Weather Forecast

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 September 1913, Page 3

Weather Forecast

Wellington, Sept. 27

Indications (12 noon to-day) au. for variable and strong breezes, but westerly strong to gale prevailing soon. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weathef at time;- , , with dull weather and much mist and fog in parts, and rain following. The barometer is fall in a , , but. will rise after about fortyeight hours. D. C. 15ATMS. Gove;T!j;ipii' ■■!>.■' . The Rev. J. A. McNickle (formerly vicar of Levin) will preach in St. Mary's Church, Levin, on Sunday morning next at 11 o'clock. At the Palnierston Elocutionary Competitions Mr F. Penn, of i Otnki, was placed third in the nun's monologue test (six entries), am 1 sixth in the men's Shakespearean recital (eleven entries). Tn the reading-at-sight test Mr Mcßain, of Manakuu, was seventh and Mr Penn eighth. Otnki Bowling CI til) opens thv season next Wednesday. An invitation to attend has been sent to the Levin Bowling Club. Palmerston opens on (he same day, and an invitation to attend lias been issued to Levin. Foxton Club opens its season on the Sth October, and (he Levin bowiers are invited to journey across m<l participate in the games. At the usual weekly meeting of the bovs' department of the Y.M.C.A., Mr Howard Andrew gave an excellent address on "Total Abstinence." Several lads took the pledge against what temperance advocates describe as "one of the great scourges of modern times." One now member joined the association. All this year's recruits will take part in swimming and other summer sports. Parents are requested to remind (he boys of their parlour gaim-s on Thursday evening of next week as the management wish to make it a surprise parly and Friday does not suit. Tin , re is a '"poor-box'" at the ('iiristcliurch Magistrate's Court screwed firmly against Ihe post, and no amount of shaking will give any inkling of Ihe contents It was screwed up there five or six years ago. but ii h;\s not yet been used a great deal. \ ery rarely is it Ihe subject of order by a magistrate. In other parts of the world the poor box gels iminv coins from persons convicted of drunkenness and other venial oSVenders who are liberated on condition that they donate so much to Ihe poor. In Clirisichuivh such acts of leniency are rarely practised, although recently an offender under the Stamp Act was let off with a pooi , box fine of £1. Voluntary contributions are few and far between. About six months ayo, the bo\ was opened, and found to contain about I (!s. The disposal of Ih<> funds .lies with the stipendiary magistrate.