LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 June 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The largest estate certilied for stamp duty last month was that of May Ellen "Wilson, Auckland, I'GS.oGi. The largest in the "Wellington province was that of Arthur Harding, X'37,G30.

There is a pretty custom in the 4Gtu JRegiment of French infantry. In this famous regiment served. "The First Grenadier of France," known as "La Tour d'Auvorgne," whose name is always read first at roll and answered by an -officer, who replies : ''Dead .on tho Field of Honour." Xon- the 4Gth has another hero. Monsieur Collignou, formerly Couneellor titate arid SecretaryGeneral to the Republic, joined the 4Cth at the beginning of the war. He would not bo an officer, but preferred to serve as a private soldier. On March lCth last, at Vanquois, Private Oolliguon went out under a hail of shell iiro to aid a wounded comrade—and was killed. To perpetuate his memory. Collignoii has been given equal honour with the First Grenadier. His nameis always to be called on parade, and to be.answered: "Dead on the Field of Honour,"

The builder builnea a houee of brick, 'Twae sound as sound could be, But the builder himselt was out of repair, And a ragged cough, coughed he. '"Tie a wooden euit I'll be wearing eooa, Said he and his face was dour, But he beat the old reaper in jest two hours With Woods' Great Peppermint Cure

The New Plymouth express was delayed fur about fifteen minutes at Levin on Thursday evening owing to the heating of an axle box. The disabled carriage- was left behind. Yesterday, the first day of the Otaki Maori Racing Club's winter meeting, the sum of £19,290 was put through the totalisator, as against a total of £21,280 for the corresponding day of last year. Tlie Otaki Cup was run yesterday:— The placings were 'Multiply 1, Lady Louisa 2 ami Imarcse 3. At luvercargill Louis I'osliender was sentenced to seven years' hard labour for manslaughter. Prisoner had paid £1000 compensation to the widow of Jackson, who was killed in the motor accident. The high price of chaff is becoming a serious problem with the Ivairanga County Council (says the Manawatu Times. The quotation before the Council was £9 us, which was declined. The inspector pointed out that during the past month each horse had been costing him 3s 0d pur day for horse

iced. Councillor Small suggested that some of the horses be turned but or sold. "1 hear that chaff is costing £10 10s in Haivko's iJay," said Mr Lancaster. The matter was held over.

The recrutting officer is not without its humours if a story told to a Christchurch reporter is true. It is stated that a wee kor so ago, in response to the urgent call for men, one patrioe wiaked from somewhere near Akaroa to Little River and then to Christchnrch. ■where he proceeded to the recruiting ■officer. But there his career was checked, and, by the irony of fate, he was refused because of some fault in his feet, the examiner informing him that ho would not be able to stand nlung march. The patriot, indignant atthe suggestion, explained that ho had walked in to Christchurch. and added tlmt he would walk back. He then added, as an afterthought: "And yon can tell Kitchener and Jimmy Allen that if they want me they'll have to (send a motor-car next time."

When questioned recently %y the editor of a J3ucharost newspaper as to liis reason for leaving -Constantinople, -Marshall von der Goltz made the following remarkable statement regarding the operations at the Dardanelles:—"l am nut the man to flee iroin danger. We have nothing to fear. Before the first attack on the Darnanelles we wvvc convinced it would not succeed, now we can affirm with certainty that the enemy's fleets will not get uirough at the results obtained by us have surpassed our expectations. When the enemy reach the other obstacles we have prepared for him the results will be even more apparent. We do not lack-munitions, and Turkish industries

art. , able to equip an army of 500,000 lien. Constantinople is calm., despite llie presence of a few timorous per>;ms. The Sultan is still in Ilia palace, i.ntl Envoi , Pasha is optimistic. We arc convinced that we shall conquer."