LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 September 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Friends oi' the Rev. \\ . 11. j<]. Abbey, who is at -present in .Nurse Linton's hospital, ralmerston, -will be pleased to hear that he is making good progress towards complete recoveiy. Hie Palmers ton North .Borough Council has taken over the Paunerston gaswoiks at a cost £80,000. It is tlvo intention oi the Council 10 erect a now gasometer at a cost of £10,000. A sum of £563 was distributed during iyil-15 in rewards and expenses lor members of the police force who assisted to suppress sly-grog selling in No-Lieense districts. Wife: "A tramp at the bade door who has already eaten a piece of pie ihat. J made yesterday, wants to Know H you can do anything ior him.'' Hunband: "Tell him, my dear, that i a.m a commission merchant, not a. doctor.'' I'ortily won the Mar ton Handicap yesterday ai Mai'ton races. Hnarose was second. During the day £15,150 was put through the totalizator against £13,-145 last year. I'roiu .Monday the price oi milk in Sydney will be reduced to od per quart and butier by 2d per lu. Heavy supplies oi chail now iornard are selling at over £3 below the rates lixed by the Commodities Commission. Importers and speculators who uouglit on the j basi* ol the lixed prices will be heavy losers.

The Ladies.' Patriotic .society of Levin invites the general public to <orward donations oi 5s ana upwards towards the WaisLcoat 1< und. Many thousands of waistcoats are to be sent to our troopers now serving and lighting ior the Lin pi re, and we ieel sure that the public will respond liberally to the invitation to help by monetary donations the ellorls oi the Levin ladies, knowing ol what good service the garments will be during the rigors of winter. Donations may oe left at the liorough Oilice.

A meeting ol the committee wlio arranged the .social and dance given to tile men ol the town and district going into camp in the .Eighth lioiui'oi'cements, met in the Council Chambers 011 \\ ednesday afternoon to consider the balance-shoet. The receipts showed, sale ol tickets jl±u, donations ;ls, tale ol cakes, etc., JS2 3a and door takings £6 os, making a total of £17 lRs. ihe expenditure showed, printing and advertising, carting, etc., jc2 13s, leaving a balance ol £15 <js. Out of this sum it was decided to pay tlie account for the entertainment oi tlie troopers who were sent to Levin at the time when the Waikanae camp was flooded, amounting to M lis (id, and to pay the balance into the J'ost Office Savings .Bank, to the Ladies' Patriotic Committee account. The itaukama Entertainers will appear in the King's theatre, Levin, this evening. Concerning their entertainment, the Mews remarks:— ''In both the single and double poi dances the girls were vociferously encored ; but is was in the canoe poi dance that tiiey scored their greatest success. This peziiornuuice m-as a beautiiul one, and there was not a person in tlie audience who did not clamour for more and still more. The ladyvocalists of the company are possessors of remarkably sweet voices, wiiicll possess that melancholy yet attractive quality, which is a Maori characteristic

Ihe 'laliiwi sisters in their duets,

pai't Maori, part English, scored a listinct succcss, and the soloist in Alfred Hill's famous "Waiata Poi" gave an excellent rendering ol that delightful

piece. Besides the native dances Miss

Milly Gilbert contributed a Hungarian dance, and Miss Auto Utiku a fiigli-

land idling, and in each instance an encore was demanded. The male mem-

beis of the company are alsu good vocalists, the most noteworthy perhaps

being Mr P. Makaraia, who is the possessor o*l a pure soprano voice which he

uses to tile very .beat advantage. Air 'D. -Morris and J. Utiku were the other

male soloists, and 'each was given a flattering reception. In their concerted items the company were also very successlul, the voices harmonising beautifully. On the park domain yesterday afternoon the school football team defeated the town lads by 23 points to 11. This is the second time this season the latter 'have been defeated by a substantial margin, and probably they now will rest satisfied until next year.

From Mr W. Field, M.i'., The OJironicle is in receipt of a copy of the listi.mates, as well as the complete text oi the Budget delivered to Parliament last week.

(Several years ago flower shows were held in connection with the Anglieau Church's bazaars at Levin, 'but when the Levin Horticultural bocioty came into existence the conduct oi the shows wtus handed to the society. .Now that tlio society has resolved not to hold a show this year, it has been decided that a flower show will be held in connection iwith the bazaar in aid of the Anglican Church to be held in the Century Hall 011 Wednesday ami Thursday, .November 2-ith and 2otn.

Tho Foresters at their meeting tli3 other evening decided that the secoud Friday in O'ctoiber was the best ti nn for their "social" and a calculation made at the meeting gave this as tiu 7th. A .further calculation was made next day with the aid of an almanac and showed this to be wrong—the second Friday being the biii. and therefore the "social" will Jh/M <ni the Bth.

'the members ol' hi. Joun Ambulance "first-aid" class were examined 011 Monday evening by ur JJryson who set the papers and conducted the oral and practical part, while Mrs It. I'rouse supervised the writing ol the papers There was a good attendance and tlio results will be given later. The class for home nursing course mil bo started early if sufficient members come tor ward. Tnat a country" hotefKeeper s lily 's not altogether one 01 peace and profit can tie judged by an incident related oy a recent visitor to .Uotu. A pro-

prietor must ol necessity no a mail oi (plick decision and liriuness of character, especially 111 dealing with the wild element found near the uushfelling industry. While haviny; a glass of beer with mine host they noticed a quarrelsome individual gazing lixedly at a placid, well-dressed Maori. ''Wliy you look so hard, mater I '' said the native "I'm thinking your coat is very like the one i lost," came the insinuating reply. A lightning uppercut by the indignant Maori and the two clinched. Without a nioineiu s hesitation mine host shot into the iray. , A solid 'butt oi his shoulder sent the native in one direction, and clu tcning the other ijy the neck witJi one hand, and with the other grabbing the mail's pants at the part that's tightest when 0110 gathers clips he bowled the astonished bashman oat into the night. 'Die proprietor afterwards explained that if not taken in hand right at the start ouch scenes invariably ended in a free light all round. The traveller who had thoroughly enjoyed the diversion, re marked that his pleasure was tinged with sadiiesti when lie found that someouj had drunk nis beer whilst the excitement was on.—G'isborne Times. i Tl-.a mjtanrVA.