LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 September 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

Mr Fred! I'etter, <:f Levin, has returned from a three woks' visit to Cam bridge, Waikato. He 'in-formed u Chronicle .representative tliat the Waikato i.s flourishing: feed is plentiful ami the stock looking well, while farmer- generally are in good heart. The turnip crop has been a comparative failure through dry weather and fl.v- but recent rains have quite altered the outlook of the country. P.rottv well half the dairy cows are in already. At Cambridge Mr lJetter met ;v former Levin resident, in the person of Mr A. Arnold, who now is chief buyer for Dinrock anil Co., bacon curers. Mr M. ."Walsh, f'.'rnr rly a farmer at Horowhenna- Village Settlement, who has retired from the land, now is. living at Hamilton. In the Waikato there in n good deal of talk amongst butter factory suppliers about going in for cheese manufacture, hut at present butter-making and cheese-making fac- | tories are about equal in number. At Matenga the Highlander Milk Company recently: started a- preserving factory, but this is now being taken over by local farmers, who will undertake , the manufacture of cheese.

At the clearing sale of Mr 11. S. Wyatt's dairy cattle at Hinucra (\Vaikato) oil 22nd July, iSome exceptionally good prices were paid for dairy cows. For 50 cows an average of t'lo 19k was obtained, while 16 heifers 'averaged £10" 9s.

iSJiorluici for the spring show of the Levin Horticultural Society are now available from the secretary (Mr W. J. Heading) or from the treasure (M P. W. Goldsmith). The show wil 1. i'je held on 29th and 30th November, 19TG. Tile prize list, which is comprehensive, cover 22-3 classes.

The price of petrol has risen considerably in America owing, it is said to insufficient production. After allowing for export of petrol from the United States, it is estimated that the balance of n:ot[>r fuel left in that country is sufficient for an average allowance of oO!) gallons for each of the 2J million cars said to be in use in America. These figures take no account of motor-tractors, motor-boats, and various other needs of motor' fuel. ICifieen months ago there was a reserve cl" 84,000,000 gallons of petrol in America. but that, it is said, was exhausted some month,s 'hack. American experts' are not too hopeful in reference to coping with the 'increased calls for more petrol, and. it is almost' certain that exports from that country to oilier parts of the world will have in time to bo curtailed to supply the homo consumption. The termination of the war will, of counso, put a different .complexion on the subject for the Rn'sian, Rumanian and Galiclan supplies will ithen he avail'ible, and the result should be a big drop, in the existing prices of •petrol. An cye-wjtness of the accident that befel Tccuc Kelly, and which subsequently u.suited in his <:i:ath, which $t.is i epM led 1 <>t week, tlnu'Kelly lost his life through saving the child', lie lad with him in the gig. When tile horse bol'ied deceased bound the reins iound his arm and at a conrcnie.nt spot (dropped the child on the sid'e of the load. He had no sooner done this when the gig capsized, and he was thrown out, receiving fatnl injurios. ; Homo years ago, snvs the Ba.wkc's May Tribune, the late Tcone Kelly had thrilling' experience at I'atea. He Call over a cliff 200' feet, and wais only saved -from instant death by catching hold of ih piece of scrub. The grit of the man' was forcibly shown in this instance, as he had to hold on to the

slender bush for some hours while ropes were procured for lii.s release, and he was hauled up into safety in an crh a listed condition. In connection with the anti-shouting regulations, a bar-tender in an Auckland hotel had an experience last week which was more amusing to the onlookers. than to the 'mail behind tho biir. To be a barman docs net mean to be an expert linguist, says the 'tar, and when three Japanese, whose sum total of knowledge of Anglo-Saxon appeared to be the words "boor'' mid "wlrisky," endeavoured t:: make their wants known at an 'hotel bar, it i.s hard* to explain to them the requirements of the l.iw in respect to anti''iout:,n.g. What ceeurrcd' wlas tliat the Japanese used the wordi "beer" r.iul were promptly supplied with three? tankards. Then "wli'sky'' was ejacu--1 'te:l. and promptly produced. A little was poured in each tankard of beor. rnc'i cue man put down a two -.shilling piecc. Then the trouble began. Tn vain the bartemlor tried to expk'i-in each man must pay for his own drink. The visitors smiled sweetly, -and, taking back the two shillings put down a halP-iH'-rown. The barman pointed to the printed regulations, which were of no use to the men who could not read; ihem, but after a great deal of wrangling in British and Japanese language, the matter was finally adjusted. Evidently the visitors could not understand why two shillings would not do to pay for throe drinks at sixpence each.

