LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 April 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

1 111■!■ f. a- a lair alli'luliilin 1 at I!h' • liciii in ilie tVntiii-v Jliill Imsl ciiiiiu .in i'. i iin auspice:, ni llic I'ret— U'i'ian (" sil'vii. Ilaii llic proceed.to ll'' -ivcll ill tin- Belgian Kolitjl (-■ind, and H i.- a pity a larger inimi w. ii-..• lucwiit. Inn e<>iisi<leriiits i iir I h ronton injj; state til I lit' weather t must In 1 ft»ii.-.it!i'n iI ,-a iiM act ory. The " :i piece "I' the eveniiijj; was a ca'itala "So-->l ami t'ti''aiiics" liy the c.. ilt 11 en. 'I'lic r.'. his. concerted .sin;;':i;- and act iim til the fhiltlreii wore ;i in! evidence ill carelul ;i.lining. The teM ui tin- j)rouianililt' ami performance was til a lihili standard.. Oh in.<i tn illfli several of 11 rise « lio.se were down <m the p failed to pill in an appearance hill the other pciTornit-rs came to the rest and iillcd the phicc- ol ! [I :■ absentees lo the -a tisl'act inll ol I el er.votie. ■ Mowing is the pro;' laln mc : ('. t'll ii re. Airs Matthew-: patrioti" •■Tin Ma-." .Mr W. Iludies: s :ijr. N. Smith Ceiieoreth: 'ceHo •t'ti. Mi:-.: i;. I Jem iII ■'toll : reci Ia I ion . Mi-s M . IV-hop tent-meli: d"ct . Mi--"s ! ! . ami V. IJenin.e'l'-n : ,|ntd . M r am] M s \Y. Ilif.r!ie<-: *»»»«. K-v. A. (.'. I! nder-on : son;;. Mr \V. Iltrrhos: 'cello s"lo. Mi--. I!. )!ciiiin-/t on. The accompanists <! 111 -i 11 u; |he eve'iiv n'ei'e -Mrs Matthews, .Mrs Nation. Mrs Hryson ami Mis U '111 ii i p;f oil. .v branch ilii ,-even apples in a cluster oji the olid ol ii, at pre.seli L c.\iiii)Uc<i in ji.r i). iSiiian\s window, sli-'U.s (he le.iili ol nifi, too iniich wood u-iiisi pruning. i in- branch is I roin Air ii. .\<-u ptn i nursery, where the tree ha.- boon let! to illustrate the meiho'.s right and ivronji,- ol pruning. There in a y,<iod length of wood oil the branch diowu and inches nas left on tile Live, .-o that tho length oi' Hood hare ol fruit, buds and foliage can be easily - e,n. One re.su-lt oi the apples at llic extremity of the bra neb i - ilia t it oi ten urea I;.-, under tic weighs ; in fact one or I\vo o1 the brant-hen on the I roe broke t his .season. Kvery year u,ivo.s iresli evidence of the productivity of the land in the Levin di-st l it-;.. This year it is a crop of pot a toes st.vvn by Mr I'. Huberts at his .section at the corner ot Uoslyu ami t i rliold roads. The crop lias now heel) dii;.. 1 ; am! baved ami an accurate weight of the yield obtained. I'Yotn the three acre-; planted with potatoes Air Roberts has .secured 45 tons, a yield lof lo ton- to the acre. The <irnrliiij* am! removal ol the .small potatoes and the saving ol' -eed potatoes -for next year has brought yield ot potatoes for market to 14 tons per acre. The potatoes, Improved Northern 'Star, arc of lar;»e si/.0. (piife sound, and of excellent (piality. Several lots were placed oil the Wellington mnrk 'ts and realised from C 7 10< to C 8 17s Od per ton. With the exception of some blond and bone manure addod to the surface in iho .spriiinr no manure was used : the result obtained was due to j'ond. deep, persistent enltivntinn of the m'oitnd. and attention to the elimination of all weeds. "ICvery little helps" provided that little is a drop of "Nazol." When you've a cold in the head inhale a few whiffs; if the trouble is in tile throat sprinkle some dropn on a piece of ;aiffsir. Token eitlier way "Nazol" "n suros relief Adirt.

A public* iiowhng green is being; made lit l.'ctune by the Borough Council- Tennis ;ui(l croquet lawns also aro l>ciiig j»nt down. Koine day .something of the sort may ho carried out liv Levin Borough Council. Strong iiii'ii in tears n'ci'c seen in Uiaki ('onrthouse yard last Friday. Tlu-i i <'uu"ti ; ius wore stirred at the .sight ~f a barrel of beer being poured oil iiii- gnw« instead of down aii aesnpluig„us. The liipior had been .seized by tin- police from a Maori who had brol.en (he law against (lie carrying away l>v nat r-"es ol leriueHlod lapior from liceii«"d premises. The Levin I.allies Hockey (-liil.'r dance held lust evening in the Druids' Hall proved a niosl successful and enievali! ■ one. A number of ii ,f in the '-amp were present and sevral ol (belli assisted with vocal items extra dance music and one danced i sailor-.' hornpip lin fine style. Excel lent- music for the dancers was playe< hv Mis-c.s I. Pink and K. AVilliarnsoi (i. ir; 111. and violin) and Mr f>. Lestc irornel) Mis-; X. Smith played ai extra wall'-.. Tlie supper siipplici :.y Mr Wo-.ler wan first-class