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Levin Daily Chronicle, 22 October 1918, Page 2

Lieut. Stanloy Ivelly is reported in recent progress hospital reports as being dangerously ill. He sailed with tho Thirteenth K e inforcements and only recently won his 3ast star. Hie was for some years at ttoe local school but enlisted at Whakatane and has been with' the Mounted; 'Brigade in aU the recent triumphs in Palestine. He'ite a nepliew of Mrs J. W. Gibsdo, of iLefin.

A week-end visitor to Levin was Adjutant Smytlio, 8.A., who has been over eleven years in mission work wilder tlie Salvation Army in Japan and the Philippines. Adjutant Smytlie, previous to enlisting, was a member of the 'Methodist connection at Kaiwarra and a teachcr in the Mt. Cook School. She has been staying with 'Mr and Mrs J. W. Gibson during tlhta week-end and -shortly returns to Manila.

.Says the. "Auckland Herald'*: —Following the return of two extreme opponents in other constituencies, it will bo difficult for the Government to prevent a feeling arising that it has lost the confidence of thy electors. By tile programme presented to the approaching session of Parliament, the Ministry Vv'ill have an opportunity to restore its prestige. If that opportunity is neglected, it may quickly find itself without cither prestige or majority.

Next Saturday's Shop 3>ay at t)he Red Cross Shop will be in cliargo of Mesdamcs F. 11. Gorringe and Sidney Hall, and it has been decided to devote the proceeds to the Cardigan jacketfund. The heavy calls lately have depleted this useful fund, which the ladies committee instituted soon after the war commenced and have maintained ever since. Xext Saturday will afford tlhe public an opportunity of replenishing the funds for the purpose and at 'the same time obtaining for themselves some useful supplies of home cookery, sweets, vegetables, etc. -

A typographical error in last issue altered the sense of the paragraph relating to the Levin .School. The roll number is over 600 and the Government regulations insist on an average attendance of 551, but in order to get the diesired additions to the teaching staff the average atendance has to be maintained at a figure considerably over this to counterbalance the reduced attendance caused by the bad weather earlier in the year.

li«v. C. F. Askew, vicar of St. Clark's (Wellington), who is one of the outstanding figures in the Anglican Oliurch of New Zealand at the present moment, is preaching at St. Mary's, Levin, at both morning and evening service nest Sunday. Such an opportunity of hearing a man of Mr Askew's calibre does not often occur in Levin and. St. Mary's should hardly be large enough .to 'hold tlh'e congregation that will wMi t-o hear him. _

The law of supply and demand' was ■loiiimmitivd on by Mr H. Holland,'M.P., says the' Palmerston Times, in a speech on Sunday night. He'instanced having introduced a deputation of butchers to the Hon. G. W. Russell on the West Coast of the South .Island. They pointed out that owing to the existence of a meat ring the 'local butchers found a difficulty ill purchasing at all and were sometimes paying as much as lt> per lb for mutton. ill' Russell had replied that tho lan* of supply . and demand could not be interfered witlli'. In comparison. with this,. Sir W. (Eraser, the Minister for Public Works, had written to local bodies pointing out that if they paid their workmen more than Tls per day lie would have to withdraw their siibsidy!

In reply to a deputation of business men lust week, Sir Joseph Ward stated he was favourable to a vote of the people by ,referendum in accordance with the recommendation of the Efficiency Board, whidli provided for compensation to the Trade, audi that, should the decision of the electors not be favourable to the Efficiency Board's recommendation, then separate issues should be provided Parliament tin is session and submitted to the people 'at the general, election. He favoured the decision being on a bare majority in regard to the ireferendum. He stated soldiers away from the Dominion in both cases should be given the right and' opportunity to vote. These were Ins personal opinions and Cabinet would, or course, have to consider and decide the matter in duo course.

"Oil my arrival in Sail Francisco," said Mr Poole, M.P., to an Auckland "Star" interviewer, "I was astonished to see tli o number of soldiers circulating among the general population, and I was quickly convinced that the whole American nation was being orgmiscd to co-op Crate with the Allies in bringing the war to a speedy termination. One of the miracles of the "war is the voluntary discipline of the Americans, and, as President Wilson is the mouthpiece of the Government in expressing. policy measures, ■ what he says goes. Another astonishing thing is the way' in which the hostile elements have been gbt under -control. The tremendously strong German element was a serious difficulty just before and after Amorica entered the war, but it is now the silence of the lamp-post with the American German.

