LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2642, 10 May 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

"Constant Reader," a resident at the Old People's Home forwards 15 as the answer to "Oscar Scared's" mathematical problem in yesterday's issue.

To-day at 3 p.m., there will arrive | in Palmerston North Brigadier-Gen-, eral A. W. Andrew, Chief Scout Commissioner for New Zealand., All Scouts will be paraded at the hall, in Queen Street in the evening, to be,' inspected by the General, the parade, to be followed by a general meeting in, the King Street Hall. On Friday the, General will meet the business men, of the town on matters relating to the, Boy Scout movement in the pro-)' vince, and departs again on Satur-i day. J

A Press Association messag 0 from Napier received last night, states that from Thursday night, till that evening between four and five inches of rain had been recorded there. Until yes. terday afternoon the falls were not exceptionally heavy j but there were indications that the dist'rict is to receive its share of the water at present being distributed over the country. The rivers in the lower reaches were not yet above normal, but in the back country they were reported to be rising. A good deal of surface water was about.

Charles F. Spooner, who was mulcted in a sum of £5 by His Honor, Sir John Salmond, on Tuesday for being absent when called upon to serve on the grand jury, appeared before His Honor yesterday with an apology, stating that he had been called t'o Wellington on urgent business, and was under the impression that he was required to attend yesterday. He had returned from Wellington especially t'o attend yesterday and had not completed his business at Wellington. His Honor said he felt that it was not a case of wilfully absenting himself from service. He could not' entirely overlook the offence however, and would reduce the fine to fl.

The Runanga Band, which returned, to the West Coast with a flourish, of trumpets from its victories at the recent Dunedin contest, has fallen on, evil days, and reports from well-in-j formed sources state that the band is now practically non-existent as a combination (says the Greymouth Evening Star). It is understood that the discord has made itself apparent over the question of finance in connection with the trip to Dunedin. The expenses of the players were, provided, but some of them were not satisfied, and requested that they should also be paid for the time lost from their work while away from Runanga. They were informed that this was impossible, and they therefore resigned. Efforts are being made, it is understood, to restore greater harmony, and the general public, which has watched the progress of the band with much interest, will hope that the peacemakers will be successful.

Apples without cores or seeds are promised by a discovery announced at Abbotsford, Canada, the particulars of which have just been received by the Department of Commerce from Consul-General Halstead, reports the New York Herald. According to the announcement, a seedless and coreless variety of Fameuse apple has' been developed, which differs but slightly in shape from an ordinary Fameuse by being longer and flatter at the ends, but with the typical col-, ouring and flavour. Except for a slight marking on the flesh which outlines the situation of the core in, an ordinary apple, there are neither, core nor seeds. The apples were de-, veloped in an orchard at Abbotsford, and the discovery that they were out, of the ordinary was an accident. They, had come from a new block of Fam- ( euse, about eight years old, bearing, for the flrst time in market quantities., The discovery was made while grading for market, but unfortunately no record was kept of the tree, or trees ] producing the new fruit, and it will, not be before another harvest that, steps can be taken for its commercial development. Local housewives will be glad to have the information contained in an announcement in this issue, which.! states that the prices of most varie-. ties of Adams, Bruce cake have been, reduced from Friday, May 11. It is, declared that this saving is due to new, and advantageous contracts which, have been made for supplies of fresh, eggs, factory butter, and new season's, fruit. The policy of Messrs. Adams,, yjruce, Ltd., is to give their customers full benefit from their methods of big-scale manufacture of the best quality cake. A complete new price-, list is given in another column, t

A prisoner who was found guilty of stealing a valuable watch yesterday, on his way to gaol, took the opportunity of informing the owners where he had " planted " the timepiece. Despite tho heavy, continuous rain which fell locally yesterday, there was no appreciable increase in the height of the Manawatu River last nighty but the effect of the downfall on the ranges should be noticeable to.day. Woodville, Pahiatua, and Eketahuua reported last night that no serious con. sequences were anticipated yet, although the rain there had been heavy.