Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2779, 2 September 1924, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Madame ALelha is seriously ill in Sydney. She has been suffering from severe bronchitis ami inlluen/.a for the past three weeks. Paxton's total rainfall for August, was 2.54 inches, the maximum fall was on the 2Xllt, when .89 inches was recorded. Ruin fell on eight days during the month. Mr P. Mason, the new head teacher of the local State school, accompanied by Mrs Mason and family, arrived to-day and have entered into occupation of the school residence. Arrangements have been made to show New Zealand lilms at all the towns to be visited by the All Blacks and the cinemas in respective centres are specialising in New Zealand nights on the match days. Air E. T. Redman, late proprietor and editor of the "Waimate Witness,” accompanied by Mrs Redman, paid a brief visit to Poxton last night and left to-day for the Wairarapa. Mrs Redman is a sis ter of Air J. K. ilornblow.

The Clonal Society is now making good progress with Elgar's "The Black Knigbi." Intending new members are asked to join up not later than next Monday, September Bth, after which date no new performing members will be admitted for ilie first concert.

II is considered that the TTimijmigi ro«id will lie a cosily prnposi{Jon to I he Main Highways Board. Mr J. H. Ferrell has been elected I'resident of the Bulls Bowling Club mid Mr F. Cutis is secretary. Constable and Mrs Owen have taken up their residence in the new police residence. Mr F. Woods was elected a member of' the local Chamber of Commerce at Thursday's meeting. Mr Geo. C. Coley, who has been undergoing medical treatment in Palmerston North for some time past, has returned to Foxlon. The Mayor (Mr J. Chrystall) will preside at to-night's meeting of suppliers and prospective suppliers io the proposed Forton Dairy Co. sha“rp frost was experienced locally yesterday morning, which made itself fell upon early springgrowth. Extra staging is being provided at the Town Hall to accommodate the instrumentalists in the orchestral items at Thursday night’s concert. An old resident of Palmerston X. in the person of Mr Alfred Benjamin Cole, aged (i 7, died suddenly in the Square on Saturday afternoon. No inquest will be held.

The vi! ;il statistics for Fox toil for ;!s( month. XVi llt ill** figures 1 ol* Iho urrcsponding month of last yi*:ii* i, parenthesis, were: —Births. 7 (u) jcaihs I (Hi: marriages g ( 1).

A message 11*0111 Pxisloii says that Romero Rojas, the Chilian eltnlTen4**r for Dempsey’s heavyweight till**, knocked out .Tuck Sharkey, the Roston heavy-weight ill the eighth round of a ten round light. The Palmerston \ T . Borough Council has refused to recognise a daiiu for damage done to a carpet lodged hy Sister Trask, of Feath-er-ion Si. through the newly laid tar being earned from the Borough footpath into her hospital, and l rod den into the expensive floor covering.

Mis* Healey requests a full stage rehearsal of the musicians of the orchestra and band at the Town Hall at 7 o’elnek to-night. Bandsmen are asked jo bring their pieees ‘‘Victoria,” and “The Mellow Book.” [1 is the intention of Miss >lO,llO and Master Owen Cahill In be present to rehearse in speeial trap-drum-ming. Positively no admittance except hr the personal invitation of the conductress.

Mneh has been said amongst poidtrymen as to the neeessity of ohi ail ling a larger egg, if the full benefit of the scheme of export to Great Britain which Iras lately been inaugurated, is to lie reaped by the producer. The ideal egg for export is one of 1} ozs. and fi'oin that up so Jyo/.s. and practical confirmuticii i,f the opinion expressed comes from lhe fact that of tin* eggs graded ;il the Levin Poultry-keepers' depot last week, only. 40 per cent, came up 1,, the required standard. Strangely enough one small poultryman has liarl his eggs reject.ed as being o\ei tlu* required size, many being ot 2 ounces mid over. It. is a. demonstrable fael that by breeding bens I*coin large eggs, a lien ean be produced which in turn will lay a large c ,r g. fliis being so, a ready basis for improvement presents itself, and should tin* export of eggs assume I lie proportions which is confidently expected, a marked improvement in the standard of egg produced will speedily follow.

On Thursday afternoon Miss Neale's harp will he on view in tlit* C. .M. Koss Co.’s window. Miss Neale imported the instrument from Paris. The instrument, which is a concert (Jot hie lira rd liar]), is the host that is obtainable and the model is the same us that used by the Royal Family, it stands oft. I<>* inches in height, on ornamental pillars, which are beautifully .curved and gilded, there being 47 strings and seven* pedals. The tone of the instrument is wonderfully sweet and mellow. The harp was specially selected from the Erard people by an expert judge. Before being forwarded to Shannon from Christchurch the instrument was much admired and while there it was played on bv Mr 11. (!. Olnyshcr, of Christchurch, one of the world’s greatest hnvpiets. who declared it to be the.best harp lie has played on in Australasia. The cost, of the instrument was f.'ill) plus freight and duty. The .•over cost .CIO and was specially made, in London. Miss Neale, who is a harpist of no mean ability, is (~ |,e complimented on her enterprise in procuring such a line instrument on which i" display her talent and patrons at Thursday nielli's concert arc promised a real musical treat.

Toasted tobacco is the last word in the manufacture of the fragrant weed. Us process is based upon science and just exactly as people prefer I heir food cooked, they Will now prefer their tobacco toasted. Toast is certainly wliolcsuiiier than soggy bread, and the same principle applies to tobacco. Take for instance the locally niauu fuclurod brands. They are a ll toasted, and consequently more pleasing to the palate, besides there is loss nicotine in them and that is „ mailer of importance. In. as much as any excess of nicotine, absorbed by the system, may seriously effect, the nerves or cause Miioker's heart and weakening si<dit. Smokers should, therefore, not fail to give this new tobacco a trial; there is a vast difference between toasted and uou-toasted tobacco, and they will Had, j j h, favour Of the toasted. Obtam.,hie in three strengths, Biverhead Cold very mild and aromatic, Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) median,. and Cut Plug No. 10, is recombody. 8 '