The Levin Chronicle. THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1918.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 29 August 1918, Page 2

The Levin Chronicle. THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1918.

The question of (lie return of milk cans sent to Wellington lias been a sore point with farmers for years past. After a nieeting at I'araparaumu last, week, reports* the Mail, tlie members of the Wellington City Council's Milk Committee inspected the empty cans returned at tlra I'araixirauhiu railway station by the evening train. The cans liad evidently bete'il ' Mumped out" in a hurry and were scattered in all directions, a number being piled up on top of another, while one lid had become detached. All showed signs of rough treatment and it could readily be seen that cans so treated would speedily become, dented and knocked about. At the request of the Wellington visitors the cans were photographed ■ just as they were thrown from the train, and it is honed that such a picture will help farmers in further appeals to the Kail way Department. It was slated at the meeting that it was no uncommon thing to lose cans, and Mi- Baucke declared he had lost £5 worth of en us the week. Mr I' 1 . J. llyd'er stated he had heard that one of his milk cans had been seen at one of the docks in London, while Cr. W. Tl. Bennett (Wellington) stated he had seen one in the tower of one of the Wellington churches. Mr Norwood said under the now milk scheime for Wellington, it should be possible for farmers to trac their -ans.

usual shortage of feed at the end of the wiut:>r. Sonic precise iiguri's, given by Mi - L. Howell at- a meeting of fanners at Pai'aparauniu last week, will ha read with interest. 1. iiey show llie, actual cost of feeding one dairy cow for four months 'during last winlr.jr a.iul are as follows: Hay, HJlbs daily ration, £4 us; -Jibs pollard daily, £1 15s; 40ibs swedesjlaily, A'-i; interest on. land, £1 17s; tola! for four months, £10 17s. Mr , Howell added that on present pri- | (i-.'s paid for milk his income from 1 the cow amounted to £11, thus ; leaving him :>s for profit, without ; allowing anything- for labour. Mr Howell said these figures could be verified and clearly disproved the current idea that fanners were gating fat, on winter dairying. The ration quoted above was that actually given to his cows during the winter and was approved by th? Department of Agriculture as a proper system of feeding cows'in winter. In audi; tion to this his cows had had green oafs, for which lis had not- allowed. 'To obtain that result he had to work hard and__his wife had to work also. Cr. Norwood, chairman of the 'Wellington Milk Committee, who seemed _ imipressed with the- figures supplied, pointed out thai- if scl per gallon extra had b«eii secured by Mr Howe]], his not profits would have been ±.) os, and "he asked whether that would be a reasonable amount, to make. Mr Howell a.nil others expressed Uie opinion thai, even wil h 1h»? extra payment as farmers not heiiii*' overpaid. ill F. T. I'yder said that, if farmer's were paid for their work in proportion to what wharf labourers wei'?,' milk would not- be selling m 'AWll'i'igt'in winter for less than ab.out 5s per pint . When people talked of .farmers' profits, they quite forgot io take into consideration .the long, hours worked •>> farmers' wives and children too.

Mr H. A. Lamb, Government Auditor, is a visitor to Levin, and is engaged in the inspection of the local body books.

The towns in Xew Zealand that I have definitely joined up with the Chautauqua movement are 1 almerston iSTortliWanganui, Hawm, Stratford, New Plymouth, Hastings, Napier, Feilding, Masterton, Wellington and _ Levin. Mfteen towns are required to o-uarantee (he schcime and it is practically certain that Auckland and Hamilton will join in. The Treasurer of the Levin and Distrirl" Patriotic Society acknowledges tliie receipt of a cheque for £1 Gs Gd from the N.Z. L°an and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., being gross proceeds of the sale of a hogget donated by Mrs Arthur Drake for tile Copper lraii effort. T.h- Wellington Competitions Society lias been revived, and the first annual festival (musical and elocutionary) under the new organisation will he held m isovem.ber next. As in past years Mr Tien Ait ken, of Levin, is acting as local representative and has received a limited number of copies 1 of the programmes for the competitions, which can be obtained at his book store on application. Auckland Grammar School defeated Palmerston High School at football at Palmprston yesterday by 12 to nil. The match .was pinyeil in the presence oi nlxnu people, and was a very fast oppn exhibition of llugby. The visi- • had the advantage of weight and age but t!i'? home team put up a plucky defensive battle against odds. ' Amongst the Palmerston fifteen was -J. Cork, oi: L>'\"in• whose line-finding skill is mentioned by the reports as saving his side in tight corners. The cutting up -of the McDonald Estate, which is close to Levin, offers a very attractive opportunity to land-seekers. j-lie sections vary in size from nine acres to a thousand acres, and the terms are particularly easy. Uns Estate- is very well-known and it is anticipated that tlie first sale, Wednesday, September 18, will attract, many buyers. Full particulars M ill be found in our auction columns. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., Wellington, are the Auctioneers in conjunction. The National Efficiency Board states that world-wide experience shows thai where Prohibition is in operation increased national thrift: lias followed and the diver- ' sion of the money to productive trade channels will "more than counteract the loss of public revenue now received from this service." The money now spent on liquor will be spent in some other direction, and hence directly or indirectly will produce increased revenue to the Slate.' lhis piovides the answer to those who _ ask how tlie revenue now derived from th liquor traffic will be m'ade tip. Surely the electors should have an opportunity of voting nil so important a proposal. llie Alliance Monster Petition will give us the poll. Sign it."' Two most important things j when yon get spectacles are: First, to be sure that your sight lias been properly tested and that, you get 'the iriighf lenses; and, second, that the spectacle frame is correctly fitted. Another-im-portant thing is to know that you can rely on repairs being properly done if anything goes wrong. If j you come to me you may be sure > that everything will be right. F. I C. KemingToh, Levin. i ( Have you hoard the good news? , Colds fly before. NAZOL —the re- j ady-l'or-use and money-savins re- j nipdy. Keep NAZOL handy. .00 _ doses 1 s Gd. | A sure and pleasant specific for removing Worms is WADE S WOEM FIGS. Price Is 6d.

