LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 April 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

A prize of £50 for a Mew Zealand national anthem is offered by Mr. H. - Havward, of Christ el lurch. The British War Office has removed paper makers From the list of occupations exempted under the Compulsory Service Act. Among words queerly derived is the word "sincere." It is 110 m the La till "sine oera"—without wax. Its dictionary meanings of real, true, unmixed, gonuine, free from adulteration, are a reflex of the requ'remeats for first-grade honey ; without 'Wax or tn Latin phrase, "sine cera. Said a resident of Lyttelton ast Thursday: "I saw an awful blunder in the paper yesterday. iliey had the moon to rise at 11.6 a.lll. Who ever beard of the 1110011 rising in the day time?" "\yiiicb is reminiscent of the small boy who on seeing the moon one afternoon said to bis mother: "Look, mum, what a joke, they've forgotten to take the 1110011 in!"—Christchurcli Star. Otaki Druids' Lod.ge will celebrate its -majority to-night (Tuesday) when a banquet will be held. Representatives of other lodges throughout tho county have received invitations to be present. Ihakafa-Koputaroa Patriotic Society again is to the fore, with a patriotic fair. This will" be held to-morrow week (Wednesday. 19th April), in the afternoon and again in the evening. Amongst the gifts by settlers, to be sold at the fair, are norses, • cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry. An advertisement on the matter appears on page 3 of to-day's Chronicle. ' Ota go farmers had long faces over last week's wool "sales. Prices dropped by Id per pound in some classes, up to as much as 3d per lb in others. One grower who refused 15] d at the February sale only received a uid ui Hid. News of the Rangitira being stranded off the African coast killed the expectations of some who were preparing to ship by her, audi that ended the hopes of high prices being given at this sale. A curious anomaly has ueen pointed, -out by a V\ eiiin'gton prouUce merchant, who has been advised that Hour milled 111 Victoria for (Jliin . Japan, audi elsewhere in Asia can 1 e turned out at £11 os per ton. This is done in order that \ ictoiia may continue to hold its trade together. Wheat for milling for the Asiatic markets is supplied by the Government to millers at a jjlieap rate for the purpose. For Zealand, however, the price of flour in Melbourne is ,Ul2; and wheat for milling for this market (identically the same wheat) is .supplied, at an advanced rate 011 that lo be turned into flour lor Asiatics. New Zealand, then, a .British dominion, is penalised by another British dominion to the extent of Los per ton 011 flour, the Asiatic consumer getting the preference. -Evening Post. The Marlbouougli executive ot tne Farmers' Union has passed the following motion:—'"That this executive views with apprehension the reduced price offered for fat catile, which, 111 our opinion, is duo to the restriction placed 011 the export of hides of over I 451bsj that the enormous loss entailed 011 the forming community is not justified by a proportionate saving to the Qoverniuent in the cost of leather, it being evident that the embargo is entirely in the interests of the dealers and tanners, who are enabled to exploit the producers by offering me producers as a maximum the minimum prices fixed by the Government; ana I this executive strongly recommends the Government to commandeer the requirements at maret values and allow freedon of export for any surplus, within the. British empire, or to any of the allied countries. It may be some consolation to Mayor McLean and the residents of Mount Albert generally (remarks the Eden Gazette, Auckland) to know that in ine opinion of Mr. Mulgan, chief inspector of schools. 110 volcano can be regarded, as extinct. TliuS" Sonima (Vesuvius; which broke out in the year 79, destroying the cities of Herculaneum and Pompeii, was quiescent from 79 till 1531. when it reasserted itself, destroying in a moment the delightful homes* ■that had clustered about lts.ruitl: sides. Probablv Mt. Albert is miryounger' than 1500 years, and Mayol McLean yet may have the satisfaction of seeing'tlie devastation committed oy . successive soulless Governments ot : New Zealand obliterated, and the htfi restored to more than its pristine be- , autv The Eden Gazette 'Will be losing a subscriber or two if it writes about . such disconcerting things as volcanio ) eruptions in this light-hearted strain. ''Any man who rides >1 bicycle out of a "right-of-way across a foeipinto a road must take extra precautions." said Mr E. W. Bishop, at the Christchurcli Magistrate s Coir o few davs ago during the hearing j a dispute arising out of a cycle collision. Plaintiff alb'srel ■hat the nog- i. ligeiicc of dofondrtnt in nVling liiw l ll * t cycle out of a at an "X cessive speed, and without ringing his , beV. had been responsible for the col- 1 lisiou, resulting in damage te plaintiff's bicycle. ' Judgment wa.; given for plaintiff. j,

From Sydney is reported the deai*. of John Norton, newspaper proprietor, at the age of ot) years.

