Levin Daily Chronicle FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 November 1939, Page 4

Levin Daily Chronicle FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1939. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The work of erecting’ a police station in Levin commenced this week. The site chosen is adjacent to the present courthouse in Bristol Street, and the build ing will consist of four rooms. Police officers and warders are continuing the search in the National Park area for two men who escaped in recent weeks from prison camps. The men are Frank Norman Harrop, who escaped from the Waikune prison camp on November 15th, and Raymond Patrick Leaton, who disappeared from the Houtu prison camp, near Tokaanu, on November 3rd. Growing in the garden of Mr Edward F. Bradley, at Takahue, are three coffee plants, believed to be the first ever grown in North Auckland. After more than a score of failures, in which seed from Fiji, San Salvador, Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica and Venezuela was tried, Mr. Bradley at length obtained samples of seed from the coffee ranch of Senor Frederico Yui Shan, located in the Valley of the Angels, Honduras, From this seed the plants were grown. They are now about a foot high and it will be interesting to see i f ‘ they arrive at maturity and whetner the northern climate is sufficiently ■warm for the trees to bear.

A statement that the passing of the recent Statutes Amendment Act amending the Police Offences Act had had a salutary effect in checking the evil attending excessive drinking at dances was made by Mr. C. W. Lopdell, inspector of police, Hamilton, Mr. Lopdell said .there had been almost a total absence of drink at country dances attended by police constables since the amendment of the law, and the position had reverted to what it was many years ago, when dances were en joyed without liquor. That the new regulations were much needed, Mr. Lopdell said, was manifest from the evil ( effect which drink had on those attending dances, including motorists travelling to and from the halls. When in the United States of America recently he had heard a speaker say that a man delivering a speech had to contend with four different versions of it, remarked Mr. David Ewen, district governor of Rotary in New Zealand, when giving an address to the Napier Rotary Club recently. The first version was the one he had prepared, which was probably good; the second, the one he delivered, which may be anything; the third, the one he thought of afterwards, which was a “peach”; and the fourth, the one which the reporters gave him, which probably bore no relation to any of the other three. Mr, Ewen added, amidst laughter, that this last version did not apply in New Zealand,

A famous London (Harley Street) specialist’s tribute to the value of tobacco: “The ground on which tobacco holds so firm a footing is that of nearly every luxury it is the least injurious. Tt does infinitely less harm than opium. It is in no sense worse than tea. Also, a thorough smoker is never a glutton. It brings quiet to the over-worn body and restless mind. The over-wrought man finds in it a quietus for his exhaustion.” But the doctor insists that tobacco must be “pure.” Well, if jmrity is to be the criterion, how many of the foreign tobaccos will fill the bill? Brands reeking with nicotine assuredly cannot be considered “pure”! If you want a really pure article, go for the tobaccos grown and manufactured in New Zealand by the National Tobacco Company (pioneers of the New Zealand tobacco industry). Hardly any nicotine in them because they are toasted. They are peculiarly soothing, cool, fragrant and delicious. Ask for Riverhead Gold, Desert Gold (mild), Navy Cut or Cavendish (medium), or Cut Plug No. 10 (full strength).

Pukekohc new potatoes are now being sold at 25/- per cwt,, free on rail.

The Convent successes at the Trinity College of Music examination conducted by Dr. Ford, P.R.C.0., F.T.C.L.:— Intermediate, Una Robinson (merit); junior, Lorna Whitaker (merit); Joan MeFarlaue, Margaret Goldsmith (pass); advanced preparatory, Barbara Norton (honours); first slips, Betty Yallance (pass).

It is difficult to believe that Christmas is little over a month away, and that we shall soon be in the throes of the busy and bright festive season. Despite the war situation and import difficulties, we understand that the enterprising local firm, W. M. Clark, Ltd., have been able to give a really international flavour to their Xmas gift stocks—their selection including attractive and novel suggestions from many overseas countries, and being well worthy of inspection by all intending gift seekers. Commenting on the comparatively small numbers of passengers travelling to New Zealand at present, Air. John V. Moran, of Sydney, said in an interview that he put it down to a quite unnecessary fear of the risk involved in sea travel under war conditions. “Too much stress cannot bo laid on the absurdity of fear in this part of the world,” Mr. Moran said. “Apart from the fact that there are very few enemy raiders abroad, it lias been clearly shown they are keeping well clear of the main trade routes. My wife was slightly nervous on the voyage before we left Sydney, but once at sea I do not tlii.uk she gave it another thought. The crossing from Australia to New Zealand is as safe as houses, and it seems a. pity that travellers should be put off by unnecessary nervousness.’’