The chronicle LEVIN. TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 March 1916, Page 2

The chronicle LEVIN. TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

« Messrs James Bros., Lowcclice, >avo thivsiied a paddock oi' renter's w lie at which (says the Aslhburton Guardian) averaged 53 bushes to tinacre. it was reported at last night's meeting oi the Waiopeliu Domain Board that the board had at piesent a credit ■balance' of £17 alter paying all) the liabilities incurred in effecting the recent improvements. There remained a lew donations, one Jlrom the lieaiiti- I tying {society, to come in. | The Hawera. Star understands thaithe local butchers there are moving to do away with all moat hawking carts. They contend that such a move would be in tlie interest oi health and in the interests of their business, and it is now becoming tlie general practice throughout tlie dominion. 'Ihe _ Willowbridge potato crops (says the \V annate Advertiser) through tiie failure of the "early and latter rains" —those goodi|y showers of which it is said that they "spoil the little potatoes, by making them grow bigger —is reported to be a failure. There are plenty of tops but there is nothing at tho roots. The recent showers nave caused "second growth, which is a bad thing. Four new looms, recently importea from Home, have just been instalJpu (says the Bruce Herald) at the Bruce Woollen Mills. Owing to the impossibility of securing female iabor. however, only one is augmenting tlie output of the mill, the other throe remaining idle until operators can ue secured. An application of Messrs Watikins and Bishop, of Beach road, for a supply ol water for the high pressure service, made to tlie borough council iast night was left in tho of' the Town Clerk to ascertain how ""far tho I applicants were prepared to help , themselves. | Tiie Levin Bowling Uub intends shortly to hold a ga&fight bowiing and croquet tournament on the green in aid of tho patriotic funds.., It was expituinedi by the Mayor that exclusive ol materia] and gas, the cost would be about £3 or £4. The Mayor anil the gas manager were authorized by tlie Borough Council last night to treat with the bowline club on the matter. In Dublin on November 3 Jane Reynolds (18), a domestic servant in ciio employment of Angclo di Lucia, icecream vendor, Sligo. was sentenced to death for the murder ol Di Lucia s wile the previous December. The jury added a strong recommendation to mercy. Angelo di Lucia is- awaiting trial on the same crarge. The Crown aileged that the prisoner was present at the time of the murder, and took part in it. The deceased was killed with blows from a hammer. After the Judge had passed sentence, tre prisoner became hysterical and exclaimed: "Oh, I did not do it. Don't hang me. 1 have a little ohuo, (of which Arigeio was the father). 1 am found guilty, but I am not guilty of all. I have a father and three Drothers at the front." The condemned woman's outburst caused great emotion in court, and many women burst into tears. Reynolds, in a statement to the police, said that Di Lucia urgeti her to commit the crime and gave -er whisky to give .her strength. She attempted to put a cloth across the •woman's mouth, btit oould not. Bhe screamed endi Di Lucia ran into the room audi said : "You wiil never do it." He then caught his wife by.tihe nose and killed her. He afterwards asked Reynolds for whisky.

i'lans of the septic tank that it is proposed to install at the Levin public school liavo been received by the Levin School Committee. and by tliem forwarded to the Borough Council. The latter decided last nigt to submit tliem to its health officer lor his opinion oii thoni. Before. ..commencing the worn it is the in tentioii at the Education Jioaitd, which lias the matter in liand, to sink a shaft to a depth of ton feet in order to thoroughly examine tlie strata so as to provide against any ditncuities that might arise from the soakage. During the last lew months, says .tile Auckland Star there lius oeen a considoraible demand for .Now Zealand lisii from Australia, and local exporters are receiving large orders from Sydney lor snapper. There is a large amount o* snapper sent regularly irom Auckland to tiydney and southern ports ship lair quantities. ITrom Blulf, Melbourne is supplied, and blue cod 110111 Dunedin and liapuku from Wellington are rea-ct-ily sold on the Austtaiuan markets. By tlie Makura recently twenty-two tons ot snapper were consigned to Sydney. A further order of fifteen tons is now in hand with an Auckland firm, but this firm states that it is unable to say definitely whether tlie order can be met owing to uncertainty ( regarding refrigerating space. The supply of lish is almost unlimited, and tiie quality is or the ■best. The amount being caugfht left a surplus for export, but it is not certain il any more orders from Australia can be considered until May next. The grievances of local bodies in common with ordinary people, arp a •L'gion and one ol them is that the lanci purchased! by the uovornmo it tor workers' homes, and not utilised lor building on at once do not yield rates. The Levin Borough Council has a collection of these favoured sections and it was referred to last'nignt by the Town Oiurk in connection witn remits lor the local bodies' conference. It already had been passed at previous conferences that the Government should lease these sections until such time as they were built upon, and tlie question should not he lost sight 01. Councillor Robertson understood that the Government had provided in the ijatid Act, of 1914, for