LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10889, 17 July 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Do not trust to luck, but work consistently.

Sixty girls and men employed in a Newcastle-on-Tyne drapery store were treated in the Infirmary for poisoning, a London cablegram states, after drinking lemonade distributed during a sale time rush.

Mrs Louisa Bucr aged 53, residing in Dominion Road, died in the Auckland Hospital on Sunday as tie result of serious injuries to the head. She was knocked down by a motorcar late on Saturday night.—P.A.

The King’s fourth son, Prince George, who is a lieutenant in the Royal Navy, lias been appointed to the cruiser Durban on the American West Indies station. a cablegram states. The appointment is to date from July 28th.

A telegram to tlie effect that work bad been arranged for ten men in the Eketabuna district, and asking that tlie men be selected from the most urgent cases, and their names telegraphed to the Public Works Department. was received by the Palmerston North inspector of Labour 'Mr J. Low den) from Mr J. A. Nash, M.P.

An inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of Raymond Frederick Webb, afed 2\ years, who died in hospital after eating sweets smeared with rat poison, was held at Invercargill. A verdict was returned that death was accidentally caused by eating chocolates covered with strychnine, which was intended to destroy rats.

At the Police Court at Auckland. James Ross Morris was charged with obtaining money from the Post Office Savings Bank at Auckland by forging a withdrawal slip. He hanked £9 and put in a withdrawal slip for £8 which was certified “not over eight pounds.” He then altered the figures to “80” and the word to “eighty.” He said lie did this with the connivance of a lady friend to whom, he said lie gave £7O. He was attempting a similar trick at the Wellington Post f)H ice Savings Bank when he was arrested by Detocitve Bayliss and charged with forgerv at Auckland. He pleaded guilty and was committed to the Supreme Court, for sentence.

When the Southern Cross wings her way across the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand a wreath will be dropi>cd into the water by Squadron-Leader Kingsfcrd Smith. It will be a tribute to the gallant fliers. Captain Hood and Lieutenant Moncrieff, who were lost in the illfated attempt to fly-the Tasman Sea some months ago in their ’plane flip Ao-tea-roa. The wreath was ordered by the New Zealand Government from an Auckland firm and was given to Mr T. H. M' Williams, wlin. will jvnt as wireless operator, on board the Aorangi just before the vessel sn't -d for Sydney. The' wreath is made of New Zealand flowers and shrubs and has the New Ze aland ensign attached to it.—Auckland wire.

Winter will be here soon so prepare your car for the stormy weather. Come to Donald’s for repairs, which will be executed with promptness.*

James Gibb was fined £2 with costs, in tlie Greyinouth Police Court yesterday for taking two matches into the Dobson mine.

At Greymouth yesterday Cornelius Vincent O'Neill was fined £3 with costs on a charge of taking native game. Accused was caught with three pigeons in his p.

In the Northumberland lawn ten- 4 nis championship the New Zealander \ K. D. Andrews, beat A. H. l.owe ill the singles 6—o, 6—3. 6—l. Andrews also won the men’s doubles with Suminerson. and the mixed doubles with Miss March.

In the Dunedin Police Court yesterday Stanley John Pringle was charged with theft of £9 6s Bd. the. property of the Government, while stationmaster at R: vensbourne. Accused was remanded until Friday for the probation officer’s report.

Old clothes given by the Auckland public to the poor and needy in response to the appeal of the Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen’* Association on Saturday have been valued on an auction basis at no less than £lO.-500. With the cash proceeds of the drive. namely £I6OO. ana the Government's subsidy of £2OO the net benefit to the poor o' the city and suburbs is approximately £12.300.

Tlie police are investigating two suspicious fires at New Brighton over the week-end. Both outbreaks, one in a three-roomed and one in a fourrocmed house, were in unoccupied re—sidenceis, and incendiarism is strongly suspected. Tlie four-roomed houso has on three previous occasio-ns been fire, and the brigade lir s bon called to it. The bouse is not insured The owner lives at Wanganui. There have been several fires in unoccupied houses in recent months in the New Brighton district.

Mr La wry, S.M.. gave reserved judgment in the case in whir h Robert Young, charged with offerin' tomatoes for sale at liivercarjf’ packed in a manner contrary to li goilationis. The alleged offence was that the top layers were good red of fair size with small fruit at the bottom of the ease. For defence it was contended the regulations were ultra vires. The Magistrate held that the regulations were clearly within the scope of the Act. Defendant was fined £1 and costs.—Christchurch message.

A message from Chntsworth N< w Jersey, states that Captain Emilo Carranza. the Mexican Lindbergh, was killed when lightning struck his ’plane while the aviator was en route to Mexico City. The ’plane crashed into a pine forest, where it was almost indistinguishable. The body of the aviator was found by a berry picker Carranza was recently received at Washington as an official goodwill envoy of the Mexican Government. He was lavish.lv entertained and received glowing tribute in the American Pit"s. He expressed a desire at his departure to return to Mexico City to his bride ef less than a month.

Money-savers are available at V. Levy’s. He has marked his stock town at exceedingly low prices, and it is really astonish dig the bargains which are offering. In wearing apparel. Mr Ley lia.s a large var ety of flash steck.

Full arrangements have been in: do made to broadcast progress reports o: the Tasman flight. When Hccney meetst Tunney all New Zealand will bo at the ringside. Radio gives von the world’s epics as they happen. They’re meant for you. Get them through the radio that sturdy, cleartoned and sensibly priced—Atwater Kent, procurable from Mr H. K. Mann.

Some very attractive lines in furniture are on display at Pringle’s. Beautiful designs in Jacobean suites, in oak are a big attraction. A \ cry special bedroom suite in fesev. ood in an entirely new design lias just arrived and will bo the admiration of all who see it. A nice range of linoleums, all of good pattern, arc offered at exceptionally keen prices at Pringle's.

Considerable success lids attended ,tho special sale at the W.F.C.A. Oddments and remnants are now being offered at practically customers’ own prices. One pleasant feature of these sales is that everybody is thoroughly* well satisfied. The sale lias a distinctive attraction in all departments. and no one is ever disappointed. The next few days should prove very profitable ones for theso who know the value of thrift.

The calf is nourished not by whet he eats but by what he digests. “Tvii” calfmeal is easily assimilated by the calf, who is not called upon to waste digestive energy in trying to digest indigestible matter which is never present in “Tui” calfmeal—• the cal' meal which is all meal.