Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPTEMB. 25, 1023. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 2637, 25 September 1923, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPTEMB. 25, 1023. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Judging - 1> v Til ft prolific (lowering < I]pi’o should ho heavy crops of slonr fruil in this district I his season.

The recent warm ruins have bronghl on n prolific growth of grass throughout the district. Land tax leviable under Ihe Land and Income Tax Act, will lie payable on oth November, 1023, and income tax on Bth February, 1024.

A. thunderstorm accompanied by heavy rain and hail was experienced locally yesterday afternoon. The storm centre was the Tararua" ranges.

In our report of (he ball held ir the Town Hall on Friday evenine last, the names of Misses Morgnr and Dunn, who contributed a nieoh rendered duet, were omitted.

Tt was sixteen years on Monday since New Zealand was raised to the status of a Dominion. The day was observed as a holiday by Government Departments, legal offices, and others.

Orehndists in Hawke's Bay are congratulating themselves on the excellent prosper-ts for the stone fruit crop. All over the fruitgrowing area peach and plum trees are giving indications of immense crops and a little, thinning out of the plum blossoms which arc already setting nicely, would not do any great harm.

Speaking at Quebec, Premier King asserted that. Canada had no question to raise at the Imperial Conference. She had not a single grievance and any change in the constitutional relations with Britain or the other Dominions was not desirable. It was no time to raise new issues. It is a conference not a political contest, be said.

A dairy farmer once said that the mistake of his life bad been that be had not travelled more and seen how the best men in the business managed their farms. “1 lost ten' times the money it would have cost me in blunders and unwise ell olds that. I need not have made.” lie was right. There cannot he ton much interchange of opinions and experiences amongst farmers. An itinerant hawker is at present selling in Oamaru a patent contrivance for securing clothes to the. clothes line. The lady of one house at which he called told him that she had used elothes-pegs for the last 40 years, and was quite satisfied (relates the ‘North Otago Times’). “That’s all right missus," said lluhawker, “but women went for hundreds of years without painting their faces and riding in motor cars.” The door slammed violently.

A pretty wedding was celebrated at St. Patrick's Church, Musterton, on Tuesday last, September 18th, by the Right Rev. Monsignor McKenna, .when Lucy Magdalene, youngest daughter of Mrs Delaney, of Broad St., and the late Mr J. Delaney, was married to John Edward, second son of Mr John Gillespie, of Gillespie’s line, Palmerston North, and formerly of Foxton. The bride was given away by her brother and wore, a pretty frock of maize satin and georgette and radium lace hat. She

was attended by hex - neice, Miss Edna Dorset. Mr Arthur Gillespie, of Wanganui, acted as best man.

In the Wanganui Education District, the fatal roll at the end of last year was 10,801, being an increase of 300 over the previous car.

“This herd-testing is a white elephant,” said a shareholder at t.he Knipnroro dairy factory meeting last week, when the proposition was before the meeting (relates the Wairarapa Daily News). “Tt’s a matter of opinion,” replied the chairman. “Perhaps your grandchildren will think that yon were the white elephaul.” A lady advertising for a gardener stipulated for a married man. The successful applicant for the post inquired what the duties for his wife would be, but was told there were none. “Why, then, ma’am, did yon advertise for a married man, may I ask?” said lie. “I advertised for a married man." said the lady, “because I wanted one who was used to taking orders from a woman.”

Counsel in his address to a jury at Timaru, was referring to the circulation of money, and was endeavouring to persuade the jury that no importance attached to the tracing of a stolen .£5 note to the possession of the accused. “Why, gentlemen,” he exclaimed, “any of you might have a £5 note in your pocket this morning, hut this afternoon it may be in mine.” The possibilities of the illustration (relates the Post) provided the Court with a few moments’ amusement.

“In the Federal House, which of nil our Houses should set a high standard, the conduct of the debates Ibis last week lias been a disgrace. The House has become a scene of pandemonium. Six members were on their feet at one time; other members sang “Waltziim- Matilda.;’ Gunner Yates sat without bis -hoes on on the back of his bench; yells and hoots resounded throughmil the chamber; and the business of the country was again and again held iip in the uproar.’’—Sydney Sim.

