The Levin Daily Chronicle THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1935. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 28 November 1935, Page 4

The Levin Daily Chronicle THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1935. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The attention of readers is directed lo the Railway Department’s notifica tiou in to-day’s advertising columns, giving particulars of the issue of reduced fares and train arrangements for the Feilding Races on 30th November and 2nd December,

On December Ist the Hillcrest Tea Gardens will be opened in the Avenue and teas), ices, fru?,t dfrinkjs', (strawberries and cream will be served in delightful surroundings at moderate charges.

A feature of the dance to be held by St. Mary’s Tennis Club to-morrow evening will be a series of ballets to be presented by the pupils of Mrs Hewitt. Some of these are of a very picturesque character and will meet with much appreciation.

‘.‘Write down something that Taranaki produces,” said a teacher at the Central School, New Plymouth, when endeavouring to elicit from the class the meaning of the word “produce.” The answers were duly handed in and among the large variety was one gem. “Rain,” a bright pupil had answered.

The’unostentatious .manner in which the late Dari JelHcoc moved among the people while Governor-General of New Zealand was further revealed in the course of a sermon delivered by Canon Fancourt, Auckland. He said Earl Jellicoe frequently worshipped at St. Mary's, and it was his practice to enter a little early and talk with the verger while the bell was being rung. He invariably asked the verger not to stop ringing until he had had time to get back to his pew.

The art union conducted by the Levin branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association was drawn in the Regent theatre in the course of last evening’s performance, the result being announced through the loudspeaker installed at the “Chronicle” office for' the purpose of keeping residents in touch with election results. The winning ticket was No. 709, held by Mr P. H. Baumber, of Fairfield, Levin, second prize sroing to No. 794, Mr L. Jamieson senr., Tokomam.

“Whereas in most parts of Africa white men are regarded with awe and respect, they are looked down upon and merely tolerated in Abyssinia,” said Mr. C. Barton, a missionary who has spent five years in the country, in an address at Auckland. The slavery that exists in Abyssinia was totally different from the Englishman’s usual conception of slavery, said Mr. Barton. There was a definite domestic relationship between master and slave, most of the slaves living under good and happy conditions, and the Italian proposal to liberate all the slaves in Abvssinia would only result in chaos.

An ingenious use of electricity has been devised by -Mervyn Bain, a Standard VI. pupil at the St. George School, Invercargill. He has constructed a board with a map of New Zealand upon it. Instead of the ordinary indication of towns he has placed metal pieces, while in one corner of the board a list of the towns has a similar number of metal discs alongside. Two terminals connect with a battery, and the student has to place one terminal on the map and the other on the corresponding disc in the corner. Xt he connects the right set of discs a bell will ring. As there are no names alongside the discs on the map the device can be used either for instruction or as a test of knowledge. ____