The Chronicle LEVEIN: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1916 LOCAL & GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 November 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVEIN: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 1916 LOCAL & GENERAL.

i iheie was ;i good attendance of worI liLi.s at tlif Red Cross Guild on Friday |a«fc and much work was put through. There ivoro present:— -M: s lames J. Proline, Davidson, Pink, j Park, MnckoiKsfc?. Mdutyre. Viokers. ; !oi U':uts, Cork, I. Hook. 'Walkley, j Phillips, Aitken. 'Kiirkcnld'io, Kwdj well, Kirk. Plaster, Wright. O)Mi- . Mioses Malcolm, Butler, WesI :n, Pink, Bedc de, Dixon. Aitken (Z), . -Saxon. Mrs Plratcr dispensed aft; rI noon tea which was much appreciat- ; ed. The following sent in contrii hutions for the Red Cross shop which was in charge of Mrs Yickers and Mrs i'atun'.. Alcfdaines \Ran JMc.Dona.ldj Sunlev, J. Prou«e, Ivirkcaldie. Lancaster, Hodgman. Sorensoii, Goldsmith. Adkin. Pink. H'itchiiiigf;, Portions, 'latum. Findlay, Whita>ker, Phillips, 8. Hall, F. O. ,Smith, O'DonneJl E. Ferris, Parle, Freohtling. F. Walkley, Plenkhorn, A. H. .Simpson. .Duvkworth Mclntyre, Plaster Page, J. Procter, O'Doiioluie and Miss C. Harvey. Tile takings anionntc<!\ to ,C 0 10s Od. iSix weeks of almost eontinuous wet weather have ha-d a highly injurious effect on certain garden crops around Levin, and the blackened haulms of early pot a toes speak of a recrudescence of the potato blight that worked havoc with gardeners' prospects of profit last year.

Diafiry fanners report that mi'lk yields for November have been quite »1> to the average. The grass continues lush, but d'ryer weather wauld gj've it a better quality and increase the butterfat percentage of the cows. Mis J. Freyberg has received a cable iha-t Lcr .:o;i, Lieutenant-Colonel 13. C. I< reyilwrg, D.5.0., cjunrander of the liccd Battalion Roval .Naval Brigade, has been wounded in the throat, ar.d is now in ■ 'Efcretrat Hospital, Fiance. This is the .sixth occasion on which iLieut.-Coloiiel Freyberg has been wounded—at Antwerp, three times at Gallipoli, andi twice cn the western front. There ■'» no sign yet of a settlement in the drivers' trouble. The employers in the carrying trade met yesterday, but 110 deoiwion was reached antl the conference continues to-da.v when a. definite conclusion is expected to bo reached. The Drivers' Union representatives fjrom (other centres meet to-night to discuss the situation. Mr Robert Semple, the Miners' Federation representative, who lias just returned from Australia, says that he is confident that the miners will "throw fn the.r lot with the drivers at any moment to help the latter.to win a concession for their struggling, wives andl families. "AVe are not anxious for a strike," he said, " but I am prepared to do everything and anything in this connection as the miners' agent. Concerted action, however, inmt be insisted upon." Mr C. Grayncller, secretary of the £sh oarers' Union, writes as follows to t v l'o;t:— ' 1 wiil aga:n draw the at-t-nt 011 of the Minister of Internal Alfa is to the fact tli at shearers ar■iv ng i i Neiv Zealand are being hust'ed into enrolling before they Ivave tie boat. This occurred in many ills'." r cos some we:>ks ago, audi was ag.in repeated to-day. One shearer was compelled to enrol before he i'nine ash .re. If necessary J can fnru fs'i iiir.ne -. .Seeing that the matter tlu> .Minister directed me to forward io Australia sets out definitely that shearers are not bound to enrol, how 't is lib at the practice of forcing these men is still being insisted on?"

A nves-agp frcin PaH'atua says an important development liars arisen in the daily produce inquiry, originating presumably from representatives of the Imperial Government, who are enquiring for what price lialf the output it' N'imv Zealand cheese could be purchased. A conference of delegates meets at Carterton -to-morrow to consider i.he matter. The overseas' shipping committee advisee that the Imperial Government had instructed that all meat must have priority of .shipment over dairy -produce. The <•hee.se companies regard this as very raviolis. A deputation lias already waited 011 the Minister of Agriculture A protest has also been cabled to Mr Massey. , Melbourne reports that the final referendum figures are:—Yes 1.084,918; N'o 1,146,198. Majority against con- i seription (51,280. A feature of the present summer in Southland .s the magnificent blooms that the hawthorn trees are -bearing and hedges of these trees afford at present a very pretty picture. ]n the native bush throughout Southland also the kowliai «.nd the clematfs are giving a great display of blossoms and visitors who have been in the bush di'tsicis recently state tliat never ■have they seen the native bush bd markedly beautiful as it is at the present time.

A writer in the 'Farmers' Union Advocate says: — "Speaking of grass seed there seems every likelihood! of rye and cocksfoot hivnging exceptional prices this season, and 1 feel sure Anyone -who can harvest, however small, a quantity of these seeds wall be literally chased by buyer® for his output. There is no doubt though that grass seed takes a lot out of the land. 1 have watched a paddock closely, that was ploughed out of old pasture in 1913. and tgrew a first-class crop of 'rape. This was ploughed in the early spring and < sown i;n oats, which yielded a very heavy crop. This was s.-ld as chaff, and gave a very high not return per acre. A great many onto fell in the ground, and the owner decided to sow Italian rye in the autumn. This did so well he kept % for seed and! thrashed a good return of cats and Italian rye seed, which also, returned a suprisingly .good nett profit. He kept a heavy stocking of cattle on the threshed hav through the ■winter, but the colour and thinness of the pasture this spring, tell* the tale of how severe the succeeding crops have been on the land."

A young Dane, who had been farming in Canada, went to the last San Francisco Exposition, <and there noticed that in the agricultural division the nia.jonity of the prizes were sec* ured by Xew Zealand Government exhibits. He therefore concluded (says the Hawera Star) that a small country like Xew Zealand that could make such a fine showing at the Exposition wias the country For him, and he took the next outgoing boat for ,Xew Zealand, and finally settled at Ararata. Mrs. Anne Beatty, wife of a AVestiheatli farmer, has just died at the age of 108. She superintended farming operations up to a week before her death, and is stated never to have had a day's illness.— 'Mrs May Burke has died in Fostiniog, Merioneth, workhouse, aged 102.—The death is announced nt 'Millbrook T,odige, Southampton, of Amelia. Burrowes, -relet of the late Rev. T. R. Burrowes in luv lOlfit year. This wening (7.30) in St. Mary's Church the Rev. Stephenson will be inducted into his new clmrge. the vicariate of the Levin parish. The ceremony will be carried out by the Bishop of Wellington and Archdeacon Jones, of Foilding.

Jn Sydney ,the restrictions on t/o use of gas hare caused a for cooking stores''and kerosene. Stocks icf the farmer have been practically plies of kerosene. Gloom prevails in the city. Last night newspaper offices and shops are working with the aid of lamps and candles. Patrol men are cut to prevent a contravention of regulations and to enforce penalties. On Saturday next, at 2 p.m., .in tho I'Ciir>t:i;s' Hall. Leviin. a general meeting of the Wrckino R. ding Ratepayers Associaton will be held, for the purpose of dealing with important business.