The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16. LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 February 1914, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16. LOCAL & GENERAL

One of (lie best crops of potatoes grown in the district lias been dug by Mr Chanmngs at the eastern end of Queen street. From one and a quarter acres he took 15 tons of first-class potatoes absolutely sound and free from all disease. The variety is Northern Star.

! A notice board bearing the name of the Fruitgrowers' Association in prominent lettering will be affixed to ALr I). Smart's rooms in Oxford street, so thai fruitgrowers desirous of joining the Association or members wishing- to pay their subs;;-.*' t U r_ms will 1 ave no difficulty in locatiug the oliice. A meeting of delegates from the H ellington province A. and I*. Associations was held in i;almerston North on Friday to select a representative on the -Board of Agriculture. Mr Walter ferry, of Masterton, was eliosen by 14 votes to 4. Mr_ -I. r>el)l>eli, t,i OJiau, represented tlie llorowlienua Association. There is money m ajjples. Aicording- to the fiobart Lai'y Post the apple crops in Exeter ami AYinkieigh. districts this year are very heavy. In some iusUiU'Ws the returns will aniount to i)'iiie A'UO an acre, ami in one or two cases {to £75. The quality is splendid and an American grower visiting the districts states that j the highly coloured Jonathans could not be bettered au-vwhere. The handling of fruit on the railways was a topic of discussion at Friday night's meeting of the Horowhenua Fruitgrowers' Association and growers bitterly complained of the way in which the fruit was knocked about, ah instance was given in which 25 cases of cherries, forwarded by a grower at Palmerstou North* to Auckland were five days in transit, and when they arrived at their destination were rotten. Another spent some time watching the unloading of liawke's Bay fruit at Lambron station, Wellington. The cases were packed on the trucks, and instead of taking them off the fop a few were prized out of the nottom, and the lot allowed to will. Fruit was treated just the same on the wharves and on the way to the auction rooms and at the rooms. There is a lamentable lack or knowledge of fruit amongst! (hose engaged in its transport. ]f they can only be brought to realize that a lot of soft varieties of fruit are more susceptible (o damage than eggs they would perhaps be more careful. At Saturday's meeting of Horowhenua County, Council, Councillor Kebbell brought up (he matter of securing a supply of radium for Palmers ton Hospital. |He mentioned that a sum of £7000 was likely (o lie needed independent of a sum likely (o be voted towards the movement by the Government. New Zealand, he said, was the only country without a. public supply of (Ins wonderfully curative mineral, and the disability should be removed. lie had spoken to var- | ious leading people of the Waivara pa district when he was in Palmerslon last Friday, and he. learned that a widespread movement was afoot (here to augment (he fund, which at present stood at some £2000. He heard that the | Mayor of Levin was meaning to help the movement after lie re- [ covered From his present illness, j and (hat in the meantime Council- j lor Hlenkhorn (senior borough ; councillor) would keep the matter in mind. Councillor Kebbell expressed a hope thai' county councillors privalelv would do all they could to advance the move- ! menl, pending the time at which j (he Council would be officially , approached by (he Palmers!on I Hospital Board. i lie council- j lorn undertook to do all Ihe.v eon Id | . in (he mailer.

'Don't. • throw a way I a.si season's straw lint or Pan;ini;i l>rc;uisi> it looks shabby and soiled. («Y( a paekei of "Kirobin lial eleaner from 0. S. Keed well's IMiannary, and you will be astonished al the way it will restore I hat tailed straw. Price fid er packet. - TAN-OL, the polish o! polishes. 11 makes bright homes, happy wives and contented husbands. Order a tin to-day. Liquid Is; paste fid. Advi.

The funeral of the late Albert W hitehouse, third son of Air W. \\ hit chouse, of Lcvm, is advertised to leave the residence of his ■lather tor the Levin cemetery, at p.in. to-morrow ( Tuesday).

A box Jor questions of interest to those interested in ike fruitgrowing industry will be fitted up at the headquarters of the 1 ruitgrowers' Assoemtion in Mr ]). Smart s rooms, Levin. The questions may be asked by anyone and must be writ fen on* a of paper and dropped into Hie box. At. the ordinary meetings these questions will be discussed and if possible answered.

Shortly after one o'clock this morning- a five-roomed house in Kawiu lload was completely destroyed by fire. The buildinghad been unoccupied for some weeks up till last .Friday, wlien it was taken possession of by illWilson, a native,* who had just made arrangements to purchase it from Messrs Doug-las and Palmer, the original owners. it is understood that Air Wilson lost some clothing. The Fire Brigade turned out, but owing to the distance of t.he nearest fire plug could do nothing, only a few sheds at the back being saved. The building- was one of the oldest in Levin.