LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 5 July 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

When the Salvation Army sots out to yive tlie people a good time by means of an entertainment it generally succeeds . and at last night's concert it again trod the path of success andi infused the whole proceeding with" the liappi-ne'-ia so characteristic of the Army. There was a fair attendance (though •hardly as good as the program merited) and for two hours it listened to a fine l edtition of musical items, including instrumental pieces, solos and vocal items, and recitations. Fine as it all was several performers stood out above the others, notably Mr R. Mtfttershead, whose fine singing brought him an emphatic recall; Mr James's whistling solo, which he had to repeat; and Mr A. Oloso's cornet solo "The Holy CJity." Adjutant Horne, ot Palmerston North, acted as chairmlan, and with his hunorona stories helped to keep the peopia in a merry mood. Mr W. Soott inoveii "a hearty vote of thanks to all who had assisted in making the concert so i-ro cessful, and it was carried by acclamation. Mrs Nation played the accompaniments efficiently.

iMise Adele Panikhu'ret gets off a delightful little piece of irony at the expense of the idiosyncrasies of the Commonwealth Censor. "Perhaps yo" didn't know that the Bible was a revolutionary publication," she said to a Man'awatu -Times reporter yesterday, "but th®» Australian Censor knows better. Wihen 1 was in Melbourne we made use of the Ten Oommandiments in en antic3o for puH J ration, and tho Censor promptly ex- cised tho injunction 'Thou nhalt not kill.' " Letters to the editor are hand from Mr 1. Moss (prosident Wellington branch N.Z. Farmers' Union) and Mr James I'roune (director Levin Dairy Co./ 011 tlie A.P.U. agreement disagreement. Both letters wall appear 111 to-morrow's Chronicle; also a letter from "Fair Play" in answer to the Hev. H. T. Stealer's communication to us iast week. A case of apparent hardship was b/ougiht under tile notice of the Hon.

.>. L). S. Mao Donald when on a visit to Gisborne a few days ago. Mr G. Stock, on behalf of a local native, who, with his son, "accompanied the Maori Contingent to Gallipoli, said that the son was killed in action by the father's side 011 August 24th last, and the father wa« wounded. On returning home the father claimed* J-G9 arrears of pay, and, further, contended that his son's allotments' to relatives on tile Eafct Coast. The Department's reply was that no such casualty has occurred, and that tlie identification number wiae that of another Maori hailing from Mahia. Against this, however, tlie father was able to produce the transport receipt for life son's kit, a telegiia>m from the Minister for Defence announcing his 6on's death, and the actuial identification dese removed from his soil's body on the battlefield. The .Minister took possession of the papers in tlie case and stated that he would personally investigate the matter.

The work of forming the footpath on the north side ot Jfixeter street to Sal-isbury-street has been completed and an excellent job has been made of it. The screenings have been thoroughly rolled and at the Bristol-street crossing culverts have been put in the water tables so that on a wet diay pedestrians will not have emulate the kangaroo in ordex to avoid the mud and water.

The first sitting for this quarter ot the Levin 5.31. Court will be held tomorrow. It promises to 'be a heavy dfay, there being seven or eight defended oases—an unusual thing for Le. via.

The Levin butter factory continues its successful career at the various shows, and is adding greatly to the accumulated weath of this district by the number of vlaluable cups and medals it i: bringing back. The latest addition to its collection ie two cups and a medal from the HJawejra show where it won three first prizes and; a medal. No doutbt it would hare won more but that was all the Taranaki town had. to olfer.

A boy scout movement started) in connection with the Salvation Army in England by Commissioner Hoilder boii'v time ago is being organised at present in this county, and steps are beitjg taken to form a branch in Levin. Boy* of any denomination may join, lie jflV.v stipulation being that they attend regularly tlieir own Sundiay school. In connection with it night classes for tho boys will be formedi in which ".horthand ,etc., will be taught. Tn this wji.v tile Army hopes to confer many benefits on the boys.