LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 August 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

« ' t seems as if people in this district aiv going in for gnming i;abbag«s i»n " pretty extensive scale. One man wha has liivti soiling plants steadily for weeks past funis the demand imroa fling rapidly ■with the approach of spring am] during (lie l;ist four rlays has sold 3GOO plants. and has an order for another TOOO to-day.

JVlidoiiVours iux; hoilig jhjklu to resuscitate the Kuchre Shield tournainent botuveu the l'Viendly .Societies of Levin a,lid the Levin Volunteer l''ire brigade. 'Flic (shield has been held b.v the Fire LJrigaclo for the last three vear.s. but 110 games were plavod 1.-ikl, year. A meeting of delegates from tlie several lodges i.s to be held thi* week to diecuss the proposal to revive the tourney.

iThree more deaths liavo occurred at tlio Trenthaiu camp. One man's death wars caused by diphtheria, anothor by pneumonia and the third from spina! meningitis.

A public .■service entrance examination! lor shorthand writers will be hekL on 23rd .September next. A Government advertisement on the matter appear* on page 3 of to-day',s Chronicle.

I'" r<> ni Quartermaster-Sergt. LI. A. Sloan, ol" the ."3rd New Zealand* liiile liriga.de (Tra-iniikg 13 a itni) The Chronicle is in receipt, of n postcard dated 'Jl.st .Tunc. Flo writes that the battalion is "now in en nip a.t iSnli.sbnry I'lains: and it is a iiiueh better plaice fTinn lOirypt ; good lints and beds to sleep on. We are waiting for more reinforcements to arrive tor training. 1 am hoping to get to London on three days' leave shortly." Tlio card hears am excellent matt-opal photograph of Tidwortli Barracks. Salisbnrv "Plain.

Tho !head;inaster'.s .report .submittied to the Levin School Committee last evening showed '"iS;] mi the roll, ;i <U"crease of 11 on tho uiiinljL'j- attending the. previous month. The average attendance wa.s 7<i ]H'r cent. This low average wii.s duo to whooping rough, at jMYKPtii. very prevalent among the younger children. As far as the wearlet fever epidemic is concerned it almost is at an end.

Last night, in the schoolroom the menibcis of the Lcvi.tr School Committee held t.hcir u.snal monthly meeting, the chairman (.Mr A. Sims) presiding. There also were present : Messrs T. Broome. AY. [Suit. L'". O. .Smith, AY. Thomson. !>. S. .Mackenzie. I?ev. \Y. 11. R. Abbey. and. the. bead-te-ariher. '.Mr J. Meltvre. The meeting had IfftS.' <rf to attend tio. and after transacting routine business adjourned. Another good concert program ha.s been arranged for the send-off at the Town Hall, to-morrow night, for the men leaving with the '20th reinforcements. Supper is being provided and diaiici.ng will follow, to finish off the evening. Tickets, which provide for the concert, supper and dan'-e, are obtainable at 2s each. The \\ ell.ngton IV-t Ollice reports a gi;oil res]>oiise by slnall invustor.s to tho invitation to subscribe to the Ww Loan (since Friday. Ah details of the loan became better known each day's record of business ha* shown an 'nGenerally speaking the small investor. that is, the investor tip to ■CoO tor tin' five-year period, makes application to the Post Office, but the banks also report encouraging en'iuiricfl <:ii il.e part of clients for large and sinaii .'"mounts. The executive of the A nialgnniated Railway men's Society has decide:], to invest ClflfH) of the (Society'.s funds in the War Loan.

At the Grand National meeting, at C'!i ri.stchurch, yesterday, tho racing result ed as follows: Trial Hurdles.--

kooya J, CzarotiuN 2. Sir Sol" 3. Jumpers' Flat.—Art 1. Master He.gel 2, Crib 3. Waimai won t)ir» Grand National Steeplechase from Merry J.,ad with Black Sea in third place. Fagot. Roclinrgc. New York. Queen's Post, Bravest. Bransfield., Captain Mackay. and Xgatoa fell. Braebnrn rail off the course. Enfield >Steeplc;c:h«so;. - Glnepot 1. Ikomni '2. Nita 3. Cherry Blossom won tlio "Winter Cnp in most derisive style. boating Heeltap by five length. with Sedidel Balir in third place. Ail outsider in Varnish won the final race of tlie day (Avonhead Handicap), War Tax being second and Yes third.

Says a Wellington correspondent: There were no votes 011 the .Supplementary K-timates this year lor makin.g good the damage., sustained by Mlll ister.s' motor cars; during heated

eb-etion eontiv-tfi. but there were votes tor increases of salaries which surely might liave been delayed till after t-lie war without injustice to anyone. There

ran have heen 110 urgent necessity, for instance for tnaiking additions to t-lie payments to the h : gher paid membe ns of tlio Parliamentary T/i.hrary staff or the Hansard staff. Tlipbc gentlemen. admirable follows all. are the highest paid members of the Civ il Serviee considering the nature of the work they do, and ypt everyone of- them is on the list for an increase in salary. There are hundreds of faithful, capable public servants up and cloAvn the country. performing; duties every bit as important ais theirs, left to struggle on year after year with a mere pittance in order, it would seem, that men who have the ear of Ministers and members of I'arlia.ment may enjoy comparative ease and positive plenty. The erea--11 :i of a 'Civil SV.-rvjce •C'smmiissioiier ha- done a.b-olntely nothing to modify 1!i is crying evil.