LOCAL & GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 September 1917, Page 2

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Horowhenua Publishing Co., Ld., has arranged; to sell its (business, which includes tho .Levin Oironicle, as from the Ist October nest. The new proprietors will be Messrs. 11. H. Billens and H. Or. Ivetrslake, "both of whom are well-known journalists. Messrs. Kersla'ke and Billens have been engaged on the staff of the .Vlanawutu Standard for several years. A marvellous escape from a fatal accident befol Mr J. C. tMilnes at Levin yesterday. He had' been homo on week-end leave (for business purposes) from military camp, and on Monday morning, when niotoning to work, he failed to notice the approach of tho northward-bound tralin to Queen-street crossing. The. enginedriver whistled, and the bells oti the eiwl-ing wore ringing, 'hut .evidently Mr IMilnes was prevented 'by the high wind from il tearing the alarms. He dashed into truck next to the engine, and the impact was severe enough to break the ooupling. The motor-car, fortunately was turned in the same direction as the (ttraan wuiis running and l eventually was .tHiirown clear olf tho rails. Mr Milneg escaped with a severe shaikiing and a badly sprained ankle. Niewis has been received that) vate Alfred Gtfeiig, who fior yeaTk worked in Levin with Messrs Nation and Son upon the Manawatu Farmer, hlas been killed in action at the frontj. He was a steady, plodding fellow, and went away from the dominion with the early reinforcements. Private Walter Barratt, of Levtfn, wliio left with the llitli I?ioin for cements, was recently invalided to ■Brobkanhuret Hospital England. A cable received last week gave tlhfe information that he had been removed ■ttjO l iHarnohulneh Convalescent IH'ospittal, nc'ar London. Private George Xiation, welfl-lkno i wn ' in Levin, who underwent severe operations for wounds received |at the front, is now in England at ißarnohurdlil' Convalescent HtoSpjitail. iEjfc brother Fred, who was recovered from a collapsed dug-mi)t, after three hours' imprisonment, and whose eyes were injured, when last heard of was in a theatrical party at the front, entertaining the soldiers at "the close of the day. At a meeting of the executive of the Horowhenua County Patriotic Association, held at the borough chamberM, lastt Wednesday, 'a communtloation was received from Mr J. W. Farltajnd offering to give a benefit performance without >any deductions, far the Horowhenua County Patriotic Fund, and the thougfhtfulnesß of these was most gladly accepted, and it is proposed to fcave this night oh next Tuesday, tho 18tli. As a farewell also was being arranged for about jtlris date to the men who are going into camp as members of the 34th 'Reinforcements, it has since been decided to combine tihte two gatherings and have one big night. A special selection of suitable pictures is being provided for the (occasion. Meanwhile everyone is asked to keep next Tuesday night free, and !to b>e ialt the King's Theatre. Admfission will be one shilling to all parts of tihte theatre.

One of the Dainedin investors in the War Loan gave bis broker a surprise by counting out his few hundreds in sovereigns, and ajnoftilifer suU-'criber made up the balance of his payment out of a nice little bag of half-sover-eigns, the bottom of which was not touched. But as far as we (Dunedin Star) can make out, these were very! rare instances. Practically tllie whole of the subscription was in paper.

Uorowhenua County Council intendis to promote destruction of small birds by egg-buying, this year. The council will pay 3d per dozen for thrush egg; (id pea - d'ozen for Maokyirdh' and sparrows' eggs; starlings' 'epfgs will not he accepted.

A collection taken up at the football 'match in Levin last Saturday—between the Central Development Farm team and Levin's representatives— resnllted in £1 l(ss 6d being taken up ■and handed over :by Mir. J. iMtuiro. This sum has been placed to t'bte credit of the Horowlienuia County Patriotic Fund, find the tlionglvtfillness of rejdponsi'ble for tHie coMeottion hieing made is much appreciated.

Kuku Dairy Company is about to start a general supply sitore for benefit of shareholders. At a meeting of directors held last night fourteen applications for the poet of store manager were considered', and /the idireci tors appointed Mr F. E. Langelan to the position. Mr Langelan has a long experience as a general storekeeper, and successfully ran a business at Shannon for some years.