The Chronicle LEVIN. SATURDAY, SEPT. 15, 1917. LOCAL & GENERAL

Levin Daily Chronicle, 15 September 1917, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN. SATURDAY, SEPT. 15, 1917. LOCAL & GENERAL

Mr. \Y. Dineeu, one of die Probation and Visiting Officers to the New Zealand Education Department, was in Ltsviii yeesterday. This is 'Mr. 2.>iuoeii'» iirot tour in his new official capacity.

New Zealand admirer.-; oi' Mr. Joseph the well-known Euglith elocutionist, will be pj>ea.ved to hear that he contemplates another tour oi the dominion. LLa.teiy lie iva» at utiiJiiiii, in tiws l'hilipiiio islands, and v." a- makiny a successful tour 01 the Kast. The late Sir Herbert- free was an iiiveteiati p.actical joker. Cue day in the street he came behind W. G. AVills, author oi ! 'A Royal xtivoree," and in the whine oi a pioiessionai tiuggar asked, ''Please, sir, wHI you give 1110 a copperP" "Go awav, go away!" replied the dramatist, who was reading a newspaper, and did not look up. "All, sir," persisted the actor, still in his assumed voice, '•liiany's tiie time I'vts applauded your beautiful plays from the gallery." This subtle bit of flattery told, and 'Wills, putting down liis newspaper, was about to put lijus hand into liis pocket for a coin when he turned and saw Tree, beaming with smiles. The Eoxton Herald is informed that several llaxiinijl employees en route to the stop-work meeting at i'ainiorstoii iNorth, i'roin &liauuon and elsewhere, were submitted to interviews by the police ro military service. it is rumored that one or two were arreyted as military deserters. i'l-om the O'punake News: — "The crayfish season has comni|jnoed. tome good hauls have already biA-n made and the jetty is well patronised at night by fishermen above ami lisli below. The Minister of Internal Affairs for New Zealand states that photos of the tilm play "The Taking ol SLingaree," which was mentioned in the course ol a prosecution of juvenilis in Auckland 'last week, was one of the plays which was on circuit when the censorship was established last year. Insti notions liavo now been given that the picture is to he called. ill at once.

A rumour that has gained cunvu-

c,v iii soine qnarkiers that quantities oi cheese in store had to be destroyed through it- deterioration is denied by tile authoriik\s, who slate that only one case was destroyed. During tlio whole of last ,-easoii t/ho quantity of cheese that had to be destroyed was very small considering- the J,a rye quantity that was in store. It was true that .shipments were sent away in overheated condition, but it is confidently expected that with tile advent of cool storage there will not bo a recur no n co this season of the trouble. All consignments of cluie.se are now put into cool stores at Auckland Arrangements are beinjj made for tiie storage of 100,000 crates at Wellington, under similar conditions, and for upwards of 50.000 crates at Pa,tea,

Tin? Lvvih aud '01111(1 quom. for K'ic 31th Reinforcements compii, -us tin* biggest number 01 mon that have gone forward for some time. .From Levin .ire having Messrs . li. Andrews, O. i". Hughes, i\. ]'I Johnston, I'. T. ■McDonald, 1'". 1.. Ramsdcu, i". 1). Kol'ton, 11. W. .Martin, ami K. G. long. ami ft".in iMiau, Mr-sn ill. ii. Honor.' and F. ii. L'iilow. ft is intended to .accord these ni"ii a ;m! ■fi ■* farewell at the patr.ioi.ii- benefit pr--tare performance at l<"ariand's -ue-.\\ Tuesday evening. Tiie annua'! meeting of the Levin Methodi-s't Ladies' Guild was lilt-Id last- Thursday afternoon. There was a gratifying attend;mce nl members. The reports disclosed tliat very satisfactory results liad 'b-eeu achieved during the year. The sale of work which was held early in the year and •cho annual garden party both provvery enjoyable, as well a.s materially assisting the circuit lund of the Church. The .Rev. W. 11. B. Abbey expressed his thanks for the help the guild had been to liim in every way. The following officers were elected for the nesuiug year:—

Mrs James l'rouse, president; -Mrs Parsons and Miss Scdeole, vice-presi-.lents; Mi's W. Plaster, sec-rotary; Mrs Mel lor, .treasurer. Arrangements are well in hand for the sale -of work ••vliich is to be held on October 3rd, in aid of tlie trust funds. Voluntary workers in Wauganui have planted -4 milo.s of potatoes ;it he Wanganui East E-plauade. Farmers who have inspeo'-ed the planta:iion consider that ground is the ilu"d. for potatoes on tlie roost-. land •)redic, r a solendid crop should eiiiia tic- conditions prove favorable and he crop well looked after. Vermin are reported to he plentiful in the Waikato 'J he ••aretr.ker of the Cambridge game en■lesme stated at a conference of the -cclima Usa tion .societies at Hamilton "ate],- tint he had captured forty-nino viid '!'!•■■ is <-ii;tl.v.' 1 r "f?. Hey--!ol(l said i'lia t rt't-esxily lie lia'l put un a coup'e of young ii)"ii to catch •.•errnin. and in a little over a fortnight t-11 e v had n'-eoun t I'd for twenty 'lawlc.s, thirty wild-cat-- and two ferrets.