Waihenio County Council (<Jtago; has resolved (by way 01 special oruor/ that a by-law be broiignt into rorce, tno object or purport 01 which is to make compulsory tor drivers of motor cars ana motor cycles to obtain certificates of abiiity, and also that motor cars anu motor cycles shall carry exhaust silencers and bufiieient lignta. 'Ihe stall' oi the Jolcoinaiu Kay j/ost Oiiice includes tiiree young ladies. ivlio have taken the places of men who nave gone to the war. One ot the lady officials is at the counter and two at the tcijpnono exchange. The office now has a staff ol seven and business continues to steadily increase, taxing the accommodation to its utmost. — Gisborne Times. 'f know nothing about it,'' asseverated J. A. .Nash, Mayor of Paiaierston North, in the Magistrate's Coart yesterday, when charged with attempting to cross the railway line when the line was not clear. Defendant admitted that he might have committed a breach, but unthinkingly. 110 did not recollect the alleged breacn, but lie would plead guilty. He had crossed the railway l.ne many times daily, and when the trains were m trie enclosure. Possibly the breach referred to might have-been ou one 01 those occasions. "Yes, they are getting very strict, you know, ob.se 1 »v.. the Magistrate in fining His Worship ot and costs 2s. T*je I'.'iiof Magistrate left the Court amidst "smiles.— . Manawatu Times. To-morrow (Wednesday) night the concluding part of "Lucille Love" will be shown by the management of Farland's pictures, and there will 00 commenced the unsurpassed pictorial serial '"The Adventures of Kathlyn. 1 —a story of life in India. This film is 40,000 feet in tongfli and will be continued every Wednesday. For 6cenic effects it standis among' the very best, and the Wonderful life and color of India is exploited to tne full, the views of the wild animals in their jungle homes "being_ quife out of the ordinary run of pictures. Other nlms to be uureefed is the "Cipher Key," a tale of plot and mystery, and scenes from the front, while arrangements have, been made for special music. A short while ago Mr Farland took over the entire control of the pictures and now liars an absolutely free tiandi. The rights over high-class pictures have been secured, for months ahead, ana patrons can rely on the nigh standard of the last few weeks being maintained. livery country, has a nickname, and is represented in pictures L>y some animal. A lion stands lor England and John Hull as its master. Jonn Bull dates back to IUO7, when a very witty (Scotch writer, cabled John Arbiitlinot wrote a work about politics in Europe, and in it lie made all the " countries appear men and women. England was John Bull, and Queen Anne was Mrs Bull. The Church was Mrs BuHi's mother. ocotland was John's sister Peg. John was known to be an honest plain-speaking man, courageous, and rather hasty-temper-ed. He was supposed to be always ready to meet the French King witn any sort of weapon in earnest or piay. He ivas fond ot beef and plum pudding, and rather difficult to deal witu, especially if anyone tried to master him. The Christ church News supplies tno fallowing (interesting .historical note on the Urewera expedition The Government force dispatched to Maungapohatu in pursuit of Hua Canaan was the first armed expedition to penetrate the heart of the Uieweio Country since the campaign against Te Kooli and his band ceased 45 years ago, and its march followed the old! war trail by which Colonel Wliitniore advanced upon Eutahuiiti in 1860. Nowadays there is a good road for many mites into tlia Urewera mountains, and it is possible to drive close to R'uatahuna but the twisting* of the route follow almost exactly the ancient pali track of the Maori hillnien. Twenty-one years ago a Government aimed party, a little force of Permanent Artillery,

under Lieutenant (now LieutenantColonel) Hume, from the Auckland forts, was sent up to Te Wliaiti, in the Ngati-Whare territory of the Urewera as a covering party for the surveyors and the workmen on the new road from Galatea to JUiataliuna, but nothing like the present expedition lias been sent into that old c litre and bush capital of the" "mountaineers since the days when Porter and Ropata, Mail* and Pre'efitT. led tneir bare-tog-ged columns of first-rate bush-fighting friendlies against the Hauhaus in 1870-71.

