The Levin Daily Chronicle FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1936. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 February 1936, Page 4

The Levin Daily Chronicle FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1936. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

.Monday, February 17th, lias been fixed for the commencement, of the trial of Eric .Marco, musician, on the charge of murdering his wife last April. The Crown has some 40 witnesses to call, and it is expected thai the case will last for two weeks.

Mortality amongst birds was heavy in Sunday's storm at Auckland. In the broken branches that strewed the parks there were many pathetic little bodies, mostly sparrows, with'here and there a blackbird or a thrush. .Many of the pigeons that nest on the Ferry Buildings and other blocks near the waterfront were swept from the perches and killed, some falling info the harbour, where their bodies floated amongst the other debris of the storm.

An investigation of the recent storm is beino- made at the .Meteorological Office, Wellington, and an appeal is made to any persons in the 2\orth Island who have barographs to assist in this work by posting to the Director, Meteorological Office, Wellington, the records for the week ending on Sunday night, February 2nd. The name and address of the owner and particulars of the time when the chart was removed from the instrument should lie given. The charts will be returned as soon as the measurements have been made.

To lose a valuable keepsake while performing a good deed was the misfortune or' a visitor to Northcotc, Auckland. While proceeding along thd wharf to catch the U.'M\ o'clock ferry, the visitor made a valiant ell'ort to I'etrieve the hat of another man as it was borne along by the wind. He failed, but later secured the headgear from between the western railing of the jetty and the vehicular landing. His exertions, however, caused the wrist baud of his gold wateli to snap, and the timepiece was lost in the sea.

An American deep-sea angler well known at the Bay of Islands, Dr. G. Pierce, has arrived at Wellington on Iris way to fish for the fifth year in New Zealand waters. Dr. Pierce states that he had fished in Florida and Rio Cragres waters for game fish and in Canada for salmon, but nowhere had he found better sport than in New Zealand. "It's the greatest fishing ground in the world," he declared. He expressed the view that Mr. Zane Grey, the big-game fisherman and author, was wasting his time in Australian waters.

The ladies again! The marked preference shown by women for the "smoker" on tram-cars was strikingly illustrated the other Friday evening (late shopping night), in Auckland. At the safety /.one, near the Queen Street terminus were assembled eleven women and several men, and when an empty ham bound for one of the suburbs, pulled up the men stood aside to allow the ladies to step aboard first. And everyone of the eleven women made straight for the smoking compartment! 'Twas not always thus! But ladies rarelv object to tobacco smoke now! they love it! And "toasted" is largely responsible for the change, its fragrance is so delightful that it appeals to both sexes alike. And what wonderful tobacco it is! No brand like it, to solace and comfort the smoker! The live varieties: Navy Cut No. '■) (Bulldog), Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead). Cavendish, Kiverhead Gold and Desert Gold are so effectually purified by the special toasting process to which they are subjected at the factory that there's scarcely any nicotine in any of them. Hence their harmlessness!

You must not miss these frocks at 22s (id. —Yes hard to Relieve, Fnit true. Good quality, smart styles, bright colours, three sizes, S.W., W., O.S. Usually 25s for only 12s fid.—At Allen's.*

Tremendous bargains at Allen's sale. Be on time, final clearance of frocks and millinery. Smart new season's hats to clear, 2s lid; cotton frocks, tennis frocks of Bemberg boiling silk to clear, 4s 6d each. See the window display at Allen's.*

The Rialto Cabaret will be open

again to-morrow evening in the Regent ball room.when one and all can look forward to the usual enjoyable time.

With the aid of tugs, the steamer John, which was stranded by the southerly gale last Sunday on the Kaiwarra foreshore, in Wellington Harbour, was refloated yesterday.

Levin is to have its Leap Year Ball which is being organised on a scale worthy of the occasion. Gedson's Aces will provide the music and our neighbouring towns will be served by free buses.

A marked preponderance of girl applicants results whenever vacancies in offices are advertised in Wanganui, and, according to Mr. H. M. Silk, vicepresident of the Wanganui Chamber of Commerce, the girls who do apply are, for the most part, highly qualified.

Although Weir House, the residential hostel for men students of Victoria University College, is about to begin only its fourth year, the problem of limited accommodation has already arisen. To dale about DO applications have been received for 16 vacancies occurring through students completing their courses.

A feature length comedy talkie enlit led "I'har Lap's Son" Jtas been written :ni<l produced in. New Zealand by ]>r. A. L. Lewis, of Hollywood, and will he ready for release in the course of the next week or two. A cast of nearly DO was recruited from all parts of New Zealand. A preview to exhibitors was to take place in Wellington, on Wednesday and it will be interesting to have their opinion on this first effort of a, feature length talkie in the Dominion.

"I was agreeably surprised by the way you treat your unemployed in New Zealand. The scale of relief here is very generous when compared wita relief given in South Australia." This statement was made to a representative of tlie Christchurch Press by Rev. S. Forsyth, of the Adelaide Central .Methodist Mission, and superintendent of the Kuitpo Colony. In South Australia, said Mr. Forsyth, a single man was given food to the value of 4s lOd each week, no money being given. Recently married men were being given one day's work a week when they were threatened with eviction from their homes. Apart from this, all relief was in the form of food, except for occasional issues of footwear to children in the winter. "I do not know what would have happened to them there but for missions and other charitable organisations," he said.