LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 2694, 12 July 1923, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

At bowls. New Zealand defeated Sympie by 203 to 13G. The Hon. W. Downie Stewart, Minister of Internal Affairs, states that, i t . having been found that the question of the calorific standard of gas can be dealt with by regulations under the Board of Trade Act regulations have been drafted, and it is hoped to issue them at an early date. Attention is called to the public foreign missionary meeting to be addressed oy the Rev. J. R. Metcalfe, of the Solomon Islands, in the Broad-street Methodist Church, this (Thursday) evening. Mr. Metcalfe has a story of absorbing interest to tell of pioneer work among head-hunting tribes. The taking of evidence in regard to the question of timber royalties has been completed, so far as the South Island is concerned, by Mr. J. Strauchon, who was appointed a Royal Commission to report on the matter. Mr. Strauchon will new proceed with his inquiries in the North Island. It is reported that a well known manufacturer has invented a new speedometer for his cars. When the speed of the car : caches 30 miles an hour, a green light is shown; at 40 miles, the light changes to red; at bo [miles, the appliance plays "Nearer my I God to Thee." Evidently the new invention has not yet reached Palmerston North. A good point made by Mr Arthur Roe, in his address at the Lunch Club on Tuesday was that the reason that flightless birds had survived so long in New Zealand was probably to. .jd found in the absence of native predatory animals. Since the introduction of cats, dog-s, and the European rat, the flightless birds had rapidly diminished in number. Ten persons are still isolated at the Motuihi quarantine station. Nine of j these were passengers by the Manuka I when that steamer was quarantined nearly eight weeks ago. They include 'the patient who was send to the stajtlon a second time and three "contacts" subsequently also sent back. Mr l Lamb, the fireman from the Ulimaroa, is also' still on the island. There was a pathetic little gathering at the foot- of the Queen Victoria Statue in Albert Park, Auckland recently. It has been the custom for many years for the survivors of the iSth Royal Irish Regiment to meet there every year on the anniversary of (he regiment's ai rival in New Zealand, in 1563, but this year, owing to the fact that so few are left, it was decided to discontinue the reunion. Nevertheless, Private Thomas Eimiss, a veteran of 81, and Mrs. Barstow, widow of a late member of the regiment, attended at the usual spot at the usual hour. A Constantinople newspaper prints | extracts from an ancient Turkish volume, recently discovered, which deals with the table manners of bygone confines. Many of the directions will serve lor modern times. Hci-c arc some of the precepts: " To sit down to dinner alone is to be avoided; the prophet always dined in company. Food should be conveyed to the mouth with the right hand. Before and after meal, swallow a little salt. Eat not tlty bread with the knife, but- break it with the hand. Thou shalt' not place a dish on a piece of bread, nor wipe the fingers on bread. When a piece of bread falls : to the ground, pick it up carefully At table thou shalt comport thyself decently with dignity, nor lean lazily on| the cloth, for so said the prophet - . Whop the meal is over, collect tiro I crumbs, wash thy hands and mouth, clean thy teeth, and render thanks to Allah." At The C .M. Ross Co. Ltd., smart' velour coats with cosy fur collars, in fashionable browns, fawns and moles, usually six guineas are now to clear for 80/6 net cash, sale price.! Other very smart styles trimmed with braid and self stitching, belted or otherwise, in brown, kingfisher, fawn, mole, rust and navy, usual.y 5 l to 7 guineas are to clear during our great sale for 7S/6 to 5J guineas net cash. INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS IN N.Z. A PROFITABLE ENTERPRISE. Another conspicuous example of commercial advancement in the Dot minion is shown in the rase of New Zen and-mad. ''Golden Ray" candles. : These are deservedly popular. "Golden • Rays" are perfected for table illur mination and use in chandeliers. . Hardened by a special process they . burn siowlv and without objection- . able spluttering. Most economical, Ideal for night lights. Packets aU ways full weight. If your grocer loesn't stock "Golden Rays" write for 1 supplies direct to Ellis and Manton, ( Ltd., manufacturers, G.P.O. Bqx 222,1;