The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1915.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 July 1915, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1915.

LOCAL AND GENbRAL

• _ Tile Kcd Cross traiji willi u-oiiiuled soldiers on board who have been in valick'd home from (Jallipoli and rotui'jied by the Wilfodira, passed thtough Levin about 10.30 night, and by a i'ortuitious circiiniKtam-o the train pulled up a .L the statiou to enable the engine to take water. Although notice wan short, a good number ol Lovin citizens were on the platiorm on the off chance- of a glimpse or a u oi-d or two with the returned, jukl in this respect they were not disappointed.- Warm ciieers were given •.»«

the train drew into the station, and instantly the soldiers iwero on tho alert, although from the drawn blinds in two or three of the carriages it was evident some of the men (no doubt the more serious cases) were settled down lor the night, and were not anxious lor further demonstrative proceedings. Those who were up and about were eagerly seized upon for a few moments' conversation and explained a few incidents of their varied experiences, and nature of their wounds. Truly, the whole incident 'brought vividly to mind tile fact that the nation is at war. .Fur-

ther cheers speeded tho train on ite way t-arryiiig the war-worn soldiers to their anxious relatives and friends. Tlie .soklici.s thai hare been in Uvin during the past few days left .for th<> A\ aikanae camp yesterday morning. Only the hospital orderlies and necessary guards remain.

Three miles of the Otira tunnel are now completed, leaving two miles and arquarter to do (says the Grey "Argus") Tho present rate of progress is, 80ft each week. This is most satisfactory, and if ino unforeseen circumstances arise the tunnel through the hill will be an accomplished fact inside oi three

years. The following players will represent the Levin-Wanderers in the football match to be Splayed against the Otaki United, on the Levin park domain tomorrow (Saturday):-! , . Emery, Uennett, L. McDonald, C. Harcli'e. T. Wiuiata. T. .McDonald. W. Hannan, H. McDonald, «. Smith, T. Hannan. D. iVaera, Paul, W. TTiniata. A. Royal. C. Hekenui. _jrhe Japaueses are taking every advantage given them by the great boom in the slaughtering trade in Europe, to place the goods manufactured in Japan on the markets formerly supplied Ironi Europe. A line of bottles made in

Japan was offered to a Levin business man within tlie past f e , v days-proof oi the activity of tlie Japanese. The samples of bottles shown were of good quality. As the result of a visit paid by Mr U. Munro, Stock Inspector to this district recently, live dairy farmers appeared before Mr J. W. Po.yntoii, S.M. at tin; Levin Court on Thursday morning. The cause of their appearance ■were charges laid by Mr Miuiro, on behalf of tho Department of Agriculture that they sold, for human consumption'. , milk that had been produced in unlicensed cowsheds, and further thai they failed to register their cowsheds as dairies. The names of those so

charged are: James Page (Roptitaroa), ■Harry iM. Essex (Heatherlea), P. H. Heap (Koputaroa), C. T. Eastou (Kopirtaroa); John F. Gay (TCoputaron), and Honi McMillan (Koputaroa). AH the defendants (except Heap, rwho did not appear), pleaded guilty to botli charges. Mr Mimro did not press for a heavy penalty, explaining that he brought the cases as a -warning. The Magistrate ,in inflicting a fine of 10; each with costs 9s on the first charge, and recording a conviction with costs 7s on the second, eaid that he was letting them off lightly, as these were the first cases of the kind here, but all future cases of tho kind would I>o severely dealt witn.' i ' ' . •'- - >*■}' •

