LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 May 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thy Minister for Defence, Now Zealand, lias -received cabled advices t'liat His Majesty the King ot England desires that no parades, dinners or other festivities he held to celebrate his birthday on the 3rd June. He wishes the Union Jack to be flown- on the day, nothing further.

Members of the Horowhenua Trotting Club are urgently requested to attend the public meeting to be held on Friday in connection with the Hack Racing Club. The directors of the Union Steam Ship Company decided at a meeting yesterday, iu Dunedin, to vote £1000 in response to the appeal of the Governor for equipment of tne hospital ship. Messrs Speight and Co., of Dunedin, also gave £500 lor txie same purpose. The election of members for the Council of Education yesterday resulted i i Messrs J. U. W. Aliken (Wellington and J. R. Kirk (Gisborne) being elected for the North Island and Messrs W. X. Franklyn ana C. H: Opie for the South Island. A public social and dance is to be held on Friday evening, jlay 211 st, in the Druids' Hall. 'Hie proceeds are to be devoted to swelling the votes of the Manawatu candidate (Miss MoKegg) for the Queen variuval). In pushing the candidature of Miss McKegg the public of Levin will be greats ly helping our own New Zealand boys who have been wounded ill the war, also helping to advertise tnis town and district in a way that lias never been open before. Tickets can Ije obtained from all local shopkeepers The prospect of the Levin Chamber of 'Commerce holding its annual meeting some time in {lie future is improving. Tuesday night five (including the press representative) put in an appearance—an increase of two on the number attending on Tuesday, May 11th. If the increase is maintained there should be seven, sufficient to form a quorum, the next time the meeting is called. One of those who attended last night remarked that there was not sufficient present for the chamber to commit suicide in a legal manner. At the New Zealand farmers' Union Conference, held this week, a proposal by the Feilding Branch — "That the Union impress upon the Government the necessity of making a special "war tax on land and on income graduated, giving both on land and incomes a reasonable exemption"'— was rejected. The following amendment was carried "That the Government be urged, in the event of a war tax being necessary, that it be so made that it will press equitably on all members of the community." "A man has no right to strike another if he can get away. He has only to resort to force when lie cannot get away. That is our law." This was the pronouncement made, during the hearing of an a-ssult case in the Wellington Supreme Court by His Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout), who added that the law was set" out in sections 71 to 74 of the Criminal Code. Arthur Coe, a well-known Auckland sharebroker, was fined 10s and" costs at Hamilton yesterday for calling Johan Wielaert. one of Auckland's leading musicians, a German and striking him on the face. Wielaert produced his birth certificate showing that he was born in Holland, of Belgian parents. He intimated through his counsel that he intended to pursue the matter further by way of an action for slander. In tlie senior football game at Levin lecreation ground next Saturday (Le-vin-Wanderers v. Shannon) the Levin team will be picked from tlie following:—H. Royal, Wakefield, Hardie. T. Winiata, Naera, T. Napier, W. Hannan, Dixon, T. Hannan, \\ r . Wdniata, H. McDonald. Hekenui, x'oie, McDerinott. Paul, Smith. According to an advertisement the V.M.C.A. junior deparment commences its gathering oil Friday evening next, when a good programme is promised, and it is hoped that any parents new to the district will send along their lads to these meetings. The management trust to be true to their motto—mind, body, spirit. At the association rooms. Queenstreet, the local Y.M.C.A. and the 1.0. R. Tent members met last night to wish God-speed to Bro. r. Ha6te, who leaves with the next Reinforcements. Several members spoke highly of their soldier .comrade, who had proved in and out of office a valuable worker, especially as treasurer. Rev. A. C. Randerson. M.A., on behalf of his Church, and Mr Bratt (in lieu of Rev. W. H. E. Abbey) also added their quota of piaisc. Recitations, songs, choruses, and supper made up a really enjoyable evening. Mr Haste feelingly responded and expressed' the desire to be present at the welcome home to be given our boys after peace is declared. A suitable melody and National Antheffl were sung, after which three dfieers each for Great Britain and her Allies, and another three for the guest brought the proceedings to a happv close. ■■i in