LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 January 1914, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

Hv an accidental dropping oi I he final Idler in "Mrs," the troI ;>liy jj-iven to Horowheuua A. and j !\ Association by .Mr,; |<], C. ITi^»g'ins, df the Grand Hotel, appeared in print as beim> - g - iven l.y Mr V. C. Hig'gins. A eoslermongor, on being fined •'! (id at \\ illesden for causing - an obstruction willi his barrow, remarked: "Tell you what. I'll do, ynur Worship. Toss you seven hob.or nothing." Of I lie two silver medals donated by Messi's Weggery Bros., of i'araparaumu, for the champions in the Uomnev class, one went to Mr .1 .Kebbell, Ohau, for the champion rain, and the other to the donors for the champion ewe. Those people—-and they are fairly numerous who are remarking thai the attendance at the show was not nearly up to lasl year, will be surprised to hear thai (lie taking's are within a few pounds of the Iota! of HH-'i. Mr U. Stevens, of i)annovirke, who judged the sheep classes at (he Horowheuua A. and I'. Assoc, iat ion's last show, remarked thai all hough t he animals entered were wry well liuished. the sheep were too fat, and t lie fat lambs were too heavy. Captain Jleiiuah, the (iovernment inspector of "Weights and Measures who has been testing the weighing' appliances at the various flaxmiils I hrougliout the district during- the past few weeks, /las completed Ihe task. The results have been highly satisfactory, practically all the platform balances beings correct. Only in a lew instances did they fail to come up to the Inspector's re(111 iren 11 ■ 111 s. A stray horse in Winchester street was affrighted by the passage of a boy on a bicycle. The little hoy Arthur ('ha lining's who was delivering - papers for Mr I - '. W. -lones was on the horse 1 , in the dark before he was aware of tin 4 facl. and the horse kicked him on i\\v thigh before he could | g'cl clear. The boroug'h ranger j should take a note ol (his happening'. i Swat that lly '. The .I"- r:,i-..'.i j stick fly catchers with tl h-ol i In! - hanging up, are the bes; ,■ i- • cliers of thai dreaded spre <d ■■• ■> | disease, Ihe common hou-v fi , ! Trice \> for :'„| ai C. S. Ke. duel! > ) riiarmacy, (>\ lord si rcet. !''o: , sotious ll\ papers al:-o on hand. i ' vou prefer them. Advt.

Iho Addington stock sale and •Johnsonvillo sale, together with "■I article headed 'Tenalised l«'ar-iiit'i-s, appear on page _| to-day. The Hon. l-\ M. 15. Fisher, Minister of Marino, will arrive, in Levin next Monday limniiiiu. From here lie will motor through to Foxton. where he will inspect tin , harbour in connection wiih tin , contemplated improvements i hereto, and the taking over of the wharves from tho "Railway Department by the Harbour Board. "W ho are the youflis who have gone to μ-aol for their opinions: , " asked Mr J. Robertson, M.P., at an anti-militarist meeting in Auckland. "The sons of shirkers. " promptly replied Mr W. Richardson. The t rouble between the Levin Swimming- Club and the Wellington Centre is in a fair way to being smoothed out, and it is expected that in a few days everything will be satisfactorily arranged, and matters in connection with tla« swimming carnival which have been in a state of suspension will l Je proceeded "•illi. One i-esult of the trouble is that the Wellington Centre has heen compelled to take more heed ftf the existence of the Levin Club and it is likely that they will send up several good swimmers to compete in the coming carnival.