The Chronicle LEVIN. TUESDAY, FEBUARY 20, 1917. LOCAL & GENERAL.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 20 February 1917, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN. TUESDAY, FEBUARY 20, 1917. LOCAL & GENERAL.

•For railage 011 three retorts brought i'r::m "Wellington to Levin (says The Levin Chronicle; newspaper "seissorw. iters" please note!) the New Zealand Railways Department charged the Levin -Borough Council £7 lis lOd. Commenting 011 this charge, when pine, ing hill before the council, the Town ■Cleik said he had ima-le an interesting calculation. He said that if the rail way rate of £7 lis lOd for 60 miles hat,' been charged by the steamship com' pany, the freight from London would have worked out at two thousand pounds sterling (loud laughter).

Probably apocryphal, but undoubtedly interesting, is a circumstantial account by the New York Times of how the German fleet off South America was trapped by the scheme cf an Englishman. The story is reprinted on page 4of to-day's Chronicle. Other articles of general interest appear on pages 1 and 4.

Mr George Price, private trainer to Mr Goring Johnston, and who was the fourth representative of the Highden establishment to' draw a marble in connection with the ballot, has been rejected for active service, but has been retained for home duties. Jockeys "W. Bell and T. Metcalf, of the same' stable, were treated likewise, whiP.ei Jrt'kcy (now Private) Arthur Oliver was ordered to camp, but he could not stand the solid training and ivah transferred to the Stores Department. and is now assistant storemail. — Manawatu Times.

It is stated on what appears to be excellcint authority that some of the farmers in the Rangitikei district are hoarding their wheat and declaring that they do not intend to sell ait the Government price, and that, in anticipation of the Government agreeing to a rise certain certain agents are ■offering to buy cereals stocks at an advance 011 the statutory price.—Man. awatu Times.

'l'iie following interesting porsoniv iicr.i appears in a birth notice in the •Foilding Star: "On February 15, at Xnrse Don's Xursiug Home, to Mr and Mrs J. SJiorta.ll, Colyton-—twins, son and daughter., "Your country needs •'' The tents at the Featherston Military Camp hold eight occupants, and in .sonic cases the names of the men give a distinctive name to their special Uuit. iFor instance there is the Bird Cage, which contains an Eagle, a I?thin, a Parrot, and a Chook.

The raising of the price tof The Times by 50. per cent is. conclusive answer to the common idea that a war is a god-send to a newspaper, largely-in-creasing its revenue (writes Sir Henry Lucy in the Sydney Morning Herald). In ordinary circumstances, when this country is happily free from active pantk'ipation in a war, expenses in the direction of . special correspondence and telegraph charges exceed any increnient oL revenue that may accrue from increased circulation. In the current war these normal charges are augmented by the added cost of paper, the rise in wages, and in all commodities necessary to the production of the news sheet. The Times put down at £70,000 a year the extra cost of paper. On the river Tigris the 'British troops had a victory over the Turks. las t Thursday. Eighty-nine officers and 1906 men were taken prisoner and many arms -were captured. One hundred acres of growing flax was destroyed by fire at Moutoa 'last Thursday. It was the property of AVliitanui, (Ltd., flaxmillers, Shannon. At IXinnevirke A. and P. Show Mr H. 31. Essex, Heatherlea, Levin, gained the championship prize witli a milking Shorthorn cow. (He also took two other first prizes: one for a bull (calved since 1914), the other for "a heifer (calved since July, 1915). The cup for this breed of cattle was won by Mr W. Brady with 19 points; Mr li. M. Essex being second with 17 points.

Sir John Findlay, K.C., has been selected as the official Liberal candidate for the Haw-ke's Bay electorate, now vacant by the death of 'Dr Mc--Xab. Ho is likely to be opposed by Mr lan Simpson, Independent Liberal.

The Belgian fete will take placs to-morrow afternoon and the lion, .secretary (Miss Bowen) desires to thank Mr '.Matlicbson for material towards tlie fund; Mrs Ricliard Prouse, for the gift of £1 (second donation); Mr and Mrs James Prouse, for one ton of chaff (second donation); and Mrs Dean soft drinks (second donation).

Wanted.—A buyer for one ton of chaff, given by Mr and Mrs James Piotise for the benefit of the Belgian Poor. Consult the secretary at Weraroa Post Office.

Over -GGOOO is being paid out today, by Levin Co-operative Company, Ltd., on account of butterfat supplied from Levin and district.

