LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2709, 18 March 1924, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The All Black Rugby football team to tour Great Britain will be selected on June 3rd.

Mr Zane Gray, the author, whose Arizona stories are well known, is at present at Deepwater Cove, Russell, Bay of Islands, enjoying sword fishing in New Zealand waters.

Mr A. Charles, of the local Post Office, was last week transferred to Hunterville. Air Ihle base been appointed to till the vacancy on the local staff.

The Wanganui detective force has again been augmented and fresh information concerning the Oates murder case is being investigated (says the “Wanganui Chronicle”).

“Civility is sometimes mistaken for servility,” said Lord Jellicoc in the course of a speech in Auckland. “There is no greater mistake people can make than to become rough in the effort not to appear servile.” At last night’s sale of produce, etc., at the Presbyterian schoolroom, Mrs Gibbs purchased a quantity of vegetables, etc., and donated the same to All Saints’ Children’s Home at the seaside.

The tender of Air A, E. Admore, of Foxton, for the painting and renovating of the Albion Hotel, at Wanganui, lias been accepted and Air Admore left for Wanganui today to supervise the work. Playing in a friendly match on the Greymoutli Bowling Club’s green Detective Young, who recently visited Fielding’s green, scored four consecutive “touchers,” thx*ee in i.ne head and with his first bowl in the next.

It is stated in America that the largest yield of wheat on record is 117 bushels per acre. English authorities doubt this figure. It is said indeed, that even eighty-two bushels per acre could only be grown in a monster conservatory. Mrs Porter, organiser of the British and Foreign Bible Society, delivered an ineign Bible Society, delivered an interesting address in reference to the society’s operations in All Saints’ schoolroom this afternoon.

Mr A. E. Admore, painter and l>apcrhangeis, lias removed into new premises next to the Awaliuu Auctioneering Co.'s in Alain St., and lias opened up a large stock of oils, paints, mouldings and the latest- designs in wall papers. Inspection oil llie stock is cordially invited. St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated yesterday. Other than the closing of the Bank and the Hying of the N.Z. Ensign from the Post. Office, uo general holiday was observed locally. The annual St. Patrick's Day dance was held in tile Town Hall in the evening. AL Sanson a successful sports meeting was held. Speaking at the Dunedin Rotary Club, Dr. Aiayo, of the United States, said the New Zealand newspapers were better than those of the States. He had been pleasantly surprisod to find that their .foreign news was much better than that published in American newspapers. In regard to the medical profession, Dr. k Aiayo remarked that in New Zealand we had men of whom we might justly be proud. Recently Mr H. E. Holland wrote to the Prime Alin is ter regarding calling Parliament together not later than May instead of the end of June, it is understood by the Post that Air Holland has received a reply from Air Aiassey stating that the mutter is to be considered by Cabinet, but expressing “ the hope that there will be fewer no-conii-dence motions next session than last session, as in that wav Parliament will be enabled to do more work.

The danger of eating fruit without taking the necessary precaution to peel it lias been further illustrated (reports the Napier Telegraph). A young Hastings lad took an apple which lie demolished with boyish promptitude. The apple, however, had, at one time, had a liberal coating of some spraying material, and the unfortunate, boy’s stomach was unequal to the task of digesting the poison with the result that he was confined to his heel for some time. Such a small oversight often leads to serious consequences.

Mr J. Wyeth had a arrow escape from a poisoning fatality on Sunday evening by r drinking a quantity of sheep dip in mistake for tea. Both tea and “dip” were in separate bottles in close proximity and in the darkness Air Wyeth took a draught of the irritant poison. He immediately obtained assistance and an emetic was administered and medical aid summoned. T 1 will be Mime time before Mr Wyeth recovers from the painful effects although he is able to get about its usual.

Sir Janies Allen, the Digit Commissioner, reports that two parties of public school hoys are sailing for New Zealand by flic Arawa on 20th March and by the Athenic on Ist May. Thirty specially nominated by the Chamber of Commerce, are sailing by the Corinthie on 12th June. The Arawa is taking 16 bluejackets for the New Zealand Navy, and also 280 emigrants, including 40 domestics. The Dorset, sailing on 29th March will carry 380 emigrants, including 40 domestics. During April 275 emigrants are sailing and in May 1,150.

As “Wizard” Smith sped along the Foxton-Levin road on his re-cord-breaking motor trip from Auckland to Wellington last Thursday, he saw an approach ing motor lorry flax laden ahead. The approach of the “wizard” was so rapid that sufficient time was not given the motor lorry driver to pull off and the speed king whizzed by on the wrong side, swishing the willow growth. All that the motor lorry driver heard was a mild imprecation borne on the breeze and on looking round caught a glimpse of something speeding away in the distance.

One of the big elephants from a circus p’out investigating in Cook’s Gardens, Wanganui, during the performance. and fell over a bank into the backyard of a private hotel. Crashing of trees, a few loud snorts, mid a terrific thud announced the stranger’s visitation. Tt had time to get entangled with the clothes lines and have ;i look in at the'window of the kitchen before a i haltering, excited Indian coolie hounded into the yard to retrieve the elephant from crude domesticity. and take her to the sawdust ring where she belonged.

**We are mighty proud to feci that we are of the Anglo-Saxon race,” said Dr. Franklin Alartin (Director of the American College of Surgeons) at the luncheon tendered in Dunedin on Wednesday by the Rotary Club to the visiting American medical men. “On the steamer in which we crossed the Pacific,” he continued, “we saw all kinds of Anglo-Saxons —Canadians, Australians, South Africans, New Zealanders. Americans and others —-and it was very difficult to distinguish between them. I hope that Britain and America will continue to pull together.”

Mr Geo. <>. Barber, of Auckland and late of Foxton, has just returned from a visit to the United States, Canada, England and the Continent. in concluding his observations and experiences in foreign parts to our Palmerston North evening conletnporary Mr Barber said: “As the result of my travels I am convinced ti.ai New Zealand is the most fin-

ancial country in the world today, and the happiest. We have to he thankful that our distance from Europe means security in the matters I have touched upon. I have returned prouder than ever that l am an Englishman living under the Union Jack. The integrity of England I found respected everywhere.’