LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 January 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

'The old adage "make 11 ;iy while Ihe sun shines" is given effect to by people in this district at present. Lust week's warm summer weather was ideal for hfl.ymn.king and given another week or mo of such weather the bulk of the hay should he got in in good order.

Tlio news that the man, Arthur Rotlerinjui, wanted in connection with v.lie Ruahino murder, has been arrested, should be a relief to tlioee people in this district who were commencing to see Rotterman in every stranger. On Kridav the local police had two trips out of Levin to view suspects. Tn lie case the man tallied in some particulars with Rotterman, hut in the second ease the difference was verv marked.

Ou New Year's Day, when returning from the beach, the occupants of « trap had a narrow escape rrom a very se.rious accident through the gross carelessness and. recklessness of n motor driver. Not only ws.a the ear travelling at an excessive speed, but the driver failed to sound his horn when conn ig to a right angle turn, and swung round it without the slightest warning. Tlio result was that the driver of the trap had to pull the horse right into the hedge, and the occupants were nearly thrown out. The least motor "hogs" can do is to grunt or squeal when proaehing dangerous turnings where there is «. likelihood l of their ondange"'. ing people on the road.

"] •* ~~~ ; "~ ! At the seffiSl .days' racing of the War ton JtwdWM Club's summer niestMr J. Goldstream von the Teli uljaph Handicap. The amount put tlHigh the totalisator waif CJ2O6 less thar*Hast year. Mr J- Xt. fti Ronald s 1 ;iii^ihoij won ..lie Taivha H'd.fk race at the Waira'apa races oil Saturday. jfr p, Rossuhead's' Master' Achilk-s won the llusiel Handicap. : B&th these horses aro trained by Mr F. J. Garment, The amount put through the totalisaoor for the meeting W - Ati £10Cio more lh-:'.ltj-he. urtaLXfr last year's mooting. The sca.rcity of flour is becomiirg acute iti Levin as well as in other places, ikmiu of the bakers are wondering what they can do to keep up supplies. At \~apier the flour supply is very low. .Duke L'aoa Kaliaiiaimiku, the world's champion ewimiuer over 100 metres, arrived ill Sydney from Honolulu by the It. M. S. Vuiilum last woe.k He was accompanied by Mr Francis Evans .is manager, and Mr George Gunha, an American resident of ilonolulu, who is also a splendid perlormer in the water. KiiliaiiHinoku, who is a native :>t -Honolulu, is twenty-six years of age. lie is a splendid specimen of nihilhood standing 6ft liii, and 1 weighing 12st Sib. He is the undoubted sprint champion i)f tlie world. At the Olympic Games at Stockholm in 1912 he won the 100 metres championship in (>1 3-osec, established a world's record that uns never since been equalled. Australia's best time for « similar distance is 64 4-ssec. Kahananioku, thought a sprinter, swims all distances up to 400 yards. In his stroke, his arm work is similar to that in Australia states the "Sydney.Morning Herald," but his "kick" or ''footwork" differs from ours. Ho has a special kick of his own, one that has won him renownfind has been oalledi "the Kalianamokukick." Tlie feet revolve like the blades of a steamer's propel lor, and the clianipion gets up wonderful speed. In fast, he lias heen called "the flash," for lie streaks through the water over the shorter distances at a tremendous pace.