The Lebin Chronicle. TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1918.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 7 May 1918, Page 2

The Lebin Chronicle. TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1918.

I The Horowhenua County Patriotic | Association (noting as Agent for tfie Upturned Soldiers' Information Department) have uiuVrtaken iio assfst Returned Soldiers to secure work, and in film issue is advertised a li. c t of men : wailing employment. Employers of | labour are invited to keep an eye on i this list as it will appear daily «nd lie : revuscdi from time to time, tihe wants lof Returned Men being thuis made • known. Employers having vacancies | for men will be assisting the work by ; eoinmiinien/iing with the Secretary. It I needs 'lio comment of ours tq_ stress j the duty that is owed to returned'men \ that !i|'i tlvey should be found ; isui table employment, and helped to : get back to their normal working con- | ditions as soon as possible. We hope j th<» publicity given to the needs of : returned men in our columns will be | .the means of hiiiiging employed in j touch with men waiting for suitable j employment.

Mails close at Levin as under: Thursday, May 9tli, 8 a.m., for Australian State!--, Samoa, Pagopago, Honolulu, South Africa, Oeylon, India, China and t'hie S)':raits Settlements.

As the interest in Mr Hinmau's meetings al'; the Gospel Hall is still increasing, he lias decided to stay a few more days. He speaiks there to-nigh't audi Wednesday night at 7.30.

Mr George Larking, well-known in bowling and hoc-key ctrcles in Palmerston North, was entertained and received several presentations on the occasion of his leaving for Shannon where he will reside in future.

At lafst night's meeting of the Borough Council prices were received from two local builders for the repair of a cottage on a Borough reserve. The lir',cos were asked for privately after conisuY-ation between the Mayor and the Overseer, and when they came up for discurasion Or Par>kor protested against the procedure. He asked why tenders had not been publicly called and all local builders given an opportunity of tendering. The principle was a wrong one and might igive rise to comment. Cr Aitken agreed that tllie principle was not ltight, but the job was a verv small one and would not be chased by the builders, one of whom had been asked but had not given a price. Cr Parker also com plained that the specifications on which the prices were obtained, did not appear to be. very clear. The tender of Harvey and Co., £2(5, way- accepted-