The Chronicle LEVIN. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 27, 1997.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 27 November 1917, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 27, 1997.

I Mr A. M itUij I'ion, of W.i i':iran, ha.s received adv'ce that tii.s nephew Catk't Harry Dvnham, ill' Waimaio, was I'ory t'lij 1 1' wlio wore saved from t!io .A |>:»riina- iiftcr she was torpedoed in the Kn.dish Channel. -\lr Joseph i):iu:t. of Koputaroa. mot with a jiast v accident yeste'rdav. While in scuvin.:.; woud liis lian.l ca' i in contact with the saw, a severe sj'iivh beinu; inflicted, on tin- back oi' the hand, cutting deeply into tlio flesh and sinews. :TXc come to Levin and was attended to by Dr. Brvson. Oil Friday morning- a firo in the open at Mr Lawry's, Te floro. fanned by the wind, spread to an outbuildin<i, whicli wa.s destroyed, together with a dray, standing by. iXine and a half ] crises ol benzine- were consumed bj th.e ! fire. Mi- !?. Hassan the occupier, had no insurance. A rather sensational bolt—fortunately unattended by an acc-ident, occurred yesterday morning. A hor.se rnnninp; loose in tile paddoelc i Mrs Haiinan s l-eM'dence and anotlier ! one harnessed to a ti-,ap stampeded. J (lie one untrammelled by a vehicleheaded lor tflie double jiato leading to j "Weraron road. Tliis it took in a style ; worthy of a ".steeplechaser." The • other animal likewise essayed the ; "jump" and a Wod, exhibition. ' Lnfortunnt.cdy the trap it was attach- 1 et to failed to "n.-e" hut (lie impetus wa.s sufficient to level I lie nb>taele. and Hettinp: clear. the bore and trap head-j ed 11,p V.'eraroa wad at a Irijjh speed; fatbscipieiitly turniivi' into Oxford street. Al the station it narrowly missed a <•<;!' i< i i with I hoc-onch will ell was 1111-lii,■ ii" i-'iimd at the time. Then the twn ran themselves to a standstill further down the road.

Mr H. E. Holland, Editor of the Maori land Worker, will speak in the New Century Hall on Friday, 30tli .Nov., on "War Profits and the Cost of Living." As this is a subject that concerns the whole of the community n largo attendance is expected. A New Plymouth telegram says that Miu Hartnell, wife of Captain Ha'rtneli, was found drowned in the Lake in Pukekure Park this morning. She had been in ill-health for some tilie and left a. private hospital only throe days ago. There was a large audience at the Century Hall hist evening when .1 {ov, J. H. Haslain ; of Palmerston gave a nio-t enjoyable recital i. n song, story, and instrumental music. Mr Ha slam in all three directions showed great ability and was enthusiastically applauded. He was assisted by Miss Print, of Uunnythorpe, who besides be_ ing an accomplished jiianist, is the possessor of a moj-t jwomisuig voice. X'ot the. least enjoyable of the items were two duets feelingly sung, tlio voices blending admirably. The collection: taken during the evening was devoted to the Methodist Home Mission Fund, and Mr Haslara and his assistant were warmly, thanked for tlheir unique and most acceptable entertainment. The Rev. G. IS. Stephenson, B. Sc., who for the past year has had charge ol -St. Mary's, Levin, lias been offered and Ira.s accepted the cure of the Anglican Church at Dannev'.rke. Mt Stepheiron has hitherto held appointments in tile parochial districts of Pongaroa, Petone and Levin, so that his selection for the important parish of Dannevirke not only means substantial advancement but will give greater .'■cope for the energy and; ability that Levin has become so familiar with during liis short residence here. In that time he has inspired all brandies of church work with his enthusiasm and has been especially successful in his endeavour to establish on a sound basis the local Church School. Mr Stephenson, who takes up his new work as Vicar of Dannevirke at the end of February, W.ll carry with him the goodwill of both of his own congregation and of the community as a whole.

The Vicar of St. Mary's Church lias received from Major G. M. Burlin_ son a massive brass tablet hearing an inscription in memory of his son who ivas killed on active service, and this to be placed on one of the walls of the CTiureh. iTlie tablet is surmounted with the Burlinson crest, bearing the family motto "Nil nisi fidum" on the ribbon. Then follows the following inscription in black with red initials: "To the glory of God and in memory of Trooper George V. G. Burlinson, Ist Manawatu Mounted Rifles, Main Body, N.Z. Expeditionary Force. Served his Country during the Boer "War. Died 011 active service at Heliopolis. Egypt; 6th January, 1915. Aged 30 years.

