Local and General.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 May 1913, Page 2

Local and General.

Buckley Drainage Hoard applied for a loan, recently, to the Government State Guaranteed Advances Offices. The money is not forthcouiin;jf. however, The clerk to tin board (Mr IT. K. Ledge) has received advice from the superintendent of loans ''that as the funds availn'ble for investment still flre limited no fresh applications for loans from local authorities can be entertained •it i)resent." Dal.uetv and Company. Limited. Wellington, have received cabled advice from their London office (under date 2nd May) quoting Bradford tops as follows: -iKi's Kid. 10's ifiAd, U'« Ki.ld, lb"s 17U1. oO's 21'jd, 50's ■>■)]<]. r>B , s '2l)d, OO's common 2Pd. W* super 2nid. Gl's 30i<l, 70V •11 Vd. Mothers who have occasion to u-e the "Nursery H.'iir Wash" from C. iS. Kecdwoll's Pharmacy nrc more than satisfied with tho results. Being simple to use and most effective it Inas indeed ju'ove<l a boon to the vorriod mother. Price, one shilling per bottle.-—Adrt. Entertainments TOWN HALL PICTURES. Following is a detailed narrative .! one of the pictures to be shown it the Town Hall on Friday next: — The Overdue Express. — Roberts. he clerk of a country station, is encagi'd !o Maggie Grey, who is in charge ol' Ihe railway cm to. Tlx L itioiinifster also enjoys a chat with '■it. a:id IJoberts gets jealous, ;: jiiifr! I ensuing. A few days later. Voids, the statiomnnsler. sendiaggie a noie. to conn ■onnd lor a ehnt that evening, as -•iriiM: her he w ill keep Hoberts -.'»»! kiiiii late. Huberts, bowover. ■illous Woods, and watches him en • cr the cafe. He returns to the ■■'. uioii longing for a chance of reA message comes through •"it]i the inl'oi rnation thint ihe even 'ig express which passes through be station lias regained twentv Minutes niid will pnss at i).-l(i instead I 10 o'clock. Temptation assails '•im. .and lie alters the nieswige malc•kj; '1 rend that ten minutes only '■as been made up and takes it down '" ''he cafe. The statioiiinnstei 'inrriis hack to the station to see that all is in order, lie steps down -'ii the line to examine one of the "".Ms. when round the curve the 'rain dtishes. and Roberts repenting "i the nick of time, pulls his chief 'roui the jaws of doaih. But AVood<'ins understood. However, feeling '■'■at he has been to blame, he ap-nl-es to I'c o;iv t 'ii charge of anotlier talion and reeommends Roberts as his substitute. Later Roberts pas- ■•'< the enfo. and Maggi«> waylays '•im to beu: for forgiveness. Her l"\-er cannot refuse ber. and th« •nisodn of (he flirtation with tin til! ion master is forgotten.