The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1914. LOCAL and GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 May 1914, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1914. LOCAL and GENERAL

At the meeting of the Levin Domain Board last evening the board gave the Beautifying Society permission to ornament the corners of Levin park domain with plants and shrubs. The following players have been selected to represent Levin B hockey team in the match to be played against Moutoa, at Moutoa, on Wednesday (to-morrow); Pio, Fletcher, Martin, Thompson, Horo, Barratt, Butt, Hopa, Smart, Smith, MacDonahl: emergency, McDorinott. With the coming of the long winter evenings the Y.M.C.A. is preparing for a vigorous winter campaign. The intermediate department will be opened immediately, and the senior classes at the gymnasium will meet on Mondays. * The boys* department will commence operations on the I.4th h st. A social committee >n co:i:ieclion with tlie Y.M.O.A. has keen sei up to make arrangement's Isv the "Strangers' Tea' on Sunday • venings, one of the many branches of work carried out by iJ»o association. The first "•Strangers' Tea" will be held on the May 24. Good entries have been received for the Chrysanthemum Show of the Levin Horticultural Society, to be opened to-morrow afternoon (Wednesday) by Mrs Massey (wife of the Eight Hon. the Premier). The official opening of the show takes place at 2.31) p.m., and the show will be open throughout the afternoon, and again in the evening. The advisabloness of giving facilities for voting to absentee ratepayers was spoken of by Councillor Parker at last night's meeting of Levin Borough Council. He thought it time that the Government should be approached with a request to grant to absentee ratepayers the right to record their votes by post. The mayor replied that the best way would be for Councillor Parker to give notice of motion, to be discussed at next meeting. According to an exchange wild excitement prevailed at the Bluff a week ago, when the minister mixed things somewhat. He filled up the certificate by marrying the bride to the best man and putting the bridegroom down as a witness. When the mistake was discovered the feelings of the bridegroom can be imagined. Was he married or had the best man won the fair maid ? Fortunately, the mistake was rectified before the clergyman left by the Melbourne boat or things might have bceome serious. ; There has been a tremendous output of young bullocks from the Taranaki province this season, probably a record, says an exchange. Buyers are present in the district in numbers securing two and a half year old steers, and paying good prices for them. Over 1000 went away in two mobs. _ They are being sent to Wnngnnui, Napier and Oisborne. There is a great supply of grass in Gisbomc this season and landholders must Have stock to eat if. Mr W. Ingram, senior, who returned to Levin Inst week from his trip to Taranaki, reports that matters in the oil industry seem to be progressing. 1 hough in some* cases there arc abandoned- workings to he seen. The Blenheim Company is going on well in its workings. The kerosene produced around New Plymouth is spoken of by settlers as being superior to the imported article, but the benzine is inferior. Don't let catarrh clog your mind. Oct a bottle of Nazol and a Nazol Inhaler, and the cause of trouble will be quickly and easily removed. Believes sufferers from Sore Throat and Bronchitis. -Ad. "NAZOL" is a simple, safe, speedy, and sure specific for coughs, colds, and sore throats. Gives immediate relief. Sold everywhere Is fid for GO doses. Try a Nazol Inhaler.—Advt. "WHAT CAN'T BE CURED MUST BE ENDURED!" But you'll hardly believe, unleis you've seen, the speedy curative effects of Tonking's Linseed Emulsion in whooping cough, colds and influenza. Don't wait till they play havoe with the children'h healths keep n bottle handy. t/H, 2/0, I/O Chemist* mid stores.

