The Chronicle LEVIN: MONDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 4 December 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN: MONDAY, DECEMBER 4. 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL.

J 'I ho death is announced at iDohviym i 'Say, in hi» SJ.'jrd year, of Mr John j Williamson. J.P., who t-ouk over the j management at the Cannock and Kugi eley Collieries more than 50 years ago. I and had a great shave in the iffidnstr- ! h>l development <:f the Cannock Chase i district. At How-street Police Court Mr. Garrett presented Acting Police-ser-geant Henry Dalton. a police pension,or temporarily re-engagedi, with a I cheque of £10 jjM recognition of liis I I bravery in stopping a runaway horse. i ( As an experiment the London County Council is 'altering some of the boilers at the Greenwich generating station so that ;a cheaper sort of coal may he burned. Last year the coal cvst £75,000 more than in the vear before, and the price its now 325. a ton. A young miner charged with bavin.-.' absented himself 'from work without ■ notice was fined over £11 by the AVa!'scnd magistrates. Two other niimivs were also heavily fined.

| In Chestnut Reservoir (.Herts). Mr j J. Andrews, a member of the High- | bury Angling Society, has captured I a carp weighing 201b Jt is j believed to be tlio largest carp ever landed by an angler. A "jobline" of 3,000 pairs of boots ; worth 3s 3J per pair s x inrntli ■; ago. was said in the City of London Court to be worth 'i 2-: 6.1 per pr.'v, . ■:> r< .it had been the rise in the price of leather. .Mr. Charles l'atey. wlic.se death at Oxford at the age of 86 is announced, was Manciple of Mert n Cbv te i'o: -10 years. He had been 76 -years ir the service of the college, and was a councillor o-f tire city. The Hoard cf Trade Labour Gazette states that the changes in rateof wages reported as taking effect August affected a'-mit 3 "o.o']!' y.srlp< op!e. and resulted in a net increase oi' nearly £45,000 per week. Mr Edward Mawley, of Rosebank, president of the Natiotaal Rose Society, died last week. He was secretary for 37 years and was elected president on his retirement in 1915. He was a great .authority on rc.ses. In .September there was a fall of snow in many parts of the hill districts of Scotland. In the Loth'ans the snow melted almost as quickly as it fell, but in the north the hills were thinly coated for a brief period,-. A reward is offered to the finder of a gold chain bangle lost on Friday between Oxford and Bristol street. The Emir of Bokhara, who visited the Tsar iat the Imperial Headquarters last week, presented his Majesty with a sum of a million roubles (£100,000) ■fo-r war purposes. It is stated in the Dutch newspapers that one of the exchanged German prisoners who arrived at Flushing from li'ngland on September 10 died during the crossing. At Flushing Queen Wilhelniina made a trip in a submarine, iand remained half an hour under water. Her Majesty was loudly cheered from the shore.

In spite of recant decrees, there is still a certain amount of exportation of prohibited/ articles, particularly foodstuffs, from Italy. Recently the price of eg'jrs suddenly increased considerably, and the* authorities discovered and-seized several millions of eggs in various towns ready for export to Switzerland. Eggs ia;re now belin'g sold by the authorities at a penny each. In the 'North-German Gazette' General von Blume issues an appeal to the German people to subscribe to the new Wiar Loan. He says that, according to trustworthy reports from various districts the. success of this loan is being systematically thwarted; with the catch phrase that whoever subscribes to the War Loan prolongs the war. At Messrs L. A. Nolan and Co.'s wool and hide sale in Taranaki last week, cow hides soldi up to 12-Jd per lb. This price is believed to be a record for New Zealand. Twenty-five skins were sold at 12} d. and 341 realised Is and over. In our opinion (says the "Wairarapa Age") no (Government department should apply for tjie exemption of its employees. Any appeal that might be made should come from the employees themselves. A shearer employed by Mr B. A. Nicholls at the Upper Taueru, Wairarapa,, shore 1123 sheep in five and alialf diays last week. This works out at over 200 sheep per day. The shearer's cheque for the week would be over £14. The treasurer of the Patriotic Society—Mr Goldsmith desires to acknowledge a cheque of £3 3s as a dona ti on to the Patriotic fund from Dr"! lii vson. The Society had occasion just lately to assist a case by paying the medical fees, and the doctor has since generously returned the cheque with the receipted account. It has been decided to take the opportunity la fc the big Patriotic Concert on Wednesday, night next to bid farewell to the men of the 25th reinloi cement as well as those of the 24th. As the .January men (2oth) are due to leave here so sodn after the holidays, that there will be little time then to 'do anything. As there will be probably about nine or ten local men in these two reinforcements, the gathering on Wednesday niglit should be an enthusiastic function.

The concert io bo held in the Kitag's Theatre to-night in aid of the Belgian Relief Fund organized by the Salvation Army promises to be successful. A iniumber of leading assisted by visitors from Wellington will contribute a first-class program. The Salvation Army band will also p'rovide excellent music. The ramifications og the worldwide Salvation Army are strikingly examplified by the fact that during the war the womeini officers of the Army have remiainedi at their post in this war-stricken country and have rendered valuable assistance to the committee dealing with the problem of relief to the distressed people. Major "Wmcliel, a prominent American Salvation Army officer has recently 'been appointed by General Bramwell Booth to supervise the Army's relief efforts. It is hoped that this concert will bo well patronized by the Levin public as the object is such a worthy o|n ! o. Brigadier and Mrs Hoare, from Wellington will also be present and preside.

Meat is dear along the Main Trunk Line. A Raetihi butcher advertises prices as under:—Beef.—Hump steak Is, Fillet Is 2d, Loin Beef Ski' Gravy Bd, Beef Steak lOd, Corn Round (boned and rolled) 9d, Fresh Brisket 7d, Legs and shins (.according to size), Ox Tongues (according to size) 2s (kl, 3s and 3s 6di, Sheep Tongues 2s per do'zto., Beef Suet Gd, Tripe 7d, Dripping Bd, Beef Sausages Bd. Mutton.— Legs VOd, l.o'iis 9d Chops lOd, Fore Quarter Bd, Shoulder 9d; iXecks and Breasts 7d, Sides Bdi. Lamb.—Hind Quarter 0s 6d, Fore Quarter os 6d, Legs Is per lb, Loiii6 lid per lb. Pork -All Pork 9d, Chops lOd. Veal.— Fillets 9d, Lain Bd, Fore Quarter 7d. During the visit of Mr J. A. 'Nash (Mayor of Palmerston) to Wellington last week he interviewed Mr Parry, Chief Electrical Engineer in reference to the supply of energy from the* ' rivers in the Tokomaru hills. As a result he hopes to have a report on the matter for submission to the local Borough Council at an early date. The Mayor is naturally anxious that the Council shall not involve itself in a large expenditure on electrical power if the scheme, which is understood to be in in contemplation by the 'Government, is likely to have early -fruition. It is stated that the proposal of the Electrical Department contemplates providing sufficient electricty -for the whole of the Manawatn district and Wellington city as well.— Manawatu Times.