LOCAL & GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 January 1917, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

'•Now Zealand Opinions—Editorially lixpres-oi 1 ' is the heading of an article 011 page 1 to-day, while on page 4 appears Tui iUtfresting report on the development of the ironsand industry in i'ai'iinaki. L,-vin lias now 347 consumers of gas, and in addition there are 47 street lamps being supplied. Gas stovers in use number 110; ower engines, 3. Horcwhenua county men who: 'have enlisted this week for active service arc John O. Guy, Haut-ere Cro-rs; Arthur Wills, Shannon; Charles A. Col--lin son. O'hau; Arthur W. Stuckey, Levin. In an article on the "Passing of the Effigy," in last Saturday's Evening Post, ilr IT. G. Well, the well-known novelist, thus describes his meeting with a certain personage:—"l bad but recently had an encounter with an imported colonial statesman who was being advertised, like soap, as the coming saviour of England. I was curious to meet him. I wanted to talk about all sorts of things that would have been profoundly interesting—as, for example, his impressions of the Anglican bishops. But I met a hoarding. I met a tiling like a mask; [•something, surrounded by touts, that was duly trying—as we say in iLondon —to 'come it' over me. ®e said he had heard of me. He had read Kipps. [ intimated that although I had writton Kipps, I liad continued to exist, hut he did not see the point of that. I said certain tilings to liim about the complexity between political -life 1 - in Great Britain" and in the colonies that lie was manifestly totally incapable of understanding. But one conld as soon have talked with one of the statesmen at Madame Tussaud's. An antiquated figure." About £o4 have been paid out by Horowhenua. County Council this season, for purchase of sparrow, blackbird, tbrusli, la irk and other smallbird eggs. In all 40,000 eggs have been bought by the council. The payments* were mad© as follows: Per Levin school £11 19s lOd; per Manakau school £3 6s 9d; per Ihakara school £6 4s sd; paid out at county offices £32 10s.. A very large proportion of the eggs were thrusfli eggs. Levin school's gatherings may be taken as a typical lot. The school gathered 1992 blackbirds eggs, 4620 thrush eggs, 978 sparrow eggs, and 48 lark eggs. Prices paid were Od per dozen for blackbird eggs and 4d per dozen for all others. Starling eggs were not purchased.

Junior National Scholarships for "Wellington Education Board district are announced. A Levin High School girl—Miriam M. Herriek—gained the honor of fourth highest place on List 1 with 571 marks. The Canterbury wheat market is lifeless, pending the Government decision as to disposal of this season's crop. ' Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report that at Levin on Tuesday they offered a small yarding of both sheep and cattle. Bidding was inclined to be dull and prices were a shade easier. On page 4 appears an advertisement of a sale of work to be held in Levin next Wednesday. The articles are the 'result of the Levin children's selfdenial and the proceeds of the sale are to be devoted to the fund being raised by Nitirse Lewis, of Ofcaki. for purchase of a motor ambulance for use by the Maori contingent now on active sendee. The children of the school have devot. Ed a large portion of their holidays to the collection of gifts, and it is expected that -the residents of Levin aiul district will assist the children by attending the sale on "Wednesday. Gifts of produce and Works may be left a.t the Century Hall on Tuesd'ay next after- 10 a.m. and up to a. Tike hour on Wednesday morning.

Mrs Clarence Mills, of Brightlands, Pelorus Sounds, has reported to the Bavelock police that half a dozen bales of wool had 'been stolen from her shed at the wharf. Mrs Mills, the Pelorus Guardian states, had her house entered last .Tune and part of the furnitiwe 'removed, while on a visit to Wellington to see her husband off on active service.

Anna Pavlovna, the wonderful dancer, oncp in New York, was asked by a newly-fledged millionaire to dance at a reception lie was giving at his house. "My tevms will be £300." said Pavlova, who is an excellent business woman. The Yankee raised his eyebrows, "Gee, that's natlier stiff, isn't it? Look here, now, I'll igive you £200!" But tlie dancer was firm, and as the millionaire wantor her badly he gave in. "But, say," lie remarked, as she was going, "I shan't expect you to mix wiith my guests, you know." "Oh, well, in tliat case," retorted Pavlova, with ia relieved sort of smile, "I'll gladly i et ,y OU off for £200! T was afraid you'd expect me to mix with them."

A sum of £5 liaa been voted to Constable JBagrie, of Levin, being half the fines inflicted on two >Levin residents against whom charges of havng shot game on Horowhenua Lake, were brought by the constable. The voto was passed by the council of Wellington Acclimatisation Society, to which body the fines were repayable out of the consolidated revenue. A veteran settler of Dannevirko— Mr Henry Gaisford—died on Thursday . last. He had been ill for some time past. Mr Giu'sford was well-known as sportsman and farmer alike. Mr Edward Tin,gey, an old ros'iclenfc of Wangianui, was killed in a motor-car accident at Ratanui. He was aged 66. Ohupa j TaJranaki, seems to be a particularly deadly sort of place (says the Mannwatu Times). Dr Dunck has just committed suicide there by taking an overdo;c of chloral. This is the third medical practitioner within five years who has died by his own hand at Ohura -The senior partner of Messrs Harvey anid Co., builders, Levin, informed a Chronicle representative that the building trade in Levin is brisker at present than at any time during the last seven years. The firm has building contracts in hand of iin aggregate value of £5000. Amongst the works in hand are two 8-rootmed houeses to be erected on the "YVeraroa State Farm i(iLevin). Indications rare for northerly winds strong to gale and backing by west to sfauth. The weather appears likejy io bs chud'y and unsettled with rain following. The barameter is falling.