LOCAL AND GENERAL

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10954, 1 October 1928, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The secret of success lies in the man and not in the material be works on. The fortnightly meeting of Manchester Unity Oddfellows will be held this evening. In the ladies’ golf competition on Saturday, the winner was Mrs J. Mulvaney. Robert Joseph Todd aged 52. a resident oi Raven .-bourne, died isuddeu!v from heart, failure while engaged in bis duties at the com cut works at, Pclieket Bay, Dunedin.

A number of bowlers were able to participate in games on tlie local greens on Saturday afternoon.

A motor salesman, Thomas &• Aitkin was fined £25 and his license ccincellGd for iirtc-xicc/tion 'wliile hi charge of a motor car at Wanganui on Saturday.

Sir Henry Whitehead, the Bradford spinner, who died recently . left £672,984. His charitable bequests exceed £125,000. including £40,000 to Masonic institutions. “

A crack a quarter of an inch wide, extending the whole length ot a Idinch gun on the British batt.e cruiser Tiger, was fortunately discovered between shoots, otherwise theie might have been a terrible disaster. The Admiralty announces the acceptance of the tender of Messrs Sir John Jackson, Limited, for the construction of the, new dockyard at Singapore, the contract time lor completion being seven years.

Scores at tile end cf Saturday’s play in the billiards match were: Landrum (in play) 9000, MeConacliy 7444. Lindrmn’s best breaks were 541, 269 and 106 (unfinished). 51cConachv’s best were 376. 264. 243. 189, 168, 161, 151 and 141.—Auckland wire.

Wirelessing from 11 on glia, i Bay' tlie British coaster Anking reports ix was raided by' pirates en route from Singapore to Swatow on September 26. Tlie chief officer, Mr David Clifford Jones and the chief engineer. Mr Harry Thomsen were killed and Mr C. C. Plunkett Cole, captain was seriously' wounded, the Chinese quartermaster \as also killed.

Mr A. V. Rce has arranged with the Netheriandsche Vliegtugen-Fa-briek, makers of Fokker aircraft, foi the manufacture and sale throughout the Empire, including Australia and New Zealand of triple-engined Avro monoplanes similar to tiie Fokker F7S which crossed the Pacific and Atlantic and is new being used in flying from Holland to, Java and elsewhere.

The Melbourne police have received advice that Margaret Williams, aged 25, a single woman, Sa- found dead in a house at W-emhaggi (75 miles from Melbourne), with her throat cut by a razor. The dead woman’s sister-in-law, Mrs Williams, stated that deceased and man had had lunch with her. Shortly a 'ter she left the room, she heard screams and on returning found Margaret dead on the floor. The man. who was a boarder in the house, had disappeared.

The annual meeting of the South Island Motor Union Mutual Insurance Association, was held at Christchurch. The report showed that the past year’s operations had been very satisfactory. The premium income loss returns and reinsurances was £10,236 while the claims less reinsurances amounted to, £2616. The total funds on hand were £B9BO which after allowing £4090 reserve for unexpired risks left a credit balance to carry forward £3886. The tv.o retiring directors (Messrs A. E. Anscll and W. L. Minsen) were re-elected

Eighteen deaths have occurred in a fishing village in the State cf Travancore. India, as the result of four families eating the flesh of a., sea animal resembling a giant tortoise, which was caught nibbling nets spread on the shore. Half the flesh was divided among the captors and the rest sold in the market. Many making purchases of the flesh in tlie market became seriously ill. Experts examined the shell and declared that it was not, of the ordinary tortoise species and was unknown to them. The local Government has ordered an inquiry into tlie tragedy.

‘‘lt is high time we objected not only to the reflector regulation- but also to civil servants being legislators.” said tlie chairman Mr A. F. An sell at the conference of the South Island Motor Union. “It is time we informed the Government that we are not going to allow the country to be run by civil servants.” A resolution was before the meeting that the Government be asked to cancel the regulations referring to red reflectors on motor cars, declaring the ns© of these reflectors waste ot money and not providing any added measure of safety for road, users. Other members ispeke strongly concerning the regulation. The motion was carried.

A controversy has arisen at Home oyer the oenson passing a play entitled ‘‘Eternal Flame,” introducing the Unknown Soldier which was produced at Leamington before coming to London. The last scene is at the Unknown Soldier’s graveside in Westminster Abbey. The author. Mr Watson C. Mill, says tlie characters kneel and read the inscription, then in tlie darkness an invisible choir sings. As the voices fade, the figure of the Unknown Soldier, in trench k;t and steel helmet, is seen standing near the tomb, but the features arc completely shrouded. Sir lan Hamilton, Sir John Luytens and others disapprove of it but the author says the incident is treated with deep reverence. The words put into the mouth of the Unknown Soldier had tlie oi the Vicar of Leamington.

Tlie outstanding feature of Saturday’s matches at the New Zealand Ladies’ golf championship at Auckland was the championship game between Mrs Rosking and Mrs Similar Weston, the original game being won by Mrs Hosking 3 and 2. At tlie ninth hole, Mr s W eston grounded her club in a bunker. a s is allowed by' a local club rule permitting players to ground on any part cf the course covered with a permanent ole of grass. The umpire disqualified Mrs Weston vjio was forced to give u-, the hole. At the end of the round she entered a protest whult was upheld by the committee and the match was replayed in the afternoon The termer result was reversed. Mrs Weston winning 3 and 1. The Bogey handicap match, played in the afternoon, resulted in a win for Mis Guv YYililir.mis, who finished 1 ujp with a round of 79. The new model 65 Chrysler Sedan, a really finished job. can be inspected at A. and R. Don: I ’ Garage in Mam Street.

