The Levin Daily Chronicle TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1932. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 2 February 1932, Page 4

The Levin Daily Chronicle TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1932. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Mayor, Mr' J. P. McPhail, reported to the Birkenhead Borough Council that one relief worker at Birkenhead had been “stood down” for a fortnight as a warning for having made no attempt to establish a vegetable garden. All the other workers had. plots under cultivation.

Information has been received from London that, with the approval of H.M. 'the King, and H.R.H. the President’ the title of the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music has been changed to “The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, London.” The original title has been in use since the formation of the Associated Board, in the year 1889, and the change, which was foreshadowed by Sir Hugh Allen when he visited New Zealand in 1930, is made for the sake of convenience, the oiiginal title being so unwieldy, even when reduced to initials, as used •by Licentiates.

Fifteen relief workers were charged at Palmerston yesterday with throwing mud at motorists. The evidence showed that while the men were returning from work on a lorry, they pelted passing motorists with lumps of mud. One motor-cyclist, a farm-hand, had to pay </G to have his clothes cleaned. In another case the missile went through a wind-screen. One of the men admitted the offence and said five or six others were concerned in it. Counsel said, they had got into the habit of “exchanging mud compliments ’’ amongst themselves and had gone on to sprinkling passing ears. The Magistrate said the whole of the men should be suspended for a couple of weeks. Those who did not take part ; .in the mud-throwing should have stopped the ethers. The man who owned up was the only honest man amomgst theim.land .the others should pay his fine, Which was fixed at £1 and costs.. The other informations were -dismissed, though the men were not getting their deserts.

A Sydney cable reports the arrival there at 2.30 a.m. to-day of the Maunganui from Auckland, and at 6.30 a.m., the Sonoma, also from Auckland.

The first monthly meeting of the Women’s Institute will be held in the Best Room on Wednesday evening at .7.15 p.m. ,

Owing to heavy rain, all cricket, tennis, and bowling matches in the Wairarapa on Saturday -wore postponed.

Following are the Palmerston North vital statistics for the month, the figures for the corresponding month last year being shown in parenthesis:— Births, 45 (45); deaths, 24 (27); marriages, 20 (16). There wore five more marriage notices issued and five marriages were performed by the Registrar.

Admitting a charge that he had attempted to steal £379, the property of the Christchurch Tramway Board on January 17th by drilling through the reinforced concrete roof of the storeroom, Robert James Foote, 42, labourer, was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

A reminder is given of the dance to be held in the Weraroa Hall to-mor-row evening. The music will be supplied by the Alhambrian Orchestra; with n good floor and savoury supper there is every inducement to a good attendance. The prices of admission are: Gents 2/- and ladies 1/6.

An unfortunate accident happened at the Otaki tennis courts on Saturday when Master Peter Dempsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Dempsey, fell from a fence and broke his arm just above the wrist. Dr. Thompson, of Levin, who happened to be on the courts at the time, gave the lad medical .built on the old situation.

The parishioners of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Carterton, have decided to erect a new church capable of seating upwards of 300 people. The present building will be moved to a new site at the corner of King and High Street, where it will be used for a social hall. The new church, which is to be erected in concrete, will be built on the old situation.

Heavy rains along the AVest Coast caused "flooding on Saturday. A washout at Hokitika, near the mental hospital, deposited hundreds of tons of debris over the ’entrance gates. There is some flooding in Grcymouth, Hokitika, and Runanga districts. Slips at Taylorvillo and on the coastal road blocked motor traffic. Trains are held up between Greymouth and Runanga.

The cancelling of last week’s stock sale, on account of the Show, resulted iin a rush of business at the local yards to-day. The attendance of public was unusually large, while the yardings for all classes of stock were very heavy, especially in the pig section, where ■there was almost a score of trucks or drays of pigs in addition to the pens which were all occupied. The oversupply of stock was responsible for a slightly lower range of prices, as compared with recent sales.

One of the most enjoyable dances held at the Manakau Town Hall for some time was the. one on Friday night when there was a splendid attendance and all spent a most enjoyable time. The floor was in fine order, the music, by Billie Larkin’s 44 Jazz Kings” of the best, while supper was fully appreciated. Dancing was kept going with great gusto till the early hours of morning and even then the majority were loathe to leave. These dances, which promise to be very popular, will be held each Friday evening and the next is eagerly awaited. Price’s bus will ruii free of charge from Levin.

'The bursting- into flames of a lorry containing a number of valuable rams purchased at the Ram Fair at Tomoana caused the deaths of the larger portion of the consignment and the loss, of the lorry .on the Napier-Wairoa road on Friday night. The lorry was owned by Mr Baty, of Wairoa, and was conveying to the Wairoa district a fairly large consignment of rams bought at the fair. Waikoau the occasion arose to fill the .tank of the lorry with benzine and when this, operation was :n progress the vehicle burst into flames.The men on board had time only to release a few of the rams from the top deck, but that was all, as the flames spread so quickly, the sheep in two lower decks being destroyed, as was also the lorry, a heavy 2 i ton conveyance. There was £6OO insurance _on ihe vehicle, but it is not know, whether the rams were covered.

The furniture and sundries to be offered by auction at the hall next Bank of N.Z. to-morrow are all in exceptionally good order and the sale affords an excellent opportunity to acquire good furniture at your own price. Mr L. Carmichael will conduct the sale.

Allen’s Great Summer Sale is now in full swing and every department presents hundreds of bargains. Mi lrnery in particular is marked for absolute clearance.*

30 only Slddies Novelty Printed Frocks, sizes 18in. to SOiii. Usually 2/11 to 3/11. Now 1/11.—Clark’s Sale.

6 only Ladies’ Velour and Tweed Coats, fur trimmed. Usually £5^ 19/ ' s to £7/7/*- Now 29/6. —Clark s Sale.