Local and General

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 February 1916, Page 2

Local and General

"We ought- to have named that boy 'Flannel,' " ""Why should we have named him 'Flannel?' "Because he shrinks from washing." At Shannon, yesterday, the death occurred of Mrs John Newton, in her 73rd year. The funeral will take place to-morrow (Friday) afternoon. A match for the Dixon Gup, Shield, and Tucker Badges was played at Mas-tei-ton 011 Thursday between teams representing MasterUm and Woodvil!'j ; the forme)' winning by 28 points to : I. Lieut Horo Karauti, now in camp a-. Auckland, was recently married to M iss O'B rien, a wellknown resident oi Ohau, The young couple are 'both well known and respected, and carry with them the best wishes of a la''ge circle of frieiuls.—Otnki Mail. A memlber ol the Carnarvonshire County Council, during a discussion 011 the advisability of publishing certain bye-laws, asked whether it was not possible to publish them 111 a cheaper way than in tile newspapers. The clerk, -S ! ir John Roberts: Take is from me that the cheapest way to advertise these by-laws is m the news-

papers. By means of newspapers you can readh every pai't of the country, which is not possible by posters. 1 1 was decided to advertise the bye-laws 111 newspapers.—Lennox Herald. The fa ids Journal publishes an important interview given to one of its special representatives by Baron Kato, former .Japanese Ambassador in London. Baron ,i\ato declared that Europe lind little real idea of the services rendered to the cause of the Allies in the Far East by the Japanese Fle.it. "Our warships," said the Baron, "were continually a'ctive in waters before Vladivostook. around Chile, and around Australia. We conveyed the transports which brought over the Anstrnlion troops. Captain Herbert ot Pahiatua, had a strange experience when passing through the Manawatu Gorge in his motor car early on Friday morning. He first of all met an infuriated bull, which he had some difficulty in passing. Then he met a cow with a broken leg, and fnrther along the road another cow rollrn'. down the hill, landing in front of the cur. The thud on,the road broke the cow's back. A reader of the above in a contemporary remarked that the captain seemed to have had " a fair cow" of a time.—Standard. The send-off to the local quota ut tue 13th Reinforcements which is arranged to take place next .Monday night at the Town Hall, should prove an ex ceptioiially interesting evening 101 everyone present. A good concert program is being arranged, and dancers also will be catered for. Supper is being provided, and in addition it is hoped to have some interesting experiences related by the men who have "actually returned from the tiring line. The price of admission is 2s, and any balance will go into the local patriotic funds. instructions iiave been issued by the Defence Department flor the Levin liion who are going into camp to proceed to Pnlniei'Stoii on Monday next for a dental examination, and then join the i'almeiston quota (on Tuesday) ior Ternthani. As this arrangement would necessitate abandoning the send-off arranged for Monday night, the local Patriotic Society have arranged with the Defence authorities for the Levin men to return to Levin on Monday afternoon, provided tliey will proceed to Palmerston by the first train (8.50 a.m.) on Monday. Will tlie local quota for the 13th please note this?

Five German b boats, operated by British crews and equipped with British guns and torpedoes, have (writes Mr Robert Mountsier in the New York World; changed the entire naval programme ol the German General Staff Representing only a small percentage ol the submarines lost by the Germans, and carrying the submarine warfare o the very doors of Germany under the German periscope, these five undersea boats helped to bring about the reversal in Germany's policy towards American shipping and lives, caused Admiral Tirpitz to fall "ill,'''and resulted in Germany's decision to send to the Mediterranean most of her remaining submarines. During the big strike in Auckland a young man from Te Awamutu enlisted in the "specials." Towards the end of the fjtrike he was taken seriouslv ill and was sent to the hospital. Before his recovery the strike ended, and when he le!t the hospital and returned to camp he found that the nor.se he left in camp had been stolen. He tried to trace the horse he left- tor a time, but was nnsuccesstul, and finally gave up the search. Ho received no compensation whatever. When the war broke out he enlisted, and, after training for some time in New Zealand, went to Egypt. Strange as it may seem, it is perfectly true, that one day while strolling along the lines, he discovered the horse he lost in New Zealand. He recognised the animal immediately, and he is positive the horne recognised him. This, writes a corresi pondent in the Auckland Star, is absolutely true and can be verified,

A Wianganui message states that a schoolgirl named Marie Giliberteon Georgetti, aged Iz twelve years, was drowned at Castlocliif yesterday while bathing a few yards from the beach. There was n. large attendance at the liawera races yesterday and LV.i... was put through the totalisator as against £19,027 lor the correspond! lg period of last year. Writing to his mother, Mrs O. Andrews, ol Pialmerston, Mr Melville Andrews states that lie arrived quite safely 111 London 011 Deceniber lltli, after an uneventful voyage, though at Teneriffe there was a striice on and tl"~ natives would not coal the ship. Most o( the passengei.s, including the writer, volunteered for the work and carried it through. Mr Andrews had been iu touch with .some of the big motor works now engaged in making war munitions under the control of the War Office, armoured cars lor Russia, aeroplanes and shells for England, and lorries and touring oars for France. Over -1000 men were employed and were kept butty -Mr Andrews was expecting when the mail left to be sent into camp preparatory to joining the, Koyal Naval Aerial .Service for which he hacT sent in his papers. He met many New Zealanders from Gallipoli in London, and remarks that the city looked very strange at night, beong in darkness, except for closely screened lights.—{standard. At (Shannon to-day the funeral is taking place ol It. A. Alcli.enaie, who ior many years was Messrs Abraham and Williams's agent at Mangawelca. Afterwards he managed Messrs Ross and Mowbray's property, and 111 recent months he was manager 01 Mr W. H. Field's property at Waikanae. Deceased was very well known throughout the West Coast, and was held in general esteem. His decease was caused by an internal disease. ilokio liencli is well patronised at present, visitors from aiar as well as i.ovin hulidaymakers uerng located mere. Fishing goes on with much ..access, and almost every day the local -Maoris send consignments from Levin railway .station for sale at PailniersLon North. iSimpper, sols, flounder, kaliuwai and herring are the principal catches. Some excellent imils of herrings have been made, but this morning's netting was not up to the average. A pairty of" Levin fishermen that journeyed out to the beach yesiteiruay afternoon, returning in the evening, brought baciv a large parcel 01 llounders for home consumption. The iisliermen's addresses may be obtained jv any friends who matte application to the proper authorities. The price the public lias to pay .:)r fruit was mentioned in a statement by Mr A. McKee, president ot the Nelson District Fruitgrowers' Association. Under present conditions, lie said, consumers paid on an avorage 100 per cent more than the growers received. This was due to the crude system of marketing. The price to the consumer could be greatly reduced by selling through merchants and storekeepers, with delivery to the door at reasonable prices. A great demand had sprung' up. The first essential was central packing slieds so that merchants could be supplied with a guaranteed article of uniform grade in any quantity. Big efforts are being made to centralise the Nelson fruit output.