Eternal rest grant nnto him, O Lord! J And let light perpetual sMne upon him." The memorial will be unveiled on Sunday, December 9th by the ißev G. B. Stephenson. An attractive combination of pictures and vaudeville is billed for Thursday night under Mir J. W. Farland'f; management at his theatre. The leading picture is a nsvr Chaplin comedy entitled "Chaplin's Vocation" described as a 4000-foot laugh. The second part of the programme is in the hands of the stage name of Mr Le6. Scott, wilvo is so popularly known in . Levin in connection with Far Land's Pictures. Mr Scott is an accomplished song and dance artist, and local and. district and'.'cnces have already had a taste of his skill in stop-dancing. He is to give some new and intricate American steps on Thursday night. He is equally expert in sleiaht-of-hand and conjuring and promises a series of mystifying feats. One of the principal turns on Thursday however, will be the -Handcuff escape of which "Harcleen" is the acknowledged exponent in Australasia. He will be handcuffed and 1 legironed by a committee from the audience, locked in a bag and enclosed in a cabinct. Ho guarantees to free himself from the bag and manacles in Icfs time than it takes to fasten them upon him. The audience -:s invited to bring its own handcuffs and locks. It may bo mentioned that at the Palmetrston Opera House, .sixteen pairs of handcuffs and ; log-irons, including tliose that held Powelka. were used on "Hardeen" under the direction of the police. Jt took twenty minutes to fetter him securely and he was free in cxactly six minutes. At Greymouth an interesting variant of the turn was performed in the presence of several thousand fettered hand and foot "Hardeen" dived into the harbour from the yard of a sailing sihip, but he not rid of all the irons before he eamo

iup to the surface. On this occasion ! ;i sum of £57 was collected by tlio I 11 nrsos for tlio Grevmoutfti hospital. A j vorv entertaining programme is being arranged fo'r Thursday and a bumper I house i« predicted. At a Sunday night meeting at | Napier the following resolution was : unanimously carried: "That this meet I ing of the' citizens of Napior desires i I to enter its emphatic protest against I the appointment of the Hon. A. L. j Hcrduian, Attorney-General, to the ' position of a Supreme Court Judge, | holding that his political past proves I | bis total incapacity for impartial judgment, and further, that this meeting expresses its conviction that such an appoinnient will weaken the popular faith and respect in the administrahatrwliich ma —bt e .Nfigg anOKFWR ! Sec Ken Aitken's advt, on page 4. i The famous "0.M.R." sewing nuachilll• is easily the host proposition, on tlio market to-day and is meefing: with • I ready sal. l . A host of satisfied custoiner.s uvstify to the uieriti- ot the C.M.R. over any foreign machine. ' Kurthor particulars in our replace advortiM ;"ei't to-day. The C. M. Ross t Co Titd., Palmcrston's Fashion Centre. Advt. ] I Some say Uiat chronic constipation , caunot be cured. Don't yon Relieve it. Ciiaiuburlain's Tablets foif the ' stoinaeli and lirer <-",\ved otiuTj —why not them a trial. Tliyy onic. onlv oigiiiceupouce. 3oI<? evorywboro. Adv-V

The Rev. Gnay Dixon has been elected moderator for 1918 by the Presbyterian Assembly. Only about 30 per cent, of the first batch of the Masterton Second Division » reservists have been passed as fit by the medical Board. A sow, the property of Mrs Galvin, of Milltown, Southbridge, produced a litter of no fewer than IS pigs the other day. They were an even, healthy lookj''o I°'- ; t his (says the Christchurch ' Press'') must surely be a record in point of number. Everything you waste is a ' blow struck for the enemy. Everything you saw is a blow struck for your country. Every time you waste something you cause people to work longer to produce a thing for your benefit, whereas if you had been economical they could ha\e been working to defeat the enemy.—W. M. Hughes.

It is told of General Haig that after iinch he invariably isolates himself in ' and !t is onc the unwritten , ' oiulf l u arters that he must not e distui bed. In this period of mediation he really sifts out all that he has tieard during the morning and plans the the h- H*' I" 3 w* loap U[) a,ld down the battle line before the day is ended.

drmr C nn Pl fl,° f lUo ', lths a ß° were a then, f ', C " UU ' k ° t; llobod . v wanted .J, th erc wap no spare milk available for feeding ttu-m. To-day everybody appears t 0 want pigs and * L arC Pr f lKl ''° d to W Price. A two ry ° r!!', I '' Paid 18s (a( 'h for lif 7 , ° weaners which six or , ° «oeks ago would have brought

"My visit to the coast, north of Gisbornc, has confirmed my impression that loc ilitt™ n ° i! Sln hidin S in that locahtj, was the remark made by SubTnspector Dew to a "Herald" reporter. 0 young men I met up there were returned soldiers, and if they heard of any shirker getting into the oackblocks to avoid rendering the personal services required of them by the Act, they would soon notify the police.''

