LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 March 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

Tno Dixon Gup—ii, coveted bowling | trophy ill the, northern purls o-i Wei- j lingtuii province—lias been re-wou by | I'Viklxim, I'oxiiru Club ha« ch.ilWy;ctl l-'oildiug lor ilu: tn.phy and tno jfaiiiu will bo played shortly. A prnaU; lelicr received by Mr i\ w. CxiiiU.'-ftiiUt j i'-.;jii 11 is sun in tin* Uisliorno ilihU ici ivem*>i.s some lul_li value,-, lor live st.ca realized in taal. iliMrici last week. I iu.t c-ni> «\vc.i iiroiig.u ; la. <!-Liolii L.ood ewus -ds -Jd ; and iy-:..0ut..i nur. i.- ili lbs Oil. i' ai c. u;o inj.'i iSe.io >' ami ai. Wil'.troa mail., iii j. prices ai. M.o.s-rs A !>- rasaiu an-:l \\ i llm ints's sioek sale in Levin yo.*-terday. .Six fat cows brought jU(S u.ic.'ij and Iwo lafc licitcrs Cl 2 os'ouch. 'j lie -Mi'lii: ;i-t C'il.nvti services torn,rro'.v y,*.;, %>: con duel. <1 >'.V tin" i il. L,,L ii j. i. Tin- uveal coiiie- once 1 transit uv:i .Mi I'oUom to i'ahiaina ami, on ,S:ndav he wiil s.iy •.<(« <M>yc to t-.'> L.-vm en ...relation. At- i-He b 'Kiur last ti-:■n. J. :o i: a id.-n il*. anUii' .ii Ai.r. Y\ aison's cake was v.on >j_. -Viits Connie M ji.ul let on ■ me pi< oe oi cake with tile colli ill ll is (;li view in Mr. \\ atsoiiV window._ J.'lie u iiii!: l- oi iiie wei.d; l-y,iessiin; cuinpelilioli l.r a wateb leoinwned weijilil ct' ti.c mayor ami mayoress) will ue ami./uncoil in Monday's i-sue. An ad .■erii.-.eiiient oi the .services o. ti;o 1a i i;? iivi-bvierian Church appear on page 3. The JLtev. Bowdcn Huiiii ..id [>;raeii laorniuj.; ami evonjiiri theme in the morning will h« in* ; iiiin« r iiie l>ree/.0, mi., in i!k- e-. i " i'- :*ri^i. 1 I.lnrg.s in K; .-.ln . üb.,.'' j 'no s- ami da inv he'd in Hit* i)i'iii''s i lali la-'l iill. by Levin \ oi--1111 tee; 1 i n e iii made was wel MS '■ .*>.- and every .si-* piwcsil had all on,jeyai.no time. les - - U. Joints ami A. vvay aitedi a-. Ai'sA.. and Mr A. ALa.-'Oll was the liin-iei n. .Mi.-s i'rooter ami ,\lr J. i»oso played oxuas. A lirsi.-eia-s .-.iijjjvr wa> pi'oi i.io.!. '1 !>" nnein'o will hold a :o.!kt danoo on tno i. I tli April'. lei'i'Ciitay a.leiiioo.. .-no i,. Oil i.eli...s' i'iit) i i.c Unilit Ijoi 1 . Os iiiv;L nieel;..JJ .Oi' l .eil C>-' R-S vvo.k. o-winp; v.i tlioir lvniiiK bciiiji in the -taroos oi a eli an,'' t-hey. were obliged lo adjo .i ll .tj ill.* o,.iiu -.1 enaniia-rs. IJlatlernir.nio was Hol large, out Has most i-at iiiii-ias -ii', aiid coitscqii., nl-ly a- lair nnuaiiil- i: u ..rk .»a'-- t; i iLioiuii. i inw . a.i! b Lila'.i- oi more w oiki:r--> iiitii oi laoro hi ISelore disa small eoniiuieUe wais elected lo see i., tint iii«iiia-^L-oJiie«t- -NextI'i id,ay x licy wiil mo. tin ine lied Cross loom in (Jxiortl ..trool.. A hearty vole oi t laiil-.H was passed 10 -<i r Gardener '.ur ids kindiiei:.., in sending in a.ft-e-r-------noon tea. Ln view id the statoincut made reeeiuly about the uncertainty of the ov[joi t- of w iK/l pulp irom Hcandinavia to f'Jiigiind w i*it;.s the 1./ doni'io coi'i'e.spondeiit m Lite "J'ioii'Oer Ala.il" oi India, under date February -Itii), .experiments arc now in in Ceylon witli a viiijv to llie c-.\ploilii;-n <»i' lo.est, io-scJ-vos in ortlor to determine to what extent- the various wood products •w Ji ifh hithiii-tv have been imparled ill lo tli.' islaii'i ee'ild bo .seenred locait.y. 'I'ln.-.-e* wiii include the manufacture oi giatMiil acei' iv* acid and 0,--pi*., .iiieus such as a.tetone, creosote, ele., aim r.liar-e, ai. Hii oli.iili the ilo.stnietive diisfiliation" ot wood fipirit. Wood pulp exp ■ri i..oil us have been initialeu by Uuvoniiiiont, and *proparali ns are in an ad*, aiicud slate, j'.xpoi'imon.t are also buin;4 eondnotod in connexion witwood pulp, ak-oln.i. etc. 'Tii.is is only ;i }>i eli miliary lo the ostnblidi-

