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Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 June 1910, Page 3

'liie dele.'tive enunciation ct' \-()Mtillul witnesses called in, a ca.se at L'.ie Auckland Supreme Court provoke:! .some lace.tious remarks irum .Mr .Justice f.say.s the Heial.l). A witness made a .statement an:! counsel interposed : u l didn't htur a word of wliat you .said ; what was ith" "The local dialect taught m the .scho-oLs here," rejoined his Ibnmir. A little later :the same wi'.ii :'ks was mumbling .something, when his Honour observed : "1 wc'thl sooner listen to a than Mtte.'i'pt to untlerstand Mi is linu'o." I'inally, his Honour reached the last st-'ir (if patience. "I have heen ex imiimig Chinamen all my life, ai"l ir_f>t verv well with tlieiii," lie sai I. "hut the lingo here heats me ■altogether."

I he ravage ol the blight on fur"if) ''I'- ps an:! the con.-ctjiient .serious sh: :i.a'j;e of \\ in.ter feed that will he ex is expected to have its efl ct (in the heel' and nnittoii market within the next few months. A me'.nbeT of the trade, 'speaking to an Ota no Da ily T inies reporter, stated that tlie plies ol beef aii'd mutton would certainly he much higher than th.-v were a:t the prevent time. The quality won!:! generally he inferior owing t"' the shortage oi winter tod'lc.r, aurl prime ox heel would he very scarce find very much dearer. At the present time it is-worth from '21s to 2os per 10011) art Biirnside, >but it is estimated thait ill the early spring it will he realising at the very least 30s per 1001b. This will mean n<n increase on existing retail prices of fully Id per lh. ■and proibablv more. Mutton is' unlikely to he affeclted to such an extent, as the Louden market is 'iiifiifc looking too bright. and local demands are easily satisfied.

Pure milk ami prompt dpli'vory aro the need and desire of nil householders. O'Counell, who has taken over the Levin milk run of Mr P. J. Mellor, is determined to maintain the good reputation of the laite proprietor in these regards. INFiJk, cream, butter, and oggs supplied.—Ad vt.