LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 September 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

Fovtcu's amiteur entertainers. to the 1111111r>(>t- of forty performers parsed thlOllgll Levill yefctovdaY a fte I'llooll in inoioi" cars on llieir their way to ()tal;i wln'ii they gave ii performance last nJ in aid rf Otsiki's patriot 1 ! 1 funds. Their eiithusiasnf and .sacrifice in trav(■]!ini>; a'l the way to Otaki at tlit'ir own expense, and Uion handing llio proceeds t i the Otaki people :k to In 1 e:minend-c-d. 'I'lioy have offered to do tin* same for Levin, and it is hoped to have a n owtiT tir'iiout hero early in the coming mouth, when the proceeds will he <V'Vi ted entirely io the -Levin I'atrir.t'e Soeietv'.- Wounded '■oldioivs I'uncl. The performance which is a particularly bright and attractive one brought ill O.ei- t")(l at I'oxton just recently, and til,' performers were received with great enthusiasm. The Otaki Town Board election wn.s hekl on Thursday. The polling resulted as follow*l'\ H. Bright Kilsby 151. H. Nicolson 1-19, H. Oliver 133 , I*. .Taipua 101, \V. K Inwards lOj. O. -1. l>'Ath !)o. A. \V. T;! I lon 01. (J. Riainley 72. J. Noble 70. J. Mead<(i!). C. 11. Williams <58, G. Noble 13. ""'H. -Mead l.!l. The fir.st seven on the poll were declared elected.

