The Chronicle LEVIN. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1917. LOCAL & GENERAL

Levin Daily Chronicle, 10 March 1917, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1917. LOCAL & GENERAL

The Women's Red Orcss committee has this week packed and despatched the following goods:-—9 suits pyjamas, 15 flannel vests, (i iflannel v.aisxua's, 120 tolaier*' treasure bags, IGS .'..vii.ls, SO head' bandages, IS liaimc-I bandajres, IUO face clothes, 40 eye bandages, 2;'J theatre . swabs. « Tlie names Private S. H. Eevan, fcufti, and Private H. Fake, Levin, app.ar in the latest list of wounded j;t the front. l'"o rhaving hailed. to send a child to school, Henry Southwood was fined 10s an dcosts 7 s at Levin S.M. Oourt iai.-t Thursday.

A niative boy, nonied Joseph Wilson, aged between eleven and twelve was charged at the Juvenile Court on Thursday at Levin, before Mr Ivenrick, S. M., with having stolen a suit of clothes from Ken. Bishop, a silver watch from Warren Kerelii. and a bicycle from H. O. Barnett. He was convicted and discharged with a warning. In a speech at Otaki, Mr Fie'd, M.P. siaid he was one of those who thought New Zealand yas wledaed to send m'oro ilei'nfoircem.ehte than she could afford, seeing the necessity of keeping up the country's productiveness. The National Efficiency Board should take that .Xfew Zealand's produce tion of this country was on the down grade, and we should take every possible step to prevent a further shrinkage. ,

A Orimeant veteran —Mr Charlee Streeter —died at Feilding last Saturday; aged 79.

When, in 1870-71 the German armies defeated the French and besieged Paris, there was great . suffering, Biemark talked joyfully of leaving the 'Parisians to "stew in their own juice." 'After two months, butter sold for Mis a pound, and even then was almost uneatable; .;tux-key want for £3 to £4 apiece, chickens for 245. wretched rabbite for 10s and (3s a dozen. 15read still lemained cheap, however, as the price wis fixed by the Government, and could also bo bniught at a reasonable figure. A cat fetched Gs if lean or 7s 6d of fat, a rat Is ©d, 'a fat dog 2s a pound. By Christmas (Day prices had risen still higher, a goose cost £o and a chicken 295. All fresh meat except horseflesh had vanished -from the lihops. What' brought France down was the growing hunger of the capital, .and fear that if the resistance of Paris were prolonged the two million people in the invested area would perish by actual starvaton.

Narrative from Featlrerston: .Private applied for leave, and was promptly xejfused -l>y Oaptxiin , who is: a good capable officer, but net strong on 'the King's ftuspwh -who is a bit of a bush-lawyer.

started to argue. He wanted reason.'?. .* No reasons were givsn. _ -At last lie said: " Well, Captain, if 1 a--k for leave, and you refuse :! wU'out giving reasons, I'll walk about this camp with a stigma on my bade. Then the wrath of Captain exploded. ."By God, 5 ' he said, '•'if I catch you walking »U' -t this camp with anything but his Majesty's uniform on your back I'll 111- IH have you tried by court-martial!

it, is estimated that. .th'_> damage done by the recent flood at the '1 nanus* annuals to between £10,000 an.d £]2,0(-0. The Government is t'. be asked to assist the Borough Council dinancially. About a quarter of a million cubic yards of silt has been deposited on the streets of the town, and it will bo weeks before Thames cou be restored to tfts usual clean condition.

On Thursday the 'Wellington Hospital authorities report to-day th;.)b Mns J. R'obcri6cn ; wife of the 'late member of Parliamont for Otaki, who met with a serious motor-cycle accident in thj Xgahaiu anga Gerge \e,tcilay passed a fair night and was a little better to-dav.

Iho novel excuse put forward against the renewal of a prohibition order, sought by the police against a man named Henderson, at Hamilton, on Monday (says the "Waikato Times") was that, the defendant, who also was charged wifcli drunkennes, got just as much liquor when prohibited,, the difference being that it cost him considerably more to procure it. Defendant's wife supported this statement, and said an order against her husband made no difference to him, as he got just as much liquor, but had to pay Is for a Gel bottle of beer; by reason of getting it through other people. Witness said .she did not suffer as the result of the little her husband spent in drink. She did not believe in prohibition orders, as she did not think they did any good.

