LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 January 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At the recent London Dairy Show the heaviest pair of cockerels were a couple of Light Sussexs. exhibited by the Marchioness of Londonderry, They scaled 2-slb the pair, dressed' weighsTheir class was for birds under mx moriths old. On the 21st instant the New Zealand Dairy Association. Limited, distributed amongst its suppliers the sum of £68,-120 4s 9d. For the same period last ypar the similar payment totalled £68.72-1 17s Id, thus the association December peymente showed a slight decrease as compared l with those for the same month last year, this being clue to the very seriously curtailed supply owing to thcdrought.

The first shipmont Australia whaat for New Zealand leaves Sydney this week on the ivaiapoi which is bringing 50,000 bushels. In their second innings against Wellington Otago lost seven wickets for 428. Crawford 178 (not out) and Eckliold 60 (not out) were the chief scorers. The match was drawn. Oi> Sunday a fire broke out in a'lax area at Tokoiuaru and; about 400 acres of flax «ere badly damaged. The lasses are not known yet but wlil be heavy. Seifert Bros, and Akers are tho chief sufferers. The adjourned nicotic of ladies to consider' the 'question of taking over the tea and luncheon rooms at the HoiowheniKi A. and P. Association's Shiow, and running them for tho benefit of tho Belgian Relief Fund, will be held in the Forester's Hall tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. A message from 'Hmaru (states that at the first lamb sale after the opening of the freezing iscnsoii. held yesterday ' at Pleasant Point, about 4000 were yarded. Most of the exporting firms were represented and bidding was keen throughout. Tho top line fetched 23s 7d and the. average price was said to bo Gjd. There was a large attendance of shpepfarmers to see how the .sale would go. Stores were not in demand as feed is scarce. '. "Real ripe peaches." This is an announcement which should be greeted with pleasure by the residents of Levin this hot weather. Mr J. C. Niell. of "Tirvean," Biiller road, Weraroa, is making the growth of poaches a speciality, and he advertises on our second page liis prices for cash. Air Nei'l's advertisement is worth perusing, and we hope ho will find among the public of Levin some good customers. All should help to foiste-r this fruit industry on this coast and especially su close to our homes. Estimates of the damage by the lire at Bing Harris and Co.'s warehouse vary from £10,000 to £30,000. The insurance companies concerned are the Royal £5000; South British and Royal Exchange, each £4000; .Norwich Union and Alliance, each £3o00; New Zealand. Liverpool, London and Globe, and Sun, each £3000; Guardian C 2500 ; Cinomercial Union and Atlas, each £20(10; State and London and Lancashire, each £1500; United €1000; "Alliance £500. The building was insure dfor £10.-100. the principal holder being the State office. £8000. The damage done to this, however, is comparatively small. A thrilling story was told to n Daniicvirke reporter by Mr V. Castles, of To Uri, in connection with the grass and log fires. He said fie was just going over to the hon.se of Mr L. Breakwell to offer him assistance when he noticed a fire creeping up' behind the house. The family wore apparently unaware of the danger they were in, and ■when Mr Castles readied them the flames hadi caught hold \>f and were sweeping thmugli the motor shod. By the time Mrs Breakwell and the family were safely placed in the motor car the whole buildings were alight and the place was an inferno. All the occupants of the car were more or less sir.g--e<l by' the fire before they had cleared fiiom contact'with the raging flames. Sayw the Sydney Sun's London correspondent :—"The British proportion of the death-roll I cannot tell, and ! he War Office very scrupulously refrains from publishing any "totals- In August we clamoured loudly lor the figures We based our conception of modern battk- upon the South African War. We have been taught better, and we have resigned ourselves to the kiss of tens of thousands of the flower of our nation. The darkness of winter is being emphasised by the disappearance of anything gay in file dressing of women or men. In tho tube lift this mornim:. oi 23 women I counted 17 in deep mourning, and of 34 men. 22 either wore black clothes or had black felt bands on their liaUs of those who had <tie<t Tn action. TCrape is not often seen. The arni-banjl of our boyhood never, except in cue workingclas» suburbs where they'still stick to the conventions honourcH for generations, j