LOCAL & GENERAL

Levin Daily Chronicle, 22 September 1917, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

Otaki Uowliing Club will open tlio season on 10th October.

Tlio residence of Mr J. Fa'irlcy, of Otakji, was totaJly destroy el by Jiije on Friday morning.

In Committee of the House of Representatives Iwt Thursday evening, a proviso for tlio closing of all hotels bars at C p.m. each week-day was inserted in the Liquor Bill.

At the Levin B.M. Court last Thursday, Messrs B. R. Gardener and P. W. iGoMsnnJJt'h, J.'sP., presided Tile only case that came on for hearing was that of N. C. Holdaway v. Joseph Williams, in which Williams made application for leave ito defend, 1 , hei having failed to give statutory notice. Leave was granted as prayed, conditional on defendant paying solicitor's appearance fee.

The American troops in France have chosen their own sobriquet, according to the Paris Matin:, adopting the. name "Am'exest." Tjh'is was formed by piecing together the 'first two letters

of the word Amenioan expedition." in a manner similar to that adopted in 'fo;nTMii<g ithtei wtfrd "Anzac" iby which the Australian and New Zewi'and troops in the British forties are known. M'any American writes mee the word "Sammies" when referring to Uncle Sam's soldiers.

H'ow -widespread and deeply rooted ->,s trio smuggling evil on Holland's the sharpest repressive meamiies, may be judged tfrlom tlio fact- tnnt in the southern provinces of T/iniburg and North Brabant alone •11,000 persons have been banished from the regions declared in >a state of fiiogo. Moneovier., on !-Tiune 30, the prisons were all fuill, wlu'le tliousnnds of smuggling cases •were awaiting trial.

The Koputaroa ladies are very anx- : o!ufi that thie pubMc ■will gjive its hearty support to the ,'Red Gross shop nil Tuesday next. Gifts of all kind? •villi he gratefully accepted, and will he gladly received early. The 'whole of tlie proceeds are to ho devoted to (■he County Fund, the ivrgjentay of whicli was spoken of hy the mayor vt FarJand's) ITilitealtre on Tuesday •light last.

An Australian sdldlMr digging a trench in Franbli, found a strangely chipped knoh of flint, and fastened to it a strong handle, thus converting it •'nt oa knob kcrry, which is carried in his belt. He used it to crack German heads in their trench raids. "When foe bftught it to 'England the interest of antiquarians was attracted by the Bint. Investigat: >os and compariKonfc resulted in aut'i riLum agreeing that it was a war weapon of the Stone Age, iused then in exactly the same manner as the Australian was useing it in 1917.

Arrangements have been madie tween the Church of England and Misw Clark for the transfer jof her school to the oliurcli at the beginning of the year. Fortunately, Miss Clark is able to remain as teacher of the school for another year at least. The following have been elected the Kindergarten School Commibttee for the coming year—Messrs ißlenkhorn, Mackenzie, Jones, Beckett and (Rev. Stephenson. An effort lis being made to provide sufficient funds for necessary fmraiishSngw. Donations of £5 have already been 'received from Messrs W. M. Clark and J. Koh bell and several others have promised help. On Monday evening the church folk at iWeraroa have arranged for a concert and moo kcourt, the total proceeds to go fco tli® school. All" Parinnd (has generously lent his picture theatre (for the occasion. Owing t>o the absence of all the creditors in the bankrupt estate of "William George Trask, of Levin, tho meeting of creditors called for Thursday lapsed. The liabilities in this estate are £315 Is sd, and the assets £25. The bankrupt's statement was to the' effect that he common'ced training horses about four years ago, when he was training for several people. H© leased horses at different times, but had no sucecs with' them them.. H'e trained alt iFbxtlon for about two* years and then went to Woodviilile, where lie remained twenty months. Before going to Woodviile lie contracted severa ldebts and was not able to pay his creditors, and the same apphV.i to Wood riffle. He was forced into "bn iikritpfcoy by several judgment. isnTiimonscs :-ping issued against hi id and s <nv> • < . f th«* creditors were prcssi.* l ?? . Ho had a banking .ncixniiii •>' n. but lost the bank book > • - a bout, two ytea.rs ago. ' > • s-.-» in,-) sulred fio'r . - ■> ; ntigaifjed for £30. • only got £60, of wkH she most. He hud not since the fir<>. but lief ■fii'cpt a record. im*._ f"i*' '-,yM in the .'ire. " .iiiii, ho was >h:;>l>Su r fco hi-- cred'•OT.'..

Wo .givo :i final reminder to our renders of the concert to be held in Fai-I;>;Theatre) on Oomday night for the -Kiuidergaritten .school funds, 11-jo cantata ' Wait iMinulfco" will bo given by si'lnxJ chjildran, and; several per form ere wfll make their first nppomranee in Levin. The mock ■dourt undor tiiio direction of Hswdmg. .Torus, Thomson and Roe will t*erf:oinly b.> productive of much' amusement. Two hundred! and veventy bags of miaifc for New Zealand wero lost on the Port Tvembla. One bag came from a New Zealand transport ship. Folk whose business (or pflda.sure) ca.lls tliem to Otalci rinlttq or raeccourse by rail on DOmimion Day (nexit M'onday) will be required to travel by thie ordinary trains. The mail trains wijll not sto'p at Otaki, Manakau or To Horo on Dominion Day.