LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 March 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A business man who traverses a wide area in the North Island informed a Chronicle representative yesterday that trade in all wholesale lines was showing a decided improvement'in all districts. Levin is sharing in this manifestation of .financial betterment, according to some local shopkeepers who were questioned this week. Some very large estates ot deceased persons were certified for stamp duty last month, the largest being that of .James John Taine, Wellington, £117,767 Others were the Hon. G .\V. S. Lyttelton (Canterbury) £95,020; Clement \\. Govett (New Plymouth) £61,3 £ Walter F. Buckland (Auckland) £54,117; G. Gabites (Canterbury) £31,201; Edward D. Collenson (Hawke's Bay) £42, 225; and Thomas L. Barnhill (Southland) £39,854. Rifleman E. O. Leuer, one time a Levin farmer, and now of Hautere Cross, was amongst the winners jI prize money at the Groytown Rifle Association's annual meeting Tield this week. A paragraph is going the rounds of Australia that one Hugh McKenzie has been elected mayor of nis village for the twenty-eighth time. "A Scot parts with nothing he can Tiold," runs a Sassenach proverb. Cabinet has confirmed the death sentence passed on tlie young German.. Arthur Rottman, in connection v. iih file murder of the McOann family at TuUiln'e. The Sheriff (Mr \V A. Hawkins) has accordingly fixed Men ; ar nesE7~at 8 a.m. as the hour of ox.-cu-tion which will take place at the Terrace Gaol.

The Education Boavvt at Auckland has announced that in future it is proposed to dispense with teachers' residences wherever possible. The secretaryship of the Levin War Club has beeii accepted by Mr C. S. Keedwell. The Northern Maori Petition Court threw out the petition on the grouud that the number of voters deprived I votes was insufficient to affect the election . A cable from London states that Corporal Smith, the last survivor of the Birkenhead disaster, died in the St. Ives Workhouse. .Smith saved the life of Captain. Lucas. "Messrs Abraham and \\"illiauis Ltd. wish to draw attention to the fact thdl thej , will auction some. 401 bs of ripe grapes (kindly donated by Mr Peter SCewart) and the proceeds to gf. i«> ihc Belgian relief fund on Saturday evening at about 8 o'clock in frT.it of tl.c Post Office. A large atten.ian o is requested as the object is a food one. and worthy of patronage. An amusing incident occured oi. Terrace End Bowling Green yesterdix afternoon says the Manawatu Times when a team from Palmerston green, consisting of Messrs AVebb. Brown, Hodgson, and Crump (ckip), met defeat at the hands of a Terraw JEnd rink, composed of Messre Hancock, Gordon, Sollitt and Holland The scores were 20-13. At the concl.ision of the game Mr M. O'Reilly, on behalf of the Terrace End rink, presented the loosers with a neatly decorated hamper of sausages as a consolation trophy. Mr Crump suitably replied. There is an individual with quee: ideas of humor at Opunake. A recent issue of the Opunake Times contained the foflowing paragraph: An elderly man, who should have more sense, was parading the town on "Wednesday night in woman's attire. Several youths of the town recognised him and jostled him home. The policeman "appeared soon after but the individauT had disappeared into his domicile and there shed his okirt etc. A deputation of "kimts" afterwards waited on the mas■qurader and gave him to understand that he would be conrt-martialled ami 'lucked if he was caught parading as a woman again. The silly old man! Allio Levin 2s.M. Court on Thur.sdaj ihe foliou ing civil list was dealt with by Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M.— N. C. HoJdaway v. C. T. Easton, a claim for £3, judgment for plaintiff by default, costs 15s; E. Musso v. Grace Royal, i claim for .LI liis <id, judgment for plainI tiif by default, costs 15s; E. Musso v. Skipped Royal and George Takua, a claim for Us against each of the lefendants, judgment by default for plaintiff and ci.sts 15s both cases; E. Musso v. Tamil.ana, a claim for £1 2s, judgment for plaintiff by default, costs to.s; E. Musso v. Tuineke iVeihipeiha-ia a claim for £2 lSs, judgment for plaintiff by default, costs 19s; F. C. Remington v. Tiiiawhio, a claim tor 14s 'id. judgment for plaintiff by default, costs 15s; Charles Blenkhorn v. Paino Moses, u claim for £6 12s ikl, judgment for plaintiff by default, costs £1 10s 6d; H. \i. Boiiltbei- v. Charles Hekanui, -i claim for £1 10s (id : jiulgment for plaintiff by default, costs .£2 13s; William Palmer v. Kate Hroughton, a claim tor £4 Os (id. judgment for plaintiff by default, costs 17s; JhingTee v. Ivirihopa £11 2s Or judgment lor plointiff • y default, costs £1 17s (id; 31. Holland v Grace Royal, a claim tor £3 12s od.

There was a credit of £1 allowed Royal, who failed to put in an appearance. He was ordered to pay the balance on or before May Ist, 1915, in default four days' imprisonment. William Jardine v. John Ulingworth. a claim for £9 15. The sum of £2 was credited to defendant against the claim. He failed to put in an .ippearance and was ordered to pay Unbalance due forthwith, or undergo eight days' imprisonment in the Wellington gaol.