Levin School Committee

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 September 1915, Page 3

Levin School Committee

Tue Levin School solium lieu Ueid .lis usual monthly meenig ou Monday evening in die kchoolruoin. J.iiere were present:—Messrs A. Sims (chairman), IN. Moldaway, \\. 'lhoniauii, i'. 0. Smith, H. U. Uapper, \V. Bull and iiov. il. T. Stealey. A communication was received iruiii the .Education Board requesting that in view of the fact the - supply ol imported seeds will show a big lailiugoil' beoauses of the war, all the children be a.sked to collect and save seeds ot all kinds, such seed to be sold and the proceeds given to the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. The committee endorsed the board'b action, and it was decided to write asking the for further details of 'he scheme. Miss Oswin, ot Makerua, was appointed to till the vacancy on the teaching staff. The committee decided to recommend j to the Education -Board, that teachers ] [ at present fighting at the front be ; promoted to any positions above their present rating, that may become vacant, instead of appointing female teachers permanently to thsse positions. In this iwa-y places would be ensured for the teachers when fliey return. The visiting committee reported everything in satisfactory order. Messrs Smith and Thomson were appointed visitTng committee tor tli« ensuing month. It mis decided to top dress the ground in front of the school and to obtain a Ifiwnmower icx keep the lawn& ' in order. <•

Wounded Soldiers 11A11 -WAY TTOkKTS AT OiIJDAP UAlliiS. Tlie following circular lettel been received by iSergt.-Major Daniels, Levin, 11 um llcad<|uai't-er;> oi the Wellington Military District, l'ulmerston .North. lie issue ol Railway Tickcts to Itorenib or Noxt-ot-kiji ol Invalided or Wounded iSoldiers on Troopships. •'With reicrencc to district circular .No. US; 10, dated 20/7, io regarding issue of - railway tickets to the parents ur next-ot-kin ol' invaliilti in lltMtiioieement Camps (or hofcpitalj. similar concessions will be granted m tlio case of invalided or wounded soldiers returning on transports or iuxspit-al ships hereafter, similarly to the case ol the Willochra. "These regulations come in force in respect to the troops shortly returning to the Dominion in tlie t>.6. Tahiti. (1) On presentation of the telograplnc or other notiheation from the Department that a soldiers is returning invalided or wounded oil a transport or hospital bliip,. railway siLa Lion masters will return railway tickets as under to bona lido relative-, being the parents indicated., or where there aro no parents. to one person who is next-of-kin. J-" t! •' purpose, il <le«i" •<!. ol proceeding to the nearest port of call. ('2) .First and second-chuNS tickets will be issued as tin; soldier is entitled to same. via., viliccrs, warrant, oilicers and (sergeants-major. illst class, other rankr> sceond-elas-. (-'!) In the North Island, from any elation in the .North Island to Wellington. In me South Island, from any station in Canterbury to Lyttelton ; I'rotu (!revinou tlt Sef-tion t-o Grcymouth or Lyttclton; on \\ estport section to W export or Lyttclton; on Nelson .sect ion t-o .Nelson; on I'tcton section to I'ieloit. "It uium be clearly under,stood tnat ihi- eoiice-s.-ioti applies to the issue ol railway ticket* only. and that no liability ea!i hi aeeepl.d by ibe Department wiieie 1e a -11 e r pas-ages are also involved. i'lea.-.e make llie foregoing public.'' .-TUT .KivsS M'.ViS Clir.'ihclc ulbce ~i I;.iy. 11.-M.S. LIO.s. New Sept. /. Aii- !'lir■ h■: . i oiii;/iuiiig in* narrative, say-- mm: ;he "iticer* ''ill fiie I,ion. which fec-uved ihe roughest handling ol any major .-Lip alio.it. dwell oil the diliicuit\ i iiev experienced in persuading Admiral JJealyy. alter tin 1 action liegait t:o d■•Mviid ir<lli> expesed posilioii on the bridge where he had an unhampered view, to me protection ot the conning tower. ! hey gave a llinlim_ accoitul oi ibe Lion being towed Le.i.e at the rate oi live ffnots an hour ;i:iei' the lilneher ware sunk, a.jui the de-trovei.- foiled the sinnii.v rule.-' eliurt-. to reacii the crippled lev iatlian. ■ I itau location ot her injuries j- no longer dtscernabh' e.\.' j)l i t some places owing t<,i tecoiistruction ol a seel ion where a shell burst, but i- evident il-ewheie by the patehes over die damaged plate-. A very .-mall pereeiiiage ol German shells nil at Ifc.OOU vard- in the early stage.- ■ tlie b l .

LAST OL U.MAN I! Ll'Ol'T. Amsterdam. S-opt, i. A German communique states tli.it General von 11nnlenbiirg's cavalry advanced toward* Dandesevas. soiiih-e.ast-ward oi I'Viedrieiistadl, ami took 'ioO pri-oiier-. 'fiie enemy now is retreating ea-tward and ,-outhwai'd ol Grodno along a front westward ei iSkidel to Volkov\>leve. We look l(Jl)l) prisonei'iS in the Uozana district between the Niemen and VoJkovysk. The enemy is accepting battle against Prince Leopold south-eastward of Slojiiiu. Our attaek is progressing. Ceiteral Alackensen has attacked the enemy's positions near C and Drolisyczaii. DAN.NE\ IUK.E HACKS. Dannevit'Ke. This Day. The Daiiuevirke l\acing Club's spring meeting i.- being held to-day in glorious weather. Ihe going i.s good anil there is a large attendance. Hack .Hurdle*. — Negative 1, Gieiioreli. 2. I lexer 3. iveynote fen. tScratclied : L'atronyinic. Calais. Happy Jack and Warman. Time. "imins OOsec.-. Won by 10 lengths. Spring Handicap. -Jtuinakaha 1 .Midnight Star 2. Tangiw-.i 3 Ml started. Won by a length. Time, '-'mill l.i l-3,secs.