LOCAL & GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 November 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

A cable message from London .reports that the Imperial Government has t;vk"n over all \tnv Zealand chcose for the army. The vacancy 011 the Horowhenua vi.iiiny Council (;or Wirokino .riding) eccasicned by the departure of <Mr Fred' Ketber from this district lias '•weu filled. dominations closed today, and a.s only one ratepayer had been nominated—.Mr Alexander Jlurr.iy—there will be no contest. It is estimated by tlio Mayor of Auckland (says tlie New Zealand Hi-r- ---■ :Ki) that the city's revenue fee the current y.'-a r may exceed; £400,000. J: 11 ti.es for the 1/evin Horticultural Show to be opened to-morrow in the Century Hall, will be received at the hall this evening up to 9 o'clock by the secrei.arv, Mr W..J. Heading. Tlie hociecv has decided not to charge anything above the; usual entrance fee for entries received to-night. The whole ot' the net profits of the show are to handed over to the 'Levin Patriotic '.Society. Xow that the weather seems nettled,, there is every prospect of the show becoming a notable success in the lL«»vin Horticultural '.Society's long list.

Charlie Chaplin 111 ''The Fireman" will be the ciiief feature of the program to be shown by the management of FarJand's pictures 011 Friday evening and Saturday evening December Ist and 2nd. in this picture Chaplin easily maintains his reputation as the world's best humorous actor bufore the cinematograph and very many of his previous efforts are overshadowed in this -nstanee. The other picture to be shown is "Her Tritynph'' which gives a great pourtrayal ui character by Gaby Deslys, the d;ui-c-er. who has appeared before some of the most critical audiences in Europe with entire success. ''Her Triumph" is about 6000 feet in length and together with "The Fireman" makes a program of nearly 10,000 feet of film of unusual merit. Bees swarm in some strange places, and occasionally cause a. great deal of annoyance. A well-known farmer of the Oamaru district left his car 011 the town side of Waiareka Bridge to proceed to the usual sale . (says the Mail ). On his return he found that a swarm of bees had made themselves at home under the hood of his car, and no' small amount of tact was required to remove the unwelcome visitors. A meeting of .members of the House of Representatives 'representing dairying districts is to be held in Wellington this week to consider what steps should be taken in connection with the Government action in taking fd per pound 011 butteislat from suppliers in order to regulate the price of butter. Feeling in some dairying districts is very strong on the matter, and it is desred that 'members should d seiiiss the question in. order that a united cxur.se may be deoidedl <111. Join my Atkins was the name of a shepherd who obtained throe months' exemption at the Wycombe Tribunal. 1' rom Wednesday's Dunedin Star :— Last night's Star being a nine-column paper, the runners had to fold it very tight for the long throws on to verandahs. One of our men, in thus delivering the paper at a certain house, had a peculiar experience. Just as the paper landed the owner <;if the house opened the door, and the Star shaved off his wig. The wit of the Irish betrayed itself in his comment: 'Wcalped, bedadl!'." A year age New Zealand was importing considerable quantities of American flour, a fact which had a steadying influence on the- price of locally-produced flour. Now, owing to the sharp advances in rates in America during October, San Francisco dealers are making inquiries in New Zealand with a view of importing our flour.

I'ord motor cars, boomed so exten isivply wince the war began, are being ing huge revenues to the company Profits lor the year ended July. 191 C according to the American correspon dent of the "Liverpool Post an.Mercury," were 59,994,148 dollars. This is over £'12',000,000, or a profi of over, £1,000,000 a month. 'J'lie conference in Melbourne be tween the coalminers' representative and' tho mine owners was unable t< agree and tile Rt. Hon. W. 31. Hughe will appoint a special tribunal to si in Sydney as soon as possible in ordei to try to effect a settlement.

In the latest casualty list appears the name of O. OLsen, of Koputaroa, wiio as reported wounded. The Horowhenua County Coxuicil notifies by advertisement its intention to strike a uniform rate for the Kopuroa special rating 'district in connection with the loan of £1250. A general meeting of the W.rokino Hiding Ratepayers' Association was. held in the Foresters' Hull, Levin, 011 Saturday last. There was a fair attendance of members audi Mr J. McLeavey was voted to the chair. Hie association decided to support Mr Murray's candidature for the vacancy in the council election. Two new members, Messrs Taylor and Perkins were elected to the executive of the association. " A press association message from Well'iigjon says that the Hon. J. Allen yestei'day received the following message from the High "* Commissioner, dated London, Friday: "No New Zealand! cheese is being allowed to go into the hand.-s of consignees here, pending arrangements which the Government purpose making^/.