LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 June 1910, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The next appropriation of the Levin Terminating" Building Society will lie made in Ihe Druids' Hall. Levin, on the 28th inst. Particulars will he advertised, laier on. His Worship the flavor (Mr B. IJ. Gardener) Las in.i ima'ted his willillu;ilrrs to present the prizes won hv the Levin Rifle Clnh memlier.s during the last shooting season. The presentation will he made at the cluh's "social." (o he held at the cud of the present month. Particulars are advertised to-rtav of the Levin Defence Rifle Chili's animal social gathering and dance, to lie held in the Town Kail on the 21st inst. The trophies won during the year will he presented duriiiwc Ihe proceedings. Mr J. Kerslev has lu-eu engaged to supply the music. Levin's confeef ionery capacities were favourably illustrated this morning in the window of Mr A. L. AYilli iins. the Oxl'or^street confectioner. A tli ice-tier wedding cake. i"cd in irfisfie manner. and generally dispbiyiing evidence of good eameifv, is iae particular displ•>v. It was made for the worldi lip ,-f ■! ladv v.dio was (lie first girl horn i:i Levin. Before the usual meeting of tlie Me.t!iodisf Christian Endeavour Society. !ast night. the niission.ary comliiit.fassembled to make arrangements for tlie Foreign .Mission deputa l ion to he held on ..Tune 22. wlie nthe Rev. W. A. TTeighway. a Mei hodisf missionary from Fi ii. ■will deliver an address, illustrated with I'lnfcni views in the Century Hal!. Th." mont'dv meeting followed. Mr 0. Rae-oiii occupying the chair, and Miss Ifard presided at 'tlie org:'n. After a brief review of I'll" h'-rd-vs and "rop-rnphv of the oil Testament. tin- Rev." T. E. .Tones ca-itinned the studies wi(h Ihe history of the Bible. There w.'.s a .'pb-ndid at I da nee and one new m"iub"r \', - as elerdcd. The !Tut'owll <■ nua IJimh.v l iiion is determine I .to ])iit down niflianisni mi Ihe field, and at a meeting lasf eveniniir. at Ihe offices of' Messrs Smar! and Thome. s"vera.l c.ases of horse-play were reported. The Shannon junior player, who was ordered off the field by Mr Smith in the match Tainni v. Sin mi on. sent in a written upahitrv. whicli was accepted. and the player was re-in-'••ta-tThere wis an apology from a Manakau nlayer for liad 1•• nL';ii;iire and he. tocn was re-in-vfa.t"d. A meml;.'r of the Levin juniors who had struck another td.aver was disqualified from playiuc for two months. The Eniou has decided to deal Feverelv witli any -imih'r eases, :ui'! in I lie words of Mr Thoi !;e: "We are iroino' to idac • l!u"bv on its nroper footin-."

Popular supersitiinn notwifhstanding. tlie.sherp is a wily animal, and

iinieng its numerous a'-complish-m"nf.'< may b:> nunihwred that ol' finding its way liotne. An iucideni is nien'iened in The Xerth Hi itish .Vtri'-iil'.iirM (wdiiidi may lie duplicated manv times uver in colonials' c\-perieii"") a!' >!init > s'iee|i and lambs in the Li' ! de.s'Vile di-nri"t. whieh were snld into another luirt of the conntry some dozen niilis distant. .Vft: - r f'tnaining tlcre abnut a weektie- sh. 'M) were suddenly taken with the desire la return home. and bome >' 1 >y w >ut, aer'fs (ountrv. ov-t a ''on el', diflieiili mouniain P :, ss. ae.-l were found .'-onie weeks in (heir (dd paddoeks.

