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Levin Daily Chronicle, 17 January 1918, Page 2

Len Broughton, son of Mr W. Broughton, met with a painful accident on Tuesday. While riding a bicycle lie was pushed into a telegraph pole by another hoy, and sustained a broken forearm.

Mr and Mrs Hone McMillan, of Koputaroa, have received word that their son Private J. J. McMillan was wounded on January 3rd. This is the second occasion on which the young Koputaroa soldier has been wounded while fighting for King and Country.

Mr S. W. Rapley, who has been connected with the firm of Messrs Kirk and Rapley, solicitors, Otaki, for over five and a-half years, leaves on March Ist to enter into legal business in Palmerston North.

"I have no money and spent a most miserable Christmas plaintive plea in a debtor s letter produced in Court this morning. Unfortunately counsel who was engaged iin the case had seen the debtor enjoying himself _ on the racecourse at New Year time, and the two circumstances seemed hardly reconcilable. The Magistrate made an order for payment forthwith.

Mr G. Kirk, master of the Otaki school, during "the holidays cycled oil a push-bike first from Otaki to Wellington, and then from Wellington over the 250 miles to New Plymouth, making the journey by dasy stages. Out. side the towns Mr Kirk informed the Taranaki News he did not meet another cyclist on a pushbike, the motor being everywhere in use for distance travelling. He intends cycling round the mountain, and returning home by the way that, he came.

Giving evidence in an impounding case this morning, the County It anger said the particular cattle were on the road near Tokomaru at '4 o'clock in the morning, which constituted a special danger in hilly country. The Magistrate said there had been several complaints lately as to the menace to motorists from cattle lying on the roads at night. The County Council treated the settlers very well by all owing them to use the roads in the day time and they should respect the order closing the roads at night, "I will have make it not wortli while to graze the roads," said His Wor.Jiip. a? he inflicted tines and mrts fin ;l ]ling £2 18s on this deh uckmt.

A final reminder is given that entries for the Horowhenua Show, close definitely with the secretary close definitely with the secretary, !Mr 11. D. Wallace, at 5 o'clock prospect of keen competition so' that a prize ticket won at Levin will be worth winning.

Ladies willing to assist in the big patriotic effort to be made at the Horowhenua Show on January 29 in connection with the catering are reminded of the general meeting to-morrow afternoon at the Council offices to hear the reports of executive and make final arrangements for the luncheon and tea.

Something gigantic in the shape of a mushroom was found recently on the hills at Diamond Harbour, Lyttleton. The mushroom, which was shown to a reporter, measures three feet nine inches round, and was perfectly formed.

The most important thing in the world is advertising. And advertising is telling who you are, what you are, and what you have to offer the world in the way of service or commodity. . . The man who has some goods to sell doesn't holler down a well. . .

When you want milk you don't sit down in a pasture and wait for the cow to back up. . . The

only man who should not advertise is the man who has nothing to offer in way of service or commodity, and such a person is a dead one—whether he knows it or not-