LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 February 1914, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

J*y invitation of Mr J. (J. A'eill, members of tiic Ji o row lie mi; i i' ruitgrowers Association assembled at his homestead in iiuller load, on Saturday afternoon, for an inspection visit. TJie visitors >'T)e hospitably entertained by Mi and Airs Aeill, after which a Uioruug'li inspection ol tlie ordinal and stock was made. The grounds all are in apple pie order, and the trees are displaying phenomenal growth and fruiting excellently. A .New Zealand seedling nectarine known as the "Gold -Mine, has been phenomenal ,tn its development at niveau, and judged by present appearances -\1 r .\eil I is likely to have it prove absolutely true to name for many years to come. Peach trees, too, are in a forward state, and in the most sheltered part of the orchard there are some three-year-old trees showing growth enough and trunk enough for twice their years. Tree lucerne hedges are sprouting and burgeoning to a degree that promises ample shelter for all parts of the orchard after another year !or two; in short the proprietor's lines have fallen . in ' pleasant (daces, and there seems every piospect that Tirvean will supply an encouraging object lesson for all investigators who may contemplate undertaking orchard work 01 an extensive scale in this district. Mi' Weill's prize stock in Berkshire pigs forms an admirable adjunct to the farm, and the visitors were pronounced in their admiration of the place. The weather conditions were perfect, and the welcome most cordial; in fact the afternoon passed pleasantly iu every particular. Top price at "Wellington wool sales was realised by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., for a merino line clipped by J. 1\ Padd, of Blenheim. It realised 12] d. The. Levin "Kxperiniental Farm (Worana) obtained ll;[d for a line of eny crossbred wool. ilon kton i and Addington, of Otaln, got 10? d for crossbred., Tin; last wool sale of the season will be lieul at Wellington on ord March. Knquiries have been male :.-f The Chronicle as to the ariihmcti-:' of the writer of a paragraph wk-'-li stated that a Taranaki dairy lac'.ory's sale of butter at ;">B-? per i;->v .vould have been worth Ifud pel lb had another 4d per box been received. We are not responsible for the arithmetic of any Taranaki newspaper; our own troubles suffice. The Canadian Government is spending £2,000,000, coming * period of ten years beginning with Maich -'{Ist, 191->, for msti-ierbn ami research in agricllture, including fruitgrowing;, live stock, and dairying. Agricultural col. leges are to be improved and elementary schools and short courses are 1o be established and agricultural teaching introduced into the public schools. About 11.20 a.m. yesterday a decidedly sharp earthquake, lasting twenty seconds or more, was felt in Levin. It set the household crockery rattling, and violently agitated, the water in the tanks. So far no damage has been reported. The shake appeared to bo from north to south. Two Hindoos were before the Court at Taumarunui the other day on judgment summonses. One man held o-Pl acres of land on lease from the Maoris, and the' other had land which he said he would sell for £900. The latter also had a wife in India and two boys in a mission school, for whom lie paid A' 2 10s a month. Orders were made in each case. A couple of demonstrations in summer pruning were given on nectarine trees at Mr J. C. Weill's oichard last Saturday. Mr Weill's method was to slash the woody interior (cup-shaped) out of the trees (scientifically, of course) and leave the long outside shoots to be cut back in the winter. Mr H. Newport's method was an inverse one; lie lopped off the higher of the outside branches and pruned (he thicker parts of the interior. Both are experts, and both give good reasons for what they do: in twelve months' time they arrive practically at the same stage. Probably the Irishman's suinmary of another enigma describes this one aptly enough : "If there is any difference they are both alike." Don't throw away last season's straw hat or Panama because it | looks shabby and soiled. (Jet i a packet of "Strobin" hat cleaner I iroin C. S. Keedwell's Pharmacy, | and you will be astonished at the j

way it will restore thai faded I si raw. Price lid per packet.— A d vl. "'pndemen! Next time you re<111111- a best hat buy the and 0." nmko it will style and comfort giy ( . you. ippiv local drapers Ad> i. Ask lortlte taiuons Koslvn WriiiiV Pad every time. Containing 100 sheets of fine bank paper with ririiMie pictures of New Zealand's wonderland (Potorua), including a pi• ol <i of a charming native girl. On I- lid each from local dealers. A I vt.

On the occasion of the operetta, Princess Chrysanthemum being given in Levin last December very inclement weather was experienced. Many people who wished to atiend were thus debarred from doing so. The performance, was a meritorious one and a desire to have it played again was expressed by many. • Tlii» opportunity is now at hand, for the operetta is to be product:'.! -j this evening in the Ohau Institute, commencing at 8 o'clock. After the operetta has been givej> a dance will be held in the institute. Details are advertised. While two farmers were --travelling recently in a gig to the Otautau sale, in Southland, they had an experience they are notlikely to forgei. On the road they saw lying a pea line, and one of the occupants of the vehicle jumped out and took possession. The journey was continued, and out of curiosity the rifle was examined, when it went off and the bullet, struck the horse and penetrated the back of the head. At Otautau a veterinary surgeon was consulted, but the bullet was not extracted, and on the conclusion of the sale the horse was driven home. This is another instance of the necessity for exercising , care when using firearms.