A problem which faces our sheep farmers is that of the native "piriIjm- or "utuwai" in late shorn wool, bhearcrs arc scarce and the weather uncertain. Wool so affected has hitherto been successfully treated in Belgium. Thi s is no ]ongcr possibloj and the difference m value is said to be oyer 50 per cent. Sonic farmers try grazing horses upon the lands most affected by the weed, others cattle; but the results are not encouraging. One man in this district lost 80 head last y ear trying to starve them into eating it off. The attention of the Department of Agriculture should be very forcibly directed to the problem

Some idea of the difficulty of maintaining a full medical staff at the hospital owing to military exigencies -nas given in a report to the Auckland Hospital Board at its last meeting by the medical superintendent, Dr C. E. Maguirc. He stated that of the resident medical officers, Dr A. M. Ross had left on military duty, Dr Booth was about to proceed to Samoa, and Drs Will and Spencer had been called in the ballot. The-two last-named having served at Gallipoli, and their services being urgently needed, the board decided to appeal for their exemption. Dr Maguire also reported that three of the former junior resident doctors at the hospital, namely, Drs Abbott, Addison, tend McGee, now active service, had each won the Military Cross.

The military police force in the Dominion has a strength of 239, all the members holding non-commissioned, rank. At Auckland there are -49 men, composed of a sergeant-major, two sergeants, three corporals, and forty-three lance-corporals. At Wellington a quar-termaster-sergeant for the combined districts, two sergeant-majors, live sergeants, six corporals, and seventy-eight lance-corporals. In Canterbury there is a sergeant-major, two sergeants, three corporals, and forty-four lancecorporals. In the Otago military district there is a sergeant-major, two sergeants, three corporals, and forty-eight lance-corporals. The Military Police are costing several thousands a year. This is a department that badly requires the pruning knife.

An offer of an unusual nature came before the Auckland Hospital Board last week (states the Auckland "Star"), when Mr Wenzl Scholium, owner of the Waiwera Hot Springs Hotel, made a proposal that the Board should acquire the property by means of an art union, which would have the cffcct of giving the Board the property without cost and accompanied by a donation of £7500 cash. After enlarging on the advantages of the property as the "Brighton of Auckland," for the treatment of patients in the convalescent stage, and a health resort for patients, doctors, and nurses, Mr Scholium outlined the scheme, which woulcl, provided he were allowed to hold an art union, give a return of £12,500 to himself for the property of forty acrcs, and enable the Board to become the owners free, have £7500' over in cash,, and dispense £7500 in prizes for thetickets. The matter was referred t« the Board's Finance Committee.

'' Anyone who has attempted to teach the \ ulue of sustained effort will understand mo when I speak of quite an orgy which is destructive of concentration of thought, destructive of concentration of effort, destructive of everything that makes for efficiency— the orgy of gambling," said Mr J. F,. Barton, at the Central Chamber Commerce at Wellington. "I there is an answer to that—' wowser!' —but I claim that lam jiot a, wowser. It will take years to rid ourselves of the effects of this orgy of art unions which has hold of tho Community." (Hear! hear!). What "was the use, Mr Barton asked, of trying to convince a boy that nothing of any value could be gained except by sustained effort when they saw his eyes glisten as a book of art union tickets was put before him with the chance of getting a bicycle for a shilling. Baden Powell, in his advice to Boy Scoifts, told them not to sell art union tickets or beg for money, but to give a little, however sni'tll, of their own. That is sound advice, but we are very far from it."

Says tlio Wanganui "Chronicle": In ( a stroll along Kowliai Park wo wore inj deed surprised to see the wonderful work carried on by voluntary labour Ito malso the foundation for planting I this newly acquired park by the BeauI tifying Society. The old nccommodaj tion paddocks, which were a veritable | sea of weeds, aro now covered with , the finest crop of potatoes we have ever ' seen ,and an authority in agricultural ' work informed us it is undoubtedly t' flc " best cultivated piece of ground o'-, coast, owing to the great ani' jn „t 0 £ hand hoeing given it. inorn . ing «ere six elderly gentlemen working together, hoeing »h e pumpkin beds and taking - sun dry weeds. 0 ;l " '5 years —makes a speciality of locking; after the kumeras planted; another was getting the brocc'.lv ready for transplanting this The potatoes,' of which there arc 80Q rows, are a picture indeed, —they look remarkably fine, and arf; I'.Oitthig into blossom. There is not siig'it-'st sign of blight. The vo?«»reers who have been so willingly tv*rkisiff v,i'l be able to look baek wittli pleasure in a few years to thvtl' great work in. the making of Park Gardens,,