Manawatu Herald SATURDAY. JUNK 28. 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2751, 28 June 1924, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY. JUNK 28. 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The ITcrald staff desire to acknowledge wedding favours from Mr and Mrs R. Ufa vers and to wish them health and happiness. Another burglary took place in Wellington last week when ,a tobacconist’s premises were entered and £l7 stolen from the till.

September 1 is now regarded in official circles as the date by which the first instalment, of power will be available from Mangahao. The “Robinson Crusoe” pantomime was produced by the local amatours before a Shannon audience, on Thursday night. There was a good attendance and the entertainment, was much appreciated.

The death occurred at Otaki on Saturday of Mrs Mary Ann Blackiston, widow of the late Charles Robert Blackiston, of Christchurch, aged 92. Deceased was the second daughter of the late Bishop Harper, of Christchurch.

A motor accident which occurred at Palmerston North on Wednesday evening, as a result of which Clias. Lowe Fenton, a single man, was knocked down and killed by a motor car driven by 11. T. Avery, was the subject of an inquest held before the Coroner (Mr A. J. Graham) at Palmerston North yesterday. A verdict of accidental death was returned and the driver of the car was exonerated from blame.

Some experiments 'have recently been carried out in England to test the comparitive merits of slop and dry feedings for both bacon and pork, and the results are very interesting. It, was round that under wet feeding it took 4.91 b of food to secure 111 b live weight increase, as against 51b when dry feed, for bacons, the respective costs to produce one score dead weight being 12/9 and 13/5. For porkers the cost to produce one score dead weight was 9/3 w'et and 9/6 dry feed. —Exchange.

For ways that arc dark and tricks that are vain Bret Harte’s heathen Chinee could not give many points to a local Maori, He went to a tailor’s shop in the Avenue ordered a £l4 suit, and paid £1 deposit. That was merely a preliminary. Thence the Maori kept his eye on the shop and his patience was at length rewarded when the suit appeared in the window, marked “unclaimed,” a'iid licked up at £7. Then the Maori again bestowed his patronage on the establishment paid £7, and secured the bargain.—Chronicle. A novelty has. appeared on the market in the shape of a' toasted tobacco, which has caused quite a sensation iu smoker’s circles. The process of toasting seems to have a most beneficial effect upon tobacco similar to what cooking, broiling or roasting has on food, it develops the flavour and makes it generally more savory, appetising, and, last, but not least, also more digestible. Small wonder Hint the local product has greatly gained in popularity through this latest improvement and smokers are advised to give it a trial; they are iu for quite a new flavour. There are three grades obtainable now; iiiverhead Gold, a very mild and aromatic smoke, Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) of medium strength, and if you prefer a full body, try Cut Plug No. 10, the Bullhead label. All made of a new type of leaf famous for its small percentage of nicotine. Doctors and experts proclaim them to be healthier than most of the foreign tobaccos, and another consideration is their lower cost; they will reduce your tobacco bill by 30 per cent. 11 For Children’s Hacking Cough, Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.*

The M.ahcm> left Sydney at one o'clock yesterday for Auckland. The Hood waters in the Manawat■ i river are gradually receding and the road to Shannon is now open to t rathe.

Members of the Opposition commented upon the recent railway' strike in the House last night ami favoured the 44-hour week. Mr George Coley, who has been i*i verv indifferent health for some time, lias been undergoing special medical attention in Palmerston N. this week.

The directors of the Shannon Cooperative Dairy Company are contemplating'the advisability of having the plant in their factory elect(rically driven.

During an interval at the Racing Club ball on Thursday night. Mr. Ilare-Long. who is about to open a dancing class in Fox ton, gave an exhibition dance with bis partner which called forth very favourable comments.

•-Sneak thieves entered the vestibule of St. Paul’s Methodist Church, Palmerston N. last night and made away with some hats, coats, and purses belonging to members of the choir, who were at choir practice. The police are investigating.

A resident of Huia, Arthur Smith, died in Auckland Hospital on Thursday, as the result of an accident on 14th June. He was moving timber mi .). Gordon’s farm when he suslaiued a gash from a rusty nail. Tie was admitted to Auckland Hospital the following day suffering' from blood poisoning.

The combined Shannon Bowling, Tennis and Croquet clubs hall last night was an unqualified success. Visitors were present from nil parts of the district. Foxton was represented hv the president of the local Bowling Club (Mr D. Christie), and olher members, besides several ladies. The Shannon orchestra was supplemented by musicians from the Foxton Band. Mr Fred Dawson, brother of Mr (). Dawson, of Foxton, who is afflicted with total blindness, and who is an inmate of the Jubilee Institute for the blind, at Auckland, in a lciter In liis brother says he is making excellent progress as a ''basket maker and is able to use the typewriter by which means the letter was written. Mr Dawson’s letter was in a cheerful strain and he desired to convey his best, wishes to relatives and friends.

A party of local male residents, who motored to the Shannon ball last night had an unenviable experience on the way home. The water was over the road between Shannon and the bridge and the ear stopped in three feet of water. "The occupants discarded their nether garments and pushed the car through the water for a distance of 200 yards to dry land. The occupants indulged in various comments, not altogether complimentary to the local governing body, for the neglect of this road and suggested that unless the road he raised about six feet the area he set aside as a duck sanctuary.

'l'llere passed away at Levin on Thursday, Mr John Broughton, one of the best known and most widely respected residents, of the Horov henna district. The deceased, who was 08 years of age, was born at Lake Ilorowhenua, and was a son of Mr Clms. Broughton, a native interpreter who was afterwards killed by the Ilauhaus in the Taranaki war when taking a message to a beseiged pa. His mother was a member of the Mauopoko tribe and a connection of Major Kemp who led Hie friendly natives in the Taranaki and Hawke's Bay wars. The late Mr Broughton was brought up in the Rangitikei district, returning to Levin in early manhood and resided there ever since. He was a member of the Horowhenua Lake Domain Board and did good work in this preservation of what is generally recognised as one of Levan’s greatest scenic assets. He is survived by four sons and four daughters.