The Chronicle LEVIN: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 November 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL

Iv.-eut. T. G. Vincent, of Levin, writing from France . under date of September 10th, gives the. following interesting particulars of how Lance-Cor-•porals J. H. and R. L. Bacchus met their dentil: —"Our brigade (X.Z. Rifle Brigade) made the push, with the others in reserve, and consequently we got ifc in the neck. The Bacchus brothers were detailed from the front line to carry wounded back, and while the.v were performing this charitable work, a shell killed them both, as well as the man they were carrying. Fortunately, or unfortunately, I was net with the brigade that day. being held in brigade reserve with others."

The Levin 80-rough Council last night decline'! to give its consent to-the transfer or a municipal section in OxfordGtreet from Perkins and Phillips to G. F. Philips.

Owing to the war and land aggregation the Dannevirke County has shown a drop in population of 675 since last census. The figures were 4G83 in 1911. They are 4008 now Dannevirke's population has increased from 1501 to 1662. The population of Xorsewccd Town District has increased by three people. Ormondiville Town District has lost 43 in population.—Manawatu Times.

The Department of Agriculture notifies that the applications for the registration of orchards will bs reoeivedi by the .Director of the 'Horticulture Division, Wellington up to November 20. Application forms may be had at any post office. An air of mystery surrounds the "•Mysterious Minstrels," who will appear at the Century Hall nest Thursday night. Many of the Pierrots figure amongst the performers, but the audience wfll be left to decide for themselves the identity of the various performers, some of whom are makinga fir6t appearance in Levin. The opening chorus in a mystic jargon typical of the East, is the composition of one of the leading performers. The second half of the program will comprise items from our best leading amateurs, and Mr Denton and Mr Ecckton will make positively their last appearance in Levin for some time, as Mr Donfwi leaves for camp nest week and Mr E<> cleton takes his departure for Paliilatua the next day. Mrs Gordion-Gtlass-ford. and Miss Glassford will also be heard for the first time in public before . a Levin audience at this concert.

Mr A. Monk, of Reikiorangi, died on Sunday. Deceased was at one time a member of the Horowhenna County Council. He had been ailing for some time and was 69 years of age. Mr G. Monk, present chairman of the county council, is a son of deceased. The funeral took place at AVaikanae to-day.

About twelve months ago the borough council, having in view the length of time the retorts at the municipal gas works have been in use, and the possibility of their suddenly collapsing gave Mr J.- Black man, of Masterton, authority to order new ones. The firm to which "tire order was given acknowledged the receipt of the order last January, but since then nothing whatever has been heard of the matter. Meanwhile the retorts at the gasworks are giving excellent service, but the anxiety of councillors lias not abated and they recently instructed the d' rk to write to Mr Blackman to ascertain the present position in regard to the order. Mr Blackman, in reply, Hated that as nothing had been heard bv mail, it would be well to send 1 a cablegram to the firm to which the order had been given. Mi- Blackmail wc.s given the necessary power to do this, but up to last evening no reply ha? come to hand. Mr Blackman, in lis correspondence with the council, informed them retorts cnukli be had from the Auckland Gas Company on nino months' notice and recommended that if no satisfactory answer be received from the firm in England, the order be cancelled. The matter was left in the hands of the lighting committee with power to act.

The following motion was passed by the Levin Borough 'Council at its meeting last night: "That this council hereby respectfully [conveys ito Mrs Williams and family its earnest sympathy with them in their sorrowful bereavement and expresses its regret at the dieath of the late Mr Charles Williams, and places on record its appreciation of the services rendered by the late ex-Councillor Williams during the years he was a member of this council.' The total accounts passed for payment by the borough count:, at its meeting last night amwn eJ to £853 13s. The total included £318 for interest and £!5 for the Levin Br.'ds Band. The Levin Domain Board, last evening voted that the sum of £5 per annum be paid to the town clerk for h:s secretarial work to the board, and the Waiopehu Domain Board voted Mr Gardener a similar sum for like services in respect to the domain. The borough council also voted Mr 'Gardener another £5 for his clerical work in connection with the Levin cemetery. The work at present being carried out by the county council with a view to improving the grade of the Kawiu road extension at the corner of Kawiu and Tiro Tiro roads is not viewed very favourably by the Levin Borough Council, though it was evident from their discussion of the matter last evening that their knowledge of it was not very extensive. In fact this was admitted All the same councillors seemed fairly unanimous in condemning the work, and some of the remarks passed concerning it were not complimentary. The mayor said he visited the placo on Sunday and when there he was caught in a shower of rain and forced to take shelter under the trees nearby, hence he had plenty of time while waiting for the shower to pass to consider what was being attempted—yet he left it, stijll puzzled. The town cierk reminded councillors (who seemed to have forgotten the fact) that the chairman of the (Streets committee, who met Mr Malcolm, county engineer on the spot, had explained what the county proposed) to do, before the work was commenced, and councillors did not take exception to it then. The mayor said he remembered someth?ng of it, but they should have had plans of work submitted to them, though even then they might not have learned much more about it. After some further talk it was agreed that councillors seek enlightenment from tho county engineer on the spot on Wednesday (to-morrow) afternoon.

An application was made to the Levin Borough Councl last evening by P. Roberts for water-power for driving a separator to be used for two hours per clay. The matter was referred to the waterworks committee. An "au revoir" dance is being held in the 'Druids' Hall next Friday evening, November 10th. A full orchestra has been engaged and special attention is biv'ng given to other arrangements, so that a ifirst-class evening's entertainment should result. The majority against conscription in Australia is now 69,811.