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Levin Daily Chronicle, 13 November 1917, Page 2

The net takings at the three screenings of the Y.M.C.A. war pictures at Everybody's to.night and to-morrow night will be diivided ,as follows:— 2»"> per cent each for the Trench Comforts i'und', the Y.M.C.A. War Km id, the Minister for Internal Affairs for Heturned Men in Xew Zealand 1 Hospitals and 2'o per cent to I>e handed to lolie Mayor of Levtih for Bed Cross work.

"If you want good work done you must pay for it," remarked the chair, man of the Horowhenua CounAy Council at Saturday's meeting. Or .Monk proceeded to make a confession of error. He said one of the first divi-ions he took part in after joining the Council ' ome years ago was on raising an officer's salary. "I opposed, it single-handed" said i'Jie chairman, "and I was wrong." He regretted that there was no form of super, j animation in Xew Zealand for the officers of local bodies. He felt strongly that these public servants should have something I:o look forward to when they retired from active work. To carry out a scheme of this sort the smaller local bodies would have to amalgamate, and Cr. Monk said: he would like to see some active sieps taken to establish such a fund for the Dominion.

The l\>st»ia*tei\ Mr Cork, informs 11s J '•.hat commencing from yesterdny, ilioj 'hours of attendance of the. Levin [Tele- j phone Exchange will be 7 a.m. to l'i p.m. Word was received by Miss Hudson yesterday that her brother C.IS.M. Fred H li ";son late of i;h • citrieal staff tlie Horowhemiia County Council, had been admitted to the Leeds Military ho pital suffering from tonsiliWs. A parsing reference at the County Council function on Saturday to die County Clerk's age brought forth the rejoinder from Mr Goldsmith that, though he was certainly not as young as he used to be, his fa;':her was still alive, and at 95 was an Active member of two public bodies. r \Y. .1. iiuwarus, Who ha.- ooeu engaged in wool-buying in Levin for the past two years, enlisted, last week. "When justifying the raising of special loans for roading at Saturday's County Council meeting, the chairman instanced the Kawiu road. /Within si mile of Levin, he said', there was some of the best land in New Zealand;, hut it had no outlet. The Council raised a loan of .£IOOO and this land was made accessible witih entirely satisfactory results. The County Clerk mentioned at Saturday',; meeting that there were no less than 100 special rates 'jo be collected in the Horowhenua County and these made a groat dea'l of work and: increased the audit feee, especially since the auditors very properly insisted that each of these rai;cs sh.mld be spent for the .specific object for wlhieh it was raised.

Tenders are invited by ';he Hot;,ugh Council for the crops of oats and grass now growing in the Public Cemetery. Tlil* cro-p is clean and good, and .should be a good investment for those per. sons who wish to provide winter feed for their cattle. The ground lias been ploughed and levelled, and a mowing machine couldi complete f.lie cutting of almost tlie whole area. Plans of the plots- together with specifications can be seen at the Borough Office, and tenders close on Monday next, -November 19th, a>'; 4 p.m.

The 1917-18 season of the Levin Lawn Tennis Club was opened on Saturday in the presence of between iifty and sixty players and friends, including half-a-dozen Mauakau players. r lhe president. Mr O. Blenikhorn, made a few appropriate remarks and tlhen declared the courts open. The lawns were in good: order and. some very pleasant games followed. The afternoon |';ea was given by the Mayoress, Mrs Blenikhorn, and wa's not the .least enjoyable part of the afternoon's programme. The Club begins its now season with every prospect of success.

The Levin Second Division League is prospering and already numbers ninety-one members. A general meet ing will take place in Levin Piiblic ■School on Friday 16th inst at 8 p.m.. The busine-'-s will be of an important nature and all Hescrvists whether members or not are invited to ajbteud, when excellent 'reasons for joining tihe League will be given them. In addition to local committeemen, Messrs O. H. Burnett and T. B. Slippers of Vianganui are expected, a,< well of Mr C. P. Lindegreen from Palmerston. The committee will explain its activities and afford opportunity for enthusiastic members bo shoulder thotr share of the responsibilities of office.

The votGig of tennis players 011 the subject of permitting play 011 the Courts oil Sundays favoured the proposal, 2<j Totes being taut for it and 12 'against. In the course of his addr«i' at the opening of the club on Saturday, t!he Mayor, Mr C. Blenkliorn. expressed regret';- that the issue of Sunday play had been raised, move especially at the present time. He was not opposed to a reasonable amount of athlefcic exercise and recreation, but he did not think Ki was necessa'i'y to use Suudiay for the purpose. The controversy that would be cawed would Irntroduce a discordant note into the affairs of the Club. It was particularly unfitting that such a question should he brought nip in wartime when so many people's thoughts were turned upon more serious subjects. Mr. Blenkhou'iii indicated that, even if the members of'the Club carried tihe proposal ho would consider it his du% fls Mja|ylor to liavc something to say against it in the Council.

Private A. C. Graham (Canterbury Infantry), awarded the Military Medal, is "Alex." Graham, the well-known South Wcstland mountain guide, and the youngest brother of Mr Teter Graham, head guide at the Hermitage. ITe left as a member of the Ambulance Corps of the 22iul Reinforcements, but ■writing from Prance on August 22, he said lie expected to transfer to the infantry, and would probably make a start as one of the stretcher-bearers. He hoped to be in the thick of the next "big stunt'' alongside other West Coasters, who were in the front line. In the cable messages a few days ago it was mentioned that "a former guide at Mt. Cook was among the bearers, whose courage and endurance saved many lives." It is evident that this reference was to Private Alex. Graham.

