The Chronicle LEVIN: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 1916 LOCAL & GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 November 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 1916 LOCAL & GENERAL.

A good innstei' ot workers were present at tile lied Cross rooms last Friday and a considerable amount of work was <Lne bv M ; Stewart. 'Sedcole, AVeston, Aitkiu, Dixon and Mesdanies Plaster, Davison, Koechvell. Mclntyre. Phillips, Vickers, and Aitkin. .Mr J. Harwood, I l ' airfield, sLeviu, lias received a telegram stating that his son Fred G. Harwood was woundi ed on November lltli. This is the ! third son that Mr Harwood has had Wuitn ted; at the front. At Aylesbury, England, Joseph LVap.nan, a caravan dweller, was charged; with failing to report himself for lnilitary service. He said he was 45 as near as In; could' t ll.—Super'nteiukut Wootton said Chapman did know there was a war on, but between whom he did not, know. —Sergeant tincl ing said Chapman wrs driving a caravan at Aston Clinton. When lie saw witness lie bolted inside. —He was handed over to a mi litary escort.

Captain 'Swinton, alias Witness" and' 'Ole Luk Oie," was the con. tributor of the brilliant series of official articles regarding the doings of our army in France which appeared during the earlier stages of the war. A few years ago he wrote some remarknble war stories in which he foreshadowed many of the novelties of present-day warfare. Thero- Ll> nothing new under the sua. The "tanks," or "land-dreadnou-ghts,'' were anticipated, in idea at least, iin the fifteenth century by the painter of '"The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa/' Leonardo da Vinci. That all-comprehending genius, offering his services to the Duke of Milan, asked to be allowed: to give proof of his efficiency in many things connected with the peaceful arts and the art of war, which he .methodically enumerated. The s.xtli item in his list is as follows:— "J can also construct covered wagons which shall be proof against any force, and, entering into the midst of the enemy, will break any number of men, and make way for the .infantry to follow without hurt or impediment." Good business resulted last Saturday at the Red Gross shop, which was si 11 charge of 7.rs Cork assisted byMi sses A. Wilson and Hall and Dixon. The cash takings amounted to £8 3is Bd. Donations of cash were 'received from -Mesdanies Kay, Palmes, iKilsby and Miss Doris Lane. Goods and produce were .received from Mesdames Prousv, Ait-ken, Finnis, V.ckers, Wilson, Milne, Hewitt, Hitchin.gs. .Pink. Park, Dawes, Keedwell, Page, Blackburn. Blankhorn. Better. Procter, ■Hughes, Burrell, Smellie, G. P. Brown. Lucas, Holdaway, Putt, T. Hall. Reading, Miwes Saxon. Dixon. Hall. .Stewart, Goldsmith, Mclvegg, Messrs Ingram, Boddy, H. •Nicholson, also little Gwyn, Maire and 'Desmond Morgan, and tlie Levin Meat Company. The Rev. Samuel Marsden lias been credited with being the first n:| lssir.ilary in New Zealand. The Hon. Dr. Me.Nab, in a lecture at Auckland-, said he was not the first clergyman to land on these shores, though probably few students of history could name an earlier one. He did not conduct "the first divine service in New Zealand though authorities on the question might hold that he did. The Rev. Samuel Marsden occupied a position in connection with the first settlement, in connection with the first church, and in connection -with the first attempts at organized government and trade in these islands that marked him out as the great pioneer of them all. The honour of being the first clergyman to land in New Zealand, according to Dr McXab, falls to the lot of a French Catholic priest, who aiccompart'ed the explorer D'Urville to Doubtless Bay in December 1769 , 45 years before Marsden. The first Anglican clergyman to land was tlie Rev. James Bain, in 1793.

