The Levin Chronicle. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1918.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 10 December 1918, Page 2

The Levin Chronicle. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 10, 1918.

At a meeting of the 'Directors of the Kilk 11 Dniry CSompanv, held last night, ttie neting-chairman. (Mr R. G. Wall) made reference to- the sad misfortune of those who had suffered the loss of relations in this district and. the following resolution was passed: "The menibeip of this Hoard of Directors tender their heartfelt sympathy to those throughout this district who have lost relatives aiul friends in the dreadful epidemic whioh has recently swept over the district." Mr audi Mrs J. Krivan, of Heatherlea, have received t)he sail news of the death of their second son, James, fro mil influenza. He was in the Expeditionary Force (Artillery) and was a voting soldier of many good qualities. ' Miami Mrs Krivan, who were recently resiaciit# oi Aokautere, wh<?ro tlioy woro highly popular, will have the 'fullest sympathy of their friends hoth in Le- J vin audi Fitzlierbert, in their sad bereavement. Mr Tailored, Cooper, who has been •) appointed organiser for the Wellington I Provincial District of the New Ze'fir [ land Farmers' Union, opened his" Organising campaign at Palm«frston 011 Saturday last, when he had a good meeting of farmers. , Much interest ivas displayed, all present expressing thoir Tvillin.gnes£ to lierp Mr Cooper in his work. The 'organiser intends visiting the Paraparnumu, Te Hwo, Otafei and Oban districts at an early d/ate and on Saturday, next, December 14, "nail hold a mooting in the Foresters' Hall, Levin, when every farmer in the district. is invited to be present. Mr Cooper has had great success in organising work in Auckland and there is no doubt he will achieve the same success here.

A total of 3676 birds' eggs were delivered at the County office to-day. Tenders arc invited for tho right to cut grass on the Levin Cemetery. Conditions can be seen at the Borough office, wlhiere tenders close at 4 p.m. on December 16. Raymond A\ ebby. soeond son ot ,Mr E- WebbJ-, of Otaki lloilway, died at the Otaki Hospital yesterday morning from influenza complications. He was a- bright lad of fifteen and wa's a general favourite. The Government Meteorologist wired to-diay : The indications are for southerly winds, strong to gale, but decreasing shortly. Cold and showery weather w to expected. 'Tlio indications are for a temporary improvement shortly-

Another mine—the fourth within a few weeks—has been washed up on the Otaki beach, at a spot only a short distance from where the other mine was discovered, some 300 vards south of the Waiorongomai stream. The mechanism is somewhat different to the Inst one found on the beach.

