LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2771, 14 August 1924, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

it is understood that Adm ini 1 de liobcck's appoint men i In t lie <!ov-enior-Ucneralship of Now Zealand depend.-? upon whet her lie is prepared to assume 1 In* linaneial hardens ot' the position.

“New Zealand is the greatest cigarette-smoking country in the. world, per capita," said a Wellington tobacconist. Australia lias the record Lor cigars, and the Americans stand alone as for as cheroots are concerned.

Ira Spark, an Indian carpenter, who left Honolulu, alone, in a ‘doll hunt, eii route "io the Holy Laud, to take up the work of .Moses, " landed in the Philippines. Island of Mindanao, lie was at sea 73 days without sighting land.

if a newly born calf is inclined to “sulk’’ or refuse to be driven to a desired destination, instead of carrying it, simply twist it round several times and then walk away from it. The calf will then follow you wherever you wish it to go. A Dunedin Scot who had just been married asked the minister what his fee was. The minister replied: "Well, there is no iixed fee. Day what you think it is worth.” The bridegroom then handed hint a shilling. The minister took the shilling, and after glancing at the bride handed back l'ourpencc change.

Japan is determined to rc-build Tokio and Yokohama according to the best ideas. For this purpose she has asked the Corporation of London to allow her representatives to have access to all records in existence relating to the Wren rebuilding of the city, following the (Treat Fire.

The Mnimwatn gorge has again been blocked by a big slip.

There was a small run of whitebait in the Manawatu river yesterday and several good hauls were made towards the mouth of the

The Methodist ladies’ guild met at the residence of Mrs Cowley yesterday afternoon, when a most enjoyable time was spent by all. Tl was decided to bold a sale of work on the afternoon of October loth.

Tn a theatrical critique in one of the Wellington dailies the writer so vs: “The plot is neither very wide, nor very deep, but. like Gratia no’s wound it serves.” Ye gods! “Gratiano's wound! The critic had heller take another look at bis Shakespeare. The information lie sodlv needs lie will find in “Romeo find Juliet."

-Bully," the Melbourne police dog v ho accompanies the “wireless patrol” .at night, saved an elderly lady from death. She had left her home apparent I v suffering from delusions, anil was milling for help when the i log disi-ovcred her crouching - in Hi,, darkness. The patrol at once iiiti-mltd In her. and took her to her daughter’s home.

For the 0 months ending .Tune 24lli |hme were U 1 industrial disturbances involving 27 firms and 12.(55(1 works. The total period of duration was 27 days, and the loss in vases is approximated fit .(.‘51,980. The most serious was the one connected with the land transport (railways) which affected 11,839 workers, with a loss in wages ol £51,003.

Nearly all the primal things of life and nature are expressed in the English language by words of one syllable. Life and death, youth and age. jov and grief, love and bate, light and wrong, war and peace, night and day, heat and cold —these little words name great things. “If” and “hut” are words of fate. They are the preludes of hope or regret; of what may he or what might have been. “Yes” and “No” — what tremendous issues hang on those live letters!

Two months of scorching sunshine without rain threatened the destruction of 80 per cent, of the tobacco crop in the Connecticut Valiev, and a loss of 10,000,000 dollars Potato and other farm crops are also suffering. This is the worst drought since 1871. The tobacco is already so seriously damaged that i; is believed the failure will be irreparable even though rain now tails. There have been heavy transactions in the New York and other tobacco markets during the last few da vs.

The Auckland Zoo is rapidly becoming a paying proposition for the Auckland City Council. The takings at the gates at the first four months of the current financial year amounted to £3,413 as against TILLS! for the same period last year. The Parks’ Committee reported to the City Council that the recently purchased animals, including four

additional Polar hears and two Bengal tigers, would arrive from London probably in November and that Ilm four additional sea lions were due at attv time.

The ‘•Washington Post” says that a private luncheon with the executive and family has been arranged fur the Prince of Wales on his arrival in the Uniled States tor the international polo mat (dies in September. (I is understood that the Piince will reach New York on August .‘lit. The Post says “The Prince's call at White House was decided upon alter King George had vetoed (he proposal that he should come to the United States incognito as Lord Renfrew. The King held that in - tmiatioiinl courtesy required the Use of the highest title on the United Stales visit necessitating formally paying respects to the President.”

