LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2740, 31 May 1924, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The “Herald” will not he published on Tuesday next, June did, llie King's Birthday. Tlie earnival orchestra will held u rehearsal in the Town Hall to murrow afteruoou at 2.JU o’clock.

Recently n man was found dead ii Do- prison of ;i little town near Utrecht, lie bad been arrested nl the end of March and bad since been complelely forgotten. “The ilny of Dappers is over. The girl of 21 has beeomo serious since Die war," said, Lady Terrington, M.U., ai a ‘‘'voles for women" meeting in England.

A fifteen-ion lugger lias been fit- ■ Inl mil in Perfh to -tail this week mi a world lour. It is intended lir.-d lo vis'd Northern Australia, and then proceed in New Zealand and across Die Pacific.

An impiesl at Norwich prison on a female prisoner. Milf'red Evans, of Gilson Street, Ipswich, il was staled Dial she threw herself into a copper of boiling water. A verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned.

“A Sixth Standard certificate 411 years ago was almost like a 8.A.. degree is to-dav,” said the Hmi. 0. .1. Farr when addressing the pupils al the VVairarapa High School and emphasising Die' strides made by education in .New Zealand.

Sir .lames Wilson, who, at Wednesday's annual meeting of the. ARinnwiilu County Council was again chosen as chairman, was elected a member of the- council in 1880 and two years Inter was appointed chairman. He has held the position continuously since then, the present year marking bis 20th year in office. Since Die appointment- of a traffic inspector by the Mnnnwntn County Council, an increased revenue arising from breaches of the by-laws lias resulted. During the past three months, the treasury has credited Die council with £29 10s, being fines inflicted and collected in (fit Magistrate's Courts af Bulls ond Eeildmg.

At a meeting of subscribers of All Soinls’ Children's Home held at Palmci'slnn N. on Wednesday, it was decided mi Die motion of Mr E. R. IVHolben that a letter of thanks lie sent to Ibe members of Die Eoxton Harbour Board for the generous donation of the land in connection will) Die new collage at Eoxlon bench.

Motorisls through Die Mnnnwntn (forge have been causing a good, deal of trouble through speeding. A workman recently received serious injuries lo bis band owing to a motorist colliding with the barrow lie was wheeling at Die lime. The Hoard lias decided to lake action agninsl motorisls guilty of speeding. A curious resuli of (be heavy gale of Die past Iwo or three days lias* been that offices and dwellings near lire seafront have been invaded by line spray. Consequently. Dm mi elm ii ism of office typewriters has been half clogged by a siicky film, whereby typists have bad Die speed of their opera I ions materially reduced says Die Napier Telegraph.

Mr Ban O'Meara, the Oisborne wireless amateur who established wireless communication wiili a Buenos Aires operator a few nights ugo. received numerous eongra!illations from all parts of Die Dominion mi bis fen I and also received a cable from a lending New York radio journal, asking Do an account of the leaf. with all details regarding weather conditions and photos of bis station. Con.slable J. E. Cranl. who lias for ten years been at the Palmerston North Police St.a I mu, and who has been transferred on promotion as ullicor-in-elmrge of Dm Manga l weka. station was made the recipient of a presentation of a sail case for himself and a lady's handbag for Air.- (Irani from the members of the Eoi'ce and Courthouse stall, al Palmerston X. Detective-Sergeant Ouirke made the presentation.

Old-time superstitions are surviving the twentieth century in some purls of Kraneo. A case just tried in an Angers (Tour! showed Dial pigs belonging to a certain farmer died when only a Tew weeks old. The farmin' decided that someone must have east a spell on bis farm, ail'd thought of a wise man of great repute who lived in' the depths of the woods. The "Black Wizard" told hint to lake Dm first person who entered his farmyard and burn him or her. The following day the farmer saw a woman neighbour in-’his yard, rushed at her, -and strove to drag her lo a big lire, but she was strong enough to shake him oil and .escape. The farmer was condemned lo ;> month in prison for assault and battery, but the “Wizard" remained undisturbed.

