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Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 March 1915, Page 3

Wednesday, lOiii Alaien, i.. ue m.iu l lixed for the missionary pagcuiu luu sale of work on bciiaii ui tiio -UeiaiK-»-iaii Mission. The pageant wa» singed in Levin last IVoveniber under tuo uiiection of Mis Matthews, aim uas appu.;oiated so iiiglily tiiat lettue.iu-; uvie made that auotlioi , perioriuanee "c given. The Melanesia!! Jiinsi'm a:io some 800 native teachers in uio isumas to keep going, in audition to üboui thirty liuropeans, male and iemuie. Owing to the war the iinani/vs are iou tuis year. Aew Zealand's eonlributiou usually totals about JJoUoo, but . this year it is £1000 short oi that amount with only ono month lenuinnig in the linancial year. Archdeacon Comins will preach on tins subject ne.vl Sunday in the Church 01 Jiiigland, ana also will give an addro&s at the pageant to. be held in the Century iiuil. A.-, the price of admission is only sixpence, a iai'ge attendance is looked iur. Amougst articles to bo ollered iur sale m a quantity of curios from the isUuius sent to the order of Mm ilulme, oi <Jtaki. i!xajoi' Buiiiiiion, the Managui ol : e lioys' Training .b'arm, nas sent lo u , .* Bank of isew /ealaucl, Juovin, the of £33 lls 2d, being tno net allium of the proceeds oi last Friday's wucert, and. the Bank Receipt i;.i this sum was forwarded on Satui 1 1- io tne Ht. Mori, VV. J<\ ivlassey. The MaJo'r to thank the public lor their ikin<T attendance and assistance at the concert which has given such good results. At a public meeting held m juxloh on Friday night to discuss what action ehould be to organise local relief in aid of the Belgians it was decided that in order to meet the relief ox tile Belgians a sum do provided Tor this purpose by the Government, and that legislation De passed to increase tne land and income tax to the end. Tne motion was carriea, and it n'as dedided to forward same to the Premier. A German writer, with a view oi popularising the navy describes a visit o Wilhelmshaven, where he boarded ne submarine T721, in which a -tube oearnig a silver plate with the inscription, "A this tube sank lie English crudser Pathtindfer." The commanAßr tias been overwhelmed with . p.-o wits and offers oi marriage. jjir J. O'Connor who recently purchased Mr O. Cottlo's farm just below the cheese factory in ALauakaii, jiid fronting the main south road, has the residential portion, comprising iour acres. The price is saitl to be iJIAQ The purchaser comes from Nelson';nul he intends to *erec*t hot houses and '> go in for intonso cultivation ia tomatoes, etc., for the Wellington markets. The Foxton ladies have fornieii a. guTI3. for tho purpose of assisting tinpoor of Groat Britain and Belgiinn. A picture entertainment will bo Lekt on the first AVednesday in every month, the proceeds to he devoted to the fund and clothing of all description will be made up and forwarded to those in need of it. Grant Ilorvoy was sentenced at Sydney to two years' imprisonment . Ho passionately protested his innocence Muting ibat lie had been convicted because of the rot'tcnest gang of perjurers wlm were ever in court. The judge rofust-d to suspend , sentence until the Morion I case is decided.

Only three nominations "have bee:; made for the five vacancies on Otaki Licensing Bench. Accordingly the nominees—Bon. Ling, Herbert Fneiiian and Joseph Michael O'Connor fire duly elocted to membership of the connniff •■«?,

A competent dressmaker and -ostumier advertises for work by the :lay or ireei in Levin or Shannon.