The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. WEDNESDAY, AIGLET -25, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 August 1915, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. WEDNESDAY, AIGLET -25, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The casualty list which came to The Chronicle ofiice too late for publication yesterday, appears uii page 1 ol this issue. In reply to a by .Mr Jiuiklo, in the House oi Keprescnt'atives, yesterday, tho lion. \\ . D. b. .McDonald said thai a bill was being prepared to present eggs imported Jrom America being ciokl ap> new-laid egg.s. "To give some idea bow the public '•a being demoralized by ilie raffling craze,'' remarked the .Minister lor internal Affairs, laughingly, the other night, "1 might say that withiii the last couple of days 1. received an application for permission to raffle a siicKing pig. 1. had to raise the point whether it was a work oi art, when it was suggested that cooked anil decorated it certainly came within that category. Another instance was thai in which a bootmaker asked permission to rall'lo a pair oi' boots ior patriotic purposes, the tickets to cost one penny each. .Needless to say, both requests wero declined politely but firmly. ' Much amusement was created ill the -Blenheim Court recently by the reading ol a letter addressed to the Magistrate by tho defendant in a charge ol enter-

ing premises during the currency of a piohibition order. Alter an elaborate explanation to the effect that lie went into the hotel with the sole intention oi making enquiries as to the timetable oi a coach (service, the writer said that he would leave uie case to his Worship's discretion, and he would send Jiiin down a couple of hares from the country place where he \va.s working 1

.Suggestive paragraph iroin the -New Age, London:—Anybody who has been stationed in localities where espionage has been taliing place knows how right the editor o! tliifc paper was when ho stated a lew weeks ago mat the danger is not now iroin tiie naturalised or non-naturalised Hermans, but from the deliberate treaehej'y oi' those who, by birth and profession, are as English as ourselves. A striking proof lias been ajforded us in the matter oi respirators. It wiJl coine as a disagreeable surprise to many to learn that a large percentage oi the home-made respirators which were in use by the troops (until recent orders iorbade tnem), have been deliberately tampered with, so that the wretched soldier was exposed without protection to the gas. Others again were actually poisoned. JNow Ido not suppose that any large proportion o 1 these were .made by Hermans in any senile of the word. The elaborate precautions now adopted prevent any reeurrcncc oi this treacnery, but our conJidencc in our countrymen is not in creased. A moving picture film illustrative oi i'ruii-growing in .New Zealand was exhibited in the Theatre, Levin, yesterday, atternooii, in presence of a large and appreciative audience. The pictures pourtrayed graphically tile various pliases ol the industry, from tlie breaking-up of the ground to the inspection of fruit by Government officials immediately prior to export. the views of the trees laden with fruit were especially line. At the conclusion of the "run/' Mr •). 0. -\"oill, president of the Horowhenua Fruitgrowers' Association called for three; cheers for Mr Farland (proprietor of the theatre) as a testimony to Jii.s kindness in exhibiting the| film free o£ charge. The boys ot the AVeraroa training farm and the pupils of Levin public school, who 'were present in force, cheered enthusiastically.

