LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2626, 30 August 1923, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Apprentices P>ill was passed by the House on Tuesday night. >Sir Francis Bell is to be actingPremier while Mr Massey is away, and Mr Downic Stewart will be Minister of Finance. “So old YabsJey is dead, eh? Well, well! Did be leave anything?” Yes, it broke his heart to do it, but lie left everything.” At the Christchurch Supreme Court, a youth of 17 years named Edward Leslie Hills, who had married without his parents’ consent, for making a false declaration that he was 21 years, was fined £2. A conference of W.C.T.U. delegates was opeiled at Levin on Tuesday, representatives being present from all parts of the province. The delegates were accorded a civic welcome by the Mayor. Mrs Banks, the Foxton delegate, was, appointed letter-writer. '

It is stated that the owners of a well-known and valuable property not 100 miles from Featherston recently ascertained by a survey that 50 acres of their best land has been outside their boundary fences for 65 years, and they have not had the use of it, although they have paid rates and taxes for that, period. The Prime Minister, Mr W. F. Massey, with Messrs F. Thompson, senior private secretary, and H. Drew, Government Publicity Officer, left by the Tahiti on Tuesday night, at 10.10 o’clock. Mr Massey was given an enthusiastic send-off by a large number of Ministers, members and citizens present on the wharf to wish him Godspeed and a safe return.

In her qwn crisp dialect, the Lancashire housemaid explained to her sympathising neighbour what happened when the Mormon canvasser called. “First e’ knocked at t’ door,” she said. “Then ’e talked an’ talked until I was tempted ” “Dear me,” interrupted the other, “an’ you fell for him?” “Swpet mercy, nay!” answered the other, shaking her fiat. “’Twas ’e that fell. .1 ’it ’em/’

At Timuru on Tuesday night, a fifteen-round bout between Les

Murray and Tommy Fairliall, for a purse of £2OO, went the full distance, Fairliall getting the. verdict on points.

While engaged at work in the tunnel at Mangaliao yesterday, 11. Dyke was crushed by an electric locomotive, sustaining injuries to his thigh and abdomen. Tie was removed to the Palmerston Hospital.

We regret to record (he death of the infant son (Raymond) of Mr and Mrs E. .J. Murphy, aged one year and five months, which took place at the parents’ residence, Futter Street, at an early hour this morning. The cause of death was pneumonia, after an illness of two days. The interment will take place at Sandon on Saturday.

Mild excitement prevailed at Otaki railway recently, where quite a crowd gathered to witness a race between a well-known stock agent and a local trainer, the latter to run fifty yards with a 9-stone man on his back, and his opponent to run 100 yards, says the Mail. The trainer, who had evidently been on tlie Otaki tracks in the early mornings, won easily. A second wager was ended in bis favour. According to a statement made to a reporter by a Reefton mining man, the present winter lias been one of the severest experienced in tlie Reefton district during the liast forty years. About a fortnight ago, with a small party of workmen, he was engaged blasting ice—some of it over one foot in thickness l —in the Snowy River in order to allow a flow of water into the intake that supplies a battery. Many people who write out cheques labour under the impression that so long as they place upon them the words “not negotiable” they have secured all the protection necessary, and, in fact, that the cheques are properly crossed. As a matter of fact, unless the words appear between two parallel lines (lie crossing is not complete. The lines are absolutely essential, and are in themselves sufficient protection.

The Prince of Wales, who has just entered his 30th year, is the first direct heir, for some time, to the Throne to reach that age unmarried. King Edward was married at 21, and King George at 28. Queen Victoria "was not quite 21 when she was married, William IV. was 53 when he married, and George IV. was 33, though there are many people who believe ill his seeie( marriage with Mrs Fitzlierbort some years earlier. George ITT. married al 23, and his father, who was Prince of Wales, but not King, a I 29.

Taranaki possesses a “wonderboy,” a boy named Brown, who attends (he New Plymouth High School (says the Herald). He is a very fine cricketer, but in Rugby he excels. So good is he that lie was chosen to represent Taranaki againsl Wellington at Hawera, and he really won the match for the home team. Three days later lie appeared with bis school team against (lie Wanganui Collegiate School, and lie registered a very fine performance, scoring 15 out of 18 points made againsl the Wanganui boys, whose aggregate was li. Brown plays centre three-quarter, and is one of the greatest players Taranaki has produced for years.

