The Chronicle LEVIN. THURSDAY, MAT 25, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 May 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN. THURSDAY, MAT 25, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL.

A leilding resident who is 011 a viit to Asiiburton, in conversation with a CJiia diaii reporter, -related the following storyTho milkmen suppl ing a certain town on the west coast of the North Island had arranged to raise tho price of milk to 53 a quart. A lumber oi the milkmen did not have sufficient cows to supply customers and were in tho habit oi purchasing milk daily from farmers iu the vicinity at lOd per gallon. As soon as the. irise in price had; been decided upon by the milkmen, the iarmors notified the milkmen that their price for milk ■in the t iitli would be double the amount charged. Needless to say the extra charge to tho public only lasted one day. "It is astounding the little attention some advertisers devote to their newspaper publicity. It. should be treated as one of the regular duties of every businessman t-o see that hin advertisement is frequently 'ajtored. ■Experience has proved that if it is changed at least once a week. or even daily, provided that it appears in a widely circulated medium, the advertiser will be amply repaid for the extra time and attention devoted to -this all-important phase of business." Such were the remarks of a leading advertising expert at a recisfit conference Held in London.

A dying request of an unusual nature was made by the ltev. f. Nionoleon, a ilaptiet minister, whose remains were cremated. He died at Hampetead, audi he asked that the urn containing his ashes should be conveyed to Portsmouth (where he was a minister lor 23 years;, earned out to sea and buried off Spitliead. The desire was carried out, a launch having been engaged, for the purposo, with the special permission of the Admiralty, which is necessary in t<ne prevailing conditions, says tile I/onuon vTiroiniclo.

Farmers ill the Duumow district ol iiesex have combined in order to deai, by concerted' action at stated times, with a plague of wild wood pigeons which has caused serious loss to those engaged in cultivating the land. Simultaneous pigeon sJioots have been held upon all the neighbouring torus 011 Monday and Friday afternoon from 3.30 till dark, for weeks. The great multiplication of the birds is ascribed to the tact that farmers' sons, who iormerly shot pigeons for sport, have ,e;one to the war. Mr Herbert Marshall, of IDunmow farm, stated to a Daily Ohronicfc. representative:—' 'Upon my own form there are many thousands of pigeons. At present they are feeding on young clovers which they actually tear up. The pigeon cannot be frightened off crape like rooks; nothing but shooting will do."

The I'eikling borough finds itself in a most peculiar position as the resulit of re-valuation. It appears that the borough has not been value® for five years, and during that |j>erio3 new roads hare been projected, roads and footpaths ana an electric lighting system installed. Yet the new valuation, to the amazemont ot all, lias actually reduced the value of the borough to £53,000, whiefc-Te equal to 13 or 14 per cent. As special rates hflvo been based on the present valuation, and the new -palliation would oause serious financial emsa,r--iiaseinerit, it has been decided to send a deputation to the Valuer-General, instead of waiting to raise objections 'n the ordinary way.

''We want our men to marry- -Roman Catholic Ciubs .are all riglit m tlieir way. But when a man passes 21 it is time for him to think of establishing a little club of hi® own. (.Applause). He can be the president — even if he is not the speaker. (Laughter). And the bigger membership lie lias the better. (Applause)." Brother Egbert, at tlie Mardst Brothers' OMi Boys' re-union in Wellington.

A correspondent writes to the Post thai the record of 151 pairs of socks (308 singles) aohieved by a. Victorian lndy, has "been beaten by a resident' ot Wellington—Mis Owen, of Ghuznee street—who has knitted no less that 275 pairs (or bocJEs) for soldiers. She earns the money for the wool, and sends some of the socks direct lo Egypt, and distributes others to the troops on T;lie7r way to the transports. This is indeed a record to be proad of, and one that will not be easily eclipsed.

Speaking in the House of Commons, Coloned Winston Churchill said there was grim distinction at the front between the trench and non-trench population. yet the part ot the aimy that really counted for ending the war was the killing, lighting and suffering part. Every serviceable man should be put in to lengthen and strengthen the lighting line. There were 200,000 officers in the army, with 200,000 servants and 50,000 grooms.

Tiie iboys of the Wereroa Training Farm wili give a patriotic concert tuid a demonstration of lite-saving drill tomorrow evening (Friday) in the King's Theatre, Levin. Music by the band, somgs and duete by tilie lads, and musical items by Lieutenant Herd are on the program. Further details are set out by advertisement on page four.

In the latest list of casualties appears the name ot Lance-Corporal C. 'I'obecK, of Shannon, aecidenta ly wounded. Private Geo. Ramsbotiham. of Lovin, is in hospital, suffering irom corneal opacity.

At the Levin S.M. Court this morning -Mr J. W. Poynton, S.M., fined Joseph Hose and Clarence Hook e<toh £5 and costs 7s for shooting ducks on Luke Horowhenua—a sanctuary lor native game. Six months was allowed in which to pay the fine. .Mi' Poynton intimated that the full pen alty (£-10j wouldi be inflicted on offerdors in the future.

Though • nothing official has transpired concerning the fate of I. Schaoii aid A. Komasliko. who alleged that 'they were Russian journalists when arrested in Levin, a lew weeks ago, it is understood that they have been interned! and are nt present on Sotnce Island.