LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 March 1911, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Enlargement of the Druids' Hall, licvin, is jiii contemplation by the lodge, and .Messrs H. Gilmour and .). /lonng have been appointed to receive tenders for the work and report thereon to a committee meeting to be held towards tho end of the month. The Deputy Official Assignee requests us to state that the ■-public examination of T. \ 13 Hudson, of Levin, will be hoard before the Registrar of the Supreme Court, Mr A. D. Thompson, S M at Palmer.ston North, on Friday,' the 24th inst., at 2 p.m. "Shannon .and Tokomaru settlers under boycott by the Government Advances to Settlers and Workers Department" is the headino- of a ■letter sent to us by a Shannon citizen who appends his name for publication. The letter will appear tomorrow.

A fairly good audience was in attendance at the Town' Hall last night when the New Zealand Picture Co. gave its second display in Levin. A degree of flicker was apparent in two of the earlier films nut the remainder of the pictures proved beautifully clear and steady. J lie finest .and most interesting of the wlvo e scries was the film depicting cowboy life in Texas, ahowinothe daring feats and skilful manoeu" vrmg « : f the "boys" o,n their fie'rv mustangs as they rode down and' i'»ped in the unruly cattle of the groat phins. The company will appear at Pal.ia.tua to-night' and on Wednesday mght, at Otaki on Thursday irig.it, Shaman on Friday night, and be back again in Levin for "the I week-end.

I lie parochml district of Levin and wjJI !, e soon a thin* of the past. Jhe standmg committee, of the Aiigliran Church of Wellington district to be d.vuled from April Ist. J ie nor ,ern part of the . district will for the future be known as the 1 aroolual district of* Shannon and (son oma of K v ?i°' Rw < (son of Archdeacon Palmer, of -Melanesia.) will commence bis duties on the Ist April as the vicar in charge , 0 f the above district, an willl reside „, Shannon; In -eW to the southern end of the district the reconstituted boundaries willS ted from Koputaroa to Ohon and the vicar (Rev. S. G. Compter.) ill continue to reside rn Levin. "This portion othe district will hencefo ! trirt of Ti n?MV " , } B ,B"P««*hial distant of Lerjn a?K ] OJI , n| . <i pastoial letter and a li«+ nf +i,„ hold in the various centres.

act in eonj'inctio.i with the Abi\toirs Committee. lie said: " Thcv follow that course at the New Plymouth •Hospital." Councillors pricked up their oars, and asked what that had to do with the matter, whereupon Or. Healv explained that lie meant the New Plymouth abattoirs: and then councillors wondered if some supposed similarity in the objects of the two institutions had caused the confusion in the names.

Says the Rnngitikoi Advocate:— It is understood that the Ministerial party will make strenuous efforts to retain R;nngitikei seat at the coming election, and also to regain the Manawatu. Oroua and Palmerston scats. It is also likely that cirotim-

stances may arise which will strengthen their efforts, apart altogether from the fact that a considerable amount of money will ho available for allocation. The No-license party will also be strongly in evidence in these electorates! and will make determined efforts to carry their policy into effect.

_ After a tour of Now Zealand, lastnig for the 'best part of four months, Mr G. W. Gill, formerly manager of the Hudson's Ray Company, Alberta. Canada, told an Auckland Herald reporter that he was strongly impressed with the efforts bei)ng made to develop the country. . .siting different parts of the dominion, from Chris!church northwards, he had seen splendid agricultural land, and also many farms, run on the modern prmeiolos, that spelt success. Contrasted with those ruling in Canada, tho land values in New' Zealand seemed to him rattier high, but, of course, New Zealand was favoured with better climatic conditions. For the larger cities here, he confessed a sivoiiff admiration.

A correspondent in the Christchurch Press referred to an Engl is]i pciimy issued many years ago, which he had heard, contained a certain amount of gold accidentally dropped into the alloy when the coins were henig minted. Mr Johannes C. Andersen informed a Press reporter that the penny mentioned was issued in 18!') 1, and, he believed, had been withdrawn from circulation when the error was dis-oveiWl. At any rate, specimens of the 18(54 penny are now difficult to obtain, and'seem to ihave become very rare. The presence of the gold changed the color of tho coin slightly, the tint heing lighter than tho ordinary penny." "H.

