The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 December 1915, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

la atiu'iiiion iu enuangerjiig linrj.s ami iUe, people who. boaru moving IraiiiH cnuangei their pockets. Aaera j-iiipeta, who ran the tuple risk, was. InL with the third chamber oi the legal revolver at j,evm S. M. U.;iu i yesterday, when Mr Poyntou b.M. lined him 5s and costs (12s;, with the alternative of seven days' imprisuiinient. Naera being in straitened finance, asked l'or time in which to pay, and the magistrate allowed one week's grace. Otira, l'ar lamed tor the rugged grandeur of its scenery, is intent upon achieving notoriety in another direction ; it aspires to bo tho wettest spot on the wefc West Coast. The total rainfall during November was 42in., jn 2. 7 -days. The 15 tn established the individual day's record 9.0 m. This is truly phenomenal, and is the highest registered) this year. An Ashburton Guardian reporter was informed that several North Island dairy farmers tliis season will have great difficulty in retaining their men when -the harvest in the south conimen. ces. Men who hovo never been in the South Island before are under the impression that they will be on a good wicket this season 'by taking a trip across Cook Strait to indulge in ncresting. Tim harvest outlook in ->orth Otago is exceedingly dismal, says the Otago Daily Times. Uood rains were experienced hist weeK, and! again the other night there were good refreshing showers. But this accession of moisture came too late to do more than rescue the cereal erops from absolute failuro, and a good deal more rain will be necessary to render the best of them even fair when reaping time conies round. There are odd' paddoclifl of wheat in different parts of tlie country that, under favourable conditions henceforward, may thresh out 30 bushels to the acre, but the great bulk of Hie fields will range at about liaJf that figure. Then a very material part of the autumn and winter-sown wheat lias been oaten o/F by the stock, either because the farmers despaired of the crops doing any good, or m order to save their stock from threatened' starvation. As to the spring sown wheat very little of it will repay the cost of harvesting, for it is generally thin, stunted and off-colour, Ranging out signals of distress.

From the drinkers' point of view it i; more economic to get a black quart gin bottle full of beer tor sixpence than lit is to pay that amount for a pint ovor the bar, honce the "square irigger" was exceedingly popular as a vessel if or filling wfth beer. But, aks, like the butcher and baker, "Bung," has taken advantage of the war and from to-day the cosmopolitan and much-used "rigger" will cost an extra threepence to fill. Just another example that the consumers suffers every time—Christcjiurch Evening News.

It's only natural that Clark's should make suits to order that are superior to what's 'usual. The policy of Clark's demands superiority. We have hundreds of new patterns to select from at prioes ranging from "3-s t> 955. Fite guaranteed. We have no travellers ,and our customers have sufficient confidence in our methods to come direct to üb. ■ What about a suit for Christmas? Don't leave It hoo late. Give Clark's a trial this time.

The Levin public school 'broke up" for the Christmas holidays yesterday afternoon. It will re-open on February l6t. A prohibition order, applied for uy tne Levin police, was issued yesterday against a Levin tradesman, who opposed the application. A lenitoiiul tiu/nec, i'. Teal, wad diurgcU before -Ur x'oynton, 6.1 d., u'. Levin yesterday, witu auvuig taiuu. 11 auioiui una. rie faiieu Lo answer lue cijarge, and u conviction was en-Lc-red against lnm. At the Levin .\iethodist Church services on (Sunday next tlie children, will ting again the special hymns they sang ab the anniversary services last Sunday. Their singing then was a special feature of the service. itie Rev. W. it. E. Abbey will bo the preacher. The case in which Messrs Keir and Munro, of Wellington, procedied against Messrs Aitken and ,'Wilson, 'also of that city, for £6000 damages for alleged misrepresentation, which led plaintiffs to purchase defendants' business, was concluded in the Supreme Court yesterday A!'ur three hours' retirement thy foreman announced that they could not bring m a unanimous verdict. Coa.. vl agrped to a three-fourths verdael in favour of the defendants. Notice of appeal was given.

The Westpoit Borough Council imposed a fine of £2 on Councillor C. T. Samfiel for reflections on the mayor and refusal to obey his ruling, and, as he refused to withdraw bis remarks, or pay the fine, decilned to allow him further to deal ■with £he business of the meeting. The trouble arose over Councillor Samuel's insistence that the standing order, providing for the town clerk and not the mayor, to read out the correspondence, should be observed. The reason given by tTio mayor for reading the correspondence was that it was customary and facilitated business. Probably the whole trouble could have been avoided 1 , by carrying n resolution suspending the stanclirg order.—Westport News.

A gentleman who visited the Blenheim district states (.says tho G reunion til "star) that .'where last year not a blade of grass was to he seen owiim to the prolonged drought, this year the whole country is looking splendid, especially in tlie llai and Pelorus Valleys, owing to the abundance of rain that has fallen. The oat crop is also looking very forward. In many of the fields harvesting has already commenced, while at Pioton sweet peas are in abundance. The road from Nelson to Pic ton is very good, as can be seen when the journey i." a motor car from Nelson to Picton and return, a distance oi over 180 miles was done under 12 hours.

