The Chronical PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. MONDAY, AUGUS 30,1915 LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 August 1915, Page 2

The Chronical PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. MONDAY, AUGUS 30,1915 LOCAL AND GENERAL

The death occurred at Alatiakati laot Sunday morning of Miss Sarah Irwiu, an old resident ol .Mauakau. She was ay oil 75. The Manawatii Times reports tiiat kerosene was advanced in price ironi W.i tic! to 12s Lid per case m Palinerston uu tSiiliuday, an advance oi 2s 3d per cahc. So lar, the price in Levin lia& iiuL boon aU-erod. Tlie Wellington and Auckland representative lootbali iiiaLen was played at \\ellingion on [Saturday in beautilui weather and beiore upwards ol .jUUO spectators. Tiie ioeal team wou by 22 poinUs to 8. A liial oii'ender loiind drunk in i>x-loid-streei on .Saturday night, was coiivicieU and lined 10a at mo ti.M. (Joiia-t this Jiioi'iiiny by Mi i , '. c. Remington. J.i'. The (same Ju.stice on l''riday lined another iirst ollender for drunkenness lUrt in del a ult ui i5-i Jiourrs' imprison- , mem in Levin. j lhe ireatiiirer oi the Levin Women's) i i'litnoiic i'und desires to aeknou ledge c a eliecpie lor Lo lioni Mrs Kebbell lor I: the purchase ol skins lor leather waist- < eoatfs lor our men on active service. J Contributions lor the name purpose will be thanklully received and may be left L at the Borough Oliicc. 1 Some wholesale dealers in New Zea- c land have been prompt to take unlair advantage oi the increased duty levied u on certain imports. On the morning alter the reading ol the linancial (itate- ° ment in Tarlianient, tJie oommeroial travellers lor a certain company trading in benzine wmv instructed to quote y several shillings additional per case lor ail orders booked lor immediate supplies e ol that oil. *

At a play held in Jj'eildiug this week, says ike St;ir, the orchestra opened with the Russian national anthem. Hie large audience immediately rose, iiut alter giving about a bar and a half of this hymn, which describee God am tiio All Terrible, the orchestra glided on to the Marsellaise, which ignores God altogether. The sons of franco were urged to inarch on to glory, but without adding that freedom called them, the orchestra rushed the British Grenadier into the musical medley about the girl he left beTiind him, ftie audience, though beginning to look silly at itself for remaining on its feet, did not sic down. But whon l'addy got excited and shouted it was a long way to Kome place or other, the members of the audience "took a tumble," and went down kerflop like skittles. After the "social" at Weraroa on Friday evening, the hall wa« cleared lor the weekly dance held by the AVeraroa assembly, a-ntl a good number stayed for it, and had a good time. The music was played by Mr J. Rose and Mr L. Ferris was M.O.