()11ii-iiils of tin l Commomvoaltli Treasury have suggested I lie introduction of legislation to make illegal tin l trading in Australia in German mark notes. It has been brought under their notion that million mark notes have been offered for sale in Sydney for £2O each. Ollieials later explained that these notes had a real value of a very small I met ion of a penny. With luck one seven-hundredth part of a penny might he obtained in exchange for DIM* Id million mark note. At the present time notes wen 1 hardly worth the paper I hey were printed on, ami it was unlikely that they would be of any value at any future time. The opinion was expressed that the sale to the public of worthless mark notes should he made punishable by line and imprisonment.

I jiless till signs fail, N.Z. tobacco is destined to become famous the world over for ils excellent smoking qualities. Like wild lire has the oeal product spread over all parts of the Dominion, capturing the trade wherever it made its appearance. It is thus evident that the N.Z. article must possess certain virtues which make it superior to the foreign tobacco and not the least is its small contents of nicotine. This fact would particularly recommend it to the smoker who studies his health, because N.Z. tobacco even if smoked excessively, does not affect the heart or nerves and leaves the mouth sweet and clean. But what is equally important, the tobacco is now being subjected to a Toasting process, and, as a result, its aroma has been greatly improved, no bite, no soppiness often so objectionable iu many of the foreign brands. Try Kivorhcad Gold if you like a very mild and aromatic quality or Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) of medium strength; and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullhead label) if you prefer a full body. ‘

We remind the public of the visit to Eoxton. this evening, in the Methodist Church, of a. party of Maori singers and orators, which is accompanying the General Superintendent of Methodist Home (Missions, Re\-. A. .1. Sea liter.

The submarine X-20, the largest, in the British Navy, returned to Portsmouth after a record unaccompanied voyage of twenty thousand miles to the Far East and hack. She is regarded as a triumph >.f submarine construction.

It was stated at the inquest at Westminister on Mrs Emily Elizabeth Rodwoll, 45, of Sideup, Kent, who died in Charing Cross Hospital, i hut her heart continued to beat for 1,1 hours after her breathing had ceased.

Mr Lang-lone (Waimnrino) asked in the House to-day for information ;t-. to the number of officers of the military forces who had been convicted for immoral offences. The Defence Minister replied there were i.o officer- who bad been convicted of such offence.-.

"We are trying in make them bet-t.-r Samoans, not Europeans,” remarked Miss Small, a missionary from Samoa, in the course of a brief address on that place at Wang.inui. She added that the policy was to maintain all the native custom- as far its they could possibly lie preserved. The headmaster of the Moutoa school (Mr J. Aitken) 'i'S‘ iiftrodivca system of merit cards into the Mmitoa School. Each child who obtains 70 per cent, each week receives a card. At the end of the year prizes are awarded on the card system so that children who do their best are rewarded equally with the brilliant child.

Shipping accommodation for immigrants to New Zealand is filled till October 31. Nine hundred are sailing monthly. Forty to fifty per cent, are land settlers. Many domestics and boys are going out under the Shecpowners’ scheme also 100 boys for the Salvation Army farm at Put-arum. Applications for nominated passages are continuing.

The annual Police Report for the Palmerston district states that an increase is shown his year in the total number of offences dealt with in the district, viz., 1282 cases as against 1119 for the previous year. There has been no serious crime in the district to call for special re.-, mark. The increase of offences may be attributed to increased population and the number of outsiders attiacted bv the public works going on in the district. Of the offences reported 95 per cent, were accounted for either by arrest or summons. To have the teeth out appears to he something of a craze in Auckland, says the “Star,” and, strange to relate (his is not done on the advice of dentists. Quite a number of people have had their teeth extracted on. medical advice, because it was held they were the cause of illhealth in the particular eases, A story that seems almost 100 good to he true is related of one lady who was told she would never be right until all her teeth were extracted, v. hereupon she replied,: “That is easily done,” and pulled out her artificial set.

The kindness of a London hospital matron to New Zealand soldiers during the war has been recognised by Mr John D. McGmer, a New Zealand Scot (says an English paper). in his will he left a life annuity of £IOU to Lily Bentley, matron of the Sr. Pancras South Infirmary, "for the many acts of devotion to members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and in many other respects.” A native oi Kingussie, Invernesshire, and son of a police-sergeant, Mr McGnier left in addition, to a large estate in New Zealand, personal property in England valued at £S9OS.

