The Levin Daily Chronicle FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 December 1926, Page 4

The Levin Daily Chronicle FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The body of William Palfrey Camp a married man, aged 35, and a compose tor by occupation, was found yesterday in a vacant section at Maraetai.

There are 20 entries for the Ngav Zealand chess championship opening in Auckland on December 27. Pour exchampions, Messrs Barnes, Dunlop, Davies and Kelling take part.

For a useful Christmas Gift see our rubber aprons in assorted colours, also floral, ladies’ size from 3/6 to 7/11. For children 1/6 to 2/6 nett cash.— The C. M. Ross and Co., Ltd,*

Prize money Avon at the recent flower show will be paid pt the “Chronicle” office from to-morrow until next Wednesday.

A set of trucking dates Avere inadver- i tently inserted in the N.I. Pig Co-oper- 1 aticn’s advertisement in yesterday’s issue. The Co-operation trucked at Le- ] vin yesterday and av ill net send fonvard any further consignments till after the holidays. Standards 5 and 6 of the Ohau School, to the number of 23, under the guidance of Mr Arcus, spent a day in Wellington last Tuesday. Although the Avcather conditions locally Avere bad, the party Avas fortunate to have fine Aveather, and after tAVO hours on the Avhaiwes, spent a profitable and enjoyable afternoon at the Zoo.

Purdy, the Auckland lightweight, Avhc was matched by the Manawatu Boxing Association to meet Trowern for the Dominion lightweight championship and Truth belt, decided that he Avas not able to fulfil the arrangement. The ManaAvatu Association promptly cabled tp Eaymond Jansen, the French light'weightj Avho is in Sydney, offering him a fight Avith TroAvern. A reply is noAV being aAvaited. The improved design and new features incorporated in the “E.W. ” model Douglas Avill go a long Avay to increasing the sales of this motor cycle as well as build up unequalled reputation for the Douglas firm. Their comfortable riding position Avill appeal to the average motor cyclist and this combined Avith its unusual speed and dependability makes the E.W. a profitable investment. Messrs W. B, Macintosh and Son are the local agents.'

Messrs W. Capper and Son made three trips with a Graham truck that must constitute a record, for this district at least and one that must take a lot of beating elsewhere. was an almost continuous run of 36 hours. One driver made the journey to Wellington and back and when he had disposed of his lead another driver made a return trip to Marton. . A third driver then did a return journey to Wellington. The distance covered with fix distinct loads approximated 354 miles and was completed inside 36 hours, including loading and waiting time.

A Maori debtor, who has a family of ten, and who was summoned for failing to pay a debt of £lO 7s Id for which judgment was given in February last, stated in the Levin Court yesterday that he was already paying £3 a month on two other orders of the court. He was interested in a property of 50 acres which was subdivided among a family of eight and mortgaged to the Public Trustee, and he was allowed 4 an ae to jive on. The balance of the property was let for 30s an acre, but the rent was paid to the Public Trustee. The debtor worked on the County metal-crusher when work was available. The Magistrate told him he was not entitled to have a large family and feed them at other people's expense. An order was made for payment of the debt at the rate of £1 a month.

Statistics of recent years have shown that the Maori race is on the increase, and it would appear from statements made in the Magistrate’s Court at Levin. by certain Native judgment debtors, that its population is going ahead by leaps and bounds. One of the defendants informed the court that he was the father of ten children, of whom eldest was 17; all but one of the children lived at home with him, on property of half an acre. Another Maori debtor, in answer to questions by the Magistrate, stated that he was 37 years of age and had 12 children to look-after. ‘‘These children are not all your own, arc they?” asked Mr Salmon, S.M., in surprise. “Are you sure you have not adopted some'?” “None, Your Worship,” replied the native. “I have had .14 altogether, but two of them died.”

Father Christmas arrives in' Levin tomorrow afternoon and will be “at home” to the children at Aitken’s,*

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Hubby will find it very easy to select that hand-bag for you this Christmas if you just take the precaution to send him 'to Aitlccn’s. We have been particularly fortunate in securing some really smart and fashionable bags this year direct from the manufacturers which really means a direct saving to you as the prices are just as low as tin* quality is high. Remember Aitken’sC

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A Da nnevirice telegram announces thd death of Mr Charles A. Mears, Town Clerk since 1913, following an operation for acute appendicitis. He was Immediate Past District Provincial Grandmaster of the 1.0.0. F. and secretary of the local Masonic Lodge.