The Chronicle LEVIN: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 November 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL.

! IV-lvnti* letters to hand (savs the (3t;ik! Mail) show that Lieut. T. G. Vincent, of Levin. who has bsen «uffering from the effects of gas, and hats been in ill England for some time, iis now convalescent. At time ' of writing, however hfcs heart was stll weak. | The Mil tarv Appeal Hard says a Press Association telegram, conciYued a two days' sitting at Ha- : wera. .Several < ases were dealt with , oin> was (.Itn.i s.d. two were allowe 1. and the others adjourned fioin of one to five months to allow the appellants an opportunity of carrying over the hu«v farming season or ar--1 ranging theiir affairs. j '-Alwayis," sav.s the astute news editor to new reporter—"always be on the look-out fur any little touch of humour that may brighten up tli© «oliinuis." TUiat- evening the new reporter handed in an account of a "burglary in <1. butcher's shop, which commenced : Mr Jeremiah Cleaver, the well-known butcher, has been lowing flesh rapidly of late." I The sum of £3,64 I J,I-12 was pnid last year hy the motor car owners of the United States in registration fees ' alone. N • —'

Senator Pca-ree, Minister of Defence in Au tra i l, ist-i rates that- the recent "caiil-up" for training by proclamation, not including the taking of the liefc.rendu:::'.. co t «C(iOO,OCO. At a mi cling ol the school teaclie. s li.ld in Hastings on Saturday tile (| k t.i ,i 1.. ;1 i c, iiiinaiug the giving (if : clu.ol piixcs was considered. A re -:Jn. ion, l'ec. inaiending school comli.'.tt. es to disc uitinue the practice and tlii.t ; rente,- attention be given to the e tab! shinent and maintenance of s.'hi ol ii iv.rie.s was carried. The qu siion ol whe her wt.ur.d.'d s;)k.i-, rs r,iia.rlc. Ed in the workhouse ho.sp'i 1 h.htmi:'i hold co':cc:ts and plav games in the workhouse chap '■ was i a'sod at a recent meeting of the Carnarvon Guard us at Bangor. The clerk mentioned that the men had been premised a billinr i tabl \ A mea.be:': Bill'ar is in a chapel!" Captain Hughes: "Why not, the chapel only consists of bricks and mortar. There is nothing religous about the building ii'itil there are religions pe:>pl.> irside oi i.. It is p. ssibio ti be religious over billia.(l,s. Let us not be narrow-minded and exercise comm. n e.iseP" .Air Jones: ""What fib: ut the language of th:> mhlicr who b'ses his game of b'.llia'rds?" (Laughtej'). 'I lie "An. trahiMian Insurance and Pa ii>iug record" contains an amusing ate.nut if a native bank which enjoy ,'d a brie,' i.xi-teuce. some thirty years ago. It is said the Maoris became jeilous of the profits made by I*. .77T a: is lro.ll keeping Maori money end decided to found a bank of thoir owii. J L sho ild be n.;ted that a Mao: is idea of a bank was a. place v. line money was kept for safety so a: to b' av:i lable when required. The b a 1': 1 . of directors consisted of wellkn w!i fh;e.ls re.j: i.-ing in names such ;:s "The Hoar witli Tusks." "William i.:.e Jl-.1.v." ".Sam the Sponge," and "ihe 01 u-wo. 111 .Eater," and two ha' I -casu s who had li'ad an .English e L-:ua;i;:n wove engaged as book-keep-es. Jit-rcst was offered to depositors at rates .varying from 5 to 20 per c: lit and for a time funds rolled "• I hen the persona! affluence of 1 irooters became very noticeable and ther prt.di'gaMty in physical refreshment became marked. JCventuallv the l-.ic board left .for J'ilngland, for the | urj cise of laying the Wrongs of the 31-aons before the great pakeha queen taking the money of the bank with tham. W hen the deluded natives applied for the return of their money a riot took place and the bank premises were burnt out. The directors returned. strange to say, having obtained redie,ss lor all Maori grievances, and explained to the depositors that the bank charged interest for taking eare of the money, rso that some of them were actually indebted to the insi:tuiiio:i I In other cases the interest had eaten up the principal.

