LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 December 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

B. 1?. Gardener, ol Levin, has resigned his seat on the Wellington District Hospital Board owing to pressure of other duties. | The resignation was accepted with general regret, and Mr Gardener's work was eulogised.

"■At /No. — Hopital in France when a man is to go home three pieces of tape are tied to the foot of the bed." said -Miss Mary Booth, who has recently a-etuirned from a visit to the troops in 1* ranee. "From the lnoinejt those pieces of tape aippaar the ocoipant can think oi nothing else; no groans or moans escape him when he is lifted into the stretcher; 'iiome, sweet homo!' lies at the end of the journey—he can bear anything.

Although the thtrougn railway passenger service to the northern and southern districts appears to compare favourably. with the Christmas traffic ol previous years, tho outward: bookings from P-alinerston so rar have not been heavy for the present holiday season, and show a falling off to that of former years.—Standard

At tile inquest at Hastings on the child Resseii, shot by its brother while handling n rifle, the Coroner returned a verdict of "Accidental death,"-'and added the following rider .-—"That ttie frequency of accidents resulting from the careless use of firearms would seem to point to the necessity far legislation providing for the licensing of all those wishing to use firearms and for the imposition of penalties far such careless use, whether death does or dons not result."

Takj:» ~n sugar inhaied or rubbed on the .cheflt "Nazol 1 ' n«ver fails ,:o relieve coughs, colds, sore throats .uul chest tightness. Is 6d buys 60 dos3s. —Adrt.

THREE'S SOME CAUSE.

When there is a tickling in me throat you may rest assured there itsome cause, probably inflammation. Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy at. once and you will realise its quiok, soothing and healing influence. Not only does Chamberlain's Cough Remedy reduce the inflammation but it also" strengthens the thoat, making it stronger and more able to resist disease. Adrt;

jv Levin's muggy the. last 'weeks has beeii followed by a cols southjeasterly. Today" is cool and) Bracing, j though sunny, and the Tararuas are covered with a light mantle' of snow, j iVu aliuunac wttii a well-executed \ch tomograph as centrepiece has ueou sent to T'iio (Jiiromcio by Messrs IWertsou and lveiiy, cycle dealers and repairois of Levin and" l'oxton. J'he ii'i-xu is distributing a number of tliesj ; to its customers in the county. | A young fellow" anxious to enlist had just beon examined by the doctor, "hat your teeth are not good enough, ! "Whatl'' exclaimed" 1 the indignant iwcruii/, "my teeth ain't good enough, 1 ain't they. Well, they're the same teeth you passed my brother witn yesterday." An Eitham fawner (reports the Argus) says he is liaving an awful time in "making up his income tax returns. According to his reading of the >orms they are not completely filled up unless they give a true record ot all i'jtt sheep that he killed during the year for home consumption, also all tin* vegetables that ho used out of his own garden. He has iailed to keep a record of the- carrots and potatoes that ho used and is afraid that his return may bo returned to him as incorrect.

Apparently the ''cost ot dying" liaa increased at a great mtv than- the ''cost' of living." A return placed before the Wnnggmii Hospital lioard last woe-It allowed that the cost ot funerals had exactly doubled—a rise of 100 per cent. The increase in the cost of living has been increased 13 per cent and in meat ll per .cent.

'CTke hemp market is very firm a l , present and the prices now being offered are the highest that have ruled tor .-:onio years p»ast. It is understood, however, that very lew oi the millensare able to take advantage of the present prices on account of having sold their output lor some time ahead. Present indications point to good prices holding for some considerable timo as merchants are willing to buy for delivery as far forward as next December. Tow is also in good demand. — —Jkrxton—Heraldi.

Bernard Hoobin, a junior porter at 001-lingfwood Station, Victoria, w.ia crossing the rails to attend to an oncoming train when he was knocked down by the engine. He fell between the rails and kept still until the train was brought to a standstill. Then ho crawled out and greeted the liorrifipd spectators with a grin and the oxclanuition: "Wasn't I lucky." The man sustained a few slight bruises.

"I was in conversation with an Australian from tho Dardanelles, and he sa.idi the 'funks were soanetinicir quite civilised," writes a London correspondent. "They won't fire on you," he explained, "when you go out to fetch in wounded men. . . They're good fighters, but they can't face steel. . . By the way. wo Australians haven't your 'system ox discipline. If an officer fM'.; shy one of the boys may give the next order - and be obeyed."

The following is an essay 011 "Tern ■pornuce," written by a boy in a Tara--I'iaki school"Temperance means moderation in all things. If the mind dwells unduly on any one (subject, it is apt t« become somewhat bigoted in :i.s vieAvs. Therefore, be temperate in alf things even to the too frequent Hequest of writing "a composition on another man's opinion. This is the fourth time I have been commanded to write 011 this subject, and: it appears to me that if temperance wore practised as much as it is preached I mighthave escaped the essay this time.

The Prime Minister (Hon. W. 1 (> . Massey) states that recently some refrigerating steamers have left the Dominion with .their insulated spa 'o only partly filled with frozen meat. Several factors, he says, have been inducing the fawners to hold back stock from the factories. But their action means that refrigerating space i,s wasting, and the Prime Minister fears that if the meat oomes forward sri tli a I'usli later there may be a recurrence otf last season's troubles, when a shortage of space was reported. "What is happening now may lead to serious difficulty later on, as in the beginning of the year (say in February) there will probably bo a rush to the freezing works with which neither the works nor the shipping may be able to oope. 1 would adtvise farmers, therefore, in their own interests, where it is possible for thorn to do so to assist in keeping the works going and 60 avoid a similar difficulty to that we experienced last season."

Speaking to a Dunedin Star reporter about war taxation, a gentleman with considerable agricultural interests said that the National Government had proved themselves distinctly weak in arranging the incidence ot taxation. War profits had boon allowed; to escape a fair share of taxation. Take wool, for instance: this yean- wool had averaged £20 per bale, and the highest price realised previously was £15 per Dale. This showed a war profit of £5 per bale, and a war tax" of 2s 6d or 5s per bale would have Keen faiiy and would have a considerable amount of revenue. Majiv farmers hadi expreeseJ the opinion that a war tax af 2a 6d per bale should; have been levied. "Had such a tkx been levied," concluded the speaker, "there would hare foeen less occasion for the inoessant rattling of collection boxes at tha ears of city wago-oarners."