The Levin Daily Chronicle SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1935. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 April 1935, Page 4

The Levin Daily Chronicle SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1935. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There will be no issue of the ( ‘Levin Daily Chronicle” on Easter Monday.

“It can be taken for certain that the Government will build a central .office block for its departments in Auckland, but I am not able to say anything further at present,” said the Minister of Public Works (Hon. J. Bitchencr) after an inspection of Government offices in Auckland recently.

* Maintaining that the Dominion had all the natural advantages for building up a breed of dairy stock, equal to any in the world, Mr J. A. Mitchell stated at yesterday’s field day of the Manawatu Jersey Breeders’ Club that it was not so much stock that was wanted as stud-men to attain that end.

In the presence of a large and enthusiastic assemblage,, the GovernorGeneral, Lord Galway, performed his first official ceremooiy outside of Wellington City on Thursday, when he opened autumn show of the Hutt Valley Horticultural Society at Lower Hutt. Their Excellencies were attended by their three young daughters.

A record cargo from Australia of 3100 tons was carried on the Monowai which arrived at Auckland from Syd,ney yesterday. Later in the day the .Gabriella reached Auckland from Sydney and Newcastle with 700 tons of ,iron and steel goods, making a total of 3800 tons of Australian goods and re-shipments to reach New Zealand on one day.

Eels in the lower reaches of Hart’s Creek (near Christchurch) were, if not in clover at the end of last week, at least in cress, according to two angllers who visited that stream. The adult inanga or whitebait running up the stream from Lakes Ellesmere could be seen in their thousands spawning among the cress stems near the banks of the stream. The eels were lying comfortably at ease below the cress, and sinister sucking noises indicated that they were making the most of unexpectedly increased food supply.

In comrnemmoration of the 25th anniversary of the accession to the throne of His Majesty King George the Fifth, Silver Jubilee medals have been struck at the Royal Mint, London, and are being made available on sale to members of the public throughout the Empire. The medals are in two sizes—a large size which is to be sold at fl Is, and a small size which will cost 2s 6d. The task of disposing of the medals in New Zealand has been allotted to the Post Office. The small size medal will be aavilable to the public at'the Chief Post Office, Palmerston North, from Thursday, April 18th. The large size is expected to be available a little later

iSpecial Easter services will be conducted in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church to-morrow, when. Dr. Fraser will preach at both morning and evening services. Returned soldiery, including South African Veterans, will para.de at the Public School on Anzac Day, at 1.45 p.m., to' participate in the Anzae services. Full particulars are advertised on page 8 to-day. The Wellington Education Board, at its monthly meeting recently, had under discussion the subject of the savings bank scheme in primary schools. The scheme generally was approved by a majority of members, but it was decided that outside officials should not be allowed to approach pupils during school hours. The transformation of heathen countries under Christian evangelism is a story of perennial romance. It is this fact which will make the visit of the Rev. J. E. Metcalfe, of the Solomon Islands, of very great interest to the Levin public. Mr Metcalfe will preach in the Century Hall to-morrow morning and will also give a lantern lecture on Tuesday.

When witnesses in a case which came before the Arbitration Court recently were asked how much their expenses had been in attending the Court, one said he had been obliged to pay a man £1 to' carry out his duties for the day. Explaining the matter further, the witness said he was a master baker and the day for them was “hot cross bun day” —one of the busiest days of the year.

The monthly meeting of the Amalgamated Farmers’ and Dairy Farmers’ Union at Palmerston North on Thursday endorsed a remit forwarded by the Waikanac branch that the Government be requested to make the damaging or removal of danger signs erected by automobile associations illegal. The mover of the remit was Mr J. T. Kent, who said that the signs erected by the associations were of great help to the motorists.

The story of how a neat compliment was paid to him by a Maori, using the characteristic form of an allegory, was told by Bishop Bennett at the concert given by the Waipatu Maori Choir in Hastings. The Bishop said that recently, when preaching to a Maori congregation, he had somewhat diffidently .apologised for the occasional dryness of the subjects of his sermons. “That’s all right, Bishop,” said one of the Maoris, “the drieet walnut is always the sweetest.”

The Premier of New South Wales (Mr B. S. B. Stevens) a few days agocompared present conditions in New South Wales with those existing during the Lang regime. He said that two out of every three men out of work in 1f) 312 had been absorbed into private industry. The unemployed now numbered fewer than 70.000, and o’f that number the great bulk were working on Government relief work. Taxation of all forms had been reduced by nearly £7,000,000 and because of that industry had been stimulated.

The unusual sight of a dog of doubtful parentage being paraded before a greeting of a suburban local body to enable members to determine to what breed it belonged brightened up proceedings at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Ellerslie Town Board. The owner of the dog had objected to the inspectors’ decision that the animal was an Alsatian, which would involve paying a higher license fee. The Board then decided to give its united verdict on the dog. When the animal was brought into the Board room most members had to confess their inability to classify the dog’s breed, although several different breeds were mentioned as being likely. One member said that it “looked like an Alsatian and was therefore liable to be registered at the higher fee of 10s.” Following the precedent set by King Solomon, a member proposed a fifty-fifty compromise. '“We might class it half Alsatian and half any other breed and compromise on the respective fees chargeable,’.’ lie said. After further discussion the Board evaded the difficulty by letting the owner off with the ordinary fee of Xis.

The shopping hours to be observed next week at Community Stores, Ltd., are announced in their advertisement -in this issue.*

. Attention is directed to the Railway Department’s advertisement in this issue in respect of the train service o'n Anzac Day.