The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 November 1915, Page 2

The Chronicle PUBLISHED DAILY LEVIN. LOCAL AND GENERAL

ilr jiareo J/ostJut him icviveii mi I -iterating Icier from lii.s brother, l.icu-l-uant Vittorio Foselfa, at prevent 1.1 I. ic Italian reserve, and stationed at. ■'.'peaia, Italy's ehiel naval arsenal, situated on the Ligiirian Sea. Lieutenant I'uhcJJa stale* tiiat a was not ovcau,so tlic Italians did not want war tiiat they only declared it on Ausnia j in -May, but they ncit' not ready unlit ) then tor a prolonged, snuggle— th,:y had not fully recovered irom the. campaign in Tripoli, ami against the Turks;. The frontier line between ihe two countries; gave all the mountain top., to Austria and their holding of tliyso dominating positions tne reason tint the progress ot : the Italians lias'be-'ii «■> slow. What these liiounlain.s mean I 1 the Au.striaii.s is shown by tlie fact ■that in ono instance the Italians in.! t) haul their artillery IHJUO feet to the top. Tlw work ol : the Italians in this campaign has impressed all the observers in Europe, and even the enemy, ivlio previously referred to them sliglilii'gly as mandoline players, now iias ti great respect for their courage and determination. The Government has a&fiOlutly' prohibited! newspapers ii'O'ii leaving the country.' Mr Fosclla has two nephe-ws fighting on the Austrim front—Lieutenant Giovanni Fosnlla in the Engineers, and Lieutenant JNfa'ilio Fosella in the Infantry. An junwising inc.ileiit way wi inched uu .Saturday last during Uiu niaieli pa*i of the troops to tiie wliarl A young lady pushed- , iJHoiigh the ocmci ci'ying, •' "Kodger, ilodger, 1 want you." A nmnvi young .soldier instantly fell o'ti Ironi the ranks, einuiaeed the gill, and was back in hiis place almost belore Uiu crowd realised wJiat nad happened. A Jiearty "'well done" greeted his achievement. — I'otone Oliionicie. i , 'la.slicc> of liumoiir occasionally enliven the proceedings ot caseb m the Courts, and Lhe unconscious oli'ort Oi -« leading Waiiganui leading liiinina'.y will take a lot of uoatjng. lie was cross-examining a ALaon ivitnoris -up )-i Jji.s means of living. " \VJnit do yon doP' , asliuil counsel. "Work on my ■wife's farm," replied the ''What do you milli, cows or theepp" queriecl the soliuitor, and the laugn ■raised: \va.s beyond the control of tins court crier to suppress. An official wiieles-s nicbsuge issued in i'aris states that the Serbian lelugees ao Salonika give most terrible dotu'is of tho atrocities conunitted by the liiilgM' (iokliory, uliicfi .suvpußS the worst honors of L'Jl'3. All Serbians capfc.a----e ■ were regardless of .->ox or ago, with Lh6 utmost refincineiiL 01 tortury and unamoable cruelties at Xisu •wJiei'o liiuidretls of women and children worn burnt alive in the churolK\s where they had relugcd. Not a house ' ■ayus left standing in ilacedonia aftjr the jjiilgars had passed. Sharland's Eakiug Powdor is bound to rise. That is why so many thous- = ands uso and praise it. CJosts less • tl.an others. Adpfc. r.isuuE agaγ-nst suffehls'g. For eighteen pence you can. ins.ua * yourself and family against any bad ie- '. suits from an attack of diarrhoeia dysentery. THat is the price of a bott 1 of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy—a medicine which never fails to give ' relief. Fn severe cases the I victims ni net-..suffer intense pain before < medicine can be obtained or a physiciao < summoned. Can you afford to take i the risk" for so small an amountP Why c not keep Chamberlain's Colic and Diar- i rhnea llcmedy on liand. For solo f ere r j where., . - a«ivt. t

Tho, f till £1(5 lGs required! for equipment of a Levin Methodist hospital bed on the , Marama wars collected by Leviu Methodist Ladies' Guild iii throe days. The sum of £54 10s, raised in Levin iiml District for the .soldiers at Up, - lipoli and .Samoa will provide nearly 1100 men each with a shilling Christ-' mas gift. The lhakara district is looping up its reputation for geii ; - • erosity, and its patriotic committee raiised the sum of £!J ISs for tlv "Gallpoli Day" effort, and this amount has been handed over to the honorary treasurer of the Levin and District Patriotic Society. disco of sheep Irving killed by <.tog.s on the farms along Queen-street J!ia>are reported. With sheep valued at i'jO.i each, the aggregate .oss soon comes to a high iigiuv, ami people who own dogs with a predeliction lor irecsh mutton siiouki keep them chained up or destroy them. So iar, no nominations have Ixen made ior the vacant mayoralty oi Levin. However, there Li ample true remaining loi prospective candidates to declare themselves, as nomination.