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Levin Daily Chronicle, 23 May 1918, Page 3

' FRENCH AERIAL LANTERN. One of the German pilots who participated in the recent air on Paris in an account in the Berlin Lokal-Anz-eiger of his experiences during the trip says:—"Suddenly the French put 'lanterns' in our way. Above and beneath u*f, ahead and astern, they hung quietly in the air, and with their blinding glare lighted up our planes. They ar« rcckets with parachutes provided with very brightly burning fuses. Some special mechanism enables them to remain ster.dy for a full minute in the air. Sometimes dozens together appeared near us to show our machines to the an?'.-aircraft guns." ■L'KANSPLANTING A NERVE. J. a officer of the Australian Imperial fl)l CS is wuy I.ur'k to tlio frCU't ■ an r being invalided home with 20 wo-.:ads. For six months he was paralys d, but to-day lie is as vigorous as eve -, the result, lie says, of the transplanting of a nerve from another mail's leg to his own. A MID-AIR SURRENDER. A'' Kamerad'' story to hand via Amste: Jam tells of the oocupants of a Gerina.i aeroplane surrendering in mid-air. According to this report a number of allied machines surrounded the Germans v. hseeing the hopelessness of resisting, went southwards, "obediently flying in the midst" of the allied squadron. BABY AND PRAM IN THE SEA. ' Gallant attempts to save the life of a child blown in its perambulator from Dover Parade into the sea were made by Lieutenant Francis Temple West, R.N.V.R. and Electrician Alfred Bru. ton. Both men were unconscious when picked up by a boat. The dead child still in the perambulator, was discovered several hours later. He was the tv, c-ycar old son of a soldier. GERMAN SHIPPING PROFIT. It would appear that some German shipowners are making handsome profits out of their vessels. It is reported that the s.s. Minna Cords, of Rostock,, a vessel of 1620 tons gross, which cost the owners £24,500, has been engag 'd in the Baltic and made enough mo-icy in 1916 to warrant a dividend ef : 0 per cent, to the shareholders, and wt! ■ sold by auction on December 8 for £1C ..',500. The steamer has been engaged bringing food from Scandinavian port.*. GOLF. A" those interested in the above game are invited to attend a meeting to be lield in Williams Tea Rooms on Thursday night next, May 2 ; >rd, at 8 p.m. W. HUGHES. D. S. MACKENZIE. Convenors. Department of Agriculture, Industries and Commerce. PRUNING OE~FIIUIT TREES jt ESTONSTRATIONS of fruittree pruning will be given i,'< under: .Major A. J. Neill, Weraroa, Wednesday, 29th inst. at 10 1 a.m. ■> -Tas. Scobie, Levin, Wednesday, 29tli inst., at 2 p.m. A II interested are invited to attend. G. H. CUNNING HAM, ' .ivernnicnt Orcliard Inspector. I IAU SOCIAL DANCE. I SOCIAL AND DANCE will i be lield in the Qliau Hall |on Wednesday, May 29. Good | music, good supper, good floor. | Ci-ut.s 2s, Ladies Is. A. McLEAVEY, ; Secretary. i j UTRAYED on my property ; Pott's Road, old cow, rij ;Utfill 'owner please inspect. Oiivecrona, "The Camp Ihakara : L\o. ' I IjMNTED TO BUY.-Second , i * * hand spring dray. Apply "Chronicle" office.