LOCAL & GENERAL.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 6 February 1917, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL.

Levin Frivolity Minstrels and Revue Company will repeat their entertainment on Thursday night—at Manakau—in aid of the funds of the Horowhenua County Fund for Relief of Returned Soldiers and their Dependents.

Attached to the envelope enclosing a letter from a big Birmingham firm received in New Plymouth this week was a striking "sticker" showing the White Ensign with the following: "'Don't forget «tlie safe arrival of this letter is due to the British Navy." This brings home to all the silent work that is boing done by our sailors (says the Taranaki Herald). At the same time, too, importers should remember that it is British manufacturers and so 'British goods that keep the White (Ensign flying. To-day's .live stock sales at _ Levin disclose;! a firm market for sheep lvut a slight drag 011 cattle, though prices were maintained at the high rates luling lately.

hon-choldcr.s and other users of water should takb notice of an -advt in today's Chronicle. The water will bo shut olf from the mains throughout the borough between the hours of p.m. and 4.30 p.m.

The Winopehu Scenic. (Reiserve Board met last night in the Borough Council Chambers, Levin, when the annual balance-slice was read and adopted. 'lliis showed that the board had had a useful year, and that after having carried out and paid for fencing and other necessayr -works there remained a small cash balance in bank.

A report and balance-sheet of Levin Danmin (the reserve in Queen-street abutting on Horowhenua Lake margin has been prepared for audit. It was accepted Ijy the Levin Domain Board at ils meeting last night. In the course of a discussiou on the 'Users of the ' reserve, Councillor Dempsey said that the reserve was always open to picnickors, notwithstanding the fact that it was leased for use as a grazing ground. Councillor France expressed Hie opinion that golf-links should Be (.stablhhed' on the reserve; he thought a U-kolrs course could be put in without givat espe'use. , He moved that Councillor Robertson and himself be empowered to make enquiries, with a view to rtf'nistt'ng a report to the next, meeting of the board. This was agreed to.

-At the Taumajranui races a horse named Pink Tyc, out of Neck Tye, owned bv D. Tye. and ridden .by Cotton won the Owhango Handicap, and paid the largest dividend of the day.

.Mr ,j allies Braid, the champion goli';r, and t/be professional at "Walton iiea.th, is not dead. He told a 'Daily Express (London) 'representative that the nearest he has been to death was cn the morning of December 8, when he read his obituary notices in the newspapers. A remarkable story was "told at a Nottingham meeting by Mrs Despard, Lord French's sister. She said that some men in a British trench, learning that hunger prevailed in a German trench near them, threw some loaves over to them. A little laiteir one of the Germans crawled to the British trench and warned the men that a mine was soon to be exploded, aml-the British were able to escape in time. The following workers were present at the lied Cross rooms cn 'Friday afte.noon last: Mcsdames Aitken, J. J'rouse, Phillips, Porter, l'ink, Chaplin, Gibson, Goldsmith, Keedwell, R.ichter, •Misses Stewart, Aitken (2), Sedcole, Pink. Mrs Plaster looked after the tea. Mrs G. P. Brown and Miss 'Wliitaker were in charge of the Red Cross shop on Saturday, the result being some £3. The committee wishes to thank the following for gifts of produce, etc.: Mesdames J. Prouse, Butler, J. Whitaker, G. P. Brown, F. Rolston, Iveedwell, F. AVhitaker, Pink, R. D. Wallace, 'Goldsmith, IR'ichtCiiv Fyke, M. Page, F. Walkley, Kirkcaldie, Wright, E. E. Newman, P. E. Palmes, Misses Stewart, Weston, Easther. Mrs G. A\ebb was the winner in the competition for the cushion presented by Mrs J. Harvey.

Latest recruits for active service include the following men from Levin and Shannon : —L. Woodyatt, draper's assistant, Levin; N. A. Andrews, farmen-, Levin; R. B. Anderson, laborer. Shannon; O. David, farmer, Shannon ; K. C. li. Spring, farmer, Shannon; Jack King, laborer, Shannon; E. J. Bridle, painter, Shannon.

Levin park domain (the recreation ground) has lost several of its means of .revenue. There now is no football played in Levin; 110 cricket; and there was 110 tennis played last year. The club now is revived and the Domain Board has resolved that in view of hard times in sporting circles generally there be 110 charge made against the tennis club until after the war. Meanwhile the board will have an annual revenue of £10, derived from the leasing of grazing rights to Messrs Abraham and "Williams, Ltd. The board's present credit balance amounts do part of a pound sterling.

Horowhenua. Lake is now much lowtliiin the water in the stream along Beach road. This report was made to the Lake Doriiain • Board last night, by Mr H. B. France. The suggestion was made at the meeting that the present time afforded an excellent oppctunity of ascertaining the true level of tile lake, with intent to fix and mark permanent levels.