meat oi ;jjil Ls wii.h distillation and other ()«., ~t i:i a i-ciittai sni.t in i-nc N'ort-li i'entiv! Provinces. -whoru enorinou* rcsourecw of wood could l)i> t-aj>-pod. A Levin settler who was desirous oi vrnrk to some returned soldier was advUrd [o call at a home loi soUliers in Aitken 'street, Wi'llinyton, and i!io:e make known iiis wi--h. <Jn; infoi mailt st-iies that the oflicer ir charge of the home bold the iannei

that IJ'iMV would !ii«vo 10 bf o 's.v .ji.t). lY.iind in the city for relumed soldiers "iinl if i a 11- ox-i'anvi IsainU s?ll*< >1> they wi'il jid back to lariniiiy:.'' sai* the 1-: vin settler. The replv wws j negative. If tin's statement is anything nio!o than ;i joke, ii n-vi als a .--traage viewpoint oil tHe oar fit' the- official. 11' * returned' soldiei prove.! physically unlit lor the strnii: of t a nil work no one should expect him to nndert ake it. but a hard. ami last rule such as 1 ii:iJ evidently entertained by the official in charge of the home seems deplorable. Professor and Airs Dickie re-I*jrued to I)i!lie:ii ji I rem their visit to Southland. Professor Dickie, ill the eoitrsc of an mien-it \v with a Star report or .-aid that' t\e Americans are m n state (■j _pnnie a>i)...it the .Atlantic. wnynjiiHjj. being i ri-hien-ed to travel hv any line. and pari ;culai «y seared, about (he risk in !>; ;i id) vessels. AVlien ]je waj about [o -a:! from V-vr Y(,-YT""l f?cotland, on iris way home. several fi-ieine-asked iKiiLjniNioiisly if lie expected hif

