Manawatu Herald SATURDAY OCTOBER llth. 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2796, 11 October 1924, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY OCTOBER llth. 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The last horse-cab has disappeared from the streets of New Plymouth, the owner having' relinquished the business.

The vote of censure against the Labour Government in the House of Commons has resulted in a dissolution and an elcclion will be held on October 29.

Electric light was supplied to Levin's street lights on Thursday evening. This power is not from iU’anagahao genera lot s, but from iho i\ Ta ngfl ore po w(* r -1 1 ous o. The suggestion made by the Dir-ector-General of Health, that Uospiial Boards take over the lady dental nurses, did not meet with much enthusiasm bv the Hospital Con ferenee.

A court-martial at Brussels #hiienced In death Henri Deseorncl, the Belgian ex-soldier. deserter, ail'd spy who caused the arrest of Miss Kdiili Cavill. .Deseorncl is a fugitive and is believed to be in Holland.

An extraordinary mail lias been discovered in the Oamnrii district, for nearly half a century he has been attending the local race meeting as a steward of the club, and has not invested a penny on the lotalisalor.

“In Australia they have the idea that we are a model country," said Mr, T. \V. Raplcy on his return from that country to a X.Z. Times representative. “They think that our laws are excellent, and have a very high opinion of the Xew Zealand people.” The official opening of the foxlon Tennis Club look plaee this afierncion when a large number of visitors were jtreses 1 from all parts of the district. A very enjoyable lime was spent on the courts and a Yankee tournament played. Afternoon tea was dispensed by I lie ladies. A visitor to Orcymoufli had a narrow eseape from death recently. The man, who was apparently under the influence of liquor, was lying across the railway lines near the wharf (states an exchange) and a shunting engine was pulled up just in time to prevent °it running over him. The cow-catcher had passed over him, and the front wheels of the engine were actually touching the man when t*ie locomotive was brought to a standstill. At the Methodist quartely meeting held at Shannon on Wednesday evening, the two circuit stewards, Messrs J. H. Roberts and C. \V. Hoffman, were appointed representatives to the annual Synod which meets at Palmerston ,N. on Novembei Mill. .Messrs Swiiidlehurst and Chryslall were elected substitute representatives. Messrs Hoffman and A. Osborne were appointed circuit auditors, lvov. S. Peryman received and accepted a hearty and unanimous invitation to remain in the circuit a second year.

A Maori patient tit the Wanganui Hospital on Thursday morning, tit six o'clock announced lo the other patients in the ward that the score ia the All Black match was 40 to 3. and that this information had been disclosed to him by it dream. The hospital authorities were naturally more Ilian astonished when they learned a! S a.in. that the Maori had announced the correct score. —Herald. The Audit Olltee has “lagged" (lie balance-sheet of the Makara County Council, objecting to the payment of travelling allowance to councillors til the rate of £1 1/- per meeting.in lieu of travelling expenses. The Council has been asked to adjust the matter within fourteen days to avoid the necessity for other proceedings. The Council lias decided to light the ease, which is descrihed as the first of its kind in the Dominion. Companies have recently been formed in England for (he special purpose of rabbit - rearing. A short time ago one was registered in Suffolk with a eapital of ,C4O,tKIO. and the latest was with ,01,909 capital, as “breeders of angora and other kinds of rabbits for the production of their wool, skins and flesh." The importance of the Dunedin rabbit skin sales lo the Dominion is now such as to make the rabbit a valuable item in the list of exports. Last year the trade was worth £.1.1,748 as meal, and .0472.491 as skins, or non ft v 0000.000.

Four residents of North Shore (Auckland) who are associated in their daily occupation, recently decided to take a tiekef in one of Taltcrsnll's sweeps but they did not make the application under one of their own names, but as “No. 13." When the results of this particular sweep became known a few days ago. the first prize, was drawn by the lucky Shore party and they found themselves .05,000 better off, less, of course taxation that is associated with stielt prizes. After this, who shall maintain that No. 13 is unlock v?

Over 20 letters of congratulation from Rotary organisations all over the world were received at a meeting of the Palmerston N. Rotary fliil). One was from Mexico, and another from one of the oldest clubs namely, that in Boston, U.S.A., while a third, one of the most interesting, was from the Toronto Club. The latter gave some information concerning the club’s activity with boys’ work. It was staled that the club had raised 25,000 dollars for the purpose of building a cottage in the country, whil'e on another occasion 4011,000 dollars in the interests of boys' work had been subscribed. .Miss Leslie, late missionary of the Chinese Mission in Foo Chow city, spent Thursday and Friday in Foxton. On Thursday evening she gave an address in All Saints’ school-room to adults and gave a most interesting account of Chinese life and customs, illustrating her address with a large number of curios, which are to be used at tbe missionary exhibition next week at Palmerston X. On Friday afternoon she spoke to a crowded room of < hildrcn, explaining many wonderful things of China. Tin- stewards from Polxon for the missionary exhibition arc to wear Chinese costumes, lent by Miss Leslie. Next Saturday will be children's day at li.ie exhibition. It is hoped to send a loud of children. Any parents desiring to go or send their children are Risked to give in their names before Wednesday to Miss "Williams, or the Vicar. The party will be in charge of Mrs Mason and Misses Williams and M. Ad mo re. The exhibition is to be held at the Show Grounds. Tableaux, moving pictures, Maori concerts, etc. are only a part of the exhibition. The charge for admission is adulis .1/-, children (id.

"iiy way of illtisl ruling the fact I tlmi rite laugh is not always against our foreign friends imperfectly may 1 relate the following'persona! acquainted with our mother tongue, experience?" (writes the Rev. W. Weston to an exchange). Walking through Leatherhead some years agn, my.attention was arrested by the following announcement in the notiee hoard of a small chapel: “On Saturday night at 8 p.m., the animal pot a toe pie supper will he held and on Sunday morning the subject of the sermon will he ‘A night oi Horror.’ Recovering from this surprise, 1 turned into the main street near the Swan. Hotel to be [•onfronted with the alluring invitation over a newly-decorated restaurant, ‘To cyclsits and photographers! Try our -1/(1 luncheon. A dark room is provided for developments.’

Sherlock Holmes, I lie famous de-Ift-live of fiction, smoked strong black shag tobacco and derived inspiration from it when puzzled over some problem of more than ordinary complexity. Shag is too full-flavour-ed for many smokers. It contains a lot of Nicotine, and excess of nicotine is a bad thing. The habitual use of such tobacco is bound sooner or later to affect- the consumer injuriously. Unfortunately practically all mported tobaccos are heavily charged with nicotine. And in that respect they differ essentially from our New Zealand grown tobaccos, the comparatively small amount of nicotine which •constitutes one of their chief recommendations. Also—and ths is important —they are all toasted, and toasting brings out the flavour of the leaf in a most remarkable way. There are several brands of this popular tobacco. Rivcrhead Gold, mild; Navy Cut (Bulldog label), medium and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bull’s Head) full strength. Each of them has its merits. That seasoned smoker, Sherlock Holmes, would doubtless prefer the last named. 18-