LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 June 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

In our advertising colninu.s (lie carnival executi re tender t-hank.s to all wlio contributed so much Id the .success wi" the carnival. The executive oi tlio Le\in Patriotic Carnival request that all accounts m connection with the carnival bo rendered at once to the lion, secretary, Mr O. S. Keedwell. The. weight guessing competition in connection with the .sheep-guessing competition at Friday s> carnival resulted in five guesses all coming within i quarter of a pound of the exact weight of 85ilb. .Nurse Kverott. ol Wellington, Air,-,. Heading. and Messrs \V. Dalzieil, j>. Young ami ,>. liairi proud- , ing the nearest gue.s»e.s. At a draw j oit : arranged last night at the Borough ! Council Uliainbei'K, Mr VV. Dalziell , to be the linal wintiei , . and he | iia.b since kindly donated the .sheep to ', be sold at SatiM-da.v's stock auctiuii : sale r'or the beneiit ol the Patriotic . luind. Tlie sheep was donated by -VLr ■ -U. E. tJorrjiigo. J At the sitting of the Levin S.AI. | Court yesterday before ,\(r .). \\. i'oyn- j toll, 5.A1... the poliei' proceeded against . Hector McDonald for bi'eacli ol the .' peace on June 7th. DeienJTant plead- i etl guilty and was lined. 10.s and ordered to pay costs amounting to 7s. \ ; .similar charge was laid by the police j against Albert Leader, lie pleaded not : guilty. The Magistrate inflicted a line j of 10s and eoete 7s. j As a result of the measles outbreak ! at Trenthain camp a number of men have been sent to Wellington hospital, j which lias become somewhat dis- ■ organised as a result, and three of the ; cases have proved fatal. :

Tin- Levin Hockey Club's dance to assist in raising furl her uincls for the wounde-l soldiers find their dependents uill lie. held on Monday evening. next. Yesterday at, Hie .sitting of. the local .S..U. Com t', A!r .1. W. I'oyiiton, S.AL, gave judume it. i..|- plaintiff* by default in Ibe h'.'i lell'U in;; civil eases: -.J. C. Millies v. W. <L Ifouliug .L' 23s !M cosis It 1 .-,; Dean and liaw-ou v. Tuh.iiahi ilimi 7 a.qui. .'_' I j I - t0: •. > o-ts 1-V cake, in crlia;\j.t of Mrs >. Parsons, was won Ijy Airs 1). Vernon, who guessed lb, ev'-.-'et .-.ci.'.-'iit 'Jibs i,m. Miss I'"'. AYil'stHl was Second w ii.ii a gillss (,f "lbs Giozs. Tile dome-lie l.o:ibhs m Albeit Leader and Kale Leader were' ventilated oc.oie Mr J. \V_ :'.;.» nu.;:, ,S..\L, al yesu'i'i,i,i '• -'..in:; id lilt- i.eVIII >N.AI. (..Uill't .di.'.; .iviiie J.'.-.:de,' ei-arged Dor husband ivilh iiuliiwiul assault. Leader a.is cviiiiLied and ordered to come up

;ei- ,-eii..ei;i,- .--, be.i called upon, pay -Ms costs and abstain from liquor for six mouths. The plaintiff also made an application fiu-.a separation order on the ground of c'.uelty. .Mr Poynton granted the order and fixed C' 2 per month as the amount Leader is. to pay hi his wife for maintenance, and 21s ■iv.-t:-. The mother is to have charge of the -two children. , Horowhemia Fruit urow= ei's' Asscciatji.n: The monthly meeting of the Horowhemia Fruitgrowers' Association was held in -Mr i>. Smart's rooms on Friday evening. There were present: -Messrs J. C. Neill (chairman.), jj. Smart, Rr. Ciiiing, if. Loner, li. Newport, J. Uoberison, C. Kelly, Ai. i-'osolla and S. li. iioskins. The el-aii man reported the result of the recent small bird conference and iln- result of tit.- deputation to the Horowhemta Couiuy Council. It was not as satisfactory as it might have been. seeing that the council had not agreed 'in increase the piiee paid for heads. aiill find not endorsed lite recommendation of lis- i-oiilerenee to remove the p: oteei ioil bi'Uil ill.res itlld quail. TilO council, however, bad increased the price ior small birds' eggs, and it was up to the association to take advantage or it and eiicouiage tile small boys (by means of prizes) to collect as many eggs as possible. Some discussion took place on the damage don" by iiaivs and Air Non-port moved thai the Ainii.-ter for Internal Aaii> iie requested to remove the protection on baies and California!! quail on account of the severe damage done io crops and fruit trees. .'ill- Smart (seconded the motion ami it was carried. A pa pel' bearing on the relations between the fruitgrowers and the rest of the community was read by Air ltohertsoti. The paper stressed the need oi cD-um.'i atiou in the fruitgrowing industry. A verv interesting discussion took place on the paper. it was agreed that the success of the industry depended on co-operation. On the -".r'ii-i) -<f the chairman, seconded by Aii- Smart, a hearty vote ,>f thanks was passed to Air Robertson for his x^apor. it was resolved to obtain quotations ior prepared sprays and the various spraying materials for members of the. a-so,"i;M i"ii. The quantity needed bv members will bo tiurelinsod in bulk and distributed among the members of the association according to their requirements. A vote of thanks to the chair lermnaie! the meeting.