LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 April 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Chi Isstii April-tl>e amount of butter in store in the Dominion was 57,23G boxes. On the loth April. 1911, the total was 72.211 boxes and on 15th April, 1913. 5-1.870 boxes. Leaked tote tickets, representing about £200 were worked off at Avondale races on Wednesday by means of split tickets, the numbers cut from old tickets being spliced and pasted on to ticket*; bearing the club's stamp of races being run. of the Levin Indies' Hockey Club will be'held in Mr D. Smart's rooms this evening at 7.30. There is important and urgent business to be discussed and a full attendance in requested. The entertainment ol the troopers was continued in the Century Hall last erening. TKe strangeness now has disappeared and everyone enters into the games and pastimes unreservedy. Some good items were given by several of the troopers and local performers, among the latter Master McLeavey. whose comic songs were encored. Amusing competitions were the two ladies' hat-trimming competitions, in which about a dozen of the men from the camp competed. A first-class concert programme will be giren to-night.

The following team has been chosen from the 6th Mounted Regiment, now in camp on the racecourse, to play a Levin-Wanderers ' football team on ! the park domain to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon—Forwards: Tantrum, Parsons, Parker, Warren, Battley, Craw, Oaborne. Backs: James, Maher, Howe, Thompson, Swainson, slexted, Palmer, Davey and Hill. The match will commence at 3 o'eock and a charge will be made at the gates. The proceeds will be given to the Belgian Reief Fund. The concert and dance to be held in i the Town Hall on Wednesday. 21st inst., in aid of the Catholic Olnireh fund, promises to be a huge success. The committee are procuring the very host talent between AVollington and Palmerston North to participate in tbo concert, bo the people of Levin can look forward to a treat. Tbo programme will be published later. Shannon bowlers visiteil Levin on Wednesday and played the local ctub representatives. The players wore entertained at tea by the ladies of tho Club and an enjoyable time Mas spent. Shannon won one game and Levin one, Levin being five points ahead on the aggregate. The scores wer& an I follows : —Shannon: iShanklaml, Pearn, Fargher and Gunning 19: Levin: Ingram, Lancaster, Roe, Pyke 12. Pairs game—Reading (Levin) 60; Hensman and Stephenson (Shannon) .18. Harvest festival services will be held on Sunday next in the Presbyterian Church, when Captain-Chaplain J. A. McKonzie (of the Territorial camp) will occupy the pulpit both morning and evening. Special harvest music will bo rendered, including a male quartette, and tho solo "Tfie Toilers." by Mr l>. P. Porteoiie. Arrangements are well in hand for the big patriotic concert on Tuesday next at the Century Hall. The promotors expect to have a good deal of first-rate visiting talent to enhance tin , merit of what is already assured to be a most attractive and convincing programme. The prices of admission will bo 2s and Is. and half ttie proceeds will be devoted to the Belgian Fund. Mr J. \Y. I'oyntoii, 5.. U., dealt with the following civil cases at the Levin S.M. Court yesterday morning: E. (J. llodginaii v. It. J. Hall loti, judgment by default, costs -3s; J. C. Millies v. 'J'hos. Macindoe £1, judgment for plaintiff by default, co.st* is. Several judgment summonses were heard: C Saunders v. R. D. .Scott. £3 13s Gd; defendant consented to an order for -'s (it! per month, the first payment to be made before the I'oth -«lay. N. C. floldaway v. C. T. Easton, £4 ,'jn,: no appearance of defendant, and he was ordered to pay the amount duo (£-1 os) in default live days' imprisonment in Wellington gaol; warrant to be suspended on payment of instalments of £1 per month, the first to b< paid before the 15th .day. M. J. Anderson and P. A. Anderson v. K. McKenzk? £59 Gs. No appearance of defendant and an order was made that defendant pay the amount dne. L'oi) (Is. in default 60 days' imprisonment in the Wanganui gaol, the warrant to be suspended ii amount is paid in instalments of €•" per month, the first to be paid before 15th May.