i-1-" ; I'.:' !'. rT.o St. han*. to get- ihroitgi A,, to the pcKitlo.n at Home, Imp qnairelViig of the politicians. the murmuring* iivm peace advocates, and tne don lit fill utte lances nf .some or rnc Socialist* were of but small, importance as compared with the silent a: 71 iirm determination ot the people at large to pee tfi;' war through, and not only the war, but also the maligna lit influences that caused the war. The Heart ot the nation is soitndi. Aiilu-uga _iuust o. tiii' I>) itisli IhuiKing companies snow exceptionally )n j piviits iur tin; .year iiJl.j, larger retui'uK have i;oi> Leen made to .sharehohiel '■ <JU-nig lo tite .slu itikage that ji;i, occurred 111 Hio va.iac oi the mvesimouls held b.y the ounks. These insuuit;oJis o ;;:iifc to be te.'.igued to Uie apprvpriaLion ..I large o ums out 01 revenue tor die purpose <a writing down seenriacs, ntr the- profess has ueeti t£° ju r. or ' now witu little internii&sioii ior many jyar«> past. Some idea oil' pio.tision made tor uepi ectaLion can be gained nvm the appri.pnaiK.t or tile three largest .London 10111 siock concerns. Lloyd's hank ior ex ii'inpic. wrote olj L'ltO..GO() irom tin proiit.s (1 f JDlo. ami Ci'-'iiUKiO eta «, those of ISIM. The L; lidon City am ud:idiaiii.i uiil.sed .L'ti 12.Silt), and' tin Cl "" l }y iU "' 'Vi'stiniibiiior tin: .same purpose. h the latter cane the allocation recess] tated a r .'-Miction in ,j It . t livs.l..«<| o it'oiit -11 per cent to IS p ecui (eJeat. a.-> has boeli the (i,c}va<<' ui ,-m' cui'ity value.) .si.i.ce Ih" sear . ; f ic■ • i,ii. ail even greater decline occiured re tli piYiediiiig ye-ar.s, as ;i resulr,. it i, stitl. I'd, of T-i>* heavy lilir:licill « I con itrr.'s ,v ; Ululated to some c\ten by aut-i-iupil-ai legishnj ;i », r . i:i'i a.!i. Aceurd ing t > the cnlcilu Lions ol the '(tankers' ii;t" Vi . V. w° r '' com mejieod j„ 'i. o?.' there'"lia i.een a .shrinkage ol <V ~ t.i)(!.000 in u v: ' h "\ . 01 '8| reprascilu'i'tn • ( tit. itto.-. in the past ei (it vo-irs o when wu.oou.ro.'t las taken" p|,e Mac,' r.tec.m'.e;'. IDi/i. T]loso u . vestoiM who can afl r.'l ■<, „ ; ,j t , lm money Ik r mes ehe„i> r ,vii' see recovery m the value o: t-eir si-furt t.e.-., but. to Uto.w f.liu .-to r ,.aV>. ot course the depreeiatio.ii , rst ra i i out lotss. Iwo most important things whei you get .spectac),-\s are. first to Oi sure that your sight lias been prop erly tested and that you get the righ lenses; and second that the spectach Iranio is correctly fitted. Anothe; important thing to know is tliot yoi can rely on repairs properly done i anything goes wrong. If vou conr to me you may be sure that evervthiii! will be right—F. C. RBMINO l'o> Chemist antf optician, Levin.—Advt.

The ladies of the W©raroa» jQuild desire to express through the Chronicle Uieir very sincere thanks to ail tliose ladies and gentlemen who worked so onergeticaily to maie the bazaar a (success. . Tue ladies wish specially to thank Mr J 4 "al'jt.uid tor iiis able assistance and generosity ; Mr. Jffialcolan ,anu the gentlemen of Levm and Weroroa lor preparation ol stalls, etc.; Mrs. and Miss \Vliitak6r l'or undertaking so aucccsslully tlie sweet stakl, and <vira. Haute tor the loan ol Jjgyptian 011103 which received. so much admiration. '1 he arduous work of the secretary (ML-s Boweii) did lnucii to assure fcno success ol the bazaar, and was generally appreciated. As in Biiiie times, nil the water u>r tlie Bulgarian village tuust J4O dirawn irom one or two wcV.s or spn'ngs and mcse watering-places or toiin'tains are the scene o) much sociability. Hither I.dine ail the young men and woollen 01 Ihe village to loiter. There is coquetting ana conning about the fountain amf home gatherings in the evenings. ' .Uai riages spring irom mutual attraction a.ul choice lather than the arrangement oS families. Tlie most puj)ni;u'.H;rm oi f-ociai emcrtaimncnt is the sedanka. Here assemble the young men and women ol tlie village and adjoining farms, grouped about ail open iile, singing solos and choruses. Occa. sionallv t>h<"sedanka emls in,a dramatic fashion. S.nno young fellow who has been courting a young woman assiduously wil< seize her in his arms and carry her to his home. The next diay this" "marriage by capture" is given legal and religious sanction' 'by > tho blessing of the orthodox priest of tho village. y ;«nr* «tf.i f»^»»waaftfcaKs.