A prisoner named Thomas Lowry. 22* years of age. serving a sentence -t Wi Take Prison camp (Fenthc-rs-ten) ©scaped from custody on Friday. Lowry is & fresli-coinplexioned man with a mole on each cheek

A demonstration was held in Gnynioutli bv the. unemployed, iiuludi. g over 100 from Blackball, vim mat lied through the main .-tree, to lie band rotunda, where addresses wire delivered to a gathering over o'er 500 after which the fellow ng resolution was carried: “That bis meeting of unemployed demanded work at Trade Union rates, or ull mainten&nee.”

Following tours cf South Af.-i.-a and Canada, a very big totr oi p blic schoolboys is being arranged, to sail from London on J anuav 4. T.to party w ill spend seven weeks in N w Zealand and thence "ill goto Ai stralia, returning from Sydrey. It i.-» expected the party will '>e «enipos tl of 50 bo.vs from “till the great .-choc s, including Eton and Harrow. The c. st is estimated at £l5O per boy.

The Prince of Wales and tie Duke of Gloucester landed at Abiubasa, East Africa, and were givei an ntlmsiastie greeting by. Eu-opeans, Indians. Arabs, and great cwvds <>r Africans. Instead of taking i direct* route to Government Hone. .io Royal pair passed through tie n rrow winding street- of old Mmib; -a, with its native dwellings, visiing the war memorial on the way.

The Daily Express undq-stauds that a big legal fight is pendUig < wing to the Treasury’s tontenton t at> Sir David Yule, an Anglo-Indiin ir rchr.nt. wais domiciled in Enghtid aiut therefore bis £20,000,000 estate is liable to £8,000.000 cfeath dities. It is understood the exfeutors ontc id that the bulk of bis fortune is subject to Indian domicle, unde which he would pay less tljan £l.oX>,oc9.

As foreshadowed ljy political n tcrs in Europe and Anerica, the ; swer of the United Stlteo to tie te :r.s of the Franc o-Brit ill naval pad is uncompromisingly htf-tile and m n 'St quarters is seen thepnd of tlic qu si_ secret agreement. |Tli e burden of A Washington’s coin pi, in t is that w ile * large cruisers, whip constitute *h« chief combatant stijngth of the CS. Navy, were to be'fimited smr 'er warships and snbm dues were no: to be subject to any ■-trie t ion. The Canterbury iw Society decided recently t 0 tak action in an endeavour to bring o justice. J. B_ Batchelor, the m dug solicitor for whose arrest a w;i:.nt had been issued on cl targes dilating m . a;> ropriatecl triist fun J.. It is bjieved Batchelor i s in Wtrr.Ka. 11idivicinal members of thj Sccictv. noting through the presiint Mr K. Neave) hav e deposited wit the polite authorities sufficient loney to cover tlio cost of bringing Jstciielcr from Australia if he is fond the re - The theft oi jhollery worth over £IO,dOO from a isistered package is reported by a peigian commercial traveller, I \\ Jetts. The package, which was insied. contained *52 pieces of jewelry. each weighing about 25 carats The (Kick; go was dispatched frondingaporc t. Colombo bj r registered i»ost. and oi. arrival at Colombo. !. Wilbert* < imed the packet fromlie Customs. On being opened the ickage was l ~.nd to be empty. Thepvtis were eiulctsed in a tin box £1 sealed. The seal had been lifted! hole drilled ,derneath, the je«b removed tlio seal replaced diet.

At about niidgPt cn Saturd ly. g building at Wdport oonrprising two shops and dwfing- owned by J. Carmine and odpied by J. V King .ruiterer and ulect o ; er an.; Mr and Z'li , Slim « the latter using tlie lront portion (ir dies-making and millinery, wengutted by hr-- The flames extenjd to the We t port, -sews iflice licli also sustained damage by flrqnd water. Baihe - nd 1 o. a store onhe otb* i sick . - -,Varated by sonte feet from the burning bundings, as .saved intact Tins insurances an .1. *VY. King, .took and fittings 13): Sin ire-. , k ami co.’wwV"® , L , ; V estj ort News. £2(K)O on buing, mat-bim i v and stock.

II! need aew racquet thi s season. How my are in this position and are fndering just how to -nake their nice. Remember that the best is nctoo good and let Mr A. C. (“Mich Paget help vou in your selection Hie new season’s stock lias a.ved including such, liroved qualitjacquets as the “Su-?-'vr ne I-yngl, ’' ‘‘Tournament.” Magnet. | ‘‘Victorv.” His VtL Ce r S * S c , , t V <k °V S , ■ ganging from los to £ 1 lo<n addition all ether tennis goodsre stocked at this sports depot, eh as Ayres 1929 reason s balls, ctrs, presses, and eve shades. A visiof inspection to the shop will webepay the tennis, enthusiast.— (PqLlvt.)

1‘ ceding thdalf for the first few weeks particdly ,‘ s all important. Give the calthe first milk of the mother for tie or four davs, ,ta medicinal eft being exceedinelv beneficial nndt fat content is low b or first weelaree to five quarts at mothers milktcoond week 1 to 9 quarts of new,lk ; third week mil” and meal—“Ti calfmeal f or preVerence. p ”