The Levin Chronicle THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1918.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 18 April 1918, Page 2

The Levin Chronicle THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1918.

Sir _ Josepli Ward announces tli at in view of the compulsory clauses provided under the Finance Act, lie considers it is only fair to give sufficient time to those who have not subscribed to the War Loan to put their applications in, and a reasonable time would therefore be given for that purpose. Applications would continue to be received by all banks and post offices throughout the Dominion, as well as by the Treasury. He was not in a position to make a statement regarding' the total subscribed but ho could say that it was a very good response. He said he would make statement about the matter in the course of a day or two.

I The Wellington Education Boj a it! yesterday received with re- | grot, the resignation of Miss W. ' Cathie,.secondary assistant at the j Levin District High School. | The Mayor informs us that he j lias forwarded the sum of £254 j 10s to the Mayor of Oliakune, being the total amount of subscripj tions received in response to his | appeal. The latest contribution i to tlie fund was £2 2s from Mrs i Hannan. j A volunteer fire brigade has ; been formed at Otaki. Appli- ; ances are to be obtained at a cost : of ,£2OO and including a twin-cy-linder chemical engine and fit- | tings, two bucket pumps, syren tower and syren, and shed for the engine. A sum of £120 has been publicly subscribed for the fire fund and the Town Board will find the balance. Mr B. 11. Gardener, the Town Clerk, left for the North of Auckland yesterday on a I holiday, the first for nearly tliree j years. Mr Gardener will join ' Mrs Gardener, who lias been at DargavilJe for some time, and they will return in about three weeks. . Mrs Duncan Mathieson, who left New Zealand with her family on a visit to the Old Country in 1914, has just returned to the Dominion and is staying with her son, Mr D. W. Matliieson, at Levin. They spent about a year in South Africa, where lier elder Jeannie and Annie, are residing for a time. Mrs Matliieson and her youngest daughter went on to England and Scotland. The two sons, Stewart and Ewan, both joined the limperial forces at the outbreak of the war, and saw long service in France. Both were wounded and on recovery were appointed to the instructional staff in England. Stewart was awarded the Military Medal for his services, and Ewan was chosen from 200 applicants as an instructor to go out to West Africa for the native forces being raised there. Better than mixtures or syrups is NAZOL—the money-sav-ing remedy for coughs and colds. Ready for use when bought. No cold is NAZOL-proof. Tor Children's Hacking Cough at nis'ht, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure. Is 6d, 2s P- 1

The acuteness of the petrol shortage was brought forcibly homo So an officer of an insurance company, whose business took liim on a tour of inspection up this coast in the early part of tliis week. lie left. \\ eiiington by motor with just enough petrol to carry him lo Levin, where iio exiiecied to gel a. supply to take hi 111 on to h eliding. At Johnsonviile lie met another motorist, who advised him to go buck as petiol was a diminishing quanlity as one went norlltwards. lie accordingly enquired at every centre through which he passed but aiwavs got the one answer: No peiroi except to oblige regular customers. In no case covil;; the holders be' induced to pari with a drop oil the essential spirit. The motorist fared no belter m Levin, and he spent a couple of days here trying to bear up enough to take him to his destiu;.tion. lie had he morliiicat 10 i yesterday oi seeing a procession of anything up to a hundred car.-, pass 'through. Levin yesterday morning to the races at Palmerston, and is now more thau e\vr convinced that everything possible is being done to win the war in regard to the economy ox necessary commodities like petrol. Subsequent inquiries in Levin by a ''Chronicle" representative re-

vealed that the shortage was a very real one, though it was stated that AYoUington people seemed to be able lo got as much as ihoy wanted. Some local garages were thinking of cutting out the car-hiring portion of their business for the present.

It is notified that the Gospel' Mission in the Druids' Hall witi be continued to-night and following evenings, when a hearty welcome will be given to all. The mission is an undenominational

Mr J. Edwards, of Levin, notifies that he has been appointed by the Government -to purchase wool, skin and hides under the requisition regulations.

A dance, will be lield in the Ihakara Hall" to-morrow evening in aid of tlxe Hall funds. Complete arrangements have been made for a pleasant evening and a large attendance is expected, as Ihakara is noted for the pleasant ■socials held in its hall.

At the Palmerston Police Court, Walter Henry Leaky, an employee of the Levin Dairy Co., was charged that on February 11 he stole eight pints of cream valued at 8s Gd, the property of the company, and Laurence Stubbs, a railway employee, was charged with receiving the creaia knowing that it had been dishonestly obtained. The evidence of James Smellie, factory manager at Levin, H. H. Hazlett, senior porter at Linton, E. W. Berrall, railway inspector, and the accused Leaky showed that the latter was in charge of the creamery at Linton, and that he admitted giving Rtubbs eight pints of cream out (;!' a can mi the Linton railway station, that it was a recognised custom, sanctioned by the company for the railway porter to get one pint of cream on Monday nioruings because the man 011 tlie cart could not stay to * load the cream on that morning, and that this was the first occasion, according to the accused when the limit had been exceeded. Leaky Said lie gave the cream in answer to a request by Stubbs, but informed him that it would be the last. Stubbs had a cow of his own and supplied the railwaymen with butter. When the supply got short he had taken the cream to keep liis customers supplied. The Magistrate (Mr Ivendrick) said that he must, convict. The men were not dishonest, in a general sense, but seemed to have drifted into a practice without thinking of it as criminal. Leaky was fined £F>, costs 16s, and Stubbs was fined £3, in default 14 and 7 days' imprisonment respectively. The cost of an appeal on a point of law was fixed at £10. r