The Chronicle, PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. SATURDAY. JULY 12, 1913. LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 July 1913, Page 2

The Chronicle, PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. SATURDAY. JULY 12, 1913. LOCAL & GENERAL

$ Arbor day is to br '.vlcbratet.! on Wednesday. Kith July. Levin School Committee is desirous oi filling ii]) the gaps in the school plantation, and would be glad of the gift ol some twenty-five hedge frees, and a lew shrubs, for the purpose oi renewals. The planting will be done bv the school ehildreM. Mi A. Sims, secretary to the committee. would be pleased to hear from any would-be donors. Shannoiii Public Library has had lot) new book's added to it. This inlormation was conveyed to the Horn whenuia County Council to-day l>y the library's he.n. secretary (Mr C 11. Gardiner) who naively added that "his committee hoped the council would see its way to give them a subsidy again this year.'' '•The Advantages and Temptation-, of Poverty" ! I lie Rev. A. C. Ran derson's subject on Sunday evening in tlio Presbyterian Church. Levin .Debating Society met hust night, the Rev. A, C. Ramh rson prebiding. Thi." (.'veiling \v:h devoted to a discussion and criticism of the Evening l.'ost of Wednesday last. -\li' Cork adversely criticscd the quality of the cabled news iu thai issue, notably the sidelight on newspaper exaggeration ailorded by the cabled contradiction ol Tuesday s news ol "bloodthiisty hand-to-hand conflicts ia tlio Balkans.'' Speeches on this topic also were made by Messrs T. McKinley and A. C. .Randerson. Mr Brown defended the paper and also the •'new.siuess' 1 of the cablegrams: they were selected to suit all readers and all tastes. The Rev. Randerson eomplaineil that frequently the most important items < I cable news were not made prominent, and that the headings wero more .jingling than informative in character. The leading article on "The Police and the Public" was favourably criticised by Mr Grieg, and the Perscinal Column was humorously commented upon by Mr C. B. Lastlier. Me eomplaineil that the first paragraph (about the vice-regal dinner) gave a long list of the guests present but nothing about what they ate; the. only really appropriate item in it was the news that "Mho Minister of Interna] Affairs" was present! The want of classification in the "Wnnted Column" was objected to by Mr Davidson, who also objected to the sparing use of words by advertisers. The next debate will be on the topic ''Whether the introduction of Machinery Has Benefited the Working Class.'' The affirmative. will be taken by the Rev. H. T. Stoalev and the negative bv Mr IT. 11. Cork. Applications are invited by Levin School Committee for the carrying of children by coach to and from Kimberley road and Kevin. Christ-church lady benefits and bays: —''.1 have used Tonking's Linseed Bmulsion for the past five months for myself and family. It is the best no have ever tried, being a great benefit to me during an attack of bronchitis." Stop coughing at once. More easily said than done, eh. You try Tonking's Linseen Emulsion and see. le relievesat once, and suits every body.—Advt.