The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 November 1915, Page 2

The Chronicle. PUBLISHED DAILY. LEVIN. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1915. LOCAL AND GENERAL

! A former Levin Jaci who enlisted lor ! service aL the front—Albert Thornhiu Nicholson—a son of Mrs AL. E. Nlcliolsou, now residing at orsowood, was .slightly wounded at Gailipoli recently. The Morning Tost, in the course ol a leader, says that tho linaneia.l position is extremely dangerous. ExperiI eiice 'teaches a remedy. A dutv 011 imports, united with a .system of preferential agreements with the Dominions, would save this country, unite the Empire, and the dominions would b. encouraged to' grow more food and look msido the Empire lor the future. Ihe new rapid telegraph system recently developed in liermany iias neon adopted by the imperial administration and has 'been installed on the busy lines between Berlin <ukJ otner uerman citi;.s. The transmitting Inaclnne has a key Itoardi similar to that 01 a typewrit:: - . and can be worked without difficulty by auy fyi'ist* whilst tfie messago is recorded in perforated writing 011 a tape by the receiving machine. Both the transmitting and receiving machines ordinarily make 720 revolutions per minute, transmitting one character at each revolution, but in order to adaut the work to the olectrical conditions of the line the speed may ue increased to .1000 or reduced to 200 revolutions per minuto. A simple remedy lor smoke has Deen invents by a British engineer. it is known as the Wilson snioiicless process, and it consists oi injecting a mixture of air and nitrate 01 soda solution on the fire. Though the first trial was crude, with dirty tK>it coal, under a lnubcock toiler, the dense smoke from the chimney way reduced to invisibility. Jested further, the smoiie was not only cured, but there was an increase 01 more than 20 per cent in the output ol the boiler and its evaporative efficiency. < llie theory advanced is that the solution of nitrate of soda creates nuclei of in- « tense lieat, which fire the gases ami 1 enable, the injected air to combine jwitii J them. 4

I At diiferoJit times iziany yueor place have iljeeu devised lor hiding mono) aud otiier treasurer, and 111 this connei tion a well-known tliwborno lady is re Siting a good story a.bout herself (say tin. l Gii borne Times,). Last week wlueJ about,to leave lier home to go to th Carnival she iomemberedi thaC-she hai a good sum of money in the houso and. lor isiafety's sake, popped the banknotes in tlie kitchen oven, as tin most unlikely place in which a possiblt thief would look. The lire was out, o course. On returning home after tin carnival the lady was horrified to hn* that dier daughter, wiio had arrivet homo .lirst, had, in ignorance oi the precious contents of the oven, lit the tire. Prompt salvage operations resulted jji much charred; fragments of the notes 'being; retrieved, and the lady is now nvondoring whether the iianks would accept 'her little heap o 1 ashes and fragments in return for 'good money. It is stated that sufficient oi the notes remain for identification purposes and, consequently, after certain formalities, the banks will "pay out." NO GOLD IS "NAZOL" PROOF, j Sharland's absolutely is the Baking Powder. Purest, strongest and cheapest. Sharland's is bound to rise. Got it from your grocer. Advt. It's only natural that Clark's Bhould make euita to order that are superior to what's usual. The policy of dark's demands superiority. We

have hundreds of new patterns to se-

lect from at prices ranging from 6% ti 955. Fits guaranteed. We hare no travellers ,and our customers have sufficient confidence in our methods to come direct to us. What about a suit for Christmas? Don't leave it #oo late. Give Clark's a trial this time. —Advfc., " a ■*.rv

The sum of £6 6s, Levin's monthl; contribution to Belgian Belief Fund has been- forwarded to Wellington b; the honorary treasurer of the Levin an< District Patriotic Society. From Hobart, Private 11. A. Sloan of Levin, has sent a postcard to Tin Chronicle, conveying the informatioi that the Bth -Reinforcements -were <n leave at Hobart oil the 20th inst. Pri vat© Sloan is dn No. 4 Platoon of l Company A message from Pahiatwa reports that between 200 and 300 letters of tlit outward madls were discovered missing from the local post office last night They were taken from the letter racJi in tho mail-room, also behind the counter. There is no trace as yet. At the Mansion House Justice Itoofii Sir Thomas Crosby sentenced a labourer employed at the Thames Cold .Storage Company (Limited), in Upper Thames-street, to two months' hard labour for stealing some ox "skirt" 'worth Is t>d. The man, who was earning 43s Gd. a week, put the meat round his waist in the form of a belt. A representative of the company said these petty thefts mounted up. For instance, they had lost 3,000 kidlueys in the last two months. Amended regulations regarding prepayment of postage in cash are published in the Government Gazette. The postage on inland postal packets posted in quantities of not less than 240 at one time now may be prepaid in cash instead ol stamps, but newspapers from newspaper-offices may be accepted in bundles of not less than 100. Packets to 'be postage prepaid in cash shall not mo accepted after o p.m., and a few hour's notice of intention to porst shall, if required, be given to the post office. Several members of the Y.M.C.A. board met last night at the home ot the president, AViuoliester-street, to say [ goodi-Uye to Mr Graham Dawson, their I lion, secretary j who has dione good work during tho past year, especially while the big camp was held a.t Weraroa, in arranging the Century Hall for games, ctc. His promotion to the G.r.O. Featherston, will give him further •scope in the larger organisation run by the Wolluigkm Y.M.C.A. (field division) at the new military camp in the Wairarapa. It was incidentally mentioned at the gathering that between t0 and '50 memGers and ex-members have offered or are at the front, and a roll of honour is being compiled, so that it. may be framed and adorn the walls of the rooms in Queen-street. After a nice supper had been served by Mrs Gibson a small volume was presented to the guest and all-round well-wishes were spoken to the Association's late co-worker.

