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Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 December 1915, Page 3

"Cabinet has decided that no man ot military age, .who is physically lit, shall oe allowed to take part in a land ballot during the Avatr period," said the Prime Minister. "it is not considered' desirable that men of this class should bo given facilities to take up sections-at-tho present time." Mr Alassey added that the . prohibition would hot apply to members of the expeditionary forces, for whom special provision has been made under the land Act of last session. -He was glad to see that Government sections . 10 beginning to fall to the lot or those men.—N.Z. Times. "Yes, I have been iu nospital," the soldier said. "What was 'wrong " "NothTng, only a high temperature. 1 had a cold and the hospital orderly took my temperature. it was 104. Next day I right, but the ordcdly said 1 must stay in bed as my temperature was still 104. It stayed a; that for a week. Then, one day, a chap came -into the ward and said lx j would teach the orderlies some medical work. 'Hands up all those who can't take a temperature,' he says and blow me if my orderly didn't shove up his hand. Next day I was down to 91 and I came out."

Eour horses valued at about £100 the property of Mr 11. Potato, of •O.'dngaitij, 'were kiillod on the railway line by the Auckland night express early on Friday morning. The at iho crossing had been accidentally left open and" the animals had strayed on the line. The body 01 one of the animals was carried! nearly a mile in front of the engine. For the information 01 local shopKeepers may be mentioned that the -vet provides that from December 20th mj :iijtJi shops may remain open till nine o'clock each evening, but with the exwept ion of Christmas Eve and New" iear's Eve, assistants must not be employed after 6 [p.m. Employers only may attend to the requirements of customers after that hour. "It is expected," said the Prime Minister, "that there will be a rush not only of frozen meat but of dairy produce for shipment dluring January audi February, and with that possiolity before us we have been successf.il in securing an extra ship the Indrabarah, while we are also endeavouriig to soour©> some further tonnage as well." ' 1