The German Propaganda Service' in America is taking great pains just. now to exalt the high-minded and studious nature of the Kaiser, whom it represents as the most conscientious of monarchs in the performance of his duty to> the State. Those in a position to know the real character of the War Lord says that nothing could be further from the truth. The real Wilhelm was an insufferable personification o'f conceit and self-suffiei-cncy of a spoilt baby Avere it not that, German like, he could put a lot of pite and boorishness into hi behaviour towards any one Avho had been unfortunate enough to incur his resentment. A Paris sporting writer says tho brayless mule is one -of the scientific developments of the Avar. Large numbers of mules Avere required for tlie army, and their habit of braying demanded a silencing method before they could be used to tlie best advantage. Veterinary experts discovered that a slight operation 011 the nostril had the desire:l effect, and all mules sent to the front are now made mute.

'The meeting of the- iHorowiienua) fruitgrowers' Association, liekl in Mr Smart' room last Friday, was well at-

tended. The {National Patriotic Apple Show to be lield in Dunedin 011 May let next was discussed at length. Several members promised to send exhibits, and ifc was recommended to rsk roil members to contribute in orcer to have cuv d'strict well represented. Freight and raila.ge will lie paid by the Federation 011 all fruits

recc-ivcd for exhibition or sale .aiul 110 entry lee will be charged. All net proceeds of the show will be distributed for patriotic purposes. The fruitgrowers' Conference, to be held sinudtnner.iisly • with the show, came u pfor discussion. Ib was ponted out that it w.as of great importance and that jn-Mfc benefits would be derived from it. A remit, dealing with tlie better transhipment of fruit was approved; a 'so that the assoeilationi will be glad to reccive any suggestion or advice for the betterment of the industry, which will be submitted at the conf-'reuce. Mr Marco Fosel'n was unanimously appointed delegate to represent the association at the conference,

A fairly long list of civl cases was heard by* Mr Kenrick, S.M., at Levin S..M. Court last Thursday. Judgment was confessed in several instances. By default of defendants, judgment was entered for plaintiffs in the following cases:—J. C. Milnes v. C. H. Sommerville, t'l, costs ss; E. O. Higgins v. Keliu Royal £3 16s, costs £1; J. C. Milnes v. G. M. Daniels £4 ss, costs lis; AV. Bull and Co. v. John Williamson, £5, ccsts 7s. In the judgment summons case of N. C. Holdaway v. leiii Ropiha, debt £20 Os 3d, defendant failed to appear or to show cause for absence. He was ordered to pay tlie full amount forthwith or undergo seven days' imprisonment for contempt of Court. A good deal of time was spent by the Magistrate in hearing evidence as to a claim for £35 19s 9d made by 'N l . C. 'Hoidaway against H. O. Barnett. The painting' and overhauling of a motor car was conccrned in the dispute; also an item for hire. Mr Blenldiorn appeared for plaintiff and Mr Park for defendant. Some refrence to the training of the men at Trentliam now as compared with what obtained earlier were made by Major J. xuurphy, 0.C., 4tli Reinforcements, at a dinner given in his honor in Cliristcliurcli last week. Discipline was the keynote of it all, he said. It was discipline which was gpipg iff win the war. The men' 6 natural impetuosity had to be brought into bounds and regulated so that they would be obedient to tlie direction of their officers in times of crisis. ■Gallantry was nothing without discipline, and he was satisfied from what lie had heard that the chances of success on Gallipoili would have been vast!j' increased liad the impetuosity of the men been subordinated to a stricter discipline in the sense of the men not getting beyond their officers' control and going too far. Tlie training now was in close sympathy with the needs of the Imperial authorities, and tlie strictest discipline, especially in field training, was requiied. So far as the balloted men were concerned in camp, *not the slightest difference was made, and no one could tell what a man was — whether a volunteer or a balloted man.