Jl has liocii said that (lie man who causes two blades of grass to grow whore only one grew before, is u public benefactor, if that be true — and true it assuredly is—what is to be said of those who established a successful local industry, which finds employment for many hands, develops Uic latent resources of this Dominion and keeps the money in tile country? Look at what the poor gum lands of the north and the barren clays of Nelson at one time considered worthless for agricultural purposes are now producing. They furnish the manufacturers with the raw material for our local brands. And so excellent is this product that no smoker should fail to give it a trial, lie is in for quite a new type, a toasted tobacco, more fragrant, less nicotine, and there-' fore healthier. A wonderful improvement compared with the non-toast-ed tobacco. There are three grades, lliverhcad fluid, very wild} Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) of medium strength, and those who prefer a full body will appreciate Cut Plug No. 10, the Bullhead Brand. id.

The band chairman convenes n ir'ice.ling of Dm band and carnival commiitecs for Monday evening at S. I f>.

A number of Rugby enthusiasts from (bis dPstrict proceeded to Wellington to witness the North v. Soulb Island mneh lo be played Diis afternoon.

The Eoxlon Racing Club ini end bolding a ball in Dm. Town Hall on Dm night of June 20th. A combined holies and gents committee has been appointed to carry out dels, ils.

Bandsmen are reminded ilia I they will contribute a balcony programme at the Royal Theatre a I 7.30 on Monday evening in return for the benefit concert given to the hand by courtesy of Die Royal manage ment. Mr W. S. Swinboiirn, headmaster m Die Uansdowne School, Masterlon, and previously of Wnitara, has helm appointed vice Mr D. AY. Low (retired) as headmaster of the College Street School, Palmerston Nor! h.

A visitor lo Whangarei, Airs William Henry Kidsdale, was slid-’ denly taken ill. and died within a quarter of an hour. A party set out for Tauraroa, 13 miles from Whangarei to inform deceased’s husband, an overseer in the Public Works Department, of what had happened. Upon their arrival, however, it was found that Afr Ridsdale, who was unaware of the death of his wife, had also become seriously ill. Despite medical attciiiion, Air Ridsdale expired within four hours of the demise of his wife.

A China man named All Sing was arrested in Cardiff with nearly ten pounds weight of opium in hi session, enough to provide seventy thousand doses and containing morphia enough to kill fourteen thousand people. He was sentenced to 1 hroe months, to be followed by deport a I ion.

A regrettable incident caused a little excitement at Hie Cambridge football ground on Saturday afternoon. daring the progress of the Haulapti-Leatnington match. A spoelaior should! out a dopreeatorv remark regarding one of the lluiiiapii men’s play. The player rclciied to promptly walked up to a spectator and struck him on Die face, fl appeared afterwards that Die man struck was not the offender. Apologies were offered, and the incident which looked as though it might be a serious inn I ter. ended.

About 30 men were found playing billiards in a saloon at Wanganui 'in Anzac Day. and a few days ago were lined foi so doing. Mr. Barton, S.Ai. pointed out that, ii ini., not a criminal offence, but a

aei i \ severe offence against publie liislc. The day was sol aside to keep alive Die memory of Die landing on Gallipoli. He would like c.-u-li one of the defendants to try and gel a copy of the history of the landing on Anzac Day. It would

give t liem a ihrill and Take then 1 minds off billiards on sin-b a sacred ,1a v.

On one of the -hips of Die Royal Navy Sptiudt’on, as she lay in n eer lam New Zealand port, an invitation was received li. send fifty men lo the Methodist Church service (relates an exchange). Navy pol-ilciie-s demanded an acceptance. 8,, lie cr, w parader the day before. 4 an«l the officer m -charge of Du- musier ordered the Methodists lo step to .Die from. Only three responded. The •lieutenant was by no means dismayed, fifty Methodists were wanted, and lift v Afelhodists would be found. So he reelosed Die ranks and gave the order: "Number off from Die left: every even number a Afetliodi-t." 11l Dial wn \ li, gnl the required number ~f st ii 1 1 ly fellows, who, if not prepared to argue in detail all that John Wesley stood for. were at least eady to behave themselves. All l-itl one. This bluejacket ventured with tvgulnlioti diffidence, on a remonstrance: “Please sir, I’m a Catholic." “No, my man," replied the officer, “you may have been a Catholic yesterday and to-day, but tu-morrow you're going to be a Methodist and a good Methodist, loo." Amt so lie was.