While lecturing on King Tutankhamen recently, Mr Carter said: “Though we have removed 000 objects this is only a quarter of the material in the tomb annexe, the tomb chamber and the inner store, chamber. The task of dealing with the discovery will require at least two years more work. The material before, ns is without doubt, of great - er interest and value (ban that already found. We should discover the crown and other regalia of Tutankhamen. Imagination falters at. what (he tomb mav vet disclose.”

The proprietor of a West Coast motor service is an advertiser horn to the game. Over bis premises he lias this line: “Get your oil and accessories here —free petrol to-mor-row.” Of course lots of flivver drivers pull up and get wliat they want. But when they return for the promised oil they are told they can get it “to-morrow.” To-morrow never comes, for the boss (ells the same tale each day. The motorists don'l mind, and so far no bloodshed lias characterised any arguments ahoul the business. The place is safeguarded b.v all Hie laws of the Englisli grammar.

Probably in no pari of the world ran snail extraordinary tree growth he shown as in New Zealand (states the Nelson Mail). Here is a typical instil nee. Mr T. Hunt, on his property id “Highfield,” near Wakefield, recently had felled fifteen large trees. They are certified as being 30 years old, and the yield in sawn timber from fifteen trees was 22,000 feet, or enough to build a large lion**'. Another instance: Mr Herbert Hunt, on the adjoining farm felled several 20-vear-old trees, which averaged 750 ft. per tree. These trees, with timber, firewood, and seed, netted their owner over £5 ppv tree. The significance of 1 he.se figures can he gauged when it is stated that almost all our native trees would lake 300 to 500 years lo produce the same. Two Yankees were in a Cook’s office at Cannes the other day for the purpose of cashing some ot their American dollars into French trancs “Well gentlemen, give me 50 centimes (2d) and I can cash your che(lues in full without any small change being necessary.” A Scotsman, who was standing near, overhead iln l conversation and noticing the two Yankees looking somewhat perplexed, neither of them possessing the necessary 50 centimes at the moment, stepped forward and politely offered to come to their aid in the following manner: “Great ; Britain owes 890 millions, and here ] find two American.- stranded Hi |'ranee for want id' a little money, Please allow a Scotsman lo make a contribution towards the liquidation ~f (Jreal Britain's debt lo America.’ An unusual discovery was made by a Palmerston North properly owner in the course ot gardening operations on Sunday. lie was digging some ground at a residence lie laid recently bought when a turn of the spade brought to the notice of the astonished digger the gleam of gold, and further investigation disclosed additional coins—sovereigns and half-sovereigns —-scattered at m,eying depths of from four to ten inches over an area of six feel by live feet. The coins, which were in an excellent state of preservation, were of varying dates, from 1837 to 1891, and the history of the hoard evidently goes back for some time. Various surmises are made as to how they came there, but a mystery it will in all probability remain says the “Standard/’ The indications are for northerly winds, moderate to strong, freshening and backing by north to west. Weather cloudy to overcast at times with scattered rain probable. Barometer unsteady with a falling tendency. Seas rough swell, tides good. .... ■

The members of the British Ov-ci-eas Settlement Delegation arrived in Palmerston Norih by Ibe aflernoon train from Musterton yesterday, Miss Gladys Pott, 0.8. E., Sir Wm. Windham, C.8.E., General Wanehope, Messrs F. B' Smith, C.M.G., J. Wignnll, M.P., R. G. Somervell and J. Ilislop (Under-See.re-tor.v for Internal Affairs).

Mr .Tames Arden, an employee of the Whakapai flaxmill, was badly gassed yesterday morning. Some trouble was experienced in starling Fne engine, the power for which is generated by a coke suction plant. The fumes rendered Mr Arden unconscious and medical assistance was summoned and lie was removed to his home. Upon enquiry to-day we learn that In l is progressing satisfnetorilv.

Speaking at the civic welcome to members of the British Overseas Settlement Delegation at Palmerston North, yesterday, Mr J. Linklater, M.P., said the land in the Munawatu was capable of vast production, and with the constant subdivision of large estates, the producing capacity was increasing. On the soil the Dominion relied for 95 per cent, of its exports, and il was quite natural that much consideration should be given to Ilia welfare of the primary producer, and that something tangible was expected from the Immigration Department in the settling of desirable workers from overseas.

