The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 November 1913, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6. LOCAL & GENERAL.

li'Mph-. "I '(Mil Ihe Sydned Sun ;tpj p< ..r> i>\- |s;; .".■ ! |(i-d;iy. - ilui!)\vlici!ii;i f'uuiity Council holds >\< c/i-diiiiiry monthly lneei\UlX oil Saturday licxl, ,S|]) Xoveillj>;,!,. at Id.-ID ;i.iii., in the council clkiihlxts, Levin. Nn f'-riher n ! Ut;il ion in (he j ni'ce o|' o'forcrs' sii[)])lics liiis i:d<- ; (,| l pi;icc ;if iicvin, ;iud pofjilocs | s 'iii iii'i , bciiiii , sold in I'Ciisoiinlilc j pnrccls, lni( sii::;ii' i> c\f hmiiclv j -~= 11»s i ■ t . iind Xllis is tin* limit \v|i ich '< c;ili lie oliliinicd. : All ;i\ci-;io(. ~]■ ;I |, ( | U { ( .ju'j]| ' .- lirili',!-. per lie;',! \v;is llKldc l>lllll ; 'In , si iid liiill> solu" l»y pub] ic ;iiicj 'i ,, ' , :il life r;i|-o;i Sliiic l'';irm ; "ii Tiicsdiiy. The lii}|licsl-pricc I '.riven \v;is i"J.")(; o'liinc.-is, |V>i- ;i llolsh'in hull. I lie .Mayor of Levin invifes iJic ;iinl citizens to oh>c;■•,■(• I- Ni!;iy ;is ;i public holiday, flic occiisioii Ij «■ 111 _<l* ■ people's dny ;|| I lie .M;iu;i\Vii(i| A. and "J*. Associ;i I ion s show. Npe;ikiii<r jo ;) ]oi;;i] ||;iMiiiller lecenil;,- ;i ■"Kljindnrd" reporter u'iis inloiined i 11mfc the lhi\ μ-nili \yhich v>;i> piirtieuhiriy deslructivi' ;it I his lime of Ihe ye;ir, \v;is ii"' ne;ir!y so h;id this se;ison. ;md v, 'ry liltle 11: i < 1 heon seen of il so r

I he coin nut tec ol the concert an , l dance, held \\\ aid of the :scach roaii improveiiieiit fund, inel \ esterday and passed accounts !or pavinciii. 11 wil I lie irralil'x'ni.i; . In Ihe piililic lo know ihal *il aiitici]iaied ilia! after payingall e.\pci)>i-s ihe sillri of a'houl L"-'l will he realised hy the efloris '■'' ihe '•niii'iill lee. Mr I Johl.-tn il h , ihe Town ('lerk. is acl in;>' a> I rcas:i''cr lo i he fund.

A T;i!'.iiiaki I'arinei- sold his Fa'-iM :foi- L'SI) ;ni ;icrc. ;md later on held ;i s;ile of his dniiy herd. 1 lie dairy herd comprised just the ordinary irood typical Taranaki dairy cows, oi' no special hreed. M'llh the exception of one llolstcin and no pedigree stock, hut several had calved, which enhanced (heir value. The llolstein cow sold for i' 2-! 10s, one of Ihe others l)i'oup, - ht £'1f), three reached i'l7 each, four Hl'i each, and five i'l4 each. Tlie average for the whole ■!•"> was I'M.

A woman has desiii'iied i'hr Australian Eederal capitnl. Mi , Oriffin, the architect of the ro-he city at Cnnheri'a, has stated in public that his wile is practically the designer and planner of all (he wnrlss which have emanated from (.heir house. "My wife is flic μ-enius: I am only the business man, , ' said Mr Oriffin, who is very soon μ-oinn , lo America to brin.y nloii£ Mrs Oriffin.

Tko policy of (lie Xew Soufli Wales State Labour I'arly on the question of slrikes versus arbifralioti has been ollicially declared. The declaration reads: ".Disputes bel\V(M'ii employers and employed will always occur wliile huinaii nature remains what ii is. These disputes ran only be settled in two ways. One way is (o appeal lo reason; fhe other is by an appeal to force. The forcible way of settling an induslrial dispuie is a strike. The reasonable way is arbil ration. Arbitral ion is the only nlfeninlive to strikes. All those who condcnin arliitration are roallv advocal m^ , si likes. The Labour Party does not favour strikes. Tfence i( has always ndA'ocnttMl a]-l)ilralioii."

At the conclusion of ihe courl ease on Wednesday (says the Otaki JMaiJ), in which a local Xative was concerned. Mr (.'arkeck. one .of Ihe .lust ices oi (he IN , ace who hoard the ra.se,'said lie was sorry the Native, who had lost the money, could no(; be punished, it being due, he considered, to that individual's stupidity lu going about the town drinldng in tltt! manner lie had done, and then giving money to others to buy more drink. He had brought the trouble on himself, and deserved to be punished. Then, again, a ra.se should be brought against the licensee who supplied liquor during prohibited hours. The Native, on hearing the above remarks, endeavoured to make a statement, but was prevented from doing so.

In the home industries section of the I'ulmei'stoii North show, Mrs J. J3agrie (Levin) secured two first prizes; Mrs Doyle (Koputaroa) one first; Miss Barnes (Levin) one second; A Jioss (Weraroa) one second and F. Tapp (AVeraroa) one third.

Three waggons loaded with crates of. bottles and drawn by a iraction engine through one of the main thoroughfares of Invercargili aroused some curiosity. Inquiry elicited the fact that the consignment, comprising some 20,000 empty bottles, had come all the way from (lore (a "dry ' town) by this medium of transport, and were the property of Messrs Thomson and Co. "Why do the poor (brewers) complain ?''

It is reported, says the Auckland Star, that a wealthy Danish syndicate has already commenced purchasing , operations on a substanial scale, having , acquired seven large dairying farms in. Te Am list for t40,1)(J0.' It is hinted that even larger purchases arc conlcmplated. Danish capitalists are going to make a settlement, and will import the people who will farm ihe land purchased, not as freeholders, but as lenants oi ! he svndicate.

An official report infoi'ins us I hat a meeting of the local branch of Ihe Kducaiional Institute was held in Levin on Saturday. Representatives were present from every school, from Koputaroa to I'arapaiunui. The priuci])al business which came under discussion was ihe new syllabus of physical instruction. Alterations in ihe arrangements made for introducing (lie new syllabus were su"■μ-csle<l. With regard to the new medical inspection, views were exchanged, and a modus opernndi agreed upon. The whole matter of medical inspection is not yet on a satisfactory basis, there being too much, it was thought, left to the teacher, both as regards clerical work and medical knowledge.

The two pnrcnis sat side by side ill Ihe prize-giving. They !i;k! been dragged there 1)\- their wive> In sec I In- distribution of prizes which had not been gained bv I heir own children. 11 was.an occasion of aliimsi monumental (hillness. Then (says the Manchester (hianliaii) one of them li:n] a hapP.v id(;a. lie whispered lo his 11'leiid : "] lay you two To one in sixpences llial Ihe second boy in each class is taller than fhe first liny."' 71(". won [•wry time fill his Friend repudiated Hie wager in disgust. '"lTow did yon know!" Had you seen (lie list of prizewinners '?" he was asked. "Well. I noticed when a( school thai brains and bulk never went together, and I thought it was worth while speculating on to-day."