LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 July 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mistress: "If that ''nail in your boot gives you such pain, Louisa, "why don't you take a hammer and knock it down?" Louisa: "No, thank you, 11111111. When 1 think of what the soldiers are sufi'erin, in the trenches. I don't see "why 1 shouldn't do my bit. ' A Paris message says the Minister for Agriculture's census shows that 011 Ist July the total cattle in France nerc 12.'28(3.819. compared with 13,-120,-IG ( J at the end of IUI-1. Sheep Avere 12.-183,189. a decrease of 10 per cent. v The Bishop of London, in noving a vote of thanks at the recent grcui meeting at the Guildhall, Londa'.i, told a story of a lady who nad been overheard saying to another: "We have found a good way of economising for the nation. Wo are not going \c, give our servants any meat." (Laughter.)- The economies, the .Bishop ol London added, 'which were practised in the kitchen hud got to he practised in the dining room. (Cheers). At the meeting of the Manage.unit Committee of the Ilorowhetiua l.ughy Union on Thursday evening, Kebii Hakaraia and T. McDonald, who were crdered off for striking one another oil Saturday during the progror* '>! the football match between Otaki and Levin. were disqualified for one playing Saturday. Weather permitting the Levin '3ra»s Rand, at 7.30 this evening, at the Grand Hotel corner, will play the following: .March "iSt lilnio," selv tion. "Our Miss Gibbs," march "Washington Grays," valse ''Echoes 1 I the Danube." march "Our Director." fantasia "Hearts and Kfowers." quickstep "Prince Imperial," "God Save the King." ) e-terday afternoon when the north I,.mini Auckland express was two miles north ol Tauinaruuui, a pumice embankment gave away, and tlu two engines, hauling the train, and tlie postal van were turned clean over, partly into the Ongarue river, a drop ol nearly nine feet. The train was travelling at only two miles an hour at the time. The men oil the engines jumped clear. 'J'lie only injury suil ered was by fireman Payne why sustained a slight injury to his Ilea.l. No passengers were injured. The traffic on the line at present, owing to this accident and the many (dips, 's disorganised completely, and the running ol trains has been cancelled until the