A cable message states that it is reported that Huerta is about to resign the provisional presidency of Mexico. Carranza refused the suggestion of the mediators for cessation of hostilities with Huerta. '•Northern Ridings writes enquiring "Whether a ranger has power to delegate his duties: and if not, why is he allowed to do soy" The Chronicle passos the query on for answer in the proper quarter. To-morrow (Wednesday) the Levin A hockey team will meet the Foxton team on the Levin recreation reserve. Levin A team will be as follows: Howe, Field, 8011, Broughton, W. Walton, Tuohy, Martin Winiata, G. Walton, Anderson, Murray, MacIndoe. An illustration of the trustfulness of an up-country client was given a local firm of jewellers who received a request for the supply of certain goods, accompanied by a signed blauk cheque, tlie client leaving the jeweller to fill in the correct amount. -Poverty Bay Herald. For the month ended April 2fith the gas manager reported to the Levin Borough Council last evening that matters in connection with the department showed a steady forward movement. During the month ended several new connections were made, and a good quantity of gas fitting done. Sev. ernl applications were received from others for a gas supply, including several gas cookers, and this work was being pushed forward as fast as possible. Two "youthful jokers" who had been working for some weeks in the back country were in Opunake recently, and being attracted by the good looks of a young lady refrained from strolling past Holmes and Arthur's shop. They watched slyly and shyly for some time and then plucked up courage and smiled at the young lady, then crossed the road and blushingly approached the well-dressed and good-looking "tart" and found it was a draper's model. The young fellows have gone hack to their work in the country.- Opunake Times. The official figures for the Papanui Egg Test extended over two years have been received by Mr 11. Leger from the secretary of the New Zealand Utility Poultry ; Club, Christchurch. The four highest pens in the 1912-13 test were eligible for the second-year test. Amongst these were two pens thathad achieved world's best records. The numbers test was won by the Heretaunga pen, and the weight test by the pen of Mr H. Leger, of Weraroa, Levin. The figures for the four pens were as follow:- Leger, 3411bs 2oz; Green •'UOlbs 14oz: Heretaunga 3381b L">oz: Nixon 3251b 9oz. A red bob-tail cow found fame through a discussion by the Levin Borough Council at its meeting last evening. The bob-tailed cow aforesaid was found loitering on the public* roadway, and was promptly impounded by the ranger. No owner appeared to claim the animal, and she was sold for the sum of £5, her purchaser being the baker who once cleared the pound fence at one leap, with an irate cow behind him. News of the sale of the bob-tailed bovine reached the ears of the Levin Meat Company, and considering that the description answered to the likeness of one of the company's cows, the company sent in a claim to the council for the sum of £5, less ihc expenses incurred by the council (£1 19s fid) for the comfort of the bob-tailed animal during the time she was in the council's hands. The matter was left to the mayor and- the town clerk to deal with. An experiment on potatoes was conducted at the Grafton State Farm to test the production from seed of various sizes, and both cut and whole. The report states: "An analysis of the result reveals, in a striking manner, the superiority of the large tubers, whether cut. or uncut, over the smaller tubers for seed purposes. Although'large whole' and 'large cut' once longitudinally each show a slightly increased yield over large tubers 2in to 3in in diameter, cut four times, the latter is undoubtedly the most economical set to employ in planting. The much greater quantity of seed required per acre in the former does not compensate for the small increase of yield, in view of the high prices for seed." For instance, large whole seed was planted at the rate of 28cwt to the acre, and large potatoes, cut four times, at the rate of 7 cwt. per acre. A puzzled territorial at the K.owai camp made some funny comments on comfort in ine field to a Christchurch Sun reporter the other day: "When I couldn't get not bin' for me tea last night and was sqtiealin' a bit, 1 was told I couldn't expect to be waited on like I was in an hotel. And then I goes to headquarters and blow me if they haven't all got beds and carpets and stoves and all that. One bloke's got a wooden floor in his tent, and another's got a chest of drawors to keep his clobber straight, and s'help me if there ain't a bath in one tent. My mate was cart-in' the stuff for one of them generals in town, and he leaves his express and goes upstairs to a room that's piled high with stuff. It had ail to go to the station, and when he comes up for the last lot he takes n look round him and asks the lady of the house polite-like, 'hnt wardrobe to go, too, mum t