LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 August 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Greymouth Star says—The death of Private T. Mclvain (ol Levin), in the .Dardanelles, has caused sincere regret in musical circles in Greymouth. He was a meniher of ttie Greymouth Orchestral Society and Battalion Hand and was a cornet player ol some ability. lie was formerly a member of the Hokitiki Municipal Band and was a resident at Greymouth at the time of enlisting. Levin Defence itifle Club will hold its annual general meeting to-night (Thursday) m the drillshed. A full muster of members is desired.

A message from Sydney states that a returned lieutenant says those who have seen active service at the iron I are in a sense changed men. These have been through scenes -which left their mark. Only the very smallest percentage of those who have conic back ■will not drink to excess and he" hoped th-3 public will not through a sense of generosity and good-fellowship ply them with drink. The great majority do not want it.

The Prime -minister announced yesterday in Wellington that the Government had decided to entorco the provisions of the Uamiug and Lotteries Act relating to raffles. He said that rallies which were actually in progress at that date for patriotic purposes will be allowed to proceed to completion, the police not proceeding without instructions from the Attorney-General, but the Act would be enlorced for the future, and permits would be issued only in accordance with the Act.

The buildings on the Weraroa State Farm, Levin are to be painted. The Public Works Department invites tenders for effecting the work. Specifications may be seen at the Weraroa and Levin Post Offices.

At the meeting of the Horowhenua Lodge of Druids held last evening it was resolved: "'lnat this 'dodge do strongly protest against the continuance of the unfair competition of the .National Provident Fund with Friendly (societies, and further against the system of booming the fund at the expense of the people an a whole. While friendly society members Dear the whole cost of their own assurance and administration, they are compelled by taxation to contribute to a fund in direct competition to themselves, i'his meeting respectfully requests the Government to immediately discontinue the lecturers, canvassers, etc., on bohall of the National Provident Fund, and either withdraw all Government assistance to the Fund, or grant the Friendly Societies the same measure of assistance as is given to the National Provident Fund." A copy of the resolution will be sent to the Minister m charge of Friendly Societies-

A Levin* resident who left here on Monday to visit the Grand .Vatioiial iraco meeting at Christehiircli, and returned yesterday, remarked on the great difference in the weather conditions in this district and those obtaining in Christohuroh. In the southern city there has not been any rain of consequence lor months, and the weather was fine though cold. At the racecourse the galloping horses raised clouds of dust, 'and the running for the Winter Oup raised a sort of dust storiii. The Ohristchurch Star says' that last Judy was the dryest July for H years, the rain fall amounting to only 0.815 of an inch. NO COLD IS NAZOL PROOF. To remove a bad cold take "Nazol'' o.'i sugar which should bo dissolved in the mouth. Or use the Nazol inhaler. Either treatment never fails. Advt "Nazol" ia a wonderful reliever for colds, and no .mistake • Easy to take, swirt in action, efficacious and economical. 60 doses for Is 6d. Advt-.

Eigbleenpencß ror b(J doses! That's all it* costs to buy the best of all cougb and cold relievers—"Nazol." Shift* % cold like magic. Soothes and ewes sore throats Test it vonr-

A bazaar in aid of the Church funds will bo held by the Levin Anglican community on 23rd and 24th November.

A'maetiug of (women interested in the "send-off" for the men of the Kighth Reinforcements, is called at the Borough office to-morrow, Friday, at 3 p.m. We feel sure that a large number will be present, and that the ladies will do full justice to the o'bjects of the meeting

Colonel Davies, D.5.0., in a letter from him received by his brother in Levin, mentions that the troops in South Africa experienced great hardships during tho recent lighting against the German colonists. The men were on short commons,, and the horses reduced to eating bark irom trees. In ispite of all, the men were cheerful, and behaved splendidly in the fighting, the lire in which proved worse thai any experienced by Colonel Davies in tlio Boer War. During an engagement in April Inst the colonel was struck in tho throat by a bullet, but fortunately it only passed under the skin.