The Chronicle LEVIN. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 14 LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 March 1914, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 14 LOCAL & GENERAL

-Welly u jl] i n , S p e( .| ;l j i\_.;,u in> <d the Levin "Snowftake X* aii'. Not only will 11) is apply to decorations, but to ill,. <-111ertaj nmml to be provided. A cabman in fill, legalia is expected to describe taxi-cubs and feminine foibles in a. candid, graphic ;uid forcible s'.vle. Anyone desiring to increase his powers op language should certainly hear "cabby' talk at the Fair.

In reply to a deputaiion from Paliiatua Racing Club, The Hon. Mr Fisher said that the (fovernment was taking up (he Mill introduced last session by Mr (i. Hunter, M.P., providing for an increase in permits, but lie thought the House would not put it through. His own opinion was that it should be put through. He described the Racing Commission as the Racehorse Owners Fat Makes Commission. ft was a metropolitan commission, and old established clubs have been wiped ou ' ( ruthlessly and relentlessly. Scientists are again advocating that milk kept in red bottles will ltniam sweet and purer longer than when kept in plain glass or oihei coloured bottles. Experiments have been made with the spectrum to determine which of Ihe rays of light all'eet milk, and | it has been found (hat i( is the rays towards the violet end that do the mischief. The red ray i< stronger and" more penetrating, and probably has some neutralizing effect upon the lacteal microbe. If experiments confirm the theory that the red bottle preserves milk belter than the bottle now in use, the red bottle will probably become generally adopted. The Dairy.

In view of the widespread misapprehension which appears to exist in regard to the correct postage payable on newspapers addressed to the Australian Commonwealth and to the Lnied States of America the following is published for general information. The rate of postage payable on newspapers printed and published in New Zealand addressed to the Commonwealth of Australia is Id for each newspaper not exceeding '-iOo/.s in weight. For newspapers exceeding 200z., an ex Ira charge of .Id foe each additional lOozs or fraction thereof is also payable. r l lie following are the rates on newspapers addressed fo (he I nited States of America : For each newspaper Id for Ihe lirsl 4oz. and 'd for each additional 2oz. or fra. - tion thereof. These' rates also apply generally to newspapers which are not printed or published in New Zealand.

From "Old .lack' : • Meware! After holidays spent in the Norlli, the local constable has returned to Levin and resumed the pursuit of transgressors with renewed zeal. People who spend the evenings hop-picking out of long glasses, and sulVer from giddiness and loquacity in consequence, will be attended to and provided with a night's lodging with the same solicitude as before.