the leasing or these lands and then the lessees would pay rates. The sections already) were il eased for grazing from month to month, but this was no use for rating purposes. The Town Clerk was instructed to write to the Lands L>epartment asking that the sections m question be „Jeased for a term of at i-'asst twelve months. The Church of England services in this district are being conducted by tlie lay readers ol the church in absence of the vicar, Rev. H. T. Stealey, through illness. and members of the church should communicate either with Mr N. C. Hold away or Mr '1. I Brown on any church matters. The men who laid down the metal in the streets of Jtaetihi did not scamp the work. The metal was put on in a coat of about two feet in thickness. I and now that a trench has to be cut through the street the metal has to he loosened by charges of explosives. The following circular letter lias been sent to parents of children attending the Levin District High School Levin District High School is proud of her old boys who have devoted themselves to the cause of their King and country. We intend to place in the school n memorial to those who die in the great struggle for liberty and justice audi also to obtain as nearly as possible a complete record of all who take part in it. "\Ve would be pleased to be supplied with the names of the old boys who hare enlisted, and to add to the value of this record, we wish to have portaits in " panels on the school walls, and we | shall be glad and very grateful lor a photograph of any ot them.— Jaa. Mclntyre. headmaster. It is hoped by tlfis means to obtain a fairly complete list of those old boys who have enlisted. The stems ol bamboos, grasses, -wheat and oats are hollow, ajthougn iliev grow to great heights in comparison to their thickness. It might naturally be supposed that to gain strength. the stems ought to be solid at the base, but it is nor. so. uarefui experiments have proved that a solid column subject to bending strains is no stronger than a hollow one. Consequently iron are made hollow, and the steel shafts which drive the screws of steamships have a hole bored down the centre to rediuce the weight. But this does not reduce the strength. The thickness of tiie branches of trees is in proportion to the weight to be borne. Horizontal blanches, such as those ot the cedar and the elm. are much thicker than the almost vertical brunches of tne poplar. 'Hie average natural factor ■ in breaking is about one in ten, exclusive of wind pressure, and engineer employ a iaotor of six in building with timber. A condemnation ofc the use of puttees m the trenches appears in the Lancet. which states that among tne Trench troops, in whom oases of trench foot have been notably lewer than in the British fliej' arc not worn. The puttee can obviously be kept -fcn' home and review purposes, says tine Lancet, in expressing the hope that sufficient waterproof material is" available to provide thick stockings for every soldier at the front. "With title arrival in London of fresh cases 01 frostbite. misgivings cannot altogether be until the Government is willing to give more precise details as to what has actually been done m the way ol the prevention of trench loot." Some of the farmers in the Waituna district have been rather more fortunate than farmers in other parts. Messrs M. and A. Cochrane threshed 3506 bushels of straw... Tuscan wheat trom 100 acres, showing a. general average ol 35 bushels per acre. One paddock of 13 acres yielded the saisfactory average of 46j bushels per aero. On the safe farm a paddock 01 eight acres of oats threshed 66 bushels to the acre. The threshing was complete';! jy Boss's No. 2 mill audi the Meusro Cochrane are thoroughly satisfied with their return, showing an average cost lor threshing of 3}cl per bushel. Earlier ill the season when the crops were growing this farm was a picture anil a farm traveller from the south paid n visit to Messrs Ooehranes's farm and remarked that they had the finestlooking crop that he had seen this season. Accounts totalling £352 were passed lor payment by the Levin Boroiign Louiicu at its meeting last night. Tor crushing and carting metal tlie tender of W. J. Close at 4s 3d per yard was accepted bv tlie Levin Borough Council last m-ht. Llis tender lor carting pit metal also was accepted .'f, P nce being as fid. The council will supply the engine, .engine-driver and crusher. It is estimated that this wffl bring the cost_ up Jp about s Id per yard—a considered to sjawsr*" the ■ >r " e ° t

A short letter from. ivlxs A. Kennedy asking the borough council to out otf the high pressure waiter supply irom' lier property on the main road at. Weraroa, as her husuand has gone to tlie front, and she is uiialblo 10 pay the sum charged, was the cause 01 councillors getting into a tangle last night. Councillor Robertson tiiouglit the whole charge (£0) might tie remitted and moved to that eiiect. Councillor r aance considered/ that councilors had no authority to give uie ratepayers' money away in tihis manner and moved that it be reduced to £3. The Mayof moved a lui tiler amendment that it be ieduced to £2. Tiie hrst amendment was put anil lost and 011 the second the supporters of tlie first declined to vote, and a deadlock threatened. A way out was found by starting afresh and malting the amendments motions. Councillor Robertson then moveu his motion which was carried. Councillor Trance then moved a further motion that £3 bo charged. This was lost. The Mayor then moved that £2 be charged and this was carried. This charge to only hold good