The housing problem aL Timaru is generally very acute, but if persons in search of homes are prepared to go to the same lengths as did two gentlemen of the leisured class who recently visited Timaru, their protdems (says the Timaru Herald) would soon be solved. The two men in question, of whom it might be said they toiled not, neither did they spin, conceived the happy idea of selecting a dwelling near the sea, and an old lOb-gallon tank which had obviously seen better days and had been east away on the foreshore, uas quickly converted into an up-to-date residence. In these delccLnble surroundings the pair lived for n month or so, until a policeman rudely broke into the happy home. U is understood that the “bungalow" is now on the market.

That the United States can pres . in war by arming herself iu greater strength than the world has ever known is the belief of Mr. Henry l ord, the motor magnate. In an interview he declares that the potential nitrate production of the power works in Northern Alabama uould make the United States independent of Chilean nitrate, and enable the manufacture of high explosives on a colossal scale undreamt of by munition makers. Thus would be developed war power beyond anything ever known, "in Um interest of peace it seems we shall have to do it,” said Mr. Ford, who also predicted that commercial aeroplanes eventually, will be built by the thousands, if not by the millions. The ground at his Dearborn plant, has been converted into au aviation iicid for the manufacture of planes '.in vast quantities. Soon, ho says, , the knowledge of them .will, equal the knowledge of the automobile, v

Nor Children's Hacking Hough, Woods' Great Peppermint Cure,*

Tlu> local Presbyterians are ten- «!< rinn' a farewell social to Mr Davidson in the schoolroom to-morrow evening. Samuel Knight. aged 70. a married man. dropped dead in the Market Hotel. Christchurch, on Tuesday. It was his custom to drink a glass of beer on his way home from work ami while in ihe act of paying for his order, he collapsed and died. He had been under medical care for heart trouble. "My heart is full to-day,’’ stated To Alio o te raugi Pihama before tin- members of tin- Palmerston N. Luncheon Club yesterday, “because mv Maori brethren are on the increase. and, whereas 20 years ago there were only -10,000 left, the last census found that number increased in 52.700."

The word “radiocasting” is to be adopted in America in place of “broadcasting.’* The change was decided upon at a convention of manufacturers, when neoprilogieal wireless experts pointed out that the word “broadcast ’’ applies to the scattering of seeds or material substances, and that to use it to describe the seatiering of sounds was improper.

Tt is reported that a hardy Marlborough fanner took drastic measures a few days ago to free himself if a hnnt of lumbago. 11$ instructed a relative to rub him down vigorously with a veterniarv embrocation generally used for horses. The cure was a complete success, but the sufferer is now in hospital undergoing treatment for a blistered and highly-inflamed back. It appears to bo another ease of-flic cure being worse than the disease,

At All Saints’ Church ou Sunday next, at 11 a.m., there will be a special service conducted by the Rev. IV. IT. Walton, when a memorial tablet to the memory of the late Mr and Mrs Walter Bock, will be unveiled. Relatives of the deceased will be present and members and officials of the Fox toil Harbour Board (of which body the late Mr W. Bock was for some time secretary) have been invited. Friends of the deceased r.re also extended an invitation to be present.

The beauty and plaintiveness of Maori music were strongly evidenced at the Palmerston N. Luncheon Club yesterday, says the Standard, when six members of the Maori mission party at present in Palmerston North, sang a hymn, an encore being demanded. The air, which bore a strong resemblance to the hymn “Abide With Me” gave plenty of scope for the powers of harmonising which are the forte of the Maoris. The ringers will be heard itt the local Methodist Church this evening. The Medical Practitioners Amendment Bill was read a .first time in the House on Tuesday. The Minister ~f Health, Sir Maui Pomare, si,id the Bill merely gave more power to the Medical Board we had now .-•ml changed its name from Health Board to Council. Tt was also intended that the work of the Regis-trar-(leueral in registering Medical Practitioners should be handed over to the Director-General of Health. rt gave power to the Council to deal with minor offences of medical practitioners. At the present time medical practitioners could be dealt with only for serious..offences and then through the Attorney-General. To speak of a “white blackbird” seems an absurdity, but in all classes of animals or birds, there are “freaks. ” The latest is a bird of ihe blackbird species ar Tirnaru. which is described as white as driven snow. The bird has frequented ilie home where it is at present for some years. When it first appeared it was not robed in feathers of pure whiteness. Year by year, however. any tinges of dark colour which it once possessed gradually disappeared, and to-day the bird is perfectly white. It is very quiet and in the care of the occupiers in the house where it has taken up it> abode, it will literally feed from the hand.