Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2762, 24 July 1924, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The local police have in their possession certain tools which await an owner. The main, road between the Shannon borough and the Manawatu bridge, which is controlled by the Horowhemia County, is still in a shocking condition.

The house destroyed by lire in the Avenue Road early on Sunday morning was insured in the Victoria office (not the Slate Fire Olliee) for .t.'.'i(K).

In the Palmerston North Hospital the number of patients is more than double what il was in 1913-14. That year 915 patients received treatment, while in 1923-24 the number was Itlllli.

It is statml that, both moose and wapiti are nourishing in the Otago Sounds. One head of wapiti was recently secured with a. span of 54 inches, which is within four inches of tlrn world's record.

Ihiring the recent floods in the Mannwatu river, large quantities of drift wood were washed up on the south bench a! the river mouth. The wood, it" ini! lnre<l and hroujjJit to Ihi l town, would supply local residents for msinv months.

Several farmers in Otago are turning their attention to carrots as a, supplementary I odder for live stock. They arc strongly recommended by ollieers of the lields division of lh<' Agricultural Depart - mcnl.

The local Chinese residents are jubilant at the prospect of a visit by tin- visiting Chinese Association footballers and are going to entertain them right royally ui a dinner in Whyte's Hotel on Tuesday evening at (i o'clock. A large, number of local football enthusiasts intend to proceed to Palmerston N. on Saturday to witness the Mana wa Iu - Horow hemia v. All Black match, the tinal match prior to the All Blacks departure for England. The annual installation ceremony in connection with the Rongolea Masonic Lodge was held yesterday afternoon. In the evening a social and (lance was held in the ball and was largely attended by visiting brethren and their lady friends and a most enjoyable time was spent.

The combined wealth of 200 Chinese who left Sydney for Hongkong or. the Ling Nam recently is said to represent millions of pounds. lost of the Chinese are on holiday or business trips. In the third-class are some Chinese labourers going hack to the land of their birth. 3 o’clock.

“All 1 cm i say for I lie defendant is Unit lie is an ingrale and a liar; l believe bis evidence is untruthful, and that lie lias been ungrateful.” .Sc said Mr 11. Y. Widdowson, S.M. in the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court recently in a ease in which a farmer claimed the repayment of passage-money provided for an emigrant from England.

‘‘We are too mealy mouthed—wc have no business methods at all,” declared Cr. A. .Murray at the Groylown Borough Council meeting when protesting against accounts being allowed to remain overdue. The Levin Borough Cnnneil is taking steps to rigidly enforce its building by-laws. In future no buildings will be sanctioned unless the Council is supplied with three plans showing the building to be er..(.jed, the sanitary system and the land on which it is proposed to creel Ihe building.

'l’be meanest man on earth has been found— lie lives near Oamani (,a vs the Oamani Mail). Recently he sold his motor ear to his broth-er-in-law. Prior to giving delivery he ran all the oil mil of the tank and sold il to a neighbour. This is urn lie!ion. Iml fact, and can lie vouched I'm- by several reputable; ciii/.i ns. A witty friend wlm had been entertained' by a South African magnate ill his gorgeous house, at a poor and iiisnUieient dinner. was asked by Ids host : "What do you think of my dining room?" "Well.’ said the guest, surveying the auriferous deposits mi the ceiling, "1 should have preferred less gilding and more carving.

The All Blacks Australian tour was a financial success. The takings amounted to £4,048 and the ground expenses about .1.89(1, and the players' expenses and expenses of tour about £1,500, making a net profit of £4.(152. The N.S.W. Rugby Union owed £93(1 at the commencement of the season and that deficit is now wiped out.

A motor fatality involving Hie death of Charles Evans, aged 72. a married man, occurred at New Plymouth on Tuesday evening. While he was crossing the road at about six o’eloek, the deeeased was struck In a ear driven by Harry McNeill, and when picked up be was dead. The driver of the car said he was going at about fifteen miles an hour.

A picturesque sight was noticeable on (he roadside last night, near the racecourse. It consisted of a group of people sitting round a camp lire, and partaking of an evening meal, while the reflection from the lire lit up their swarthy faces. It was a typical gipsy encampment scene. The party were members of ii travelling show.

The Minister of Finance (ITon. \\. F. Massey) submitted the Budget in the House last, evening and in doing so he said the revenue has beeu equal to expectations and the expenditure has been kept down wherever possible to do so without loss of efficiency, with the result that there is a substantial surplus of revenue over expenditure. The details disclose a prosperous year and further taxation reductions are promised. Yesterday morning at Pukenia flag station, south of Paekakariki, the Napier express collided with the van of a goods train in the siding, 'that was not quite clear of the main line. Several waggons were badly knocked about, and the van of the goods train overturned. The engine of the express was derailed, and the damage was of such a nature that another engine had to bo requisitioned from Paekakariki to take the train on its northern journey, after a relief-gang lmd put matters right siitlicienlly to insure a resumption of traflic. The train was delayed for about two hours.

Judging by a remark passed by Mr T. Wiristanley at the meeting of the Manawatu Football Association at Palmerston N. oil Tuesday night, (savs the Standard), the code mast, be gaining much in popularity Jit Fox ton. “We have taken a £4O gate nt Fox lon for a soccer match, he stated. “The young players there arc becoming interested. At Soccer wc have already played :i team of Rugby men for a dinner and now they are asking us to mix some of our soccer players with a side of t litM t'S in it return stssociation If the Dawbers-Marist Brothers match is played at I'xlon a big gate could be guaranteed.”

A director of a dairy company in I lie Wanganui district recently stated that at present the country was overslocked with dairy cattle and the price was accordingly kept down. He believed that hud it not been for the fact that this class of. • ■attic was difficult to sell, many dairy farmers to-day would have turned their attention to sheet). The position was that having bought cows at a high price, say, up to £l4 they did not care to .sacrifice them al half or less that figure, in se-cond-class herds cows were being -old from 30, - to £5.

Why .should tt man who is careful to went' mid use only Empire products, continually cram his pipe full ol America a tobacco ? Keep the money in the, country by smoking our very own tobacco, grown in New Zealand. Try it, and you will be delighted with its unequalled mildness and smooth and mellow smoking properties, due to the small percentage of nicotine and to the toasting process to which the tobacco has been subjected. This makes for health, since excess nicotine has a very bad influence on the heart and nerves. Once the smoker gets accustomed to the pure tobacco flavour of the local product he will reject all foreign brands with their adulterations, and he will awaken to the fact that he can get a better article, grown and mauui'aclured in his own country, for less money. Those who like a full body should try Cut I’lug No. 10, the Bullhead label, or the somewhat milder Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) vastly* different from the noil-toasted imported brands while Riverhead Cold excels all others in mildness and ar--7 oma. *