LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 June 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

■Several pairs of opossums, with tho permission of the Acclimatization Society, wffi sample to-day tho leaves and .berries in the bush on the "liilifc of the Ohau river watershed. The heavy snow on tho hills this morning makes one think of the value of the furry, peltu of the little animals; tiie time spent obtaining tho pelts would mak< one realize it, eind the resulting fine emphasize it.

'Jhree letters to the editor arc crowded out to-day, through lack oi' space. One is on tho public library discussion; the othefr two are in regard to tho "Kilkenny Oats" dispute.

Ngauruhoe was in eruption on Friday .night andi Saturday morning, to the accompaniment of minor earthquakes and earth noises. Tlie earth tlnemore, presaged by low rumiblngs, commenced about 1 a.m. on Friday, and continued iutarmjilttenitily. tho noises lasting about three minutes with intervening periods of quietness. Instead of growing quieter the disturbances increased in intensity, and at midnight on Friday the noises wore as peak of thunder. The ear® shocks and rumblings were distinctly felt »t Kereru station, the stock in the neighbourhood beicoming terrified, irunning about in wild alarm uttered terrifying nioans and crdea. Tho buildings at Kereru sihook like leaves and tlie settlers, lit is stated, became greatly alarmed at the manifestations.

A credible authority informed' a bus. incss man of Oiimtchurcli that a most peculiar position at afMra prevails m Amerioan shipping eemtroi regarding the sale of freight .space. It appears t'liv! agents of a vessel albout to sail advertise so many tons of freight space lor sale, and the hiighest bidder ge' j it. tie in ins turn sells tlie 6paee, in smaller lots, oi course, nit an ;iu\ a need lwte, audi tiius tne cost at iicrgnt mounts up. «

iDuriiig a discussion on land for returned soiJidis a<t tho meeting of tlie Uarianaki Farmers' Uruon at ii'ltliaim, Mr Washer, of Pa.tea, said ho was at Mcremere the other day, and if that was a sample of the land the Government wae going to get for returned; eoidaeiis—well God >lieip the soldiers. The land was absolutely: umsuitiable and if a wounded man got down in ouo ot those gullies he would not get up again. Mr Buckeridge saidi he knew the country and could endorse what Air Washer had said. Some year.s ago he had iost a dog tliero, and although Iho could hear it barking it took him three days to got to it. Another time lie was practically thireo weeks without water. The river was only a mile and a half in a direct line, but it took him five hours to get down to the bed. In Ihiis opinuon it would be practically murder to put some of the rtturned Boldiiers up there.

Crediitois in tllie estate of the lata Joseph Barnett. of Levin, are reuuired to send proofs of debt to Mr Blen'cdiorn, solicitor, Levin. All amounts owing to the estate must be paii within fourteen Jays from present date Details are advertised on page 3.

11 an appreciative note concerning tho 801 l of Honor for Levin, and diat.Lt, Mr D. Mclvain, of Woralroa, The Chronicle as follows:—"In looking over the Roll of Honor, i see that tlie compiler mentioned my son Jack as killed. I aan thankful to say he afcill is in the firing line in France. Tho mistake arose through confusing him witlh Thomas McfJvaiiii, another son of mine who diied of wounds at Malta. 1 had at one time fou/r sons at the front and a stepson making fivo all fcrtk'l out of my family. I have still three in France: Sergt-'M-a.jor A. MaKain, Seigt-iM'a.jor J. W. McKan'u and Coriporal Jack M'cKain. lou Ihw.ve ormitt?.l from the Roll ot Honor the name of my stepson Charles Welbv, who went away with the miain body 'but had to return through i'J-health." **