The Chronicle LEVIN. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1917.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 20 November 1917, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1917.

Two partners in u drapery establish, meat at Carterton were among those called up in the recent Secondi Division ballot. Guy Beckett, son of Mr W. Beckett, of I 1 airfield, met with a. nasty accklient on Saturday afternoon. iHe was cracking a stock whip when in twirl--IAS it round his head he slashed himself right across both eyes, inflicting such serious injury to one eye that 'She sight was lost and ibacljy damaging the other. The unfortunate boy was taken to Wellington yesterday for medical treatment. The rapid growth of grass 011 the j roadsides in the past fortnight caused Cr. Lancaster to move at last night's meeting of the Borough Council: "Tliat ■Mr Ohannings bo asked not to ■stou/ 'stock grazing on the roads between the hours of-,6 a.m. and G VJO/fiac one month from to December 21st, providing that such stock are under the contrJ of seine responsible person." Cr I. -.a caster said tha|: at the previous meeting there was some misunderstanding on I the subject. Half the Council wanted one thing and half wanted another, I and the Mayor rather got the better ! of botbh parties. Something should be ! done, however, to eopo with the growth I of grass on the roadsides and his motion was intended to give relief. Tho 1 Mayor said he had been in the position ! of holding the balance between two ' contending factions at ':ho previous j meeting. He recognised; that the present motion was a reasonable compromise. The motion was carried with- j out further discussion. j ! See Ken Aitken's advt. on page 4.

The erection of a telephone exchange at Manakau is to be put in hand this week. The Borough Council last night accepted (ihe tender of Mr H. iDriscoll at £G for the purchase of the plots of gra.'s and oats £n the Levin Cemetery.

"My advice to tho farmers is: Get out of your motor cars and get on fo the tail of a plough!"— Unkind cut by Mr C. 11. Burnett at last week's Second Division League meeting.

Copies of the Borough balance sheet (printed at the ''Chronicle'' office) were supplied to the Borough Council at las); night's meeting. "A credit to the printers" commented the Mayor. "Yes," said M'r Gardener, "as Borough Treasurer I am very pleased indeed with them."

The calling-up of Dr. Cooper in the Second Division has caused considerable anxiety in Eltham and district, for it will be impossible, so far as can bo seen, to find another medical man to take his place (says the Argus). He has a very large territory to cover, and is doing I'uhe work of two men.

The public are notified that stock will be allowed to graze on the Borough Roads from Wednesday nesl;, tUI December 21st, 1917, providing that they are in charge of some person. The prohibited portion of the town is Oxford street from Devon street to the Beach road. Cattle found in oh is locality will bo pounded.

The Patriotic Show at Otaki on Thursday promises to surpass all its predecessors. The arrangements are well forward and exhibitors are asked: to note that entries received on the morning of the show will.be charged doublo rates. A largo number of special prizes have been donated in various sections. All tlhe proceeds of tho show go sbo patriotic objects so that it should be liberally patronised.

Ju tho public gardens, Cambridge street, just now there i.s a fine display of antirrhinum grandiflora in many of the now shades. The azaleas and rhododendrons are still very beautiful with their wealth of bloom, and the waiter lilies in the pond: are beginning to flower. Some of the borders, however, look as if the work of the Beauti. fying Society might bo hurried up, and some flowering annuals established.

.Impressive memorial services were held; at the Presbyterian Church, on Sunday, morning and. evening, in connection with the death of the latbe Mrs Smellie. The preacher was the Itev. M. Bawden Harris, who spoke eloquently of the passing of one who had been so prominent in Church wotfk and Ohrtetian service. The deceased lady's favourite hymns were sung and the Church was draped in black and purple, relieved by vases of white lilies. A repoiT';. of the Sermons will appear in our next issue.

A large number of ,Methodist ministers arrived in 'Levin this morning to attend 'she Wellington District Synod. Then lunched at lli&s McTCegg's rooms and this afternoon were engaged at a sitting of the Ministerial Committee. This evening an official welcome takes place at the Cen':ury Hall, the 'Mayor presiding and Mr Jas. Frouse delivering an address of welcome, which will be replied to by the Rev. E. Dralke, [Rev. Josiah Ward and Chaplain Hands of Trentham camp. To-morrow evening a public address will be given by the Rev J. KnowJes Smith upon ''Human Ideas and Christian Ideals," free discussion of which is invited.

The members of >:lie Methodist Ladies' Guild will take charge of the RedCross Shop on Saturday nest, the proceeds to be in aid of the Y.M.C.A. Trench Comforts Fund. Saleable goods of all kinds will be thankfully received, especially meat, poultry and home made calves. The sponge sandwich competition will be open to all (excepting those connected wi>':h the shop for the day.) The first prize will be os andl the second prize 2s 6d. Tlio entries to be in not later than 3 p.m. and afterwards will be sold for the ■benefit of the funds.

The Borough Treasurer, Mr B. 11. Garrdener, brought under the nofcice of tho Borough Council last night the 'fact that, notwithstanding the undoubted prosperity of the times, iratepayers were unusually slow in paying AheCr rates this year. tip to the 12th of this month, £250 less than iast year had been paid. The Treasurer said be had hoped—and still hoped— that the' Council would not have an overdraft this year, but at present they were running very close to the wmdi. It would be a great record if, at the end of tlio year, the Council could say it had paid nothing away as interest on overdrafts, and he mentioned the matter in tho hope that »me of the ratepayers might pay over their irate cheques' and help to bring ili about.

Mesda.nios Melntyre and Porteous were in charge of the shop on Saturday and although the takings were not su large as usual, owing probably to other money raising -efforts during the week, it is satisfactory to find that the shop was not forgotten and the funds are £4 14s lOd the r'.'cher. The following sent in saleable goods of various kinds:—Mesdames Hook Senr., Goldsmith, G. P. Brown, S. Hall, I>mpsey, W. Hughes, Greig, Thomson, P. Walkley, King, Kecdwell, PhillipiS Tnlly, Healey, H. Davies, Scoby, MacSmith, Hcrfop, Duckworth. Porteous, ikonzie, H. J. Jones, "ffdbbe, F. O. Walker, A. Simpson, J. C. Plotter, Proctor, H. Hall, Heading, J. McKenzie, J. Prouse. Misses Sninfl:., o\T>onncl'l, Adkin, Nash, Wills, McKegg and Bowles.

Mr N. Harding, of New Plymouth, who was invalided home from Gallipoli, has been appointed town clerk at Patca. In the Roll of Honour published during the week-end, Rifleman E. N. Boddington (son of Mrs J. Best, Longburn), is reported to have died of sickness 011 Xovember 12. Dr Willis, of Feilding, wlio has been giving his professional services at the front for the past two years, is on his way back to New Zealand. Says the "Herald": —The young ladies of "VVangamri are to be congratulated upon their attendance at Kowhai Park potato plantation. They far outnumber the opposite sex at the working bee. Altogether there were 57 good, hard workers, one of whom was a little girl of eight summers. She wielded her hoc with a will. The young men were very conspicuous by their absence, there being only i'oar of them, but it is now presumed they are holding back for the digging.