The Chronicle LEVIN. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1917.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 29 November 1917, Page 2

The Chronicle LEVIN. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1917.

Miss 1 Bowles has boon iiilviiotl that -Mr H. Denton lias been wounded in the arm but in doing well, in Cairo hospital. The secretary of the Red Cross Guild, Mrs Goldsmith, luiw receive:! the following letter from the swretarv of the Wellington branch of the British Red Cross Society:—"On beliulf of my commit tee I tliank the X»evr;n Patriotic workers very much for the ca.se of beautifully made garments and bandages which I received from them on Friday last. Yours faithfully, Sybil Xathan, Hon. Secretary," The national apple show will be held nt Auckland about the middle of June, next. (litis is tllio frrst time that the show lias been held at Auckland. Under the new railway tariff, which came into force- from Sunday, full freight will be charged 011 agricultural show exhibit, 011 the outward ,'ourney. but those portions which are unsold will be returned canfage free. Mr AY. Thomson, stationmaster at Levin, is at present on five week* leave and Mr H. Monteith is acting as re_ j lieving stationmaster. A very pleasing little function took place in Wanganui on "Friday, when ilr .T. E. Armstrong, district traliic manager of railways at Wangauui, who is retiring after -17 years' service, was unofficially entertained at dinner by the heads of the Railway Department. There were present Messrs E. H. Wiley (General Manager of Railways), 11.I 1 . \Y. McLean (chic' engineer), 11. H. Jackson (cliicf mechanical engineer), and H. Buxton (chief traffic manager), together with the local district officers. Eulogistic reference was made to Mr Armstrong's long and efficient service with the Department, and regret was expressed at his approaching retire-

•Speaking at the opening of tho Mannkau Tennis Courts yesterday Mr Mickle mentioned that the game of tennis was of French origin and was taken over to England at the time of the. Norman conquest. 'He referred to iii«_ tone occasions when tenniy had figured in the love affairs of French kinizs and queens and nearly turned the allusion to the sterner game that so many New Zealand-era were now playing in those once fair field,s of France. iu:w the scene of so much war, bloodshed and violence. .Mr Howard Andn"v then read, the Manakau Club's ivli of honour, hearing (he following in'lues:- ,A 1 Andrew. .1. H. Bacchus (killed ill action). 15. George, I). Poole (invalided), AV. Ki'i'kly (killed in action), A. A'rercihiek (wounded). CJ. AVillianis. S. Saint (killed ;n action) V.'hi tu AVehipehaiia. C. Drake, U. T)rake, A. Askew, A. Winter, Horn Kiirauiti and Kwart Bevan. Twin .vars of pictures and vaudeville will shine at l''ariand\s Theatre to'liglit. For the first pare .\lr Finland, "ua.s secured the latest Chaplin release entitled "Chaplin's Vocation," and in it the famous comedian is said to excel himself. ft, takes -JOOO iec t of film l-i <M:-play Ills activities. "Harcl-ecn,'' i vaudev'ile arti-t with an enviable reputation on the Fuller circuit i;i Austi alia aim! New Zealand, .will occupy the • -■ !■•;' part- of the programme -with a diversified repertory of songs, Ameritan step dancing, leger-dc-snaiuo and to be finished off with the handcuff leat, in. wliieh the performer quarantce-: to tvicaiKj from any set of fetters r.nd locks produced by the audience. After showing in 300 theatres in An tra'.ia, New Zealand and the East "Hardcon" is eonfidient he will not he bra ton in Levin in his demonstration of escape methods.

Arrangements are now being made for the school picnic to he held on the Levin racecourse on December '19, and last evening a combined meeting ofhr on Tuesday evening a combined meeting of the school committee and the teachers was belt! to further the mat. tor. The Chairman, Mr Thomson, referred to the committee's decision to hold a gathering for the children who had missed their annual treat for the past three years, and various committees were then set up. Messrs Smith, Tickers, Broome, the wives of the com. mitteenien and Mrs 'MoTntyre wcro appointed a catering committee. Messrs Thomson, Cork and the male staff of the school were appointed to draw up ia programme. Mr Harding wap chosen as handicapper and Mr Thomson as .starter, Mr Rockcl to be convener of the .ground committee. The chairman was also authorised to see AT]- F. G. Roe in regard to the use of the racecourse. All it i> desired to convey the younger children to the. vacecour-e for the occasion, any one willing to lend conveyances for this purpose is invited to communicate with the committee.

.Mr AY. 1?. Macintosh mot with a p.:"; in fill .accident while working at a

pinner in his factory yesterday. The "bration dislodged a 25 foot length of timber from a rack overhead and in falling it struck Air Macintosh heavily knot-kino: his hand into the plannr sdados revolving at the rate of 3500 re_ volution.s per minute. A .severe .In.:-cr-ated gash was inflicted on the side of the band, cutting in to the bono and mangling the flesh. Memical aid. was 'ought and the On,juries attended to.