LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 March 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr T. Killeen. who lias been dairyfarming in Manakau for the past fetv years, has sold his farm to Mr Knight, of Pahnorston North, and is leaving to take up his residence in Wellington

Those Territorials of the 7th Regiment who have not atended the regulation number of parades during the year will leave for }he Marton camp by the New Plymouth express, 10.55 a.m., to-morrow (Thursday). The main body will proceed to the samo camp on Monday .also travelling by the New Plymouth express.

A recipe of interest to fruitgrowers —sulphur, lime and salt wash—appears on page 4, together with items of local interest. It is reported that Government officers have inspected within illi> last few weeks that block of land at Heathorlea on which the golf links are situated. At Palmerston on Saturday morning in the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Chapman gave his reserved decision n tlie case of 11. 11. Bryant, of Alanakaii, versus S. i , '. i'errett, a. claim for £200 damages for misrepresentation, alleged to have taken place in-tne sale of defendant's farm to plaintiff. The judge held defendant responsible and awarded plaintiff 1:150 damages with costs necording to scale. During the past eleven months the Waiinatc County Council (Canterbury; has paid £330 for small birds eggs, and £88 for poisoned grain. A Hawku's Bay Maori who allegedly sold one block of land throe times to different individuals, receiving a better price on each deal ,is now said i<, bo wondering what will bo the outcome of his enterpriseMr Alfred Gibus, of informs the Nelson Colonist that he 'las found a satisfactory cure lor peach cun in tho simple process or driving nail through the stem ol the tree. Hi: has followed this method for several years, driving the nails through flic trunks of thu trees in robruary 'n early in March, and leaving then, there all the season to allow the sap to escape and lie has found it an effective preventive for peach curl. The drought is having a serious effect upon the dairy herds in the Wairarap.: and it is feared that there will be heavy losasos of stock in tile winter. In connection with the crisis in Greetv it is interesting to note that tin King of Greece's wife is a sister to the Kaiser. A slight earthquake shock was felt in Levin about -1.20 p.m. yesterday. The State i'ire insurance made ; profit-of £18,000 last year— a recordThe previous best was £lu,-±43 in 1 1 J13.

The charge of manslaughter against James I'letcher at Huntiy came to iu abrupt end yesterday afternoon. Hk counsel (Mr Skerr-ett) submitted that .Here was no case to go 10 the jury, .uid it was permissible lor His Honour i.o ask the jury it' they wished to hear the defence. The question was put tu the jury, and after a retirement of ten minutes the foreman announced that they were unanimously of opinion thai the evidence of the prosecution did not sustain the charge of culpable negligence against accused. This was tantamount to a verdict of not guilty and accused was discharged. A fiaxmiller informed the Manawalu Herald that there is a little unrest among some of the flaxen tters wlio are demanding an increase on cutting rate.In one particular, certain cutters refused to work unless an increase of Is per ton was conceded, which the millei contended w<is not justified under the circumstances. The miller concerned did not anticipate any trouble in overcoming the difficulty.

Farmers are obtaining greaters prices for their produce owing to the war tut for some unaccountable reason they are spending less—thus a local business man, when speaking to a Times reporter on Saturday. Continuing, he ventured the opinion that the retail price of househould necessities would go still higher. "We business men," he concluded, "are making nothing out of this war."