The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. MONDAY, MAY 17, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 May 1915, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. MONDAY, MAY 17, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

♦ ' 'Levin Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual general meeting to-morrow evening (Tuesday), in the Borough 'ouncil Chambers. A cable message from Sydney .-ays that the Belgian Day total is new C'Ju',ooo, and is still Increasing. As showing what boci cattle are worth in England we have been h.and■<l a copy ol the Western Times, ill which reference is made to the sale of a champion beef bullock. The boast • I weighed 2GJ cut., and after keen competition it wa« knocked down at £6) ■ s. — Waipa Post. Amongst the men wounded at the Dardanelles in tile latest engagement are three from Levin and one Irom .Shannon: namely. Private G. C. France, li. Palmes, T. McKain. and W. S. Butler. McKain is one of four hrother.s who went to the war. Three of them are still at the front, and the fourth has been invalided home to Levin. Cu r-'riday evening a dance wa.s held in the Arapaepae Hall in aid of. the I all funds. There wa.s a good attendance, and .Mr J. Pvo.se supplied excellent music lor the dancers. Light re- ( lreshmont<s were provided and an eu- ' joyable evening was spent. Mr J. ! Putherford acted as M.C. A private letter received from a, .New ; Zealander at present in Bombay, whore lie is serving in the volunteer force., which to a large extent has relieved many of tile regular regiments, states that thirty regiments—some of ,the finest soldiers in the world—have left India and are marching up the Euphrates towards the west through Mesopotamia, and it is probable that they will co-operate in the present operations at the Dardanelles. In the course of his remarks at the liorowhenua Fruitgrower*' Association meeting on I'Yiday evening. Mr Pierce, the orchard inspector, said that if any fruitgrower* in the district needed assistance in any of (he problems that crop up in orchard work all they need do is to write to him at North at once, and he would come along oi' if too busy to make a peisonal visit he would send .some one down or as near as possible explain the ivnv to surmount the- difficulty by letter. The football match between Levin and Shannon, to have been played on the Levin Park Domain on Saturday, did not take place owing to the Shannon team failing to put in an appearance. A match then was played between Levin and Weraroa, and the former team proved the winners by 11 points to nil. The case of the New Zealand Parmer's. Dairy l.'nien l.\lr i'ooper.) v. G. .Be van, a claim for an injunction,- and l'Jleanor Cottle (Mr Cooper), v. ,P. B. . j Lomax (Mr Gordon), JKOO alleged to lie due set down for hearing at the present sittings of the Supreme Court have been adjourned to next sittings. The case of Catherine Wilson (Mr Cooper) v. Mable Gerard (Mr Ziinan) a claim for professional services. £46 4s, is adjourned, owing to the case not being ready for trial. A breach of promise case, in which Cool AV as claimed .the parties being Elizabeth Beardon (Mr Ongley) v. Errol. Duffy., (Mr j Graham), has been -settled out ■of I *' I Court.—Standard. "" I * -~™ - * : * r ~ j The builder budded a house of brick, 'Twas sound as sound could be, But the builder himseli was out of repair, j And a ragged cough coughed he. "Tis a wooden suit I'll be wearing soon," ~ . j j Said he and his face was dour, | But he beat the old reaper in just i two hotws ■ . I -With Woods' Great Peppermint Owre ' -Advt.