Subscriptions have come in so freelv for t'he Levin Epidemic Fund that the Mayor announces hp hais now no further need for donations anil tlic fund is consequently closed. The list- <?f donors will be found; on page 1. Throe nominations were rceoiral viv--terday for the Wellington iSonbh seat: Messrs George Frost, Robert Semp'c (Labour) and John Castle. Four nominations were received for Palmerstori: Messrs E. H. Crabb (Independent), J. A. "Nash- (National Government),. Andrew Buchanan (Independent), and 1 A. Galhrnith (Labour). ' "There lias been a rise of 20 per cent ■in.cotton goods'cabled to New Zealand since the armitsice was signed,' isaid a Wellington tradesman to a IXimininn reporter. "People are expect in 2 the price of goods to drop imedaatcly, b it I do not anticipate that there will lr.> mudlii change for at - least eighteen months to come." A letter from Colombo, Ceylon, rebites how a German mine came and a large number of natives gathered round to examine it. By «onn» ■ means one of the horns was struck wit'in the result that about fifty of the natives were blown to bits. One careful ■ man who had climbed into *a palm to ' have a good view of the marine wonder was amongst the killed. This district had an exceptional ■vi i--1 tat ion on Sunday :\.s regards weather. Torrential rain and a howling gale raged in the early morning and later a thunderstorm of awe-inspiring intensity broke overhead. This continued till the middle of the morning, but the rain continued in the afternoon. Near midnight a heavy shock of earthquake, preceded by a loner rumble, was felt, altogether a combination of conditions wlidcAt is happily only experienced at long intervals. 1 Tho Prime Minster stated in the House of Representatives yesterday that Cabinet bad decided to set up a Commission to inquire regarding the cantos that led up t-o the influenza epidemic, all matters connected with the berthing 1 and arrival of the Niagara and the Maknra. and, also. the. administration of the Public Health Department and its relations with local authorities. The Hon. G. W. Russell, Minister of Public Health, said he desired and invited the most thorough investigation. After « brief discussion the House accepted the Legislative Council's view of women in Parliament and decided by 30 vote#; to 18 not to insist on its amendment giving women the right to sit in t'he House of Representatives. Mr Massoy said he had had at first intended to move that the House insist <111 its amendment being embodied in the Bill, but 011 thinking it over hie bad; come to the conclusion that it would be better for the House not to insist. The manner in which tlie amendment was moved was irregular and unconstitutional. He could not allow such a db'ange to be brought ill 011 a side-wind but he wouldi take the opinion of the House, cither by a Bill or ft resolution, next session. Sir James Allen states that 'he expects Bpoo or 9000 sick and wounded soldiers will be returned to New Zealand before the end of February and the transport of those cases would be complete before tlie end of March. It was imjiossible to allot a time for the tit men till peacv had been signed. A few men. regarded as urgently essential would be brought back. As far as possible, the working rule would be: first to go, first to return. Assuming that the returning of the big drafts of fit men beg ! n in March or April, it would probably take nine to twelve months to bring them all back. Preparations were being made for 2500 a week (10.000 a month), but -he did not think that it would lie passible to maintain that rate. The demobilisation work would be done on the voyage to enable tlio men to have direct from the ship's side to their homes. The Otaki Mail says: The circumstances connected with the death of Mis Tuc'key, which occurred' at Mrs Hadiield's residence at Paraparaumu, on Sunday, are particularly sad. This

ladv's husband (Sergt.-Major Tuckey, of Wellington, brother to Mrs Had- | field), was some five months ago killed sin action. Mrs Tuckey .then took up her residence wilA Mrs Hadfield «t I Paranarannm. .She had had training as a nurse, and, when the epidemic broke out at Paraparaumu, shffat ancei ottered her services, and did heroic work nursing many patients. 4 s a J'Cr suit she contracted the disease, pneumonia followed,, and she died on Simday—another example of noble self-sa-crifice that has been so noticeable a feature of the epidemic. Mrs Tuckey was a bright lovable young lady, ivOio came from Dunediu, .and was only 27 years of age . She leaves a little orphan son. The Paraparaumu people are much distressed at his sad death, the deoeaised having won golden opinions from a ll during her brief stay in the distract. *

Mns George Renwick, of Otaki, has received from her brother. Private Andrew McFagden Douglas, M.M., mi exact replica of the medal designed* in Germany and distributed to commemorate the sinking of the Luisitania by a German submarine on May 7tli 1015 when she had 011 board 1951 souls, of medal was struck in Germany with tile object of keeping alive in German nofli'ts the recolloction of tlio ncTfievcnient of the German Navy in deliberately destroying an unarmed/ passenger ship. On the obverse, under the ' ltegend "No contraband" (Keine Baniiwarc) there is a representation of tile sinking ship. The designer has put in guns and aeroplanes (which as a matter of fact the Lusitauia did not carry), but has omitted to put in the. j women and children which the world knows she did carry. On the reverse side ol the medal and under the legend I Business above all," the figure of Death sits at the booking office of the ' milliard Line and gives out tickets to I passengers who refuse to attendi to the warning against submarines given by a German. Tlii? picture seeks apparently to set forth the theory that if a murderer warns bis victim of his intention the guilt of his crime will rest with the victim, not with the murderer.—Mail.

