The Levin Chronicle. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 25 July 1918, Page 2

The Levin Chronicle. THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918.

Advice has been received of th© death from wounds of Sergeant T. B. O'Connor (Military Medal), a. member of the Fifth Reinforcements, and brother to Miss O'Con nor and Mrs H. Lark in, of Otaki Railway. He was an old boy of St. Patrick's College'.

No trace lias been discovered of Mr Frank Walker, of Otaki, who mysteriously disappeared 011 Fri_ day afternoon. It is now supposed that, he collapsed on tlie beach and that his body was earned out to sea. by the heavy run on at the time. ...

Mr -T. L. Parrant, who has pur chased a farm at Koputaroa, has taken possession of the property. Mr Parrant has been for a '£ood number of years a resident- of Otaki and To Horo. He recently "disposed of his Otaki. hairdressing saloon and his Te Horo farm was sold to the Government for a returned soldier. Many .friends in these parts will wish Mr and Mrs Piunant all success in their new sphere.- Otaki Mail.

The "Wellington City Corporation advertise a few liorses suitable for farm work for sale.

In our next issue will appear extracts from very interesting let iters written by three Levin boys, Prfvate W. Whitaker, Private G. Adltin and Sergt. J. Davison. A Hawera Press wire states that Thomas Morgan, an old and respected resident, was run over by a'motor car last niglit. He received terrible injuries, both his legs being broken and lie had a gash on his head. He died a few min_ utes afterwards. Deceased leaves a. widow and a grown-up family. He was a, Maori war veteran and was present at the Tuni turn and Mokai celebrations.

As showing the upward tendency of land values in the Manawatu district, it might be mentioned that an Awahuri fanner recently purchased a fawn in tlieLongburn district, and before lie had even taken possession of his new property he was offered £1500 on his bargain. The offer was refused. The demand for land continues to be as keen as ever on all parts of the Coast and agents report a difficulty in satisfying the number of buyers. ""We could sell a farm every day," remarked one local agent "if we could only get it."

The district reservists drawn in this week's ballot are as follows: W. P. Dale, farmhand, Weraroa; E. Olivecrona, farmer, Iliakara; 0.-J. G. D'Atli, farmer, Otaki; W. C. Sail en, farm labourer, Weraroa ; 11. M. Baylis, contractor, Weraroa; F. J. Carmont, horse trainer, Weraroa; W. T. Cleal, storeman attendant, Weraroa; N. C. Flyger, surfacemlan, Weraroa; F. C. Lemmou, ploughman, Levin; A.. Bobinson,. busliman, Koputaroa; E. M. Byder, farmer, Levin; W. Seai-le, ploughman, Levin; H. Sheargold, storekeeper, Ohau; J. Smith, benclvman, Weraroa; A. Thorley, favmer, Train ing Farm, Wenaroa; W. Watkins, butcher, Weraroa; W. Windelev, farmer, Levin.

Dealing recently with the ques tion of improvement in dairying and in the management of dairy herds, the Board of Agriculture reported J as follows to \tlie New Zealand Council of Agriculture : "We discussed with Mr Pope, Secretory of Agriculture, the pra,c_ ticability of giving instruction at Weraroa Central Development Farm in better dairying methods to both boys and girls engaged in the dairying industry on farms: for instance, the treatment _ of milk, feeding of cows, rationing, etc.,; and he informed us that, although the war conditions had interfered to some extent with in. struction, it would be practicable to arrange slioi-t courses in dairying subjects during the winter months for farmers' sons and daughters as has been suggested) with the present staff. We hope to hear of the success of the experiment,"

At St. Paul's Church, Palmerston, yesterday, the marriage took place of Mr Harold Lancaster, son of Mr and Mrs T. Lancaster, of Longbnrn, and Miss Ida Maude Kerslake, second daughter of Mr and Mrs T. T. Kerslake, of Palmer'ston North. The Itev. T\ W. Boys was the officiating minister, and the bride was given away by her father. Miss K. t Kerslake was bridesmaid and Mr Alvan Shannon acted as best man. The Bridegroom and best ma.n both served with the'Pifle Brigade in Prance and recently returned wounded. After the ceremony a reception took place at the White House and Mr and Mrs Lancaster, who will reside in the Levin (lis-; ti'ict, subsequently left for Napier. Amongst'' many presents, were handsome gifts' of silverware to tlie bride from tlie scholars and teachers of Campbell street school, where she has been assistant mistress for several years, from tlie Old Girls' Hockey Club, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Bible Class, and the committee of tlie Western Grenadiers' Patriotic movement, of which she was secretary.

The conference of the Dohninion Butter Committee and the Minister in Charge of Imperial Supplies concluded in Wellington yesterday. The Minister states that a decision has been reached which will probably allow all matters to be settled in a manner satisfactory to all concerned. The proposal is that the share of the profits made on the sale of butter in London, fifty tier cent of which is already allowed to New Zealand sli all be distributed on _ a different basis from that which exists at present. The rule now is that only sellers for export share in this fifty per cent of profit, and it is now desired that the profit be divided amongst all pinducers of butter, including the- suppliers of the local market. There is no suggestion at present that the pro_ ducers of cheese and other milk products be included in the scheme which, however, includes a provision for the supply v of the local market at the retail price of Is Sd per lb.