Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1934. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 4404, 13 October 1934, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1934. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

In conversation with a Standard representative last week, the Sec-retary-Manager of the Wairarapa Electric Power Board (Mr Brown) said lie estimated that it would take nearly twelve months to completely restore the electric power service throughout the Wairarapa. The cost of the temporary repairs would! probably run into £SOO, but the total cost of complete restoration would not be far short ol £ISOO. “I am not a. (inn believer in tin cats,” remarked an amateur enthusiast in horticulture in Timaru recently. He stated that he had been told that imitation tin cats would keep small birds away from his peas and young cabbages, so he cut out a number and arranged them artistically at various angles in the garden. The birds continued to dine sumptuously, and, in addition, used the tin cats as handy places to rest on and (su'd themselves.

In reply to an inquiry from, the Kairanga County, the Department of Agriculture advised that hemlock had been declared a noxious weed under the second schedule ol the Act, 1028, and that the Council if it thought lit, could declare hemlock a noxious weed within the Kairanga County. In pursuance of the powers vested in it, the Council, at a special meeting held this week, formally resolved, by special order, that hemlock be declared a noxious weed within the district under its jurisdiction.

“I am quite convinced that a tremendous amount of cyanide - is put into empty rabbit burrows,” said the Chairman of the Manawatu Rabbit Board (Trustee B. G. Gower) at Thursday’s meeting, in relating some of his own experiences in rabbit eradication, work. He gave an instance of having fumigated a working burrow in which he was quite sure there was a fabbit, but when, for the sake of satisfying himself, he dug the burrow out it was found to be empty. This was not an isolated case and had led him to believe that a lot of money was being wasted in useless fumigation in this manner.

Standing side by sidle on one of the Auckland wharves the other day were an elderly couple, evidently husband and wife. They held lines in their hands and were waiting hopefully for bites. Both were smoking pipes with evident enjoyment. In reply to a question the lady said she thought all angler's ought to be smokers, adding tliafc “if some of those flappers who puffed cigarettes would only try a pipe they would soon discover how soothing it was.” Disciples of Isaac Walton everywhere will agree that fishing and smoking certainly go well together, and anglers, as a rule, are heavy smokers. In this country most of them smoke New Zealand toasted tobacco because it can be indulged in for hours at a time without burning the tongue or causing a feeling of satiety. It is, moreover, absolutely innocuous thanks to the toasting it gets at the factory and which deprives it of most of its nicotine. There are five brands: Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog), Riverhead Gold, Cavendish, Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), and Desert Gold —all of thef exceptionally fine flavoured and very soothing and delicious. —Advt.

“I’ve been afar,” the traveller said, “I’ve passed through many lands, I know Siberia’s icy wastes, And Egypt’s burning sands, Where’er I’ve gone has travelled too A faithful friend, none truer, For coughs and colds I’ve been prepared With Woods’ Great Peppermint Cere. —22.

The Moutoa Hall Committee is conducting a shop day in Foxton [o-day in aid of the hall funds. Colonel Closey, of Auckland 1 , delivered an interesting address on Douglas Credit in the Town Hall supper-room last evening. A full report of the address will appear in our next, issue. In his remarks at a public meeting held in the Caroline Bay lml! recent!v to discuss the position of relief workers, states the “Timaru Herald,” the Rev. Clyde Carr, M.P. said: “There are only two tilings that stand between us and our heart’s desire. What are they * A voice: “Coates and Forbes.” (Laughter.) Criticism of the new Dominion silver coinage was voiced at Urn Anglican Synod at Auckland. r l be matter was raised by Canon Fancourt, who moved that synod should express regret that no acknowledgement of God was included in the inscription of the coinage and should urge the Government to rectify the matter in any future issues'. -The motion was carried.„ “The safety valve of London,” was how' the' Rev. !’• Gladstone Hughes described the Marble Arch, in an address to members of the Timaru Rotary Club, states the “Herald.” Here, he said, was where the various soap-box orators let, off steam, and it was a real education to listen to them. , It would be a good thing it New ( ' :l ' land could copy the Old Country in that respect. It is far better to have it out than let it go simmering down below,” said Mr Hughes. (Applause). There was a touch of unconscious humour in the Auckland Court yesterday when evidence was being heard concerning the identity of a gold watch. “A young woman I interviewed told me its histoiy, a detective said in evidence. “This young woman said she wore the watch for a while until one day she sat on it and damaged the case. Then she gave it to her mother for a birthday present, she said.”

The 35th anniversary of the commencement of the South African War fell yesterday. Hostilities began when the British Government refused demands for tb <: withdrawal of the British forces demands which were contained in president Paul Kruger’s ultimatum of October 9, 1899. The refusal was notified three days later, and the Transvaal Government declared war, a. British armoured train being attacked on the same day. The war ended on May 31, 1902, with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging. Some (5400 troops were sent from New Zealand, in 10 contingents, the first leaving nine davs after the declaration of war.

“A great deal of unhappiness and a great deal of worlk in the Maintenance Court would he avoided if people got rid of this idea that young people who get into trouble must marry to save the family from disgrace,” said Mr H. A. Young, S.M., in an address to the Canterbury Justices of the Peace Assoieation. He urged that in all cases where young people had not intended to marry, pressure should not he put upon thorn by relatives to do so, but in all such cases adoption should be resorted to. Adoption, lie said, was not difficult to arrange, and as far as tlie child was concerned, it meant usually that it got a much better home than it would if the parents married and if it remained with them.