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A long troop train with about 400 men from Auckland, passed Levin bins morning on their way l j the Trentham training camp. Trooper Harold Clarence I'rosseir, whose deatli is announced in the latest litsL of casualties is the nrst man irom .boston to lay down his life lor Ins country in the present war. lie was 2S years of a ye. A newly-eniolled voiuniecr was rather alarmed during his lirst experience oi a sliani uattle, especially as lie heard the colonel in command say that everything was to be dune as in actual warfare. -No .sooner was the lirst blank cartridge iired than the inghiened soldier dropped his gun and took to iiis heels. "lieyl \\ here are you running toP" shouted tho captain, as the tsoi(iier lied past him. "(Jh, ,: shouted the man, "it is all right, sir. I. am just doing the same as r wuiild in actual warfare." A speeiai "korero ' ui tne Levin lavage Club was held in uie 'laieri tearooms last evening. Chiel Savage ./ .\icintyre presiding. .Mr „»icintyre leeling rel erred to the death oi Savage 11. Hall. one oi' the iouiiders ol' the Club, and a motion oi sympatliy with Mrs IJall was passed ill silence, all present islanding. Savage A. .j. Harding gave a oriel address on the cause ol the war and Savages I'orteous, .Uottershead, Denton. .Morgan, Chaplin and Aiiken contributed items—-music, recitations, and readings—to the evening's program. Reference was made to tho members ol ihe Clu>b at the iront. Savages 11. Young-ami 11. S. Horn. Among the latest wounded at the Dardanelles is Sergeani o. Young, ol Levin. Sergi.. olllly, .va-s loi'uierlv employed on the late J. ii. McDonald's lleatherlea estate, and n a.s one of the lirst in thiis district to volunteer and pioceeded to the front with the Alain Expeditionary Force. lie also saw considerable service in Uie South African war. "This is no time tor grinning optimism, despite the inanities ol a muzzled press, our nation's fate is trembling in the balance. Our optimism should bo founded upon the known and ielt righteoiisnesis of the cause lor which we shall be able to say, with IJrowning. "God's in bis heaven, all's well with the world.'" Rev t>. 'J'. 13rown at the anniversary oi the war celebration ■it Gisborne. 'i'hi' dance held in the JJra.<),' lLtll la.M. night under the aiispins el the :,evin brass .Hand, in am oi its umlonn fund, proved sitecessi.il, and theie is a good credit balance aiu" 1 paying ■ ill expenses. I here wa- a good a:iciidance, and with the exceLkii. 111u^Ic piayed by the L.W.I', or.'iie*-'I a. li'. daiicing was entered into keenly by iho-e present, and all had i. good time. 'I lie band, ably assisted > ,y ;s I'iui,, provided a line supper, .u !<.;.« Wa.ker and .Uudgway played ex'.rii an.l .Vt-si'i-•l. Foil a.s and G. .Jones ac'.ed as V. >' ' At ihe adjournment for siKipe.r. .Mi G Davison, bandmaster, than I ail those who so kindly had assist. • I me bai.-l especially the D W.l'. oich-M- a aid Mrs I'ink.

Levin Volunteer i'irc iirigade has iiolu iis annual general meeting. and iiab ro-eleeied Mr •) • Aic I aggart eaplaiu and .•secretary -Ur K. Johnson ms,l iiouionaui and -Mr \ . J . ilciisuian .second lieiiienanL. J iie brigade neid thirteen meetings and thirteen practices dining ine yoar. j: our call» to iiieb were received, but there were no Verv be no u a outbreaks. ilio lotai waste by lire during the year was about .101)0. The brigade's average attendance at all musters wac' twelve. Ihe annual social gathering ol '-ho brigade will bo hold on l'Jth September, and the net proceeds will bo given Lu the Vi ountied .Soldiers' 1' und. A letter dated 2-ith juiic. wntton by Sergt-.Uajoi -UavKiseii. lately imported "missing, is newly to naud m Levin. 11l a roioieiicu Lo the big light, he say.; :• -"ilow excited everyone in .New Zealand (judging by iiio newspapers) seemed lu gcL over our little eli'ort. 1 can i say that at iiio tune we thought iinn.ii oi it. Once bur friends tiie enemy started running, it \\as 100 much like cliasing rabbits; and llion when he hnaily .-.Lopped it w-is like running up against a brick Willi, so we stopped too. 'Jlie trouble was our line was very, very thin; jiiot some Australians and Now and the heroic part of the whole operation lay hero. ilieso lew heid oil with a grim tenacity worthy ol our hncst imperial regiments, ami saved all. 13ut as 1 say, we did not think much ol it. Our men are horribly callous and indiHermit to rilie or shrapnel lire. A shrapnel wnL ilutter over and burst among a crowd and you will no", no one duck or siliil. 6ome ul!i sing out "Send her along, liughie! or sonic equally ribald remark-and

that is all.- It doesn't worry them a bit Sometimes a man i.s hit, and you hear then "Old JJill'.s got it!" That acems hard; but it is war, and Did ii.ll gelo welJ looked alter. Oiii' item

is missing from your newspaper i'c> pcrts. iam .sorry it i.s so, but 1 lee] honor must be given where honor is due. I relcr to tlie work oi the held ambulance, and stretcher-bearers. J lie lied Cross men, amidst the carnage performed deeds ol valour beyond comprehension. They carried men down

precipitous slopes swept t>y rifle an;. They extricated men irom the builctswept liring line. They worked continuously, heroically, without complaint, lor twelve hours without a .spell ; and so urgently were their services required that they worked at the 'double throughout. ii there are .New Zeal~ud regiments .singled out for heroism, consistent application to duty, undying enthusiasm in their work and gallant conduct, I hope the Field Ambulance will head tho list. There is not a man of our lighting line who does not .swear by them 111 the hour ol need. Cod grant New Zealand many thousands of men such as compose Jio ambulance and stretcher-bearers ol <.ur force. If anybody has earned it 111 our force, undying fame is'theirs right down through the age.s. Tho brightest page would be missing from the annals of this war if the story or their deeds remained unrecorded. Tell them of this in New Zealand."