Unwin, at 10S 6d LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 November 1915, Page 2

Unwin, at 10S 6d LOCAL AND GENERAL

4 A filial reminder is given of the Church of England bazaar, sale of work and tiower show Avhich is being held to-day and to-morrow (afternoon and evening). Mrs Fieldi opened the bazaar at 2.30 this alter noon. Ail examination of candidates tor admission to the Civil Service" oF New Zealand begins at Levin to-day. iwill bo resumed on Friday, and, avii. ij i continued oil Saturday, Monday am. Tuesday next. In regard to the petitions Avhich were recently presented! to the Government praying for a remission of the sentence of Alice Parkinson, avlio received a life sentence on a charge oi murder at Napier, ,it is understood i hat the Executive has decided, after receiving the report of tiie Chief Justice. to take no action. English motorists now have to pay L's pel 1 gallon for petrol, of which 'id per gallon goes into tiie English Exchequer as a petrol tax. French motorists have had to pay this sum for their motor fuel for some time past, Avhilst in Berlin, if procurable at nil, it is more than double the price charged in England. East Aveek at Traversdale station, in the Forbes district (N.S.W.). a mob ul 2()0O black sheep was to be shorn. Tli is flock was bredi by M essrs Keen an Bn.fi., of Orange. Such perfection lias it reached that this year only one per cent of white lambs was dropped; the rest were all black. The owners are disbanding this famous Hock. After shearing the sheep are to be fattened and sent to market. ' The Russian Azov barley, obtained direct iroui Russia some time ago. has been sown at the Woraroa Experimental Kami, and is mailing splendid growth, and has stooled out so Ave!!, that, although it avhis sown very thinly, it is if anything a little too thick. The other crops at the Farm, Avheat and oats, of which a good area has been sown, are coming along imely. ami il at all favoured by the coining summer Avill yield; heavily. One or two plots of linseed arc making rapid headway. An excellent illustration of the advantage gained i>y sprouting and greening potato seed before planting may be seen at the Weraroa Experimental Farm. Four rows of potatoes troin seed so treated, at present groui/iu alongside others, are several inches above the rest, though all were planted at the same time. The seed Avas o! medium size, and mid; been sproa-'i out on a loft exposed to air cui j elites. Avith the result that the shoots became very tough and strong, and when planted came through the soil some time before the others. All the potatoes are in a healthy state and quite free from blight. Mrs Read, who has lately returned to Sydney from Egypt, in speaking at the Toavii audi County Club for Red Cross membens recently, made the comforting announcement that the military doctors told her that not one authentic case of mutilation of prisoners had been brought against the Turks. On the contrary, at the initial landing many of our boys not und*irstanuin<i that they wur-i expected to fake only the first ridge, charged as far as three miles inland. Many days later their com radios arriving found little heaps of discs put together for puposes of identification Avhere the bodies of the dead Australians had been buried by the Turks. The unburied were laid neatly side by side. ■ The Turk seems to live up to some of the ideals oi Christianity without professing them. Of the Maori's passion for lighting here is an instance. A certain chief had a missionary Avhom lie desired ;o get rid of. Whether he Avas tired oi his sermons, disliked 111s ritual or what, has not been recorded. However, he forwarded him on to another chief, Avith his compliments, as a present. Chief number two not being in need of a chaplain just then, or perhaps suspecting that the missionary was unsound in some respect, declined him, and at once sent him back. Chief number one was insulted, and declared that if chief number two had not been superior in arms audi ammunition, lie would not have dared to behave in such a manner. When this came ;o tI.D ears of number tAvo he divided his arms and ammunition, and forwarded one portion to his enemy Avith a proving invitation to war. A distinguished visitor to New Zealand once" .asked .Maori chief Avho had fought against the British on theTTaikato, why, whe i lie had command of a certain road, In did not attack the ammunition ; : provision trains? The ansAver Avas a. surprising one: "Why, you fool, if Ave had stolen their powder and food, ho.v could they have fought?" There Aver-3 in those days several instances of the defenders of a pa sending out to their adversaries to say they Avere short of : food, and immediately afterwards received a supply to go on with.

Quite an excitement was caused at the Anglican Church service on Sunaaj at Wailii. A farmer's Avifo,-On her way to devotions, saw one oi her hens that had gone astray and had ueen missing tor some time. She ran it down and, eventually succeeded in capturing it. But the lady was on~Ser way to Church, and did not know wliot to -jo with the hen. Presently she struck a good idea, and, carefully wrapping •the bird in her rainproof coat, took it ' to Church "with her, and placed it un- ■ der the seat. At the close of the ser- • vice she pulled the coat from under i the seat, forgetting for the moment i that it was inhabited, Avhen the after peace and: solemnity of the service Avas rudely disturbed by a most irreverent ■ flapping and cackling, as tho hen made its escape, and quite an exciting chase ensued.