The Levin Chronicle MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1921.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 February 1921, Page 2

The Levin Chronicle MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1921.

The guard of the Wanganui train in- ' formed au interested passenger that ! Saturday's consignment of sk Maoris : on stretchers iand two on crutches landed) at JRatana's siding that mom- • ing was quite a common occurrence, j Curiously enough, he remarked, ve ! seldom bring back a bed or a crutch. I

In discussing the stringency of the money market and the effect of the wool market upon it, a Manawatu farmer said that for eight years past the proceeds of his clip averaged £7OOO per annum, which sum he regularly invested on mortgage. This year su far nothing is available.

Mrs Matthews, .giving evidence on her eon's behalf at Christclmrch, said the accused had always been the kincfcesk of sons to her. He had always been fond of animals and kind to everything. He wrote to her from practically every port he was in. The letters, until quite recently, were rational. Latterly they seemed to be rambling. On Thursday evening a gruesome discovery was made by Mr Jury, of Frankley Road, New Plymouth, when in drawing water from a well on his property he found; the body of his wife, Mrs Hannah Jury, aged 58 years. Mrs Jury had been absent from home 1 since January 23, and, it was thought, was visiting friends in Taihape. The well was 80 feet deep, and was in daily use by Mr Jury. The matter was reported) to the) police, and the body was removed to the morgue.

Good catches of soles and flounders were made at the Hokio beach yesterday. la the tennis match, Foxton v. Levin, played in the latter club' courts on Saturday, the visitors were defeated by 24 sets to 0.

Mr i*. A. Dv Micklo of Mauakau, reeei.ed ad vie,, ta-day of the death < 1 bis lather at Mr Mickle has left for the north.

According to Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., there is one thing he cannot understand, and that is the railway time--table, etc., as issued by tne N.Z. Government.

Mr J. Sigley's niaro Maori Queen continues bar successful show-ring career. At the Dannevirke show Jast week she secured three firsts andi one second, making a t-otai for the season of ten firsts and three seconds out of thirteen ©ntries.

Tlie Manakau State school picnic will take place at Paekakariki on Friday, 25th. It was arranged to hold tke gathering earlier, but on account of the garden party agreed to postpone the fixture so that there would be no clash. The .committee's action is one that is appreciated. .Despite the fact that the season jS unfavourable, properties are still on the move in this district, and sewral saits are reported. Mr J. H. Maxwell, oi t'pper. Queen Street, has disposed of his 00-aere farm to Mr J. S. Finhey, late of the Wairarapa. The sale was efioi'ted through Messrs. Joplin, Stallaid and Carrnichael, Ltd. I'rieuds and neighbours of the late ■Uathorine Bruce Jones of Taonui »S.c ;t, • Pahnerston North, who died recently in her ninety-eighth year, are placing ov-r her grave a tablet, bearing in her own broad Scottish tongue, the reply she once gave to a question as to how she managed) to.live on the old age pension of i!3 per month: "Nane bu t the puir k-n wha guid the puir are tae the puir." A meeting of the Levin branch of tin Farmers' Union was held on Saturday alternooh, Mr G. Tully presiding. The- other members present were: M.ssrs. J. Kcbbell, "\V. H. Becher, F. H. H. Gorringe and) W. G. Adkin. the Levin bra noli was invited to be represented at a conference at Palmerston North on March 5, to go into the formation of a company to work the lime. s.toii:- (ii posits in the Manawatu Gorge. Mr Tully was appointed to attend*. The death occurred on Sunday at •her residence in Bannister Street, Masierton, of an old and respected resident in the person of Mrs S.. Hill, mother of Mrs A. W. Broadway, of Otaki. Deceased, who was 77 years of age, had been a resident of Masterton for some 14 years. ami during her residence had made many friends. She leaves a family of eleven, who reside in various parts of New Zealand. The funeral, .which took place on Tuesday, was well attended.

Tlu l jury retired in the murder trial at ChrisLci.iuck on Saturday at 11.37 a.m., and returned an hour later with a verdict of "Guilty," and further 't found Matthews to be sane at the time

of tin?- commission of the crime. When the usual question was put by the Registrar ,Matth©wi,, who was labouring under deep stress, bit hard into his Up for u moment. It appeared as if he were about to speak, but no words came. His Honour placed the black cap on his head and passed the sentence of death.

.Mr and Mrs H. B. Fiance, well known local citizens, intend moving in the course of a few days to Pliinmerton, where they have a seaside property. They have disposed of their residence in King's Drive to Mr J. Lcmmon, but have retained a property inter, st in Levin, upon which they intend to build and reside after a sojourn of a year or two at the seaside. Mr France, who is a sailing enthusiast, will take his new boat, Sealady, with him to Plimmerton and endeavour to stimulate an interest in the sport there, where there is every facility lor the popular marine pastime. Their numerous friends will wish Mr and Mrs France a pleasant sojourn at the seaside. >■'.

A high compliment is paid to the British Intelligence Office in "Srmsadus London," a book on the American Navy in the war, by John Langdon Leighton. "Simsadus London" was the cable address of Admiral Sims' London office—dissected, Sims, Admiral, U.S. An American review says: The strangest and most interesting part of the book is that which relates to the Briish Intelligence Office. The Germans not infrequently got wrong information, which in war is much worse than no information. The British, on the other hand, says the author, always had the right information. They knew, at certain times, where every enemy submarine was. This they accomplished by means of radio tions. To be sure, the messages from the German subs., conveyed in a highly secret code, might be indecipherable, but tlie direction from which the message came could be determined. "The Admiralty took the greatest care .that this method of locating German submarines should not be discovered by the enemy, for they regarded it as the greatest secret in their possession, and there is no evidence to show that the Germans ever did discover it."