LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2793, 4 October 1924, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Several eases of measles are re ported locally.

Miss Healey has accepted the invitation to conduct the Presbyterian choir and took up her duties on Thursday night alien a very successful practice was held.

The recent warm rains have brought on a prolific growth of grass throughout this district and as a result milk supplies have increased at the various factories.

We are pleased to report that Mr .James Ross, of Purcell Street, who has been seriously indisposed >s making satisfactory progress towards recovery.

Carnival: —A caller at (he office this morning offers prizes for the “Most Handsome Woman" and ihe “Ugliest Man." We thank him and invite entries.

Dr W. .T. McDonald, of Shannon inlands to proceed to Kngland at an early date for further study in his profession. Dr. M Donut 1 will he accompanied bv 'its si*ter, Dr. Flizul.elh Bryson, of Levin.

Mr 1,. McCarthy, of Union Street, underwent an operation for appendicitis in the Palmerston X. Hospital this week, llis friends will he pleased to know that lie is progressing satisfactorily.

Robert Boswell, a dairy farmer, of Chr'sichurch was lined IT> on a charge, of selling milk containing HI per cent, of added water, which tin* Magistrate said was almost a record. Tt was, lie said, a horrid kind of fraud.

A painful accident happened t<> the four-year-old son of Mr (!. Alexander, Purcell Street-, on Wednesday. The little fellow, while playing, accidentally knell mi some glass which caused a severe gash below the knee, which required immediate medical attention. We arc pleased lo state that he is progressing satisfactorily.

Mothers! Don’t forget the Baby Show. Two weeks lo prepare.!

A sharp earthquake was experienced locally tit about 8.15 o’clock last night.

Our attention has been called to o danger to school children bv certain motorists who travel at an excessive speed when leaving Main (street and passing the school. A warning' notice is erected at this loility, which appears to be ignored bv certain motorists, more particularly those non-resident. A more prominent sign may prevent motorists from accelerating until the school premises are passed.

Keep to the left and avoid being ■mi over —but don’t dodge your hare of' Carnival work.*

Xew Zealanders will regret to learn of the death at Johannesburg of W. 11. (“Boy”) Morkel, who skippered the Springboks in their three test matches in New Zealand in 1921. He and Gerhard Morkel were members of thq side that toured the United Kingdom in 1912, and won its five international games. Wales was beaten by a penalty goal to nil, but Xewport (9 —.1) and Swansea (3 —0) made amends for (he loss of the Welsh test mulch.

Services of a special character will he held at I ho Fox ton Meihodis! Church in-morrow. The morning service is a “Family and Young People’s Service,” with hymns from the Junior Coiled inn. In the evening Mrs Peryman will conduct a musical service when ten wellknown hymns will bo sung and illustrated. The choir by request, will render the anthem, “The Radiant Morn.”

Under the old system of street lighting by gas lamps the cost to the Carterton borough was from £l7O to £IBO per annum, and the cost per lamp ran out at about £5 12/- per annum, slates the local paper. For do- greater pari of the time, however, the street lights did not burn. Xow the borough is lighted by eleet l icit v, and the cost per lamp per annum is £4 5/-. The total cost is estimated al about £235 —an increase over the last year of gas of some £7O and a 500 per cent, gain in efficiency.

Sufficient white pine for hotter boxes is now becoming a serious problem. The Forestry Department, through the Journal of the Department of Agriculture, reports that “Probably as much as 90 per cent, of the butler produced in New Zen - land is shipped in while pine boxes, ibe remaining 10 per cent, being carried in silver beech and imported boxes. The virgin white pine fores Is have been seriously depleted during the last twenty years, so fa-a,.], so ilmt if a normal increase in consumpi ion continues not more l],:in (ificon years’ supply remains. Even now manufacturers report dii li<- nlI ins in maintaining' their supples. Proposed metal-bound and naiibss boxes are described, showing bow economy in timber can be . iV'-.'-i ed.

