The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 30, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 October 1915, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 30, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Tim identities of Greenwood and Alk** Williams (victims ol the Whitehall tragedy) have been established. The iormer is described as a neurotic pessimist holding life to be not worth living and believing: in (lie affinity nf .souls as against marriage. Miss Williams -was well connected. Her Father recently died and her relatives were -visiting England. She succumbed to Greenwood's mental domination.—CabJed item Captain Brownwell of Worcestershire, •who was wounded in Flanders, has been appointed to the staff at Dimtroon 'College. Ho states that everyone in \h<* eastern front is now armed with >i three-bladcd dagger with a wooden grip like the top of a shovel. One blade protrudes between the fingers. ' On either side protrudes another longer blade The frontal blade stabs straight forward and the others stab downwarcTs or uppercut. It is a splendid weapon tor fighting. He describes a number of new types in expensive high explosives .and most destructive bombs, adding that Britain is now paramount for bombs and hand grenades. Those concerned had a number of surprises in these lines up their sleeves and would shortly spring thorn upon the foe.

The amount of cbeese being manufactured at the "Weraron Experimental Farm continues to show a steady increase, but still falls far short-of the ctamand, though it lias overtaken the facilities provided for its manufacture, end additional curing rooms are required. In the past few weeks close on one ton of the various fancy cheese.s have been placed on the market.

A fat sheep given for the Wounded Soldiers' Fund by Master PirtTc vf-as sold by Messrs Abraham and "Willtams nt tboir yards yesterday and realized a total of U 15s.

One is always interested in the aftorcareom of notable vessels. The Discovery, in which Captain Scott sailed to the Antarctic in search ol tlio South Pole, is now at Manchester, from which port she is to inaugurate a new cargo service to Prance. The vessel, which is Dundee built, and has a not tonnage of 421 tons only, is one of the strongest -wooden ships afloat, her hull of teak and oak having boon constructed of great thickness to resist the ice pressure. This strength -was of great value to her when she was for so long imprisoned in the ice. The Discovery was brought by the Hudson's Bay Company, and recently sailed to England from New York

The corresponxlonfc of "L'Huinanite" in Amsterdam states that a league has been formed at The Hague for the purpose of eliminating from the Dutch niarkots all Gorman products which Dutch industry is capable of providing. The "Telegraaf" in commenting on the league says:—We are ignorant of what the future has in store for us. We cannot tell whether we shall he able to maintain our neutrality, or whether we shall be dragged into the vortex. On which side No one knows. Rut in order to maintain peace let us prepare ourselves for war. Holland is to-day in n hotter posffcion fo defend its territory than was Belgium last year. We have had time to prepare. Our army is strong and well organised and the military reform measures will further strengthen it. But the force of arm* is not alone sufficient to defend our independence, We 'must be strong, as a people, and this strength can only be acquired if tvo turn all German products out of our markets. The "TeTegraaf" closes its article with" can appeal to all DntJcTf men and women to join the league in the interests of the ►State, of the national industries and ci Dutch workmen.

On account of tlic Palmerston Show being fixed for next week, the Levin Druids' dance will bo held on November 12th, a week later than announced. A Tommy, in a letter to his wile, ■wrote: 'T am enclosing os> with this, but 1 must tell you that it lias to pass through the censor's hands.'' 'iho censor added a footnote to the corner oi the lotto" - ; '"The concur has WiUisLguo the temptation. .Meters Maxwell and Mann have completed , their contract on the "Wesportlnaugahua Junction railway route. It includes a tunnel eight chains in lengl.li. The Government official who passed the work paid a line tribute to Messrs Maxwell and Mann lor the faithful way in which they had carried out the work. —Westport News. A little incident occurred iii Gladstone lload on Saturday morning which goes to show that while hospital nurses are pre-eminent when pain and trouble cloud the brow ,they cannot all be regarded ats heaven-born financiers. A couple of sisters of mercy, with Jletl Cross badges on their arms, approached a gentleman with a request that no (should drop a shilling in their Utile collection boxes for the British .Hod Cross fund. The man pointed to his exemption badge, showing that he had already contributed 5s to the fund but the nurse still pleaded lor help in the good cause. The gentleman then ngroeft to give a .small contribution, and aslced the nurse if .she had change for half-a-crown. 'Flie fair eolioctor at once dived into her pocket and produced two .single shillings and a sixpence, which she handed to the 'victim. The mere man then handed over the half-dollar, and with the sweetest of smiles and warm thanks the nurse dropped the half-crown into the collection box, thus herselT making the handsome donation of 2s Od to the fund. A fair brow must have been puckered on Saturday night when balances were being adjusted at the end of a strenuous day. Those witnessing the incident were greatly amused at the ingenuousness of" the iair collector.—Gisborno Times.