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Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 July 1915, Page 3

Since she has iheen at the college she has brought in a load of .wood from the bush, had [charge of the chaff cutter, learnt how to manage the traction engine, and spent some time in the steam pit, where the fodder treafed for cattle. The one ca<ll she has not been obliged to answer s the bell at 5.30 a.m., -which' tells the students to get up and groom tho horses Sun

On the gates of a cemetery not a thousand miles ifrom Mastertou are painted in bold, black letters, the words: "Wake up! Your country wants you!" ' x .'Mr W. H. Eield, M.l\, has been working hard in connection with the Eoxton .Harbour .Board' trouble, and recently in company with several others interested had an interview with the Minister for Railways re the matter. Messrs Eield and Buiok M'sP., had an interview with the Prime Minister when a settlement of the whole trouble was arrived at, on a basis that should prove satisfactory to all parties. ]+< will bo necessry to introduce legislation to enable the Government to purchase tho Eotxon -wharf, 'but there will be no trouble in this and everything should now work smoothly.— Otaki Mail. Many lawns are looking very brown just now, and that many people consider the cause to be the dry summer experienced this year, says.—"On those lawns where the soil is thrown up in a dry and powdered state in addition to the grass looking brown, the sole cause of this state of things .is the active presence (at the roots) -of fife large ■ green grass grub. Tho cure for tho riddance of this pest is to put the nozzle of the hose in a. bag, turn the water" on full force and allow it to run. until there has been an inch of water .above the surface of the ground all ovei; tho infested parts for six or seven hours, and in less than a- week the grass will have become quite green again.'"