Tile p ■ rude of cadets called lor \\ 1 - s< lay next will be at 7 p.m.. not SO p.m. us originally a> ranged. An vcrtiso incnt appears on page Amongst the latest who have rogisrod ;it Levin Nor active eorvico abroad olio of our most popular farmers, r H. Denton, who expects to go into nip about, the middle of November. Wanganui Military Hospital Guild is made arrangements to forward from ollingtnn parcels of tobacco (containg five packets ol lliroo Casta* cig•ottos and four pluga of Havelock to tcco) to scklier.y at the front. •rangenieiit swith the Customs Office le guild is able to have these parcel.' ncked in. bond (in a special sealed tin lid. wrapped and postage paid), all foj io sum of throe shillings. The nc ,ial parcel would cost Gs <k!i retail foi io tobacco and cigarettes, and the pos igo and packing would cost anotlie; 11 : 1 Mil jr. Mr C. S. Keedwoll has re eived information that the Society i illing to accept parcels for Levin boy. irovided the subscriber sends full linnv nd aildres*. Any local sums of mono; ntonded for this purpose may be son o the secretary of the Levin Patrioti vielety (Mr C. S. Keedwoll) who wil orward them to the Waiiganiii M ; li n v Guild. All intei'isting (|iiostion was reeentl, •aiscd by a local body in the provineia I'Miict of Wellington. .said, tin- Mini.' :ov of Internal A (Tail s. ''The quostio: vas as to the right of a Gorman or \ow Zealand ri<si< 1 elll bom in Gorman io retain liis sent on tln> county comic in the district." The matter was r< ferrod to the Minister, and be has rc plied that there is no provision in th law under which the member roforro to can bo deprived of his seat on at count of the fact of his having boo born in' Germany. Id the partieula orse in question, the member of th county council has been naturalized i Now Zealand a*number of years ago. At the Magistrate's Court at Palmei ston Xorth, before M r J. W . Pony tor S.M.. Poroy X. ITaddon applied for e> omption from territorial sorivec fin tli urounds of defective eyesight. Seg Major llowker. who represented tli Defence T>epartnicnt, opposed the aj plication and produced the Medic: Board's report which stated that delei daut's eyesight had been tested an w ;n found to be quite satisfactory ft territorial service. Tn the face of th report His Worship said ho could onl refuse the application. Buckley Drainage Board met i Shannon recently. Mr P. Warinj Taylor presiding. A letter was r ■•eived from Mr C. Tl. Robinson, resin) inir his position as a member of tl Board, ho having disposed of his pr perlv in the district to Mr J. Bowie The resignation wris accepted,. 1.1 chairman's action in drawing oheqin for payment of sinking fund duo c 'out. and the secretary's salary was a| proved. The secrotarv was instructi: • o write to Messrs East-oii. Peel's. Kiel rrdsoii, Swindlohurst. Taylor and Bov lor. requesting them to remove tiinbi iroin the Buckley creek flowing throng their lands. It was resolved that notir .■b'old bo sent to defaulting ratopai ers that arrears would be sued for. Writing from a camp at Qiiartoi'inastor-Sorgt. Herman Browm of Wanganui. .says: "They issued i i iit cigarettes and tobacco. .The ti baoeo was ,■simply the rankest col dentil stuff that was over sold. Who the tins were opened thov were fit of mildew, and most of them woi thrown away. When the men con plained they were told that th-.- sin was gift tobacco, aifiey had r right of redress. Well, if this is s it is high time that our people sto pod sending money to put '.nto tl pockets of those swindling contra tors. If Xow Zealand wants her mi to have tobacco and cigarettes, wl rot arrange to huv good Haveloc and send it from Melbourne, and .« ensure that they will got full valv for their money. At present tl money is just being wasted, and tl cigarettes they are issuing—wiell they taste like hay. and are tl cheapest and worst on the market They are retailed here at -d a packo mi you can toll what the qualify is lik ''Chronicle.'' Excursion faios on the local longtl of railways will ho available to pa songer-. for Otaki oil race days—Momli and TucMlay next. An advortisemoi from the Railways Department appoa on pane 3. The following workers wore prcsoi at the l.evin Women's Red Cross Gui working boo on Friday, Septembi l-'tli Mesdtunes Pink. Phillips. Go! S'liith. J. Prouse. Kirk. Davison, Be liott, Gibson, Keedwoll. Kirkcaldi Switinsoii. S. Parsons. G. I'. Brow Rchter; .Misses Sedcole, Butler. Pa sons, I'ink. Mrs. Plaster saw to t 1 afternoon tea. Mrs. Keedwoll ai Mrs. G. P. Blown were in charge the Hod Cross shop on Saturday las The amount taken was tilt. The fi lowing sent- donations of produce, etc Mesdanies A. Barber. Prouse. Pin Davison. Kirkcaldie, Higginsou. Cor Bison, Brown. Keedwoll. Essex. Gii donor. Plaster, J. Davios J. "W. Gi son, Br.vsoii. S. Parsons. Phillips, 1U tor. Riohni'ds, Goldsmith. Hitchiii" Hook. Pago. Palmes. Portoous, Cba 1 in. J. W'. Proctor. A. .Simp-oil. Kir R. A. McDonald. E. O. .Smith : Miss Hitehings. Phillips. Glassford. Langlo B : .shop, Adkin. MoKogg : Messrs. 1 McDonald. Mackenzie, Bennett, Pa s-'i's. Major Burlinson, "A Friend." The A'angaiiui Herald says that tl suggest i;>n that 200 of the acres the Moiintahaki Eartn. and -1110 out the 800 acres at Woraroa should 1 sold is l, a glaring and iuquitious pr position." Dr Abernothy once visited a criisl old laird who was laid up with gou He wanted to get out with his gun ,ar wae in a temper, and, while the do tor was looking at his foot, asked con plainingly ' 'Why ilion't you strike : the root and get me better!" Sol em i ly the doctor got up. took his walkin| stick, and smashed to pieces a docantt of wine which was standing on tl table. The astonished laird sprun up and demanded an explanation "Oli, said the doctor. "I am only strikin at the root!"

Reporting on the liiclc and skin 6alo licld at Wellington Inst Friday, Dalg; ty and Co., say "At our iks-" ital nioutlily nale hold here to-day, wo offered a full catalogue of all classes to a good attendant 1 ;' ol buyers. Competition was keen for all lines and prices realized were in advance of thowe riding at'our last sale; sheepskins making up to 12 Jd per II) and best lines butchers partly dry selling at from 10s to lis each. Hides and calfskins were in ve-y keen demand, cowhidies real-sing up to TOjSd to 13j!d. Wo cleared the whole of our catalogue- at s iti, 1 factory price*. The hair of a dairy cow should bo (ire and .-oft ; the skin soft and pliablu arc not too thick. A good dairy cow ra-io'y carries a thick .stiff skin. A grot -deal of eniphas : s should l»e placed upon th : s matter in selecting dairy cattle. The bone should be fine and free from coarseness in order to give the animal a lot of refinement.