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Levin Daily Chronicle, 1 November 1917, Page 2

Herrings are reported to be vory plentiful at the Hokio beach at present. During the week-end, one party of Levin residents, Messrs Rose, Collins, Hudson and Dave Malcolm, secured a cartload of the fish in one haul of the net. The herrings were all a fair size.

.Pouring rain spoilt the first day of the Palrnerston show. Advices from Palmerston to-day state heavy showers fell throughout the morning and pros-' pects for People's Day were not promising. The relief train from Wellington was well-filled, and about 150 passengers joined it at Levin. A large number of cars also made the trip.

The Levin corps of the Salvation Ar ny collected £200 this year for the solfdenial fund. This amount was made up a* follows ; Adjutant Parsons £150, the soldiers of the corps £30, the Young People's workers and children £20. Adjutant Parsons desires to thank all donors for their subscriptions this year.

Mr C. Kelleher, a well-known residont of Levin, received word to-day-that his son, Sergt. Hugh Kelleher, had been wounded in the recent fighting.

Two nominations have so far boen received for the forthcoming Hospital Board elections, Messrs Mdrik and j Freeman, the sitting members offering their services till the end' of the year when the district will become part of the Palmerston hoßpital district.

The ladies of the Catholic congregation are making great preparations for their day at the Red Cross shop on Saturday, and everything promises a most successful fund-raising effort. The sponge sandwich competition is expected to attract a large array of entries. Mrs Mickle,of Manakiu, will judge the competition.

Two more Otaki boys have given thair lives for their country. They are LanceCorporal W. K. Whitehorn and Private Neil Sounness.

. The thrte sections into which the Arepaepae Estate has been divided were offered at auction at Everybody's Theatre yesterday by Dalgety and Co., Ltd. All lots were passed in. however, the only bid being £10 per acre for No. 1 section. The estate is now open for private treaty in lots with the auctioneers.

The Salvation Army's Annual *elf-denial appeal resulted in £22,097 being raised in New Zealand, an increase of £7756 ovter last year. Levin raised f 190 and Foxton £143.

Interest in the County Council elections to be held shortly promises to be very keen. The intended retirement of several old members offers the opportunity for'an infusion of new blood. In to-day's issue a meeting is convened of electors' in the Wirokino riding to consider the nomination of candidates. The meeting will take place in the Foresters' Hall,- Levin, at 1 o'clock on Saturday next. All interested are cordially invited to attend, as there is likely to be some discussion of county affairs, and a large and representative gathering is desired.

The continued wet weather is interfering with work on the county roads.

The Rev. W. H. E. Abbey, of Levin, has been holding an evangelistic mission in Otaki, and brought it to a close on Tuesday night, when a sacramental service was held. The weather was unfavourable for practically the entire mission, militating against the attendance.

Recently a meeting of poultry farmers in Levin asked that one of the Agricultural Department's poultry instructors be allowed to give a demonstration of culling fowls at Mr Davies' farm, Tiro Tiro Road. A reply has been received from Dr Reakes, Director of the Live Stock Division, acceding to the request, and stating that a suitable date, some time in February, will be arranged. A further resolution, urging that the Department sell 15 eggs to the sitting, instead of 12, will be considered by t the" Department before next hatching' season arrives.

Referring to the severance of the Hospital district from Wellington, the Otaki Mail says:—" When Mr B. R. Gardener, of Levin, was first elected a member of the Wellington Hospital and Charital Aid Board, he was appalled at the steady increase in the levies made by that body— levies for expenditure in much of which this district derived little or no benefit— and was so concerned that he made strenuous efforts to effect an improvement.

It was decided to endeavour to sever Horowhenua from the Wellington district and attach it to the Palmerstbn North district. Many obstacles were met with, . but the campaign went on, until the difficulties were gradually surmounted, and in the final negotiations there has been little or no opposition shown to the proposed change. Mr Gardener is entitled to great credit for the active part he played in bringing about this important change. This gentleman has fought strenuously for years—at times practically singlehanded—and it is very largely due to his efforts that severance has been effected." Our contemporary also refers to the later efforts of Crs Venn and Monk to complete the negotiations.

There las Decn some friction between the general body of the Auckland Returned Soldiers' Association and certain members of the committee, as the result of which eight of the ten committeemen resigned, standing for reelection. At a meeting of the Association Mr Mason, one of the eight who had resigned, said that the dissension had arisen amongst members of the committee over the action that had been taken in connection with the proposed conference with Labour representatives. A deputation from the La- • bour Party in Auckland had waited on the committee, who had refused to consent to this, his grounds being that the Labour party were endeavouring to have the Military Service Act repealed, and that it was inadvisable for the Association to take sides with any politi; cal organisation. He had been informed that the Second Division League were to be represented at the meeting, and this was another reason for his opposition to the proposal, as he thought it would be a disgrace if the association were represented on a platform where j there were any members of the Second Division League. (Applause.) All the eight committeemen who had resigned were re-elected.