The Chronicle LEVIN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 August 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN. THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

The number <yi' telegrams despatched in the dominion for June month total - U-'l 110,711. ;is 'against a tot a.!' of lf'3. 133 for the corresponding month of tlif preceding year. The decrease is ■13.311. but the revenue shows a<n increase ol C 2891, cliiefly derived ' from extra charges made for now.spaper messages. A soldier, writing to Ins says: —'The other day the lonnnies put up a notice on their trench. 'I.ook at the Russian victories! Prisoners taken 170.(100."' The (..orwan* replied 'England expects every l»ui>.sian andi Frenchman to do his duty,'" A rather pertinent question (says an exchange) was asked at the annual meeting of the Cheltenham Dairy Company, namely, what became of the the cows condemned its bad milkers by the Oou Testing Association? Were they t-old to other dairymen Mo one ventured a satisfactory reply and the mattor dropped.

Electricity is pr-.ictic/ally the exception to the rule that everything ■cost" ■ more than it did ton or twenty years

ago. Kveryhing else seems to have gone up. hut eleetriety is ten timcis a> cheap a.s rt was -o yeaivs ago, .and is still dropping in price. The actual cost of production has not diminished materially, if at nil. but concentration of operation and of the facilities i y which it is produced has had its effectIt is a fact- however, that partly bpcause of this and partly because of improvements in lamps and lamp materia 1 , one can buy now for <>d the same amount of light which in 1885 cost os. Tn IBRo folk paid 5s for 800 candle hours of light, while now the same 5s buys SOOO candle hours. Here it i? interesting to notf* that in the )0 years preceding 1911 the yearly manufacture and snle of electric la nips increased from 30.000 in U.S.A. to 160.000.000. Applications for the position of sanitary contractor for the Levin borough wili dope on Monday next. Conditions may ho seen at the borough offices. To enable people who ouing to their occupation, cannot get to t.he l'ofct Office before o o'clock in the evening. to invest iu the \\ »r Loan, all monev order offices will he open tomorrow night (Friday) a-nd Saturdiay nighc from 7 p.m. to 8.30 o'clock. Arrangements also have been made by which the Post Office will take charge of the War Loan Certificates for those who desire it. An acknowledgment will be given for each certificate so held. These war certiJiicates, it is pointed out, can he purchased outright for cash at any post office, —the £1 certificates for 16k and the £10 certificates for £8. The full amount of face value will he paid live years from date of issue.

A London cable message says that notices have been poated calling to tho colours all men who havo attained tho age of 18 years 8 months. They are not liable for service abroffd until they arc 19. The Pallia ma by-cloction is being hold to-day. All the candidates report good meetings. It- is now admitted by General Henderson that twenty soldiers died .it Trotitliam between July 21st and August 1"). The Minister of Defotice has sanctioned tho erection of an infectious diseases hospital with accommodation for 13 patients. This evening in the Town Hall -a ''send-ofi" will bo given to the men from Levin and district who are leaving to go into enmp-with the 20th Ke- • inforcemeuts. The entertainment promises to be as successful in all ways as those previously held. An especially good musical program has been dirawn up; eqiral to the best yet.. Yesterday there took place at the Gospe.i Ha.ll. Levin, the nuirriatge of .Mr I{. I'olston. ol <Jhau. and Miss Uva Harvey, of Winchester-street. Levin. The ceremony was performed by .Mr T. H-owe, of Rongoteaj and afterwards tho guests, to the number of about 00, adjourned to Williams's tea rooms where tho wedding breakfast was served. Miami MYs I'olston left for the mirth by t.hc evening train. Captain limnes Walker wrote to tinlioroiigh Council at its nieeli'iig the e.tlier night, asking for the refund lie tins legally entitled to on account of i.itcs paid on three promisors in Taonu' street, wliicli were owned b_\ liini an had been unoccupied during the whole pel iod the rates were charged for. Councillor Jackson said, this wa.s a ease uli.Te the owner refused to allow hi-, premises to be let, and had taken up that attitude for years. Surely it wu not the intention of the Act that people who did that should be exempted from the payment, of rates. A councillor .suggested bringing a test case. The town clerk ■'•lid that the Act provided, lor such exemption for unoccupied premises. however "unfair it was in such cases that, under notice. Councillor Crabh said it ww- no good throwing good inniey afto'- -bad by trying to recover these rates, and the council should not bother about taki'im any action. The nrattor was postponed for consideration later. - St andard. The managers of the .Presbyterian •Church. Levin, at their meeting this week, decided to hold a Scotch concert on the l'ith September next. A strong committee was set up and tho program for the concert ifill soon appear.

Lady ."stout has been "liolduiir lortli'' in I'almei-ston ill uncompromising iauguiiye concerning men's liabilities to fight ill the war lor liberty. e cull the lollowiug references from the 31.auaw.nu Standard .-—''There is no ue»d for farmers to remain behind' while others jjo 10 the front. In France the women are doing the farm work and they can do it in New Zealand.'' file over-age baolie'or ot good physique is a moral .shirker in the view of Lady Stout who considers it a disgrace that bov.s ini'ior a.'jc who volunteered are taken in the lories, but healthy bachelors h ivo boon allowed to shirk si in ply because they are over military ago. "They

have nol even the courage to get married.. If L had my way L would not only conisei!pi ihotn, but would press-

gang these moral .shirkers. Our race- <■> ur,si\s ire lull ol' them.'* "It costs 'Her los a day to keep each Gorman interned in Auckland.." slid Lady •Stent. She declared these prisoners ilvvil in luxury and were allowed far (co much freedom, contrasting their treatment with the cruelties of prison camp life in Germany. In dealing with the demands for economy during war time. Lady .Stout: contended that it was the women who had to do the economising. "What have the men been asked to give up? How m.nny whiskies and bow many pipes of tobacco have they <V>ne without? The women are asked to go without new dresses, but T have never beard of a unan being asked to go without a new suit of clothes yet." (Laughter).