LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 September 1915, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mr . Archibald, of Levin, lias received a letter from his son, Corporal M. i'\ Archibald, of the fourth Reinforcements, giving some details ol his experiences at He had one narrow escape from death in the trenches. A bullet that struck the periscope through -which he "was viewing the enemy, glanced lrom the periscope and went through the peak of his cap. Speaking of the progress ol the operations at Gallipoli, he says that things are going fairly well, but a lot of troops are suffering in health. It is 1 necessary to sleep in the open it times, and as the dews are very heavy, a good deal of rheumatism is experienced. Since the 1-lth July.. Corporal Archibald has been in Malta Hospital undergoing treatment for 'rheumatism, and yesterday a cablegram was received by 'Mr Archibald stating that Insson embarked for England on the hospital ship Demosthenes on August 28th. Levin Borough Council invites tenders for carting coal to the local 22gfl works. vP Miss MoMeekan hats been appointed assistant teaclicr at ivoputaroa public school. Falls «ji from 3u to -15 per cent in market quotations tor pollard and bran have been recorded in Canterbury during the last six weeks. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., will sell on Friday a number of well* grown hedge plants .suitable ?of""planting at once. The varieties comprise golden ake ake and cherry plum, ooth of which make excellent live fences. The proceeds are to be given 'to tho Wounded Soldiers' Fund.

There must be some really nondeiiiil land in the 'Wfiak'atane district, if the writer of the following letter to the Hun. W. D. Mac Donald is to be believed. He say.s: —"The farmers here are doing wonderiiilly well; in iact, it is hard lor an outsider to relieve what some ol them are doing. 1 have just been through my own books and lind that last season 1 took .C7l<i flifc in milk cheques alone, oil 52 acres di drained swamp, and last year was the driest we ever had. 1 milked 51 urn's on 52 acres, and there were two IjiilLs and 20 calves, and sometimes the two wagon horses on it as well. CountIng pigs and calves. I took over £800 lrom 52 acres. 1 did exactly the same iiie previous year, and J reckon it will ;.o close on £1000 this year. A meeting to discuss the proposal to lorni a Women's Nursing Class in Levin was held last evening. The proposal was discussed informally, but owing to llk. , unavoidable absence ol Mrs Heraick, secretary to Levin branch of St. John Ambulance Association, the ineot' ing was adjourned to next week.