Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2801, 23 October 1924, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1924. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

.Miss ! I.•Ei i' qno-.ls 1 .if nil Bandsmen in nigh I. Air Pi. (1. (low. i is A'iimiinC2 2for blackbirds, iln ashes' and sparrows' |n f ,-i,liccicl wtlliia three miles of P"\i"i! Post Oilier, in Conner!ion with lie- coming' Horticultural show. hues should goI Imsv.

The followin'? Siu;i!r-•' "I Hie cost of cleelrie light in Shannon were supplied ri t Tuesday s meet'mi- ol ihe Horowhetiu.i Poweimßoard, hy Ait \Y. 11. Gunning. cost n> dale in his house, over :i period of five months, for elovi ti point-. was I'2 13,4, or 10/S per mouth.

A blaze in Union Street at about X. 30 o'clock on Tuesday night was responsible for the sounding ol the lire siren. The brigade was quickie on the seem-, when it was discovered that a host horn hedge adjoining a cow-hail on Mr Hull man s property was on lire. ihe brigade soon had the lire under control and saved the bail from destruction. Aliss Alutul Eldcrion, gold medalist. elsewhere announces that site wjll conduct voice production classes in Fox ton. Miss Elder! on holds very high credentials, and is recommended hy all the local choir masters. Her photograph and gold .medal are on view in Air Holders window. Miss Eldcrion will he heard to advantage at the Queen's Opening entertainment to-morrow night.

Miss Healey, organiser of Ihe Band Carnival, litis received the following telegram from Mr J. Linklater. ALP. —“Owing to possibility of Kailtvay Estimates coming before Parliament on Friday night, I very much regret that it is quite impossible (o be with you al the Carnival Opening. Will yon please apologise for my absence and convey to your committee my best wishes lor a very suecesslul cllort. Kind regards. '

On .Monday evening a number of Dr. Alnedonald's Shannon friends met at the residence of Air T. Watterston to bid him farewell before leaving on his visit to the Old Countrv, says the Shannon correspondent to the Levin Chronicle. Daring Ihe evening, Alt' .Murray, on behalf of those present, in presenting the Dr. with ti brief bug, referred to his many line qualities, wishing him bon voyage and a speedy return. Dr. Macdonald expects to sail on the 20th inst.

While in Chrislchtmdi recently, oar representative met Mr-lolm Robertson ex-Labour ALP. for this constituency and had an interesting chat with him. Air Robertson is managin' for two large picture bouses in Christchurch. Touching on polities, Afr Robertson referred > n incidents, grave and gay, in past inmpaigns in this constituency. Asked whether he would again enter the political arena. Mr Robertson said ho did not think so, although he had been approached to stand ft the last'general election. Although not an active participant in political affairs, Mr Koberlsoo ‘ s as keen a student of Dominion and Home politics as of yore and incidentally mentioned that as a young man in England, had spoken oil the same, platform as Ramsay Mellonaid, the present Prime Minister. ..Mr Robertson made kindly enquiry utter friends in ibis constituency, in this constituency.

"MY 0. f'i'ok, of Fox (on. received e. ard Ini ■ morning thu! his mother is seriously iil in Atiekland. In honour of the visit of the Highland Pipe 1 laud, the Scottish liatinvnil ling—the lion rnmpnnr —will he flown Ml the Carnival olliee on Saturday. Those, residents who have kindly consented to billet the visiting Highland pipers for the week-end are requested to meet their guests at the Carnival olliee, Main St. on Saturday at 2.30 p.m. At Tuesday's meeting; of the llorowhemia Power Board, Air W. TI. Gunning brought up the question of the supply of electric light for bowling greens. There were, he said, a number of (dubs within the district v. hielt would have their greens lit up so as to permit of play at night if special consideration could be given. A bowling green was not used during several months of the year, and something in the nature of the concession given to sea-side cottages would be desirable. It was decided that Ihe Engineer go into tjie question and report as to what concession could be allowed.

AVhen His Excellency the Gover-nor-General. accompanied by Lady Jeliieoe, ascended the gangway of the ferry steamer at Lyttelton on Tuesday evening', after addressing a brief farewell to those assembled on the wharf, the crowd sang “For He's a Jolly Good Fellow,” with great gusto. When they had com-

pleted the -song and cheering. His Excellency smilingly exclaimed, with a glance towards Her Excellency: “What about she?” Somewhat a hashed, the crowd commenced Ihe chorus again in honour of Lady Jeliieoe, timidly al first, and then realising the oversight, took up the chorus with all the lung power available, much to ihe amusement of the Viscountess, who thoroughly enjoyed the rnild rebuke.

Owing In' the severe restrictions mi immigration into the T niled Elates, tin* Argentine Government is giving close attention to the question of enenin’nging the right kind ol people lo come to the Argentine, li is expected that a large volume of emigration from Central Europe which formerly found irs way to the ‘United States will be diverted to that miniirv. The (iriverninenf is p«U’lieularly favourable to the AngloSaxon olemeni. There is almost unlimited capacity for absorption in the Argentine, which is believed to possess all the potentialities of a ~ew Eldorado. Before the war the annual arrivals reached as high its jso.uim. The newcomers in IRIS numbered only 50,00(1. The tide is. however, again rising l and the figure I,as reached about 150,11110. Ti.. Prince of Wales has a sweet - !,.,ah! Peach jam. tig jam, and I }\«* :'l n-* fllWfl-V?* Ofl the mean for any guest who breakfasts with llis Royal Highness at York 1 louse. The other day the manager of ('laridge's, London's very smart resiaiirant and hotel, sent a -.j-ceial messenger to some tearooms siiaated in the offices of a State Agent -General for several tins of the famous New Zealand clam soup, a- the Prince and his two younger brothers were coming to dine, and had requested Ihar this soup should be on the menu. Passion trait and .•ream is another delicacy of which the Prince is very fond and a certain Cape Dutch sweetmeat which is made hy notable housewives in Soul h Africa.

The idea of a great scheme to harness the tide-water of the River Severn, in England, thereby producing half a million horse-power units is to he begun immediately. The Government announced the composition of the committee of experts named to undertake a preliminary investignlion in order to study the geological formation of the river bed and lake preliminary soundings and measurements of the ebb ond How of Ihe tide. An immense pow-er-house is lo be erected and machinery installed which will supply electrical energy to all the great industrial centres of South Wales, with a possibility that the radius inav.be extended to London. Ihe project which will lake seven years to complete, will give employment to many thousands of persons, ami when finished will effect a saving of four million lons of coal every year which will he available; iff export trade. It is already rumoured that the scheme will result in the creation of a vast new shipping pool for the handling of this extra coal.

What kind of tobacco do you prefer —mild, medium, or full? If you have been long a worshipper at (he shrine of My Lady Nicotine you have doubtless sampled all sorts of brands at one time or another, and have vour preferences. But have you ever tried toasted Tobacco? It is quite a new idea. The loaf is carefully toasted .and this process develops the flavour and aroma in quite ;i surprising way. It's like catiji.r salt with nuts or mustard with heel" or cheese. You can test this for yourself because the New Zealand tobaccos, now so much In evidence, are all toasted, lleace their (h lightful fragrance and flavour. And unlike most of the imported brands they contain such a small percentage of nicotine that they may i.e smoked pipe after pipe “till the cows come home” without unpleasant or harmful consequences. They won't bite the tongue, and appeal to all tastes. “Kiverheud Gold,"’ is aromatic, “Toasted Navy Cut” (Bulldog) a pleasing medium, and “Cut plug No. Hl'' (Bull’s Head) a tine full llavoured tobacco. 23