LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 August 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A report on the "social" of the Weraroa Anglican Oliuuch community will appear in Monday's Cliroilicle.

A line new Ford motor delivery var lias been purchased, by .Mr T. Broome, ol' Weraroa, and is being put into commission to-day. Private "'Jim" (I£. K) l'urcell, whose death at the Dardanelles was reported yesterday was killed on the 7th inst. The supply of milk at the Levin lac- ■ Lory is increasing steadily with the result that tho price of butter has been I'lM'tlier reduccd. by id per lb. Messrs tSharpe tiros., Hie well-known cordial manufacturers, ol Levin, notify the public through this issue of i'lie •Chronicle that their -Levin business has been taken over by Mr u . Scott, who hats been manager of the business jaFt some considerable time, a sufficient guarantee that the quality of the cordials will be kept up to tiie high standard attained in the pa«t. In thanking the public for the support that it gave them in the past Meters Sharpe Uros. (solicit a coiitimmnce of the same for their successor. til the S.M. Court, at Levin, oil Thursday* last, in the case of \Y. fcL. .Eyre v. J. W. Thompson, the Magistrate awarded plain till' tlie lull amount claimed. Three pounds were previously paid into Court by the defendant, and lie was ordered to pay an additional £7 into Court; the balance to be paid at the rate of ok per week.

t he procuration ol a crane lor i.,oviu railway station has been authorised, as the letter attached wid show:—"Minister's oflice, Wellington, iltli August, lyio, io \\. J-L. field, Ji,sq., M.i'., \\ ellington. Dear Sir—Adverting to

your interviews the need ol a crane at Levin railway station, I have pleasure in mtorining you that in consequence 01 the representations made by you 1 have to-day appioved ol £110 being granted for the purpose of providing a 30cwt. crane, tiuo crane should prove ample lor tho requirements of. the Hepartment'B customers at Levin.—l am, eto., yours laitliluliy, \V. 11. Merries.'' , A gatiiering ol mentis and represent a in Co ol Hie i. ..U.L.A., ihe Methodist cnurch, oalvaiion Ai'iny, and Uiaki .no-License League, looa place in .Mrs Liner s tea-looms yesterday alternoon to bid farewell to ltev. a. L. Kander.;oii. .Mr J. i'rouse, oil Ueliall ol the u.iethoaist Chuich, said it was a great pleasure to liini lo be present to speak. -»ir ltanderson nad always helped them whenever asked, and it snowed Lhe luendly leeiing between tne two thurelies, and that tliey were both one in ..erving God. lie wished .ur itanderson ail success and conveyed to liini tho uist wishes of the Methodist Church. apt am lirown said he was sorry that Mr ltanderson was leaving. Together with JXev. W. il. li, Abbey lie had always "helped them, anu nad worked in harmony lor the advancement ol tiio Kingdom ol God. lie would miss linn, .is would the people ol the town. Ivir Jiandei'fton was a man wno never was airaid to speak out winu he considered lo be right. lie prayed that God would bless him in his new home. Air warburton, wno is acting in ihe ilev. w. 11. L. Abbey's place, wished Ur j-taiideroon every Onrislian wish and mat God would bless him m Jus new spnere. -Ur li. Andrew, on behalf ot ihe A'o-License League, wished lniu uod-ispeed. .Ur Vincent was glad to be present to say good; bye to Mr liandeison. They .knew that Mr Sanderson s sympathies* would always be with Lhe uplilung of ,mankind.,, On behall ol the 1.M.1/.A. fie expicssed his regret at his departure and wisned him prosperity in his new home. Mrs I''. Walker, lor the Ladies' Auxiliary, said she was sorry at Mr itanderson's departure. lie had always helped thein willingly when asked, fcihe tendered their thanks to him. bhe hoped that lie would succeed in his new sphere of work and wished him every success. .Mr Kandorson, in reply, said that he appreciated their kindness in meeting him and thanked them lor their kind worda. He had enjoyed the work that he had here to try to help to pulile humanity, and would look back always to it with pleasure. He had sought to be interested in the social and physical welfare of the town as well as the spiritual. for this some had said he was a party politician, but they would realize that he always was . seeking the highest ideal. He thanked them with all his heart and also on beliall ol' Mrs llanderson.