LOCAL & GENERAL

Levin Daily Chronicle, 31 March 1917, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

:—« — The fire at Heatherlea grain store last Wednesday did damage to tlio extent 'of between £2000 and £3000. The building destroyed was valued at some £1500; it is estimated that tlio galvanized iron roof alone would have cost £900 at present values of iron. The total loss is set down at between £5000 and £6000. At the military appeal board's sitting in Palmerston North this week, Walter Thomas Onion, concrete pipe manufacture!*, 'Levin, w.as medically boarded a.s C 2, and his appeal was adjournod sine die. There was no' appearance of the following appellants, whose appeals were accordingly dismissed: John Tuoliy, Levin; B. J. G. Winter, barman, (Levin; C. N. Wells, hairdresser, Levin; Lawrence Augustus McDonald, farmer, Levin; Leonard James Kilminster, farmer, Otaki. Following ©11 the announcement of nn increase in the selling price of the Wellington city and provincial newspapers from fhe 'beginning of the month, the Dunedin and Invercargil! newspaper proprietaries have decided 'to increase' the of the dryly newspapers to TJd. On the 'West OMfit an increase to 2tl is announced by the Grevmouth and Hokitika daily papers. The Grey River Argus says that "if we lose the support already accorded to lis, through the increase to 2d per copy, the paper will cease publication in the near future. New Zealand's railway rolling stock is in good order. This is good new); after hearing the allegations that were made last year. A Government Commission has reported that there was nothing tenable lin the s.egrach et an oi slirdlu cmfwyet The management of the Belgian Poor Fund Concert desires to thank all .those who assisted in making the concert a success, particularly the visiting performers, the soloists, the children and their parents for allowing them to attend; to Major Burlinson and the boys of the Training Farm, Miss M. A. Wilson, of the Farm, the orchestra, Miss Palmer and children for selling tickets, Mr. Proter for painting, Mr. W. Whitaker for arches, etc.," Mr. Haivey for loan of furniture, Mr. Channings for fixing curtain, Levin Express Company 'and Mr. H. Hook for free cartage, Mrs. James Prouse for load of greenery, Mr. T. Walker for decorating, and all others not specially mentioned who contributed in any way to make the concert a success.

The doll given to the Belgian Poor Fund Concert Committee by Rita Farland and sold to various purchasers at a total price of £11, was handed back to the little donor by the mayor of Levin, the ultimate purchaser. The original donor lias again presented the •doll. This time it goes to the 4fcli Standard girls at Levin public 6cliool, and Mr. Jones will dispose of it nfc tlie end of tlie year by popular rote of the a! ass. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. eport having held their usual sale at Waikanae on Thursday, when tliey offered a fair yarding of sheep and cattle. Competition was more animated than of late, and the whole yarding with the exception of one small pen of cattle changed hands. They quote : 4-tooth wethers to 345; small 2 and -tooth wethers 28s 4d ; 4-tooth ewes to 32s Gel; mixed age ewes to 30s 2d ; s.m. ewes 18s Id to 21s 7d; woolly lambs to 18s; shorn lambs to 14s; cull ewes 13s; cull lambs 7s 6d ; lightweight fat cows £10 14s; fat maiden heifers £11; forward bullocks to £15 10s; lj-year steers £8 2s Gd; heifers, r.w.b., to £7; young bulls to £6 lis. *

A well-known Sydney jockey who recently returned from the Victorian .capital tells the following 6tory at the expense of a trainer of that State. The trainer in question employs 20 or 30 stable boys, who recently complained that the food provided them was not up to the standard. The trajinier was surprised, and decided that if the lads were justified in their complaints matters would be immediately remedied. He arrived just as -.the boys were sitting down to the morning meal. "Look at that," said a ireci-liaired, freckled-faced j'oufch, holding out a chop at the end of a fork. The trainer sniffed the morsel, and in a hesitating manner volunteered that lie thought it was on the turn. "On the turn, be blowed," retorted the youth, "why it's half way down the straight."—Sydney Sun. Blessing of the Palms, and Mass will take place in Levin Catholic Church next Sunday at 11 a.m.; evening devotions at 7 p.m. Mass will be said at Mauakau at 8.30 a.m. At this week's meeting of the Wellington Land Board a report was received from the ranger on P. E. It. 1, block I<3, Levin township, Oa lr 32p.—It was resolved to re-offer the lease by auction for a period of twenty-ono years, with perpetual right of renewal for further successive terms of twentyone years under the Education Reserves Act. 1908, at an upset annual rent of £2 weighted with £20 for improvements. A transfer was approved for Section 29, Horowlienua V.S., o acres to Mrs E. Holder from J. Follett. The Koputaroa flaxmill has been sold !by Mr Porter to Mr Nash, of Palmerstem North. Mr Nash already lias taken over the business and wlio will reside in Levin.