Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2723, 22 April 1924, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Owing lo oxces-ive motor Iratfic Hip roads throughout the district nre being badly cut up.

Then* were good congregations at all local churches for the Easier services.

Steps have been taken for the manufacture in Feilding nl' poisoned pollard and grain in the light against the rabbits in this district, and supplies will soon be available. A gunnery oflieer of the Hood declared that, standing ten miles off Sydney, the great ship's 15-inch guns, with the help of' .smaller armaments, could practically destroy Svdnev in less than half an hour.

The condition of Mrs McDonald, wife of the Rev. F. McDonald, made it necessary to remove her to the Palmerston X. hospital for further treatment. We are pleased to report that her condition 10-dav shows a. slight improvement.

The euchre parts’ and dance to have been held in (lie Town Hall supper-room this evening, has been postponed until to-night week in order not. to clash with Hu* Lynch Family Bellringers entertainment which appears this evening.

Mr. lv. I*. Reid (lie schoolmaster who was Itadlv injured through being shot hy Higgins, is going to Dunedin to undergo an operation. It is proposed to remove a portion of one of his ribs with which to repair his injured jaw bone.

'file London Daily Chronic,le’s political correspondent says he learns on excellent authority that the Government has definitely decided to abolish, before the end of the year, the McKenna 33 1-3 per cent, import duties on light motor ears, clocks, watches, pianos, and cinematograph films.

A Paris cable reports the death of Prince Roland Bonaparte. I-f. 1.11 Prince Bonaparte the great-grand-son of Napoleon .1., was born in Paris in 1858. He was twice president of the French Geographical Society, and was interested in travel and scientific research. Among his various publications are well known works of geography and French history.

The newspaper game is a costly business. One of the latest of the Sydney dailies is losing money at the rate-of ill 000 per week. There are a number of New Zealanders on the stall, and Kiev were wondering bow long the proprietor’s purse is. Competition in Sydney newspaperdom is exceedingly! bitter; the rival papers are eagerly awaiting the end which many think is inevitable.

Swimming is regarded by the members of the Ponsonby School Committee as one of the most important branches of .sport, connected with tiie four schools of (lie district. In the course of its report to the annual meeting of householders the committee stated that by swimming distances varying from 50 yards to one mile, 520 boys and girls are qualified for proficiency certificates. Appreciation of the Ponsonby Swimming Club in attaining these results was expressed. At the same time the committee recorded its regret that the Education Department had discontinued the capitation grant for provision in this bighly-important port of the atldetic life of the school.

“I don't care to go home and tell my people in U.S.A. that there are trout 2dAlb in weight,” said Mr T. W. Patterson, the eminent American road engineer, to a Napier Daily Telegraph representative. “This is a wonderful country, and they know it as well as I do, but nevertheless I am afraid they would not believe me.”

The quack in New York who faced 20 years’ imprisonment in connection with the death of a little girl from diphtheria received a sentence of two years. The Court slated that the prisoner deserved the maximum imprisonment, but the jury's urgent plea for clemency induced the judge to impose a light sentence.

Tl is. reported that in all probability three prominent journalists. including Dean Williams, of the School of Journalism of the University of. Columbia, Missouri, U.S.A., will visit Australia and New Zealand during June, July and August to do preliminary propaganda work in connection with the World’s Peace Congress to he held in Seville in 1925.

The determination of the German shipping .companies to regain their trade was strikingly demonstrated at Timaru when a traveller, who is shortly going to Europe, was quoted rates. It is possible to travel first -class on a German bon! for (lie fare asked by British companies for a steerage passage. Some time ago. owing to the rate of exchange the fare was as low nl £l2. A Heel of vessels now runs regularly to Bremen from Svdnev.

Four of the five tnaiaras which were to have been exhibited at the British Empire Exhibition died on board the Alhonic when the vessel was nearing the Panama Canal. They were woU and lively one morning. hut by the same night they Were dead. It is thought that pois-

<iio.ii* fume* from Hie ship's funnel was blown toward their cage, and suffocated them. Hopes were entertained that the fifth one would be conveyed safely to England. The bodies of the oilier four were taken to London to be treated by a taxidermist.

A Wairoa *lnbtoris( stales that th< road between Tutira and Tangojo i- in a verv bad stale. The Maoris at Tangoio have reaped a niee little harvest in fees for pulling out distressed motorists. A row of stakes was pul in a short time ago as a guide to the track to be taken (says the Poverty Bay Herald), bill our friend, being a stranger, fell in badly. He naturally took the staked out track, but got hopelessly hogged and had to be pulled out by Hie Maoris, who, it was afterwards found, had shifted the stakes to a bad portion where cars would get stuck up. and would have to be pulled out by them .

“Tearing Hie whiskers off the face bf I lie globe,” was liow Mr J. M. Cadigiin, who has just returned t«» Marlborough after a visit to Canada. described the enormous activities of the Canadian lumbermen. Fie stated that everywhere the big Canadian or American interester captured I lie control of any branch of the timber industry they carried on business on such a large scale lhat they amassed huge fortunes. “Just to .-how you how they tear the whiskers off the face of the globe over there,” said Mr Cadigan, “T may mention that,one pulp mill sends nxvav a train load of 4(H) tons of newsprint every 24 hours. The product. of this particular mill and many others, goes to New York, Chicago, and other American cities, but the English press is also interested in large areas of timber for paper production.”

