Late Local News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 January 1914, Page 3

Late Local News

A sunstroke was sustained by Mr B. II- Gardener, Mayor of Levin, on Monday, and he still is i suffering keenly from its ) though it is hoped he will be able to leave his bed in a day or two. A bakery is. to be opened in Weraroa next week, by Mrs Watson. A Levin bowler —Mr A. Grover —participated in the tournament lieid at Blenheim during the holidays. He played in a rink that reached the final heat, thus gaining certificates though failing l;o win the medals. The secretary to Levin Brass Band has handed to the treasurer (Mr Goldsmith) the sum of £9 10s. The amount is made up of subscriptions, donations, etc., inclusive of collections made in the streets on band concert nights. Several applications have been made for the vacant post of assistant librarian at Levm Carnegie Library. Any further applications' bearing to-day's postmark will be eligible. They should be addressed to the Town Clerk, Levin. A well attended meeting of tlio Boating Club was held last evening at Mr S. Brewster's when .he final arangements were made for the racing carnival to be held on the 22nd inst. (Anniversary Day). A sailing race has been provided tor; also two rowing races, single and double sculls, figure on the programme. The club is sparing no pains to make the carnival a success, and a splendid day's sport should result. In the King's Theatre, Levin, on Wednesday afternoon and evening, will be shown an "A.8." Indian drama. On Thursday evening the "star" film will illustrate scenfes at and about the Pan- ( ama Canal, aggregating 4500 feet of moving pictures. "The Heart of a Pierrot" is a love drama that is to be shown on the same occa- , sion. . The point of demarcation between the responsibility of the parent and the duty of the teacher was humorously touched upon at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Educational Institute by the president (Mr X. A. Wells). The parent of a dull youth, said the latter, called upon a teacher (a friend of the speaker), and complained that he Avas not making a smart pupil of his boy. Said the teacher to the parent: "You are wrong. The responsibility of supplying the boy with brains was in your contract. I can only ; do my best with the material which you have provided." The sentiment was laughingly endorsed by the delegates. Last week was an unfortunate one for the steamers trading to Foxton. While coming up to the wharf one day the Queen of the South stuck on a mud fiat and was not floated oil till next tide. On Saturday the Awahou missed the tide and had to lie off all (laj r , making the entrance at next tide. But the vessel was not out of difficulties, for she stuck in practically the same spot as the Queeu did. She came oil again at the following high water and berthed safely. It is how spring tides, and at low water the river is down very. low. —Standard.*

Seven acres have been sown with four varieties of silver beet at Levin Experimental harm, and it has come along splendidly. A fence will be run, later on, right across the field - -dividing it in two —and having the half of each variety sown in each division. One division will be allowed to grow and the other will be stocked. Farmers desirous of finding out which kind stock prefer should visit the farm. It will also be of much interest and profit to them to note which variety recovers and grows best after being j eaten down. New Zealand newly admitted to America wnile Mr \V . H. Wilson (of Levin) was m the State of California. Ho called in at a shop in San Francisco that was advertising "Prime New Zealand ttutter, -j(j cents a pound, and asked to be shown some. It was produced promptly, and he found it to be the well-known product of the Shannon (lairy i'ac"the butter has never before been a boon to"us," the grocer said; "the butted has never before been so cheap as thirty cents the pound. The butter trusts are up against it, and they are trying to beat New Zealand butter out of the market by selling their own butter cheaply." Talking on general subject of butter, Mr Wilson remarked to the Chronicle s representative that buffer in San Francisco seemed to lie blended." .It looked all right and was beautifully yellow, but it refused to be and was insipid in taste. "In many of the shop windows they make it up un your eyes," said our iuforma j.', "but when you get' it it. is the same old margarine and th same lugh price."

Tlu; '''Culifornian" I.histli is a plague and a menace throughout New Zealand. Everyone here has heard of it and most people have seen it. When Air W. H. Wilson, of Levin, was in San Francisco recently ho asked i.l the thistle was as great a nuisance there as in New Zealand. lie was astonished to hnd that no one in San Francisco had heard o:l ii. None the less, there is no doubt that the Californian thistle "did" come from California, though it is unknown in San h ran cisco. That city is a mere speck on the wide stretches of the Pacific State.