The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. MONDAY, MAY 4, 1914. LOCAL and GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 May 1914, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. MONDAY, MAY 4, 1914. LOCAL and GENERAL

The turnover of the W'aitemata 1 ruitgrowers Co-operative Society during 191:; exceeded that of 1912 by £13,000.

Shooters report sonic good bags th i s season, and the ducks as being in splendid condition. Ingram Bros, party (four guns) secured a good bag of GG braco.

"Dairyfarnier" writes us: Mr Editor—-Your tale about tho strange way a fisli was caught— hanging on a horse's lip after he had been drinking from ;i creek

is not ns queer as the catch made :\t :\ Ekeiahuna creamery in 1902. It whs a eoekerbwlly, "nil jilivc nh," swimming in (lie bii>- milk Vilfc!

Levin won hiu'li honours at the Papanui K,»'g Tesls for Mr T. P. Hull's Hok io ducks established a world's l>esl record for a two-yea is' tesl, and .Mr 11. Lexer's white Leghorns won the pri/.e for the greatest wciu'ht of eggs lai(i in thei wo \-ears' test.

The following players liave been selected to represent Iho Lcviu Ladies' Ilnekey Club in theii' match againsi Tainui on tlie Levin recreation ground on 'Wednesday afternoon, May Oth. Misses P. Blows, D. Parsons,.E. Doyle, I{. Biddiford, AW Williamson, P. Tatana, I. Pinlc, I?. Bignal, A. "Watson, X. T)ynnn. K. Astridgp. Emergencies Mesdames 0. B. Collier, F. Pink, W. Blows and L. T{ogers. Mr A. Dixon will act as refpi'co.

■Specaking at a recent meeting of the Cambridge branch of the Farmers' In ion, Major Lusk, Auckland Provincial President, said that although there were sonic JiOOO members of tlie union in llic Auckland province, that number represented only 8 per cent, of the fanners. He considered this was partly due to the impression some had that party politics were introduced into the union. That was not so and never would be so lons 1 as he had any control. By what it had done (he Fanners' Fnion had proved lhat the fanning community should, and would have, a voice in the affairs of the domin-

The newly-formed hockey subassociation held its lirsl meeting at Otaki on Thursday night, when the following were elected officers: President, Mr Byron Brown: vicepresidents, Messrs C. S. Brandon, -T. Luxford. and Frank Penn : secretary and treasurer. Mr J. Davison : assistant secretary, Mr H. Nicolson : auditor, Mr P. Freeman : management committee, Messrs IT. Taylor, 11. Xieolson, L. Kilmijisfer, E. TT. Clnridgo, P. B. Anderson, Bert Howell, and secretary, ex officio: representative selectors, Messrs JT. Small, IT. NTicolson and the secretary: delegates to association. Mr -J. Davison. Otaki Mail.

Ilarry Lauder's first appcarancc in Australasia was at Princes Tlicaire, Melbourne, on Saturday, April 11, when lie met with a yrent' reception. The building was packed, I he audience being the largest that has ever been crowded within its walls. As soon as Harry Lauder eame on the stage the enthusiastic audience commenced cheering with great vigour, but when he got down to business everyone started to roar with laughter. He did not sing many songs, but wifli his pailer kept- his audience thornughly amused for over an hour. Among Ins contributions were ''Slop our 1 ickliti •lock," "She's My !):ihv." "T Love a Lassie," "Fin the Saltest of the Family." "The Wee House Among the Heather," and "Deoch and .Dennis."

Wliy endure cold (Vet tlieso frosty nitj'lifs. A ' Himgnlow" sifirM"" font wanner will last n lifetime, and costs only ; 1s (id. Also llie new sonson's supply nf lint' winter liags just lo hand , in all sizes at 0. S. Tvecdwoll'* Pharmacy.-- Advt.