A copy of the novel Christmas card issued by "The Fraser Clan" of Rangitikei, has been sent to Mi- Peter Stewart, of Levin. It gives a list of all the Frasers and their relatives who

' have answered the 'Empire's' call; there are close upon one hundred on the list. Only direct- descendants, and sons-in-law of deseendents of the Frasers are included; to include other relatives and connections would run the total into thousands. The Frasers settled in Rangitikei as far back as 1840.

At the Belgian garden party, to be held at Mrs Bowen's ,Levin, to-mor-row afternoon, there will he many attractions. A maypole for the children and a baby show are included in the list, and there will he many useful and ornamental articles for sale. Three English terriers—guaranteed protoct-i ors of homos, apples and hen's nests— ■ire to be sold for the benefit of tliri fmill. All the exhibits will be sold to the highest bidders, except the'babies, on which the parents' reserves will be adhered to.

A Carterton settler, Mr F. E. Tyler, tried soma Australian seed potatoes this season, understanding that they wore very good. They grew fair tops and he has now commenced to dig the roots; He has dug several rows without discovering a solitary potato, of any kind and is wondering what kind rf fancy plant lie- has wasted his time over.—NWs.

A pamphlet entitled "Consumption: How to Prevent It," has been issued by the Public Health Department. It deals succinctly with the causes of the disease, liow its germs are spread, the the Bircnmstances which enable them to gain a foothold in the body, the measures t-0' be adopted to avoid contrating the complaint, and the symptoms that characterise its early stages

A native visitor -to Otaki—an exresident cf this town—is said to be an expert water-finder. He lias given several exhibitions of his extraordinary powers in the Watohu and other parts and those who have accompanied liin: nre fully satisfied that he possesses the power of "water-finding" in a. remarkable degree^—Mail.

The Auckland Board of Education referred to tlie Council of Education a report by Dr. Elizabeth Macdonald in regard to the causes of absence from duty of female teachers, especially pupil teachers. The report referred to the ioiig hours ypent in study by pupi! teachers, resulting irregularity of meals, and the curtailed hours 'of sleep. Referring to the frequent breakdowns of assistant teachers, the doctor stated that the causes lay in too lnrge classes, overcrowding, working conditions, and the difficulty of country/ teachers getting reasonably good homes. The doctor said the health and happiness of teachers would not b* gained until the classes were reduced to forty pupils for one teacher. Many women teachers got nervous exhaustion by devotion to false standards of efficiency. There was too much working for external results, too much pleasure for examinations, and too little scope for originality and individuality. A Belgian named Jean Roose, who with two accomplices murdered and robbed one of bis countrymen, was executed in Paris on 30tli December last. This is the first time since the war began that the guillotine has been used in Paris.

The Great "Western long-distance ncn stop express from London to Plymouth made its last journey on December 30, running 326 miles in 4 hours 7minutes, the world's record 1 for a non-stop run.

"The Maoris just kill them by the sackful," said Mi 1 0. A. "Whitney, at a meeting of the Auckland Acclimatistion Society last week when the advisability, of Government sanction for an open season for pigeons was being considered. Mr "Whitney remarked that the natives simply 'went into the bush and killed As many • pigeons as they Uked at any time and the Department took. no notice. Mr L. Hammond thought the Society should strongly urge the Minister to grant an open season for pigeons. It was decided to recommend that during the fortlicosiiing season, permission be asked to shoot the same kinds of game as last year with the addition of pukaki and pigeons, thiOughout the district. It was also decided to strongly oppose the granting of licenses to sell game.

Ohau residents are to give a notable "send-off" to the Ohau recruits whowill be leaving for Trentham military camp next month. An excellent con r cert program to be followed by a dance is arranged for l6t March, in Ohau Institute. The best of amateur talent is being secured for the concert, admission to which has been- fixed at the moderate sum of Is, with a like charge for the dance.

The lion, secretary of the Belgian fete has received offers of assistance from a number of gentlemen for tomorrow's fete, but is anxiously awaiting an intimation from a caKerWho'll lielp? The last chancel

Prices weie high for store pigs and fats at to-day's stock sales in Levin.

Further details cf the election for Roscommon North teat in the House of Commofns show that Count Piunkett, who was elected (liis title, a Papal one, is hereditary), is a man of great, culture, and holds high office in many learned societies. His son, Joseph M. Plunkett was one of the most promising of the young Irish lyric poets. A few hours before he was shot lie was married to Grace Giffard, a sister of the widow of the rebel Thomas who was also shot.

After fifteen years' residence in Levin, Mr A. Tomlinson lias sold lii.s property in Queen-street, and will be leaving the district shortly. The new owner of the 'property,- is Mr J. Gibbs, of Island Bay, "Wellington.