-; will be receivable up to Wednesday oi novi nw.'ok. Prosperous times amongst local i.iiUiei.s and liaxmillers are .showing their I'esnlui in Levin btisiiK'.s.s places ana local bodies' Cclli'is. Jloj'ou lieiiii.i Uiiiinly 'Council ha« received some substantial amount* by way ol vales during the last two wtvks, and the council's overdraft i.s temporarily hiding Us diminished head behind, a formidable array oi credit entries. Keen interest i,s being siioun id OowJing at Levin this year, and' a dozou or more players are in attendance every oveiling. A silwr button (ior a Angles competition; ha.s been preisent•ed by .Mr i l '. u ..Hoi;, pie.sideut oi tiie *—"ilib, and already it iuu> ueen detonded by tile ur.st holder (W. Kirk). Jhe JJowen Stars are letug sougut after. Two challenging pairs Javo been deleafeil by the hol-J----ers. but two pairs more are forward, and oilier pairs are readiy. A champion /inks content, ior four gold niedd.s. iia.s been arranged. isacJi rink must meet each in the course ol the reason, and ironi the resultt; oi ad the ganit-s ihe winneis of tiie medals will be determined. iicTeieiiLv wa.s made- in the Cnruiuclt; nidi' week to the fact that dayligiil living \\ a-, being fried at the -J Joys i'raiiiing i/arm, Weraroa, Loviu. A iiutiier trial oi tlie mrtiiod since our Ja.si report appeared has conlirmed thi executive ol the farnt-.scliooi ii: il. .■pinion thai tne innovation is to tiniui. ajitage of all concerned null tiie institution, and lucre i.s e-vc-ry probability thai the' new routine will b<. i'oininiiod imk'.Jinifcly. The boy.sap preciafe the change greatly, tlicrt is new an e\tia ainouni. of daylight civailaole ior .spurt and irereafion, :mu I amateur gardeneiK ainoug.st ihe leaching stall' al-o are Weil pleased with the change, A lady re.Miit'iu of J , eiidaltun, one night last v, eek heard a no;.sc among ihe poultry. ,Slie went into tiie yaid :,;[]'. a iau:p ;.;id found a larg.' hiMgeiicg sit iiwi.;in;.f a hen wit:; chkvis. 'i he hedgehog Jad killed om ciiick and was in the act t>l Icjiling another. 'i he marauder was righl under the lion, who was attacking it furiously and; had daiuiged !ier.--.el, severely without hui-ting her enemy. The lady downed the hedgehog am! trumlhd him into a wash tub and turned on the tap. The h"(!gr!'og. which w;s Mim.s'in !!v large, was pro , -ably one wrought from the Sunnier hil!,-: -when unite young tiVo oi , three years: ago. He has inhabited Ihe garde:! ever -incc, and !i;-..<, now paid tin , evirowr! penalty for his. ingratitude. - Christcliureli Tlvoninj: News. A lit tie wfiilu ago a lady went into a shop in Uray, li eland, and bought a pound oi butt' r. On taking it kmie and cutting it. her knile camo upon soinoUiing hard. On cxinninaii: n thiV "foieigii .substance" prowd !o be a small phial in which wa.-, ois.-i'L-■ed a letter. t would very >niic!i like ::i hear from you as to how you receive this nofe and wJiat. you intend To <io with the butter, an 1 am the paclcr here. This is only the beginning oi the i-eason, but. we arts kepi going, .ami (shipped "1 tons ol butter ia.st week. Our liouis are from live in the morning until- about fivi: at nrjit. except ■Sundays, when we only work' till about ten. Our factory is .situated in th" AVhangaivi district id the north n< Auckland Province, more commonlv known as tlio 'Sunny .North' on icoount of Mill mild climate I will esteem it a great favour if you will reply to this, and* ais this will icaon you somewhere about (.'liristimi.s-iime I will wish you a Mprry {)liristma« nwl a Happy Now Yeay." This was followed by the name and address of the writer. The collecting campaign organised by tiie Levin Ladies'' Patriotic Committee for Christmas gilts ior the soldieici on GlaJlipoli ami at Samoa was carried on vigorously on (Saturday, in spite oi the wet weather. The sn'e of .v.vi/ous, il<Avei'fcj' eU'., from the stall in Oxford struct, resulted in the addition of over ;U7 to the fund, and ;ib<;iit, jKG 10s was raised at the.railway station by like mortihi. Collections were made in addition. i/ollowiug are the amounts given and collected, and the iolal in hand at present:-->.". Kirkcaldie £10, -Mrs. D. 8. Alaekonzio £1, - •W. G. Aclkin £1, G. P. Uiown 10s, C. H. Pyke 10s, Mrs. Adkin ss, J.M. U. Miss H. Is, collected by Airs, liorringe 150, by Mrs. Gardener £2 ISwDd, Mm. J. Davies 18s 6id, Mi'hs Smith £2 8s od, Miss Wilson £3 6s Ud, Miss Elsie Hall £1 10s 2d, Miss I. Pink 13s Oid, Miss G. Wallace 10s stl, Mts, and 'Miss Cork £2 3s Gd, stall ' takings £7 lls 3d. Mm F. O. Smith £1 12fi 7d,, Druids' "hard-up" dance £'A < (ss, Thakara Patriotic Committee ■£0 ' 10s; total £54 10s.. .] ."''liOT-r.D RUN ITS COURSE. 1 Never permit a cold -to run its coiirso 1 for more fatalities have their origin \a 1 or repult from, a cold than any .ither t cause. Dbambe. Jain's Cough Remedy i is ■ ther. mofit prompt and effective , .modi- s oine for coughs and colds. It loosens < {))" (ontjli, leiicvc* 'he liingf., opens the > so"ietion« and ads Natii , . l> restore 1 the syetern u> a Jiealthy condition. -

