BOOKS WORTH READING AT AITKEN'S

Levin Daily Chronicle, 9 February 1918, Page 2

BOOKS WORTH READING AT AITKEN'S

[ "My Four Years in Germany," by James W. Gerard, American Ambassador 1 ; "Anne's House of Dreams," L. M. Montgomery; "Ninety-six Hours' Leave," Stephen McKenna, autlior of "Sonia"; "Ginger v. McGlusky," A. G. Hales; "The Dweling Place of Light," by Winston Churchill; Brown Brethren," Patrick McGill: "Carrying on after the First Hundred Thousand,"liy lan Hay; "The Long Lane's Turning," H. E. Rives; "The Land o' the "The Dark Star," by Robt, W. Chambers; splendid selection of new books by all the best authors at alt iprices. Remember Aitkan's, Levin's Leading Bookseller.

Tho Hawke's Bay Farmers, Napier, lafjt week received one payment from t-ic Department of Imperial Grovernmciit Supplies, for amounting to £138,798 19e (3d, which up to date is the largest individual payment to any broker in New Zealand

At the Stratford Police Court yesterday morning, John Benjamin Clark, a travelling auctioneer, was charged with setting lire to premises in Broadway on January 12th. He pleaded not guilty, and-was committed to the Supreme Court at Wanganui for trial. Bail was allowed.

The Government has been thorough in framing regulations governing tho formation of private or public joint stock companies. The promoters of a local company now being formed have been advised that no person born in an enemy country, whether naturalised or not, may be registered as a shareholder. The Registrar requires the birthplace of every shareholder and of his father and mother in tho case of each new company seeking registration.

Sir James Allen announces tnat it is anticipated the various sources of supply for reinforcements, including tho A class of the Second Division, will provide sufficient men for the 40th to 44th reinforcements, inclusive. These drafts will be mobilising in camp up to September next. If this official estimate is correct, then the first draft of the B class of the Second Division will not require to concentrate in camp until October. It has, therefore, been decided to hold the first ballot for Class B reservists of the Second Division in Juno next.

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A correspondent in a Wairarapa paper states—A novel scene to NeiC Zealanders was witnessed on the Upper Plain the other day. A lady offered her help to stook a crop, as rain threatened, and again it was shown that the man is not always first or best. The lady in question did as much work as two men, stocking about two acres in about three hours. As one of the men working remarked: "If the field had been larger she would have caught up to the machine, or more." She was the admiration of the bystanders, especially as she quickly withdrew as though she had performed no unusual feat. She was a farmer's daughter not long from the Old Country. A matter upon wllcu, at t!te time, considerable public interest was cen* tred was an operation, authorised by the Hon. J. A. Hanan, while he held the portfolio of Justice, upon a young prisoner whose conduct was held to be £ue to some pressure on the brain. The object of the operation was to remove the unpleasant trait in the young fellow's character by relieving the pressure on his brain. In conversation with the Hon. Mr Hanan, a '' Southland Times'' representative inquired whether the desired results had been obtained. The Minister answered that as soon as he was sufficiently recovered from the ope- • •ration, the young man was removed to better surroundings. He is now in the "Waikeria Reformatory, and latest advicos report him in good health. Mr Hanan added that it was yet too early to pronounce a definite opinion as to whether the operation would produce the results which were hoped for when" it was undertaken.

I Auckland master butchers (according - to the "Herald") have made further l reductions in the retail prices of meat as from Monday. The prices of several cuts in bbth beef and mutton have been ' reduced, and a substantial reduction has been made in the prices of lamb, ' averaging l%d per lb all round. The butchers state that these reductions, with those made last month, have brought the retail price down to the lowest level at which it is possible to retail meat without loss, whilst the values of cattle and sheep at the markets arc equivalent to the prices paid by the Imperial Government for meat for^export. It is anticipated' that the schcme, which assures butchers of supplies at reasonable prices (from Imperial stores without payment of storage charges), notwithstanding any shortage and consequent high values in the live stock markets, will obviate the necessity for any advance in the retail prices of meat in the coming winter. "I have been accused of being a wowser," said Mr J. P. Iruke, amid laughter, at the "Wellington Town Hall. "How anybody could think that I am a wowser, I can't conceive. (Laughter). I think lam the broadest-mind-ed man in this city. (Laughter). I have never yet set up to determine what religion a man should have, or if he should have any, or to denounce a man for what he thinks." They must not judge him, he added, by his votes on. Sunday golf and matters of that sort. He had voted against- Sunday golf, and quite rightly, he thought, because he was determined to do nothing during the war that would tend to ' break down the "observance of the Sabbath. ("Hear, hear," and dissent). There has been an interesting sequel to the Gisborne "shouting" prosecutions, which caused so much discussion when the fines were imposed. The cases in question were those in which Mr Barton, 5.M.,, fined two barmen, John William Stockley and Vincent Nicholas each £50 for permitting "shouting." In a petition, which was - extensively signed by Gißborne residents, it was contended that the fines were excessive, and also that the convictions were unwarranted in view of the nature of the evidence brought by th« • police. Action was subsequently taken

by the Hotel Workers' Union, and the secretary (Mr A.. Kennedy) has received a letter from the Minister of ■ Justice, stating that the Government has remitted £25 off each of the fines of £50." According to the Dannevirke "News," the Dannevirke. rail way yard has been a hive of industry during the . last few months, but now the wool rush ' is practically over. About 9000 bales j of wool have been despatched from I Dannevirke to the respective' loading | ports, the figures last year being about , 8200 bales. Dannevirke figures on the list as one of the highest export stations for wool, Masterton holding pride | of place .with a few bales more than Dannevirke. In connection with sheep, Dannevirke now holds pride of place, having ousted Feilding owing to the erection of a freezing works at the latter place, which naturally caused a decrease in exports.