GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 2231, 27 January 1921, Page 1

GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Says the Feilding Star:—“When in the last day they open the heart of Mayor Nash, they will find embossed vn it: “Palmerston! He thinks, he talks, he dreams: Palmerston! lie has been as the persistent widow regarding that debatable deviation of the railway line for the fifth (or is it the sixth) largest town in the Dominion. And as ever, persistency is rewarded.”

Nearly one thousand persons wore arrested in Chicago on a recent night during raids on gambling resorts and criminals’ dens. One thousand detectives and 1,500 uniformed policemen participated fn the raids, which covered all parts of the city. The raids were ordered by the new chief.of police, Mr Fitzmorris, who took office in November, after receiving that the Chicago police were lax in detecting law-breakers. Many of the gaining establishments raided were in the heart of the exclusive residential sections. More than 1200,000 in cash on the gaming tables were seized. Among the prisoners were “Nick, the Creek,’ a notorious plunger, in whose shirt the police found .070,000.

Men.—“ There is a vast difference between wishing and winning. Many a good man has -failed because he had his wishbone where bis backbone ought to have been.” Are you wishing for more business, but lack the winning? Advertising is a sure enough winner, but it needs backbone in the man directing it. Advertising doesn’t bring results with a jerk. The beginning is slight, but the pressure is constant, and increasing all the time. The open season for hunting business lasts all the year round, but just now the game is particularly well worth going after. The best ammunition is an advertisement in “The Manawajji Herald.”* '

We take the following personal from the “Freemanlle Herald,” of December 17th, Mr it. Preece a brother of Mrs H. Evans, of Duncan Street, FoxtonMr It. Preece, known ns ‘Dad’ to the members of the Fremantle I'own Baud, passed the 74th milestone on Wednesday last. It would be safe to claim him as (lie oldest bandsman in the Slate, perhaps in Australia. I:Ie is stilt going strong, taking an active part in the business of the band, and playing his part with the best of them. May lie continue to do so for many years to come, as llie boys of the old school are few and far between. Mr Preece landed in Australia as far back as 1855, and for close on half a century Ims been connected with bands in different parts of the Commonwealth, both as a player and conductor. lie was a member of Hugh McMahon's crack Boulder Band when they won the championship at Ballarat in 11)05, and the judge on this occasion remarked that every player in the band was an artist. ‘Dad’ Will treasures the memory of those words, coming as they did from the great Alex Owen. ‘Dad' was one of tin' foundation members of the State Implements Works Band, now known as the Fremantle Town Band. His kindly disposition and gentlemanly bearing his endeared him to all who come in contact with him, and baud work would be much more pleasant if the present-day bandsmen would follow the lead given them by this gwutd old veteran. All bandsmen and citizens of the town of Fremantle join us in wishing ‘Dad’* and his wife the best of health and prosperity .for a number .of years to come.”

Norway is credited with the longest aerial power cable, which spans a stretch of water in one of the fiords. There are three cables with it span of 1,384 meters, nearly a mile; the cables are 40 metres above the water at their lowest point; in their crossing they drop 80 metres from the level line. In still weather the tension is four tons; when it blows it may he double this amount.