I)." writes: "The pennies that have got gold in them aro the 1864. pennies. They were worth 2s Gd each twenty years ago. They aro very scarce, now. T have two of them, anil can see the gold in one of tliein. ' Air J. AVhi taker wrote informing the Levin lioron.iili Council last evening that as requested, he had examined the shop a.iid fittings until lately owned by Mr Smart, and placed their value at £14. The. fixtures in Mr AYei'teel's .shop he estimated at £3. Cr France: Wo had a demand for £50 for the shop and fittings in the first case! ("Oh!") Or. Mackenzie: Three people have given an estimate and hliev all give practically the same value. "d\

I France said that he would move a resolution to the effect that Mr . Smart be offered the- sum of £3 10s. Cr. Hannan: Make a more reason- . able offer. Or. Fiance: Sav a fiver! Cr. Hannan: Oh, say seven pounds. J.hat s about fair.' .Tn the course of the discussion the Mayor said that practically he was in favour of standing by the valuation of Mr Whitaker. Or. France: Whc*i Mr Smart asked for £o0 he opaned his mouth too wide. (Laughter!) We ■are the trustees of the public purse! Tt was stated that Mr Smart might take away certain piping a,nd glass, hut Cr. Hanna-n ridiculed the idea. He said, however, he was in favour of a compromise, and ho thought the offer of £7 was fair. Cr. Lancaster thought Cr. France's offer a very reasonable one. Cr. A reus : Tt is too drastic to offer onlv £7. Cr Palmer: Hear! Hear! Or. France: You want to keep expenditure down. Fight for every pound. The Mayor observed that the first thing the council -had to do was to be fair in the .matter—to deal equitahlv between a tenant and the ratepayers. He himself was in favour of arbitration because it was the most equitable way of arriving at a satisfactory solution of the matter. Eventually the following resolution was adopted:—"That the Mayor and Crs. Hannan and Franco interview . Messrs Smart and Thompson, with a vie\r to arriving a t a settlement of Mr Smart's claim and report at next meeting." The resolution was moved by Cr. France-and seconded { by Cr. Hannan.

"Dear mutton and dearer beef" is ah expert's prophecy regarding, the New Zealand meat market in the coming winter. A Stratford livery-stablo keeper is new tbe proud possessor of Sir Joseph Ward's landau, for whiolr lie ■paid, at auction a little over one lufndrod guineas, probably about :i third of its cost in London. .It wa.s not Mayor Stiles' intention to seek office for another term, hitLnow that the hall loan proposal has been carried, he has beem recpiested to see tin's work through and it is possible that he may consent, to accede to this request. Foxton Herald. Or. 0. "Williams, writing from Roof ton, on March sth, to the Levin Borough Council, said: "Important business ha.s somewhat delayed my returning to Levin for two or three weeks. Will yon be kind enough to grant leave of absence, for another month for me?" The necessary leaseof absence was last eveni,ng formally granted. The Ladies' Auxiliary of the local Y.M.C.A. arc expecting to eclipse all previous attainments on Monday next, when they will kindly provide the edibles for the fruit 'banquet. Last year it was found necessary to resort to two seating*, and on this occasion provision will be made to accommodate a larger number. Tickets are within the reach of all at Is. Sly-grog .sellers must re.sort to now devices to successfully carry on business and avoid detection, says the Auckland Star. Apparently a novel effort wa.s made at Tauma'ninui to escape the vigilance of the police, A young man was arrested on Monday, and he was found in possession of three dozen bottles of whisky. He wa.s posing as a commercial traveller, and wa.s earryi'ng the liquor in brand-new leather sample bags. At last meeting of tlie Levin Borough Council, Messrs Harvey and Co. wrote: With reference to our section No. 31 municipal lease --wo ask- yon to clear the section of the present buildings, as they are useless to us for amy purpose. Plans are in course of preparation for a now two.storied building to be erected on this site, which plans will shortly be presented for your approval. The letter was noted. "I regret to learn from your letter of the 10th inst.," wrote Mr H. W. Olimie, from Hawera, in the course of a. letter which was read at last evoning's meeting of the Lev hi Borough Council, ''that you have had a blockage in the- bend rare tunnel. lam sending down one of my assistants, who is a practical man. to examine the tunnel, and them f will advise you as to the best method to adopt to prevent a recurrence of the .stoppage and also a simple means of connecting up the fall crock in case there should be another mishap." Stratford Borough Councillors had a hearty laugh the other night at a slip made by Cr. Healy while urging that a butcher should be asked to

