LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 October 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

* 'The Chronicle will not ho published next Monday, the occasion being Cabcur Day.

It was remarked by a councillor (says the Kaikoura Star) that the county ranger liad stated that the telephone lnid ruined his business. As soon as he was seen out on '-'business" people in the direction ho was going wore warned on the telephone, and, consequently stray stock was gathered in and no "business" resulted.

It is reported that ouo youngJady ol Wellington lnus combined business with her patriotism. She has induced three young men to enlist for service abroad in successive , reinforcements, liaa received a diamond engagement ring from cadi, and is in receipt of a weekly allowance of LI in respect' of all of them.

The sentences in connection with the court-martial recently held at tho Maori camp are announced. Corporal J. M. Hopa, who was charged with desertion, was sentenced to 30 days detention, and deprived of his stripes. Private Hori Molii, who niiitjed tho transport at Wellington through drunkenness, was sentenced to 24 hours' .detention tor absenting himself without leave. As he has already done this period he was permitted to return 60 the ranks.

Mr Balfour says: "In the midst of the horrors of war nothing is more horrible than the treatment of the wretched Armenians by the Turkish Government. It is a crime wHoh surpasses the -worst; deeds of tflieir predecessors. Germany, if she wished, could end the disgraceful condition."

Mr Balfour hoped that German. Aniericane anxious to save what remains of Germany's good namo would use their influence to check tUie continuance of this.purpoßelese barbarity.'"

The'Ounard Co. is inaugurating a new fortnightly service between London and Boston, beginning on October 16.

The British Couimmers' federation lias adopted a scheme for thy triple alliance of tlTe railway men, trans port wor-kers, and miners.

Lord Ohai lemon t is engaged as a mechanic in a shell works' at 25s weekly plus piece rates, lie earns 7U> -u ■week. wimua is quoting prices to wie war L k mcc tor canned meats tor the enure output uunng me next six months. -Negotiations are also in progress lor Lne snipping ol dressed beel with the object ol assisting Canadian farmers. Hie W'ar Ollice is taking special measures to expedite the delivery of letters and parceJs addressed to men at t'li; Dardanelles. .Major -Newman Xreniearno, ol the Seulorth Highlanders, lias been lulled

in actdou in i , ranee. Lie was a son ol Air John Tremeaine, ol .Uelbourne, and was educated at Ueelong and Ormoud College, .Uelbourne Liuuversity.

Lord Kosebeiy, speaiiing at Leiru, einpnasised the importance oi the Allies uwivg all their resources'"to end the war. it the manhood oi the country tailed to respond to the call, 'he said, a more drastic plan would have to be adopted. Private George A. -Widdows, of Levin, has been admitted to the Second \\ estern General Hospitaj, .Manchester, Jinidand. At the Brisbane wool sales yesterday ISJ,'3UU bales were catalogued. Good yreaesy merinuos were i\ to 5 per cent, and medium and heavy <£ per cent lowei Crossbreds were 10 to 20 per centhigher than the September sales. At the .Melbourne wool sales yesLerday 3200 balce> were catalogued, and there was excited competition for crossbredfs, prices advancing 15 to 20 per cent on late rateft. G(X)U merinos declined 5 and medium 10 per cent. Faulties were neglected. In giving evidenoo in several cadet cases at the Levin ti. Ji. Court this morning »Sergcant-.\lajor Daniels .statuil that one of the great diliculties the Lefence authorities had to contend witn was the trouble caused by lads leaving a district, and neglecting, to notfl'y fciie oilicer in charge ot their whereabouts, if they said where they were going they Avould save themselves a lot of trouble.

An accident of a very peculiar nature occurred on a l'arni at Ealing on Tuesday (.says tho Ash bur tun Guardian). Joseph Hopwood and Charles Slade were engaged Jii excavating a well. Hopwood was at tho bottom oi the well, which is about 4oft deep, and ho called out telling Slado to slide down the rope. Slado had slid down about 10ft, when the windlass to which the rope was attached began to turn, and he practically fell the rest of the distance on,, to Hopwood. The latter was badly cut and 'bruised about the forehead, and was rendered unconscious. Slado, escaped with a shock' and a bad bruising. Uolh men are now recovering. There jvas a good audience present at the entortainnieiit jjivon in tho King's Theatre last.evening in aid ol the "Weraroa Sunday Schoolroom fund. TJie program was a varied one coiiiistnig of music, singing, recitations, "Mr.s Jarley's Waxworks," and an exhibition ol the picture "The House of Temperley." The children, under the Baton of Mr E. Hiiiton, appeared several times and were applauded 'for their efforts. An instrumental (jiiartette and a duet played by the members <>f tho Boys' Training Farm band were well played and n'prc encored. A recitation by Miss Ho wen also was encored. The exhibition ol "Mrs Jarley's "Waxworks" caused much amusement especially among the juveniles. Mrs Nation acted as accompanist. The Inst part ol tlie program was "The House of Temperley," a fine picture based on Sir A. Conan Doyle's Look. Tt portrayed vividly and rt>aliistically life in England many years 3 20. There has been published in tho ''Gaceta" the test of the treaty between Spain and, Japan which has for its object the preservation of good relations and friendship in a general way. and especially in regard to trade and commercial matters, existing between the tnv'o countries. This ■treaty was negotiated in Madrid between the then Minister of State, the Marquis do Albucemas, and the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary' of Japan, Sr. Arakawa. and agreed upon on May 15, 1914. It was intended that it. should come into force on July 17 of tli{it year and remain in operation until July 16, 1921. However, as circumstances prevented tin's, it was arranged subsequently that the treaty should come into force on day following the exchange of signatures. Special .stipulations in regard to article 9 and 12 of the treaty were confirmed by both parties in Madrid on May 12, 1913, and the treaty was signed and ratified in Tokio on July 10 of this year, and is now accordingly in force

A brief, but interesting, letter has been received by a -well-Known resident, of Wellington from a member oi the New Zealand Forces, who is a prisoner at Constantinople. The -writer is Corporal Frank Sheppard, a native of Oxford, England, who was at Levin when he enlisted. The envelope is inscribed at the front and back with an inscription in Arabic characters, apparently equivalent to our ''passed the censor." the address, of eouse, being in plain EnglMi. In the letter, which is dated loth August, and writ'ten from the Hospital Militaire, Constantinople. Corporal Sheppard says:—l ani only slightly -wounded under the chin, a flosh ■wound, and an extremely lucky one, and am being treated here very well, and with every courtesy. T have several friends write to me and time does Hot lnrng much. lam not allowed to tell you how all this happened. That •will have to nvait. Tam rather anxious to get some news myself, hut/that •is impossible here. I expect to he well soon, and will write again and let you know how things are.—Post,