Late Local News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 22 April 1914, Page 3

Late Local News

Mr R. R. Gardener, mayor of Levin since its inception of the borough in 1906, has. been reelected for another twelve months. Nominations close'fl at 12 noon today, and Mr Gardener's was the only nomination received.

The "star" film to be shown at t.he King's Theatres Levin, this evening (Wednesday) is a drama entitled "Czernowska" by the Splendor Company. Another good picture on the programme is a dramatic, subject entitled "Oyer the Crib," while the remaining films are said to be well up to the nroprietary's usual standard.

Mr J. C. Martin, a former Pre-ide-nt of the Arbitration Court and •ludge of the Supreme Court, is M)okcn of as a likely candidate for Hie Bay of Islands, in the Opposi- ' iou interests.

The chaff carters' strike has been settled. The men returned to work yesterday after aninterview with Mr Hoi man who will "lideavour to have the A.W.U. -cheduled in the State Arbitration Act.

Like the war-horse described by •Tub that smelt the battle afar off, some folk in Levin this morning with a keen senee of smell put their nose into the south wind and drew deep breaths of the atmosphere as it staggered along laden with a been 7 fragrance acquired near the Grand Hotel. A barrow oiled high with rases of beer was being wheeled into the hotel and the top case could not resist fho universal inclination of things filled with beer to suddenly fall to the ground. TKe result was disastrous, and a tide of beer foamed across the footpath and into the

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