The Chronicle LEVIN. TUESDAY, SEPT. 12, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 September 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN. TUESDAY, SEPT. 12, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

Iho public are reminded that in future, starting from to-morrow, the public library will be closed from 1 p.m. e.ich Wednesday and will -not re-open •till the following morning. lhe enquiry for seed potatoes at the Horowhenua Fruitgrowers' Association's depot continues brisk and they are selling freely at from £(j to £10 per ton. Cabbige plants continue to lie wanted and 1-5,0C0 plants have been sold since August Ist-. A case of lemons grown by Mr S. C'i!t:ng in his crehard at Bench road, was sold ut the Horowhenua Fruitgrower'* Association depot last week, at the a-ate of Is per dozen; about 15s per case. In the past week or so 50 orange and lemon trees have been sold. Hcc-ruits enlisDedi.it the local recruiting office fast week wereE. A. Crammond, Levin (infantry); A. K. W. Wilton. Levin (i-nfauitry); F. H. Hudson, Levin (X.C.0.), and K. A. J. lVouse Levin. The Palmerston North Borough Couno:] has patfced a now by-law coinpolling owners of town sections to fence them in. M-, M. Fosolla to-day received a letter from Staii'ey Brewster, formerly of Levin, Bind now oil. active Borvice. While a member of the Flying Corps in Me&ojvctaniia he contracted enteric art-, malw'al fever, and for fourteen weeks was in hospital -in Alexandria, and from whence his -letter loam-o. He was getti-'g well when the letter was written, a.nd was expecting to be M!":t t i England. * Otaki Patriotic Society's Art Union was dniwn on Friday evening. Following is the list of prizewinners: — First prize, ticket 250-1. Miss McFarlane, Otaki .Sanatorium. Second prize. 1795, Mr. F. W. Smith, plumber, Danaevirke. Third ])rize. 237(3, Miss Alice Freeman (Mr. T?-. Freeman's little daughter). Otaki Railway.Fourth prize, 2188. Miss liuby Bevan, Manakau. The Otaki IS Ia i 1 reports that the total receipts from the sa.le of tickets was only £'110 los, and that be. few tickets were sold, outside of Otaki. The death occurred on Sunday last of Mr. David Judd, an old settler at Otaki. He was in hits sixty-seeond year. He leaves a widow and a family of eleven. In his youth he was a prominent all-round athlete. i

A letter from Private S. Smith, written in the trenchcs in France, was received by Mr. H. Hook yesterday, giving details of how Private C. Hook met-his death. He was a member of , a .sretion in charge of a battery of trench mortars. On the night of 'Iris death there was >a heavy bombardment by the Germans, but the men stuck to their guns like heroes, when the Ger . mans exp'ode: l . a mine under the trench j and every man in the battery was j killed—mostly by concussion. i fit. Mary's, Levin, was prettily decorated for the dedication service, held on Sunday last. Tlio following ladies took part in beautifying the building:— Mesdames Becket, Cutfield, Gapper, McMillan, Phillips and Stealey ; Micses Clere, X. Eyes and. Goodbchere. The* 1 services wore in keeping with the festi- ' vol. special psalms, lessons and prayers being offered. In the evening tho choir sang an anthem. "The Lord is my shepherd, Mr. F. Twiss taking a solo. An advertisement appears elsewhere, notifying tho gift saile which is to be held in the Century Hall in aid of tho Levin Methodist Church circuit funds, for which the MethetVst Ladies' Guild has been preparing for several .months |>ast. The hearty interest which has been displayed should ensure for the affair a great suceesn. Levin's quota for the 21st Reinforcements will be leaving here very shortly, and it is proposed to give them a sendoff in the Town Hall next Thursday night. A good conceit program, with supper to follow, and a da.nce to finish »P, will be- tho evening's bill-of-fare. The price of tickets has been fixed; at the lowest, possible figure for such an evening—two (shillings—and it is hoped tlie public will .show its appreciation of Ihe occasion by attending in force to nark their appreciation of tho men',' patriotism. In view of possible labor troubles this • ear, the Kaupokonui Dairy Company, Taranaki, has decided to erect a number of workmen's cottages close to the f retory. The drath occurred at Ivimberley road, Levin, on Sunday, night, of Mrs. Pollock, relict of tlie late James Pollock, iai well-known settler in these parts, mho deceased lady had enjoyed flood; health until about a month ago, when she took a bad turn, and 'although for awhile she seemed to improve she had a set-back last Thursday night and gradually sank. She had been a resident of Levin district for the last fourteen years. A family of six survive her: namely, Mrs. do Ton rcttes (Gore), '"Mrs. Devine (Ohau), and Mrs. Allen (Levin); Messrs. James Pol- ( lock and A. J. Pollock (Wellington),

snd Robert Pollock (Levin). Under the Military Service Act, men Hmuly registered under the National liOgistra tio.n Act must notify any change of address, and must apply on the form provided, at any post office, l.>r a certificate of their enrolment. who fail to register u.iider the Xai o:ial Registration Aot must fill in ■ !i enrolment form first and then apply f r a certificate of enrolment. This roust be done before Saturday next, September 16th. The Rev. H. T. Stealer. M.A., in It is sermon at St. Mary's, Levin, last Sunday morning, referred to the in- < '/ease in the .number of clergy in the diccese of Wellington, which he de"l ibed a good cordial .for drooping :■ pints. 'When he came to Xew Zealand | i'i 1902 there were 45 clergy licensed to ' t'lo cure of souls ; last year there were 7:3. From this it was evident that the I nglican Church had made rapid progress in this diocese during the last few years.