Concerning the anti-sliouting taw, the Ota go 'Daily Times reports: It has iK'en discovered that a ni'aii may tafco -'i friend into a hotel, and l tliait lie can purchase an alcoholic drillk and 'shout' a soft drink for his friendi. After the drinks arc consumed, the friend can buy an a'coholic drink for the first 'j-liouter,' and so on, turn about. A boarder in a hotel can treat a friend who comos into see liim to an alcoholic drink, so long as the dirink is coiir su.med in a room which is not attached to the bar.

• The Grand Jury at Hamilton- Supremo Court returned a true bill in the case of Veto Kainuku, a Raratongan native cha.rgcd with the murder of Kenneth' Livingstone «nd the attempted! murder of Charles ilcFiirlane. shepherds, at Lonely Bush station, irar Man gap eh i, in the King Country, (-: rly in July. "When the case was mentioned before Mr Justice Cooper, yesterday, Dr Beattie. in charge of the Aroridale asylum, said that Kainuku. who was under detention there, was 'suffering an acute attack of mania, and; was dangerously homicidal. 'He was unfit to travel and it would be d'iHigerons to allow him out in his present condition. The mania might- subside in a ■few weeks. The trial was therefore ! postponed. The Duncdin Star states that tlie big rally on Friday in connection with the bottle-gathering scheme bv school children wars tremendously successful. .Those controlling affairs at the depots were quite unable on Saturday to tell the exact number gathered ; they- were simply inundated with bottles, bottles, bottles. The children entered into tho thing with enthusiasm, awl in the middle of the afternoon 5.0.8. signals were sent out by several schools for lorries to clear away the accumulated bottles. Kaikorai, to name one, liad at 4 o'clock 7000 waiting to be moved, while Christian" Brothers' tally was' some 5000. l'ort Chalmers school announced that their contribution to the scheme is 17,000 bottles. I

A London correspondent sends the following notes on new roses : —Among the ne.w rises shown -at the exhibition of the National Rose Society held in London during June, .one prizewinner received special attention from visitors. This was ia bloom named Mrs. ft. C. Shea, a salmon pink hybrid' tea, exhibited by Mr. E. J. Hicloi, of Twyford. It won" the gold medal. In the seedling class, Vermin was the name given to a sweet rose in deep piiiik, whiile ',another bloom received the more poetic title of Queen of Fiagranee. A perpetually - flowering rc.se in lemon color was another new .'.ecdling much ladmired by horticultural specialists.

In a general note on the Wcreroa .State Farm, penned by .Sir ,Jamc> Wilson in his capacity as President of the s>'ew Zealand Hoard of Agriculture, the writer says:—"This farm was originally bush land, and lias been .learly nil reelaia.e;!. stumped, and tho greater part ploughed. The land is jf excellent quality,— too gocd for experimental purpose-;,—and in . the midst of a very populous and thriving daily district. . Jt was stated to the /isiting members of the hoard that his l'wrm could be sold at frcw 7

to £65 per acre. What few experiment were tried before the present manager took charge halve ibeen lost sight of, and no.records retained. The :lairy cattle there of the Grifpsg strain are undoubtedly very valuable, but the board wrs not impressed with tho American cattle, despite the fact that they might have been hre.l from (-trains having high milking records in America. It .is thought that it might 1>? better to continue the Longbeacli strain in itself, discarding tho Ameri-

"■liii sires as not being suitable mates for New Zealand cows. The original Longbeacli Thitch-Friesiaii cattle were bought in one small neighbourhood between Gron-ingen and Leuwimlen, in lories la lid, Xortli of Holland, and were peculiar to that district only. It is quite likely, therefore, til-ait l the American strain may be considered almost a different 'breed, for we are asm trod fli.ait the farmers from whom the Long-be-vch cattle were bought were much averse from having 'their cattle oallrd ' fJ.olsteins.' ft is considered that 'lie manager should be allowed greater /I-'.scretlon in the mating of the cows. he i.s responsible for the success of the herd."

Latest 'estimates give tlie world's production'of gold during last year as approximately 23,003,67-3 .fine oz.. valued at £97,936.870, an increase of -I!)7,!JT(i fine oz. and £2,115,302. over the highesc previous total in 1912. "War previously experienced, for a very large amount of privately boarded gold lias 'been brought into visible channels. During 1915 the returns for the banks of Europe and the United Staters showed, according to expert calculations, an •aggregate increase in their gold holdings amounting, to about £73,000,000 more than the now gold produced. Thus fche large gain in the visible stock of the metal is a notable feature of last year's results, second only in importance to the actual yield iji new gold itself.

