The Chronicle LEVIN. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 August 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

I -Ui A. i<. \\ ilkoii, of Levni, v, iiuse son, .Sir I'-. J. V. Wilson ,is now with tjio .Vow Zealand Iron Ore Smoking and Manufacturing Company, has veto: ved an interesting account of successful experiments that have resulted in turning the Tavanaki into a profitable 'article of commerce. The fclag now can be made inefvactory, and the company's progress has been so satisfactory that a permanent plant for production of pig iron has ■been secured. These works will be capable of turning out 70 tons of pig iron per week within four months' time, and in seven months' time -their output capacity will be 200- tons per week. The iron produced from the sand is said to be of exceptionally high quality, and castings made from the pig iron have' been reported on as being equal to the best of imported articles. 4 oU\.li»<j p«uiy ana uuiliv uciu 111 Cue i/i Ukia o-UUI iUfct iU iuu ot uie iuudo oi Lire •oatiioiic c-mircj w great success, anu j£ieut praise 'I? uuu to uie piomotois lor uie succooslul ui'iaugeuiento inaue. an u±e euciue i/ouj'iiauieut uie uibt piise lor lauies wus nun i>y Mr* . U. omrk, white W'lliiams won the men's prize. liie prizes were preeeoited by 1' atiier Maillard, after which supper w.us handed round and uie Jloor was cleared for dancing. iiie music was supplied by Mr Dave .Morgan, and Messrs ltyder and loung acted as M's.C. -.ALiiiicipai leapoiisibiliueo oil iliu -"•iiii HuiUi ao not sit iieavuy on wuiicwiors, as the loiAiwmg Horn Uiu OnaKune iuiiet> jiiiifctr.uos: A special meeting oi uie lioi Council was convened last eveuing U; coiiuiaer applications ioir the n ol acting town clerk. ilis Woisup tlie Mayor was present, also Couac.'iloio Goldfinch, .Barry and J>uime. As a yuoi'um was not present, audi it was known that Councillors Monan, Hope and Priest were attending a euchre tournament, the mayor sent a message round to ask that at least one of the councillors should attend to make up the quorum. The reply returned was that as a matter of principle none of •these councillors couid attend. They considered the meeting should not have been held on a night when a euchre tournament was on. The consideration of the applications had consequently to be held over until this evening at 7 o'clock.

At Ohau, next Friday, a concert and dance will take place, in aid of the funds of the Ohau Red Cross Society. Refreshments will be provided. Further details are set out by advertisement in to-diay's Chronicle. lijgliteeu members ol the 13th Reinforcements who had missed the ship nt an Australian port of call were tried by court-martial last week on charges of desertion and being absent without leave. Colonel Moorhouse was president, and other members were Major Mollis, and Captains Short and Kaii-bairn. The decisions of the court which were confirmed by the commandant (Brigadier-General Robin) have now ueen announced. Six of the accused were acquitted.' on both charges, and the balance were found not guilty of desertion, but guilty of being Absent without Teave. Seven of those convicted were sentenced to seven days' detention, four to fourteen days' and one to twenty-eight days' detention The whole of the twelve men convicted were nlso ordered to forfeit their pay during 57 days. 'They had already been kept in detention. North Canterbury load bodies, eke those in. Wellington, 'are indicating that tliey do not appreciate the increased levy this year for hospital and charitable aid purposes. The .sew Brighton Borough Council, whose levy bias been increasedi this year from £180 to £303 suggested at their last meeting that the Hospftal Tioard should consult the contributing loeal

hrxliffi "before authorising any -largo expenditure. The design adopted by the Hunk of New Zealand for the new ten shilling note is much simpler than that of any :if the notes already in circulation. Smaller than the £1 note, the new note is printed 011 pink paper, watermarked "Mank of New Zealand," and has none ; f the pictorial decoration wliicli distinguishes the existing paper currency. Neither the shaded background nor the repetition of the denomination appears in the new note. The back of the note :n plain. no oiLe;i hear about ihe ''unloni wealth, that lies under our very leet uii Llie golden coast, and this truism was exemplified in a pecuiim uiu striking manner 111 Gieyinouth iasi week (says the Greymoutir "Star.") The borough workmen are at present engaged in cleaning out the sewers 111 various parts 01 the town, in one of these a considerable quantity ol

black sand ns obtained, undi with a view to ascertaining if it contained gold one of the workmen 'panned oif" a. dishful. The precious metal was conspicuous lyr' its absence, but nevertheless the sand contained no small amount of valuables, including pennies and threepenny pieces, sixpences, (shillings, a gold ring and a razor! Colonel Hume added to 'the big stock of Gallipoli stories at the .Nations] Reserve "'social" in Palmerston last evening. A Maori, he said, had taken a prisoner, a three-quarter grown Turk, and he was bringing lnm back to tlie lines, when he w«s accosted by a Ghurka. "Where you gcing?" said: the Ghurka. fl'he Mnori indicated that he was returning to his lines. "All right, you leave it to me," said the little Ghurka, indicating the unfortunate Turk, and without further ceremony he whipped out his kukri and cut the Turk's headoff. The Maori was delighted at the exhibition. "Py korri," he said, "wait here and I'll go and get you another!"—Manawntu Times. 'liie Autaictic expio.ttlioll vcssei Allium is stili the centre of shipwrights' activities in the I'ort Onalniers JJock. The new rudder, built of iroubark and a foot thick, to stand the pressure of ice, is now nearing completion ,«nd will soon be fitted to a new iroubark rudder-post by means of the new gudgeon and pintle mechanism. ihe sheathing of portion of the hull with iroubark planking 2i inches thick is well in hand. The senilis of the sheathing will be caulked similarly to the seams of the main planking underneath. The vessel is expected to be ready to leave the dock in about three weeks' time.