Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4469, 24 June 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A euchre. Louruament in aid of the Foxton District High 'School will hr held in tlio Town Hall supper-room at 8 o’clock this «vetting.

There was an increase of 31 si ill-births in the Dominion lasi year, compared with the previous year and the still-birth rate has ri sen from 30.5 per 1000 live births In 32.5 during the live years.

•In a. professional boxing contest between Shack and Sari-on at Dunedin on Saturday night, the latter won on points. The crowd was very dissatisfied with the exhibition.

Messrs 11. Hamer and Robinson had another exciting elmsc in the Tnrarmt Ranges at Oban during the week-end. They were again successful in bringing home a “Captain (looter” bid not without the loss of one dog 1 .

“1 don’t mind signing the cheques,” said Air. James Aitken at last .meeting of the Wanganui Education Board when the matter of obtaining signatures to cheques was being discussed. “During the eight years 1 have been a member I’ve signed cheques totalling something like a million. I can assure you il is a pleasure,” lie concluded.

A remit that German names such as Mo uni Moltke, Mount Boon, Mount Bismave'k and Kaiser Fritz Range in the nomenclature oi' prominent features of the .Southern Alps should he abolished, is to be brought before the fori booming' Dominion eunference of the Returned Soldiers’ Association. It will lie submitted by the Wellington Association.

A constable, giving evidence in a case at the Magistrate’s Court in Christchurch last week, stated that a horse which had run away was galloping along the street at 40 miles an hour! “Forty miles an hour?*’ queried the senior sergeant. "Some horse!” Then* was further amusement when the eons table amended his statement to 20 miles an hour.

It is not incorrect to assert that no visiting team was ever more graciously generously treated than the British fifteen was at Dunedin on Saturday (says the Dominion representative). The crowd of 28,000 gave, them a -wonderful reception and accepted the defeat of the All Blacks in wlrnt can only be regarded as an exemplary manner. II was very satisfying and must have been deeply appreciated by the winners. The -New Zealand ensign was flown from the Rost Office llagsl aIT yesterday in honour of the birthday of the Prince of Wales, who is now 3(1. The following telegram was seat by (he Governor-General (Lord BledisJoe) to the Prince of Wales on the occasion of His Royal Highness's birthday : —“On behalf of (he Government and people of JSiew Zealand, i desire to convey to Your Royal Highness respectful congratulations and hearty good wishes on the occasion of your birthday.” Momentary bliss bestowed.’’ — i fray. Where coughs and colds arc concerned, however, the relief is prompt and lasting when Baxter’s Fung Preserver is taken. Try a bottle this winter. Soothes and relieves immediately. Tones U p the system against further trouble. “Baxter’s” is (known throughout the Dominion as the most reliable remedy for eouglis, colds, sore throats, influenza, and all such throat and lung ailments. Now fitted with a special screw cap which preserves the contents. All chemists and stores. Gener-ous-sized bottle, 2/6; economical, family size, 4/6: bachelor’s size, 1/6—l

'Unemployed registered in New Zealand during the week ended June Hi totalled 52413.

V. E. and L. C. Bryant, Foxton, hatchers, were adjudged bankrupt on a petition of R. A. and .T. G-. Spoil’s at Palmerston North on Saturday. From inquiries instituted (says the Napier Daily Telegraph) there is a likelihood of the month of July being mmlkecl by a rise in the lax nn benzine to the extent of id per gallon throughout New Zealand. The in.v. Foxton arrived in port this morning with a cargo of general merchandise from the South Island. Discharging operations were commenced immediately on the arrival of the vessel til the wharf.

Touring the world on foot seems to be a popular pastime just now. Last week Iwo girl globe Hollers arrived in Foxton, spent the night and departed the following day, to be followed by'Mr. Morris Vaneain on Saturday, while i.l is reported that two more “tourists” passed north via Shannon a few days ago. At a meeting of directors of tlm Levin Dairy Company Inst week, il was decided to ma ke a furl her payment of one penny per lb. upon all Imller-faf supplied during the past season. Jt is understood that this will be the final payment. The bonus will lie paid out on July 30th.

