LOCAL & GENERAL

Levin Daily Chronicle, 8 September 1917, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

Shannon's flying man had an excising experitenc© the other d'aiy. ■He had safely done a round :of tihe borough, anxl was 'about ".to d(escend to quarters on the old racecourse when ia curious cow determined to see hceetaaapG '< ? .fi'ej (tae aeaoiidrh sh r the new bird ait close quarters. As was the case with the cow on iGeorgo Stephenson's railway track a hundred years ago, it was a case of "so much the waur for the coo." 'Hie flying mail was close to the ground, and he had to choose between striking a cow or ( a tree stump. He chose tlie animal, and as he landed the propeller aimputaited the cow's tail and broke her leg. The .airman paid £8 in liquidation of damages, and he ijs now arranging for the use of lands in ithe vicinity of Lake iHorowlicnua, and .anticipates having only rabbits to diodge and a wide field for his endeavors.

A contractor recently advertised lor three hundred wooden "sleepers." By return of post ho received a letter from a neighbouring clergyman offering him tlie whole of his congregation on reasonable terms.

Mr Marco FoselLa, of Levin, is ,in receipt of a letter from the If rem eh. Minister of War- intimating thai .a medal haH been awarded to iMr FoeelLa for his pant in the Frianco-Prulsaiani War of 1870-71. Mr FoseSla was through the Franco-Prussiian war with the Francf-Tireurs. The Minister intimates that Mr Fosella majyi wear the insignia forthwih, and thiat the brevet and medal will be forwarded the insignia forthwith, and that the from the War Office as soon as the present hofcjbiijltdoa cease.

The entertainment organised by tlie ivoputiaioa Maori Women's Committee (in aid of the -Yiaon Soldiers' l'una; held at Foxton last week, realised the substantial sum of £40. In addition, the sum of £7 5s was raised by private subscription: Mr. tl'y fc}. .Jilaston £5 os, J. Robinson £1, and F. Rohinson £1.

Only two oases oame to hearing ait Levin S.M. Court last Thursday, J. C. uVlilnes sued H. Tatana, J. ifurunui and K. Marsh for £9. Judgment was entered against H. Taitania (by default) for £6,with costs £1 18s. J. C. Mdlnes also sued H. iSommeaville for £1 16s, .and judgment was entered for the amount sued for, on plaintiff's written application.

"il don't believe Solomon was ais rich ias people ithinlk," said a smajl boy, to his •teacher. "Why not?"

" 'Cause itfc (says lie slept with his fathers. If he was really- awfully rich he'd harve had a. bed of his own." A Sydney Sun writer says:—