According to the casualty retunifi compiled by the Liverpool Uiulenvritere' Association, 71 steamers and 12 sailing .ships, aggregating 203,439 tons gioss, were lost' in February, as com* pared with 48 vessels of 124,414 tons in February last year, and 18 vessels rl" 25,74-1 tons in February, 1914. The total estimated loss occasioned by the mare important casualties was £8,758. 370 (£2,333,950 of which was attributed to the war) in ste-imcrs. and £136, 000 (£28.000' of which was attributed to the war) in sailing ships, as cornered with £2,201,000 (£1,380,000 in connection with the war) in steamers, and £175,(1)0 (£BO,OOO in connection with the war) in sailing ships, ill February Irrafc year, and £294,500 in steam, ■and £11,500 in sailing ships in February. 1914.

The condition of Mr. Gresley Lukin, editor of The Evening I'oet, "Wellington, was reported last evening to be critical. He lias been ill for some time, and a week ago showed considerable improvement, hut a relapse has occurred which is causing anxiety. On one occasion when the muzzling set was in force in London, Dr. "Watts Ditclifield was leading a muzzled retriever ialong the (street on a very foggy might, and he wore a respirator himself. Passing by a public house, the future "bishop heard a roan say: "I didn't know parsons had to wear muzzles as well as dogs.' Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received at their Wellington offioc the following cablegram from their London house:— "The Wool sales have opened (sth September). There was a good attendance of buyers, and competition was fai.r The .selection was an indifferent one. As compared with the closing Kites of last series, merino was unchanged. Best coarse eross-breds advanced five to seven and a-half per cent. ; other sorts and slipes were par to five per cent dearer." A writer on ''Irish Humor," in 'l'ho Treasury, gives some amusing extracts from annual reports:—ln the ■annual report of a benevolent society the following occurred: "[Notwithstanding the large amount- paid by tho society for medical attendance and medicine, very few deaths occurred during the year." In the annual report of the Commissioner of Education appeared the following: "The women teachers were instructed ill plain cooking. They -had ,in fact, to <ro' through the process of cooking themselves in turn."

The British soldier, ill his fondness ■for slang, calls .nil shells "souvenirs." lint these "souvenirs" are divided •into '""will o' the wisps," "hummingbirds," "Sighing Sarahs," .and "porridge pots." "Woolly Marias" are | .vlu'lls that bursts in puffs of white woolly smoke. "Baby" and "mother" are types of British guns. Bullets are "haricot beans." The emergency ration is known tlie "imaginary ration," and barb-wire entanglements are "flytraps" "and "spider-webs." A battle fc a "show." and an Important batt'e is at "picture show." To be captured is to be "scuttled'," to be wouiufod'. is to be "washed out," and to he killed is to be "put in a bag." In Levin to-night at the Druids' ■Hall, a conference will be held between members of the Otaki Patriotic Society an<l Levin Patriotic Society (regarding the proposal to establish- a Permanent County Fundi for relief of wounded a.nd -needy soldiers and their dependents.- „

A quiet wedding was celebrated at Sb. Anne's Church, Hivuterc Cr«», on Monday morning .ust, when Mr Joslyn Campbell S.i xon. of Koputarca, was m&iTiedi to -Mi.vs .wurg,u\t June Wallace, i.f Haute! e cross. The corem'ony wins Cdiulueted by tlio .Kev. G. If. I'flltric, M.A. Jhts Palmer presided at the organ, and the ecrcmony wan witnessed by ji number ol' friends.— OtaJsi Mail. J It is a good while now since 'a Charles Chaplin picture has been seen in Levin, but the solemn stretch will bo broken 011 Tuesday evening and Wednesday evening of next week when Farland's pictures will exhibit "The Shopwalker," in which the inimitable I luun'orist iis said to outshine all he lias -previously dene in the way of making people ]rin~h n.n:l causing them to forest their cares. Wherever iit ban been shown -it lias drawn [crowded houses, and people returned night after night, while those who merely smiled at other Chnpliln pictures laughed outright at this one and' came back again and hence though shown for weeks in. Wellington there are/ people who were crowded ont audi fn/iled to see it. ffliat is Avhy it will bo shown here for two nights—Tuesday and Wednesday, September 12th and lUth. fiorowlicnua Racing Club i« making full preparation for its .annual spring meeting, to be hold on 28th September, >and a good day's sport is being amticipnJted. The , canine is reported to bo on better order at present th"a,ni it ha® been for several years past, and all the stoiuls and other buildings are being freshened up with new paint in readiness (for the an mini! gathering. Racehorse owners 'should' note that nominations for aTI events at the meeting will close on Saturday next, 9tti ] instant- wi'tli the f-eeretary, Mr I?. T>. Walla co, 'Lovin. The club's program is advertised on page 4 of to-clny's Chr'onTele. ' Wellington .advices received in. Levin ] yefrtorday reported a rise of twopence 1 per dozen in the wholesale price" of I(■ fresh eggs. The general recourse of s the producers to egg-preservatives* is r responsible for the rise. 'Wellington t wholesale prices to-day are Is 3d per ( dozen. 9P'"»» ■»*■* ■■ H