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Levin Daily Chronicle, 23 November 1918, Page 2

(Mr John Nelson "Walls, one of Foxton's oldest residents, aged 78, is dead. The deaths are announced of Mi's Ben Deeley and Mrs W. Price, whose hitsbandp are well-known jockeys. A telegram from Wellington says tlmt Bishop Verdon, Roman Catholic Bislhop of Dunedin, died last night of heart failure following on bronchitis. For the, time being the 'Government has prohibited the sale by auction of all clothing, furniture and household effects. The BolstiTd benefft arranged for Everybody's Theatre on November 28 hail been postponed., till' further notice. Tickets already sold w.ill -1»o good for the future date. On account of tlie prevailing epidemic the clearing"sale, announced by the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd.. on behalf of Mr A. J. Burnes, liaH been postponed to Monday, December 2. While one of Mnsterton's lay doctors | was visiting an out-lying township he i was asked to examine a case and report to a doctor 15 miles away who had been wired for. The doctor wfthedl to make sum that his services were really needed for the mother and child in the case. The lay doctor wired back: "Mother got slight attack; baby gutting n tooth!" Under the regulations issued in connection with the influenza, epidemic, military funerals are not permitted, consequently the local returned soldiers were unable on Thursday to carry out their desire to aocordi .fitting; honours to their departed comrade. Mr J. A. T. Thompson. Nevertheless a uad in full uniform, under Sergt.-Major Sell, acted as pallbearers, the coffin was draped with the Unioil Jack, and the "Cast Post" was sounded «s another soldlier was lowered to his last resting place. An inhalation chamber has been fitted up in the Town Hall at Foxton and everyone is ureed to receive treatment twice daily. The period: of inhalation is ten minutes. The room is first charged with the steam solution with closed doors._ Before the expiration of tihe ten minutes each person in turn inhales first through the nose—deep breathing —and again through the moufth, in I front of the solution jet. The door is then opened, for fire minutes and after re-charging the room for about five minutes a further batch of the public are admitted. . A diramatic incident occurred in the peace . processions* at Kaitangata. last week (reports the Olutha .Leader), and it was "touch and go" for trouble. Two young fellows hod the\foolhard,iness to appear in the mtor procession flying the red flag. In a trice their motor and side-car was surrounded by a body of returned soldiers, the red flag was torn down, and trampled In the dust and cries arose from, the crowd to "roll them In the gutter," and "duck them in the liver." Things looked 1 very mkTv for the two "Reds," but eventually for their own safety they were requested to leave the procession, andi get out of public view. In the Divorce Court at Wellington, the Chief Justice granted Jessie Louise Hotop a divorce from hier husband, Dr. Francis Rudolph Hotop, on the ground of habitual drunkenness and ill-treat-ment. The respondent is a medical officer and- until the eaxlv part of this year had been in the employ of the Defence Department. After hearing the evidience his Honour said it was a pity the Department should place such a man in charge of soldier patients. A decree nisi to be made absolute in three months was granted. The' Wanganui Chronicle, commenting on , this : case, says: "Tf the person referred to is the same for whom (Private IT. H. Thompson, ,late of Wanganui, was courtmartialled and gaoled for having alleged that ,h© was in a state of intoxication while on duty then it seems to us that the comment of . the Chief Justice should be by the Government as a' warrant for bestowing adequate compensation." The Parliamentary correspondent of the Wanganui Herald says: Sir' Joseph Ward, is taking' forae pains to dissociate himself from the "National Party" proposal and in doing so seems,to liavte the approval of a large majority of. his political friends. The story that has_ been told regarding the motion adopted at the Reform Caucus was that the two party leaders put their hea# together and devised'a scheme for the IJerpetuation of the party truce. But both Mr Massey and Sir Joseph Ward have denied any collusion tow,a rds\ this end. ' As a matter of fact. Sir Joseph Ward knew_ nothing about the propossiJ till he saw it in print, and as a matter of assumption Mr Massey, though observing the spirit of the truce, is not in the habit of submitting the proposals he makes to his friendlV to his colleagues on the other side of politics. At the moment the "National Party" idiea. is not tickling the political imagination of the community to any extent. The Levin Post and Telegraph staff —or' all that is left of it—thas been maintaining thepe services under great disadvantages during the past week. The Postmaster and his first assistant early fell victims to the epidemic. Mr Hazelton, a relieving officer, arrived from Feilding to be acting-Postmaster, but he was stricEen down after a few days and is at present an inmate of the temporary hospital. 'Miss Spencer, the next senior member of the counter staff was also incapacitated; anil in the exchange Miss Gray was left to "carry on" single handed with the occasional assistance of messenger's. Meanwhile ariother officer (Mr F. E. Robertson), aJso from Feilding, is,acrting-Postmaster and has also: to give his attention to the money order branch. The postal delivery und operating room have ananaged to continue "business as usual." The officers at Wer ( aroa and Ohau very kindly offered their serviced on their half-holiday, and/ the loyal co-operation of the remaining members of the staff has enabled these essential services to be hinintained with practically no inconvenience to- the public. Mesrrs Cork and Porteous will probably be well enough to return to duty on Monday. Special value in Print Zephers. showing at our Levin Agency, in shades of Pink, Blue, and Grey, width 27ins., price only. Is 3d. Th©s« wash and wear well. The G.M. Ross 1 Co., Ltd. I The finest FLUID MAGNESIA is SHAJfcLAND'S. i-Store 'freshly made | than imported kinds. Guaranteed highest strength and purest quality. Larger bottle—lower price. 1 .''Jutland" Nurse Olath, one of the best on the market-, width 36ins, price only 2s Bd. . Shades: Good plain navies, also navy and wtiite, and blue and white stripes. The C. M. Ross Co., Ltd. Levin Agency.