Mr P. .1. Jack, proprietor of the Foxton furniture factory, has recently completed a substantial order for shop furniture for Mr Minitie, who left Foxton on Monday to enter into business at Rnetihi. The equipment consisted of four large glass counters, and five showcases. The counters were of excellent, design, being provided with plate glass fronts and tops, and containing a cabinet for the display of goods, access to which was provided for by means of sliding doors. Finished in light stain and polished, the work reflects credit on (he manufacturer. The showcases were designed to give the maximum amount of view to the goods displayed, and were complete with nickel fittings. Besides the above work, Mr Jack lias delivered to the order of the same person a complete set of household furniture, all of which was trucked for its destination on Saturday last. It

is pleasing to know that the Foxton furniture factory can compete successfully, both as regards price and quality of goods, with any firms oulside (he district,

A correspondent writes that when travelling 1 op a Californian coastal steamer she noticed that both olive oil and olives were placed op the table at every meal, a little olive oil being poured on the foods with a dash of vinegar. It was mentioned that the regular pse of this oil prevented consumption, and also that the fact of the lavish use of oil in Italy, Greece, and nmong the Jewish residents of these countries made them free, to a large extent, from rheumatism and appendicitis. When the writer returned from California she secured a gallon each of the best French and Italian oil, and used it freely on the food of her children, with the result that from being rather delicate, that they were strong and healthy, with a good colour. The writer considers that if oil was generally used in New Zealand there would tye a much higher standard Of health attained. She also remarks thftt California haying the same latitude as Auckland, has a great number of olive trees, which are a valuable asset. The advice is given that either French or Italian brands of oil should be used only, as they are the most palatable.

While playing oil (he swings at 1 iio Palmerston Esplanade on Tuesday, a little hoy fell and broke his knee.

The monthly meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce has been postponed from this evening to Thursday of next week.

A special general meeting of the Foxton Lawn Tennis Cliff) will he held in the Town Hall to-morrow, at 7.30 p.m.

Cyril Gorstan, aged 30 years, .-•ingle, died under an anaesthetic at (he Christchurch public hospital yesterday, while having some teeth extracted.

The final match for the Moascar Cup will bo played at New Plymouth to-day, between the Palmerston N. High and New Plymouth High School teams. A conference between the members of the Foxton Harbour Board and the Manawatu-Oroua River Board has been arranged for Saturday next, at 1 p.m. It is considered that the attendance at last night's Hunt Club Ball constituted a record for a function of this kind yet held locally. Abonl 180 couples occupied the floor. The door takings amounted to upwards of £BO.

A man named Duncan, of Shannon, was admitted io the Palmerston North Hospital last night, suffering from fractured ribs, and injuries lo the skull. It is believed that the injured man, who is about 40 years of age, was driving a motor ear, which capsized at Shannon. His condition is serious.

A claim to having been the youngest grandmother is made by Mrs Jowett, wife of a Hull labourer. She became a grandmother when only 34 years of age. She married at 16 and her eldest son followed suit when he was 17. Now, at 38, she is mother to seven and grandmother to three.

Said (o have been insane for eleven years, Thomas Henry Aldons, a solieitor and inmate of the Old (Manor Asylum, Salisbury, was charged at Wiltshire Assides with the attempted murder of the medical superintendent. While the superintendent, Dr. Martin, was talking lo two lunacy commissioners in (lie garden, Aldons was said to have slabbed him with a clasp knife. On oath Aldons pleaded (hat Dr Martin would not protect him against another patient who attacked him. He was found guilty and ordered to he detained during the King’s pleasure. , What is perhaps the greatest memorial in all the world is fast ncnriii"’ completion—the Lincoln Highway across the United States. This highway has a minimum width of sixty feet. It reaches from New York City on the east, across the continent lo San Francisco, on the wesf; and quite a crowd gathered in New York the other day as the engineers were erecting a signpost a! one of the down-town corners. The hand on the sign was pointing west and it read: “Lincoln Highway: To San Francisco 3,384 miles.” Truly a,worthy memorial to the man who the average American looks upon as the greatest man of his race.

At the annual meeting of shareholders of Hie Shannon Dairy Co. on Saturday the question of feeding rape and turnips to cows, and its effect upon butter, came up. One speaker stated there was a great tendency in Ibis district for farmers to grow this fodder. He stated several factory managers up North had refused to take milk from cows fed on turnips or rape, also the Government dairy officers did not approve of this feeding. He could not see why farmers would not go in more for growing barley, millet, lucerne, etc., from which good results can he obtained without the likelihood of affecting the quality of (he butter, and he certainly thought these crops should be grown instead. Mr Aim, the manager, on being asked his opinion on the matter, said turnips could be fed to a certain point. Most farmers grazed too hard. If the farmer grazed his cows for half an hour after each milking the turnips had little' effect. —Chronicle,