LOCAL & GENERAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 8 December 1926, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL.

.V Boston cable states that Lydia Liiulgren, the grand opera star, committed Suicide. If sufficient funds are made, available at once, by people joining the Tit. lioldsworth Club, the road and swing bridge will be put in order before the New Year. At the diiqiuest at Napier on Robert Murray, of the Jazzkuul Revue Company, who died suddenly in the public hospital, the evidence showed that deceased died of heart failure lesu.ting from ' peritonitis and aggravated by an anaesthetic. Charged at the Palmerston North Magistrates- Court yesterday with failing to register; two apprentices, the Palmerston North Borough Coim~cil was fined £1 in each caso. It was. -stated that the'case was purely technical. The council Iliad paid the boys HO/-' a week, although the award rate was £1 per week. The series v of weekly lectures to the members of the boys’ department of the Masterton Y.M.C.A. were continued last night when a member of the Mastertoii Swimming, Club gave an informative address on the rescue of the drowning and artificial respiration, and demonstrated the various methods of rescue and release, and the resuscitation of the apparently drowned. The lecture will be followed up later in the season by practical demonstrations to the boys at the Municipal baths. A case of infantile paralysis in Auckland has been notified to the Health Department, the patient being a "boy aged eight or nine years, living in the Parnell district. The case is not serious, one of the legs being affected. [The boy is in, the Auckland hospital, and it is considered that there is every hope of his recovery. ‘‘There is no occasion for ankiety and this case is not at all significant,” said Dr. T. J. Hughes, medical officer of health. "We are always likely to get sporadic cases of infantile paralysis.”

Thomas Leslie, of Mercer, a guard on a mixed train from Papakiira to Mercer on Monday afternoon, met with a painful accident as the train was drawing out of Buekland station. He was leaning out and giving the " rightawn v” signal to the driver when lie was struck by the tablet exchange apparatus. The force of the blow threw him under the train, and he was dragged several yards'. The driver of the train witnessed the accident and pulled up promptly. Mr Leslie sustained several wounds and shock. He hail a miraculous escape from being run over. An -extraordinary, and, so -far as I can gather, unprecedented occurrence took place on a local farm one day recently (writes the Okaiawa correscorrcspondent of the Ihiwera Btar). The owner of the farm is a lover of bird life, and the farm is really a sanctuary for wild ducks anil pheasants. A pair of wild ducks have made it their home for some 'time, and about a week ago the farmer was quite pleased to see a nice brood of about a dozen ducklings -swimming ia a. dam. A day or two afterwards spine members of the family, upon visiting the spot, was astonished to see one of the ducklings straggling •in the clutches of a number of frogs. With the aid of a long stick an attempt at rescue was made. Some of the irogs let go, but the remainder dived nuclei a log, taking their victim with them, and that was the last seen of it. 1 lie action of the frogs presents a problem which perhaps some of our naturalists can solve. It is beyond the majority of us. . A suro and pleasant specific for removing Worms is WADE’S WORM FIGS. Wonderful worm worriers. *

A first-offending drunk was fined 10/- in the Aiasterton Police Court this rooming by Air Eli Smith, J.P. A Christ church telegram states that Edwin J. Fearom pleaded guilty at the Magistrate’s Court; to selling cigarette eases with indecent pictures on the outside, and with exhibiting them in his shop window. The defence said that the cases had been 'bought from the warehouses, and were the same as. sold, in London and Sydney. Fearom was fined £5 on the first enlarge and convicted and discharged on the second.

While using explosive material on Sunday morning last for .purposes of blasting out a tree stump, T. Boston, aged -18 years, son of Mr T. H. Boston, electrical engineer, of Napier, had three fingers of iliis right hand Mown off, resulting subsequently in the Joss of the whole hand. Boston was employed with others in clearing a wav a' stump from a bathing spot, and an explosive was being used for the purpose. It is not known definitely liow the accident happened, but seemingly, through; an oversight, Boston was too near the explosion. The injured man was taken to the Napier Hospital, where he is reported to be making satisfactory progress.

Miss, Nancy Eastwood, the. Gisborne lady athlete, was honoured by the council of the N.Z.A.A.A. last night, when that body decided to forward her name to the Olympic Council, as being up to the Olympic Games standard. Air E. G. Guy, who made the suggestion,, said that lie considered. Miss Eastwood’s recent performance in the Basin Reserve n;ade her the most likely to bring honours to the Dominion at the next Games. The secretary (Air L. A. Tracy) stated that the lady’s time was 1-oscc. slower than the world’s record, although it would not lie recognised as a New Zealand record owing to the fall of the grounds. The latter defect, however, was counterbalanced by the heavv state of the track.

The balance sheet of the Gear Meat Company for the year ended November i!0 was circulated yesterday, and, as usual, the document shows satisfactory results. The profit on sales and manufactures and transfer fees totalled £80,772, as compared with £87,544 in the previous year, a shrinkage of £7072, partly due, ho doubt, to the smaller amount received in interest from investments. The expenses and •charges totalled £1(5108, against £12,106, leaving the net profit at £64,574, against £75,735>. Tliene was brought forward from the previous year the sum of £2O/509, making available £S4,97fi, against £96,649. Out of this £SOOO has been added to the reserve fund, against £15,000, and £SOOO to the insurance fund against £SOOO in the previous year. The appropriation for taxation is £14,500, against £16,000, and the dividend for the year at 1/9 per share, 6tj of which \yas paid as an, interim dividend, absorbs £40,250, and is at the same rate as was paid last year, leaving to be carried forward dividend, a bonus of fid per share out of the insurance reserve account is declared, making dividend and bonus equal to 2/- per share, or 10 per cent. Ala sonic. Lodge meets to-night. Lost starting-handle advertised for. Coke orders will be taken on Tliursila v.

.Mr H. L. Esau, seedsman and florist, Queen street, lias just opened up a consignment of beautiful p»ot plants. Alessrs S.M. Baird, Ltd., advertise second-hand cars of every description for sale, at prices from £3O. up. Demoiisinitions of cooking by gas will be given in the Municipal Social Hall on Friday, December 10th, commencing at 2..‘50 and at 7.30.

Hurt* are some of the newest dance numbers' at the Arts and Crafts, irresistible in their rhythmic interpretation of the latest hits. They are records that make everyone a perfect dancer, because it is' impossible not to respond to their joyous measure:— “Valentine,” “Horses,” “On the Riviera,” “Barcelona,” “I Wonder Where My Baby is To-night! ” etc., etc. Also new stocks of “ Yearning,” by the Salon Orchestra.

Precisely how, far-reaching in effects upon the wearer and others of. stylish clothing it is hard to say. One thing i,-. cei lam: Style does almost make the man. Of course, character will not make itself apparent no matter what manner of suit may cover the person’s back. The fact remains, however, that stylish suitings help a great deal. Look then for expert tailoring. Wear suits that are distinctive, and to be assured of these qualities go to Donald and Jo-V One of the best shops in Master!on to visit for the selection of Xmas, gifts ip Mr T. J. Thompson’s Variety Store (opposite Ilannaih’s). Oil page 4 of this issue, Mr Thompson advertises a. special list of gift suggestions. A special feature is being made of good quality cutlery at very keen prices. r.s there anything .more beautiful than to see well-poised housewives demonstrating the wonderful labour-sav-ing and perfect cleansing qualities of “NO-RUBBING LAUNDRY HELP?”