The Chronicle LEVIN : MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 October 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN : MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

At Levin Club on Saturday night an enthusiastic gathering of the friends oi -Mr M. H. E. Gorringe gave iiim a •'send-off'' on the morrow of his departure for Trentham military camp. The chair was occupicdl by the mayor of Levin, who spoke in terms of deep appreciation of the example set by Mr (Jor r;nge.- Other appreciative references to Mr Gorringe were uttered by Major Liddle. Major Burlinson and Mr 3D. S. Mackenzie. A presentation from members of Levin Club took the unusual, hut highly appropriate form of a slei>p-ing-bag. The evening passed pleasantly in song, recitation and coin-crea-tion, the program being contributed to by several leading amateurs of Levin. There is urgent need of effecting repairs to Wallace road so Councillor Broadbelt told county councillors on Saturday. The teams should be taken off work in this riding as the money ■was going. (The cliairman: I know it it. It always does.) and lie didi not want to exceed the estimates. A man named James Hill, over 70 years of age. who was wandering aimlessly about 011 the Taihape railway station on Monday night, -was taken ill charge by the police. hen searched, the old fellow was found to have l»ss Id. in his possession. A big taxi car from Wellington got badly "bogged" in the main street of Greytowu at about inid-day on Monday. Some repair work was being done to the channels, and two wheels of the big car were in up to the axleis Iwe other cars came to the rescue, audi by means of ropes and the assistance of about twenty onlookers tho Wellington taxi man was enabled to proceed of his way. Mr J. Smith, of Levin, received advice from the Minister of Defence on Saturday, that his soli, Private Sidney Smith, of the Fourth Battalion of tho ■Xew Zealand Hifle Brigade, was wounded in the fighting in France.

Amongst visitors to Levin on Saturday was Mr Walter Simpson, FeHding manager for Abraham' and Williams, Ltd. His many Levin friends were pleased to see him again, and to hear that his new place of activity lina proved to his liking. A well-deserved promotion lias come to Mr W. Eccleton, of the Bank of Xcw Zealand, Levin. He is being transferred to his old home at Palliatua. to tlie position) of accountant. Mr Eccleton has been resident in Levin for the past four years, and in all that time lie' has taken an active part in the social life of the town. He has madie a wide circle of frionds, and his departure from the town will be regretted by all sections of the community. Bowling and croquet were indulged in on Levin green last Saturday, but the muster of players was not large. Two pairs games of bowls were played. Hold away and Reading defeated Young and Mclntyre by 25 t-o 15; Ingram and Currie defeated Harris audi Brown by 22 to 20. The bowling club has a number of trophy competitions arranged for the off-afternoons of this season, and entries will be received for tho various events up to Wednesday next. The county council intends to request the valuation department to revalue Shannon township and Tokomam. Councillor Stephenson said that new buildings'had been erected and escaped paying: due rates. The county council has agreed to take over the Otaki pound from the Otaki Town Board. One tender was received by the county council on Saturday for metalling and fa,seining the Arawhata road. The amount was greater than the loan, money available, and; the matter was left in the hands of the engineer and the councillors for tho riding. A letter was received by the county counoil oil Saturday from Mr W. H. Field. M.P., in conncction with the strictures passed on him by two councillors at last meeting. The letter arrived bv the eleven o'clock mail and some discussion took place as to whether it should be read or not. Council-

'or Broad belt said the council already had heldi over one letter and they should not treat one differently from another. On the question being put to the vote it was carried, only Councillors Boadbelt and Catlev voting against it. The reading of the letter disclosed that Mr Field had not thought it necessary to telephone to Mr Goldsmith on the matter, when Mr Gai'dener and Mr Goldsmith were practically in the same office and in close touch with one another. He could assure ■members of the council that he would not .intentionally slight or neglect them or their worthy clerk. The singing of "Flense Give Me a Penny, Sir," by fifteen Red Cross nurses should prove an attractive item on the concert program of the Red Cross benefit on Labour Day, and will provide an opportunity for well-disposed persons to augment the funds anonymously. There is evidently a good deal of money in bottle gathering, if the story of an elderly man told in Feilding Court i.s true. He (said that by going lound collecting bottles he could make from 3s to £1 per day. Mr J >sse "White will leave Levin for Trentham, by Tuesday morning's (8.30) train from Levin.