GENERAL NEWS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6666, 20 July 1928, Page 6

GENERAL NEWS

The Japanese warships, Idzumo and Yakumo, sailed from Sydney at i p.m. yesterday afternoon for Wellington. Regulations were gazetted’last night tinder the Hunter gift for settlement of tho Discharged Soldiers' Act, 1921, as well as Cook Island fruit regulations.— Press Association. & One of the brightest meteors seen for, many months flashed across the eastern sky between nine and ten- last evening. In it's progress it appeared to light up both earth and sky. On reaching the horizon: tho yellow light changed to bright purple, making altogether quite an awe-inspiring display. In Maunder and Heaven v, Wanganui Sash, and Door Co. (heard on July 11) the Appeal Court, at Wellington yesterday, allowed the appeal with costs on tho highest scale, and tho 6_ase went back to the Supreme Court for appropriate remedies 1 .. Conditional leave for appeal to the Privy Council was grantcdj security being fixed at "£SOO—PtA. As chairman of the Manawatu Gorge Board Board of Control, Mr. A. J.. Graham has arranged for a deputation from the board to wait upon tho Prime Minister and the Minister for Public Works in: Wellington oh July 27. The object of the deputation is to discusd with the Prime ■ Minister the taking over of the Gorge ’ control by tho Main Highways Board.

, Herd testing, which has achieved such marked.-results in improving the productiveness of dairy herds in , the Dominion, has in the past boon neglected in Hawke’s Bay. . During tho past week, however, a group calling itself tho Hcretaunga Herd Testing Association, has ■ been successfully formed, which embraces 27 owpors with from 1200 to 1300 cows. Testing will commence next month. Other, local groups are also proposed.

**l do not advocate the continuance of the ordinary feeding for testing, purposes,” said Mr. J. A. M‘Garland at a meeting of pig breeders in Palmerston North yesterday. “The ordinary feeding is not recommended, by the bacon-curing companies by any means.” “Yes, but the,Massey College authorities want the pigs fed in the ordinary way, so''that they can draw their conclusions and point out improvements,’ ’ said Mr. T. P. Shepperd, •

At the T.W.C.A. Club Boom on Saturday there cvill ■be clothes for all sold, at the jumble sale. Pootwcar for men, women - and children, as well as books, -millinery, etc.