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Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 October 1913, Page 2

On page 4 to-day appears the conclusion of the story by Mrs May, of Shannon, and the Church Services for next Sunday.

The meetings in the Salvation Army Hall will be held all day on Sunday by Mrs Brigadier Glover, women's social secretary for the Army in this dominion. The Sunday night meeting will take the form of an Altar Service, in connection with the annual "self denial" appeal.

At Masterton races ycsterdin the Levin-trained hoiT; La ly Louisa won the Mastoid n Hack .Handicap (six furlongs) in addition to running second L\ tin: 1 olephone Hack Handicap (five fin - longs).

New Zealand's Rugby team now in the United States defeated Stanford University representatives by 54 to nil. Tries were scored by MeKenzie, Lynch (3 each). McDonald (2), Bruce, Wylie, Downing. Mitchinson, MacGregor, and Taylor one each. Roberts ."■'inverted four, and Mitchinsou dropped a goal.

Mdme. Kin Seno, the only woman who has attained the position ol' bank president in Japan, aided in founding the institution in 1!J12. The bank is situated in Tokio, and in lending her aid in its foundation Mdme. Seno realised the wishes of her husband, who died a number of years ago. She was born in 1842, converses well in English, and has acquired many European customs, but still clings to her native costume.

The duly on butter imported into the Cnited States has been reduced from six to two cenis., as a result of the newTarilT Revision Act, according to a cablegram received by Mr 11. Iv- i'acey, manager of the New Zealand Dairy Association, Auckland. This duty is less than thai in Canada, where it is three cents., and in the opinion of Mi' I'acey trade in butter with the Cnited Slates promises fo develop lo an extent equal to that wi(h Canada. Several big" American orders have already been booked on the strengili of the ievised tarilf, and with increased transit facilities the butier trade with America should be a flourishing one.

in Austria it behoves one to be careful when rescuing people from death. Not long ago a Viennese iradesman. while taking an evening stroll, found a man handing from a tree. lie promptly cut (lie rope, and by taking strenuous measures brought (he Would be suicide back to consciousness, llis act of benevolence was rewarded with a summons for elVeciing the resetic so carelessly as to raise severe bruises on (lie bodv wTien it fell to the ground. The Court decided that the defendant was liable under Article :!•'!•"> of flic Austrian code, which enacts that any person injuring another through want of due care must pay a fine and damages.

The olher morning" (says the Nelson Mail) a young lady on a visit front ])unedin to her home in Nelson, had the misfortune to lose her handbag" shortly a Tier landing' from 1 lie steamer. The bag" contained, among" other articles. a return ticket to Christchurch, a gold walcli and chain, seven sovereigns, one half-sover-eign a'nd a quantify of silver. The lost properly was adveriised for and a reward ofi'ercd for its return. The same day the visitor was over-joyed to receive the lost bag through the post. An examination of its contents disclosed that everything" was intact, except the money, wliicli had been abstracted, evidently- proving irresistible to (he linder. Attached to the bag was a note, 'written in capital letters with a pencil, as follows: "Picked up at wharf (his morning. Be more careful in future." The advice of the writer is more worthy than the method taken (o impart if. The police have the matter in hand.