LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 August 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

A cablegram received at the Chronicle office yesterday stated that th-' price of wheat for export from Australia had been fixed at o.s 9(1. The cablegram was printed exactly as it was received by us, but it must have been altered in transmission. In the southern newspapers to hand to-day tile price is given as 4s Od, which is a likelier figure, having regard, to the prognostications received from Australia last week.

The second anniversary of the Declaration of War again Germany falls on Friday, 4th August, and it is intended to mark the event by a series of resolutions throughout the British Empire affirmative of the people's resolution to see the contest through to a satistactory end. As Levin's part in the scheme, a public meeting will be held in the Century Rail at 8 p.m. on Friday next, when speeches will be delivered by representative men and a resolution will be submitted. An advertisement from Mr Charles Blenkhorn. mayor of Levin, appeal's on page 3.

During a debate on '"The. Washingup Bill.'' ini the House of Representative:; on Monday, Mr W. H. Field, M.l\ ior Otaki, remarked,' that he hoped Clause 49 "Amending and extending the provisions of the Horowlienua Lake Act, 1905,'' would not be imperilled by being referred to the Native Affairs Committee.

At the Christchureh Supreme Court yesterday Michael Carey, of the 16th Reinforcements, who appeared in uniform, was found guilty of manslaughter of Frederick William Allen on loth July, and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. In passing the sentence Mr Justice Denniston commented on the fact that prisoner had unjustly endeavoured to lay blame om the deceased. Prisoner would be hotter fighting for his country than spending his dsiys in gaol, but in regard to this ho oouicl only advise prisoner's friends to apply to the .Government for a remission of the sentence. "Prisoner had not been found guilty of any moral turpitude.

In summing up at the trial of Rua Mr Justice Chapman said lie liadi come to the conclusion that the arrest at Maungapohatu could not. he justified. It was mad;- on three warrants relating to offences against the statutory sale of intoxicating liquors. These offerees, however, were not crimes, and therefore under the Justice of the Peace Act the warrants couVl not Re cx ecu tod on Sunday. His Honour reduced the counts preferred .against Rua to four as follows:—Sedition and resisting at Wai-iti, counselling to murder and counselling t-o dlo actual bodily harm.

Percy Robinson, secretary of the Flaxmili Employees' Union yesterday at Palmerston North was mulcted by Mr J. G. Hewitt. S.M., in a fine of £2."5 for expressing a seditious intention in a circular pledging the signatories to strike on the coming into operation of the Military Service Act.

The leading speaker for a deputation that waited on the Palmers Eon North Borough Council last night declared that last year the local Acclimatisation Society had issuedi 200 licenses to fish and each angler took on an average of 200 fish. He could safely assure the council that they h'ad members who took from 1000 to 30001 in a season of seven months.

The name of Sergt. H. E. Lodge, )f Levin, appears in the latest list it wounded New Zealanders in France.

The following workers were present at the Women's Lied Cross Guild on Eridiay :—Mesdames J. Prouse. Pink. Phillips, fcjwainson, Cork, 1. Hook, Mcliityre, Keedwell, Andrews, Kirkea'.dic, Goldsmith, Rich tor. Wallace, G. P. Brown, Misses Bowles, Sedcole, Hook, Butler, Hi'tehings, Weston, Wetter, Stewart. K. Levett. Mrs Planter looked after the tea. Mrs Vickers I and Mrs Richter were in charge of the R-.d Cross shop on Saturday, the takings of which amounted to Jfc'J. Following are the names of those who sent donations of -produce, etc :—'Mewlames Sol enson, Kilsby, Hook, Jackson, Kirkoaldie, Dotson, Kingdon, r'. Retter, S. Hall. J. Whitaker. Suhan, Salmons. Keedwell. Rixon, McKegg. J. C. Retter. Hansen, V. E. Hitchings. Blenkhorn, G. P. ITrown, Mcintyre. Goldsmith, Page, Broome, F. O. Smith.-J. Prouse, Cork, Richards, Procter. Vicke.s, Richter, FreclitVing, Webb, V. T. H-itchings, Misses^Bowles. Saxon, Adkin. Stansell, Messrs P. Stewart, Hgiginson, Robinson, France and the I.evin school. Mrs Ranald McDonald and Mrs Duckworth forwarded donations last week.

Mr R. Burlinson, who has been chief lion, instructor to the Levin. Centre of the Royal Life Saving Society, will be leaving • Levin shortly. The society is arranging to send instructors to Lovin during the Christmas holidays when the art of live-saving will be taught to all who may be desirous of receiving tuition. Up to the present 1217 men have left with the Matfri contingents for the front, while there art? 311 Maoris and half-castes in training in the Dominion. These figures do not include the 'South Sea Islanders. A London cable messago states that the German Government has paid £'24,230,000 compensation to settlers in East Prussia for tile Russian invasion. The Cinematograph Film Censorship Hill was passed through nV. stages in the House last night.