The Levin Daily Chronicle WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 October 1931, Page 4

The Levin Daily Chronicle WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Musical flowers are something out of the ordinary. Major Annie Smyth told her audience last-evening at 5 o'clock Tn the morning people in (the neighbourhood of a certain lake in Japan could hear the lotus flowers opening, with a “Pom, pom, pom.’ ’ During their tour of agricultural Britain, the 30 New Zealand farmers who left the Dominion last May were welcomed at Threave Farm, Kirkmichaelj Scotland; by Sir ; Charles Fergus son> the latfe ,Go vernor-Ceheral. Mr W, Buneiman, of Papatofetoe, who:: returned thanks on behalf of the visitors, said that, although . Sir Charles had been Governor-General of New Zealand for five years, they had to go to Scotland to meet him for the first time. " An unusual incident occurred oh- the Middlemore golf links, Auckland, on Wednesday, leading to the disqualification of a lady player during the progress of the second qualifying round for the Auckland ladies’ provincial championship. The flayer’s ball became lodged in a tree, and in order to enable her to play it her caddie climbed the tree and shook,the ball to the ground. She thereupon played it where it fell. This action by the.,caddie caused the player to unwittingly break two rules.

Members of the Black ,Cat Tennis Club are reminded that the opening day will be held on Saturday next, at 2 p.m. Lady members are requested to bring a plate.

The legs of the Japanese are becoming longer, Major Smyth told her audience last evening. This is because the children have in modern times been accommodated with seats in school, instead of having to squat on the floor. The Japanese should not be a shortstatured race, if allowed freedom ‘to develop, as they are long in the body.

“ There is very much tuberculosis in Japan, because of the over-crowding and the fact that there is not as much ozone as in the New Zealand air,” said Major Annie-iSmyth, in her lecture last evening. “That is why we are sent home on furlough. In Japan in the rainy season, we feel as if we have not enough air to breathe; we feel like fish in an ocean.”

Some very fine specimens of dressed flax bags* will be given as prizes in the competitions at the unemployment dance on Friday evening. These items of Maori handicraft will be greatly appreciated by those who are fortunate in winning them and should inspire keen competition in the various novelty events for which they are given. They are now on view in Mr E. Henderson’s window.

Intending exhibitors at the Wairarapa Show to be held at Carterton, on 28th and 29th October are reminded that entries close with the secretary, P.O. Box 25, Carterton, on Wednesday 14th inst. (Schedules are obtainable free on request. In view of the necessity of breeders bringing their stock before the Public this Show offer* a splendid opportunity for them to do so, as the Wairarapa Shew ranks high in the show world.

A statement that butchers at the Patea Freezing Works were earning up to £4O per week for the killing of “■bobby’’ calves was made at a meeting of the South Taranaki provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union at Hawera last week. It was considered by several members that returns to the farmers, ranging from 9d to 3s 6d per head, should be higher, and that middle costs absorbed too big a percentage. It is understood that the killing’ rate to butchers is 8d per head.

■ Some of those present alt the lecture in the Salvation Army Hall last evening must have, received quite a surprise when, in the course of a series of lanftern views of Japan, there greeted them from the screen the features of a well-known townsman. The older residents, of course, knew that Mr J. W. Gibson had visited that counltry. In the picture he was shown in company with an elderly Japanese lady who is greatly esteemed in connection with the missions and whose eldest son joined the Salvation Army.

A touching incident from the history of old Japan was told by Major Annie Smyth last evening. It had to do with the mausoleum of the shogunns at Nikko, a magnificent struclture, to the building of whi.ch the lords of the country had contributed considerable sums. One of their number was, however, too poor to make a gift of money, so he went to the mountains and gathered thousands, of seedlings of eryptomerias, which he planted to form an avenue over twenty miles long, leading to the mausoleum. A picture was thrown on the screen showing this now world-famous avenue, whose stately beauty perpetuates the memory of an act of peculiar sacrifice.

A Palmerston motor firm, Adams, Ltd., were charged yesterday on the information of the Inspector of Factories with failing to pajj an employee (Charles Hargreaves) over the age of 20 years, the award rate of wages, namely Is lid per hour. Counsel for defendants explained that Hargreaves had been employed by the firm for a num'ber of years, washing cars and blowing up tyres, etc. He was paid £2 19s per week for that work. Hargreaves did not tell the firm when he reached 20 years of age and made no claim for the extra wages. Had he done so no doubt the firm would have put him off and found another boy. Mr Lowden stated that the onus was on the employer to find out the boy's age. Mr J. L. Stout S.M., "I should have thought it was the boy’s business to tell his employers. No doubt, as. counsel has said, had he asked for the increase in wages, he would have got the ‘sack.’ ’’ His Worship did not consider the breach was one that called for a large penalty. A fine of 40s was imposed. During the off week the married men on unemployment relief feel the burden of providing for a family without -income, Mr L. Carmichael is taking a step that will relieve this stress to a eeifiain extent by giving 1 lb. of sausages free to every married man on the unemployed list during the week that work is-not provided. This offer entails no conditions whatever. Mr Carmichael has a list of those on relief works 'and they only require to call at the shop for their parcel.* . The Railway Department notifies the issue of specially deduced fares to the Otaki Races; also the running of special trains to and from the races. See advertisement column for. particulars. Reduced Prices in. Ladies’ wear,—-Crepe . Bloomers in assorted ‘shades, all sizes at 1/6 a, pair, also Fugiette BloomerS in nice shades and all sizes at 2/3 and 2/6 a pair only at Clark’s, Ltd., Levin’s Best Store.* Prevent Bilious Attacks! Drink Rhunerva./, thq tonic South American Health Tea. Rhunerva tones up the .whole system. —C. S. Keedwell, Chemist.* youthfu' l Slenderness restored by taking Youth-O-Form Capsules. No dieting or reducing exercises required. C. S. Keedwell, Chemist. Men., dislike women whose breath is bad. Yeaston. Tablets purify breath. r- J Crown Pkarmtey.*

On Sunday the diamond jubilee anniversary of the Carterton Metthodist Church .was observed, special services being held. Methodism was planted in -New Zealand by Rev. Samuel Lfei'gh, in 1822, and the first Methodist Church in Carterton, was built nearly 50 years later in 1871,

“I think the practice should be stopped, ” declared Mr H. E. Edmunds, retiring president, at the Manawatu Automobile Association annual meeting last evening, when referring to the practice of some people cadging rides along the road. He warned motorists that should an accident happen to the person given a lift, the motorist would be liable. In any, case there’ .were service cars on the road and also the trains in which they could ride.

A strange incident was related in a letter received by the Palmerston City Council when the tenant- of one of its houses asked for the installation of electric light to replace the existing gas supply. Among otnef complaints it was stalled that on one occasion a bird entered the house through a fanlight, alighted on a gas fitting, and turned on the gas (the lever being of the 'bar and chain variety). This had resulted in a large leakage which had almost caused an explosion. 1

Japan shared in the unfavourable summer this year. ■ Major Annie iSmyth stated, in her lecture last evening, that in July last only three days of sunshine were experienced. Ordinarily the Japanese depend on that month for a great deal of sunshine for the benefit of the rice, which is transplanted in June. As a result of the wet weather this year, the rice has risen to five times its ordinary price; and, as t is the staple food in Japan, the situation may be likened to a two-pound loaf of bread costing half-a-erown in New Zealand.