In spile of (lie many attempts by ihe si niggling farmer, the gum | i( mis of the North Auckland disirioi have proved unsuitable for general agricultural purposes. Cropping is not a paying proposition in those parts. There is one exception, however —tobacco thrives well in these latitudes and splendid types of leaf have been produced on soils that not long ago were covered with 1 1- tree and fern. A small portion of these waste lands if planted in tobacco would be sutlieient to transform this poverty-stricken district into regions of affluence and wealth: £SO net is the average yield of a tobacco crop per acre and often more. Few people realise the immense possibilities of the tobacco industry, but anvone wanting information on the subject is referred to the ready manufactured article. “Riverhead Gold” mildest of all; “Toasted Navy Cut” (Bulldog) of medium strength; and “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullhead) full strength. Do not forget that all three brands are “toasted” and therefore more wholesome than the average class of goods trom overseas, often so harmful on the score of excess nicotine. 1

The question as to the future trend of prices for 1924-25 season fur hut ter, cheese, wool and mutton. is a most interesting one. Exp, ris say that wo can hardly expect that the high prices of recent years will lie permanently maintained. Let us hope, however, that ihcv are wrong. In Ibis connection, the best advice, is to produce more from our high priced land. New Zealand as a country, may be said to be only just commencing to touch upon (lie fringe of its carrying eapaoiiv—that is when compared with Denmark. (Tolland, and many other countries where they grow tremendous areas of mangels, swede-, carrots, turnips and other forage crops to carry them through their hard winters. We are reminded of these fuels by Messrs Coopers, the wellknown seed growers, of Wellington. The produce of Cooper’s seeds have again been wonderfully successful at Palmerston X., Haw era, Hamilton, Dunedin, Oainarn, etc. —in fact, they may be said to have practically swept the board. Messrs Mitchell Bros., winners of the most, points prize for the 50 guinea cup at Palmerston N., recently staged some dozens of superb exhibits, all of which were grown from Cooper’s seeds, with the exception of one exhibit, and this was grown from seed supplied by a Jim outside N.Z. Messrs Mitchell Bros, crop of Cooper’s prize-winner mangels recently inspected while- growing, by a large parly of farmers, and weighed in the presence of a number of experts proved to be over 134 tons per acre. These facts speak in eloquent proof of the superiority of the N.Z. firm’s seeds, f

Loc.-il fishermen report flounders to he very plentiful in the Manawatu River iit present and some good hauls have been reeorded lately. The eonduetress requests a full rehearsal in the Hand room on Tuesday evening; next in preparation for the Levin Concert on the Oth iast. An aeroplane sowed (140 acres with grass seed in 20 minutes at Miami, in the United States. Two men would require 30 days for the job. At the Methodist service at Oroua Downs Hall to-morrow evening at 7.30 o’clock, the Rev. S. Peryman will pay a tribute to the memory of the late Mrs Gawler, who was a faithful and devoted church member.

Have yon found your idea for a display or a fancy costume? Tf not, remember ’phone 154 is always at your service.* The funeral of the late Mrs (4a wkr, of Oroua Downs, took place at the Palmerston X. cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. The remains were followed by a large *-ortrge of mourners. The service at I lie graveside was conducted by lh<Rev. Mr Peryman.

‘•lnanimate things are often very pugnacious.” “How do you mean? •‘Haven’t you ever seen a ship spar, or a ballot box?”

A witness in a civil action in the Supreme Court at Masterlon stated in evidence that on one morning be i ose fairly early. “What do you mean by fairly early ?” asked Tils Honour: “About half-past four;’ answered the witness. “Yes, that’s early all right,” replied His Honour, with an appreciative smile. The witness noticed the smile anti evidently thought his word had been doubted, so enforced bis remark with: “Thai is quite true, sir.” “Oh, I don’t doubt you,” replied His Honour. “bui we arc not used to rising at those hours." Counsel for plaintie (Mr If. C. Robinson) added that he had been up at that hour himself “Possibly going home," retorted His Honour.