The Chronicle LEVIN. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 December 1916, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1916. LOCAL & GENERAL.

A serious accident to one of the outgoing coaches was liarron-ly averted at Otira last Thursday, t-he Kuniara. Times. A house was being moved, and the floor placcd oil a dray. Approaching a coach the latter stopped to let the awkward load pa sis. lut when near the coach the floor fell t.fl the dray on to the road. The noise and cloud of dust raised starthd the horses of the coach. They swerved round and attempted to "scale a timber heap, and it appeared as if the coach would capsize, but the pole broke, saving the situation. A couple ot horses were severely staked on the timber. Passengers and luggage Ave re afterwards transferred to another coach.

It is reported from Australia that the Australian soldiers' vote in the recent 'referendum on conscription Avas as follows: Against 102,000; for 4-1,000.

Sergeant Mat Bevan. of Manakan. returned home laist Friday. He was all; through the Gallipoli campaign and took part in the campaign in F ranee, being Avounded in the back at Armentieies. The bullet lodged close to the spine and has not been removed. Sergeant Bevan is still ci diuv and expects to return to the front- in a short while.

It is report-eel that Oliver, the wellknoAvn horseman, has deposited £250 Avith the military authorities Avhich entitles him to join the Flying Corps.

The ballot for the 25th Reinforcements was completed last evening. About three thousand names were drawn. The lists will not be announced for some days pending a careful scrutiny ot all names. London reports the War Office im1111'diately p:iys BJd on ccniinnutUorofl cargoes of Now Zeal')ml cheese, w'th adjustment of the price later. A communication was received by the C.hrirsichiirch Tramwav Union last night signed by the national s cretai ie. of the Now Zealand Coalminers' Feder lien, t-"e United Federation of Labour. the Now Zealand Labour party, a-nl the Waterside Workers' Federation; 1 inviting the union to send a di.legate to the conference in Wellington to discuss ways and means of repealing the Military Service Act. By a majority of 104 it was docided to solid a delegate. On the question of instructing tho delegate the voting w:is: For conscrpitron 47; against conscription <)6. Mr C. Stewart was appointed the delegate by a majority of 61 votes. Referring to !he recent refusal of the for Rail","ays to prevent a v.'.ihvay oflic, ,• from taking up a private acfupati-n in his spare time, the "Ra'hvnv officer AdVrcate" states:— "In .cut .'V'.rviee where we arc governed by rules and regulations to a great oytent, where common business reasoning is a.lmc'jt barred, and where at times we find members so weighted with railway concerns that their own idea is Shop, iShop, Shop continually until it becomes ingrained, and they beer,mo machines, we think it will he found' t'liat members' minds would broaden commercially and greatly bene fit by the niuoli-needcd relaxation of beiner privileged tn dabble in private businc sor hobbies. There are many business pursuits and hobbies which can be turned to profit in our own time and which may be taken up without prejudice. We think the Hon Minister, iir allowing this, will be securing a long-sought and needed benefit not only to the members of the Service but also to the Department." Levin Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., is paying Is Jd per lb for (November butter-fat. The total amount is close on eight thousand pounds. We trust the Christmas season will be as cheerful. A. Doig. of Levin, who volunteered for active service some twelve months ago, but was then rejected as unfit, recently was drawn in the ballot. He went before the Medical Board at Palmerston Xtorth on Tuesday evening, and was passed as fit. Mr Doig will go into camp on 2nd February.

A slight earthquake shock was felt in Levin at about 10 o'clock last evening and another at 12.-1.5 today.

In Friday's Chronicle it was reported that in the case of J. C. Millies v. J. 1). Howell judgment was entered for plaintiff for £16 16s .lid. This was a correct report, hpt Mr Howell i-.skis us to add that the amount claimed wn.s £2<3 13s lid. and that Mr Howell's counter-claim was thrown out on the ground that it was not filed in time, and that it was afterwards s -ttlod out of Court.