Ernest Harry Horno, a labouring man born at Halconibe (presumably ot German parents), and living there with Ins widowed mother, arrived at Feilding on Friday morning, and went home at night with a pair or black eyes—he was lucky to escape with his life. Jt appears that Home, while discussing the war in a bar of a local hotel some days previously, had said sovereigns were worth more than notes-and oft'erC'l a guinea each for any sovereigns to could .buy. This statement was hoarded up against him, and wnen he appeared in town on Friday he was soon in trouble. After having imbibed a certain quantity ol liquor. 'Home was heard offering to buy gold at a premium. ami he was heard to say "Old. Hill will be here with his troops in three months, and notes will be no good then I'' This extremely foolish and unpatriotic remark afforded the opening ior the attack which had evi- | denfcly 'been pre-arranged: .v force of about IUU men surrounded Hornv, and iii - st one and.' then another dashed in "and dealt it out to him good and hard." Home was knocked down, Regaining his feet be ran tor his life towards the railway station. He was given shelter in the ticket office. and the jjolice sent i'or. Sergeant Will's and Constable McDonnell went to the railway station and took charge of the man. Home's eyes were then visibly swelling, and his face was covered with •bloodi.— Feilding Star. The tribes of the lenesei, in Russia.

are amongst the most primitive (styles 10l man now existing. Amongst them su,ys an Oxtonl University man who travelled through the remoter parts ol Russia a lew months ago, the use <>' more than a single ouplui of water lor washing is held to be as great an extravagance as a bath in champagne would be amongst us. i'or water n> winter it; precious, as it lias to be obtained by the tedious process of melting snow or ice. Once, before 1 had come

to realise this fact, I thoughtlessly asked my hostess for a second cup 01 water one morning, from uie big family kettle that always hangs above tho lire. 1 hadi extravagantly used up all the first cupful on my teeth, and wai. ted a little more lor my face and hands. A stare of blank astonishment was followed by a look of indignant surp -iso from the outraged housewife. "Nienakimna/' ("To the dog!" she muttered through her teeth, as she handed me a Bounty hail-cupful; "you can wash as imidii as you like in the river when it is not frozen; but it is a shame to waste water in the -winter 1" j'his attitude is perhaps compiehonsible when the amount of tea drunk by these I oik I i,s considered — and consequently the large number of ketfcletuls that have to be melted and boiled to satisfy the family needs in this respect alone. A 1 ungu. when he is very greasy as to lace and hands, alter a hearty meal of lat. venison, rubs off the grease with wood shavings or.with pulverised rotten woodi. The Tungus are great eatere. Their diet consist* principally of lisii and reindeer meat, which iliey eat either raw or cooked. ft takes some time to adapt oneself to tlio conditions under which food has to be taken sufficiently to be aible to eat with appetite.

,Cakes to make—scones to bake— now easy, pleasant and sure is the work when you use SHARLAND'B Baking Powder—A4rt. The latest news of blouses :3 'hat Clark's, the store of quality, keeps the. variety fresh. New shipments arrive alirost weekly and bring something ne* and interesting, for you to see every time you are in the store. A lady isn't properly wardrobed • unless dbe bas a few changes of blouses, and it 's . foolishness not to have such a change wh*:n dark's Jiare such a grand assortment for von to Select from—from a fe* d»llmg» a&.—Advt.

' Ihe Church of England, schoolroom , at; Weraroa almost is completed, only ■ needing the final coat of painti and a low finishing touches. Tlio result of only two competitions which were not publicly announced at' tlie baaaar held last week are as follows : Mr ,JbL. .McDonald won a cushion with a jjuoss ol 21bs llozs (the actual weight being 2lb Ooz. Mrs Nation won the ladies silver watch for guessing within half a pound of the combined weight of Mrs Howell and the vicar. The lormer weighed List 13jlbs and the later 12st 121bs. Now privileges in regard to travelling are to bo given to Levin passengers to ellington. Ihe copy oI a letter received by Mr W. H. Field, M.P., irom the .Minister of Railways (dated 27th .November) explains the mutter. The lotto runs: ' With relerence to your representations in regard .to the question of the booking of passengers joining or leaving the .express at Levin, 1 have Uh; 1 rolloi'intoi• nT"yT»vi that it lias now been decided to allow passengers Irom Palniemton Aortli and stations north thereof to travel by the first down Auckland-Wellington express t) Levin holding tickets lor that station. Passengers from Levin for Thorndon may also join the train referred to. Pasengei's from Thornton to Levin may travel by the 9.10 p.m. up express and passengers from Levin to Palmerston North nnd> stations 'beyond may also join this train. In eaoli case the fares to bo charged will be to and from Levin. This arrangement will now remove the difficulty complained; of respecting passengers having to pay tho extra fare.—l have, etc., AV. H. HERI RIES » The steady application oi mental lorce to the Horowlieiiua County Council's office affairs its gradually clearing away the uncertainty and mist that obscured matter a little 'while ago, and ratepayers who rush round to the County Clerk with their rate notices, confidently hoping to be able to prove that some ot the figures arc loose, and Ijy pulling tlieni out, be able to lower the pile, are apt to be disappointed. \Vitb this uitentioii_ a man visited the county office recently (since Una morning's sunrise, as a matter oi iact), and; proceeded to demonstrate that his rate notice was an exaggeration in the matter of height. J'liat its altitude was calculated correctly wa.i soon proved by reference to the bulky ledgers and rate books, and the protectant left, lor home—with .■somewhat the same feeling as a motorist with a punctured tyre, while . tho County Clerk complacently patted tno leather bindings of his -hooks.