Late Local News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 March 1914, Page 3

Late Local News

A curious growth of mushrooms may be seen in Tonkinson's engineering shop in Dunedin (says the Star). The Floor of the shop is laid down in asphalt, and has a thickness oF Fully three inches. \el dispite so stony an obstacle, sever;! 1 mush rooms. From two to three inches in diameter, have Forced theniselvs up into the light of day. The asphalt in the near vicinty oF the mushrooms looks very much as iF a pick had been at work, and it seems hardly credible that the tender and succulent mushroom possessed such a fore-

ing strength as it displayed. In all small towns Fortunate enough to possess a local paper there is a small class of people who intelligent enough in ordinary respects display a peculiar characteristic in connection with the aforesaid paper. Hut the fact remains that the ijems of public interest do not go to waste on the doorsteps of those who do not J understand. Frequent proofs of this fact are to be had. The latest came in from a letter received ill the monthly meeting of the Iforowhenua Fruitgrowers' Association on Friday evening hist. At a previous meeting of the Association complaints were received as I o the delays in the transit °t fruit. All hough the Association look no action-in the matter i! Wiis reported in The Chronicle, was reprinted by olhe papers, and came under the notice of the secretary of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Association, Ihe headquarters of which are in Chrislchurch. Tie immediate!v

took slops fn briny i| under (he notieo of ilio iiulTioril ies, ;uid doubtless soitioiliinn' will b ( . done lo minimise Ilio losses of fruitgrowers fhrou<>'houl Tito Dominion. On S;it imj;iy irllernoon ;i number of fl:)iiyf;irmors visitfMl Mi- F. Rollers farm, Ivimborley road, lo inspoel the Troloar milking' machines installed (hero at ilio beginning' of tbo season. The work clone by the machines was of Ilio usual high standard of ofHeienev and Iho visitors expressed them selves ;ts being- highly-pleased wifb Ihe result.