The Chrøicle. LEVIN MONDAY, JULY 24. 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 July 1916, Page 2

The Chrøicle. LEVIN MONDAY, JULY 24. 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

Levm Borough Council is participating in the endeavour to have all Manawatu trains run to and from Lambton i;iil\\ay station. A large and representative deputation of mayors and i !i'a ii'inen of local bodies, chambers of com merce, etc., is to wait upon the (■overnment on Thursday of tlTis week t>) ask lor this concession. Levin is asking Mr W. H. Field, member for the district, to represent it on the deputation.

flip extraordinary record, of 42 eggs iu seven days has been achieved by the pen of six ducks entered in tliis years Xew Zealand egg-laving competition (Chiistchurch) by Mr H. Bower, oi Levin. This pen of ducks still holds first place in the competition.

The nugget of supposed goid found on y tree-root, near Kuku, last month, litis been diagnosed as merely mica.

A Salvation Army Young People's demonstration Trill be held on Tuesday evening (to-morrowj in. the King's Theatre, Levin. An interesting program lies been drawn up and some details thereof may be seen in an advertisement in to-day'e Chronicle (page 3). On Friday night last a social and dance wa6 held in the Koputaroa schooroom, to bid farewell to the Koputaroa quota for the 19th and 20th Iteinrurcomcnts (S. Ivilsby and J. Stockdole for the 19th, and James Doyle and Charles Webb for the 20th. The school was crowded with well-wishers. S-vera) musical items were given by visitors. The ladies provided a ;»rj supper that was equal to a banquet, and was a great credit to the promoters. In all about 150 persons 6at down to a supper. Mr Broadbelt, on behalf of the visitors, heartily thanked the ladies for the interest they had taken, as shown by the provision oi' bucli a fine supper. He saidi that when Koputaroa ladies took a hand in anything it was always well done. Mr Broadbelt also addressed a few appropriate remarks to the lads going fo tlie front, and wished them God-speed, a.-id safe return, and oaUed for cheere which were heartily given.. Dainoing was kept up till early morning. The music was supplied by H. Peni (accordeon). and Messrs Conchie (piano) and/ "White (violin). Mr R-. Downes acted as M.C. In ail a most enjoyable evening was spent.

The Weraroa Anglican Ladies Guild desire to acknowledge with thanks a donation from Mr I'. E. Palmes towards the building fund of the Weraroa Churchroom. The amount wliicli passed through the account of the Levin and District Patriotic Society for the Sailors' {Dependants' Fund was £182 8s sd. The final" donations received (not hitherto acknowledged) were A Friend (Xo. 4) £1; O. H. Pvko £1; Mrs. AVest Kggington 10b. At Friday night's send-off to the local men of the 19th Reinforcements the mayor mentioned that the new defence officer in Levin, Sorgt.-Major Sell, hadi seen service in Flanders, where he bad been wounded twice. The financial result of the «ntertaiuincnt in the Town Sail on Friday evening was highly satisfactory. The receipt® for tickets and the money received for the cakes, etc., that were left over, make a total of between £8 and £9. As the result of a public school pupils' gathering of eggs from mother's backyard, a total of 500 eggs has been seen red at Levin, in aid of the Belgian Children's belief Fund. The eggs ore guaranteed fresh, and should sold well in AVellington. Levin public school children's special day at the Red Cross rooms (in aid of the Belgian Children's Relief Fund) was held last Saturday, by kind perm'esion of the local executive of the lied Cross Society. A most comprehensive display of gift goods was made, tiie result of thorough work by all concerned, and as a resust the sales were so successful that a sum of £10 6s B{d remained' at the end of the evening. The rooms were in charge of Mrs J. Mclntvre, who had with her Mrs F. O. Smith. Mrs .Bartholomew, and (Misses (Burbush and Bartholomew.