LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 October 1916, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

Private J. F. Butcher, of tlic New Zeaf.ind Rifle Brigade, was reported yesterday as having died of wounds received in <the recent heavy fighting in France. Deceased was 32 yoiirs of age, a native of Tasmania, and in eompesitor by trade, which lie learned in the office of the Launceston Courier office. Later lie came to New Zealand and worked for some time in Invercargill, from whence he cune to Levin and joined the staff of The Chronicle. He had been a member of it for some two yeniu w.'icn he enlisted tor the iront ab;:ut twelve months ago. He leaves a wife and two young children. Private Butcher had two brothers with the Australian Army at the front. In the casualty list ol 1100 names issnu'i yestertlriv the names of several Levin men figured among the wounded. The.v are Privates K. Ambler. F. Astridge, X. Hughes and Coporal I?■ Andersen and Private A. Graham, of Levin. Private J. Connelly, of Foxton. and Private \V. J. D'Ath, of .Manakau, also are wounded and Private- W. W. Young. of Foxton. The Levin municipal baths will be opened; for the season 011 November Ist 1 at the same rates ,n.s rilled last season. Ccuneillor Dempsey sai dtlie prices last venr had been satisfactory. and the season one of the most successful yet experienced. At thi' meeting of the Levin Domain Heard hist ■evening Councillor Fiar.ee reported that lie had visited tlie domni:n recently, and the trees just planted' were looking exceedingly well. The board's activities of late have just exhausted its finance and the bottom of the cash box is visible. The cheque for the quarter's rent, now :il)ou.t due. s expected! to right matter* as far as the (shortage of funds is concerned. Last year the Levin borough gasworks produced between -1000 and 5000 '•pjlons of tar. 3(?10 being used, by the council within the borough. Accounts totalling £200 13* were passed for payment by the borough council at its meeting laist night. The revenue obtained from the Levin municipal baths last year totalled £30 10s. and the expenditure £39. a less of £9 for the year. The proposal of the borough council last night .to prohibit the sale of t-:ir 1o people outside the borough drew a 1 trong protest from Councillor Horrick who said that farmers often wanted a barrel 1 of tar for t.-irring or asphn'.tins. and it .should be available to them. The council heeded the protest and wifnllmv a« much as -a barrel at a timo 1o be sold to outsiders. Despite the recent rough weather experienced around Shannon, the flaxmills have a fair quantity of fibre dryinn; in the paddocks, but the colour is net- up to the usual standard. The flax in the swamps has made goo' 1 •irowtli and is in good supplj. In the recent heavy floods •> round Shannon and Mofrtoa the stop-bank along the Foxtoii-Shannon road suffered severely. fn some pl'-ce.s the water broke through, leaving gaps from five fo tweniv feet in width. These have row been repaired, and the road is safe from submersion until the next record flood. The death has recurred of the oldest rector in England, the Rev, iUiam Towler Kingslev, who had held the livill ir of .South Kilvingtou. for . r >7 years. He celebrated bi.s lOlsi birthday on June 28. and received ninny congratulation,s. He was a Wrangler at Cambridge in '1838 and wars for some time a Fellow and tutor of .Sidney Sussex College. Mr Kingsley was a cousin of the late Charles Kingslev. the novelist, and a close friend of John" Buskin and .J. M. W Turner. Mrs Kingsle.v. who survives her husband, is now about DO years eld, Woodranger, a two-year-old bull for which British livestock exporters prid £913 to the Agricultural Relief of Allies Fund, is now on his way to Argentina, where it will be sold once again to the highest bidder for tlie .benefit of the fund. The bull was shown by the Duke of .Portland at the recent Royal Show. General Booth, who has been conducting meetings in Sweden in connection with the Salvation Army National Congress at Stockholm and other centres. has returned to London. He has addressed large and enthusiastic meetings. Prince and Princess Tiernadotte, and other well-known members of Swedish society, attended somo of the meetings. The following have enlisted at the local recruiting office during the last few days :•—F. G. W'iekens, iSh'annon (infantry'); H. J. 'Murray, Wereroa (infantry): Joseph Muir, Levin (infantry). Lawrence W. Boulton. of Wereroa. enlisted at Palmerstoii North. I'p to September 30th. War Loan Certificates to the value of £183<3 have been sold over the Levin Post Office counter since the issue of the loan 011 August I'l. Certificates are still obtainable at the Post Office. Apart from the patriotic side of the question, they offer an excellentwith gilt-edged security. Following are the vital statistic tor Levin for the quarter ending 'September 30th : — .Births. bo\v 14. girls 10, total 21: deaths, 9; marriages, G. • For the corresponding po- , riod 1010 the figures were as follows: Birth*, iboys; 8, girls 11, total 1<); deaths, -I ; marriages 7.