The "Wellington correspondent of the "Eltham Argus" writes: Economy lias been forced w>en com* ""/omen and girls in a maimer that has taken thei:: by surpri.se. There have bs»rn many wnrn in receipt of allowances from sev" T "'l soldiers who have geae to the front. In one of the military civ-v, i 'mcnts are stories of one won:;'.", who was in receipt of allowances from thirteen soldiers. For girls and women to obtain allowances from four or five soldiers has been quite common. There wjrc many eases i;i which married wo;:ten were receiving allowances from several soldiers. An official lells me that the scandals were so rank that the Defence Department stepped in and prevented women and girls drawing a portion of the pay of soldiers that they were net related to. If this be correct, and I believe it is. it will lighten up the pluses of many young women who for some time past have been revelling in luxuries that they had hitherto never dreamed of. A draper said to me: "I am afraid this is going In reduce the sale of fur coats, in which we have been doing a roaring trade."

Tho famous 'C.M.R." sewing machine is easily the best proposition, on t'h'e market to-day and i,s nieef.iing: with a ready sale. A host of satisfied custom em testify to the meriti- of the O.M.R. over any foreign machine. Further particulars in our replace advertisement to-day. The C. M. Ross Co. Ltd.. Palmerston's Fashion CVn- | tre. Advt. Sec Ken Aitken's advt. on page 4.

Pressure on our space compel the holding over of :t large number of reports including County Council items, and .reports of the opening of . ; he shooting season on Saturday and o. the Wed Cross Shop. An interesting account of the County Council V farewell to retiring members appears on page 4.

The Levin Spring Cattle fair, for which over 1000 head; were entered, was held' to-day and wais- marked by the biggest yarding on record locally. The fine weather was also responsible lot an unusually large attendance of buyers and farmers, and Levin's usually busy (appearance on sale days was even more accentuated. There was some curiosity ais to how prices would range in view of market fluctuations but early in jlio sale.it was apparent that values would be. firm and quite up to recent standards, :n many caset-: exceeding the quotations ruling >>f late. Two year heifers (mixed co'l. ours) realised up to £7. while a line of yoarlings were passed in .£'lo. Big bullodks realised' £15 10--. Hoggeta brought up to 375. The sialc was still in progress when the "Chronicle" went to press and it was expected l to taiko well on into th<j afternoon l'io put all the lots under tlhe hammer.

Mr Howard Booth's champion North Island hack Lonely, was unable to compete at till! recent Christchurch Show, lie picked up a nail on the boat which kept him lame all the week. This was very unfortunate for his owner, who was looking forward to meeting the South Island cracks in the Show ring. News lias been received in Palmcrston that Mr W. E. Holder, manager of the Tolago Bay Trading Company's wool store, was accidentally killed on Saturday through the rope drawing him into the machinery of a crane. Deceased had been for 25 years living at Tolago Bay. and was well known in the district. Much sympathy is felt for his widow, who is in delicate health. His two sons are at the front on active service.

Second Lieut. W. 6. Salmond, son of Mr J. Salinond, Solicitor-General, has been wounded in France. Advieo has been received by the Hon. D. Buddo that his second son, Pte. Roy Buddo, of the sth Reinforcements, has been wounded for the third time. In Sydney recently the marriage took place of Miss Flora MacDo?iald, youngest daughter of the late Mr J. R. MacDonald and Mrs Mac Donald, "Heatherlea," Levin, and Mr Chaielß James Bryant, eldest son of Mrs J. W. Bryant, of Shepparton, Victoria. The death occurred in Auckland yesterday morning after an illness extending over several months of Mr Sidney J. Nathan, a prominent business man in the northern eity. The deceased gentleman, who was held in very high esteem, was 5(5 years of age, and a native of Sydney. He settled in Auckland over 25 years ago. Captain F. S. Varnham, who has just been awarded the Military Cross, is a son of Mr J. Varnham, late of the Edueatiin Board, Wellington, and now of Levin. Captain Varnham left New Zealand as a second lieutenant with the 4th Reinforcements, and was all through the Gallipoli campaign. He was wounded in France on October 4. Sir Joseph Ward has received a cable message from the High Commissioner, stating that his efforts in arranging for parcels of sugar to T)e sent to the troops have been successful. The sugar import restrictions will not be applied to gifts and parcels sent by parcel post to individual members or bodies of overseas troops in England or France. Tie Defcnce Department is busy instituting economies in various branches of the service with a view to a general curtailment of expenses. One of the first fruits of the new policy is that the donti.'ts who have been travelling with the Medical Boards have had their services dispensed with. Thev are to receive a month's leave on full pay.

Lieut. Sidney V. Paul, of Taranaki, hilled in action, was at one time a represrntr.tivQ footballer. lie was also a huntsman, tennis player, rifle shot, and bowler. In the latter capacity he was a member of Smart's rink which was runner-up in the Taranaki championship in 1914. He left with the sth Reinforcements and had seen much service.

Mr N. Hislop, of Mangateretere, has been advised by the Commander-in-Chief in India that his son, PlightLieutenant P. Hislop, was killed while in action in Mesopotamia on October 30. Lieut. Hislop joined the Main Body at Hastings and for some time acted as chauffeur to Major-General Russell in Egypt. He afterwards qualified for a commission in the Royal Flying Corps, and three months ago was ordered to Mesopotamia.

"Food conditions during the last wintor at Home have been rather acute," states Mr Ultan P. McCabe, who has just returned to Wellington after a visit to the Old Country. 'Not only have prices gone up, but there was an actual shortage of food. Every available section in or near any of the cities was at once rented out at nominal rents of 2s and 3s a year per section, on condition that they were cultivated and planted, with the result that the crops have been so abundant as to reduce priccs ver.y considerably."