The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. FRIDAY. JANUARY 23. 14. LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 January 1914, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. FRIDAY. JANUARY 23. 14. LOCAL & GENERAL

Itexeiy who won the Hurdles ilace at Toxton uu Thursday, is owned by .Mr C. A. \V. Monckton, oi Otaki. • Amongst prizewinners at the annual meeting- of the Manawatu Jliile Association was Jlifleman L. Ingram, formerly of Levin and now of Eoxton. He made 48 out oi a possible -30 at (i()U yards, and thus topped the scores in the Manawatu match. lhe \\ esleyan Sunday School . children held a picnic on the raceJ course reserve yesterday by the kind permissidn of Mr Ivirk- . caldie. All the usual games and I sports were participated in, and j the ouling was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. j Levin Coronation Swimming I Club has got "into holls" wit]) the Wellington Centre. A sultry correspondence has proceeded between the two secretariesj and latest reports state that the club intends to disband rather than submit to the latest dictatorial J instruction sent to the club (by | the secretary to Wellington Cen- ! Ho) directing- ft he club to cenj sure one of its prominent officials. I At the Manawatu Motor Cycle j ( lub s annual meeting, at JL'alI merston yesterday, a sad accident j occurred, which caused the death , ol Mr Harold Plinimer, of AVel- ! lington, right in front of the j grandstand. Mr IMimmer was j riding at about 00 miles an hour, j and seemed on closing into the I inside running to lose control of : his machine. it swerved, craslii ing into the post and rail fence, j Phmnier was thrown on to the • track, where the cycle of another ■ rider passed over him. He died | before medical aid could be sum- ! moned. Motor racing was Mr : Plimmer's favourite sport, and | in, contests he had been successful . in taking prizes again and again, lie was very prominent among motorists in "Wellington. At Tauherenikau, Wairarapa, early this week he won two first and two second prizes, and his love for | the sport led him to go to Mas- | terton on Wednesday. Mr Plim- | mer was born and well educated !in Wellington. He was the son of the late Mr Henry I'limmer, I formerly of the head office staff of j the Wellington Posi Office, and : grandson of the late Isaac Plim- ! nier, known as "the father of Wellington." His wife is the youngest daughter of Mr W. C. Nation, of Levin. Political rumours m Wellingj ton have been plentiful this month. Several ot them con- ' cerncd this electorate. One ruj mour alleged that Mr W. Howell would stand for Otaki Electorate jas a Labour candidate. In Weli lington this week a questioner J asked Mr llowell if this was true, ! and received the answer that "it j was partly true, as Mr Howell | meant to stand for Paraparauinu !" | The latest 'rumour alleges that ! Otaki's present member will be a | candidate for the Waikatq seat, j M.r lvobcrtson laughingly denied any such intention, when questioned by a Chronicle reporter last Tuesday, and said he would like to make it clear that he would contest Otaki Electorate agaiust all comers this year, even ii they included the Otaki correspondent of The Dominion, who seemed to be "floating'' most of the rumours ! Particular people prefer Nyal's Pare Cream this hot weather for removing' tan, sunburn. and freckle. Ft leaves (he skin soft and pliable and is not greasy. Why not take a jar to the beach with you, for you are sure to need it? Price Is (id jar from C. S. Kecdwell, Dispensing Chemist.- — Advt. ait ■tiMu*—saw—MMMP