The Chronica PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 April 1915, Page 2

The Chronica PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. MONDAY, APRIL 12, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

« —-— Accounts were passed ior payment l>y the Horowheuua County Council 011 Saturday amounting to £815. Wednesday, 14th inst., is the last day lor placing names on the Levin municipal roll. The date suggested ior the conference being called by the Horowheuua Fruitgrowers' Association to take steps to deal with the small bird pest, is May lilst in the Borough Chambers. Sometime during Saturday night a horse belonging to Mr G. Astridge got caught in one ol the cattle stops at i'yne street crossing and was killed by the engine of a goods train. The Premier says there is no tniUi in the rumour that the Hon. 11. I>. I tell or Mr !•'. M. B. Fisher is to replace the Hon. T. Mackenzie as High Commissioner. A .shocking murder took place at WooLslon, near Christchureli. yesterday morning. Charles Gustave Petersen. aged 6-1. a labourer, cut his wife's throat with a razor and then his own: They were found at midday quite dead. Fares to be charged on the railways lor excursionists journeying to Wellington races from Levin district this week will be at holiday rates. Details are advertised. The New South Wales butter factories have been temporarily authorised to export 10 per cent of the output and retain 'JlFper cent for local requirements. There is increasing agitation for removal of the duty to allow the importation of New Zealand butter.— Cable message. The Horowheuua County Council has decided to co-operate with the Horowhenua Fruitgrowers' Association m its proposal to hold a conference to devise means of dealing with the small bird pest and has appointed Councillor Watson delegate to attend the conference. In connection with the small bird pest Councillor Monk that this year, for the first time, white eyes had proved a great pest to the orchards in the To Horo district. The first football match of the season was played on the Levin park domain on Saturday when a Shannon team met a Levin team. The players were soft, the ground hard, and the breath scarce; and in a short while there were anxious enquiries for half time, and then a little later on for full time. Shannon took charge ill the first half and maintained an attack throughout, scoring three tries. Vmmediatoly after the start of the second half they scored another try and then Levin had n say in the matter. They spoke twice before the game ended. L. McDonald, with a fine (tick, converted one of the iries, Shannon's four shots at goal failed. The game ended—Shannon 12. Levin 8. Councillor Monk stated at the Horowhenua County Council's meeting on Saturday that the only way to get a lot of people who dodged contributing anything to Belgian relief funds was for the County Council to make a regular contribution to the fund. Councillor Venn had no objection to this providing it was a. fair amount. The proposal that contributions be made on the population basis was wrong. Those who could best afford to pay should do so. The, above remarks arose out of the Mayor of Wellington's circular asking the Council's co-operation in the formation of n central committee for the control of the Belgian Relief Fund with a view to earning the Government subsidy of £1 for '£1. After some further discussion it was decided to take no action. For Influenza take Woods' Cheat Peppermint Cure. Never fails. If 6d. 2s 6d. Adrt.

Referring to the closed roads in the Shannon district Councillor Venn stated at the Horowhenua County Council's meeting on Saturday that lessees should be given to understand that where the Council had done any formation on those roads they must be thrown open. A fatal accident occurred at Cookstreet crossing near Palmei-ston railway station on Saturday night, a wellknown resident of Palmerston, Mr Oweu May, being knocked down and fatally injured by the "Wellington train which arrives at Palmerston at 0.5 p.m.— Manawatn Times. The main body of troopers for trie camp on the racecourse is arriving today. The fatigue, party lias everything at the camp in good order. .VTJout 70 tents have been erected, horse lines laid out, camp kitchen built, and a good supply of water laid on from the Levin municipal (service. The totalizator building is occupied by a "dry" canteen, where the men may purchase articles of all descriptions. The room underneath the outside stand has boon turned into an hospital.