The Levin Daily Chronicle SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 June 1931, Page 4

The Levin Daily Chronicle SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1931. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wellington Education Board today invites tenders for (1) demolishing a number of chimneys at the Levin District High Schoolj and (2) installing a central heating system in the main school.

A number of enquiries have been received locally from residents desiring to send produce and other contributions to Wellington for the relief of distress in the city. Messrs W. Capper and Son have kindly offered to transport such supplies to Wellington free.of charge provided they are sent to the firm’s depot at Weraroa.

The operatic production of “The Bohemian Girl” by the Levin Choral Society promises to be even a bigger success than “ jytaritana ’» was last year. Inspired with the enthusiasm with which the latter was received members have devoted themselves to rehearsals with a greater degree of confidence and this will be reflected in their performance of July 15th.

Bright gospel services will be the order of the day in the Salvation Army Hall to-morrow at 11 a.m. ans 7 p.m. Lieut, Muriel PollocK, who left Levin 4 years ago to become a Salvation Army Officer will take the address in the People's Popular Service. All are cordially invited to attend and hear the Lieut, and take part in singing the good old hymns.

The annual meeting of the Levin Home and School Association will be held at the School at 7.45 p.m. on Monday evening. The Association has had a year of gfeat activity, which will be reported upon; officers will be elected, and future policy outlined. All parents and others interested in the welfare and progress of local education are cordially,ihvited to attend the meeting. ' J .1

Says the New York “Sun”: The Farm Board has two bulls by their tails, the Cotton Bull and the Wheat Bull, and doesn’t know how to let go of either. If it dumps its surpluses now it will demoralise trading; if it holds them, nothing but a national disaster to the producing section can keep them from growing bigger.

After smashing the lock off one of the petrol pumps at the Milson aerodrome at Palmerston on Thursday night or early yesterday morning, thieves took 18 gallons of benzine from the tank. The pump was seriously damaged, but, strange to say, two cases of petrol left under the plane in the hangar were untouched.

The first of the season’s new potatoes have reached the Auckland city markets, the few sacks offered being quickly sold at about 3d to 4d a pound. The season proper will start about September or October, but it is expected that small stocks will come forward at irregular intervals in the meantime.

A telegram from Wellington says the egg supply continues to increase, but the demand is rather slack and prices have dropped 2d on the week. First grade hen eggs, 2s 5d a dozen, seconds 2s 3d, ducks 2s sd. Poultry, ex cool store, 7s a pair. Black Orpingtons, 8s to 10s. Chicken, 10s to 14s a. pair. There is a small supply of fresh poultry.

“The Little Lad from ‘Flowertown/ ” is the subject announced for the morning service of the Levin Methodist Church to-morrow. The anthem title advertised is “The Radiant Morn. ’ ’ In the evening service the subject considered will be “Religion at Life’s Cross Roads,” and the anthem will be “'Sun of My Soul.” Both services will be conducted in the Century Hall by the Rev. W. G. Slade, M.A. All who attend no other place of worship are very cordially invited.

The cosmetic industry of tfie Eomans wsls world famous, and their trade marks were high in demand. A great number of oil jars were found in the recently-discovered Eoman baths near the Upper Austrian city of Weis. The oil was used for ointments after the bath, and was imported from Italy about 2000 years ago in large amphorae. The neck of each amphora bears the following inscription in red: “OL NIG EXD EXC. ’ ’ The Viennese archaeologist, Dr. Eudolf Egger, was able to decipher the words. They read on reconstruction: “OLiva NlGra EXDulci EXCellena ,, 5 in English: “Oil, Black, Sweet, Prime quality. ” The inscription is supposed to be the trade mark of the Eoman merchant who sent the goods to his customers in Upper Austria.

The probable development of citrusgrowing in the Dominion was dealt with by Mr G. A. Green, citriculturist, in an address at the annual meeting of the Auckland council of the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture (states the New Zealand Herald). “ There is no doubt that a sweet orange of full juice can be grown in New Zealand from November until March, the period when oranges are sold at high prices,” Mr Green said. (i Production at that time would mean that competition with Island, Australian, and Californian oranges would be avoided to a considerable extent.” The speaker said it was still necessary to decide on a particular variety of orange for cultivation in New Zealand. He had in view a type produced in Australia, or, as an alternative, the profitable Lue orange of Florida.

Differences between the culture of the Maoris of the North Island and those of the South were commented on by Mr W. H. J. Wood, when the old Kaiapoi pa was visited by a party from the Workers’ Educational Association of New Brighton (comments the Press). He pointed out that the carvon the monument on the site was European work based on a North Island model, and that it did not truly represent the South Island Maoris. Although the spiral was not absent from South Island carving and tattooing, the designs generally tended to rectilinear form. In language, also, there has been a difference, the ‘ng’ of the north being replaced by ‘k,» so that the true name of the tribe was “Kaitahu” and not “Ngai-tuhn,” as marked on the monument. The differences applied also to canoes, for, while the North Island Maoris had used only the single canoe, the southern tribes had used canoes with outriggers and double canoes. The only specimen of an out rigger canoe that had been discovered in New Zealand was in the Canterbury Museum.

“The Big Sale of All Sales’ ’ is announced by Messrs Bros., Men’s and Boys' outfitters.*

Two hundred kites are to be given away at Johnson's Cash Stores during the next few days on terms outlined on page 1 of this issue.*

Thos. Borthwick and Sons (Australasia), cash buyers of calves, announce that Mr M. Wills will be their collector in the Levin district this season and will collect calves on Tuesdays and Fridays.*

Before going to a dance ladies should have their hair trimmed, water or marcel waved, by Mr 'Campbell, hairdresser to'Lady Bledisloe. Mr Campbell may be consulted at Wilkinson Toilet Saloon in Oxford street.*

Constipation! Stop taking ever-in-creasing doses' weakening purgatives and pills. Eat Yeaston Tablets. Nonhabit forming.—Crown Pharmacy.*

Clark's Sale —Men’s Wide End Ties, were 2/6 n0w.,1/-; Men’s Cord Braces, were 3/6, now'2/6. Also Men’s Fancy Wool Cashmer/8 Sox, were 3/6. Sale Price 1/11' pair/

Bowels kept free *r- poisons by regularly eating Yeaston Tablets.— Crown Pharmacy.*

Rheumatism! . Drink Bhunerva, the South American health tea. Rids system of uric acid. Purifies the blood