LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 September 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Private l'\ Shepperd, tormorly ot Levin, -is among Chose .supposed '<) have been killed at the Dardanelles. His name appears in Thursday's ust. Pending the appointment of a permanent minister the ltev. Cuminings, of Khandallah. will preach .and arrange lor supply lor the Presbyterian Church throughout this district. The congregation will meet on Tuesday evening to consider the question ol lilling the present vacancy. The building trade, with its kindred blanches ot joinery, cabinetmaking, furnishing and upholstering, is brisk :n Levin just now. At Harvey and Oo.'s there are busy times ill the manufacturing department, and the firm has three house-building contracts in progress with the option ol a fourth. Ju Queen-street, Levin, an up-to-date private residence is being built lor Mr LJJ. JJarron, and a seaside house is 111 course of erection at-' i'limnierton for Mrs Hugh HalT. A private residence at Olnui'is another work that the firm has in hand.

The Adieu Enemy Teachers' Bill to be introduced an the House or Representatives next week by the Premier will provide fTiat persons of alien enemy nationality shall not hold positions as teachers in New • Zetland schools or colleges. It nvill llieet the case that has been causing cMsoussion in connectior \vifcb Victoria 6bllege.

Hie repairing, and where necessary, tho renewing of fences, etc., at tho racecourse, which Jias been going on dnring tlie last live weeks under the •supervision ol Mr J. \Y. Procter, was con pleted yesterday, and everything now is in the best order. Special attention lias been paid to the course itself, and it has been top-dressed, harrowed, rolled and kow'h down, and by the day .ol' the rates it will be equal to any country racecourse, and a great ileal better than most ol them.

A wicker basket, made oy the inmates of the Auckland institute for the Blind for gathering fruit in, was shown at the meeting 01 the Horowhelium Fruitgrowers' Association last evening. It is suspended in front of the fruit picker by means ol a strap round the neck, and is of ovoid shape with the side that rests against the body slightly flattened. The bottom opens downwards to allow the fruit to be run into the case. it is vorv light and for apples and other linn fruit it should be very satisfactory. Without tlu strap it costs os Od at Auckland.

i-low the closing of the great Belgian glass 'works to the outside uoild has affected the price ol glass was instanced by a lruitgrower at the meeting of the Horowhenua Fruitgrowers' Association last night. uc stated that on receiving the invoice lor a case ol glass from Auckland, lie found that los had been added to the price, and on enquiry was told that it was on account of the war. Owners of glass houses will hope sincerely, even if they do not pray, that no hail storms will Ijieak the monotony of things this year.

The swift descent of the Gadarene swine was not more sudden than the .fall of three porkers near the Urand Hotel yesterday after no oil. They were occupying three parts ol tne floor area ot a crate in a vehicle, and their own-

or was in possession ol uie remaining pari, when by .some means the lashings holding the crate in its position came adrift, and the whole lot slipped out behind on to the roadway. r lhe tall broke the crate., and then, with many grunts of (surprise at. and disapproval of such treatment, the three members o! the order of the trough took advantage of the liberty so unexpectedly gained and promptly made oil' ill as many different directions, thus exhibit jng the usual porcine contrariness, lion' the owner fared in regard to his runaway property lis not known, but lie was last seen in the vicinity ol Messrs Parker and Vincent's produce (store closely pursuing one third ol it. Evidently that particular fraction remembered wherefrom it got the pleasant whiff of peas, pollard, etc.. when being taken along the I'oad a lew minutes previously.