IVfffay next Is tfofinitely fixed for the coronation ceremony in the Century Hall, Levin. As yet very little, lias been done on the Bartholomew estate by those who drew the sections. So far only a few dividing fences have been erected. About.ninety acres—sixty with oats, and thirty 'with wheat—will bo sown at the Weraroa Experimental Farm

this year. A charge laid by the polite against Hector iMcDonald, of riding a horse on "the public footpath in Oxford-street, Levin, was heard ibefore Mr Poynton, S.M., at Thursday's sitting of the Levin Court. Defendant did not appear, and was fined £2 with costs 7s in default seven days' imprisonment hi AVellington gaol. Joseph 31ciMilla.ii was fined £1, costs 12s. in default seven days' imprisonment in Wellington gaol, for being found on licensed premises during the currency of ji prohibition order. Jt will interest formers to know thatone of The Holstein cows "Wooderest Ida Fay lie," imported from America

some time ago 'by the Department of Agriculture, and now at the Weraroa Experimental Kami, is closely related to "Finderne Holingen l'ayno," the world's champion Holstein cow, that gave 1110'lbs of butterfat in 3(Ju days Details wore given in The Chronicle a few weeks ago. The world's chaini pion was sired iljy "King Fayne Segis." a linlf-brothcr to ""Wootfcrcfit Ida Kay no." Tlie following civil cases wvvu lieard at the Levin Court on Thursday morning, in each case Mr .). VT. Poynton. S.M., gave judgment by default for plaintiff for the full amount claimed: William Palmer v. Mm J). Stevens, JLIi 2s 3d, cost £1 8s Od ; Parker and Vincent v. C. Hekoiiiii. £11 -Is (id, costs

£2 Is Gel; Uorowhenua Publishing Company Ltd. v. C. Strid, 1"2 ."is. costs 18s. The case C. T. Easton v. \V. Dahsicll, :i claim lor tli IDs. was adjourned by consent to August -sth; plaintiff wa« allowed costs CI Is (3d. Russia lias 'ordered about 150,000 tons of steel rails in Hie United Status ui America, lor an extension of railway facilities to tlic port ol Archangel, in the Arctic ocean. The United States Steel Product Company, the oxport branch of the Stool Corporation, has received the contract. The Rus-

sian Government hopes to establish ;t •port lit Archangel before next spring, and though only about several hundred miles of territory have to be •furnished with rails, it -will be neces--Siiry to build, all told, about one thousand miles of track. Russia is also inquiring for from 20,000 to 30.000 height cars and 200 locomotives, which will cost clow, on £12.000.000. The fifth contingent ol soldiers irom Sow Zealand has reached Albany, a Westralia, en route to the lighting line. At Albany was published a

newspaper of the troopship, gfving do tails of doings on the voyage, and a copy 01/ the publication has been -out to Mr. W. G. Trice, of Levin, by hits son-in-law (Corporal Wilson). The journal is brightly written. The most, humorous item in it is the front page advertisement of "Moss-room Tea." The merits of this concoction are alleged to be unique. They are liko nothing else on earth "Until you liaro tasted this tea," says the waggish writer, "you know not how many different flavours can be coniTjmed in one fluid. Kragrant, pungent, power-

fill. Taste and try; drink and die." A Wellington "Post" reporter has been making inquiries with regard (,< philanthropic funds in the hands oi the Public Trustee. He found that tlio Penguin Fund had an unexpended balance, but calls are .still made upon it; and in any case any residue k due to a society which lias for it<s object, the relief of distress caused by ship wreck, which .society contributed largo I.V to tlw cause in the iirsfc instance. •Some funds of longstanding have boon Judged with Public Trustee, but he Has

no power under the deed of trust to nppl.v the fumk snrpiiw or otlic-nnVit-. to any purpose other than that named in the deed. Two such funds arc these raised in connection with the Brimner disaster. Beneficiaries under those Funds still live. In the Kaitangata Fund in IMS there .was a balance of c<1875, and b> Act of Parliament j n that year it '"■as provided that this fund should bo allowed to accumulate as the nucleus of coalmining accidents fund. To no cure any money for patriotic purposes from eifhor of these funds would require a special Act of Parliament. Recent funds placed under the, rare O l

the Public Trustee are those raised for the relief of sufferer* by the Huntly mining disaster and the Upper Hufct explosion, -but tlieso still servo tiioir original purposes.