When Mr Robert MoNab was Minister for Lands much suggestive and original legislation, was brought forward. No doubt Mr McNab will maintain his reputation for originality in his address on " The Federation of the Empire" at next Monday's banquet of the liovin V.M.O.A. at which he will be the principal .speaker. Anything that promotes the welfare of the individual citizens of a community promotes the welfare of the whole. It should be the aim of all right thinking people to exert i their utmost in the direction of bettering their fellows. This can he done by helping at the Y...r.C.A. banquet on Monday next. Admission Is. Rov. D. C ..Bates' weather forecast states that present indications are for a falling barometer everywhere. Northerly and westerly winds strong to gale arc probable everywhere, warm and .humid condiions and l increasing cloudiness preceding rain and stormy weather in most parts of the dominion. The Mayor (Mr B. R. Gardener) presided last evening over a. meeting of the Levin Borough Council. The members present were:— Cr.s. Palmer, Lancaster, MoKcnzie. France, Pro use, Hannan, A reus and Mr P. W. Goldsmith (town clerk). Messrs Booth and Maodounld wrote .stating the price for a traction engine if it should be required, in connection with working the stone crusher. The letter was noted. A special telegram in last night's Evening Post states that Mr W. H. Field's party endeavoured to cross from Otaki via Hector, Alpha, and Reeves to Greytown on Saturday. They reached .nearly to the Alpha, when fog set in, necessitating the party's return to Otaki. Mr Maxton's party from Greytown went to Mount Reeves on Sunday to meet MiField's, but stayed too long and had to camp on the range. They reached Greytown this morning.

The following motion, moved at last evening's" meeting of Levin Borough Council by the Mayor and seconded 'by Cr Palmer, was adopted : That the letter.of Mr Marsh be referred to a committee consisting of members of the Lighting Committee present in the town with Cr. McKenzie. Cr. Franco and Cr. Prouse, the committee to go into the questions raised in the letter and report to the next meeting of the council.

After manv postponements it has finally been decided to hold the Levin school picnic on Wednesday, March 29. The date originally fixed was Wednesday, March '2-2, which was found unsuitable as the Flower Show was being held on that dav. Friday, next fixed on, wa.s unsuitable for various reasons; and .Monday, the next date arranged, was found unsuitable as the ladies' com-mit-too could not cut sandwiches on the preceding night.

We remind our renders of the splendid programme to he presented in Levin Town Hall to-night, at the Catholic concert. Talent will ho present from Wellington, Palmcr.ston Xorth and Otaki (as well as from Levin and district), as will he seen from an advertisement in to-night's issue of The Chronicle. A dance will follow, the music for w.hHi will he .supplied In- Mr Kenrslev and Mrs Dflton (of Wellington). The executive committee guarantees a good night's entertainment to everyone attending, and the prices to' lie charged nro popular.

f To-morrow afternoon the Autumn Show of the Levin Horticultural Society will he opened. The preliminary arrangements have heen satisfactorily completed, and there is every promise of a 'highly successful and altogether notahle show. The displav will he spread over two days, and r entertainment will he provided on Thursday evening hy .Mr V. \\\ Jones, who will contribute a number of classical and humorous selections on his zonnphono, an instrument Known as the In test and host development of reproductive sound machines.