The Levin Daily Chronicle WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1935. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 November 1935, Page 4

The Levin Daily Chronicle WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1935. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Australia possesses the deepest artesian bore in the world. This is the Springleigh bore, in Western Queens land. It is 7009- feet deep.

Asked what his attitude towards the Government's "B" class broadcasting stations was, Mr J. Linklater at his meeting in the Century Hall on Monday evening stated that he thought these stations should be kept clear of advertising announcements between the items -as it spoilt the programmes.

For the first time in the 18 years history of the Queensland Golden Casket, the first prize has been won twice by the same ticket-holder. The winners'of £4OOO of the £6OOO prize at the last drawing —Messrs E. Austin, M. Tait and T. Tracey—secured the same amount in the lottery last April.

At the installation of officers of Lodge Dynamic, at Brisbane, at which the Most Worshipful Grand Master, Sir Leslie Wilson, wa present, J. A. Boden was installed as Worshipful Master, and his six sons were installed in the remaining chairs from Senior Warden to Inner Guard. An eighth member of the Boden family, another son, was a candidate for initiation at the same Lodge.

An elector, who punctuated the political meeting of the two National candidates on .Monday evening with interjectons, said to Mr Linklater: "The exchange, you reckon, has been of benefit to the farmers at 2'5 per cent." (Mr Linklater's reply, "Yes.") "You say it has made them more wealthy." ("Yes.") "Well then why did you not raise it to 50 per cent, and make them twice as wealthy? The candidate replied that too much could be had of a good thing 1 .

Suffering from insomnia, and getting corpulent, jaded, and irritable, George Bradley, a youth of 58, of Willoughby (Sydney), reverted to cycling, and each day covers M miles from his home to Parramatta, where lie runs a cycle shop. As a result of the exercise, he has lost a couple of stone in weight, looks younger, and sleeps well. He tok part in the 93 miles open cycling race at Gosford recently, and the same week rode from Sydney to Gosford, went once round the course of 31 miiesj and was back in Sydney by lunch.

A Taumarunui source of information discloses that the defendant in. the pending action connected with the Chateau Tongariro incident is E. J. B. Seeker, Te Awanga, near Hastings. Owing to the present unavailability of the chief' witness for the defence, who is a member of the personal staff of the Governor-General, it is likely that an adjournment will, be applied for when the case is called in the Taumarunui Court on Thursday. The witness concerned is with Lord Galway on the Government steamer Matai.

The fact that there are in the Dominion more Sunday school teachers than day school teachers was mentioned by Rt'v. E. P. Ulamires, Youth Director of the Methodist Ouireii, when speaking at the Cuba Street Church, recently. There were, he said, 1-5,000 Sunday school teachers in New Zealand and 4,000,000 throughout the world—"the largest volunteer force ever raised in the world's history." "The Sunday school staiTs are the great unpaid army -carrying on the work for God amongst youth," Mr Blamires commented.

Miss Jean Bat ton is again o'n the flying a Pereival Gull, of which she is very proud and has great confidence in this machine. The Used 'Car Exchange as yet are not selling aeroplanes, but the machines they do sell you can have every confidence in because of the tests they get before delivery with a view to your safety and peace of mind after purchasing.*

A scarcity of skilled men in trades associated with the building industryis being experienced in Auckland.

I A reminder is given that Colonel S. \ J. E. Closey, Independent candidate for | the Manawatu seat, will address electors in St. Mary's Hall this evening, \at 8 o'clock.

Two girls recently appeared in Princess Street, Dunedin, in nothing more than sand shoes and bathing •costumes. Dunedin must be favoured with more congenial climate than Horowhenua.

A questioner at the political meeting of the two Nationalist candidates on Monday evening asked Mr G. A. Monk if ho was in favour of public or private control of money. Mr Monk replied: "Well if it is my money, I am in favour of private control."

The supplementary roll for Manawatu has now been printed and the total number on the roll this year is 9705, the highest figure on record. Last election the total was 9382. The Otaki roll carries 11,2,94 names, as against 9,600 in 1931, an increase of 1,694.

"Thousands of pounds are wasted in useless talking in the House," said Mr J. Linklater in the course of his address at Levin on Monday evening. "Too much time is spent in reiteration and the House should be a workshop instead of a talkshop."

During his address on Monday evening, Mr J. Linklater, National candidate for the Manawatu seat, stated that the reduction of farmers' interest and rent had been the main item in keeping many on their land. A wag in the audience: "And under it."

"There was a time when the New Zealand Legion was going, and it was rather annoyed with me because I called it a political mustard club, and they told me I'd burn my tongue if I didn't look out. To-day there is not one of them opening his mouth! Possibly they got burnt."—Mr. H. M. Christie Labour candidate for Waipawa.

Typical of their readiness to use our vernacular, a youjjg Maori in Manawatu, when being invited to give a public address, was asked to make a note of its several leading points so that he could keep with a reasonable time limit said: "There's no need for that, sir, I can just spit it out like a bucket of water." Even so, their choice of words is often the envy of many an educated Briton. • -

A motor-ear which was started by a child of three careered across the South Road, near the Hawera School, and crashed into a stationary vehicle about 50 yards away. The child was unhurt. The child, after a wait of nearly an hour, apparently became impatient and climbed to the driver's seat and sounded the horn vigorously. It is thought the child then unwittingly started the engine, which was in gear.

A meeting will be held in the Century Hall on Tuesday next, the 19th hist., to consider the question of the proposed new Technical High School 'for the Levin District At the request of the Hon. the Minister for Education, Mr W. IS. !La TToube, Acting Director for Education, and Dr. Mcllraith, Chief Inspector for Primary Schools, will attend and give information as- to the proposals of the Education Department in respect to the proposed undertaking.

"I would take the sales tax off the poor," said Mr. D. McDougall, Independent candidate for Mataura, in reply to a questioner. "I would put the tax back on the brewers, I would take 50 per cent of the profits from wrestling matches, and aw it is impossible to stop gambling in this country I would have four sweeps running, in Auckland, Wellington, Christchureh and Dunedin, to stop the money from going out of the country to Australia and Ireland."

A number of people i» Auckland have suffered lately from sudden and unaccountable los s of voice, without the usual bad cold or apparent attack of influenza. The cause is generally believed to be an influenza infection. A cold 'snap struck Bay of Plenty late last week when frosts were recorded in several localities, and somo damage was done to young maize. Snow was visible on Mount Tarawera. Heavy -hail was experienced at Whakatane, and the weather was exceptionally cold.