The French army apparently continues to appeal io the youth of Alsace and Lorraine. Last year the I!umber ef imifives of the IJeieh--1 'Ind who enlisted in th" Foreign Legion \\"w Ky-.', and lf)()S the (i~>iire in 1(107. .172. and in 1000. •W»- I'eeen 1!v Ceriuaii auf liorit ie.s hare at 200.000 the number el young men who haA't' fieri fni ■fhc.'se two provinces to avoid pel vic • in ihe German armv. The ii!■ ■i■ el s" in Ihe number of enlistments. !:,h v ,ar is attributed to the o])|v: rt ii n; tv !or active service in Alriea the l'i'e, w -h evpedit ions haverecently oflered. T';e cliief anneal, however, remains j. t (||,. f; H ,f every rank in f.he French army is by )'■•> humble.sf; p-i'ivjit'e. »'hi';' in the German armv the reverse is the cr'.se. 'I'lin.s fortv vea'-s the ti'en|\* of Frankfurt Alr'i oi's si ill •}■() deserve its ancient + nl the "(lie linrserv of tln> Frcirdi armv."

, •) have been worried in eon-«i'h--rnbb. numbers in the Clutha distinct cf !■!<- (s.n-s 111',' o-ta-rn Dailv I Air Adam JTo'ub'i'on nut •"iine fat t.wo-fa'.fh dicep in a pa:!-dn-,k ne'i r B;ilelntba r.n Saturf'.'iv imrhff-? + "irking (hem f f „. the Diinr-!in Show on iMonday. Ihiee c> taeni were worried. one very Ic-lk. and all liad to he killed. S"voral other farm»rs have had their li:ii" ,l :< , ..'l. and some sheep killed f:'itri;rl\'\ Over o0 shorn 1,»-l-onging to ' l ifTarenf ww v.s have ''.ad to b.» Itill.al to en-l the!" sufferl!"/.s. wldl;. whole flocks will never '•einphtelv la .'o'-..j- f|- r; , n |1, 0 TcHf-lc-mg -.l-.e.uf th.ey 'h,are received.

Tn flrin.? cf nilr .sfree's during the la. 11 a\' 'lav? (s;i v.s n !o»r----tiiihst) ithere h n s been t!'" painful siv.'ctac.le ' f vonng tdrls '.tflwroriii" a!cn<r in„{ in-r beards. Some n f thmn look ill-fit-t ■*'! to l;ear stifj? a strain. A well known, medio! man .remarked to me fb'if ]; ( . c- )isi,'],,.|. s f] )( , nractie" 'I allowing .girls fd enrn a small sum hv .''upl) exVinstinir labmir ouTbt to be. Tiromntlv cher-J.-ed. "Tt is -bad en - ugh that .there .sl-onld I>p '"andwich-mpe' in the streets of nin'lorn Lwlnn" he .said : "hut for .""i'ds the occupation is most unsuitable."

A dose of common baking soda is r.tiid hv - an American nutlioritv to be a good remedy for scour in pigs.

Have ymi st>e.n the iimv li.elit outside tlin Arcadia T'lii.s is +lie latest awl most per foot inverted incanfTp«;peiiffc f-nK humor, enHed tlio "Talma." May l>e iliiacl iji four ciy.oi! fr.r nnMde mid o.ne for inside lurKting. increase in lxwlcs savins in or or ovcTi.ii.nry 'burner. Agent. H. W. Yeoman, Hotel Arcadia.—A<lvt.

Different v*rths ore possible of being used to manure each other, j Sand will fertilise clay, tviwl clay will give, considerable value to light, • samly soil.

. M i - ■ <u . mm m The ljevi.ni Borough Council has decided to postpone the official cere--111011 v in connection wi'tili tin; opeiiin?r of the hagli pressure system till the roads are ill a better state and the weather improves.

Writing to the manager of " The ffcrowhenua Chronicle," a Wellington business man who is a '\artner in a large business states: "T am pleased to hear that you find business good. During the padt month we have found it particularly good, and so far as our 'business is concerned we have no tear ol being slack during the remainder of the winter."

Mr John Mitchell, whose sheep fur 111 alt Shannon will form the subject of an article in Friday's issue of "The Chronicle," is frequently present at the stock sales at Levin, and he has a verv high opinion of them. Tll fact, he holds, they are the best anywhere along the West Const. They are much better, he says, f ban tlio.se bold at Palmei.«ton, and their success he attributes to the keen competition that prevails.

