LOCAL AND GENERAI.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 October 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAI.

Liu , . tender ui 1110 Cnruuide tor priming Uie baiance-sneet dI ihe Lev in iiuroiign Council nas .Li per page, Uie iront page counting a.s any other. J lie -VLodiin rniiUng Company s tender was .U per page iur Lin. , insiUu pagos ami iOs lor the outsido cover. JJotJi tenderers iiad a ortiiipic ot last year a bal-;uice-.siioL'l biiljiuitted to them , and were asked to Lender on that basis; no indication being yiven ui any desire to have the mailer jammed into Teuer paye.s. Ass the i'uol« of tJie ca.se ivltu liiisrepreseiileil (in [nintj by an inU'ie.sted party, (lii<s explana.tidn ol the true position is given by The Chronicle. We may I'airly add that Tiie (.'hiMiiicie 1.-i a customer ol ilio Borough C'oimcii lo the extent ol abmif. L'SO per annum, and in the ol tl'.ai tiict. the sum ol live (lid'ercni-e in a teiider ol X' 7 slioulii not witli t'lie council any more than it would with Tiie Clironicli. , or any oi' l t man in business for l"im.sell'. ''Support (liose who siippnri. you" a maxim. The largest estate sworn ior probate duty last month was thai *<d' -Jolin Hums, ol Auckland, ai In the Wellington district the largest _ >va.s that of G«.Mj,rge Dear sworn at. H'A').'l\)lJ. The estate of Herbert JJod»e Wius ,sct down at CII.iASI. and that of Alexander .J. lliiiiiiold at £13,001).

I'Ycd Kingan, who has .seen better days-in sporting circles-at one. time being a loading jockey- avas arrt'suscl at Otaki on Sunday, and on .Monday morning arraigned before Mr 0. IT. I Willi anus, J.l'., on a cnarge ol' drunkenness. Accused pleaded guilty to (lie offence, while Constable Satherley stated that the man lia<l been at the Levin races, after which he had walked to Manakau, slept in a shed there, and later came towards Ofcaki. He was then in a bad state, and at the time of Iris arrest was practically .suffering from delirium tremens. TTe had been before the Court repeatedly, and now had 110 money. Mr Williams convicted and discharged the accused, on the understanding that he was out oT the township bv noon on thal day. Kingail promised to "make himself scarce," and left the Courl in quick style. - ! Olaki 51a.i1. The retail price of some ol the .standar I lirands of first-class tahle butter lia.s boon reduced by Id per lb in Wellington. Potatoes Have experienced a sharp advance — from C(i on September 30th to £7 17s and £8. Levin Bowling Club will hold its annual general meeting oi members on Friday evening next. Details are set out, by advertisement in to-day's Chronicle. Cheques at Id stamp duty and receipts at 2d for all stunts over £2 will be the rule until October Ittst. After that date a cheque will cost 2d and a receipt for £2 or over will have to bear a twopenny stamp. Lor Eczema, Bums, Wounds, Piltvs, Chilblains, Ringworm, Ulcers, Bruises, and all irritable skin diseases use Remington's Derma Ointment. Price Is 6d, 2s 6d, and 4s "(Jd per .pot. I'lio best soap to use for the toilet h\kl skin is Remington's Donna Antiseptic Soap. Pricc Is ner tablet. Ad/t. New styles m footwear for ladies are the subject Off an advertisement irom .Messrs Millar and t-iorgi, draper, l'almerston North. Why pay dourly lor Baking l'owder when Sliarland's- the best that can be produced -costs le<ss than others ? Ask your grocer. Advt. TP ANTTSTCPTTC.