The National Dairy Show was brought to a close on Saturday. The attendance of the public was large, Iml I he gate receipts fell away seriously. The turnstiles recorded £239 1/9, as against £384 1/0 for the lasi day of the 1929 show. The takings for the whole show at the gates reached £1571 3/9, compared with £IB9O 1/7 for 1.029.

The Borough road staff has completed an asphalt footway round Victoria Dark corner at the top end of Park Si reel ‘ which should he much appreciated by pedestrians using this road as in the | .ist the corner has been fairly dangerous owing to I lie amount of motor traffic on the highway. The official figures for Saturday's Test nmLoli at Dunedin show that the attendance was £28,471, and the takings £444 1 8/Ll. The New Zealand Maori Rugby representatives to play against the British team at Wellington on 9th July are to assemble at Otaki on 3rd July, and before coming to Wiellington they are to play a trial mate'll with the Horowhemm representatives on sth Julv.

Speaking of the assistance of emigrants from England to the Dominions, Mr. .T. Thacker, a visitor from Birmingham, said in Christchurch last week that the principle was admitted in theory, but the people were, not favourably disposed to leave the Homeland and seek their fortunes elsewhere. Tn some, quarters it was considered that the causes of this were the dole and llie prevailing system of relief.

A young woman, who gave her •age as 29, called at this .office on Saturday and enquired for work. She stated that she had tramped on foot from Palmerston North and prior to that had come down from New Plymouth. At Wanganui she had entered the hospital. She said she preferred work in a hotel, but I here was nothing doing locally, although she had been treated hospitably by one of the local hotelkeepers. Tn company with a companion she subsequently left the town.

The mother of a family of seven, Mrs. Rose Stewart, aged 48, was tound dead in her husband’s motor shed at Pit/.roy, New Plymouth, on Saturday with her throat out and a razor lying beside the body. Her husband, William Stewart, a labourer, said that bis wife had suffered heart, trouble for some years and recently her condition hud been

worse. By a unanimous vote (he Palmerston North retailers decided at a mooting yesterday I hal Iho usual holiday lie adopted during. Raster, and accordingly the shops will close 07i Easier .Saturday.

The petition to the Executive Council of Frederick Pnler Mount, of ('lirislehiireh, at present serving a sentence of seventeen years' imprisonment for manslaughter, has failed. Mount sought quashing of the conviction, or pardon, or a reopening of the east*, in which he was charged with wife-murder. The Attorney-General, after giving reasons, says' that there are not sullficient grounds for taking ac-

tion. In a letter to our Palmerston morning contemporary, Mr. M. H. Oram, heaves the following brick at (lie public of Palmerston North: —“Now Sir, it is well known Hint any man who spends his time in public life gels many verbal 'kicks lul no thanks or recognition and this is particularly noticeable in I‘n liners!on North. In fact, f don’t know of any town in New Zealand where I here is so much mean spirited criticism of those who rqiend their time and energy in working for their fellow citizens and for I heir town. In fact, I would assert confidently that if the people of Palmerston Nin-lh had given their loyal support and eni (iiirageme.nl to its public men this lowa instead of just entering upon its status of a city could by now have had a population of 25,000 or Ml), 000.* *

When winter’s magic carpet white, is o’er the landscape spread; Despite of all its beauty bright. Of colds it brings us dread. But they who keep their confidence, And live by rules of common sense; For coughs and colds can ease assure, With Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, —9.

Mr. McKenzie, of the Manawatu Automobile Association was in Foxton to-day erecting sign posts directing motorists to Manawntn Heads, as suggested by the Foxton Chamber of Commerce.