“As one who loves a good horse, never misses a prize fight, and shouts himself hoarse to see New South Wales get a good whacking at football, and speaking as one who is by no means a spoil-sport, I think there is 100 much pleasure in the life of our young people to-day,” declared the Rev. Jasper Calder, in the course of an inspirational address at Auckland. “I do not say then* is too much joy in life, but why should (lie youngsters, and I am speaking of those from school ago to 25 years, have to be spoon-fed in their joy, and have all their pleasure organised for them? Surely I bey can gel ;i bit of fun for tliein-,-elves in their own homes.”

A remarkable difference of opinion on the relative merits of chloroform and ether as anaesthetics aniong doctors is revealed by a discussion which lias been going on in the British Medical Journal recently. One doctor says that ether is perfectly safe and chloroform deadly. Another contends thal deaths from chloroform are common and from ether rare. The advocates of chloroform argue that it. is perfectly safe if properly administered and that it lias many advantages over fiber. “Ether was first used by an American doctor in 1842 and chloroform by Dr. Simpson, of Edinburgh, in 1847,” writes a medical correspondent, “and ever since doctors have disputed which is the better to use. A committee appointed by the Government some years ago decided that ether is the safer of the two. Statistics show that from chloroform there is one death in 3,500 administrations and from ether one in 10,000. Chloroform i.? a much nicer anaesthetic to take, having no nasty taste, acting more quickly, and leaving little of the distressing after sickness caused by ether.”

“If all the beer poured down the throats of the people of England and Wales in one year were contained in ordinary barrels, those barrels, placed end to end, would reach from Liverpool to Auckland (New Zealand) and 4,000 miles ort the way back; and the beer itself would till a canal fifty yards wide, fifteen feet deep, and fifty miles long.” Mr Gift’en Gordon, financial organiser of the Anti-Liquor League made this assertion at tbe meeting of the Melbourne University Public Questions Society recently (says the Age). Tbe drug problem, he added, was becoming more insistent in England every year, while in America since prohibition —and he could quote figures to prove it — it had actually decreased. Interesting, bill perhaps disjointed statistics weir quoted to dispose of the anii-pi’ohibitionist arguments that prohibition “did not prohibit,” that, it caused a wave of lawlessness, and that it was unpopular in America. It had closed up scores of inebriate homes and emptied dozens of gaols. Government control was no alternative to prohibition, as in almost every ease it simply meant a Government monopoly of the liquor trade as a business activity. Government ei.ntrol bad made British Columbia a "bootlegger’s" paradise.

A vulture at the Auckland zoo is doing her best to give the institution a fame that is not often won by a zoo in its infancy, She is engaged (says the New Zealand Herald) in the exacting task of sitting on an egg, and should she succeed in hatching and retiring a young one, il will be only the second or third time that, a vulture lias been raised in captivity. The vulture laid two eggs. The first, in which the authorities had wonderful hopes, disappeared mysteriously. A marauding rat was blamed, but proof of the instrument of the robbery was of small concern to the ornithologists. What they desired was a vulture chicken. The vulture, however, was prepared to renew their hopes. She laid a second egg and almost at once proceeded to sit on it. Naturally every care has been taken not to disturb her. But she is down to her job. She makes a hurried exit from her loft at meal times, bolts some food and returns to the nest. In the meantime her partner sits solitary on a perch, gazing patiently into space with eyes that pierce the miles. The only question of doubt in the minds of the authorities is whether the birds are of different sex.

A meeting' of Church representslives will lie lielil at the conelnsion ol 1 lio Tnteeessory Service in the Presbyterian Church to-night to make arrangements in connection with the combined mission to be conducted in November by Air M. -T. Alains.

An important conference between the Minister of Education, departmental heads, the chairman, inspectors and architects of education hoards will be hold shortly when the whole building policy will be discussed and endeavour made to deal finally with various questions aftecting teachers transfers, etc.

The French Minister of Finance has issued a statement, showing that France has made a rapid financial and economic recovery. In ]<)]() (he area cultivated was 693,000 hectares; this year it is 5,526.000 In 1020, France had an adverse trade balance of 2,310,000,000 francs. Last year the deficit was 330,000,000. The .unemployed in 1021 numbered 03,002, how the figures are 1,575, of whom only 180 are in Paris.