The Chronicle MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1916. LEVIN LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 March 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1916. LEVIN LOCAL & GENERAL

'J lie condii illll oi the Kcv. il. L'. &teai. y continues to show a stonily improvement. The C'athejies of" £haniion raised £'4 J.:te 3d lor tlic "Shannon I'atriptic Oomlnittee s fund, by means oi a saered conceri. A cheque for tliis amount lias been banded to -Vlr X. .StepiieTison. secretary to the fund. by wrs Moynihan. | It is slated on wnai seems £.< i authority i hut Air Hi ley. General Alanaijor of liaiV.vays, has pui chased a Mock of 4()t.'() a civs of iiist-cla.'s land in close p'.oxiiniiy to J'almcrston X., owned by a mcmoer oi i'arliament. — Mail;;ivahi Titecis. iMiannon Druids' Lodjfe h;N< received notice In,in it.s dispenser oi medicines tliat the annual levy on members ror | llir- dispenser's so; vice, must be mi crea-ed to I2s (id per head per year. [ This is on account of the increased ■price of drills. The lodjie iuu- -divided 1o make enrjuirics in olncr cnntres t'elore eoiis"ntiiio- to pay the extra levy. In our "lical'' on .Saturday, retorr--iiic" to the baaaa-r held in the Kings Tnealre lart 'I innvday and. I''riday. we i credited Miss Jiowen. wrongiiy, with heiiiu; the secretary. litis position j was heH by Airs White, and to Her niul Mrs. Howell, president, and .Mrs i tieorue Wo d, lieasuiyr, lell a large" | amount of the i\. rh and its enei eetic i envi'ving-out was the c . use of a. 'nrgo I amount of the bazaar'.- sneers*. They j'Were seivmf d ably by W : ss Howen I and I lie other nioiiiaoi.> ;e tile ladies' guild j An e\ll aor. tma r\ pw uivii hat- arisen : concerning piba.-, i.y ,\e* Zealand I slice, br. eii. is at tit. < aa.iina Ji<xll;t >(- I tion. Sir (icui'.e (li I'iC; (i., ai the anj mud le.etiuy; .if i.! ■ e >> iv /.e;Ia: ci Sleek ■ breeder.-' Aso.ana;;..t>. .-,.ated that | j untilv i'oa.iuiou inw ier.- Nad made e-\- ; I Jiibits at the Panama c.\a:b-I.'on and ; ■ tnat several bad uoa -fold medals, j meclaa, of honour and in;at-class t! i;r- j j tiiicaus, and Ac.- ii 'alain-i l>ad- reason ; ;to be proud of lie i.tiinw V, i.o■ - ! ! eoiimi anica con bat been receive I "runt i I Mio see.'clary oi t ie Kxpn-.u on at atme the pi ntediire to s euro diplomas ami medals. and menti. inti.. 1 ; mat the meu- ! als were cast n bronze en. e j he y.itd.ed and engraven ai lite winners' ; I own . cXi'cll.S '. Tie »•: ■ ! flis' .1 a | that a- this would take l: use n won... be several nionias h.lore ihe prtz;s could ue di'-'ti ibuic'i. Mr Ooorgo »ng- ! jested that a letter saoiild lie sen. j protesting nga'UKt bronze inedati ue- : m<; substituted tor gold ones, aim j ajiainst file brcacli of 4»oi;<l faith. Ihe matter oeca.stonoa some amusement ' and a crtain amount oi' .suppre. : -seo 1 I indignation. The mooting canted a 1 I pro]K)sai unaaiiuouf-Iy in tne fliiection ! lof forwarding a- letter ot protest. I I I

A rather amusing story is toid 01 a | lady in tile country wjuo Bont into | town lor a supply ol bou-Oons for a j party .si)c vva.s about to give, but par- j t.cu.ui is.'.i;:;. on no account -wore i the ci.nlectioiis lu have enemy origin. 1 Wtuiig a,lter tat.- Cin'i.-jliiias season oon- • •t/ii • w, iv in siiorL supply, but alter a iuial- around some were obtained, ami, alter carotid examination were declaredi to be tree num enemy taint, alia I wen- duly (iispaK'.Mt'.i in tin- lady. '1 »vo | itays i.ilor tin' lie: d of the house con- 1 cei'iii -d rcc.'iv'fvl an initignanL letter slating ..oat I in.- boii-iioii.s were maein Get many 'iiUi.l iittw uare he seiul mieii si-nW! It ap|> ais that both the dii>. aim Liie -I'xicriiir oi' the bon-aons •,\e:e tree irom any distinguishing luarlt ljui ssisitie the paekiis were little colored cauls column i tig the in formai on. that the goods were made ill •m .irniany. iieeeatiy an Aluoi lean traveller vis;ie,t \Yel*ngtoii with a line line oi sample .MOfjiiiijifi. nt' ; showed ins wall's j.i'i the lady lieail ol a department 'in one of tiio big houses, ana s:ie in- or.c • rocog.iised the stockings a; pi'i e:sely similar to tho.->e the nouse Jiad for'ye.trs beloro the war nurciia-se.l from German travellers. Silo lnonl ioiied' t:.o l'-cl at o! «o thai t!:e goods were ol Geia.au . lii. and ihe travciXt showed her tile neat little goin lage, bearing the words '\Made in ' In nio-t cases this would have clinched the argument, hut mo young lady, who kn ; w her business, excu>ed her-eli lor a lew minutes, ■and went away, to return with .sts.enmgs exactly the same to the smallest detail, stockings that had b on imported from a Genua.'! mailiii'a'.-iu ring lionce, ilial. had (VuibtVss psssed on «IV li.-.t of it"- New 'A a'lani customer* to an A•h-.'riean lioiim\ ami ,-ent ntock-i t'hrougo a neutral country with witiea to supply orders. It was known tnai America had in-vcr s;i['1 1 ■ I '' r ' such a cheap line of goods and could not 'with the 1 ■ 111 i:: '_i rates of wages, and thai i'he must have come Irom viei'in.iiiy and n..v, nei e i t-e.