LOCAL and GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 April 1914, Page 3

LOCAL and GENERAL.

Latest market advices from Wellington quote flour at £11 per ton ex store, pollard i!G lUs to £6 15s, bran £4 5s to £4 10s, fowl-wheat 4s 7d'to 4s 8d per bushel, fowl barley 2s lOd. Egg's 2s per dozen wholesale for new laid and Is 5d to Is Gd for preserved. Mr M. Holland, of Levin, the well-known owner of the trotting horse fashion wood, is taking the stables ut the rear of the Grand Hotel. He will shortly have at work a Rothschild three-year-old (half sister to Lady Wallace) and will also have charge and train two trotting horses belonging to Mr J. 1). Piper, of Hawke's Bay. One of the latter was bred in Australia. They will probably arrive in Levin to-day. A problem iu wool-classing is at present being submitted to experts in Christ-church. The question is whether it is possible to detect the ditferenee between the wool of the progeny of a Corriedale ram and a merino ewe, and that of a Roniney Marsh ram and a merino owe; and assuming that the difference can be detected, which fleece is the better? Alberto Terrazas, ex-Governor of the State of Chihuahua, whose famous fortune of between £7,(100,000 and £8,000,000 has been confiscated by the Mexican rebels, is now compelled to work as a fitymer for his living. The exmillionaire witli his family left El Paso, Texas, recently "'for Pasadena, California, where lie has purchased a small farm with what is left of his former immense irealth-. Terrazas' aged father still lias something remaining of his own. fortune, but not enough to keep his son. Supplies of liquid paraffin are still obtainable from C. S. Keedwoll's Pharmacy, Oxford-street, and further supplies are due very shortly. Ad. The present cold days are creating a demand for coals. Ladies will find a splendid range of cosy, stylish coats at Farglier and CoV. Shannon, and also one of the best selections of correct millinery. All the newest colours, shapes and mouuts and plenty to select from.

Tliore hag been a heavy fall in stocks in New Tork ? owing to th© gravity of the situation in Mexico. Tho annual meeting of the Horowhenua liugby Union was held at Manakau last night, and was well attended. A full report will appear in to-morrow's issue. A \\ est Coast paper says the Gieymouth Mayoral contest is being run on strictly party lines, as the element of Reform v. Liberal is being introduced into it. A large number of counterfeit £10 notes are in circulation in Auckland. Up till last night sixty had been discovered. Tho notes all bear the date October Ist, 1914, and the number 108,948. The lie v. G. AVoodwaid, at present stationed in I'oxton, has-been appointed vicar of S. Mary's, Karon, in succession to the Rev. A. L. Hansell, who becomes vicar of S. James's, Lower Hutt, vice the Rev. Joshua Jones, resigned. The Prime Minister stated that a number of new appointments to th? Legislative Council (the strength of which has been greatly reduced by this year's retirements through effluxion of time) will be nude before Parliament meets, but no selections have ?et been made. As a supporter of football in Horowhenua, Mr I). Green is-sett-ing an example to others. He speakß little, but does much. In addition to tho medals already offered, he lias given another to the Horowhenua Rugby Union for the best player ill the union. Ho has also promised £10 10s towards the expenses of the Horowhenua representative team if it goes on tour this season.

Two lads, not knowing when they were well oif, left the Boys 1 ' Training Earm the other evening. Probably the wanderlust overcame them'. They provided themselves with a change of clothing at an Ohau store, and left their old ones behind. The police are now on the lookout for £wo lads dressed in brand new clothing. The action of the secretary of the Horowhenua Rugby Union in inducing the management committee to reduce the gate charge from one shilling to sixpence last year was amply justified by the receipts totalling JBI-.H), as against .£'44 for the previous year. In connection wih Chudic's win (says an exchange) in the Great Easter Handicap at Christ church, it is remarkable that he was No. 13 on the race card, Monday was,the 1-itli day of the month, G. Clarke, the rider of the horse, is 1.3 years of age 5 he drew the No. 13 marker in the draw for places, and the race was the thirteenth that Chudic had taken part in. The annual general meeting of the Horowhenua Referees' Association will be held on Saturday next. Details are set out by advertisement in this issue. A full attendance of members is desired, as the straitened finances of the association are to be considered, and a proposal will be made to apprr.ach, the Rugby Union for a grant in aid.

The value of the total exports from New Zealand for the current producing year, ending June 30, are likely to establish a most satisfactory record. About two months ago, the Prime Minister predicted that the amount would reach £25,000,000._ When asked this week if this estimate was likely to be realised, Mr Massey said that there was every probability that the total named would be reached. The total value of the last year's exports was £23,000,000, a record up till that time. The substantial iiyjmtse this year despite the late strike and other difficulties, added Mr Massey, must be regarded as very satisfactory indeed.

General defence orders just issued provides that all cadets who are classified as efficient, qualify in musketry and receive attendance and good conduct badges, will in future receive efficiency badges. The General Officer Commanding has also directed that all cadets before they pass into the general training section, must perform all the compulsory drills and parades that are ordered during tli£ period of the year they are cadets. After passing into the general training section, they must perform all the compulsory drills and parades that are ordered. llecent researches into India's ancient history' show that in 1300 B.C. there was an Indian kingdom named Magadlia which had some quaint laws. One of these provided that a price had to be fixed in advance for all goods offered for sale, whether privateh' or at public auction, and if more was paid the extra money went to the crown. Land could only be mortgaged or sold to persons willing and able to till it. Houses, fields, gardens, dams, and other property could be taken away from their owners if neglected or misused for a period of five years. No theatres or other amusement places were permitted to exist in country villages, lest the rural population be diverted from its needful toil.