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Levin Daily Chronicle, 9 October 1917, Page 2

The Hon J. D. Ormond, the wellknown Hawke's Bay runholder, died on Saturday. The gross takings at the football match on Saturday last were £2 3s. Advertising cost 4s, leaving £1 Iwhich has been paid into the Horowhenua County Fund Account.

It is expected that six o'clock closing will come into force on Ist December.

The two centre lamp pedestals in Oxford street, which the Borough Council ordered should be removed, have now been demolished and compensating lights erected on the sides of the streets. In conversation with a " Chronicle " representative, the manager of the gasworks stated that the burners now being used were in the experimental stage and would be replaced if they did not answer their purpose.

The transfer of the funds of the West Coast Farmers' Patriotic Fund, Shannon Belgian Relief and Patriotic Society, Manakau Patriotic Society, Otaki Patriotic Society, Waikanae and District Patriotic Society, Ihakara Patriotic Society, Levin and District Patriotic Society, and Paraparaumu Patriotic Society, to the Horowhenua County Patriotic Association for administration is gazetted, and Mr F. P. Waikley, the hon. treasurer, hss received official notice to this effect from the Department of Internal Affairs.

At the Lake Domain Board meeting last night the secretary (Mr Gardener) reported that, as instructed, he had purchased the assets of the Horowhenua Boating Club, including the boatshed and boats, the total being £37 Os 6d. This account, with £10 for the 500 perch, was passed for payment. On Mr K. Aitken's motion a vote of thanks was passed to the Borough Council for the vote of £500 to the Board. The secretary presented the balance sheet as to December 31st last, which had just been received back from the Auditor-General. It showed that on the date mentioned there was a credit of £53 Is 9d.

In an advertisement in to-day's issue readers mil note that a special day will be held at the Red Gross Shop, Levin, next Mesdames J and W. Kyder will take charge and we understand a good supply of produce is expected. Patrons are requested to keep next Saturday in mind, as a lot of seasonable viands will be offerod for sale. Proceeds of the day's sales will go to the County Fund.

Those associated with the late Mission conducted by the Rov. Val. Trigge will be glad to know that he will be in Levin next Thursday, the 11th inst. It has been arranged to hold a meeting in the Century Hall, to give each and all an opportunity to again shake the Missioner by the hani, and wish him God speed. It would be fitting and much appreciated if some of the old folks could come along as it is certain Mr Trigge will have a cheery message to give to all. The meeting will commence at 7.30.

The usual meeting of the Lake Domain Board was held in the Council Chambers last evening. The Mayor occupied the chair, and there were also present Messrs France, Aitken, Hunita, J. Broughton, and Aparima Paki. Leave of absence was granted to Messrs Robertson and Dempsey. The Mayor reported that the special committee in charge of the lake improvements had decided to go on with the work as soon as possible. The painters had come forward and offered to paint the boat shed, and he had no doubt if the carpenters were approached also, they would willingly assist. Mr Aitken asked if arrangements had been made for working bees, and the Mayor replied that this would be done when the work was re ady to be gone on with.

The death occurred at Wanganui Hospital on Saturday last of Mr Frank Russell, aged 58, a very old resident of Levin. Deceased would be remembered by most of the early settlers as he was contracting here for years, his last work being the shifting of the old school at Koputaroa with a ceam of bullocks. His wife predeceased him about nineteen years ago, and the family comprises eight—four boys and four girls—Claude, the third son, being on active service in France, having gone away with the 3rd New Zealand Reinforcements. Two of deceased's sons, Richard and Roland, still reside in Levin, both working on the McDonald Estate

Miss and Miss Dora Adkin were in charge of the Red Cross Shop last Saturday, the amount taken being £7 7s 6d. The committee wishes to thank the following for donations of produce, etc. : Mesdames J. Prouse, Wright, A. Murray, Keedwell, Hughes, P. P. Walkley, Palmes, Proctor, Purcell, Tomlinson, Ricliter, G. P. Brown, Tully, Blenkhorn, Kirkcaldie, A. Simpson, Retter, Misses Jean and Helen Stewart, Adkin, Easter, Doyle, May McAllister, McKegg and Phillips, Messrs Ingram and Adkin and Master Peter Stewart, also Mrs Jack Parsons for her kindness in sending in the afternoon tea as she has been doing for the Friday afternoon Guild.

The liberation of peroh in Lake Horowhenua has caused a flutter in acclimatisation circles, and at last night's meeting of the Domain Board several protests were read from bodies interested. The Wellington Society contended that the presence of perch in waters stocked with trout invariably tended to spoil trout fishing. The Levin sub-committee of the Acclimatisation Society also wrote, regretting the decision and declaring that apart from perch being a very poor fish, both for sport and eating, they would, if liberated, eventually drive out the brown trout which were now in the lake in good numbers. The secretary of the committee also stated that the Wellington Society had allotted this district a large number of rainbow fry, which, owing to the generous offer of the manager of the boys' training farm, would there be raised to yearlings. The committee was prepared to liberate all the yearlings thus raised in the lake, but suggested that the perch should not be liberated there. Mr France reported that the perch had been liberated. About a* third of them were adult fish ready to spawn this season, and there were no dead ones among the 500. The secretary (Mr Gardener) said he had replied to the Acclimatisation Society's protests, stating that the decision was come to after a personal visit by Mr Ayson, the Government fishery expert, who had recommended the introduction of perch, and had expressed the opinion that rainbow trout could be successfully introduced also.

As a sequel to a case heard in the Masterton Police Court last week, in which it was stated that Sergeant Miller had forcibly taken a bottle of beer from the pocket of a local resident on the street on a recent Sunday, the Wairarapa '' Times'' learns that an information is being issued to test the right of the police to search a person for liquor without a warrant or without arresting the person.

A girl to do housework is advertised for onpage 3 of this issue.

Food ferments in your stomach when you are biliouis. Quit eating and take a full do6e of Chamberlain's Tablets for the stomach and liver. They will clean out and strengthen your stomach and to-morrow you will relish your food again. The best ever for biliousness. Sold everywhere.—Advt.

The most important change in the boundaries of the Pahiatua and Waipawa electorates is the transfer of the town of Dannovirke from Waipawa to Pahiatua. The result is that Pahiatua is now a much more compact and homogeneous electorate, and Waipawa, though increased greatly in area, is now more purely a country electorate. Pahiatua now takes in Dannevirke, and loses the Coast districts from Wanstead to Te Aute and Hatuma and these districts are added to Waipawa, which retains the townships of Norsewood, Ormondvillo, and Makotuku. At the northern end the district of Havelock North has been added to Waipawa, which secures its quota of electors by the inclusion of Hastings.

A family that has suffered cruelly by the war (says the "Taranaki News") is that of the Hamblyns, of Tariki. Five boys volunteered, and want to the front. Four have been killod, and the other wounded. Among tho first who were balloted was the sixlh and remaining son, who was helping tho father on the farm. An appeal was lodged, but was dismissed, and the is now on his way to the front. Mr Okey, M.P., who is looking after the interests in the northern part of Captain Hine's district, interested liMiself in the case and as a result'of his representations the Defencc Minister at once agreed to cable to the authorities at Home, and relieve the boy from further military service. He will return by the first available ship. This act will be appreciated by the public of Taranaki as much as by tho parents of a family with such a noble, patriotic record. < j