while Mrs Kennedy's husuand was at -the front, and winie she remained in occupation of the property. Councillor l'rance, in a final rejoinder, again asserted that the council was not justified in acting us it did. Jlounoiilor Robertson saw no difference in doing this and giving *a donaton to the war fund. A petition signed by 111. J. Butt, C. Mitchell, J. C. Moxham, J. S. ii;lsliiore, R. Robertson,. T. 11 a 1 and Parawhemia Mataka, residents of the Arapaepae road, was presented to the Levin Borough Council last night, asking on what terms the council was prepared to supply them with water from high pressure water service. The Town Clerk mentioned that it would cost £600. It was decided to inform the petitioners that they must find tne cost ot any scheme as tlie council had no money for it. The Town Clerk is also to enquire if the petitioners hadi any scheme to submit tor the council's consideration. With the continued dry weather a supply of the beautiful clear water that Hows through the pipes of the high pressure service has become highly desirable in the eyes of tlie settlers ol Ohau and the vicinity, audi they recently held a meeting with a view to having the service extended into their district. The Mayor and Town Clerk attended the meeting and consulted . with those present. Tlie Mayor stated at last night's meeting of tlie borough council that it seemed to 00 •the tone of those present that they expected the couhcil to find the money necessary for the scheme, they finding sufficient to provide a reasonable re-. turn on the outlay. According to the latest quotation of pipes the oosj oT continuing the main to Oliau would be £176 per mile—a total of between £600 and £700. It remained for the \ Ohau residents to put some dennitc proposal before the council. ''■One of the unfortunate things about the fruit trade," said Mr L. Jl'Kenzie, of Wellington, 011 Saturday (reports the .Nelson 1 'Colonist"), is that, although fruit may be sold at low rates in the market, the consumer does not aiways get the 'advantage. When 1 left Wellington', for instance, you tuaild not bey good tomatoes under 4d a lh retail in tilie shops, or second-grade _ under 2d. Yet, when 1 leached Nelson, 1 found that growers were asking people to bring baskets or boxes to their gardens- and take tomatoes away for nothing. 1 ' The Mayor has kindly consented to open the bazaar at the King's Theatre 011 Thursday afternoon next at 2.30 p.m. The Stratford "Post" reports that while working 011 the Pembroke Road the other day, two men had the good luck to find the sum of 15s under a stone- in the river. Tlie. men were carting boulders, and 011 lifting up a nnediuui-sized stone the glitter of silver caught the eye of one,,of the workers. On examination it was found that there were two sixpences, three sliillings, three florins and a five shilling piece, the elate of which was lei/ —99 years old. Unfortunately for the finder, he thought that the crown was only a hall-crown, andi after telling his story to a man in Midhirst ne , thought had made a bargain when he sold it for five shillings. A remarkable export lecord was put up uy liie Poverty Bay district \asi \ear. Aecoruing jjg. inures suppneu uy Collector of Customs Tor tho year ifllj tile vajde of exports u'om Poverty Jiay reached the huge total of £1,1141, i iju, ari £i,0(J0.0i2 for iJi-i. Liim easily places i/overty x>ay, as tiie principal exporting district in the Atom iiiion, on a population jj as is. The official year uooii lor lyio gives the loullowiiig pop ala lion leturns lor this district — iiorough D,bsy; vook Country 6,110; \\ aiiioliu County 3,'Ji'J ; waiapu County i,SIfU, or a total ol 2'l,loci for the district. the export figures woffe out on a population. basis of £96 13s ou per head, and this no doubt constitutes a Dpniiiiion record. Last year tho percentage per 'liead was £69 11a Guaborne Times. The Wenaroa Ladies' Guild desires to acknowledge with many thanks a very generous donation fi;om Mr J. W. GuOson towards the Werartxi churchroom building fund. A\hat must be a record in family was disclosed at. the Plaimorston iX'orth Hecruiting Office yesterday when a young man named William Laison, 22 years ol age,' offered Himself for active service. It transpired that he was the last of seven sons, six of whom had gone to tlie tront. Jb'iva of these ltad returned woundedi, and there was one still at the front. ulr Laison, who comes from Tordell, is a -widower with one child.— MaHawatu 'limes. Very little of the wool that was so'ii ft-' overseas buyers at the second sale of the season in Auckland on I'ehduary 21th has yet been shipped,says the "New Zealand Herald,'' and consequently the growers of the wool have not received payment for it. Advice has been received that "Space tor practically all the wool now awaiting shipment .will be available towards tho cud ot next month, and it is prooahlo that a fairly complete clearance will then be effected. Another sale may 'be held this season for the disposal 01 late lots, amounting to possibly 2000 bales, but until the shipping position is very considerably relieved, no date can be suggested for the sale. Besides the "hidden treasure" presentation cake generously provided by Mr Watson lor competition by the Children 'attending the bazaar on Thursday and Friday, numerous other gifts are being donated Tor similar purposes. A sucking pig donated by Mr and so.me very beautiful cushions hav<i come" in from different parts of- New Zealand. " It is said that there is also to be a competition for the finest wristlet gold watch ever seen in Levin.