LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 October 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Chronicle will not be published on Monday next (Labour Day), it being a statutory holiday. Advertisements usually published on Mondiays will need to be in our hands by Saturday mid-d'ay to ensure insertion in Saturday's Chronicle. A Taranaki Maori entered a timber merchant's yard the other day, and, approaching the yardman, said "How much you charge te big boards?" "What size <Jo you want? What do you want to make?" replied the yard, man. "Oh, my wife she very ill. Te doctor say she (lie soon. I make te cjffin. She 110 die, I think I make te pig trough 1" A special tally on the destruction of shipping during the war is being kept by the New York Journal of Commerce. At the beginning of the month of July this authority estimated that 2,713,996 tons of merchant shipping had been lost, of which Great Britain lost 1,671,892 tons, France 202,716 tons, and Germany 177,611 tons. The allies' losses amounted to 2,097,359 tons, out of a total of 28,177,000 owned, according to Lloyd's Register. Approximately one-third of the tonnage lost by the allies was compensated for by captures made. The United States Department of Commerce estimates that during the year 1915 Great Britain's net loss of shipping was only 11,151 tons. In view of the increasing attention given to the construction of merchant ships during the last few months, and the requisition of enemy ships in Portuguese and Italian ports, the current year's figures will probably prove even more satisfactory to the allies.

At the Levin S.M. Court yesterday, two civil cases were dealt with by the magistrate, Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M. The first case was that of K K. Milnes and G. F. Milnes v. Ben Wi Neera, a claim for £5 6s Bd.

The second case was that of Horowhe111.1a County Council v. Hira Parata, claim £145 Os 2d. In both cases judgment was given for plaintiff by default. In the first case costs amounting to 32s 6di were allowed, and in the second £7 Bs.

At a meeting of Ikaroa Land Board to be held next Tuesday, at Palmerston North, the following resolutionform will be submitted for adoption or rejection to a meeting of owners of Horowhenua XI. 841 North, section 3 subsection 4:—"That the land be leased to Rowley Russell, of Levin, farmer, for a term of twenty-one years at an annual rental equal to 5 per cent on the present Government valuation for the first ten years and 5 per cent 011 a valuation at the end of ten years, less the value of improvements effected by the lessee, for the residiue of the term.

The regulations under the Orchards Diseases Act make it imperative on these who have one or more trees of apple, pear, quinoo, citron, apricot, grape vine, plum or cherry to register before October 2Gth, 15/i.O. the property whereon such trees are growing I'Vlur? to register means a fine not exceeding £20. Many enquiries have been made locally at the Horowhenua Fruitgrowers' Asosciation for the necessary forms, but they have not y t come to hand. The splendid growth of spring grays en the roadsides is proving a. pore temptation to owners of stock; a temptation to which many succumb. A list of these was summoned to appear at the Levin S.M. Court yesterday, at instances of the county and borough rangers, respectively. The borough ranger proceeded against James Mudgway and H. E. Keys, respectively, for having allowed stock to wander. Mudgway was fined 10s and 7s costs, and Keys £1 and 7s costs. Delinquents proceeded against by the County ranger were:—Sampson Lew:s, Manakau; Jcseph Grant, Shannon; Rudolph Bilderbeck. Shannon; Thomas Kopoauna, Shannon; George Wood, Shannon; Stuart McDonald. Shannon; Frederick TTcster Shannon, P. GiJl, Shannon ; W. Gardener, Shannon. All defendants with the exception of William Gardener were fined 10s each, audi ordered to pay 7s costs. In Gardener's case the fine was £2, with In costs. He was charged with having allowed fourteen cows to wander in Vance street, Shannon.

A monster shark, of the taniwlia species, was captured by iXlr W. Crap per, a Ne'e 011 fisherman, on Saturday morning, in the new entrance to the harbour, near the mole (states th 3 Colonist). The shark was 12ft. long, 7ft. in girth, and weighed over half a ten. It became fouled in the fisherman's net, and before it could break away was gaffedi and dispatched Although some of the teetli were damaged by the lead-line, most of them were in perfect order, and Mr Crapper refused two offers of £10 for them. The shark was well-known to the fishermen in the bay, and is stated to have attacked dingies on several occasions, besides getting away with many valuable lines.

On several occasions the Minister of Internal Affairs has received .from secretaries of patriotic societies commitncations drawing atention to the cost of funerals of retimed soldiers. In some cases these -soldiers have diedi while still in the forces and away from their homes, and their relatives hare been put to considerable expense in connection with their funerals. This matter was brought before the War Funds Council last week, and it was resolved that in cases where a recommendation is received from the patriotic society in the district where the soldier resides a grant of £10 will be made by the council towards the funeral expenses. This, however, will apply only to soldiers who diie while in the service, and does not apply to soldiers who have been disohargd before their death.—Dominion.

The result of yesterday's Bed Cross afternoon tea in Miss McKegg's tea rooms was most successful. Already a great quantity of home-made cakes, sweets, jams, pickles, besides produce, eggs, butter, meat, poultry, etc., hare been received for Saturday's salo, and there are still a big lot of promised donations 'for Saturday's sale at th« Red Cross store, when the whole will be offered to the general public, a.t low ra'to prices. The ladies of this district have responded mo«st liberally towards "Ou.r Boys' Christmas Gift Fund." The sum of £25 was promised by Levin to the mayoress of Wellington (Mrs Luke), and, from aill appearances, by Saturday this amount should be assured. The ladies have done excellently; it is to he hoped now the men of Levin will roll up at the (Rled Cross store on Saturday and buy! buy! buy! Our boys require some token that they are not forgotten at the front while doing their duty in the cold, wet, and mud.

At the Red Cross rooms, to-morrow, there will bo an exceptionally big supply of poultry, meat vegetables, ham, birtter, home-made cakes and 6weets. etc., also children's garments and tfancywork. Proceeds oF tlie whole sale are going to the Christmas Pudding Fund for our boy® at the front. The shop will be open from 11 a.m. ti'l late in the evening if stocks last out till then.