Local and General

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 February 1916, Page 2

Local and General

The Atiki fiaxmill at Moutoa was destroyed by lire on Wednesday night. An Auckland mes-suge *iutva that nine cases of infantile paralysis have been reported since yesterday afternoon, making a total ol 215. In Levin last Wednesday the marriage took place of Mr -Malcolm McKay and Miss l>a.i«y Milne, daughter of Mrs Milne, of Gvaai, The honeymoon is being spent at Rotorua. Xlie Mayor of Levin (Mr C. 131enkhoni) has gone to Mar ton to-day to attend the adjourned meeting of the conference regarding the Levin to Greablord railway deviation proposal. Jfividenee for submission to the Itoyal Commission has been investigated by a special committee set up some two weeks ago, audi the committee "u ill report to to-day's conference. A silver medal, with gold .centre (bearing the letters "I?. 11.") was found at the jcircus (in Levin; last Wednesday evening, by Walter Petersen, an inmate of the Hoy's Training Farm, Weraron. The manager of the institution would be giadi to know of the owner oi the medal. it has been /eft at The Chronicle office. The unfavourable spring and the blight at a later stage has adversely affected the potato crop throughout this district this season, and it is estimated that the average crop will be aoout only four tons per acre. Growers, who last year harvested from ten to fifteen tons to acre, have this year taken off only live tons per acre.

As tlie season progresses the supply of fruit at the Hoiwvhenua Fruitgrowers' Association's depot shows a steady increase, and during the week somo goMi lots have been sold. Apples, desert and cooking varieties, are selling at 3s pei' half case and (is per whole ease, while a. similar price is being received for pears. I'eaches and nectarines are realizing from 4s 6d to 5s per half case. At Feilding yesterday at a conference of local bodies it was decided t/O givo the recruiting scheme a trial. Councillors will he asked to canvass their own ridings. An honorary recruiting officer at the meeting and others there expressed the opinion that the Government were the greatest shirkers. They had national registration cards. Why not folknV them up themselves instead of asking others to do their work? The Recruiting Board has decided to apply the ballot system to men who enlist on the understanding that they may be called up at fourteen days' notice and are classified into the groups already indicated. When the Defence Department want a certain number of men from one of these groups, taking them in their order, the area officer's will ballot the names of all the men available. Territorials in Levin (bo the number ol twenty-five) wno have been called up for the training camp at Rangiotu will note that they fnil in with their baggage at the Drill Hall at 12.15 p.m. on Monday next, 21st inst., to march to the station to be taken on to camp hy a special troop tlx)in. Labels for baggage will bo provided at the hall. The same hour lor falling in will he observed on Friday, 23th inst.. when a further bntch of 18 will leave, and on Monday, 28th, when 1(5 will leave. The attention of Territorials and others is drawn to the amended war regulations regarding intoxicating liquor on troop trains. This lias been made an indictable offence. The men will breast camp Oil Mar.'h 7 th.