Late Local News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 March 1914, Page 3

Late Local News

Last year Mi- M. Fosella l la( T a plum free affected with silver blight. Loth to waste some soda solution that he had on hand i K , took the heroic course of applying It to the free. The result was (lis. asfrous to the blight, while tintree apparently did not suffer at all as it. bore fruit last year, an J is now quite clean and' lookup perfectly healthy. ' Thee soda proved a certain euro for tFi<bligh.t, if risky for the tr Ye«fmlay afternoon the Hornh hernia Fruitgrowers' Assoc? win i visited Mr Marco Fossil'* reliard, Jfawm-road.' -url foun 1 many things of great interest. Tlx- proposal that the vinery be inspected first was vociferously agreed to. It was found to be in the usual firsl-clsas order and the ripe- grapes of a delicious flavour; so this part of the inspection last for a long time. In the orchards -except for a few late varities most of the pears have "one,, but a few trees of Delicious and Wagner apples laden with splendidly coloured fruit were attractive. Among the curious, and to most of the visitors strange trees, were the strawberry tree, the fruit of which ripens in winter 'when all other fruit is off, thus ensuring a supply of fruit for the blackbirds and thrushes the year round, the juniper tree which brought visions of 'squareface, and the Japanese chestnuts. Tlie nuts are protected by spikes really vegetable porcupines— and their extraction is an exciting business. The press was observed sitting under a tree holding one on the point of a lead pencil and trying to cut throught the chest-, nut guard with a knife. Now and again an escaping syllable proved that the spines had gone in some deadly work. The chestnut frees are well awny from the house and close to the road, yet tlie chestnuts are never stoljcn. Is if conscience on_flic spikes that make cowards of the boys in this way? A cricket mutch between Levin Wednesday team and Foxton was played on the recreation reserve' yesterday afternoon and resulted in a win for the former by four runs. Levin made -13 and Foxton 39. Mr and Mrs J. C. jSeill, of Tir. vean, \\ erarou, leave for Wellington (o-morrow for Sydney on a holiday (rip. They expect to be away lor about a month. The following personal iteuus are from the Otaki Mail: -Miami Mrs \\ . Bull, who havo been residents of Manakau for inanj' years, leaves shortly to take up residence in Levin. Both are decidedly popular, and will lie great, ly missed. Both Mr and Mrs Bull have been leading lights in social and sporting circles, always displaying a keen interest. Their many friends will wish them Godspeed. Mr Geo. If. C'ullen, solicitor, of Master!on, at one time resident of Otaki, is at present on business visit (o the district, i