The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN MODADAY. JULY 19, 1915.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 July 1915, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN MODADAY. JULY 19, 1915.

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Native Laud Purchase Hoard recently paid out close on £1.:>0,0U0 to Hawko's Jiay Maoris iu connection with the purchase of Puraliotaiighia, known a.s Kaiuaka station 2<i,oU'l acres. Te Knla (1100 acres), and Aua-o-Lutnra (lo,0(H) acres).

Iho Nelson apple export season nas closed fsays the "Colonist"). All th» ;ipj)lc.s exported from .\lotucka this year, have been sent to 'Ahuito Video, Mueiios Aires, and Rio de Janeiro. Th.« following are the shipper* and nil in ber of caws exported: T. Buxton and Co., Ltd., 21'.03-1 eases; .Moiitere Fruitgrowers, Ltd.. 12.880; J. K. -Mooney. 75)7-1: M'Kee and Cook 2-181: total, -15,972 cases.

The (second of the Lyric assembly dances was held on Thursday night in the King's Theatre when a must pleasant and enjoyable evening was spent About 51) copies were present. The floor ■was in first-class condition, and th.> music also the best. JMr Barratt kindly played two extras which wor-* highly appreciated. The. lulxt assembly will be held on Tuesday, 20th inst. A well-known surgeon was imparting some clinical instruction to half a dozen students who accompanied him on his rounds. Pausing at the bedside of x doubtful case he said, "Now. gentlemen, do you think this is, or is not, a case for operation?" One fry one the students made their diagnosis, and ail of them came to the conclusion that it was not. "Well, gentlemen, yon are all wrong," said the wielder of the scalpel: "I shall operate to-morrow." "No you wont!" exclaimed the patient, as he rose in his bed. "Six to one is a good majority; gimme my clothes. ' A touching reference to the brave doings of the Canadians at Vpres, last April, is made in the official report of the Canadian record officer. In conchiding a summary of the doings he KMiiarks that it it certain that the exertions of the troops who reinforced, and later relieved, the Canadians were not less glorio- ■ ■< Lhu long drawnout struggle is a lesson to the whole Empire. "Arise, O Israel." The Empire is engaged in a struggle without quarter, and without compromise, against an enemy still superbly organized, still immensely powerful, still conlident that its strength is the .mate d its necessities. To arms, then, and still to arms! In Great Britain, in Canada, in Australia, there is need, and "there m need now, of a community organized

alike in military and industrial cooperation. He concludes:—That our country men in Canada, even while their hearts arc still bleeding, will answer every call which is made upon them we know. The graveyard of Canada in Flanders i« large. It :s very large. Those who lie there have left their mortal remains on alien soil. J'o Canada they have bequeathed their memories and their glory. On Fame's eternal camping ground Their silent tents arc (spread, And Glory guards with solemn round The bivouac of the dead. DON'T SUPPRESS A COUGH. A cough is only a symptom and the cause is what you should relieve. The n-'ost common cause of coughing is a cold. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy does not suppress a cough, but relieves it by removing from the throat and lungs the mucus which obstructs breathing and causes the coughing. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy .opens the secretions and effectually and perman-,, ently relieves the cold as well as the cough. Sold everywjfTere. Advt. ■

For June supplies, the levin Dairy Company, Limited, will pay out Is (3d per lb of butterfat, pn Tuesday next. A like amount was paid for May supplies.

Sydney reports further record prices for cattle and beef are reported from Homebush. Shorthorn bullocks fetched £37 15s a head, and beef from 70s to 75s per lOOlbs.

The Russian Minister lor Agriculture announces a magnificent harvest with reserves of foodstuff. Russia is ready to continue the struggle for years and is able also to provide the necessary reserves "for the armies of the. Allies.

The Temple, in London, is buzzin;. with a story about til* Judges ant the King's example in the matter o total abstention during the war. Theii Lordships met to consider what the} should do. it soon became clear thai there would be no unanimous follow ing of his .Majesty's lead. Hut Mi Justice Darling made a proposal whicl met *■ with only one dissentient. Ji V«'ts that the Lord Chief Justice shouli abstain on behalf of the rest of tin Bench!

Jljc Levin Brass Hand its setting out lo raise hinds with'which to purchase unilornis for its members. Many citizens liave voiced their regret at the band's appearance on various occasions and these and all other citizens will be given an opportunity shortly -jf (showing their sympathy with the band in a practical manner. On September Sth, at the Century Hall, a concert program said to be ol much merit will be presented in aid ol the uniform fund. Details ol the items for the program and the contributors there to wAI appeal' in a future issue.

A letter received at 'Ihe Chronicle oi'i-.-e lust week fiom the Waikato district states that' land there (live or six miles outside Hamilton) is rising rapidly in value. Some iarms that here sold last year lor C'Ki per acre, liave just heen sold again fur C3l> per aero, but the latter price i.s considered to lie above its p.r«s])ective value. Dairy pjiyts best; the separating being done ;i t home. The factories collect the cream and return the cans the same day. Last season the Franktoii factory paid out I'lo(),(K)0 at the rate el U 2.] d per II). For cream that i,s sent in cvoit day, and comes up to a certain standard, one-halfpenny per lb more is paid. A lot of work is necessary to bring the land into productive utse. In the autumn or winter the sua nip is cut into blocks of from ten to thirty acres by drains four or live feet deep and the same in width. In November the scrub is cut, and after Christmas burned off. The soil in the swamp is decayed plant matter, and when dry will burn down to the water When burning off the fanner is right if the burn is about eight inches in depth. The land is sour and re(|iiires the addition of lime, or carbonate of lime, to sweeten it.