A Doulton honey jar, of handsome design, presented by Mr Broome io Mrs W. M. Clark for the Y.M.C.A. Trench Comforts EiVorl, will he the subject of a raffle on Saturday, and, as it is a valuable prize .should, be the subject of kpj?u speculation. A final reminder is given of the concert to-night in the Century Hal], the principal "performers being the lic-y. J. H. Haslaui, who will appear in musical and elocutionary items, and Miss Merle I'rint, nl' Butmythorpe, who possesses a charming voice which sh.? uses with great, expression. Well-known local vocalists aiut instrumentalists will assist. The many friends of Mrs" W. Tliomson, of Levin, will regret to hear that she has susteuiied. a sad loss in the death of her youngest sister, Miss Harvey, who passed away in th? "Wellington Hospital, yesterday, after' a brief "illness. The late Miss Harvey was wellknown in this district, having Resided here for same time, and her early demise will comt? as a shock to her many acquaintances. On Thursday next at Farla nd's (he Awahou Entertainers, a party of natives from Foxton, will give a concert in aid of th? I/ady Liverpool and Mrs i'omare's Maori Soldiers' Fund, and as the- party come with a great reputation they may b? relied on to give a good evening's entertainment, especially as Mr Toby Mahima and other popular artists from this district will assist.

A very successful "At home" was held at the residence of Mrs Kirk, Winchester street, yesterday afternoon by the Ladies' Croquet Club, the oliject,being to assist the "Shop Day for the Y.M.C.A. Trench Cpiinforts Fund on Saturday. There was an (exceptionally large attendance, between GO and 70 ladis being present, and the social gathering proved most pleasant and profitable. Musical items were provided by Mrs Billens and Miss Best while the competition was won by Mrs TTrechtling. Mrs Wliitafeer's sweet stall as usual did' excellent business while, the many gifts brought and premised by the ladies augur w">ll for the success of the big day on Saturday. - | Mr P. W. Goldsmith, of Levin, ' recalls the fact that the present is 'not the first occasion upon which 1 an has teen made to intro- ■ dure tTie Chautauqua movement I into the Dominion. As far back 'as 1889, Mr' Goldsmith was a, ! member of a Chautauqua Literary ' and Scientific Circle in New Zealand which kept in touch with, the parent body in America by means of a monthly magazine, "The Chautauquan," of which he has the full numbers for the year. ■ They show that, at that time the movement sought almost entirely : to encourage the study of literaj turo and- science. For 1880 Greek history, art and philosophy was the main theme, but the magazine also contains many. articles of general interest. The contributors and directors include so'me famous nahnes, amongst, others beiiiff those of Professor Mahaffy, Dr Lyman'Abbott, Edward Ever--1 ett Hale, the great American orator, and I)r Vincent,founder of the . movement.. Ifs_ objectives have been developed widely since those days, and tlie directors-of thirty years ago would hardly recognise the gigantic . organisation whos? infancy they tended with so t much care. | That wonderful calf meal, Tui brand, is advertised by the manufacturers, Hodder a lid Tolley, Ltd. See page 3. . . , Messrs W. Bull and Co., have , received consignments of picked ' seed potatoes. Mr W. M. Clarlc calls attention to his' stocks of spring millinery ■ (in the showroom), blouses and fabrics and costumes. ~ Spring millinery is the theme of' Messrs Stiles and Hatheson's new announcement in this issue. Mrs Lucas, bookseller and stationer, supplier fo the Levin Public Library, has a splendid assort- . ment of the latest books to choose i from. Consider the economy of NAZOL—the well-tried family remedy for coughs and colds. .Sixty i doses for Is Gd —more than three '■ a penny. Gel TsAZOL to-day.