The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. FRIDAY MAY. 15, 1914. LOCAL and GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 May 1914, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. FRIDAY MAY. 15, 1914. LOCAL and GENERAL

Foxton defeated Moutoa ill the hockey match played at Moutoa on "Wednesday. Foxton scoreu two goals (both by S. Hryaut) Moutoa nil. The social gathering and dance given by the Levin Ladies' Hockey Club lust evening - . ill the Druids' Hal], was a splendid success, and in another column tlio members of the club express their thanks to all those who crave assistance. It is interesting' to note that Mr Kenneth Aitken, of Levin, ■ has been selected by the Wellington Dramatic Society to appear as Sir Francis Chesney, m the society's production of "Charley's Aunt,'' at the Grand Opera House, Wellington, oil -Tune Ist and 2nd. The Kangiiikei County Council is to supply its engineer (Mr Mair) with a two-seater motor car in order to expedite his travelling over the country. Tho inspecter (Mr Thomas) has a car of his own, and the Council decided to allow him i'2s per annum towards its maintenance. Increased postal facilities for the Manakau and Kuku district, have been granted by the Post Office on the initiative of Mr Robertson, M.P. The FostiuasterGeneral, in a letter to the member for Otaki, writes as follows:- - "Sir,-- Referring to your representations at office on the : h'd March last in tlio matter of the desire of the settlers for a rural mail delivery between Manakau and Kuku, 1 have the honour to inform you that authority has been given for a four rimes weekly delivery to be established Between Manakau and Kuku creamery. The settlers residing 1 beyond the creamery in the direction of the beach side also desire a delivery. I regret it is not practicable at present to comply with their wishes, as the Manakau baker, who is <o perform the delivery as far as the creamery, will not go beyond that place; It is suggested that the settlers erect boxes at the creamery, and so participate in the benefits of the delivery. I have, etc., R. Heaton Rhodes, Postmaster-General. Ferdinand Kg! in ski, aged o-i years, a tailor in a village of Ahlbeck, on the Baltic, claims to he (he champion father in Germany (says the Daily -Mail). He married at 20 years of age. His first wife had 24 children and died in 1900. lie married her sister who had 11 children - triplets once and twins twice. Nine, teen boys and seven girls are alive and last year six Fglinskis were seiving simultaneously in the army. On the entry of the sixth son in the army (in hglinski was received in audience by the I\ aiscr, who ordered him to be entertained in Berlin at his Majesty's expense for a week. After pressing a 50-mark note (£2 10s) in Fgl in ski's hand, tin-!, Kaiser clapped him on the should er and said : keep up tTv good work. Fglinski !" Cracking his heels nt the salute, the man replied, "At vour service, "Majesty!' The bushman reined up at the hut, And skipped down from his hack : A voice came from the open door: "D'ye get the bottle. .Tack?" Then -Tack dived for his saddlebag "T did, old chap: for surt old Bin will soon be well I've got The Woods' Or.- j at iVpp?rmii.f Cure!"

Since the Hutt disaster local bodies throughout the country are interesting themselves in the matter of regulating the storage 01 explosives on business premises. The question was brought up at the last meeting of the Levin Borough Council, and it is worth noting that, the Taumarunui Borough foreman recently reported to his council that the stocks of explosives kept in the town were enough to blow the whole place up. _ He recommended the restriction of stocks carried to one case of benzine, 25 cases of kerosene, one keg of blasting powder, olbs of gelignite or dynamite, and one packet of detonators. Any extras to be kept in a magazine ;>0 feet from a road. The council suggested co-operation by the storekeepers to ereet a magazine. 'I he report was adopted

Why endure oold feet these frosty nights. A "Bungalow" stone foot •warmer will last a lifetime, and costs only 4s 6d. Also 1 lie new season's supply of hot water bags just to hand in all sizes at C. S. Keedwell'a Pharmacy.—Advt.