Another Beg-rave story was once told by Sir William Joynson-'Hieks when proposing- the toast of Major Segrave at a London luncheon. “During- the general strike/’ Sir William Jovnson-ITieks said, “the gallant major was instructed to take a somewhat elderly police sergeant from Whitehall to Mitcham. They got there in four and a half minutes. As lie got out of the car the policeman exclaimed: ‘Give me as many general strikes as von like, (ml never any move rides with this gentleman.’” From Whitehall to Mitcham is about eight miles. The average speed of Major Segrave's ear (if the Home Secretary's figures were correct) was nearly 1(17 miles per hour. Sir Henry Segrave could have furnished another illustration of tin* fact of which "Miss Amy Johnson complained, that England wants only ready-made men. When Segrave decided to take up motor racing he asked Mr. Louis Contalen, of the Sunbeam Company, to give him a job. Contalen refused. He said lie was always being pestered by young men who thought they could break records, and only succeeded in breaking their necks. “Go and justify yourself at your own expense in your own ear," lie said. “Then come back.” Segrave did. He bought a second-hand Opal—ii nearly cleaned him oat of funds —and won enough with il to cause AD*. Contalen to think again.

A court ease having some peculiar features was heard al the recent sitting of the Magistrate’s Court, Wairoa. A young man while engaged in cut ting a hedge came across a lien sitting: on a nest of ten eggs. As I In* property adjoining the hedge did not run poultry he thought he was in his rights an<t purloined the lien and eggs, the former shortly afterwards bringing out nine chicks. The hen belonged to a. resident living some distance from where it had evidently strayed and the sequel was the appearance of the young man in the court charged with stealing the hen and eggs in question, to which In* pleaded guilty. The Magist rate ordered him In eiiine 111 > lor sentence when called upon.

•Since, the war broke out in 1914, Sergeant-Major ftezar, of Wellington, on'e of the survivors of (lie old

“Diehnrds," lias compiled over 300 volumes of war and other leading news, of which 28 volumes are war cables, and eight “'Rolls of Honi nr.” be has given 80 volumes to public hospitals, till to the Wellington prisons and to New Plymouth prison, 30 to Newtown Library, and ethers. TTc wishes to plain l the war cables ami “Roll of Honour'’ in the Public Library in Wellington, but the City Council is only willing to accept them as a free gift. As Mr. Rezav has spent about £7O on their compilation, he- says lu* considers that the city should pay something for the volumes. He suggests that the public should subscribe £35, and thus secure an interesting record of the war.

The possibilities of sodium chlorate for controlling the growth of willow trees in watercourses is being investigated by the drainage branch of the Lands Department-, thulium chlorate has proved an effective poison for ragwort and certain other noxious weeds. Most of the flooding troubles -which occur in (he smaller streams are due to willows, which not only cause direct blockages, but also tend to raise, the bed by their root action. The Kaif-aia River, before the drainage scheme was canned out, was badly overgrown with willows, r is believed that an effective poison would simplify and cheapen the task of coping with willow growth in many watercourses. Professor T. IT. Easterfield, director of the Cawthron Institute, lias given au opinion that; sodium chlorate should be effective, and tests in its use are to be made in Hie Auckland district.

“Everybody smokes now—man, woman and child.” Thus Barry Fain, the novelist. Yes, we all smoke now —har murks. And why not'? The habit cont ributes more to human happiness than any other. ft soothes our sorrows, enhances our joys. Never mind the i ranks. The worst they can say is that the nicotine in tobacco is highly injurious. But Mini depends on Hie lobaceo. Imported brands, it is true, arc often so full of nicotine Hint they really are injurious. But what about our beautiful New Zealand tobaccos’/ Why, there’s hardly any nicotine in them lor,the simple reason that they “*re loasted. This largely helps to eliminate Hie nicotine and gives them their famous flavour arid bouquet. Toasting renders them absolutely safe to smoke. You never grow tired of them. Quite a variety of brands, too! Those most in demand are “Rive.rliead Gold,” “Cavendish," “Cut Plug No. 10,” and “Navy Cnl.” Smokers say they “spoil von for any other tobacco.”—Advt. 01.