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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1527, 25 March 1916, Page 3

The Levin Bowling Club is holding a patriotic gas-light rink tournament on Wednesday and Thursday nights next. On Monday evening in the Salvation Army Hall a first-class entertainment will be provided by members of the Levin Corps, and on Tuesday evening the programme will be given by the local corps. There will be sales of goods each evening. Admission sixpence.

At the invitation of the Foxton Presbyterian Bible Class, members of the Shannon Bible Class to the number of fifteen journeyed over by brake and motor on Monday evening last. A very pleasant social evening was spent presided over by the Rev. J. H. Bredin, By way of strengthening the classes interesting periodical visitations are contemplated between the two places.

Some of the smaller cheese companies in the Pahiatua district are paying out extremely good prices to their suppliers (says the Pahiatua Herald). On Monday last the Hopelands Company paid out to its twenty-five suppliers something approaching ,£3,000. Nearly ,£2,000 of this sum represents an additional payment to suppliers of 6d per lb. on butterfat delivered up to the end of December, making the average advance on butterfat for the first half of the season is 6d per lb-

The work of classifying certificated teachers under the Dominion grading scheme, which has been occupying the attention of the Education Department for the past two months has now reached an advanced stage. In addition to the teachers at present in the employment of education boards, provision is being made for the grading of all primary school teachers who at the present time may not be so employed, provided they make formal application before March 31st next to the senior inspector of the education district in which they reside. It is stated by the Ashburton Guardian that the demand for farm labourers is keen in the Ashburtou County, particularly for strong youths and men over military age. Several farmers, when enquiring for men at the local labour bureau, intimated that they would refuse to employ men of military age who were fit to go into camp. One Ashburton farmer, when looking for a man, was most emphatic on this point; he stated that he had sent some of his own sons away, and he was not going to fill their places on tUe farm with men who should also go. Master W. F. Seeker, of Messrs Barraud and Abraham’s staff. Palmerston North, was made the subject of a presentation of a wristlet watch by the firm on Wednesday in recognition of his bravery in rescuing a lady from drowning in the Manawatu river on Sunday last. The presentation was made by Mr L. A. Abraham, managing director, in the presence ot the staff, the speaker referring to Master Seeker’s fine deed in terms of the highest praise, saying he was made of the same stuff as the New Zealanders who were fighting so well for their country. In the course of an address given at Patumahoe on Monday night (reports the New Zealand Heraldj, the Prime Minister sounded a warning note. New Zealand could not expect to get as much for its produce after the war as it was getting now, he said, and it would have to provide employment for large numbers of returned men. The people sometimes forgot the enormous war expenditure of the country. The war was costing New Zealand per month, and there was a prospect of a still further increase. He believed, however, that the country would see the war through to the end. There was one thing certain : No country would recover from the effects of the war as New Zealand would, for the energy of her people and the quality of her products would stand by her. Mr Massey said he believed the demand for New Zealand produce would continue, and the advertisement it was at present receiving would be of invaluable service in normal times. SEE CHEAP RATES, FRONT PAGES LAIDLAW LEEDS WHOLESALE CATOLOG.