Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1936. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 4670, 11 July 1936, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1936. LOCAL AND GENERAL

(Woolworths (N.Z.) Ltd., has purchased a block of buildings in Queen,. Street, Masterton, for £lO,000 for the purpose of establishing themselves in that centre.

There is reported to be considerable activity in the Rangitikei district in land deals, and that several large properties had changed hands recently at profitable sums. At a meeting of the Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., it was decided to pay out 1/- per lb. for butterfat supplied during the month of June.

On Thursday an eight-pound son was born to Mrs Dionne, mother of the quintuplets. The boy was described by the attending physician as being in “exceptionally .good condition.” Quite a lengthy earth tremor was experienced locally at 9.50 p.m. on Thursday. Later in the night two other slighter shakes were also felt, the final one being at 3.30 a.m,

Cases of typhoid fever which have been reported amongst the Maoris surrounding Oliau, Kuku and Manakau are at present engaging the attention of the Health

authorities. One death has occurred.

The Levin Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, has decided to advance Is per lb. for butterfat supplied during the past month. This figure represents a consistent increase over the past two years, for in June last year, the pay-out was lOd. and in the same month of 1934 it was 9d., The friends of Mrs A. Lee, who injured her spine when she’ slipped at her home in Avenue Road some weeks‘"ago, will be pleased to learn that she is making satisfactory progress and she will be visiting Palmerston North next week for the purpose of undergoing electrical treatment,

While returning to Foxton after visiting her parents- in No. 2 Line, on Thursday evening, Miss M. Fitt met with a painful accident. As she was cycling along the road shortly after leaving her home she .collided with a wandering horse and was thrown heavily to the ground sustaining an injury to the shoulder. She received attention from Dr E. M. Wyllie but her injuries are not of a serious nature.

The prevalence of stock grazing' on the roads at night to the danger of motor traffic, was commented upon at last evening’s meeting of the executive of the Automobile Association (Manawatu) when it was decided to write the Kairanga County Council on the matter. One member commented that stock on the roads was* worse than cyclists without lights and there was enough agitation about these people.

Amongst the many wedding presents received by a certain happy 1 pair in Auckland recently was a huge tin of cigarette tobacco, and as both the young . people adore cigarettes, this very unconventional bridal gift was greatly appreciated by them. It was something new in wedding presents, which too often consists of things the recipients don’t care a button for, and could very well do without. The accompanying' card read: 1 “May all your troubles end in smoke!” And to cap all, the contents of the tin proved to be Riverhead Gold —the finest cigarette tobacco money can buy! It’s one of the five famous “toasted” brands so popular with smokers of both sexes. Another very choice cigarette tobacco is Desert Gold, while the three other fenuine toasted brands, Gut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), Cavendish, and Navy Cut No. 3 (Bulldog) are unequalled for the pipe. All are practically harmless—that’s what toasting does!—and for flavour and bouquet their equals have not yet been manufactured. But take care when you buy! Several. worthless imitations are about. Give them a miss! &79

At Hastings last night Joe Hall, Australia (9.3 L defeated Clarrie Rayner, Blenheim (9.2), on a knoeik-out in the ninth round of a scheduled 15-round professional boxing contest.

The Australian Commonwealth Government is giving consideration to the erection, of a national memorial to Ivingsford Smith, either at Sydney or Mascot aerodrome, probably in the form of a radio beacon named after Sir Charles. Cabinet will also make some provision for the education and training of “Smithy’s” son. The incinerated body of Ronald Hilkio McMaster, farmer, aged 39, was found in the ruins of a burned down whare on his station, Tarawaki, Pirinoa, on Thursday. A revolver was discovered nearby. Deceased njas the son of the late Mr John McMaster, one of the earliest settlers of the Lower Valley, who formerly owned Tuhitarata. The whare, which was burned to the ground, was about seven chains from Mr McMaster’s homestead and about a mile back from the main road. Deceased, who leaves a wife and two young children, had been under treatment for insomnia. At the inquest the coroner, Mr T. E. Lang, J.P., return! a verdict that death was due to incineration.