The Levin Daily Chronicle FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1937. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 July 1937, Page 4

The Levin Daily Chronicle FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1937. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The first whitebait of the season appeared in Hastings shops yesterday. Supplies . were extremely limited, however, and sold for 6/- a pound, considerably higher than at the opening of last season, when there was an exceptional scarcity.

The popularity of milk among school children was revealed in the report or the milk committee on Wednesday to the Wellington City Council. The report showed that during June, 385,520 bottles, or 20,970 gallons, of milk were supplied to schools.

In connection with the move for provincial status, the North Whaagarci Harbour Board yesterday passed a motion supporting the project and suggesting the name Waitangi for the territory. The board also decided to change the name of the deep Avater port, Kioreroa, to Port Whangarei

lii the early days a Danish woodman bought a five-acre section in the prospective township of Dannevirke at £5 an acre. When told that it was a rash speculation, he pointed to one of a score of gaint totara trees and said “that will pay for it.” It was not long before he cut 600 sleepers from that tree' and. sold them to the Railway at Is each.

A valuable collection of ambergris was found recently on a beach at Doughboy Bay, Stewart Island. Mr. F. H. W. Traill recently conducted a party of Southland sportsmen to Doughboy Bay, where it was found that the river which runs through the handbills had changed its course and had strewn a great deal of debris on the beach Among this debris were numerous pieces of ambergris,- most of which boro the appearance of having been deposited on the beach for some considerable time.

The Union Steam Ship Company an'nounce that orders have been placed in the United Kingdom for two new cargo vessels in addition to the Kakapo, Kahika, Wanaka, Korowai and Karitane, at present building for their fleet. The names chosen for the two new ships are Ivomata and Kurow, which will be sister ships in design and size. They will be built by Alexander Stephen arid Sons, Liuthouse, Glasgow, to plans and specifications prepared at the Union Company’s headquarters in Wellington.

A swan with a blue ring on its leg was reported to have been shot recently on the Wairarapa Lake. Two more ringed swan, each marked with a light green spiral ring of lafgo size, were shot on the lake by Messrs. C. and Gr. Wen den. The rings were shown at last night's council meeting of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society. The birds were stated to have been shot on the east side of the lake. No explanations have yet been forthcoming as to the source of the markings. It has been suggested that the birds may have migrated from some distant part of the country, or even from the Chatham Islands or Australia. The' size of the rings indicate that they were probably placed on the birds after they were fully grown, or at least well out of the cygnet stage.

The quality footwear lines which are ad\’ertised in this issue by Dempsey’s cannot fail to appeal to the lady of discriminating taste. Details appear on page fiA T e.*

Highest A’alue is represented in the footAvear now offering for farmers at Oliver’s Shoe Store, quality heavy Avorking boots being marked at prices Avhich are fully competitive. An advertisement appears in this issue.*

“That membership of the Farmers’ Union be compulsory and universal among farmers,” was a remit discussed in committee and rejected by the annual conference of the blew Zealand Farmers ’ Union at Wellington on Wednesday.

Streets in several parts of Greymouth were flooded on Monday, the water entering several houses following a deluge of rain, over 2in. falling in four hours. Heavy seas totally disorganised shipping and caused minior damage on the west side of the Karoro airport.

In consideration of the number of counter-attractions, there was a most satisfactory attendance at the euchre

tournament conducted at the Kimberley Hall by the hall committee last evening. An enjoyable series of games was played, while the ladies of the committee served a tasty supper. The prizewinners were: —Ladies: First, Mrs Bryant; second, Mrs. Ellery; consolation, Mrs. Denton. Gents: First, Mr. J. Nielsen; second, Mr. W. S. Salmons; consolation, Mrs. Field,

Forcing an gutty to the New Zealand Dairy Coy. ’s office, at Frankton bn Tuesday night thieves removed a £cwt. safe to the saleyards, 400 yards away, and blew it open with gelignite, the contents yielding* £25. A cashbox in the Maoriland timber office was also taken, but only 2s 6d rewarded the trouble of the thieves in this case. The following morning a couple of boxes of detonators were found in a water trough at the saleyards. It is surmised that it was the work of experienced thieves.

Quite a satisfactory return to the funds of the borough queen in the carnival, Miss M. Blenkhorn, resulted from the dance which was conducted by a number of her supporters in the Regent social hall last evening. The hall was comfortably filled by a happy gathering, who passed the time enjoyably in dancing to the strains of a local orchestral combination, Mr. J. H. Mungavin a.s M.C. keeping the proceedings at a very merry tempo. A feature of the occasion was the exhibition foxtrot and Charleston arranged by Miss Gretehon Wills, of Otaki. A number of novelty nances were included on the programme while the dainty supper which was served was not the least attractive feature of the evening.

That war in the Pacific with Japan as the aggressor would be highly unlikely, since Japan is so busily engaged with the problems confronting her in China, for instance, and her administrators are wise enough to know that military or naval adventures against other countries would be contrary to practical politics, was the opinion given by Dr. A. D. A. de Kat Angelino, recently retired Director of the Department of Education and Public Worship in the Dutch East Indies, who arrived at Auckland yesterday. ‘ ‘ The idea that Japan is seeking to swallow the world is ridiculous, ’ ’ said Dr. Angelino/ ‘ They have so much to contend w'fh and will have for many years that I cannot anticipate any trouble of the kind one so frequently reads about. ”

When do you have the first smoke of the day? Chaps there .are who light .up as soon as they tumble out of the blankets in the morning, but the majority wait until after breakfast. Perhaps they are of the same opinion as the man who said “the true function of food is to preiDare the palate for tobacco"? It really doesn’t matter “when" you smoke. It’s “what you smoke that counts! Good tobacco is generally more beneficial than otherwise; bad (impure) tobacco causes shortness of temper, irritability, ‘ ‘ nerves, ’ ’ heart and throat trouble. The World’s purest tobacco is New Zealand’s own “toasted." Toasting (the manufacturers’ special process), is a wonderful purifier. It .elears up the deadly- nicotine in th- -~r.f so that you can smoke any of the five (and only genuine) toasted brands, Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Navy Cut No. 3 Bulldog), Cavendish, Riverhead Gold and Desert Gold from sun-iip to sun- i down without getting a burned tongue or irritated throat. But see you get the real thing when you buy—there are some rotten imitations about!

Sensational bargains have made their appearance at Clark’s winter sale. Genuine rediictions in men’s and boys’ wear and Manchester goods are featured in an advertisement in this issue.*