The Levin Daily Chronicle MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 3 January 1927, Page 4

The Levin Daily Chronicle MONDAY, JANUARY 3, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The vital statistics for Ohristchureh for tlie past year with the figures for the previous vear in parentheses were: Births 2602 (2548) deaths 1347 (1210), marriages 113(5 (1092) . In December the l.irths were 212, deaths 108, and •uarriages l;~o.—Press Association. Two sons of Mr F. J. W. Stallard, of Levin, carried off the honours in the one-mile cycle race at Paraparaumu on Satm-da/, Mapu (40yds) being first and Basil fSOyd.s) second. The avinner's time was 2 min f>B 2-osec.—a good performance for a young rider on a grass track. At £>.3o on New Year's Eve Frank Robert Roder, was found in an unconscious condition at the foot of a flight of stairs leading into the basement of the Lyttelton /ire brigade station. lie was rernoAed to his home, but medical examination discovered a fractured skull, and ho was taken to the Christchurch hospital, where he died at 1.30 Saturday morning. Deceased was a suigle man and a waterside Avorker. New Rosco SeAving Machire would make an ideal New Year Gift. They are silent running. Ten years' guarantee. Hand-lift drophead. £M 17/G. Automatic life drophead, £l2 xi/u\—The C. M. Ross Co., Ltd. ; the Store for Value.* '

The two-n.onths-old baby of Mr and Mrs Paul, of Ponsonby, was found suffocated in its cot, presumably through burying its head in the bedclothes. — Press Association. ~

John Kennedy Liptrott, .single, a gardener, committed suicide at Masterton, by, cutting his throat with a razor. At T.he inquest a verdict was returned of suicide while .mentally affected.—Press Association;

Peter the Great, a wonderful, sagacious dog actor, will be seen in "Wild Justice," a sensational picture at a matinee which will lie held at the Do Luxe Theatre on Wednesday afternoon. On Wednesday and Thursday nights at the De Luxe, a double feature '. programme consisting of Peter the Great in "Wild Justice," and "A Dancer o< Paris," starring Conway Tearle and Dorothy Macbean. A comic, gazette, and music by the De Luxe Augmented Orchestra will also be part of this t-plendid evening's entertainment.

The Hokio beach is sharing liberally in the public patronage of pleasure re- : sorts this summer. The accommodation provided by cottages is being fully taken up, and several tents have been pitched by those who do not mind roughing it. The open spaces afforded an excellent setting for the ceremonies of farewelling the Old Year, and some imposing bonfires were set ablaze, while the discharging of fireworks was carried out until the early hours of the morning. On New Year's Day there was a great exodus from town to the beach, the service car running continuously to and fro throughout the day.

The New Year holidays passed ofi: amid comparative quiet in Levin, many people having gone to the seaside, and to various sports and picnics. There was a large crowd in, town for New Year's Eve, which was given a- lively •iiuid-olf by the younger generation, whose detonators and bombs could be. heard exploding until after midnight. New Year's Day was warm and overcast, and many people sought the water. Motor traffic was heavy on all the roads, and the' rain that fell for a while yesterday afternoon did not greatly deter the tide 'of pleasure-seekers. The train? passing south to-day are crowded with holiday-makers returning to Wellington.

The puffing of a railway engine is a common enough sound, but few people know by what it is regulated. Actually the number of puffs made by a locomotive in the course of a journey depends on the circumference of its driving wheels. No matter what the speed of the train may be. the engine will give four puffs for every complete turn of the driving wheels. The wheels may vary in cicumference, but the average is 20ft. With average driving wheels and a speed of fifty miles an hour, a locomotive will give 880 puffs a minute, or 52,800 puffs an hour, the driving wheels performing 13,200 complete revolutions in the sixty minutes.

To say health is priceless, may seem an over estimate of its value to tnnse who have never felt its lack, rut let health be once lost and even the most miserly would give the wealth of ki'-.'s, if thoy had it, to recover this orecious thing. Fortunately we are livi.ig in tlie days of modern science, tlu, : wonder working handmaid of nature, . ud outlot, no matter how hard, holds b-ight hopes of relief as compared to the darkness and suffering of the days cf old. A method of treatment, th re-ore. which actually works with n;.. ere. is really the only safe road to the recovery of health. The Violet Ray is a thorough treatment the irresistible, revitalizing powers of the Violet Ray being carried at once to every nefve cell, fibr3 and part'of the body. It is chiefly u.ed for the treatment of Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sciatica, Neuritis, Nervousness, Goitre, etc. You are invited to investigate at any time, consultation is free.—R. A. Billows, Keedwell's Buildings *

A mosr. acceptable gift—all wool colonial travelling rugs—in all the best New Zealand makes . Light and dark designs, prices ranging from 19/0, 22/6, 27/6, 32/6, 39/6, 49/6. 65/-, 89/6, 99/6, to £6 10/-.—Clark's, Ltd., Levin's Bes; Store.*

Frequently many pleasing remarks are made about our excellent window displays, certainly our windows do create very favourable comment. The explanation is simple—attractive window displays are easj—if you have the goods!* And there you have it. Call ioon and see our special displays of suitable and sersible gifts at reasenabLprices. Remember Aitken's.*

Give a Rug for New Year.—There are such beauties at the 0. M. Ross Co., Ltd., but those we have in mind just i.ow'for mother's pleasure are the smart reversible ones at the following reasonable prices:—4ft 6iu x 2ft, 18/9, 21/6, 24/9; 4ft Sin x 2ft 3in., 24/6, 32/fi, 34/6; oft Gin x 2ft, 6in., 32/6, 39/6, 49/6.—The C. M. Rcss Co., Ltd., The Store for Value.*