LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 April 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

■ "There will be no publication of I Ik , Chronicle on Good Friday (2nd April) and Easter Monday (sth' April). On page -1 appears an interesting article descriptive of life in tho soldiers' camp at Zeitoun, Egypt. the Misses O'Dounell (Hawera) are at present on a holiday visit to Levin, and are staying at the Grand Hotel. Legal holidays in Levin will extend from this evenin g(Thinrsday) to Thursday morning, Bth April. An advertisement on the matter appears on page 3. The committee that had in hand the Belgian Relief Carnival at Montoa. which resulted so successfully, advertise their thafhks to all who contributed trophies. Mr F. M. B. Fisher will leave Wellington to-day for San Francisco. From that city lie' will go on to New Vork, thence to Ottawa, and ultimately to London. The Cherniavsky trio played to a full house at the Century Hall, Levin, on Wednesday night. Their concert was an intellectual treat and they found their audience in rapturous accord. Our notice of the concert is crowded out of.this edition, but will appear in , Hie second edition to-day. Messrs Palgety and Co., Ltd., report m> follows on the London markets: "We received the following cablegram ' from our London office, under date 30th inst.: Wool Sales.—Fourth series list closed 25th March; gross arrivals 412,500 bales, forwarded 210,500 bales., leaving 202,000 available. Crossbred*, dearer still. Merinos irregular, especially faulty and burry sorts." The sale of work and gift auction held at lhakara Hall yesterday afternoon was a great success. It was opened by the Mayor (Mr B. it. Gardener). There was a large attendance and the competitions were patronised by almost everyone, while the produce, etc., brought good prices. The result will be a good sum to be added a* Ihakara's share to the Belgian Relief Fund. For having lor sale hop beer containing more than three per cent ol proof spirit, Frank Holder, cordial manufacturer, was at Marton on last week fined £'20 and costs. TJie maximum penalty is £200. A certificate from the Government Analyst showed that the hop beer contained 9.2 proof spirit, being six per cent above the allowance by law. The prosecution alleged that deleiidant".liop beer was stronger than ordinary beer, which was allowed 8 per cent proof spirit. "'lliiis conscience doth make honest Mien of some." Under the heading "Conscience Money fiei-ened." , tin •Secretary to the Treasury has an announcement in the Government Gazette reading ae follows:—The Minister of Finance directs me to acknowledge receipt of the sum of £10, forwarded as conscience money to the Hon. Ministei of Immigration by some 2wrson unknown, to whom an assisted passage from England was granted by the Government. The writer of the letter states that he was not entitled to the assistance.—G. F. C. Campbell. Secretary to the Treasury Field-Inspector S. M. Taylor reports that the everage wheat yield throughout North Otago will be a£ least 25 bushels. Hilderthorpe, Richmond and Pukeuri districts have turned out better than was expected, with yields of an average of 3 bushels. Mr Ruddoiiklau, at Alma., has threshed 140 acres of wheat the best paddock of which yielded 02 bushels and the poorest 30". Allday Bay district will return 30 bushels, as will Incholine, Tokarahi, Ngapara. The Table*, Awainoko, and Parapaio will return on an average 25 bushels. From Diintroon. through Otiake and Otekaike. towards the Upper Waitaki as far as the Maerewheniia Uiver will yield 20 bushels average. The glad eye was in the ascendant at Matu-ura Island on Tuesday this week (states the W.riidhaiu ' Farmer"). It was monthly pay-day at the dairy factory, and the 29 suppliers subscribing to the institution between them lifted almost a cool £3000—-to be exact, £2373 7s 7d. That averages almost £82 per supplier. The lowest cheque was for £30 or thereabouts, but the vogue was mostly £00 to £80. Six went into the "century" figures, two of them being just over and under respectively the £200 mark. In addition to the usual Is per lb butter-fat payment., an extra 2d was being apportioned, covering previous months of the season. Mataura Island may well be designated a land of milk and money. The beautiful Mason and Hamlin organ installed in the Levin Presbyterian Church is the finest instrument in the district, and Mr Jesse- P. White, organist of the church, often gets pipeorgan effects from it. A recital will be given by him on Good Friclay evening. The programme will include also some high-class vocal items: Miss Johnston (of Wellington) will eing a solo (selected), and with Mr White will take part in the duet, "The Day is Done"; Miss O. Remington will be heard in "Love not the World." and Beethoven's "Hymn to Creation." and Mr White's vocal items will he ""Though Faithless Men" and "Crossing the Bar." The 'cello items by Miss B .Remington—""Chanson Triste ' and "Squire's Prayer"—will greatly add to the attractions of flie evenings. Among the organ selections by Mr White are included: Jackson's "Evening Hymn." LemareV "Andantine." nnd Beethoven's "Funeral March," in some of which he will Tiave Mrs Nation's assistance. The attendance is expected to crowd the church.