LOCAL AND GENERAL

Feilding Star, Volume 6, Issue 1313, 26 January 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A petition in bankruptcy lms been filed by James Stone, engine driver, of Palmerston.

The Pubiatiui Pacing Club in an advertisement draws attention to its meeting on Wednesday and Thursday next.

It is reported that a New Plymouth tradesman t-ook advantage of the “Rose Marie'’ booking queues to deliver some of big overdue accounts.

Miss Gladys Smvtli, of Wellington, has won the following prizes .sinre Christmas: 2d first prizes, 3 New Zealand championships’, 3 mips and 7 gold medals.

A notification from the Education. Department that no D division students are to be admitted to training college next year, was received by thej Wanganui Education Board at yesterday’s, meeting. \

There is no need to waste time waiting for a suit to be made to measure. The Lynx suit is made m 51 sizes. Simsoh’s are now showing a particularly good range of iherie high grade suits and will he pleased to demonstrate to you that you can ho fitted from stock.

One of the Stratford Evening Post runner boys lmd an unenviable experience the other afternoon. While passing through Midhirst, on his de. livery round, he ran into a. swarm of hoes, many of which found their way through his clothing, the result being that he was very badly stung.

The wireless section promises to he an outstanding feature at the forthcoming Pannevirke A. and P. Show. Class 311 in the homecraft section offers generous prizes for the best-piece-of wireless apparatus made by an amateur. The Pannevirke Listeners League, are co-operating to make this section a success..

Says the Tnihape Times: A remarkable incident in connection with the tire in Air C. J. Flight’s cycle shop is reported. When the debris was being searched an alarm clock, badly burned and blackened, was picked up, and much to the amazement of the finder was still ticking. How it had survived lire, water amt general wreckage is •* mystery.

Weasels appear to he becoming very numerous in South Taranaki. While driving in the bus to Opunake recently, passengers saw one on the Eltham road near Manga i oki, and the driver stated that he frequently saw; weasels on the road and that- on one occasion recently a passing motor car ran over and killed five of a group that were crossing the road. Tfc is stated that the weasels are to be seen well up towards the Hush company, and that if not cheeked hlioys* will prove ;i menace to the native birds.

A prominent member of S(k Andrew’s Scottish Society had occasion recently to go into the Post Offiee to purchase British postal notee to the value of 25a (says the Southland News). The official handed him a lbs note and a 10s note, with the remark, “the poundage is sixpence * “If you give me a 20s note and a be note the poundage ' will he five, pence.” retorted the Scot. “Yes! You’re right,” said the official, and the notes were changed. When news of the incident reached • the chief he was so delighted to declare, “That member will qualify for treasurer vet.”

The toiler on beds at Muriwai Beach have been fully exploited during the holidays. Prospecting for shellfish is the popular pursuit with both campers and visiting motorists. There are no indications that the beach is being stripped, but the Motutara Domain Board thought '.t was time to draw the line when lorry loads in excess of one ton were tab on out of sand (states the New Zealand Herald). It was stated that the shellfish are worth £lO a load in Auckland. The 'Domain Board was somewhat baffled in its search for a means of restricting the commercial element.. It was obvious that there were complications since the toheroa is found below high water mark. A good legal weapon was found, however, in one of the board’s bylaws, which, at the disere tion of the board, excludes coinmc'eial vehicles from the road through the' bush. The enforcement of the regulation closed the only ""access to the beach.

Already two Feilcjlng residents have been able to dispense with the sticks with which they hobbled in for treatment, and several . others have been cijrcd of various painful ailments. Without dout the Violet Ray is the best, remedy for Rheumatism. Lumbago, Sciatica, Neuritis, Goitre, Nervous Disorders, etp. It is painless, pleasant, and invigorating. Consult (free) R. A. Billows, Darragh’s Buildings.