LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 May 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

Mr J. Devine, who has been managing the Manjaku Sawmilling Co.'s .property tor the last three years, is now on a visit to Levin. After making a short stay in Wellington he ■will return to this town for a week or two preparatory to taking' 1 up the managership of tho Mongonui Sawmilling Company's property in the far north.

The evening subject at the Presbyterian Church will deal witlT'tlie right of the smaller nations to Jive and carry on their work unmolested; also the part- played' by them in building up the present civilization; and more particularly their work on the higher and more .spiritual side. Strangers and non-church-goers are specially -nvitcd. John Oxenham's wiar hymn will be sung.

The management of FarTaiTd's pictures have a treat in store for their patrons on Monday evening next when "The Better Man" wil'n be screened. The film runs to 6000 feet and its theme is the tale of the lives o f two clergymen of contrasting types, but both with the same ambition— audi the woman's choice. This is a great study of human nature, so complex and so interesting at all times, that it has taken up tlie time of many of the world's greatest psychologists, and in the end left tTiem much where they started. Little wonder -Ghat the woman had two tries before she fixed: 011 "the better man." The story is a beautiful one full of moving and touching incidents and splendid scenes.

From FTiday'B -Dominion : —The printers of Wellington draw the attention of the public to the fact that owing to the difficulty of securing supplies, and also tTitft materials, freights and other charges '"have advanced! from 100 per cent to 150 per oent., with a possibility of a further advance, it is impossible to iinaintain prces at past rates.

Lats year the Girls' Friendly Society rained over £20 towards the Melanesia Mission. They are making ano;iher effort nest Wednesday a.fltern ion and evening to raise money towards the same object. The society lias pledged! itself for the payment of half the cost, of a bed in the WcJehniioii Hospital in the Solomon Islands—£s will cover this, but the society will bo glad of any additional siTni to thnt Btipulgjted. This year a sale of work, conceit and lantern views of Pompeii will heldi on Wednesday next in St. Mary's schoolroom. Levin. 'Adiniss'on in the afternoon will tie free and 6d in the evening. Tea. will be supplied for 6d extra.

Mr W. Nosworthy lias given notice in the House to ask the Prime Minister (1) Whether his attention has been walled to an advertisement Appearing in a paper called "The Philistine" (published in ' Auiokland and edited by John Payne, 31.1'.,) relating to an alleged: cure for asthma, brouchitis, hav fever and catarrh iiißci ted by the Anglo-American Antisept'c Remedies Company, j. .O. Box 381, Auckland.? (2) Whet'ner the Prune Minister is aware that this company advertises in a prominent place m its circular that ite principal business places are at London, Paris, Flow York. Bind Berlin (3) Whether* tlio Australasian manager of the foresaid company, stated in its circular to be John Payne, Alpha Road, Parnell Auckland, to whom all' remittances are to madle payable, is identical with the member for Grey Lynn ? (4) Whether the Prime Minister tvilf, in view of the importance of the question ot cwiti-German trade, have tho necessary enquiries made without de-

The Levin Brass Band will give an open air concert in OxfordhStreefc tonight when it will play the - following program:—"Joys of Life,'' "Monarch of the Ocean," ''Garrison Toffs," "Flowers of Australia," "Canberra.," "Stars and Cross," "Excelsior," "The King, ' "God Save the King."

The Flaxmillers' Association yesterday 6enit out tho following telegram: "Tho exporters to-day notified tho members of the Association that- they will resume accepting homp from the 2oth inst." This probably means that the mills in the Manawatu district w:iM be in full swing against neixt week.—.Manawatu Times.

The tiaxmilling business lately , arried on by Mr J. Liggins, at Tokomaru, lias been l taken over tis a going concern by a private company that will trade under the name of Ashlea, Ltd. This week's Mercantile Gazetto contains the following particulars ot the new company:—Office, Palme.r&ton North; captial, £15'00f>, into 15,000 shares of £1 each; subscribers: Toteomaru, J. Liggin6 2500, S. L. Liggms 100, 0. W. Liggiins 500, S. E. Liggins 500; Wellington, L. Goldfinch 1000, E. G. ¥. Zolinaib 1000, A. U. Blair 1000. Arthur E. Mabin 1500, Alice E. Alabin 500; Fenthcivston, W. Barton 1000, A. J. Togood 2000, E. M. Togood *00; Martinborough, G. Gower 1000, F. Wall 1000.

Story told by a returned Masterton trooper:—Oil the third day of the land ing of the New Zt. ..Winders at-the Dardanelles a lull occurred in the lighting. A first-aid man came across one of the infantrymen, who appeared to be diligently searching the ground lor something. "What have you lost?" enquired the A.M.C. man. "An arm," was the reply. A glance (showed the A.iM.L. unan that this was a fact. '' You had better . get back to tho dressing station immediately," he urged. "It wou.Vl be of no use to you if you found your arm." "By oripes, won't it?" answered the injured soldier. "Sly iblankey wristlet waitch was on it I"

A point that .may not be generally known was mentioned at a meetting of creditors in Palmerston on Wednesday. Tills was to thg effect tlat a. registered bill-of-sale over any goods or chattels lapses at the end of five years and tho registration must be renewed in order thait the creditors' interests may be preserved. In the event ot tlie bill-of-sale not bedng renewed and the person who negotiated the Jtoan becoming bankrupt, this particular creditor has no preferential claim, and bccomes an unsecured creditor—Standard).

At .Messrs Dalgety and Co.'s Levin >ale this week the excellent price of 35s per head was secured! for a line of fat ewes from the pastures of Mr M. H. E. Gorringe, Roputaroa. Another lino of Mr Gorringe's, sold at Joh'nsonville this week, realized £2 per head.

London, the world's metropolis, with ite glamour and mystery, has exercised over njany the strange, fascination. of a great city audi many a. wanderer engulfed in its great stream 01 life finds that behind aJI the brightness lies the snares that trap the unwary—(behind the brilliainit light lies the flame that scorches audi withers. In a most impressive fashion this u shown in tho picture "Alone in London," exhibited last night by the management of Farlandi's pictures. From the opening scene to the Vint the audience sat silent under the spell—tliey felt the lure and the tragedy ami watched with tense emotions the struggle of the woman to escape from the weib that was so remorsely cjosing in on lier. Riglirt throughout it is p'l.lll tha<t the writer of the story knows London 'thoroughly: knows tlie ■ "ty with all its beauty and vice, audi equally pkiin is the fact that Mies Florence Turner, who takes tEe leading part, grasps the author's meaning, and acts in fullest sympathy with hiiri, proving what has been claimed by many, that she is one of the best actresses ait present in England. 0 Alone in London" will be show again to-night, also a graphic series of war pictures and scenes of the wonderful ruined/ temples of Luxor, one of the moist famous of Egypt's cities. N A hockey tournament (five men a side) was played at Otaki last Wednesday. Six teams competed, and a team trom Otaki OoVlege (Thornton, H. Taylor, P. Hakaraia. T. Kohiku and J. MoGregorJ proved! victorious.