LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 May 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

It was The Chronicle's cashier; by ■the nine gcds lie swore he hadn't 5 eon some 'scribers' "subs" for eighteen months or more; by the mine godis he Rware it. the manager said yea! anil bade his canvasser go forth': Queen street east (and Tyne street north) inviting folks to pay. (To be continued).

Mr \V. H. Field (Otaki) is asking the Prime Minister whether It is true, as reported to -liim (Mr Field) by a number of far mors, sonic oi wfiom have boys at the front that a regular b isiness, on a considerable scale, has for Homo time past been, and is 'being carried on in the purchase of second' and third-class stock, which is destiilcd lor consumption by our soldiers in the firing lino, and that a largo quantity of this inferior meat is in cold storage at the present time in the City of V\ Ellington ; and whether, if the Minister has knowledge' of ■ the matter, he will at once have exhaustive inquiries made ns to the truth or otherwise of tihe report; and if it is found to be true will ho ait once put an end to the traffic >n question, and tafte such other steps as he may consider proper under the circumstances At ihe invitation of the chairman of the Foxton school committee, Sir Robeit Stout, Chief Justice, paid a visit to Foxtoii State School last week. Sir .Robert was for many years engaged in the teaching profession in Otago, Leforc entering on a briliriant legal and political career, and naturally lie takes a deep interest in matters educational. In conversation with Mr. Horn-blow, Sir Robert said that he never was happier than wTren he was engaged in the teaching profession. How often a seeming trifle changes the current ol one's career. Music was made a compulsory subject in those days. The Chief Justice did not know sufficient of the musical art to justify his continuing in a profession that otherwise eminently Mlitod his temperament,and so the law claimed him, and he soon rose to great eminence. Some of Sis whilom pupils are to-day leading lights in the church, legal audi commercial world iu New Zealand? and Australia. Sir Robert inspected tlie work of + he pupils in several of the and expressed surprise anil pleasure at the neatness, and standa-rci of intelligence, particularly in the lower c'as6cs. Subsequently he wpolfi? 1 to the assembled l pupils of the upper standards, in the quadrangle. Be urged them to be clean, to learn all they could, andi to bo kind, to take pl«n\y of recroation and indulge in all school games. He referred to the lessons and told tliem not to complain if th»y were at times "kept." He spoke to the girls and pointed out the important vital port thay would be calh-d 1 upon tn play in later life. He refo • red to the splendid facilities afforde I every ibov and girl to maie head,\v«y in this country. One of the scholars of to-day was at one time a poor, orippfcd. and despised Hungarian Jow, who lived in poverty such as was not known in this country. Yet despite all these handicaps lie rose to great eminence, and became one of the world'is greatest scholars. He complimented the children upon their industry and attention, andi wished tin.) success. Mr Jackson, head teacher, thankecl Sir Robert for his remar'ts, which he felt- sure had made an impression upon their minds. The children accorded their distinguished visitor a hearty round of applause.—Manawitu Herald.

Hockey is to be resumed in Levin this winter. A meeting of the Levin Hockey Cluib is convened for Monday evening next. Details are sot out by advertisement 00 page 3.

At a war wedding in London recently the bridegroom foiled to turn up at the appointed time. Two of tho guests hurried away to the barracks and came back with the gratifying news that the miss ng bridegroom was in the act of being decorated with the C.Li., whereat tho bridal party rejoiced. It was not until later in tho day that they learned thin t the mystic letters C.B.j which stand for an important decoration, also mean ''confined 1 to barracks."

The report of the Recruiting Board shows a shortage of eight men m ulio Wellington district for last montlfs quota and in Palmerstqn district a shortage of twenty-one.

TJIO "Whitanui and To Mukanui FLaxmilll Companies', Limited, mills at Moutrai audi Tckomaru will commence operations on Monday" next. Several other mills already Tiave commenced operations and it is "expected that t'he majority of the milis in the ditsrict will be in full swing by i'ho end of the month, and will work as far into the winter as the weather will permit.—Maneiwatu Times. 1 •

The outside gates at the Otaki Racing Club's forthcoming meeting were purchased by Mr J. Cameron for £120'?. Speaking at PalmerGtou North Dr. (Jockayne said that it' is generally thought that the home of the California tliisti,. l is in California. As a matter of fact California is tdie only State in America where tho Californian thistle does not grow. t