The Misses Barnes and! Clark were in charge of the Red Cross Shop on Saturday and had a very successful-day. The window presented an attractive appearance, being well tilled with homemade pies, cake® audi dainties of all sorts which' found a ready sale. There was alsa a fine display of choice flowers. Busino-is was brisk from early morning until closing time- wJien the substantial sum oi' £18 Os lOd was lianded in. The following won the various competitions: Pendant , Mrs T. lie ran ; copper tray, -Mrs G. Webb; dinner, Mrs D. S. Mackenzie ; pinctrliiotf, Mis® Hodgman; bonnet, MiasLeonie Hughes; blue camisole, Mrs Jenmau; white camisole, Mrs Jennian. Tllie list of donors is as follows : Mesdames Sinclair, Long, Pink, [ Jones, ftobini-on, Malcolm, ELoldaway, Nicholas, "Walkley, Hughes, Thomson, Vincent, J. "\V. Proctor, .Hill, Duckworth, Blenkhorn, xs.irkcald.ie, Tomlinson, H. Jones, Cork, F. P. Walkley, Park, Oak, Morgan, J . Ryder, iHaslam, Dynan, J. Davies, J). S. Mackenzie, Moxham, Goldsmith, W. Stewart, Grey Phillips, Grove, Shute, Bull, Lancaster, Billens, Tully, LidcUe, Gorringe, Barham, Plhillips Vickers, G. iHeslop, W. M. Clark, F: Pink, Wright, Misses Molie gg, Gardener, Bowles, Martin, Goodfoehere, 32yes, Messrs Gibson .and Boddy. The names of Mrs J. JS. Dean, Mrs H. Hook, Mrs Hook, senr., Miss" MacNickle and Mrs Lancaster were omitted from week's list of contributors.

AVibj- buy the Lienor Traffic P J>f t-c «iid_ it; wlliy pay £15,000,000 wlion £-1,500,000 is enough? If to continue it, then increased National' Efficicnej is not .'■et'urod. Every argument against Alcohol is based 011 its damage to the human body—State (Liquor Stores cannot change its nature. It paralyses nerves, impairs judgment and dulls moral vision even if the name of King George, as head of' tike State, is •vex' the public: house door instead of John Smith, the private publican. And wha.t 11 slur 011 the King's name when he Siimßelf. called for "Glasses diown!" Alcohol is no respecter of persons, nor of Governments. License lairs may change and bars became community euterprisei-, but Alcohol goes on its blasting, blighting way, leaving a trail of sorrow, misery and poverty ,to mark its path. Don't BUY the traffic! BTJRiY it I* More economical than cough mixtures or syrups is NAZOL. Eighteenpence buys sixty doses—more than 3 a penny, No cold is NAZOL-proof. . 1 Quality and Value in Men's shirts— Tennis from 6s lid, White Neglige in the new pin stripes from 7s 6d; Boys' Tennis Shirts from 4s 6d. The C. M. Rass Co., Ltd, "Levin. * No had after-effects with WAIDE'S WORM FIGS. Wonderful Worm Workers. Price Is 6d. 1 ""fti.ional Efficient 1= iveakened by roughs and colds. Prevent this by taking NAZOL. One dose a day keeps colds away. Sold everywhere, Is 6d. 1

The attention of all interested jus again drawn to Dr. Elizabeth Bryson's lecture on blie health of the school child which is to he delivered, to-morrow evening in the Century Hall under' the auspices of the Workers' Educational lj'oii. His Worafhip the Mayor w.?1l preside.

The following additional amounts have been donated to the .Lake Improvement Fund and are acknowledged w:th thanks by the Secretary,. Air B. R. Gardener: Mr M. Mortensen, £1; .Mr C. Freeh t ling, 10s.

■With a view to raising some of the money required to improve the Lake a grand dance recital and concert will bo given in Everybody's Theatre on Tuesday, November o. Mm Lemmon and her diance pupils have kindly consented to give the entertainment and they will b© assisted by leading local and Wellington art : <sts. Popular prices will "be charged and a'"crowded, house is expected both on tlhe merits of the concert and because of the object in view. ,

The accident to Mr G. Thomas's little son in Palmerston on Friday, unfortunately had a fatal termination on Saturday, the little boy never regaining consciousness after 'being struck by a railway engine at a crossing while he was returning to -school. Tilie funeral took place yesterday at the Palmerston cemetery, the / flower-covered coffin being borne to its last routing place by relays of the little boy's schoolmates and being attended by a guard of Boy Scouts of which he was a member. The funeral service was - road by Canon Coates <at the graveside. Mr and Mrs Thomas received many messages of sympathy 'nt their untimely bereavement, their son being a briglht and promising boy of endearing disposition.

The firet'meeting of District' Board of the N'o. 3 District of the 'North Island Grand Txjdge of Druids was held at the Oddfellows' Hall,' Palmerston, last night. Delegates were present ■from Makino, Ruahine, Obaki,Shannon, Lind Lodge, Oroua Lodge (Paimoreton) and Horowhen.ua 'Lodge, Levin (Bro. C. Thompson). The following officers were - • elected: Chairman, Bro. O: S. Rush; secretary, Bro. B. Hobday (Mali: in o). Several remits were discussed for the Grand Dodge and are to he finally settled at the January meeting. At the conclusion of the meeting the delegates were entertained at supper by the Friendly Societies Council.