The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. THURSDAY, MAY 22 1913. Local and General.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 May 1913, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. THURSDAY, MAY 22 1913. Local and General.

Koputaroa residents «ro giving M Clark, tho popular .schoolmaster, ;: send-off tliis evening, on the eve o; his departure to Xgaio. to which school ho has received promotion.

Elizabeth "Wilson was charged (ai the .S.M. Court, Levin, yesterday) with having omitted to supply two calves with proper nourishment and .sufficient fowl ami shelter. Mr Poynton. S.M. convicted her, and ordered her to pay costs and witness expensetotalling one guinea.

Only one. wise went by default a the S.M. {jourfc sitting in Levin yesterday. It was that of Hitching*, Ilankins and Co.. Ltd.. v. T. Cootes, a claim for l;is (id. .Judgment was entered for plaintiffs for tho fuii amount claimed, and os costs. in another case both tlie parties failed to appoar, in a third case the ainoiint claimed was, paid into Court, and in four other cases the defendants had not been served. A judgment sur.iinoiis case w>as adjourned to lOt!i June. In the case of ('•. I']. Hook v. I). Kennedy, lieard on tho Bth May. judgment ljy default was entered foi plain.tiff. with 10s costs.

A. rough and ready jirguinont hotvr.vQit .Daniel Haimaii junior an , ! ,13arry Morgan took place in Oxford street. Levin, on 3rd May. Constable llap;nV intervened lieforo tlio rol'ereo could give a decision. Yesterdsiy li: asked Mr Poynton, iS.M. to decide tlie merits. Mr T'oynton thought liotli lioxei's should lose, sr- ho fined them ten shillings each, plus 7s costs each, for "having used throateniiuj; hehavionr in n public place."

Mr K. Prouse, Miss Prouse, arid Mr F. Parker iare leaving to-day f<n Collimgwood (Nelson province) wlioiv tlioy intend to spend a fow weeks , holiday.

Mr an 3 Mrs W. J. Reading, who Ikito heen living in Wanganni for past yeai , or two. hare returned t/i Levin and are about to settle lieic permanently.

Mr J. Devine, who for many yea , :. h«ns boon manager of Mr P. BartholomowVi niifl at Ohau Rush, has received a, lucrative, appointment at Mainakao (Rotorua). whei'e he will inanjigp tho Mountain Rimu Company's mills. He loaves for his now post towards the end of next month.

•Mr J. R. McDonald's steeplechassr iSalopion foil and broke his nock au Wanganui yesterday, whil- competing in a steeplechase Ho was a fine horse, standing ahout seventeen hands high and built in proportion. Although only a. new one at "the game," he has been showing plenty o; -pormise. Ho wae not lucky enough to have had hi.s namo placed as a winner in a race, hut he was a very successful show horse. He carried off many prizes in the heavyweight hack cla'sscs.

The following tcsini will represent Luvin- Wanderers in llioir matcli against Fox ton at Foxton to-morrow: Wore, Hutchins. Pio, W. "Winiata, Koyes. Saxon, Lower, Close, R. -McDonald, M. Winiata. flilchiiigs, N>. Winiata, Hcta, T. Winiata and H, McDonald.

When your hands "become rough., chapped, and cracked with the wei. and cold, a few applications o} c "Benzonia Cream," and you wilJ be surprised at the result. It works wonders in a single night. Price Is 6d jar from 0. S. Keedwell. Dispensing: Chemist.—Advt.

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The confornce of local bodies dolegates was held at Paltnorston, to discuss the acquisition oT the Foxton wharf for tho Harbour Board of that town, resolved, unanimously, "That in the opinion of his meeting a deputation consisting of the Harbour ■Board, tho various local bodies mnd the chamber of commerce delegates and Messrs Buick, Robertson and Nownian, M's.P., wait upon the Prime Minister, the iMnister for Railways and the Minister for Marine, and urge: (l)That the wha.'f ho sold to the Hoard for the sum of £10.000, (2) Tlmt the Board he given tho right to erect its own wharf and granted nail way communication."

A send-off to Australia was given to Martin Winiatat «nd J. Sciascia by their many friends and associates, at Levin last night. The send-off took the form of a smoke concert and there was a goodly number prosent. A very enjoyable evening Wine pased. The following toast list was gone through : "The King," "The New Zealand Rugby Union," "Our Guests," "The Horowhenua Rugby Union," and "Sister Clubs." During the evenings songs mid recita-

tions woi'o given by various? persons almongst them being a song by Mi Nepia Winiata "Alone," recitation. Mr Thompson "McPherson's Kilt," song, "Has Anyone soon My Poodle Doff," Mr Too, Winiata; story "The Maori and liis Tarpaulin Coat," Mr J. G. Hankins: song. "When They Ask You Your Xam<\" Mr J. Middleton ; rcoitiition, "The Great Onlamity," jM'i , H. : song "There's Xo One Like Mother," Mr G. McDonald. Many spoko during hho evening and wished "Goci speed to our 'boys. 1 " The (inuile was a hak,-. given by nj.tives who were j>re.sent.