The Levin Chronicle. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1918.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 10 August 1918, Page 2

The Levin Chronicle. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1918.

The lioroAA'henua County Council Avas to have considered the toll gate proposition at to-day's meeting, but oAving to tlie unaA ? oidable absence of Crs LaAV and McLeavey the matter Avas deferred to next meeting. •

In the course of his lecture to ■the W.E.A. on Wednesday, Mr Henderson said cannibalism was a savage institution which sometimes persisted till quite a high stage of civilisaton had been reached ; as for instance the cases of the Maoris and the Aztecs. It Avas not singular in this respect. War Avas - another barbarous usage AA-hich was sometimes found ling-eiing on, as for instance Mexico.

It should bo realised that although the National Efficiency Board's proposal calls for tlio abolition of the Liquor Traffic— the proposal will provide for the exemption of alcohol for medicinal purposes. Liquor will still be available where necessary in cases of illness. Oilier important exemptions are those of' wine for sacramental purposes and alcohol for scientific and industrial use.*

Mrs H. Plimnier, of Levin, has given ill's J. Whitaker, a lovely child's knitted coat for competition in aid of the Y.M.C.A. Trench Comfort I'\uul.

At the last mooting of the J''oxton Harbour Board, a letter was received from jJ r J . Robertson resigning his seal on the Board, and* the resignation was accepted with regret. It was decided to ask the Levin Borough Council in appoint a representative* in place of Mr liobertson.

'lenders are invited to-day for the conveyance of schoolchildren daily from Poroutawhao to the Levin School. The average number daily is seventeen and all other information can be obtained from Mr "\V. Thomson, at the liailway Station, chairman of tlie School Committee.

At to-day's meeting of the Horowhemia County Council, Crs Broadbelt, Murray and Monk reported favourably on the application of the W.E.A.. for assistance and recommended that the County Council grant a sum of £15, the amount to be paid to the Victoria College Council, and this was agreed to. ''

The Sli annon Borough Council has appointed Mr 11. "Wliiti as Borough I'anger. The Palmerston Times correspondent remarks that Mr Whiti is "the descendant of a lino of chiefs and heroes; let litis be so, it will lax all his courage, fortitude and skill to overcome the stray cattle nuisance of this town."

Mr P. L. Combs, of Masterton, will be giving a public- address under illo auspices of (lie Workers' Educational Association next Wednesday night in the Century Hall. As ihis. gentleman _ lias made quite a, stir in educational circles and is addressing meetngs in Welinglon and Palmorsloii those interested in this all-impor-tant subject should not miss the chance of hearing liim.

OnTuosday, Angus! 27, at t lie sale-yards, Levin, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., will offer by public auction Mr J. M. Milne's 280 acre properly which lias been divided into four fawns of from 51 to .101 acres. Tin's Estate is situated about three miles from Levin on the Gladstone, and Tararna roads. All flat, subdivided into numerous paddocks, every paddocks watered by permanent race, and 80 acres have been ploughed and re-sown. Excellent crops of oats, rape and turnips have Lee grown on this Estale. Dairying has also been carried on very profitably, but owing' to war exigencies the herd has been disposed of, and now -that Mr Milne is going into camp he has found it necessary to dispose of the property. ■On the 70 acre farm there is a good substantial, well built G-roomed.house, pantry, bathroom and hot and cold water, motor shed and cowshed with concrete floor, implement shed, and telephone laid on. The terms are remarkably easy, namely 10 per cent down, 10 per cent in 2 years, balance 6 years at 51 per cent.

At tlie monthly meeting of flic County Patriotic Association in Levin on Wednesday there were present: Messrs Blenkliorn (chair), Keedwell, Goldsmith (Levin), M rs Gibson, Messrs Stephenson,, and Henne.ssy (Shannon), McLean (I'araparaumu), INees and Andrew (Manakau), Galley (Te Horo,) Richards (Ihakara) and Kilsby. (Koputaroa). Tlie Paraparaumu Society forwarded a grant of £GO. It was decided, on tlie motion of Mr Howard Andrew, to make a grant of £50 per year to the Secretary to pay his travelling and office- expenses while 011 the Association's business. It was pointed out tluit the Secretary was called upon to travel to all parts of the County in connection with the Fund, and that a" large and increasing part of the time was taken up with attending to the wants of returned soldiers. The meeting was unanimously of the opinion that it was time Mr Walkley received at least his out of pocket expenses. The Te H'oro Society forwarded a recommendation tliat in future 110 interest be charged on sums lent to soldiers.

A gentleman who is an expert in matters connected with water pressure, while visiting Levin a few days ago, stated that Very great precautions would llavo to be taken in tlie use of tlie double rack liydrant. recently purchased for the Levin I'ire Brigade, though not, at tlie instigation of tlie present Brigade. This expert stated that tlie double liydrant oi[| ipnm os posnoo waler plugs that its use had been discontinued by many Brigades. Unless the greatest care was exercised in turning the water off: probably half a dozen plugs in tlie locality would be blown out by the pressure and the water supply rendered useless. The hydrant cost ±'l(i. If is also understood that Hue slotting of the covers of fire plugs, recently carried out at an 'expenditure of £18 will probably .have lo be remedied as (lie slots ad'mit silt and small pebbles which block tlie plug and might cause very serious loss of time at a j fire. ' I

For BroncliiLis nr A.si'.lima inluilo XAZOTi tlliroiiffli ihe Nnscol Inhaler. Immediate relief w.ill follow. Start taking NAZOL TO-DAY.

Mr A. Thorley, of the,., Boys' Training Earm, has passed his medical examination, and g'o.es into camp in December. Messrs Parker and Vincent will I told a clearing sale of superior house furnishings on Saturday, August 17, on behalf of Mr E. C. Thomas, a I his residence, at the .corner of Bristol and Exeter streets. This is an exceptionally tftic lot of furniture and the attention of buyers is directed to it.

A fire with disastrous results occurred at Manakau soon after 10 on Thursday night in the large hemp shed owned by Mr ~W. Dalzell, on the main road a little, to the north of the township. It had been used for years by Messrs Swainson and "JJevan for storage purposes. At the time of the fire the shed was full »of fibre, the value of which was probably several hundreds of pounds. A large number of residents were quickly on the scene but were unable to save anything. Mr. Dalzell. who was away in Auckland at tlie time, will be a heavy loser.

The many friends of an erstwhile and popular resident of Levin, Mr \V. M.. Eccleton, will be pleased to hear of his advancement on the other side of the range, hp having been appointed manager 'of the stock department

•vf (he Pahialua branch of the W.P.C. A. My Eccleton will be remembered as teller in the Bank of i\ew Zealand in Levin and the great interest he'took in athletics as well as his many likeable qualities made him decidedly popular here. Mr Eccleton was a visitor to Levin this week before taking' up his new duties and was the gu?st of Mr W. Thomson, the local stationmaster.