When in California recently Mr Harold Gregson, of Auckland, said much of the efforts made with German gold to enlist public sympathy with Germany. This was successful with the largo number oi' unthinking and the less intelligent part of the public also, strange to say, with the wealthy people visiting the larger hotels; but tin l middle classcs were certainly proAllies. The newspapers were not calculated to strengthen the cause of the All ies. In the Eastern States, where the German element was not so strong a-; in the West the people were decidedly for Ihe Allies. The Hearst papers, which exerted « powerful influence over the unthinking section of the people were decidedly pro-German —Evening Post.

What is surely a' record in niiseliielmaking, says the Wanganui Herald, is probably held by two small boys sr. Castlccliff, aged 8 and 9 years respectively. , One day last month these two, with two other lad« about the same «ge, made a lire in a vacant section, went to a neighbouring residence, obtained a small bagatelle table and threw it oil the lire and burnt it. The

two boys referred to then obtained an entrance into tho house, and then, in the words of the investigating constable "mixed things up a bit." They cut up a billiard' table cloth, couch covers, table covers, cut the bellows of an accordeon. smashed a quantity of crockery and destroyed a quantity o r groceries. They concluded their escapado by throwing sauce and treacle over the bcd-clothos and wearing apparel. The bovs duly appeared before the S.M., and their parents had to make good the damage. FJow the parents "made good" is left to the invagination.

mien Mr JJ. U. Gardener was in Wellington yesterday he enquired, oi the Wellington War Relief Association lo tlie position oi Horowliuuua regarding the funds subscribed in this district at the time of the Queen Carnival. The subscribers, he said, ■were getting anxious as to what control this district would have in the disposal 01 the £SUUO it had given. So far (Mr Gardener pointed ou»; 110 representation had been given this district by the Wellington War Belief Association, which was incorporated under the War Fund Act of 1915, and in whose disposal the appointment of a representative for this district. Mr Gardener stated that at least two representatives flrom Horowhenua County should be appointed, independent of a local advisory committee. So far, fortunately, money had been available from a local fund, but as this was small i- could not be utilised much further. The chairman of tlie War Relief Fund (Mr William Ferguson) replied that he was pleased to meet a representative from Horowhenua and to "be made acquainted with the amount subscribed from tlie district. He assured MiGardener that in accordance with the rules of the Association Horowhenua could have representation on the executive as well as in tho election of an advisory committee in its oAvn district. He- suggested that names be forwarded to the Association from which list representatives would be appointed. Finally, Mr Gardener promised that a conference of tho different contributory bodies and societies of tHe county would be convened for an early date, so that the wishes of the Association could be oomplied with.

For Eczema, Burns, Wounds, Pile*, Chilblains, Ringworm, Ulicers, Bruisas, and all irritable effin diseases nse Rein ington's Derma Omfmenl. Price If 6d, 2s 6d, and 4s "6d per pot. The best soap to use for the toilet rrjd skin is Remington's Derma Antiseptic Soap. Price Is per tablet. *d T t.

At Thames Police' Court, Henry Edward Haynes, aged 2y, of no fixed) abode or occupation, was charged with maliciously placing in a building a quantity of with intent to cause damage. it was stated for the prosecution 'that on Saturday .night the prisoner entered the shop of Mr. G AY. Hatfield, a chemist and postmaster, in Commercial road, carrying a parcel. He left when informed the post office was closod, but returned in

ten minutes and asked tor a bottle of medicine. While this was being got the prisoner, who was smoking a cigarette, placed a bag on a box containing ammonia, Directly afterwards there was an explosion. The prisoner ran out of the shop, but was caught in .Burdieft Road. "\Vhen ho was charged he replied, "That's "all right; I just want to let them see I'm about. 1 did this because f owe them a particular grudge." In his jacket pocket was £lb ot gunpowder, two blue phials, one empty and the other filled with gunpowder, a scent bottle alio containing gunpowder, and two tin #t--ashooters. Prisoner, who seemed! grange in his manner, said ho came Australia. The magistrate remanded i 11m.

The marriage i-'v-vk place in Levin yesterday of 'Mr I{. T. Williams, eldest son of the late Mr E. 11. Williams, and Miss B. Archibald, residents ol' Lev.n for many years. The ceremony took place at St. Mary's. Levin, the Re\. H. T. S'tealey officiating. The bride who was given away by her father) was dressed in white silk and; the bridesmaid in embroidery voile. Tha best man was Private E. R. Williams.

Eleven civil suits for recovery of debt wore called on at Levin S.M. Court yesterday, before Mr Poynton, S.M., but in every instance, save on?, tliev were not heard. Judgment was confessed in one case, the money clai.io'l in another wos paidi into court, and several Avere adjourned lor convenience of the parties. In the case of R. V. Brown versus the Otaki Dairy Company, a claim for £1A 14s, judgment was entered for plaintiff for £13 !•> 8d with costs £1 l-ls. Tho claim arose out of an undertaking to pay 'i bonus on milk s-u plied to the. factory. Plaintiff had Tjeen told uy Thomas Mc Donald, the company's mansger, th.it the company would pay a bonus of I.d per lb additional to the amount paid c.ut monthly. This the magistrate held t<> be binding on the company and he gave judgment accordingly, but he dj cided against plaintiff on the second causo of action, which rested! on mi agreement that the Otaki Dairy Company made with its suppliers (ft*a date after plaintiff liad ceased to he a supplier to Otaki Dairy Company) that the bonus would not be less than that paid byi Man a kau .Dairy Company (which proved to be lid.) Tho judgment entered for planitifl' was calculated at tho rate of Id por lb.