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Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 July 1911, Page 3

Advices have reached us from Marfcon, telegraphed by Mr Jock Willis, that owing to a cri-urt ens? at Palmei'ston Nortli lie will lie uiial.'lo to appear in Levin next Wednesday and Thursday, as advertise:!. He hopes to make his bow before a Levin audience on some future date. The torrential rains which are falling in this district >are causing much inconvenience to residents. In most of the streets the culverts are mute incapable of dealing with the now of water, and in Cambridge street the position of affairs is serious. The' grounds surrounding the vicarage are flooded, and the water, which stretches across the stireot, has invaded the. gardens on the other side of the- road and made it almost impossible for residents to kavo their homes. In some instances tho water 1s on a. level with the steps of the hioiises, and reaches up to" tin , railway line. Residents state, that they have on several occasions drawn the attention of the council to the fact that the size of the culverts is too small to negotiato a heavy downpour. Tf th&re is not an early break in the inundation residents in Cambridge street will lie placed in an exceedingly serious position.

_ Hockey on skates is creatine considerable interest in the town." The rink was packed last Wedureß&iv to .see Otaki play Levin*, and next Wednesday promises to bo even more exciting, wihen Foxton play Levin a.iu! Otaki play Foxton. There will bo two ilioiiTs , general skating dni.ri.ug the evening a.nd the closing time will 'be extended to 11 p.m. Mr Kearsley's band will be in attendance and Mr Easthe-r will referee the matches. After these mfltoh.es are played a rep. team will be selected to play Wellington at the Kilbirnie Rink, after which Wellington will visit'Leviu. A slhield will" he presented to , t3ie winning t&am at end of the senson,