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Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 February 1912, Page 3

An in sot with to-day's Chronicle gives details of the programme of moving events to he ponrtrayed this evening (in T.ovin Town Hall") hy the Shell Picture Company, Stimulated hv the recent gaslight tournament the ma mo of bowks is having a greatly increased po pulnritv in Levin. Three rinks wero on tho green on Saturday aftrmoon, and some "rood gmnos ire re contested. A pairs match for the Bowon St a r.s v/ns plnvrd hotweon McTutyre Miid Cowio (challengers') and the holders (Park and PalmorV After nn ovpitinf contest the holders retained tho medals bv 27 to 22.

Wo are informed that <at a committee mooting of the Tforowhonna Mi nprpl Prospecting Association, hold last week, Afr dinrlos Williams was elected srerrtarv to tho Association. A rail of 9s fid per share was stmrl' tO"T-fh"r wiih ?s fid 'illo--rnr"t for n n w dno. w'll mi!-/. Os prr share. As the •\«e/wiat?on is desirous of starting actitro pros pectin" operation ns soon as riocsihlr fho Association rcqnests that, this a noun* h.> paid as soon ''s nossi'hle.

At tho enumeration made in April. 1911.. the number of horses in New Zealand was found to have increased to (Ot.fißß (ineludin<r 404 mules and assos'). The district oP .Auckland hs.s bv fir the most horses, Canterbury and Wrllintrton foPoiving. Of a fro taking fourth place Tim firrures for the various- centres wore Auckland 11.«i.?1fi: Cantrrburv. 70.007: Wellington, Ota<ro. : and Southland. 32.llf, -Anel-rlanrl lias entires all afos, and Southland 901 : n nd Auckland "has "VilrJi'nnPt; over two vears; Southland 12.132. and Ot-in-o 1R -">Ol. Of r two oV .A ucklnnd has 4?i 19,«"d .SorJh'nnd 1 f 091

onTirr Now Zealandors who are inclined to view fis a hardship tho progressive .sphemo of militnrv+rnin?tit now made ohlinrntorr hy statutory law will probably he interested in a comparison of thp conditions ef service here with those that prevail in democratic Switzerland. Tn Switzerland thp service is universal, and the n'tiVn 1 rains from the nn-o of twenty to that of thirty-two in the firsf line. Tn hi« first year the recrni pomps ut> for pon+t'tinons tr°Jninrr during a period of from 67 to (19 nrmrrl'nrr fs> thp arm of the sorr-ire to whVh hp belongs. and wnrlrt; f or ofodit hours and a-h.ilf n dav. Tn tho rear following: the soldier deps from thirteen to fourteen dnvs' t raining. Yet 07ie does nnf hear that it interferes with Ins falling: or trade. And it is admitted that the Swiss are a prosperon "5 neoplo.