LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 September 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

The borough council last night parsed accounts for payment totalling £382. V

Dutch newspapers report two encounters with smugglers 011 the Gorman frontier. The first occurred near Venloo, when n woman smuggler was shot and killed by a German sentry. Xear Didam a troup of smugglers was fired; at hv the Dutch Customs officials and two were badly wounded.

The President of the Italian Chamber recently announced the death o» Count Brandolin, one of its members, during the Trentino advance. The Chamber decreed that the national flag hould be placed over the dead Deputy s feat .hroughout the session.

Gorman newspapers contain large advertisement announcing a public lecture by "I>r. Chatterton Hill" in the Philharmonic Hall in Berlin. The lecturer is described as '"the only Irishman working publicly in Germany to enlighten the Germans about Ireland and her importance in the world war.'

The Express, published at Sault Ste. Marie (Ottawa) by Mr C. N. Smith, formerly a Liberal member of the Ontario Legislature, has been seized by the military authorities under the direction of the chief censor. lien .the paper was refused transmission by the i'ost office, Mr Smith ran off another issue and. distributed himself. 'Tt is said that he has crossed to the Lnited States.

Privileges for tlio Horowhenua Racing Ciub'.s Spring Mooting (to be held next Tluir.-tlay week) wore sold bv .public 1 j.uction ou Saturday last, by Mr. H. , George, auctioneer for the New Zealand L. and M. A. Co., Ltd. For the outside gates £(50 was given, the purchaser being Mr. Dempster, of Otaki. The right to sell race card* realized „ £-29 10s. The refreshment booth was knocked down to Mr. M. Sulian. for £13. Last year the sum of £3(5 was given for the booth, but the legislative kingship bestowed upon Jimmy Woods bv the Anti-Shouting Act has made the licensed victuallers wary, and they now place a lesser value than formerly on t'>e right to sell drink at race meetings. For the right to run the horse .paddock. Mr. Pearce gave £1 (ss. ' A report reached Levin last evening that Lieutenant T. G. Vincent had been slightly wounded in action at ( -thc front. j The treasurer of the Levin and. District Patriotic Society acknowledges receipt of the following : — For Hod Cross , work: Levin liridge Club (second instalmeht) £-1 19s, Red Cross shop £10 10 s, C. Frechtliug os. For Abounded Soldiers' Fund: Levin Hotel, per Tiliss Ward. £1 10.3. For Cardigan jackets .and soldiers' gifts: Shop takings. 3th September. £6 3s Gd ; Mrs Kirkenldie, OS. Sparrow-poisoning .is now genera! around Levin, the Horowhenua County Council having setured a lot of poisoned grain for sale to all-comers,' at cost- price. The 'Levin Borough Council came to the decision last night to take out fidelity bonds to the extent of £500. At present there is only one amounting to £200. This step i,s not because the c)iincillors think the town clerk may find it to his advantage to seek suddenly a change of climate in some dis- ; taut land, or his assistant run off with , the typewriter under her arm, or its collector bolt with a hundredweight of . old receipt forms, hut because it is a standing habit with local bodies and big business concerns to bold fidelity I bonds, andj primarily, if in future the ! council should: be unfortunate enough i to einp'oy a person imbued with the i get-rioh-cfui<.ik idea, and practices at the council's expense, it will bo some insurance company that will be hit by the brick of adversity--not the council.

The borough council last, night appointed the mayor (Mr O. Blenkhorn), Councillors Robertson, iDk?mpsey, France, Fosella, and Herrick as its representatives on the Lake Domain Board to be constituted under the new Act. to be constituted undo rtlie new Act. Councillor Dompsey said 'it might be found advisable to appoint members outside the council, but this did not find general favour with the councillors. The six members appointed last night will, with the three representatives selected by the Maoris, be the new bcs-vil.