Most of the flaxmills in FTliaiiinan •ire working short time now, and almost everv week witnesses the discharge of a number of hands. Tt is the opinion of the leading residents that- there will be very busv times in the mills ,n.ext season and that the outlook for local tradesmen is rather better than h.is been flu 1 ease for some considerable period.

Tn our report of tlie plumbers' deputation to 'the Levin * Borough Council in yesterday's "Chronicle," it should have he»n stated that, al--1 liousrli some con fusion apnea,red at tho time (o have prevailed over the views of the spokesmen. the statements cf ATr Jones were corroborated bv Mr H. Cmrrutliers. Local numbers still feel that thev lnve a "■rieviincc. but are confident, thai 'he Council will put the matte) right.

The train which passes through Shannon from AA'ellington at about half past nine in 'the mornings wa.< responsible for the death of two v-tillable gr-eyliounds yesterday. The animrtLs were seamiiering along the railway line near Shan nop station, when they were frightened by tho noise of an approaching train which was close at hand. Both dogs at owe sprang in front of the engine, and were thrown on to one side by il.o cowcatcher. B'-'foro they wer" able to regain their feet one had one leg cot clean off. while the hind °oes cf the 'other were .amputated. T.i-ev died almost immedia'f-idv. All l'\ Sinit''. of Feilding. who is stay- : 'ig in Shnniion. was the owner of

Mo* [uiiieals

The Taranaki Xcws reports tha.t six cf the lo"'-i| volunteers, who attend-

"d the ''Kitchener Cam])" at Jehu--■ouville. and who contracted tvnlmid iliere. with its atl'.ioidant risk's, in-

"invenieiiee and le c « e.f inii'"s, put in a claim to the Defence Denart-

"(lit for reasonable compensation. Facts are given showing that, i" 'the case of the-'e men. it was well''igh inip'>«sible '.that the tvphnid was caught evident -it 'he ewamn'l! 1 ■ 11(. The Defence Di'iiart'eeiit. however. '•epli"d "that the OfTi"er ihe DHri-t d.cs oof "' iisider the-e men hav ( . ;inv claim n )lr , n Dei>" rf.-ment." Tl'is c 1 i<mi is likely to bo appealed against.

Siiniviimc.'S u fcrged hill of exchange is paid by ;i bank. The fnrv;:t naturally makes himself scarce, and if ho could h;> found it, won If! he very difficult to obtain tin 1 money from him. "Who loses the money. Ihe hank or (lie person rightfully untitled to it? Murray, in the District Court- of New South Wales. was of opinion that the hunk lose it, of opinion apparently that the error itself i« "'prima facie '' evidence of n<'f»;li<_Cciiee. However, his finding has been over-ruled hy the J^ull Court, and a very important precedent has 'ions he-L'ii set. The facts of the '■as;' were simple. Mr A. (J.Smith nnrchnse-d a draft in duplicate in London, payable at the Commercial Manic, Sydney. He addressed one draft to himself at the G.1'.0., Sydney. and hruinht :>luiii; the other himself. On enqnirinp; .at the G.1'.0. for his letter he was told that it had already heen paid, and he discovered that his endersement had heen forced. Some one had .trot his letter and draft and had forthwith <roi]i: j to the hank and cashed it. The hank having pa.id out once refused to pay aanin. Jiid<ru .urray held that, sufficient care had not been exercised hy the hank. The Full Court, .however, in the absence of specific evidence of ne.trliu;e,nen, ruled that the hank must he exonora'ted. Thus the precaution exercised hv the sender of the draft Droved his own undoing. Under the law 'is it formerly stood all such payments would have heen at the risk of the bank whic.h made 'them, but now the case .seems td he reversed.

Tliu enjoyment of your bath will ')o greatly increased, if yon have a really good toilet soap. Suprema skin soap is just the kind tlwit will made a bath sweet and enjoyable. Price, f)d a cake. 2s a box, from 0. S. Keedwell, Disponsinig Chemist.—A drt.