The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN TUESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 September 1915, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN TUESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

* The public arc reminded ot tlio meeting. lo be hold in the Borough Chambers to night ati 7.30 for the purpose oi lorming a permanent .Levin "and District Patriotic Society. All members nl the jii'osent committees are invited t-o attend. " Why is the blade oi a v sabru curved.''" asked a sergeant who was instructing some recruits in swordman■ship. "f suppose it is curved to give more lorce to the blo:w,' J replied one of the men. "Nonsense!'' exclaimed the learned instructor. "The Nabre is curved so as t-o make it lit the scabhard. 11 it were. l straight how on earth 'would you get it in to the crooked .scabbard, eh?" Accounts amounting to I'lOl were pas>ed lor payment by the .Levin Horough Council bust evening. -M i«s llerriek inis made good progress alter the operation performed on .her, and yesterday .she was able to take a drive. The state ot the fool-hpath in Queen street. Irum Weraroa road to Nelson road, was the subject of ;i letter by .Mr T. Jenman to the Levin Borough Council lase evening. Mi- .Jenman Mated that the footpath badly needed repairing. as in wet weather the water overflowed and Howled adjoining properties. The imatter "was referred to the streets committee. Cermspondence regarding the proposed II orowhenua Lake Domain .13)11 between the I'rime Minister and Mr \Y. il. I'iekl. M.l\. on the one hand, and the Mayor on the other, was read at meeting l;i.st evening of the Levin Borough Council. Much discussion took place ill connection with several points concerning the lake. Councillor Robertson considered that the area of the Luke Domain Tieserve should he :lotined : the words saying that a proper take should bo loft were ambiguous. The whole matter will he dealt -with later when a draft of the new hill "R received from the Department.