LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 September 1913, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Jirsl liiinl) o.r I lie season I'm \\'cJ!in<!l(»ii jiitirkol \v;is (lesp;i(cliV'l I'.v Mr 11. .T. Wichiinls, of Levin, liisl Tuesdiiy. The Kopiil;)! , - o;i piislures still v,\v hard lo excel. The Levin .Male Choir is making eAcellenl jiroo-rcss in ils jtrepai'ation of (hi! numbers In |)i< M'iveii ;il nexl Tues(la\ niylil's c(ui- ';<•'* in Hie (.'eiidiry'llall. The I'ull p [■(),»• ra in mo will U> adverlised in Saliirday's and Holiday's issues ol The Chronicle. The dale (ixeij for the ])\-elccliou of a ]iieinl)ei' to represenl Oiaki ridiii" 1 on (he Jlorowhouiia Couuiy Coi"a'il--Septeinl)er has been found In clash wilh the (llaki races. As Hie .aces are as fixed as sonic of ihc horses niav be, Hie date of I lie eleclion has had (o be alien , (l In Saturday. 2()lh Sepleniber. Delails are set mil in advert isenient. Approxiinatcly fourteen 'millions of clie(|iio forms are impressed every year by (lie (tovernineul I.'riniiii"- Odice oil account of the banks. The process of sending Hie cheijiies to and Itoiii the Printing UHiee, and Ihe counting , of Ihe cheques, is one thai is cumbrous and expensive. The 'Public Kervice Commissioner Iliiii tlie (lovoriiiiieiil cnuld" quiio safely I nisi Hit , banks In pay the duly without this laboi'ious process, particularly as the duty on linnk notes and on steamer tickets was collected, without any such impressed slump. "Generally," says the "Commissioner, "I. have arrived at the eon elusion that the collection of duty by impressing documents is clumsy, costly, nnd unnecessary. ,. After vaccina (ion protect your arm by using one of the proper shields, obtainable from (.). S. Keedwell's Pharmacy. It mny save you a lot; of inconvenience.

Arlvt; (J. Smith, Limited. I'almcrsion

N'oHh,- ure offering , special bargains in golf jerseys this month; 7s lid to" 82s GcT. ' Black beaver hats aiirl squirrel-ful toquos (lowin .prion but liig'li in quality) also arc on olfct oji i)a«'o J..- Ailvt.

Latest newspaper advices from 'and Sydney tell of the existence of spurious coins in circu!a(mu in (hose cities. The bo.H'lis coins are cast as sovereigns, half-sovereigns, hall-crowns, "iiml florins, and except for (he fact that (hey are and have a greasy touch, il is said (hat (hey almost defy detection. They "rin«?" well, and have a milled edg-e-. which, by (he way, is somewhat defective. If is a usual experience for such coins to find lh(-ir_ way to Xew Zealand after gaining circulation in the Australian Slates, and our tradespeople would be well advised to take early wnrniny.

Says (he l'a(ea l.'ress.-- Say what you like about Jersey tests or llolslein records or (he Ayrshire cow milk and its cheese content, but (he good old Shorthorn is the poor man's cow. There arc limes when the olher ineiil ioued breeds are up one season like a rocket and down nno/her like a mortgage, but Ihe Shorthorn kei'ps consistent and slicks to market value like a poslage stamp lo ■a monthly aceouui. Si( on a sale yard fence and see Ihe einpl V cows sold or the old bulls conic under i he hammer and not ice how (he Shorthorn elicils bids. Turn lo the weaners and not ice how I lie snaggles! looking , Sliorlliorn calf can find a ready sale to the neglei tof oi hers. Tn \\ir dairy lines lh< Sliorlliorn <|iin'c holds its own. l''or beef, bones oi , just its hide it is certainly the most prolilable in (lie sale yards in (he dairying disI rids a! present.

A ('aulerlmry !';«riiicT. wild has liail some experienee m I lie liotorua <11sIr 11 •l, ex presses (lie opinion I liill I lie Maori could he made one <d' llie inosl useful "hands" on a I'arui (says I lie Auckland Siar). lie lielieves Dial .Maori shepherds and shearers are unsurpassed l>y kuropeans. (In his presenl farm there is a family of Maori's, representing lliree .u'enerai ions, who have worked on the farm, and have proved themselves to he faithI'ul and valuable servants. He si aI es thai Maori workers I'll Ili I a! 1 I lie requirements as lon.'r as they are isolated from other Maoris. II is when I hey i>el I oij'et her I hat Their minds are dist raeted from their dlilies. Tliey are always iiearin,u l llie eail of (lie wild, and when a ,L>at herin.u' is annoiineed whether a feast or a funeral lliey "down tools" and away they jU'o.