There are some curious people at Warea (near Cape Egmont). The Taranaki Herald reports that at a meeting recently held of suppliers of the Warea dairy factory, a suggestion that a contribution be made from the company's funds "towards the wounded soldiers was promptly turned down. One ot the speakers, Mr H. Corbetv, in speaking about the wounded ioldiers, stated that if the other parts 01 New Zealand bad acted as Warea, m the matter of recruiting, flic Government would have had conscription twelve months ago. This was objected to by many. The sequel happenenext evening when some gelignite was concealed on Mr Corbett's milk stanci and slied. The perpetrators first capsized the milk, and then placed ohe cans together bv a stu i. fixing the gelignite to same. The resulting explosion at 11 o.m. was heard at Okato. Happily, the charge was fixed, and did not cause any damage. The milk cans suffered mos but had the charge held the end ot the shed must have gone. The police are investigating the matter. A dentist wlio lias v en Jisted at W eiiington (Mr Atkinson) has been examining recruits' teeth during tlie last few months. 111 conversation with a Dominion reporter he gave some astonishing details of his observations, "it is a remarkable thing,'' lie said!, "that of all the men 1 have examined during tho last three months in Wellington —over 700—oniy two men nsvo been found to be dentally sound, that is possessed of a full sound set. indeed, I might say only one, lor one of the two had one of his lower molars knocked out. He was an Englishman. The one man with a perfect set was a Hindustani. His teeth were filthy andl lie told nie that he had never cleaned them in his life. Wnat do you think of that? It serves to i-'iow how littie we really Know shout the preservation of our teeth. The Hindustani said that he smoked, ate anything, and drank tea and beer, without a thought of his teeth."

The Weraroa Ladies' Guild desire to acknowl dge with many thanks the receipt of the gold wristlet watch recently- won by Mr Tom .brown and now donated by him to tno Weraroa Church'roo.n Muil'iing Fund. Tho Rev. H. T. Stealey has telegraphed his acceptance or his nomination as a candidate at the election of the Levin School Committee. l'he election will take place on Monday, Apples' continue to come in steadily at the Horowhenua Fruitgrowers' \ssdeia tion depot. (Dessert apples are selling up to 6s per case and cooking apples to 5s per case. There is a very keen demand for Sturmers. Onions of best quality are selling at Id per lb. Flaxmillerrs in the Mauawatu district have received intimation from exporters that in view of tho shortage oi tonnage the mills should close down during the months of May and June. The exporters themselves have deci: l ed not to receive any nomp during these tiro months. tftiis compelling th • millers to cease sending in ' om i after 1 the end of this month. The Rt. Hon. W. F. Mas.scy, m referring yesterday, at Wellington, to the present difficulty re shipping space said that it was reasonable to hope that tTie Rangatira, now ashore ai Capetown will be refloated, also thai/ the Matatua, which was damaged by an explosion at St. John would be in commission again. lie understood that tlie latter had already been refloated. The delay was unavoidable, but lie believed lie would be able to meet'the demands for space. During a famous trial in Chicago two Irishmen standiing on a street cor-. ner were heard to discuss the trial. One of tl'iem was trying to enlighten the_ other concerning- the function oi a jury. "It's this way," ho said, "Ye're arnstedl Then if ye gets the smartest lawyer, ye're innicent; Hut if th' other man gets the best lawyer ye're guilty I" Tho Misters of l ompassion (of Mother Mary Aubert's Home at Island Bay) arfe visiting Levin this week, collecting for the home. As is well-known no case—no matter what tlie dcnoinin ation— is denied admission to this •home. The effects of the war are making themselves felt there as welt as everywhere else audi the Sisters find that they are compelled to make a persona] appeal to the public, anil they will be very grateful for any help, no mattor hew small', to enable them to carry on their noble work. Heatherlea Golf Club will open the season to-morrow afternoon (Wednesday), on the links at Heatherlea. The greens, have been made, ready, and an enjoyable outing should result. Classes in dancing and calisthenics are being formed by Mrs Franklyn We Ob. She also is prepared fo give instruction in painting in water colors. Intending pupils should make application to join the classes before 25th inst. See advertisement on page 3.