LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 December 1913, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

A report. 011 Shannon public school concert is crowded out. Persistence of wet weather is causing disquietude to the farmers of Levin and district. Some have bad paddocks of hay cut down for over a week, and the continual state of wetness that has been its condition is causing serious deterioration in quality. Cable advices from .England slate that prices for both salted and unsalted New Zealand butter are unchanged with, the market linn. This is good news, but it will be much better news if the same report comes along about the New Year. Farmers must keep on hoping in the meantime. By a printer's error, the name of the secretary and treasurer of the Levin Betailers' Association was printed Mr T. Broome. It should have read Mr T. Brown. The meetings in the Salvation Army Hall will be held all day on Sunday by Ensign Annie Smyth, 8.A., who has recently returned from Japan, where she has been labouring during the past seven years in connection with Ihe Army's missionary operations in that country. On Monday night the ensign will, lecture on the wort; in Japan. The tickets for this meeting are one shilling each, and they admit the bearer to lecture and also entitles the holder to a gift from the lemon tree which is being arranged in connection with this meeting.

The five learners at (he State JAinn an* biviny instructed in ma-chine-shearing by Air Martin Winiata, a well-known local shearing' expert. In. addition they receive lectures from the veterinary surgeon and biologist attached to the Agricultural Department. These lectures by the experts are much appreciatcrl.

Magistrate : What is the charge against this old man ? < )fiic(*r: Stealings some brimstone. Your Honour: ho was caught in the act. Magistrate (io prisoner): My aged friend, couldn't you have waited a few years longer':'

Christmas presents for the men folk. ."Why not an "Autostrop'' Safety Razor? Its sure to pleas* l . In handsome nickel case compleie with 12 blades and strop. Price, 20s each from (J. S. Keedwell, Dispell si n g C hem isl. —Adv t.

Fred I'liik'b, fjevin, is best I. ween, for boots for the ditcher, the milker, the dancer, boots for the slow man, the quick man, the prancer; the cricketer, toeballer, tennis man too, may all have their "Tiilbies" made fair to the view, by cnlJinp at Pink's. —A*3vt..

i have stocks of Arsenate of Lead (Swift's) for codlin moth; liluestone (beat); Hellebore Cherry Leech; Quassia Chips for lloße Aphis; all at the loweat priccs and of the best quality. F. C. Remington, Chemist Levin. Messrs Hitehings, Hankins and Co., Ltd., will offer by public auction, on behalf of Mr A. Maunder, of Otaki, his furniture, etc., at their Emporium, Queen street, on Wednesday next, J.TIII ill si .

An accident befel Mrs Watson, of Koputaroa, as she was driving a mare which had been lent to her for trial. Something affrighted the animal, and it galloped away, overturned the trap, and finally rushed into Levin with only the harness attached. The trap had been overturned and Mrs Watson thrown out of it. There wore two children with the mother in "the trap. They fortunately escaped injury. Mrs Watson's arm was broken. The mare took fright at a vagrant horse which cantered up to the trap and' then paced with the mare.

Delay in payment of levy due to Wellington Hospital Board by Horowhenua County Council lias been the subject of correspondence between those bodies. In ]lis latest loiter on the subject, the secretary to the Hospital Board writes: "There is no provision undo] - The Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act for charging interest, but I have to point out that my bpard lias to ' pay (> per cent on any money borrowed by way of overdraft, and that this falls back as an additional charge to be made up by the contributing authorities." No doubt this semi-pa tliei ic-cum-minatory statement will induce the councillors to "make a noise like a cheque" at their earliest financial opportunity.