LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 February 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

i'lour iu Auckland lias been raised io AJI6 10b per ton.

At Ashburton weekly stock market at Timvald yards yesterday the price 01 tat sheep fell from 4s to 5s on 'ast week's rates. All tne freezing buyers were present, but took no part in the sale, and the larger part of the yarding was passed in at auction. For a smail entry of store siieep there was little demand, even at the low prices asked by vendors. The motion passed by the Levin Borough Council on Monday night, granting tlie £8 expenses for tne Fire Brigade's delegate to the Timaru Conference was moved by Councillor Dempsey and seconded by Councillor Foseiia. In the Chronicle report in yesterday's'issue the names wore reversed. .ur l)avid Scott, who was killed on Aionday through falling from the south bound afternoon Auckland-Welling ton express, between Waikanae and l'e .Doro was an old resident of Wellington. It has not yet been ascertain ad now the accident happened. The deceased was for many years in the service of the Marino Department where iie was engaged in the lighthouse -ervioe.

i lie wholesale suppliers to butche-s at Wellington have raised the price of beef 2s per lOOlbs, equivalent to about Jd per lb. The price of mutton was reduced Jd per lb.

The price of afternoon tea in the backblocks of Wairarapa has been advanced from 6d to Bd, owing to the increase price of flour, sugar and other necessaries. A cable from Honolulu reports that iManua Islands in American Samoa, were swept by a hurricane and every building was levelled. The loss of life is unknown.

It is extremely likely, owing to the largo number of Rugby footballers who have gone to tho front, that this year all interprovincial matches will have to be cancelled.

Some wealthy London women (says a lady writer in. the "British "Weekly") are wearing white cotton gloves on

their visiting rounds having determined not to six;lid a penny on themselves tliat can possibly be spared. Others have refurbished the contests of old glove-boxes, and with a little cleaning and stitching have set themselves up for the winter. "Make do" is a very elastic term, and at present it is fashionable to he shabby.

A novel way of assisting the distressed Beglians has been adopted by Mr E. Short of Parorangi. Mr Short has promised that if his horse, Leapuki, wins its race at the next meeting of the woodville Jockey Club ho will donate uio stakes to the relief fund of the Salvation Army, which is to be devoted to the assistance tof Belgian refugees. A London cable states that Bombardier Wells fights Frank Moran for £700 on 29 March. It will be a 20-round match. There is a virulent epidemic of inuuenza in London, and in a brief while the ifataJities ,h;avo increased •>y 33 per cent.

An old proix),sal to dram Lake Rotoaira, which is situated on the Waimarino Plains, into the upper waters of the AVanganui river, is being renewed. The Taumarunuii correspondent of the New Zealand Herald states tliat the object in view is to increase the volume of water in the Wanganui river, but it ,s considerd doubtful if this will have my considerable effect, as the catchment area of the lake is not great.

The relatives of Germany killed in Belgium are allowed to enter the country to search for their dead. They take coffinc with, them in order to reenter Germany again with the remains. If has been discovered that many of the coffins have returned full of plunder. One fell from a railway truck, and opened, disclosing silver teapots and trays.