The Levin Daily Chronicle SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1933. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 1 July 1933, Page 4

The Levin Daily Chronicle SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1933. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The offer of the *'" Z. Brass Bands Association to hold the 1934 contest in Palmerston North has been accepted by the local committee of businessmen and band representatives.

"Quoits" discovered by forestry workers on the old bowling- green of Gwydyr 'Chapel, Llanrwst, Denbighshire, are declared by experts to be Aiscs used in exercising .by Eoman soldiers.

Dancers of Levin and district will be pleased to learn that the date for the Wanderers' Football 'Club Grand Annual Dance has now been decided — Wednesday, July 26th>. present last year will remember the enjoyable time they spent, but 'for those who missed this dancing treat the Club would give this reminder. At considerable expense the ever-popular and wellknown dance combination of Mr Wi Duncan, eonsistipg .of eight instruf ments has been engaged and this alone points to the elaborate scale on which the arrangements are being made to ensure patrons the best evening x'ossible. Full particulars are advertised.

Two of the Lundy Island "puffin" coins, reference to the issue of which is made incidentally to cable news chronicling the legal troubles of Martin Coles Harman, popularly known as the "King?*,of the island, are in the possession of Mr Noel de Mey, of Levin,, and they will certainly become curiosities. Early in 1931 Harman was fined in London for ihaving issued his own coins on his island. Asked who was sovereign there, he said, "I am." Tke island has 1000 acres and about fortyfive inhabitants. Harman bought it for approximately £IO,OOO. The specimens of the coinage which are in the hands of the Levin collector are similar to a penny and a half-penny, but are inscribed on the - reverse "One Puffin" and "Half Puffin," together with the word "Lundy," the inscription surrounding the head of the bird on the smaller coin and the whole bird •o:t the larger one. The obserse in each case bears the head of Harman (with a resemblance to Mussolini), his name, and the date of issue (1929). The coins were made in Birmingham.. The puffin, or sea parrot, a bird with a brilliantly coloured red or orange bill, is chiefly found in the Arctic regions, and belongs to the guillemot and auk family.

The "Limited" express from Auckland arrived at Wellington this morning 54 minutes late after being delayed owing to the fog in the north. The services at' the •Presbyteriain Church -to-morrow will be conducted by the Rev. James McCaw, • late of Lower Hutt. ; During the past six months nine bankruptcy petitions were lodged an the Palmerston North district, which includes Levin, as against 18 in the corresponding period of 1932. Attention is drawn to the subjects advertised by the Rev. W. G. Slade, M.A., for the Methodist Church services in the Century -Ball to-morrow. In the morning he will, preach on "The Apostle to the Gentiles" and in the evening on ""The Victory of Patience."

A traffic inspector in a South Taranaki town was recently approached by two residents who complained that in '•the street where they resided boys riding unlighted cycles at night were both a nuisance and a menace. The inspector visited the locality that night *and the first two offenders he caught 'were children of the residents who had made the complaint.

Extraordinary circumstances attended the recent .breaking of a leg by Mr it. A. Bent, of Puketurua, near Putaruru. He was riding down a~ sharp incline when his horse began to slip, lie took a firmer grip with his knees, and a bone in his .right leg snapped. H* was able to dismount, but had to lie on the ground some time before help came. In the meantime he straightened the leg by means of his stockwhip.

When the Levin Fire Board last evening received its balance-sheet bacsjc from tlic Audit Office, without any "tag," Mr Gierke mentioned that the Foxton Board's balance-sheet had been accompanied by a memorandum from the Minister to-the effect that the secretary's salary was too high. As the Foxton Board was of a different opinion, it was replying to the Minister, drawing attention to the extent of the secretary's work.

"Tlilat the Dominion Bowling Council be asked to approach the Minister of Transport with the recommendation that all sports or athletic clubs 'be freed from the irksome provisions of transport regulations when travelling for the purpose of exchanging interclub visits," was a motion unanimously adopted at the annual meeting of the Taiianaki Bowling Centre. Mem 1 - bers roundly condemned the present regulations as harsh, unjust, and against the rights of citizenship. The hope was also expressed that the move thus taken by the bowlers of Taranaki would bo taken up by other sports bodies.

The residents of Levin and surrounding districts are given* a cordial invitation to attend a lecture which will be given by the Rev. J. S. Pate in the Century Hall, Queen Street, on Tuesday evening, July 4th, at 8 o'clock. His Worship the Mayor will preside and a collection will be taken up in. aid of the Mayor's Social Service Fund. The lecture will be illustrated by a large chart wihich lias not previously been shown in Levin. By this means the lecture can be seen as well as heard. Churchgoers and non-church goers are invited. All classes of the community will be made heartily welcome and atheists and agnostics axe given a special invitation. .

A persistent drizzle was in progress at the time set for the- parade of the Levin Fire Brigade last evening, 'and the muster was kept within the station. The strength was fifteen of all ranks. Siipt. M. Sutherland, who was in command, made reference to the deaths of ex-Inspector Hugo and Mrs Girling-Butcher, and at his request the Brigade paid a tribute to their memories by standing silently at attention for a few moments. The Superintendent delegated the charge of the parade to Foreman It. H. Johnson for the inspection by Mr F. E. Parker, Chairman of the Fire Board. Mr Parker told the assembled firemen that he had expected to give them, a time test on squad drill, '' but there is a water supply to-nighfy" lie explained, "tha't would put out a reasonable fire without the hose." The Brigade were then dismissed.

The Levin "Revellers'' gave a splendid entertainment on Tfhursday night in Manakau Hall to a large and appreciative audience. The choruses and vocal items were pleasingly rendered. The plays and sketches were attractively presented and these were well supported by the beautiful scenery and decorations. The programme wasj ob about two hours duration and every] minute was enjoyed by young and old.) The ladies provided a daiEty supper for the visitors and a vote of thanks was moved by the Eev. M. Ayrton to the concert party which was carried with acclamation. Mr. Sorensen and Mr. Bowater both responded on behalf of the party and said that they too had enjoyed themselves just as well as the visitors and thanked the ladies for the supper which had been so generously provided them. The proceeds wore taken up in aid of the Methodist Church, funds. Orders for day-old chicks and ducklings and 2-monfchs-old pullets and ducks are now being booked at the Avenue Poultry Farm. Particulars are J advertised on page- 1 of this issue.* Good reading at low cost. —Join Ait- [ ken's Lending Library.