LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 August 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

At Levi;;, on 15th August, 1010, n hitting of the Ikaroa Land Board will be held under the presidency of Judgo Giifedder. The business will be u meeting of the owners of iloiowlieiiua XIB Sub. 37, an area of live awes, to consider a proposal that the five acrcs be Bold to Grey Kilmer Phillip* at the price of £225. The rain last night was particularly heavy in the Ohau wateished, and this morning the river was in heavy flood The water was higher than it has been for many years. The editor of the Evening Post, Mr Gresiy Lukin, is lying seriously ill. Counsel for the defence in the trial o! Kua concluded his address yesterday atte- fcpeaking for neariy thirty hours. Tlie Governments proposal to postpone ali iucai bodits until August 31st, lyii'j n'us ilirown out on the voices by tlio House. Hie following dioscriptivo postcard coniniuiiicatiou ha,s just Keen by a Wellington lady from "Soineere in France"; "Dear — , in the trenchis--\vet weather, water, mud bullets, .shells, rats, frogs snipeis (spring flowois. swallows, bombs, mosquitos, -auicc whizz-bangs, frankfurters, llea>. fear oi death, shrapnel, biscuits, sandbags, splinters, more rats, marmalade, machine-guns, stretchers, grenades, more rats, picks, shovels, bay onets, noise. loss of sleep, slips, slides, till bats, louder noise, more mud, more rats, 'liother loud noise, finish. - •Someoncfetclimeadi iukqiuck. Yours till the last gasp."

A peculiar state ol affairs has arisen out of a case listed for trial on Ist August m the civil division of the Auckland Supreme Court. It was an action of Alexander lampbcl# v. Angus McKiunon, and the i.ssue involved the possession of some Maori land. in the lust place, an important witness lor the plaintiff died;, and a witn- ss for iTie defence died shortly afterwards. Then to crown all the plaintiff himself died, and (says the Herald) it is difficult now to say what will happen.

The act-iyit against the newspaper \\ airoa Bell, claiming J-iOOO for alleged libel, on account of its statements regarding the segregation of Auetriaiis on the gumfield.s. lias been discontinued by the L J a rengaronga .Gum Company, the newspaper making a complete withdrawal ol' all statements reflecting on the company, and agreeing, at its own cost and expense, to 'advertise an apology throughout the dominion. " The North Auckland Times. Mr. HombVjw's paper, from which £2000 is claimed on the same ground, has filed a defence. In a recent issue the Times says: "In view of an impression which has gained currency, that, the proprietor of the Times lia.s apologised 'and thus climbed down from the attitude taken up in connection with the Aliens question, we give the rumour an emphatic denial. AVe intend to defend the action against us. To use a sporting phrase, wo intend to 'have a run for our money' I"

In the course of a sermon at the Seventh Day Adventwts' Church, at Falmcrston North. Mr. n. Letts made reference to the great war, which he .said resulted from the ambitions of one man to .secure world domination. The (speaker instanced Charlemagne .'and Napoleon as loaders who had also attempted to secure thus same, world Power, but great men as thev were they had failed, ae would the present aspirant to world-conquering honors. Meanwhile the fields of Europe were being drenched in blood n.nrl thousands of our men were being sacrificed to thwart the national ambitions of others.

The Dominion census will be taken on October 15th this year. It will bo tho ordinary one without any" military questions. To date 08 members of tho "Wellington Typographical Society have proceeded to the front.

By twenty-nine votes to twenty-six the House last night addsd Mr Sido.v's Daylight Saving clause to the ihr Regulations Bill, •which was in chargo of the Prime Minister. When the clause was proposed, the Premier, wit 1 ; fioni" heat, declared that it was grossly unfair for a member to introduce a clause of such contentious nature in the dying hours of the session. As for argument that it had been <lone in Britain, why. he 'asked, had it he:'ti done in Britain? To save coal a.n<i provide another hour for working. Was that the object of the hop. member? He himself said that it had been brought down to promote sport. Notwithstanding this protest the clause was carried, and Mr Massey thereupon moved to report progress. "T say it simply is playing with legislation," Tu continued. Mr "Wiitford urged members to stand solidly together. The National .Government had voted solidly for the clause but had been beaten and the House should oppose reporting progress. When it went to a division the Prime Minister's motion was carried bv 2G to 23.

yuestiolietl as to wnat steps tiio Liborals proposed to take ui connection with the Pahiatua seat rendered vacant by the death of Mr Escott, Sir Joseph Ward replied that ho did not piopose to take any steps, Pahiatua nao Reform before the arrangement for a National Cabinet, therefore the Reform party was entitled tu it. ''I :un in honour bound not to contest the constituency," added the Liberal leader. From other sources it |te stated that the Reform candidate will be Mr J. H. Smith and the Liberal candidate -Mr J. O. Matthews who contested l the seat at the last election, ft is possible that Mr R. Ji. Ross, who once held tlie seat, will sta.nd as an independent.

The Minister of Defence, answering JJr Tuacker last night in Parliament, ; aitl that he was sorry to report several deat]is from septic poisoning in Trentiiam. There had been no recent case of spinal meningitis. General Henderson had inspected both camps and arrangements would be made to delay the incoming of the next reinforcements so that the authorities would have several days in which thoroughly i:j disinfect the whole of the hutments. The hospital 'at Upper iiutt used for measles was being renovated for the use of influenza patients. After their discharge they would be sent to this hospital for a few days to enable them to get perfectly we.il and so ensure no-possibility of meningitis (supervening.

The exhibition of ju-jitsu given last night by Gardiiner and Le Mar was an excellent one. The effectiveness ol file various grips and the speed and dexterity with which they Were applied was a revelation and .showed fftat with a knowledge of ju jitsu a com- j paratively weak person wouTd lie able ji ..to give a good account in a personal encounter. In "The Hooligan and the Lad,y'' a good illustration was given of the value of ju jitsu 'and the artists proved themselves to be expertn at this system of wrestling. The posings of Madame Fleuretfce were artistic and with the stage setting a.nd coloured lights had a fine effect. The rest of the program was made up or pictures, chief of which was "The Queen of the Band," a film with many •fcirring episodes. The whole was n splendiid entertainment, keenly appreciated Tjy those present.

A weil-known native received a big cheque the other day. It amounted to over £500. He offered to pay some small accounts with it, ami also "breasted the bar. " But in each case the cheque was too big to be negotiated. Later on he was relieved of the cheque, as it had been paid to him by mistake. He casually r« marked, '"By golly, the cheque he come; the cheque he gol I welly near the rangitira!"

The insurance oil -Mr J. D. Brown's house at Weraroa, destroyed by fire on Sunday night, was £100 in the State office. Mrs Williamson's jfurniture and effects were insured for £100 in the same office.