LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 June 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

'During the interval ;il I'rol'esMir i 'ardsfun's co i ic< ■r I lliis evening at the 'Jentury Ha]] lionie-made sweets, liiaiNj and kindly donated by l\lrs John AVliilaker. 'win lie sold. Ihe proceeds in go to the- "Wounded Mohliers' Krind. 4.'iie dona t inn cil !/.Ml given In Ihe Qiu-tjJi ('iirnival Kund last week wasTrnni 3Lr .Jll-< j ;>11 D'AUi. ol Olaki. The address given previously w Oliau. which :\\as ineoriyct. According in ibe Romanian papers ;i. 11risk trade ir> being carried on in the call's <ji Bucharest by gold speculators. It appears that a nor I ol' gold mart lias been instituted in the Grand Cafe, and the 20 mark piece fetches .between •!7 and 98 trances. the French Napoleon 30 to 32 francs, ami the sovereign 38 francs. It. i.s related that one speculator inad-o i'-100 in live minutes by .senium 1000 gold pieces, upon which lie made a profit of 8s each. A munbe] of professional "beaters" in the pay «r these • speculators are spreab'iig the report that gold -will Roon be at a pre in in m of 100 par oeat.

'Ihi' Urctnl Northern Stee-plecliaso, run at Auckland on Saturday, was won *>v K! Gallo, with Morccaiuhe second, ami Golden Glow third. This is the lir.-1 lime for icn years that the Great, .Northern llnrilles and Steeples have been Hon by (lie same Horse. The pictuies of General vim (lindendo not Mijyysl lliai 1110 "second lSlutehcr" lias a very pronounced g'entlo element in hiV. nature, am! must of the .-Tories of iiim insist on his roughness of manner ami imyielding tubbomess. But Air.J. 0. Henlie-lt reveals another .side tu the Genuan strategist's c'hai'ae• ter. Tin: .\uicrican correspondent ro I'iili'j thai, in January vim Jliiiilenliurg ii;l'l III; porlrail painted by Karl Ziegller, ami used to go along to the painter's .studio whenever lie hail half mi hour to spare. lie seems to have been a very willing subject, very anxious to help the painter: grave always, but keenly interested in the progress of the picture. Air Bennett- discussed the matter 'with one of von .riiudenburg's .staff officers. "Perhaps," said the Prussian. "you think if strange Tor the Field-Marshal to ho sitting for his portrait in these troubled times. -But you must understand that it rests him, and takes his mind off the campaign." Once p.Tsuaded to giant the sittings, the ■ '(.".L'r:.l eii:i'.id into them with gusto. • one i; - Ip]lo.-ed to !a*-t hail all h.mi - . At the c;nt of lil teen or twenty •ninui's ills- subject is likely to stride :c.n-s the room, peer around at the iill • r - i a contented moliosy liable and go back tor another ipiaiter of an i-u'ir. On I lie day of a visit- to the .i 11< ILo the painter said to liini as he ■..as departing: "I thank you heartily, I'Mcllm/,. lor taking the time to Come :■ mi s my woi k." But. the old man i'.ouhl not 11 a\i ■il thai way. "Nay," '■>' said, "it is I who have l-o thank viii. It was kind oi you to give me the time.'' and wiHi a eercniouious bow !:e stalked down the stairs.