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Levin Daily Chronicle, 2 April 1918, Page 2

It is reported Unit" a rase oi diphtheria ami one of scarlet fever have occurred in Levni during tlie past few days. A Blenheim .telegram 10-tiay /epoits the death ot the \ callable Archdeacon T. S. Grace, lor many years in charge the jlarlboroiigh part oi: tlie Nelson Anglican diocese. The South Wellington Sanation Army Band's Easter eiiort in conjunction with the Li-vin •orps on behalf of <tho llaeliiii lire relief fund, realised about 15 guiueas. A report of the visu to Levin will appear in our next issue. The latest addition to the telephone exchange is Finland's pictures, No. 125. "The Barrier," Ilex Beacli's famous story, is due at Fa rla nd's on Wednesday, April 10. The friends of Mr J. C. Millies, a well-known resident of this district, will regret to hear of the death of his wife, which occurred on Saturday afternoon. The deceased lady, who was only -h vears of age, had not been in good health for some time, but it was only a fortnight ago that the illness which ended fatally, became serious. Tlie funeral took place this afternoon. George Victor Sandiforth was arrested on warrant yesterday at Levin on a charge of stealing' a horse at Eketahuua on or about February Hi last, the property of W. B. Presliaw. He appear<l before Mr P. W. Goldsmith, J.P., this morning and was remanded to appear at Wellington on the 9th inst. Amongst those who were right iu the centre of the fire country was Mr Arthur Davis, wellknown in Levin, and a returned soldier with service o:i Gallipoh. His friends will be glad to know, however, that though his holding" is situated between liaetihi ami Tloropito, both of which were ..wept, Mr Davis only lost a quantity of building material with which he was about to build a cottage. The deepest" regret was expressed in Levin and throughout the district during the week-end vhen it became known that Mr. Norman Kirkealdie had died . in the Wellington Hospital from a gunshot wound in the head. The deceased gentleman had been a resident or Levin for a number of years and had large holdings of land' in the district. He was. widely known as one who took a deep interest in such local institutions as the A. and P. Association of which he was a very consistent and generous supporter and tlie Patriotic Society, and indeed, all departments of patri- [ otic effort. He gave freely of his wealth to all deserving objects and was highly respected and esteemed by all his friends and acquaintances. The late Mr Kirkealdie was a member of a well-known AVellington family, and. was 39 years of age. For Mrs Kirkealdie and family the sineerest sympathy is felt in her bereavement. The funeral took place in T.evin yesterday. An inquest was liohl at Welling'ton into the circumstances of the deceased gentleman's death. The evidence showed that lie had been suffering for some months from periodical attacks of severe | mental depression. Dr Herbert j stated that deceased had been an j inmate of the Boweu street lios- . pital undergoing treatment for j neurasthenia until a few V'eeks j ae,'o. The Coroner (Mr S. E. j McCarthy. S,M.) said his ver- j diet was that the deceased d>ed of s a gunshot wound self-inflicted j whilst in a state of acute neurasthenia and mental incapacity.

Wellington's big effort to aS" sist the lhietilii lire sufferers by way o7 a novel Easter egg competition has been 6xtended to Levin and eggs can be obtained until Saturday next at Mr C. S. Keed" wcll's pharmacy. The campaign is practically the same as the .sinprise packet crusades run in different parts of New Zealand for patriotic purposes except tliat the prizes are perhaps better than ever offered before. The attractions are headed by a Chevrolet motor car, wliile a sideboard, a iliamond ring and an emerald ring are also included in the 112 specials. Great care has been taken to remove any appearance of trickery, the Prime Minister (IU. Hon. AV. F. Massey) having presided over the distribution of Ihe prize tickets amongst the "''eggs'' in the presence of over 5000 people. A. large number of "eggs" have been sent to Levm and the spare shilling so invested may prove very profitable. It might be mentioned that the N.Z. Natives Association has organised this fund-raising effort, and has had unique opportunities of getting goods for the eggs, none of which ' contain either blanks or silly prizes. An announcement in regard to the matter appears on page 4 of this is•ue of the "Chronicle."