ihe Chronicle acknowledges receipts oi the first ol the 1917 almanacs. It co'i'i..fi from t.he .Si.us -Novelty Hardware Depot, Levin, and takes the form oi a d sK' ace;ssory, neatly pr.'nted ill green an;] gold; on a red cloth .surface. Levin Hcrik ultural Society will liold its annual spring show next week, on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and evening.?. Particulars are set out by advertisement in this issue. Jintr.es are receivable oil -Monday next, and by payment of an rdditien-aJ fee hre entries may be made up to Tiust'.ajr e;'<yiiii2. The lion, secretary (Mr. \Y. J. Reading) w*i'l be in alt: ndance at the Century JJail on bo ill evenings to receive entries. ,So admirable an institution as a hoi tiicultui'a] soccty is deserving of suppoit on ge-;ora! principles, but there exists a special reason why the public sheiiMi extend its heartiest asy.stance to next we.k'rs effort; anrl it lies in the fact that the whole' of the net profits are t<i be uiven to the funds of the I/?vin Patriotic Society. 'The Oiiau Branch (if the British Bed Cross Society has received during the last, riix months the sum of £50 &s Id in donations, monthly subscriptii.ns. proceeds from concerts, etc.. etc. The moneys have ljeen expended on material ,etc.. for various bandages. As bandagcß are not required for the present time, the Oliau workers have undertaken to make eight dozen butter-muslin shirts each month. Tire Iron, secretary and treasurer to the branch <Mrs. Ivebhell) wishes on behalf of the branch to thank the Oliau Hall Committee for the free u.-'o ef a room twr.ee a mouth for working purposes: also Mr. T. Dovine. for carting the eases of bandages to the railway station. li'niih- Amelia Cnllaghan, found guilty at L'almenston .N". Supremo Court oil a charge of attempted ext riion, was ordered by Mr Just'ce Edwards to come up for sentence when called upon. Owing to the dieath ci bushnicn. says the Tauinarunui (King Country) correspondent of the "New Zealand Herald." sawmiliiug companies have found it extnniely difficult to keep up their supply of logs, \liddlo-aged and elderly man cannot stand the arduous work of bush-felling, and moist of the young men have volunteered. The consequence s that many yardmen Ivave bren dispense 1 with and existing operations hare been restricted, while projected schemes of exploiting fir thor timber acres have boen deferred indefinitely. In spite of this the growth of farming has more than made up the balance bith in populaton and in the output of produce. Schools grow in attendance, now houses are built, and old ones are improved.

Tlio Kailw ay Department advertise excursion faros frr .Feildiug "Race« to lie held on S2'.)th and 30th November (Wednesday and Thursday IK-xt"). Detail are set out on page 3. Motitli v. crouch cut, Pink soils good icaihcr; fit for all folic in every weather: in every walk of life. The man who goes well shod by Pink at colds iind chills can gaily wink, though inflw-i-n&ii's ?ife. — Advt,

London Opinion is quoted' as saying: "Two inventive -Now Zeulander.s have solved a problem which seems to bo important, although, personally, 1 have never experienced the urgency or i.i. It is t.io suidr.-ring of aluminium. ■On reaching London they obtained a e;ot4.on patent, as well as getting t.ie i-lad hand lroni scientific and ccmnuvcial men. The War Office asked for ' a demonstration at "Woolwich Arsenal, and was so satisfied that it grabbed t'lie |latent and lias sailed in to :lo big tlr. ng.s on its own account with the invention" Mr William of Raglan Parade, when walking along She'ly Jseach (st.itos the Wumnmlmol .Standard (Victoria) nO' the 13th in.st.) picked up a se ile 1 bottle. v.hi.h. v. lien (.pened. was i'o.md to contain the following message:—.'iS.S. , Ist October, IS)! 0. To wh:,n t may concern. This was thrown overboard n the Australian H'ght. six days out from Wellington, X.Z., by the following Wellington boys: Privates Kni.'ht, Slack, Brown. Ha'.k'.v. L<ine -C: rporal SnelKng. Privates Clements:)!!, Gardiner, Henderson, Many, Pugh, Flemming. Tremnin. Please nofcfv Wellington papers and oblige." ill.' lion. (J. W. Jiusseli was del.ghtcd with t'e appeal i nce of the country lie saw during bis uip io Ota go and Southland. lie said 1 a<it night that he had 'never se:>n that part of the Dominion so .vj; i.'ndiuiy gras-ed or look so will. S.uthland, especially, was very attractive just now. The progress made by Invercargili during the p.st f; w ye:.rs was absolutely phenomenal. .Hut on several occasions in S...ithlaid he had; brought un ler his noiiee in 'doubted cases of the aggregation of rotates. He was assured on unquestionable authority that farms were lining purchased by abjoining owners' original p:operiies. The prsit'on should be greatly regretted, as tin'.-o were-, vast expanses of open country in that part cf Xew Zealand whVli could be subdivided and which in the future, could carry a large population. Folk-wing the dismissal by a London tiibunal ol 'his application for exemption from mil.tary service an exsoldier made a dramatic display of three wad' ribbons he was wealing, and exclaimed: "That is the treatment you get ft r these." In applying for exemption the man said he was nearly 40 years of age and had (served 12 years in the Territorials, but had been given no pension.