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Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 November 1915, Page 2

In the registration paper tlie words, "What amount of drilling have you done?" appears. A Rohutu farmer, so it is reported Medl in "One hundred acres." Tlie ruling passion. Sixty single men engaged in railway constrnction works at' Ngapata (Poverty Bay) were paidl off on Monday last. The single men employed on other lines are to 'be similarly treated. Mr Whitaker is busily engaged putting new gates to the entrance of St. Mary's Church, Levin. They are an anonymous gift, and he has received instructions from the donor not to divulge his or her name, not even to the vicar. The gates were heeded badly and will improve greatly the appearance of the chlirch yard. At the next meeting of the vestry there can be no doubt that a hearty vote oi thanks will be passed. The response to the Levin Y.M.C.A Ladies' Auxiliary' appeal for flowers for ''Pose Day" was very good and a large quantity ol Howers was collect-. eJ. at the Y.M.OJjtf v rooius, yesterday ai'teffioon, bjk the last train to Wellingtoif four laqjo cases of flowers were sent down. The, collection included some, inagnificeafc .specimens, and the ladies had a very busy time packing the blooms. They were assisted by several friends whoss help was much appreciated. The collecting of flowers is being continued this afternoon, and will be received up to 5 o r clock. The New Zealand High Commissioner reports yesterday, under date of London, lltli November.—The- transport Mercian was attacked by gunfire ly au enemy submarine in the Meditorraneon. She was not sunk audi readied harbour safely. * The casualties were—Killed 22, missing 30, wounded 50 A number of sheepfarmers on the Stanley road (says tho Stratford Post) have sold their clip at the excellent price of 13d per lb on trucks at Stratford 1 . On some properties shearing has not yet commenced, but the buyers are now busy securing all the wool they can got. A trade journal reports that Ucris getting hard up for paper. During July her "paper mills produced less than half the normal output, ana already over 1300 newspapers anu other publications Jiavo suspended i.ssue. "Scraps oi paper" are held in higher esteem in Germany to-day than iu July) last year. A Monavale settler named George Brown met with a peculiar aooidont). (says the Auckland Star). He was taking a pig to tlie Cambridge sale in a dray, when the animal rooted nitn ( lit audi the wheel of the dray passed over his body. Dr Edmonds was called, and finding the man's spine injured ordered him to be taken to the ,Waikato Hospital. The arrangements entered into between the Government, acting on behalf of the Imperial authorities, and the reprosentatves of the cheese indußtry for the purchase of Now Zealand cheese for the army came into operation forthwith. The price fixed by the Imperial Government is 74' d per lb tree on board for first grade x full creamery elieesc. Second grade choose will not he accepted. The factories will continue to make their own arrangements' regarding shipping space whieb will include that needed for the cheese requisitioned. .Men between tlie ages of seventeen and sixty years, who have not yet idled up the forms have become liable U) the severe penalties provided! in the National Registration Act. i'hey ( may still" obtain blank tonus at tho post offices. Persons who imagine that their failure will not be notioad probably will receive an impleasanV surprise, as the authorities have means of checking the lists. There were 250 national registration forms delivered at tho Mount Eden Uaol, and 240 oi these were duly tilled Ihe postal officials made enquiries about the 250 th lorin (reports the Auckland Herald), and gave a general reminder that tlie penalty for non-com-pliance with the Act was a heavy tine or a year's imprsoninent. The reply came irom one oi the prisoners. 1 1 m not going to fill it in," he said, "whatm the use?" I'm doing a 'stretch' of fourteen years, and if you like to give me another year you can. It doesn i matter to mo." A uright little regimental paper, "The Honji," issued by the Australian Divisional Ammunition Park, now serving with a British unit in France, haß made it appearance in the actual war zone, where it linist be jn good demand, for it contains not only amusing, topical and personal items, but all the latest news from home. According to one of the latest numbers:—''Two English privates were sitting in an eataminet conversing loudly, in French. A couple of Australians at an adjoining table decided that they were not going to allow themselves to be outswanked. So one who came from New South Wales, remarked excitedly to his companion: 'Wagga Wagga walget woolloomooloo wee waa wallerawang woolgoolga yarramalong.' 'Woollongabba,' replied his comrade, from Queensland. 'Cunnamulla *toowoouvba toowong thargomindah indoroopilly camooweal goondiwmdi.' "Condi coogee rnarouba,' saidi the other with very great determination. 'Excuse me,' said one of the Englishmen, 'bat what language is that you are speaking?' 'Oh, that's our Australian language,' he was told. 'We learnt English before we came away, but we always prefer to speak our own language among ourselves.' "