A consignment of eight cases - ' of oranges was received at the Borough Council offices to-day and these are now obtainable by the public. The monthly meeting of the Horowtenlia County Patriotic Fundi Management Committee will bo held at Levin to-morrow afternoon at 2.30. Mr V. I. Harknoss has been nominated for the vacant seat on the Horowhenua County Council, his nominators being .Messrs Ij. Arcus and R. G. Wall. No announcement 3i*is yet been made as to when Mr Mnssov and Sir Joseph Ward will leave for England;, but it is not anticipated that their departure will be delayed many days now. The death occurred at Pongaroa last night of the Rev. T. Gardner, son of Mrs Gardner, of Princes* street. Levin, and brother of Miss Gardner, photographer, of Oxford street. The late Mr Gardner, who was quite a young man, was a victim of the epidemic. A Christchiirch telegram tb-day says the body of a man named J. Paterson, terribly mangled, was found last night mi the railway line near Qmstchurch railway station. lie had presumably fallen off the Lytic! ton train and been run over. He was superintendent ot 1 the -ailors' home at Lyttclton. At Manak.-m, where the epidemic has been very virulent, a groat improvement has been effected during the past few days. No now eases are reported. One death hais occurred, Mrs Rangii Waumu, a middle-aged native woman. The heavy rains en Saturday night caused considerable discomfort at t'lile temporary liispitnl, the rain coming into the marquee used for the staff. Advice has been rece.ivedl of the death wit'h tragic suddenness at Pahiatua. of Air William Hall, who had been on a visit to his isister Mrs Avery, and. indto wmo on to Levin. -He lia<J to hurry t:> ■'•■.;tch a train yesterday and expired su 'denly while the-train was between Pahiatua and Woodville. He was: a sen of the late Mr John Hall, who died in Levin some months ago, and had been revisiting the Pahiatua district in'which he was the first what© •child bun. His wife pre-di.-ceased him. He leaves three sons (two on active service) and two "daughters. The late Mr Hall was a prominent Mason, Druid and Forester. With the festive season approaching, present-givers will be on the look-out for something practical to go wifhi their complimenls and remembrances and Mr F. W. Pink supplies the tyeed at his boot and shoe depot. He oallfi attention to-day to his stocks of boots, slioon and slippers, in which he offers tilife best quality at moderate prices. A special section for the children will be found to contain some very suitable linos for tlie young folk and a visit will be found well worth while. As usual Mr Pink continues to devote special attention to the repair department; two first-class tradesmen are always on the premises and customers will now be able to have their work done with a minimum of delay.

Tike New Zealand TyO.ni and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report having heldi a clearing sale oil account of" Air A. J. Byrne, at Levin, on Monday. There was a fair attendance of buyers and a good sale resulted. Quotations: Ewes and lams, 35s to 36s Id, fat and forward wethers £2 Is; fat and forward) ewes, 355; good ewe hoggets, 38s lOd to 42-s; good wetlier hoggets, 34s 8cl; 4-tootli Romney rama, 3Jgns ; f.f.m. . do., 2?gns; steers, £8 18s: '18months do., £6 9s; lieiferis with calves, £7 10s; 2-ycar empty heifers, £6 2s 6d to £9 2s 6d; weaner liieifers, 355; gig mare, £16; springing cart mare, £10; dogcart, £24; spring dray, £12 105; on account of outside vendiors—shorn hoggets, 22s 3d to 25s 2d ; cows in milk ,£9 17s 6d. i "To-day eighteen drunks have been dealt with, and one has been remanded," said Inspector Marsack at the Wellington Magistrate's Court yefiterl.dav. "That is double the number j dealt with on Saturday, and more tshan double that of the previous day, when [ seven were dealt with. During the time the hotels were closed we had two -blank days and the charge sheet for the rest of the time averaged three cases per day, some of which were due to the drinking of methylated spirits. It „ looks very much as if the hotel' licensees are not taking the care they (should in serving the men. At the present time the Police Force is very much dpleted, mid perhaps has not been' able, to pay the attention to the hotels that might be wishedl, but that should make a decent-minded licensee take all the more trouble to sec that his hotel was properly conducted." Mr D. G. A. Cooper, S.M., replied that the number, of easeis was certainly too large. He had had the idea that lidtelkeepers and Prohibitionists were absolutely opposed but "it almost seems as if they were in league to give every help to pass Inhibition throughout Jfew Zealand. I 'have been astounded during the past few days to see so many drunken men in the town." -Apparently some of the hotelkeepers were not alive to their own interests or they would not have permitted so much drunkenness at a time like t(he present.