The Rer, Mr Stoaley, of Petone, . though not past the critical stage of an ' attack of influenza, is progressing favourably. Messns F. E. Robertson, acting Post. master at Levin, lids been apointed Deputy Registrar of Marriages, Birtlis and Deaths for Levin. Among the victims of the epidemic i.s Sir Clias. Bnrdiett, Bart., mho has been praotising as a dental surgeon at ItJltlmm for several yea vs. He was in the Awaptini Medical Camp and con- _ tracted influenza. Later lie went' to his home, but suffered. a relapse and tided. Bv Gazette Extraordinary issued yesterday, power was conferred! by the Gro-vernor-uoneral upon • District HeaJtli Officers, with the approval of the Minister of Public Health, to prohibit the sale within their districts of all alcoholic liquor. An advertisement in this issued enforces the Order in this district. Although all hotel bars were ordered to be closed and the sale of liquor prohibited! except for medicinal purposes, several persons were to be seen on "Wednesday about Foxton more or lei-e Tinder the influence of liquor, says the Foxton Herald. One man who was arrested signed a declaration that he had obtained the liquor nt a certain hotel. A complete scUcmo,for standnrisati'-ui of boots and shoos and for a jiaiJonn price throughout the Dominion hao beendeeided on by the Board of Tr;ul<\ The scheme not only fixes the" nianufactuv' ovs prlce-and profit, but also the amount which tlie rpt-ai'.e?' will charge. All nt/hidirdised footwear "Will bo stamped witl: both., the price and Hie official . mark. The. bcar.d are in a position to >■■■ p.v.nouiu'e that (hey arc now not only , oVTe to control the price to public, but also to ensure-: supplies of leather to the manufacturer. .The boots unci sines pat cn the market will be made, u rtVr lfccal factei-y conditions, of Now / 7 «ln-id hide:- which have tar.ncd hi-rr. '"lie public may therefore may er.pcst a substantial a;id will-made article f'>r about the same price as is now ; paid for the same ty'pe of in- : f ;i r make and quality. The retail p-' c which- will be marked, \yill bo the s-ine f-'V similar samples of boot throughout .the whole of New Zealand, so that the town and country price will b- s.h'j same.'' They will not be Of ultra •• f.;j:cy d.-.ngn, but will be of up-to-date appearance. Th?'rs will be nothing of the outward-appcarance to show that' they are war.boots. The manufacturer-. at Auckland, .Wellington, and Dun-: suln' have already complpted arrange- • in cuts to manufacture the boots. . To rr.-.nv Australians there arc little pi- 1-, r.f land in Fiance which for many years to come will be looked upon as .hallowed ground. They arc dotted with the graves of the Commonwealth's sol-» diar sons, who-in the flush and pride of< manhood laid down their lives in the cause of and righteousness. General Pau, the gallant old, French general, at present a visitor to Australia (states the " Argus"), has given an assurance that the graves of our gallant men will bo tended with reverential care by the people of a nation who know how to honour an ally. Steps have already been taken to record the last resting place, wherever possible, of each Australian soldier yrlio lifts fallen , in Fiance. Curing the courses of his stay in Australia General Pau has been "asked on several occasions by the rela- . ( , tives of. soldiers who » have died , in ■ . , 'Franco wliethoT they will be permitted to purchase tlio little plot of land where ■ the graves are. situated. In ,cach case .the General has taken particulars concerning the locality of the "graves and addresses of the relatives in Australia. When he returns to France it is his .intention to p'acc the matter befote the French Government. .'■■■■■■ '—atmwmmm—— . .