LOCAL & GENERAL

Levin Daily Chronicle, 1 September 1917, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

A /sum of £300 has been subscribed to the Liberty. War (Loan. by ILevin Druids' Lodge, and the money is to ba invested to-day.. The sum of fifteen guineas lias been raised for the Crippled Soldiers' Hostel, tram the sale of tickets in the ait union by Mr Patu Wiiwr.n, of Levin. This sum represents the sale of 030 tickets, and proves that a most most energetic effort has been made | on behalf of the fund by 'Mr Watson. Corporal H. L. Hendtfa, of 'Levin, has been discharged from the Expeditionary Forces on account of being medically unfit for active servticq. Corporal Hendra enlisted in. May and

was a: member of the 35th Reinforcemenrts. In a note toi the 'Chronicle Corporal Hendra states thait his heart is seriously strained. He will noit be able to work for at least sits months to come, and perhaps then he will mot be able to go back to his trade. New Zealand's War Loan is progressing fairly well. . Of the twelve milion ster.ing required to 'be iraised in New Zealand about three millions had been subscribed up to last night. Applications are to close next Monday. A Maori Land Court sat at Levin yesterday, when sundry matters of interest to local natives were dealt with'. The Manawatu Times aaiys that quite' an animated discussion ftook place ait a meeting of the Palmerston Efficiency Tnilstees on Thursday in, connection with a suggestion that carpenters should not be employed in building picture palaces when they are required for urgent .work. An allusion to the proposal to build a £6000 theatre at Levin was pointedly made. The trustees decided that the question was one for the powers higher up. Mr A. E. Salisbury, Government Poultry Instructor, wil be. an [the Levin district for a. few days .from Monday, September 3rd, and will be pleased to call on present or prospective poultry! keepers desiring advice. Requests for visits shoulds be addressed to Mr Salisbury, care of 'Post ■Office, Levin.

A very enjoyable evening; was 6pent by the residents of Gladistone-road oil Friday evening, the 17tli inst., at Mr GimMett's residence, wlien the children of that road gave an entertainment. The performance was a credit to the children and to Mr Dufresne, who trained them from the occasion. During the interval Mr 3>ufresne outlined the origin of the entertainment, and said that although no Charge had been made for admision he would ask them to mart the occasion by giving liberally to the Wounded' Soldiers' Fund. The hat was then passed round and the iund will benefit to the extent of something over £3. Mesdames Ootter, Dufaesne, Gimblett, and Williams provided' refreshments, when, the children showed they were good in that line as well. At a late hour the party dispersed! aifter a thoroughly enjoyable evening. Tnree iLevin soldiers > who are about to go into military comp—Privates 1 i'. Kanisden, "Toddy" -\icd>onald and J. 'ar® to he «nterr,tained nexi, Thursday, at a farewell dance, by the Gallipoli Asseembly. Shannon Borough. Council has unanimously resolved 1 to support ithe propo&all of tli© Horowhenua lOouiity Council to bring the district lundea: the control of tlie Palmerston Hospital Board. The (takings by the Ohau lied Cross Guild at the .Levin Shop on Tuesday test were £21 15s. The Ohau iGuild wishes to thank the Levin Guild for tilie use of the shop; also the donors of .produce, flowers, etc. {Following is a list of donors (if .the list iis not a complete one, the guild will be glad to make additional acknowledgmejn,te in a future issue of the Chronicle): — Mesdamqs Arcu®, {Milne, Itevijne, J. MdLeavey, A. McLsavey, Sheargold, Tatum, Goldsmith, Johnston, ißdchter, N l . Kirkcaldie, Sharman, Hanson, R. Bevan, Woods. Duckworth, Wall, W. Bevan, Leiitch, Grey, Nees, Campion. P. A-reus. Dea.th. Evans. IKeediweill, P. Simoox, Hogg, BlenMiorn, Jjbihiison, .T. Brown. Robertson, Elastrick, Entwhlistle, Keibbell, Bowling, Eytee), W. Pink, M'issees Eyes, N'. Eyes, Mo Kegg, Wells, Saint, Oben, (Messhs E. Saint. Saint, Olsen, Bird, Powleis and Honore,

Sing On Kee was fined 1 £1 and costs (£2 lis) at "Wellington S. M. Court yesterday, for having.,forwarded! a number of oases by rail to Levin,, the declaration on the railway consignment note .stating that the cases' contained fruit. At Levin .the officiate at the staition found one case contained oonfectionery, the freight on whioh was much higher than on fruit. A football mattch is being arranged between ai local team and a coanbinar 1 tion from the "Farm." It is billed to take place on "Wednesday week, and *he proceeds will be devoted) to patriotic funds.

There was a fair attendane at the Red Cross Guild last .Friday afternoon, following are the names of those present: Mesd&mes Edwards, Thomson, Geteon, Phillips, Pink, Vincenit. A. Pink, Healy, G. P. Brown. Kirk. R. 'D. Wallace, Mcdrityre, Goldsmith, Keedwell, Hichter, Misses Sedole, Aitken and Aluirray l . The Boy Scou'ta under their Scoutmaster G. B. -t-i'h-eruon, were in charge of the Keil Cross shop last Saturday. The evidently all worked with a will,- as the sum of £17 3s 2d was taken. The oommittee wishes to thank the following for donations of produce, etc: Mesdlamtes Hodgman, Goldsmith, J. rouse, Barkam, W. Thomson, Anderson, Dickson, Broome. Harris, Curtis, Hughes, S. Hall, Nicol, Porteous, Fiarland, McKain. Merreitt. Haeisell, J. Thompson J. Procter, 'Gardener, Heslop, Hudson, Mcintosh, Kirkcaldie, Hall, Retter. W. 'Hughes, Bull, Astridge. Hill, Hitchink6, Gilbeon Oak, Hook, Dot eon, Newport, Read (Invercargill). Weston. Perkins. Reeve, Bartholomew, Young, Barrett, Close, F. Procter, Sobey, Wallace. Holdaway. G. (Phillips, tßippin, Munro, Edwards, Stephenson. R. D l . Wallace, Boul-d, Mclntyre., Chaplin, Jenmali. Vickers. Miilne. Butt. Duncan. O'Donnell. Sanson. Retter. Park. Thomson, Becher. Blenkhorn. IHuvhes. Cork. F. Pink. Stansell, .H. J. Jones, Oag, Rocfkell, Weller. Charles, ! ißyrie, F. O. Smith. Collier. Matheson. E&wards, Terry, Malcolm, Harding. Par-., sons, Weldon. Tully l . F. ,P. WalMey, J. [Ryder, W. K. Simpson, J. Murray, Whitnker, Duckworth. Keedwell, Nicholas. Wind'lev, Bulliman, Frechtlin,g. F. McDonald. G. P. B'rown, Thorn, Bowen., Salmons. ISlitns, H. Murray, W. M. Claris, F. ißoe. 11. • Wilson, Wright. Richter. 'Healey Misses C. Greig l , Bowles-. Eyes. Cathie. T>. and A. Colter, and Messrs Heron, W. Ingram, Stansell, W. Scott. W. Stewarit. E. Newman. Boddly, Mjo TCn.in, LeVin Meat Co., and 1 two donationisi from "Friends."