LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 September 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

On Sa.turd.ay at the Wellington Suproiiie Court before the Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout I-f. E. Lodge was ordered to come up for sentence when called upon. A return football match between the .Hoys' Training Farm team and lie Levin park domain on Saturday. The result was a victory for the farm boys by 6 to 5. The cbicf race run at Wangaimi >n tSiiturday. the Higgie Handicap, was won by Bonnie Helen (U.O) in 2mins II 2-ssecs. Maniaroa was second and Lady Louisa third. A message from Fremantlo reports the arrival of the Kliybcr from London. Throe Maori officers are passengors. One (Captain Dnniont) states that the Maori contingent was cut mi the attacks from August fitb to Bth. and survivors arc now incorporated with other units. At Wangaiiui on .Saturday the sum of £23.773 passed through the totalisator. as against £21,915 last year, making a total of C4C),004 for the meeting; an increase of £5086. Tbci weekly halft-holidny lin Levin is to be observed on Thursday of this week instead of Wednesday, the occasion bring the annual meeting of the Horowhenua. Racing Club.. An invitation to observe the holiday on the altered day is advertised by Vlie Wayor of Levin to-day. A tea is to be given on Hen t-herlea Golf Links on <Vt>h October, by '.no ladies of the club. A charge of Is will be made for the tea and the net proceeds will go to the fund for belief of Sick and Wounded Soldiers. Tho public is invited to attend the function. Jii to-diay's list of wounded at Gallipoli appears the name of Thomas Risk, formerly employed in this district on the farm of .Mi , <M. H. '13. Gorringc. Risk is a native of Victoria. , A Celestial named Jim Lee, a resi dent of Otaki Railway for some con siderable time, died on Tuesday night, aged 54 years, the cause of death being cancer. Deceased had resided in New Zealand for over 42 years, and came out in one of the old sailing vessels with Ah Tong (well known in Otaki) and some four or five other Chinamen. According to Chinese custom, he was placed in his coffin with a pack of cards in each hand. The body has been sent to Wellington en route for the Flowery Land for interment.—Otaki Mail.

Following aro the Levin and district nioiubers of the Ninth Reinforcements who will go into camp on October 12th. Infantry—W. H. Adams, M. Bradbury, U. P. Best, G. T. Chandler. J. A. Cleary, S. L. Cook, C. A. Collinsoii, D. Campion, G. H. Cooper, 11. \. Dean, L. W. Doreen. J. U, Eiinson, J. D. G. Glassford, G. W. Gardener, W. H. Gordon, W. Foskett, J. i>. Holt, S. li. Hodge«, C. I' , . Ooolc, W. )fi. Hitchinge, C. Hogan, P. G. Jones, V. Kennedy. A. R. Livingstone. G. E Lee, It. C. McMnrray, J. McMurray, 1 ,, . D. Melville, P. H. Powley, 11. .\. Pringlne, D. H. Ryder, P. E. Roddaday, S. Raper, A. Sapwcll. AV. 0. Taylor, J. AYytock, D. D. Young. Mounted Rifles: H. R. McDonald.

Professor Hunter, speaking in Wellington at a mooting for tho formation of a- War League. Raid that if the Government was prepared to go t 0 ~ man and ask him: ,r A"re you prepared to go and fight; and, if not. why not? , ' the Government should also bo prepared to go to the man of woaTlh uid say. "Tlow much can you give? Will yon give it; nnd, if not, wfiy not?" (Loud applause).

Tho insured losses by lire throughout New Zealand totalled nearly half a million pounds sterling during 1914. This sum is considerably in advance of the amount lost by fire in 1913. A note in the .annual report ol the Inspector of Fire Brigades states that soms portion of tho increased loss shown under the heading of "Losses throughout th*> Fire Districts" must, oi course, bo set down as duo to the greater number of fires that occurred, but a> factor in the matter is the largo number of borh' permanent and volunteer firemen that have enlisted in the Expeditionary Forces, and the fire-fighting efficiency, particularly of the country brigades, has suffered in consequence, more so in that a large majority of those enlisted consist of tho more energetic and experienced firemen of their respective brigades. Mossre Abraham and Williams Ltd. will hold tneir Levin "took sale on Fnday next an usual. Entries for it are advertised on page 3 of this issue.

Owing to the high rate to bo paid for Press massages under tho new tai'iff, the now question of increasing" the price of all daily papers lo 2d per copy is receiving consideration by propristors throughout the dominion.—Westport News. There has been considerable comment ill recent yeans respecting the importation of balter from .New Zealand and Australia into Canada. it would appear, however, that the tables are being turned, as the Dominion Dairy Commissioner has just been advised that tho steamer "Ma'kuri," which sail ed for New Zealand and Australia ou the 7Hi instant, carried approximately 4,000 boxes of butter trom creameries in tile Prairie Provinces, and that orders have been received by Vancouver merchants for a .further shipment of (3,000 "boxes by the next .steamer. It seems quite likely that in the very near future the output of butter from tlio creameries in Alberta. Saskatchewan, :ilid Manitoba, will be more than sufficient to supply all western demands, and provide a very substantial surplus for export. The maximum importation of butter (7.989.2G9 pounds) was during the fiscal year 1912-13.—Canadian "Farmers' Aflwneato." The Lyrio j&«wu% (king's Tlioatro, Levin, will' dauoo of tlio season to-morrow night.