Robertson and Co., iL©vin agents for tine Ha rley-Davidson 'motor cycles, have received tlie following telegram from Ohristchurch: "Beach races New Brighton Saturday, three events. Harley first, second, fourth; three fastest times by one machine." Something novel in the way of a night's entertainment is promised for next Wednesday .night at the Century liall on the occas.ou of the regular send-off to the mvn leaving here ior camp shortly afterwards. Rehearsals have been g;;ing on for the last fortnight. with a vim that speaks volumes tor the enthusiasm of the band of performers who have provided such good concerts at the' last two functions— but this coming performance will easily eclipse all previous efforts, both in number of performers and the quality of the items. The first half of the program, which will be provided by the Frivol'.ty Minstrels, will introduce some new performers to Levin, and will comprise many of the beet of the coon melodies and interspersed! with topical jokes and stories' which a're guaranteed free from chestnuts. The second 1 portion of the program under the heading of "Fares and Tourists," will have a nautical setting with one of our well-known local vocalists occupying tlie admiral's biildge, aaid assisted' by !his officers and men in keeping the flag flying with all the latest nautical successes. Additional interest will be provided by the visit of some ladv tourists whom the admiral will probably prevail upon to assist the program with some musical itenx. Special scenery is being provided by Mr Jepson, and as usual the stage decoration will be a feature of the evening. Once again the price of admission will be only one shilling. The Xew Zealand l Poultry Industries, Ltd. (Messrs Bray Bros., Distributing Agents), report as follows: — "Supplies are large, but not more than equal to the demand. We quote: Is 5d dozen for guaranteed new laid: eggs. Poultry is in short supply, and realize high rates. Hens are worth from iiti to (is 6d per pair, and roosters from (is tkl to 9s. according to quality." The New Zealand 3>alry Association •Limited, paid on the 21st inst to its suppliers £104,900 6s 2d. This represents the advance payment for butterfat supplied during tlie month of October. The a-mount paid .for the corresponding month last year was £88,707 2s 9d, thus the present payment represents an increase of £10,259 3s odi. The irate per pound, of butter-fat paid i out for cheese manufactured was Is Gd I and for butter manufacture Is 4Jd per pound plus rcremiums.

At the sitting of the Supreme Court at Palmerston North last week i-Shiela Mary Hitchings, .for whom Mr Loiighnan appeared, petitioned for a divorce from Valentino :I£. Hitchings on the grounds of persistent cruelty and drunkenness. The case was undefended and the petition' was granted.

Nearly twelve months ago a Masterto farmer, while stacking oats, lost a gold ring which he greatly valued, as lit had been given to him "by his mother (when presenting her eight sons with similar 'rings). On Saturday, on. enquiring into a found advertisement- in the Daily Times lie was delighted to recover the ring which had been discovered in a bag of chaff, none the worse for having gone through the ehaffcutter. A bunch of keys, found last week in tlie Avenue, awaits a claimant at the office of this -paper. Paragraph from a Taranaki paper: "A gruesome story is going the 'rounds' with regard to a New Zealand soldier who is at present a prisoner of war in Germany. 'J he tale goes that, lie r. c.ntly wrote to his fiancee in 'New Zealand stating that he was well, and asked if there was anything he couldsend her. The girl in reply wrote, "Send int' tlie Kaiser's eys." To her horror and amazement she 'recently received from Germany a box containing a couple of human eyes. These she believes are- the eyes of her lover, and have been sent by the Germans as a punishment to her for her request." Next please! A representative deputation of members cf Parliament waited on the 'Hons. J. Allen (Acting-Prime Minister), W. D. S. Mao Donald, Dr R. McXab aid A. M. Myers yesterday to urge the abolition cf the tax on but-ter-fat. The deputation consisted of Messrs G. J. Anderson (Mataura), J. A. Young (Waikato). W. H. Field COtaki), H. J. H. Okey (Taranaki), C. A. Wilkinson (Egniont), J: T. M. Hornsby (Waiirnrapa), J. McC. Dickson (Chalmers), G. R. Sykes (Masterton), G. Hunter (Waipawa). The Hon. J. Allen presided. Replying to the representations of the deputation, the Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald stated that the dairy farmers had pointed out that the restriction of the price to Is 7d per lb was hat-rasing them, and stated that if they could not increase iH to Is lOd the whole of their suppily would leave their factories and go ! to tlie cfiee.se factories. This was the reason why this particular system of taxation was adopted. There were 70,000 people who owned from one acre to 100,000 acres and controlled the whole produce of this country ; but what about the other million people. Were they going to allow the 70,0C0 to raise the price of food: products without limitation? As soon as the Government put its finger on any commodity to reduce the- price of living then the particular section which was affected claimed that it was being harshly treated. As compared with pre-war rates tlie dairy farmers, after taking off the levy of 3d a lb were now receiving an additional 5d per Tb. Mr D. J. Reardon .reporting on an electric lighting scheme for Otajki, recommends the installation of a suction gas plant for generating purposes. Tlie cost of the scheme outlined would be £8820. Giving evidence before the Military Service Board at Chilßtchmch, C':p<3. Herd, an assistant storeman, stated that he had been a member of the Brethren since 1900. Before that he wa.s a Presbyteitian but he was not converted then. Witness said that lie thought that the war might have been sent to chastise the Christians. Thciiatirman: "Unfortunately we are not thi 1 Christians suffering." He drew witness's attention to what had happened in Belgium, France, Serbia, etc. Witness replied that speaking generally all Brethren were one boJy and wore interested in all thai concerned the Saints everywhere. The chairman: "But you are not prepared to go and protect tliem-" Witness: "Exactly, because they have i a greater protector in Christ. He will come forth on the white horse and do that."