Humour is responsible for some surprising results. A story gained circulation in Invercargill last week that the Prime Minister, oh his way from Christchurch to Southland, bad suddenly expired on the south-bound express. The rumour spread throughout Southland with the rapidity of the wind and as it was passed on was invested with a wealth of detail that gave it. every .semblance of truth. Plugs at Government ollices were half-masted late in Urn afternoon, and this seemed to set the imprimatur of truth on the report which appears to have penetrated far into the backblocks ol' Southland. The result was that the newspapers were inundated with inquiries from all quarters the telephone being rung with exasperating rapidity. It was only when the death of the Hon. Dr. Newman was announced as a reason for I lie lowering of the flags tiial tin* rumour was dispelled.

About half a dozen bouses in the Auckland city suburbs have been recently colored, apparently by the same man, who managed to enter I lie premises, search and secure, money, and make his escape without being observed (says the Slur). The modus opernudi is believed to lie as follows: The visitor knocks softly at the front door of a house, and if he receives no answer he quietly enters by the door or by a window. In every case he has made straight for the place where money is hidden, namely, the left Imnd corner of the right hand top drawer of the dressing table, and in practically every case he has found cash in this favourite hiding place. In several instances the house wife has been in the wash house when the robberies took place and neither, the front door or the front window in the house has been open. When his knock brings the housewife to the door the man generally asks whore“Mr Brown” or “Mr Jones'' Uv.es, and thus an ex disc for his call.

Bandsmen are asked to observe that-there will be a special Anzac and Carnival practice this evening.

The annual general meeting of the local Chamber of Commerce will be held in the Town Hall Supperroom on Thursday evening at 7.30 o’clock.

The local combined choir's under the eondueforship of Mr H. Osborne, gave a tine interpretation of Stainer’s “Crucifixion,” in the Methodist Church on Thursday evening to a keenly appreciative emigre getion. The solos and chorus work, together - with the hymns by the congregation were very inspiring.

The sound of a locomotive whistle led many to believe that a special train was arriving this morning, hut it turned out to be the Sanson “express.” There were no passengers aboard and some trucks were picked up for the return journey. As the train is oAvned by the Manawatu County Council, the em ployees are not concerned in the present strike.

“And who is this little red-headed fellow?” asked Mr. Massey at Waimaliaka when being introduced to the residents, as he patted a small boy on the head. “He’s the future Prime Minister, sir,” said somebody in the crowd. “Well, I shouldn’t be surprised,” replied the present Prime Minister , smiling, “for fellows with that coloured hair always are fighters.”

Christina Beattie, known as Zoe Gordon, actress, brought a libel suit against the. Taller for publishing, over her name, photographs of another actress scantily attired. Plaintiff said she preferred playing legitimate drama, not costume plays. The Lord Chief. Justice: Are costume plays those wherein people doiff wear costumes? Defendants apologised and the ease was withdrawn —London Cable.

Wages of plasterers who receive £25 and more a week are causing professions to take up the trowel in Evanston. Illinois, where work on a hotel is in progress. Graduates of universities holding several degrees I urn down offers of professorships to join the plasterers. Other graduates who stick fo (heir professions receive but £-10 a month while the plasterers roeei\'e between CSO and £IOO monthly. "Near ITokilika there is an Anieriean syndicate which has installed a tremendous dredge for gold mining purposes.” remarked Air. J. G. Radford, to a Palmerston Standard renneter. “The dredge is fitted with 70 buckets,” lie added, cadi weighing 1A lons. The syndicaic claims that it is recovering ItiOO ounces of gold fortnightly working in three shifts. The syndicate is now prospecting in the Ross district.

A Berlin cable -tales that Adolf Koch, a schoolmaster, who was recently dismissed for making boy and girl pupils perform gymnastic exercises in the nude, has been reinstated. Koch’s lectures are spreading. His theories are causing a sensation in Berlin, where he has big audiences. He argues that only unhampered intercourse between children call safeguard adults against the spread of immorality, as naked gymnastics banish the. shame from the minds of the children.

Ancient Maori treasures are being found in considerable quantities in North Auckland at the present time, ami many of the.settlers, as well as the natives themselves, are in possession of some very rare specimens of Maori handiwork. Not all those who are fortunate enough to have these articles place any very high value either historical or financial, upon them, a circumstance which probably enabled a party of Australians recently to make extensive purchases. The fact that some of these old Maori relics are gradually drifting into private collections indicates that the authorities are neglecting a splendid opportunity to acquire the rarities for the nation. —Exchange.

A remarkable story lias been disclosed at the Paris Palais de Justice. A young priest joined the colours during- the- war and mai’ried a girl where lit; was billeted, without disclosing ihut lie was a priest. He resumed his clerical duties in Paris niter the war, his wife remaining in ignorance of his priesthood until a friend iook her to a church where her husband was celebrating mass. Tile magistrate asked the priest if be would give up bis wife or give up the church. The wife settled the matter by saying that she rctused to live with him again. Did you ever smoke toasted tobacco .’ If so you will know how the toasting process improves the ilavour. fl- is delicious I GoileeIh.i t ics and ica-leaves are toasted, otherwise no one would cure to drink tea or coffee. Well, the same treatment is found to answer equally welt with tobaecq. Test this tor yourself. The locally manufactured tobacco is now prepnred in this way. The result is astonishing! Select a brand to suit your palate in regard to strength; either itiverhead Gold, the mildest of all, or Toasted Navy Gut (Bulldog) of medium strength, or if you prefer a fuller body, take Gut Plug No. ft), the Bullhead label. The very first whiff will tell you that you are in for a superior article, quite out of the common. You never get that same pleasant aroma with any of the ordinary tobaccos. And so smooth and mellow. With their- small percentage of Nicotine these brands may be smoked with perefet immunity and are recommended by experts and medical authorities. 12

The Lynch Family Bellringers are appearing in the Town Hall this evening despite the fact that the trains are held np. The company arrived in town this afternoon by motor ears. Don’t miss this splendid entertainment to-night.