The Levin Daily Chronicle THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 July 1925, Page 2

The Levin Daily Chronicle THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Generally speaking, the game season has been lair, ducks especially being very plentiful in the Wairarapa, lu one instance, towards the latter part of the season, three guns were responsible lor 60 birds—quite a good average “bag.”

A rise In the tariffs of Dunedin boarding-houses is talked about as a result of the Exhibition, aind it is said that some landlords have already notified their patrons that the charges will be so much per week more after the end of September, states an exchange.

Those who have at heart the improvement of music in Levin, and the purchasing of new instruments for the Band, should make a point of attending the concert to he given on Sunday night next at the People’s Theatre. An excellent programme has been arranged for the occasion. The 30 cows offered by Messrs Abrahaih and Williams, Ltd., yesterday at Mr A. H. Hill’s sale at Shannon, came forward in good condition and met with a keen demand,* the prices being for early culvers £7 to £11; Sept, calvers, £6 to £lO, later ealvers up to £5. The President of (he Levin Chamber of Commerce has received an invitation, for officers and members of the Levin Chamber of Commerce to attend the annual social re-union, in the form of a smoke concert, of the Levin Volunteer Fire Brigade to be held in Williams’ Tea-room on Wednesday, 22nd inst. Record sales of tickets are reported for the unique picture to he screened at the People’s Theatre to-night. “Wonders of the Deep" is a film ol exceptional merit and Messrs Scott and Sullivan state they arc fortunate in having it.for Levin to-night. The Jazznianians will provide an added attraction by their playing of the latest light music. A complaint that empty benzine tins were being left at the roadside oy employees of the Manawatu-Oroua Power Board was voiced at the meeting of that body yesterday by Sir James Wilson, who observed that they were most unsightly. The chairman (Mr J. A. Nash), “Cun we sell them to your County Council (Manawatu) to fill in the pot holes in the roads?" (Laughter). A record number of opossum trappers’ licenses have been issued in the Wellington area, and, whereas only 199 were given during the whole i f the previous season, already 245 have been issued with only the first two weeks gone out of the season,. There is a considerable improvement in the method of stretching the skins, which will fetch, it is estimated, something like 7s apiece. There was a large crowd at Palmerston yesterday for the Australia v, Manawatu hockey match, the first game in the tour of the Australians. Manawatu fielded a good team and lost little time in scoring, increasing the lead to 2—l at half time. This looked anything but hopeful for the visitors, but the latter turned the tables in the second .half, and gradually crept up until they led and won 3—2. Their next game is, at Auckland. In June, 1920, a New Zealand sheep fai'iner, whilst attending to some flocks of sheep, lost Ixis gold watch. He soon discovered it had somehow fallen from his pocket, but, try as he would he could not find it on the ground near. He was simply astounded this year when the watch was returned to him (it had his name and address engraved inside) from a city in the United States, to which some bales of wool had been shipped by him in 1922. Saturday is “Shop Day,” and the day upon which the ladies of the Levin Croquet Club will sell dainty home-made edibles, the proceeds from which will be devoted to improving the finance of the Club. As “value tor money’’ will be a bye-word at the stall, those who have been unable to prepare for the coming week-end should give their patronage. Mrs F. Nicholson would be glad to receive contributions of ca&es, etc., for the stall. Fifteen Infantile paralysis convalescents left Palmerston North this week en route to Rotorua, for special treatment at King George V Hospital. Ten of the patients were from the local hospital, while the remaining five joined up from their homes. The party, which was in charge of two members of the nursing staff, was accommodated in a special sleeper coupled up to the front of the Main Trunk express. In the morning Messrs A, Hannay and P. T. Robinson had collected a good sum which was spent in purchasing fruit, books, and toys for distribution among the little sufferers. Dr. Thwigg, who had much to do witn the children When a member of the hospital staff, was also there to bid the patients good-bye, shaking hands with each of them and wishing them a speedy recovery to health.