LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 November 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tlie placo of Mr W. I'. Murray who resigned his position as headteaoher at the Aianakaiu school will no filled by Mr I'. Mickle. Tlie Horowhenua I'ruitgrowera' Association will hold its monthly meeting in Levin this evening. The Horowhenua County Council's monthly meeting will he heldl in L/evin • to-mor-row morning. Tlie Chronicle is advised that the times for sales of tickets in the Southland Art Union (in aid 1 of the Wounded ►Soldiers' Fund) has been extended until the 20th November. All tickets sold By that date will then be sent to Tattersall's (Tasmania) to be drawn and results will he published in all tlie metropolitan newspapers of New Zealand. Wince the war started very little has been heard of Sir Ernest Shackleton's trans-Antarctic expedition. The expedition is now at its winter quarters somewhere in the Weisel Sea. It is equipped with a. wireless receiving apparatus, and on the Jirst day of every month, from the Admiralty station in the Falkland islands, messages are received. Victoria has so far supplied more men ihan any other Australian State to tlie Expeditionary Fences. Tlie enlistment returns show that she leads the way by home thousands. Well over 16 per cent, of all males between tile ages -u It and 45 have been enrolled for service. Following are the complete enlistment figures for the various States up to September 21, no further figures being yet available:—Victoria 4}), U3B, New South Wales 44,714, Queensland 18,429, South Australia 14, West Australia 11,"13, Tasmania 5472. At Ohristchuroh wool sales yesterday •j5lB bales were offered to a large attendance. Super wools elicited very keen competition. Hall-bred reached; -od, the advance, compared with last year's rate, being 3d to Sid. Three-quarter-bred advanced uy 2d to ( making 18d. The adivance in crossbreds equalled 2d to 2sd, the top price being Longwooi is about z<i higher, and Corriedale reached PJJ<I, the advance equalled l 2Jd to 3d relatively Shabby wools did not advance at' the same ratio, some lots 'being neglected. Pieces sold much better than last year, the advance being equal 3d per lb. The sale was the best evei held in Christchurch. in a statement in the House o* 'U)iiim(j|us reiaaxdiing Groat .Britain's war expenditure, the lit. Hon. H. la. Asquitli stated tihat tlie total war crejjth, including the £400,000,000 at present asked for was £1,062,000,0d0. The net expenditure from April uo .November was £743,000,000. Of fchts amount war munitions cost £517,000,000, repayment's to BanK of England land £104,000,000 and mans £90,uU0,000. The loans to the Allies since tlie commencement of the war had been £69,000,000, anu to the dam igloos £30,500,000. From September 12th to November oth the war cost £4,350,000 per day. There iire six stall at the Churai el' England bazaar, sale of work and flower show to be held in the Century llall, Levin, oil Wednesday and Thursday, November 24th and 25th:—(1). ( i'lam stall, -Mesdames Gapper ana Phillips. (2) Fancy and sweet stall, Mesdames Jeninan and Wallace. (3) L Produce stall, Mesdiames Butt, Clark, t Hughes and Miss Hi tellings. Candi- . da lets' stadll, Airs Duokworth and G.F.S. candidates (names will be pub- . lished later). (5). G.F.S. stall i\lrs Stealey and G.J" .S. girls. ((5) Kopu- ( taroa stall (names later). The following ladies have promised to assist in the tearoums: Mesdames Hanson, Howell and King. The above is puClishedi , subject to alteration and additional ; names. Jose Paido, who lias again assumed the Presidency oi Peru, is entering upon his third term, ne fiaving been , first elected in 100-1, His career is most unusual, regarding it from the political standpoint, for 111s lather was i famous statesman who uecame president 6f Peru. The present incumbent during the early years oi his life, devoted his attention to the family estates, the principal production oi which is sugar cane. The benchts derived by the country dining his previous term of office when the reforms 1 were effected, show that numerous treaties were signed, as well as diplomatic agreements, which paved the way for the amicable settlement of grave frontier disputes witli neighbouring Republics. A mail of excellent physique anu hardened by hie in the uack country called at the \\ anganui "Chronicle" office to mention a difficulty he haa met with when he endeavoured to otter his services as a soldier to his country. He travelled all the way from Otairi station, near Huuterville, to find at Wanganui that although he oouldi put his name iu as a prospective soldier, this step could not be immediately followed by the medical examination. As the prospective recruit could not wait about Wanganui until the doctor favoured him with an interview, lie went back to Otairi. Incidentally the mentioned that there are a number of good men in the Huntervillo district, who were forced to take up contract work again owing to the past methods which did not' allow oi men who enlisted being immediately sent into the camp. The "Chronicle's visitor threw out a recruiting suggestion which might have something to commend it. "What should bo done, he said, "is to sond out a recruiting officer and a doctor into the back country. A man could be enlisted, and medically examined on the spot. And they could then tell iiim on what date to present Himself at the nearest railway station in order to proceed to camp." Ho added: "Don't think 1 have a grievance; all 1 want to do u to save another poor devil the same jaunt as I've had." |