The Chronicle. LEVIN. SATURDAY, DEC. 15, 1917.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 15 December 1917, Page 2

The Chronicle. LEVIN. SATURDAY, DEC. 15, 1917.

Hie dales of Levin Court sittings for the first quarter in 1918 are ;is follows:— Jan. 17th and •'lst, l ! 'eb. 14th and 28th, March 14th.

The prize-winning admission ticket at the Croquet Club's patriotic ten on Wednesday was 2so. 09. Amongst those who worked very hard for the success of the afternoon was Mrs Heading. The name of Miss Nicholas, another worker, M as misprinted in last issue.

The Salvation Army Young People's Anniversary Services will be held on Sundaj - next. Envoy Prince of Palmerstou will conduct special meetings throughout the day, his addresses being appropriate to the occasion. The children will take part both in the afternoon and evening services. On M.onday night a demonstration consisting of drills, inarches, action songs, solos, dialogues etc., will be rendered by the children. The distribution of rewards is also to lake place during (he evening.

Some amusement was caused in Hie Magistrate's Court on Thursday by a case in which E. Wilson, poundkeeper, claimed from John Robbie the sum of £1 12s Od poundkeeper's costs for a horse that had been impounded by the County ranger. Defendant's evidence disclosed a transaction in barter. He said be bought the horse from W. Page for three bags of potatoes,, and he declared the horse was no good to him, so he sent it back to Page's paddock by a boy, and he was not responsible for it being on the road. The Magistrate held that defendant was the man in possession of the horse and there was no proof that he rightfully returned it. Jung-, ment was therefore given for plaintiff with costs.

Tlie Minister for Defence states that eleven prisoners oi' war escaped from Motuihi Island (Auckland harbour) and not ten as originally intimated. The officer'commanding' at Motuihi will be suspended at once and a full enquiry held. The escapees include the captain of the German raider See Adler which was recently sunk in (he South Pacific.

Suppliers to the Levin Co-oper-ative Dairy Co., Ltd., will be interested to know that milk cheques will be paid out on Tuesday, December 18th.

At Auckland a man was fined £3 and costs for conveying 13 fowls to the city in a sack, another man being fined a similar amount, for overcrowding chickens in a box. For crowding three turkeys into a small box a fine of £2 was imposed.

The Government Meteorologist telegraphs : —The indications are for westerly winds with southerly tendency and squally at times. There is a prospect of fair to cloudy weather with, scattered showers. The barometer has a rising tendency.

In the Hamilton Supreme Court Sarah Moles sued the Crown for £2000 for the death of her son James Casey; an electric linesman at llotorua. The Crown admitted its liability and the jury gave the mother £50 deceased's wife living separately £425 and the illegitmate child of another woman £500.

"The matter of fires in flux swamps caused by sparks from the riawaylialwr cmfwy lirdl slirdl mi' railway engines received the close attention of the Chamber. The Department disclaimed any responsibility, yet it was a significant fact that after attention had been called to the matter there was a marked diminution in flax swamp fires," said the annual report presented to the Palmerston Chamber of Commerce.

On Thursday evening- next Earland's are commencing the noted Billie Burke serial '.'Gloria's Romance," In order to introduce it to the public they have decided to give a free exhibition, admission being 1 by a conpon wliicli will be published in next Thursday evening's Chronicle. As there will no doubt be a record sale of Chronicles on that date agents are advised to order early.