The Levin Daily Chronicle MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1933. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 6 November 1933, Page 4

The Levin Daily Chronicle MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1933. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

■Owing to his having contracted influenza, Flight-Lieut. G. Bolt was unable to come to Levin on Saturday to judge the Model Aero Club’s competition, in which a gold medal donated by Mr W. R. Lennie is being offered for the best model of a Puss Moth. A field day will be held by the club in about a fortnight, when in addition to the foregoing competition, Flight-Lieut. Bolt will judge the contest for the Worsfold Cup for duration flight.

A verdict that Erie Reginald Smith, aged 33, a commercial traveller, threw himself from the top floor of the Strand Arcade, Auckland, while in .great mental depression was returned at the ’uquest. Evidence was given that deceased had been in ill-health and was worrying about it. His father said his son was in a very nervous state and had delusions that the taxi-driver who was recently murdered resembled him and that the murderer intended to murder him and not the taxi-driver. That preyed on his mind. He was also under the impression that persons were following him to do him an injury.

Ladies’ Mesh Hose at 2/11 pair! Almost incredibly good value, but true at Claris’s, Ltd., Levin’s Best Store. Our buyers made an exceptional purchase of these favourite stockings for tennis and sports wear in all shades including gunmetal. In keeping with this exceptional special are offers of Bond’s favourably-known Hosiery, “Nu-Rival”; Thorpe, Green Sell, “Lady Jane’’; etc., at prices well within the means of every shopper and her purse. Whatever quality and shade you want —whatever price you can comfortably meet —you will derive greater satisfaction bv purchasing at Clark’s.*

A well-known English surgeon (retired) recently published his “ Reminiscences/' ’ and among other amusing stories he relates how on one occasion a man called to consult him about a septic Jingor. “ Why didn’t you come to me before?” queried the surgeon after an examination. “Fact is, doctor,” said the patient. Avith a twinkle in his eye, “whenever there is anything wrong with me—no matter what it is—my wife insists upon my knocking off smoking.” Surgeon and patient had a hearty laugh. “Tobacco,” said the surgeon, “is often found ‘guilty’ by its enemies when it is obviously quite innocent. When it’s at fault it is usually, because there’s too much nicotine in it.” Happily New Zealanders needn’t- worry about that. There’s veiy little nicotine in our toasted tobacco. Take anyone of the four famous brands (Riverhoadi Gold, 1 Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Cavendish, and Cut Plug; No. 10 (Bullshead) and you have not only a perfect tobacco, unrivalled for flavour and fragrance, but x perfectly harmless one! But take care what you buy! —there arc imitations about! —343*

Owing to the weather being unsuitable, the proposed outing of the Levin. Waiopehu Tramping Club to the M a kali ika tramline was not held yesterday.

dominations for all events at the Levin Racing Club’s annual meeting, to be held on November 25th, close w'th the secretary, Mr F. A. Nicholson, at 9 o’clock this evening.

Members of Oroua Lodge of. Druids from Palmerston North will pay an official visit to the local lodge this evening when it is hoped there will be a good attendance of members to entertain the guests.

Mr M. H. Oram’s Spartan Arrow aeroplane, flown by Major Cpwper. made a visit to Levin from Palmerston North yesterday, landing at the Tararua Road aerodrome about midday. As the weather conditions appeared very uncertain, an early return was made to Palmerston.

The rainfall for the week ended at 9 a.m. to-day, as recorded at the Boys’ Training Farm by Mr E. W. Pickering, was 1.05 inches, the maximum fall being .40 on Saturday. The lowest temperature was recorded on Monday, Ocftober 30th, 32 degrees; and the highest on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 74 degrees.

An interesting visitor to Levin tomorrow will be Mrs W. H. Ward, Dominion President of the W.D'.F.U., who wishes to meet members and all interested in the work of the division, at the Rest Room at 2.30 o’clock in the afternoon. It is hoped that there will be a large gathering to welcome Mrs Ward, on the occasion of her first visit to the district.

A scheme for the conversion of its loan indebtedness has been suggested to the Feilding Borough Council by the Treasury which provides for the consolidation and) the extinction of the present debt in a period of 25 years. In addition the Borough will immediately save £2OO a year in interest and the annual saving will automatically increase year by year.

To set an electric instrument going in America whilst sitting at home in Levin would seem an impossible feat, yet it was accomplished in a rather hovel experiment carried out on Saturday. A Michigan (U.S.A.) amateur

radio enthusiast was in touch with a Levin amateur. After a two-way communication had been established, the American connected a relay from his radio receiver to a switch on an electric coffee percolator and the signals from the transmitting set in Levin, operated the switch to set the percolator at w r ork.

Two Levin trampers, who were rn the summit of Mt. Waiopehu on Friday morning, report having witnessed an unusual phenomenon. On looking out to sea, and at a distance estimated at about 40 miles from the coast and 7 miles from the northern end of Kapiti Island, the sea was suddenly churned into foam and all around this point breakers could be seen walled up to a great height.' This subterranean disturbance was all the more noticeable because the rest of the sea was particularly calm, and the conclusion was, come to that it had some connection with the earthquake which occurred earlier that morning and which was centred in 'Cook Strait.

The store of continual savings, Community, Stores, Ltd., announce a special free soap offer in their advertisement to-day.*