An explanation as to wliy the Borough Council proposes to tar and eand onily both sides of Oxford street, to a width of nine or ten feet, wlas given at Tatst night's meeting of tlie council, •by 'Councillor Demps'ey. Councillors wore .informed that later the centre of the street woulrt have to !be regraded, n>nd if tarred and sanded now it would lhwc to- be torn up, whereas the work on the sides would not need to be interfered with. An oiler was received receiit\y, by the Levin Borough Council, from Mr. A. 'Ford, to act'as "consulting engineer •in connection with the numicipal gasworks. After due consideration, the council has decided that it is not (necessary . to retain the services of w consulting engineer at the present time. The New Zealand I l ' aimers' Co-oper-ative Distributing Company, Ltd.. has •received the following cablegram from its London office, concerning va'ues for wool in the world's .metropolis : — Crossbred (superior), -conme, Is 7d, fine 2s; (average) coarse Ik fid, fine Is !)j}d: (inferior), coarse Is 3Jd, fine Is <id. These ((notations are for greasy. Reference was made to the death of Lieut. ,J. B. Foss on Sun day last, at both' services, in >St. Mary's Church, Levin. The vicar .said that lie knew they would all be sorrv to hear that Mr Foss had died as the result of wounds received in Franco. From the day Mr Foss came to Levin ho took an interest 111 the work of the Church. He was confirmed in 1915, and for some time helped with the work of the Sunday school; ho also was ..*>■ member of the choir when he left Levin to go into camp. His work in the State school was highly spoken of and his moral influence amongst the children, who loved him, was invaluable. Tll the commemoiintio'n of the faithful departed in the Holy Communion service the words "AYe .bless Thy holy name for all Thy servants departed this life in Thy faith and fear'" were inserted "oHpcoiailty for Thy servant .James Bert Foss." Tn the evening service the hymn ''Now the labourer's task is o'er ; now the battle day is past" was sung. Prayers from the burii-i'l service were offered together with special intercession saJte,tiom>d for use in service of commemoratiirin for those who have fallen in the war. A full day and a li'alf day's work was put in last week bv the women of &t. Mnr.V's Guild, in preparation .for the annual Imaar to bo held on 30th November. in aid of church funds. A hevv of bp,vs and siirls is being trained by Mns ni spoctnon Inr <la.iK.es, ?"'iry songs, etc. Mr J. "\V. Boulton .who son has en-lv-ted. is compelled to relinquish, the Kiniberlev 'road' coacli, and the same ■ is for sale, with two horses. Particula's are advertised. Amongst the latest eiiilistmentis at Palmertson North for active service is L. Bouton. of "Weraroa, for the 23rd i" I'aiitry tinttalion. An addition to the ranks of munition workers is a party of between 50 and (50 Australians who have arrived in Lone 1 ,011. Many of them took part in the landing at GaJl.ipoli and had been in English hospitals before being .sent back to Australia. They were either titters or turners, and, though unfit for further active service, felt tlnyv could rtill assist by making munitions.