Entries for the flower show boiu;; held in connection with tTie Oiiuroh ot "England bazaar to bo held in the Century Hall on Wednesday and Thursday, will be accepted up till 11 a.m. to-morrow (Wednesday.) Among the amounts iiandod to tha • lion, treasurer of the local patriotic [society was the fcum of £3 o's from tho Druids' "hard-up" dance held last l<riday. Tiie amount has helped to swell the collections of "Gallipoli Day" and the Druid.s' Comniitteo are to be congratulatcdi on the result oi their efi'ortß. J.liu .\'uu- Zealand L'arinor.s' Co-opera-tive Distributing Co., Ltd., 'Wellington, emends 'J he Chronicle the following report:—We to-day received the iollowing cable fiom our London agents: ".\Leririo.s 5 to 1(J per cent, line crossijieds iU per cent, others 10 to 15 per cent above last series; ma diet strong; . jjro-.poct excellent." Mv I'y. l:i. Warburton, who has boon acting v.i-i emergency -Methodist minister iu Levin din-ing the absence of tho tfev. \\. 11. I'j. Abbey, throifgh illness, leaves Levin this week. JTe goes now to Uargill-street, Dunedin, to take tho place oi the l{ev. .Mr Head, who is to go to the lront a.s chaplain with tho next reiii!orei.;]ii'i>nt.->. '1.1k. , iolion.tig elmjucii':. letter has ociin ioruuruoK fr',;ji Levin to tho Evening i.'cst: "Dear Uncle Tom, • l iiope you have not cloned yotlr fund tor the lit tic ciiildit'ii, as 1 am sending you 'Sj Bd, which 1 have collected for tho little children by selling articles, mostly dolls and kettle-holders. 1 had £i, ■mt 1 thought 1 wouldi send £1 to the new Hospital tihip. j. wanted to make the £1 up, but 1 was bad with asthma lor a month, so 1 could not go out. Mother said lam all behind, like the cow's - tail, sending it in, but you won't mind, will you, as long as the children get it? 1 am eleven yeaio of age.—.from .Muriel Jones. I'.-S.—-1 am sending Uncle loin a kettleholder." Mr John Kipling, of the Irish Guards, -on ol Air Uudyard Kipling, was last iioiii.il reported; 'missing, believed to 'je killed.' , John Kipling was tliu child ••or whom his lather wrote the "Juit , ; ■■ Stories," the boy for whom i'ueif • old immortal tales ol the beloved land, .or which this .supreme sacrilice has now ■teen made. Mr John Kip)ing was •jare.y eighteen, a boy ot delicate heakh ■ 'at indomitable zeal and resolution, ile had been nominated for the irisli inanU by Lord Roberts, and was determined to take his share in the war. lu .■renting to his urgent pleas the father -ami the mother also—-olfered the :eaiVM of all possible sacrifices on the . ltar oi uheir country—an only bom, . iiose youth and health might havo ,iven them a good reason for evau:ig the ordeal. u,;e oi Liic great annual events that ■„•-.■ ur in Le'viii is due to-morrow —th« • pining oi Uie Church ol Eiighi id ..i/..iar. .v.il tiie indicatioiiK so iar — .;ju s.iie oi tickets, tho organizing put ~uii liie aliair, the amount of goods . ii- Liie sialic, Liio program argo to show that all previous azaars will Oe ociiptse-u easily, and . ,iat tlu.s one will be remembered when . theis aie lorgotfen. lno erection oi ..to .sialis and the decorations in tho , ill in ueiny, carried out to-day by a urn oi w iiling workers, audi every- . :i;ng will be in order ior the opening ..)-moii(<w ai 2.H0 p.m. ihia ceremony ■.ili be performed by .Mrs \V. li. I'ieki, i iio -Vb-i.il airive in Levin by the 11.1j . .in. train. An exceptionally lino col- ; cLiou oi native curios from the South . a islands have been oroiight togethi ■ for the bazaar, and include models t . canoes, native shell work, and fcJuni..'.y dresses of the South Sea leland j.'ilii.*. These will bo for sale and) pou|ne nil! have an opportunity of procuriig ai ticks; ..that are becoming rarer e.ery year. Also there will bo stalls i ir the .sale of sweets, lancy goods, I - inework, tea-rooms, etc., and the i -y-itil guessing competitions.