Manawatu Herald TUESDAY 27, MAY 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2738, 27 May 1924, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY 27, MAY 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The 48-hour week in the traffic branch of the railways came into operation yesterday.

The Carnival orchestra will hold a rehearsal in the Town Hall at 7.30 this evening.

An “afternoon." under the auspices of All Saints' Ladies Guild, will be held in the Town Hall Sup-per-room on Friday next. Admission by silver coin. Bandsmen are reminded that there will be no band rehearsal this evening and that they will render an outside programme in connection with the Fire Brigade entertainment at the Royal Theatre ' at 7.30 on Thursday evening.

“The Southland children lead New Zealand in physical Illness,” said Mr (tree, physical instructor, a! a meeting of the Invercargill Carnival Committee, “The\ are a splendid type and prose that Southland is a good place to live ill." A claim against Henry Ford for eleven million dollars has been tiled in the New York Supreme Court by Edward Huff, who claims he was the inventor of the magneto now used by Ford on his automobile. He. alleged that Ford had agreed to give him two and a-half dollars for each magneto used.

One never knows- what animals can be purchased at times at the “pound” (observes the Stratford Rost). Some time ago a pony was bought at the Kith a m pound for £3 10/- and it has turned out to be a perfect polo pony and a never-bcen-beaten show animal. Already it lias forty-four prizes to its credit ; ,iid is slitl likely to wear many more blue ribbons.

I’;it .Sullivan, origimi lor <•!' Ih« famous Felix liliii mil. lias arrived at London from Now York. lie 1 old the newspapers how he struggled for a living in Sydney drawing eartooms for the. Labour daily, lie then went lo London whore lu> received -/- each for his comic paper drawings. He decided to try New York, where four years ago his wife saw a weird eat outside their Hat, from which he ereatod “Felix.”

The opinion that the Taxation Commission in considering the taxation on the flax industry, had taken the .outlook of the flaxmiliur rather than of the llax-grower, was expressed at a meeting of the Blenheim branch of the Farmers' Union by Mr L. Chaytor. On his motion, it w as decided to recommend the commission to remove the tax from ilax roots and that in future the value of the roots he removed from the valuation placed on Ihe land.

It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good. A local farmer told our representative this morning that as a result of last night’s heavy gale, he had gathered three dray loads of pine cones in u very short time tills morning, the cones having been blown far out into an adjoining paddock from a plantation at tlie side of his house. As evidence of the severity of the gale, he said that a number of the trees had their tops broken oil' or twisted us though a large whirlwind had swept through the plantation.

The Palmerston X. shop assistants have passed a resolution to

the effect that a late night for shopping is not necessary. Exterminating Ihe rabbit, pest is expensive. It was stated tit Feilding that the Government is spending £3,000 a year in one district, and £I,BOO in another. Good work done justifies the expense.

At 4 o’clock on Saturday afternoon a fire occurred in two diliapidated shops in Stafford SI reel, Dunedin, occupied by Chinese. A woman named Jessie 'Miller, who w.ms said to he living with one of the, Chinamen, was rescued just in lithe and was removed to the hospital suffering from severe burns. She is reported to he slid dangerously ill to-diiv.

The Chrislehureh branch of the A.S.B.S. have notified the executive I hat the members have resigned from Ilto body as a protest against Hie executive's failure at the recent conference. Although the proposal is to sever connections with the A.S.R.S. the men responsible intend to form a new union, embracing all branches of the service, which have to do with Hie actual running of the trains, excluding railway workshops men. Some Greymouth linns have been placed in an awkward predicament as a result of the mails on the wrecked steamer Ngahere being lost. The heads of two firms state that they have letters aboard containing cheques in payment- of large accounts which if overdue, will not carry any discount. In addition to this inconvenience, the firms concerned expected to have some trouble in cancelling the cheques at the banks.

At the Colonial Institute dinner in London last week Sir Thomas MaoKenzie observed: “We would have been utterly defenceless in the Southern seas if it had not been for the Australian Meet in the early days of the war. our ships would have been scattered or sunk, and our seapovls devastated. Reliance on the peace and goodwill of oilier nations is all very well if you have power to knock them out if they misbehave.” (Cheers).

As an illustration of the improvement in land values in Otago, it is reported that a sixtv-foot frontage section in BnlcJuthn was recently sold for the sum of .61,485, or about £22 10/- per foot. Enquiry at the Council Offices elicited the information that, in 1914, the value of this Section was placed at a maximum of £7OO. It will be seen that the property has more than doubled in value in thirty years, which points to the solid prosperity and growth that Balclutha is experiencing.

A heavy steel crane, weighing several tons, was torn from, its concrete foundation and washed away by the seas that broke over Cape Brett at 5 a.in. last Saturday during the easterly storm. This crane was situated at least fifty feet above high-water mark and was employed in lifting lighthouse stores from boats to the landing above. Its loss will-considerably hamper the work of landing stores and the men from the Tutanekai, which is engaged iu the lighthouse work will perforce he compelled to carry the stores'by hand up (he steep cliff until another crane can he erected.

When motor traffle is taxed commensurate with the damage ii causes ’To the roads, it will cease to he a serious competitor with the railways.” stated Mr D. Radio (district traffic manager) at a social given in honour <>f Mr A. W. Morgan ai Invercargill on Saturday evening (says the Southland Times). The railways, lie added, stood for sa l'ety, comfort, cleanliness, bill no .-licit assurance, especially in regard lo safety, could he given on behalf o| motor lraffle. The railway made concessions lo school children, and also in connection with the carriage of certain articles, which could not he made by those conveying goods by motor.

At a. representative meeting at Dunedin an CM ago branch of the Licensing Reform Association wa> termed. Dr. Richards was elected picsid'Mit and a strong committee was sei up. Resolutions will be forwarded to (lie Prime Minister asking for the substitution of the Corporate Control proposal in place oi' tiic present third issue of State l*urrhasc and also immediate com-, preliensivo reforms of the existing system and protesting against the attempt now lining made to remove the third issue from the ballot pap-

er on the grounds that the people’s right to vote for reform as against continuance or prohibition shuld be jealously safeguarded by Parliament.

Did you ever smoko toasted tobaccoif so you will know how the toasting process improves the Jlavour. It is delicious! Coifeeberrics and tea-leaves are toasted, otherwise no one would care to drink tea or coffee. Well, the same treatment is found to answer equally well . with tobaceq. Test this for yourself. The locally manufactured tobacco is now prepared in this way. The result is astonishing! Select a brand to suit your palate in regard to strengthj cither Iviverbead Gold, the mildest of all, of Toasted Navy Gut (Bulldog) of medium strength, or if you prefer a fuller body, take Cut Plug No. 10, the Bullhead label. The very lirst 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 uf Nicotine these brands may be smoked with perefet immunity and are recommended by experts and medical authorities.

The newly formed borough of Rotorua. proposes lo raise a loan of £30,000 for borough improvement works. Application lias been made to the Public Trustee for the money. In recognition of his services as clerk to the Rangitikei County Council for over 30 years, Mr H. H. Richardson has been given a bonus of £SO by the Council and granted two months’ holiday.