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Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 April 1913, Page 3

MyUUiIBMBWN—MM The a initial meeting of household , ;>rs to elect .school committees \v*il! he held throughout New Zealand o:Monday evening. "What 'about good people out .side, the Church?" will be Rev. / C. Ramlerson's subject at the Pre; bytorian Church on Sunday evening During the recent spell of fine we:> ther the barometer has been unusually high. Mr Harding,- the High School Recorder, has observed a pressure of <30 inches on an unstandardised barometer—an occurrence which he remembers as having happened only twice before in Levin. The barometer is' at present falling. As Mr Spencer, of the Boys Training Faini, Weraroa, was driving home in his motor car last night, a dog got in front of the car while it was running at a good pace. Mr Spencer at onco swerved the car, hut in doing so the hack tvre was torn , off, while the front tyre vr«s punc- J tured. The car was thrown over on its side, «ind Mr Spencer was thrown out 011 tin* grass. However, he escaped with a shaking, and with the help of several people 1 the car was righted, mended', and ' taken home last night. The wheels passed over the dog, hut lie was up immediately, and in a few minutes was disputing the ownership tof the i road'with another canine. The accident happened between Weraroa and the Kimberley crossing.