and say, 'Now then, linger, 'op out of it; T want yer.' " ' 'Hie nuesfcion brought the officials i md tho prisoner to a common level ' ■if humanity. ~ llie Papal Dull excommunicating -Uatiiew, ai.su tiie Rev. Herbert -iealo and the Rov. A. \Y. liowarlh, „ ■•us issued in February, ISill. 'j'lic i-wo latter were excommunicated bo'iiise tiiey had been consecrated bi>v v iops by Dr. Matbun, who was excommunicated ior performing the eremony. At the time Dr°Matiew expressed surprise, as ho had ■ot been subject to the Popo since •J&y. According to him, the clergymen whom iie consecrated hac >een recommended for the dignity < .)!' Monsignon, but for some reason ciie late Cardinal Vaughan disap- J,' piovod, and they did not recoive the ], ■'onoiir. He added that as the >oinan Catholic Church recognised he validity of the Old Catholic or- " 1 illations, the clergymen named do- ■ <I(d that they would like to obtain piscopal dignity, and were thereore consecrated by him.