LOCAL & GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 October 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Private telegrams from Oamnru and Christchurch have been received* in Wellington (says an exchange) showing an advance in the price of flour of 'J.Os per ton. It is to-day £12 10s per ton free on board at the ports named.

Xew Zealand potatoes have advanced this week to £10 per ton at Southern ports, nil advance of 35s per ton during the past ten days. Australian potatoes, which were beginning to come over, have also advanced £2 10s ;;e!' ton at Melbourne in the same period.

The recent increases in wages granted by the employers to freezing works employees, together with the 2s fid war bonus awarded to the slaughterman by the Arbitration Court will, it is estimated, cost the freezing companies of the Dominion about £60,000.

The announcement that the British Government had agreed to an advance of 3d per lb on beef caused a slight casing of prices at the Feilding sale on Friday. It had been anticipated! that the rise would be from id to Id. and tlve definite announcement came as a great disappointment to farmers and others.—iManawatu Times. Leave of absence has been granted by the Wellington Education Board to Mr James Connor, of Levin, to permit of his going to the front as a member of the iXew Zealand Expeditionary Force. From Harriette S. Crawford, lion, secretary to the Countess of Liverpool Fund (Wellington branch) Mrs Goldsmith, of Levin, is in receipt of the following letter"Dear Madam: It has been brought to our notice, not only by the soldiers, but also by the highest medical authorities, that o.ue of the greatest trials the fighting men have to contend with is the vermin pest. We are told on all sides that men have found the greatest comfort fnd relief from wea/ring buc-tdr-musl in shirts dipped in a particular preparation. We feel that the women of Xew Zealand should undertake the work of making these shiirts. Would you be willing to help us in the matter? The shirts ccst about 9s per dozen, and would be sent you ready cut out. We have the correct formula and would do the disinfecting here. Please let us know as soon as possible as we feel there is not any time to be lost.—Your truly. Harriette $. Crawford.

The Pahnerstun North show this year will be held next week oil Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, Sorem--lal i' Ist, 2nd, and 3rd. Notice regarding the railway service from and back to Levin on these days appeair en page 3 of this issue. Arrangements are complete for the Church of Englaudi bazaar to be held next Tuesday and 1 Wednesday, in Levin. Some particulars are set out by advertisement in this issue. The following yarn, said to have occurred in Christcliurch. is taken from an, exchange!.—Two innocent- looking detectives went into a hotel there and called for two beeifi, putting down a shilling. The barman had just picked up the coin when the detective, who was in too 1 much of a hurry, said, "Aha! we've, got you. Wo liavo been waiting for you for some time." "What's the matter?" asked the barman. "A breach of the Anti-shout-ing Act." "Didn't you ask for two beeiis?" queried the barman. iT Yes." "Well, those aire yiouirs," said he, and, turning to the other detective, asked, "What is yours?"

Details as to the opening of Levin Coronation Swimming Baths are set wit by advertisement ou page 3. Tho opening is fixed for next Wednesday afternoon.

Even "when the fighting was hottest, the colonel of an Irish regiment noticed that one of the privates was following hi:m everywhere, with apparently much devotion. At length he called to the man and said: "You've stuck to me well this day. Private Rooney." "Yis, sor!" replied Rooney, saluting smartly. "!Me ould mother she .ses to me, ses she—'Patrick me bhoy, stick to the colonel, and ye'll be all right; them colonels nivir get hurt!"

The Xa pier Telegraph says :—A few weeks ago British Columbia, declared ior women's £ranohi-.e and proluibirt|ion. All the hotels throughout British Columbia will be closed on July Ist, lf>l7.

A resident of Rakaia has received a letter from a relative, a. lieutenant in the trenches in Fiance, stating that during the recent fighting, tho Germans lvaisted a board above their trendies inscribed: "We know we aire beaten, but we'll give you hell yet!" A message from Sydney says there was a great military parade yesterday. Ten thousand troops, 'including returned men, militia and oadete participated. The streets were thronged and there was the greatest enthusiasm. Tense excitement prevails in now of to-day'e momentous quastr i. A general public holiday lip.rs been d/e----ckired. Hie hotels were closed tonight till Monday. The Government audiitor of patriotic societies' accounts, who spent yesterday in examining the books and accounts of the Levin Patriotic Society, commented very favourably on the businesslike manner in which the accounts of the local society were kept. He also remarked on the insignificant amount of the expenses in connection with the local funds the working expenses of whidh were only £4 Os Bdi (foiadvertising and printing) on the sum of £880 raised during the year ended September 30th last.

The annual Public Service Entrance Examination for shorthand visitors and typists wiil be held on the 25th proximo. Details are set out bv Government advertisement on page 3.