TELEGRAMS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 February 1912, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

• »'V"' "-*•! ( -V«'|C| l''A 1 «<■! N |SH TO MOWLS. INYKIU'AKGILL, Feb. 8. .Mi .)".seph V. Howie, ;i wellknown contractor. died .suddenly la';t 11:ii?it. Mi' played howls f»:>l'v afioru on. and. after an exe : t:n<j; finish in ii four-rink ci'vimpiomdiip, mointwd liV !ncycle snul loft for 1 ii•!!i*.>. On tilo way lie dropP"d from tin* niacliiu" and expired from hear!: failure. Mo leaves a wido.v ami 'irovrn-up family. ILLEGAL HUTTING. AFCKLANI), February '6. At the Police Court. to-day, !Wr C'ltten 'lave his rescned .judgment in t.jo crises of .James Krne.si McCarthy .'in-.! .Jc-sepii I'riwn, u ho were char.<.'\d with bettiue -a" Kllcrslie on JaiiiiM'y lin the view of pei'Mim-; I'rerpientin.i£ the racecourse. Hui li were convicted and fined £20 each. FOF.M) IN A .RIVER. AUCIv I jA,\ D, February 8. .V ns lias been received at Muntly to lie' effect that the body ol a man wa ■ fonn.l in the river at Poster's Island. The identity of tlie dece".se;t is at present unknown. Tlio police are iiivu-itiiiatinjr the matter.

Koxton Hou'luur < 1 lib is t<> hold a carnival und art union in about three weeks' time. Tenders art' invited by Mr K. M. I'.o.ilton, i'o;- the erection of a fiveloomed house at Manakft.i. L-wii'.s in of Saturday cricketers plays Otaki's team to-morrow. A bus will lea/e Levin Post Office at 1'i.1.") for Otaki, and all members of lli • te;>in are r: i|nested to be psm.-L-inJ in attendance. What had pi e\ ioiisly been announced as a "pound meeting" took place the Salvation Army Hall last C'.vniii'j, friends iind adherents heiuii invited hi bi• i 1 aloii.u "pounds" of potatoes, rice, miu::I", etc., the v.iliol" Lroiii'i to the officers quarters lor the officers ii.se afterwards. A f'lie r"iin I .(m- / 1 1 people rolled up, and a spleiid d :: i"i ;; \ of things ,<fath(M - '. <l in. for which the ofiieein (Adjt. Cook riid Lieutenant Rower) flcisire to express their sin/ere thanks and appreciation. The pan-els wore each and all opened in th" biiildin>.( and all pi es -lit wi a v allowed h> learn the contend of (be ■ eveivd ''pounds." which i,i"li; !e:l. irnomt other tilings, a h:r/e V ••, i.»;tnloi« (nearlv two >'evr '"av's fe'l), besides s>a>>. su rice. e!c. It was indeed a ti -;>' 1111 ii'). ;-! method of replenishin;r tie* officers' larder.