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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr W. A. Speirs’ new fiaxmill at Koputaroa is working at full pressure at tlie present time, some 30 odd men being employed. The number is rather larger than would otherwise be the case on account of the exclusive use of the side-cutting method of collecting the leaf. The mill is operated throughout by electricity, even the cooking in the men’s cookhouse* being done in electric ranges.—Chronicle.

A man from “Out Hack” paying a periodical visit to Cisborne, been me intoxicated, but before reaching the final stages was suflieicnl!y shrewd to hand over to a friend the sum of .CllO which he had in his possession. Later ill the evening he was arrested, being then almost pmniless. Next day he had no recollection of what had become "1 bis monev and he was a happy mail when he found later Hint lie was still CllO to the good.

A conference was held in Paimerston X. oil Tuesday between representatives of tin* Onma Power Board and the Palmerston X. Borough Council to discuss whether the Council would switch over from its own power-producing plant to the Lord’s supply. If appeared from what transpired, that Hie changeover would not he in the financial interests of the Council unless the Board reduced its charges. The engineers are to confer and report to their respective bodies.

The first-known English newspaper advertisement concerned, not pills, soap, tobacco or clothing, Iml a lost horse. Appearing in “The Moderate,” in 1840. It ran: “Reader, thou art entreated to inquire after a blackish and kind of piebald Nag, very poor, his face, feet and (lank white, and a little white tij) on his tail, lie was stolen from grass from .John Rotherham, of Baroet, in Hertfordshire. Whosoever will inquire, find him out and bring or send tidings of him shall have what content they will for their pains.”

The two billies had not met for some time, a lid as they were the sort of ladies who are always vitally interested in each other’s welfare they had a good deal to talk

ahmil, you may be certain. After discussing numerous domestic details, the first woman remarked: “I hope your health is better than when 1 saw you last.” “No, 1 grow worse every day.” “Too had, too bad! What seems to be the matter?” Nobody knows,” said the long-suffer-ing one, “and the doctors say they can’t tell until after a post-mor-tem.” “WJiy, how awful! You poor dear thing! In your state of health you can never live through that,” said the other woman.

If is often said that the average New Zealander does not know his Bible like his father did before him, end this week when some just ices were trying to adjust a delicate matter which had been referred to them to settle, one of them quoted a'passagc in the Bible to strengthen Isis line of argument, “t don’t know whether what yon say is true or not," said the party addressed,

"Imt whether it is in the Bible or not does no) matter, for il is not Xow Zealand law, and that’s what counts with me.” “Evidently New Zealand law has superseded the Bible,” was the remark one of the ~blest .I.P.’s present.

Arthur E. Porritl, Rhodes Sehnl;ir, who has distinguished himself so highly in athletic circles at Home recently, in the course of a letter to his father, Dr. E. E. Porritl, of Wanganui, says: "1 have been asked to run ill the “Pen Relay” about the middle of April. Of course, that conveys nothing to you, hut the Pennsylvania I niversiiy (Philadelphia, U.5.A.,) relay meeting is one of the big annual athletic meetings in America, and this is quite a personal invitation to Lowe, the Cambridge athletic president, and winner of the 8(H) metres in Paris, ami myself. Tn July, the Ox Lord and Cambridge athletic teams leave for America (o run against Harvard, Yale and Princeton Universities,, Just imagine, two free trips to America, within three months, that is, of course, D.Y. and if 1 qualify for all these things.

“While in Xow Zealand.” report the Samoan Eaipulo, “we saw machinery making copra from Samoa into oil, candles and various kinds of soap. We also saw sugar being made from sugar cane, cocoa from Samoan cacao beans, and the manufacture of dried milk, jams, sweets and biscuits; nearly all the work being done bv machinery. In one place wo saw ,jnm tins being made hy machinery, 30(10 in one hour We were greatly surprised by what we saw in the glass factory, where 3800 bottles i were made from fire and sand in eight hours. We thought Hint many things we saw were miracles, but this thing looked like Ihe work of Hie devil. We were presented hy Ihe managers of these works wilh seine of the things we saw made ami have brought them back I" Salima with us.”

Xicoline is very poisonous. Even in small quantities pure nicotine causes vomiting, purging and collapse, and when you consider (hat many imported tobaccos contain from 4 per cent, to 5 per cent, of nicotine, it shows how careful you must lie in your choice. Smokers will be interested to learn that some of our New Zealand grown types hardly contain as much as 2 per cent, of nicotine. Small wonder that tiie local article is so much milder and less harmful but besides, as a icsult of the toasting process to which the tobacco is now subjected, the aroma has been greatly improved. The flavour is brought fully (ml, while at Hie same time, any dc!ol erious elements which are contained in the leaf are destroyed. Smokers are unanimously in favour of the new departure and proclaim toasted tobacco superior to any other. Obtainable in three strengths —Riverhead Gold, very mild and aromatic; Toasted Navy Cut, medium ami Cut Plug No. 10, Ike Bullhead label is recommended to those v, ho prefer a full body. 1

When a young man named Biefel was accused by his wife of infidelity, at Berlin, recently, lie played dance music on the piano, hoping to soothe hoi*. On the eontrory, she be- ■ mm' enraged and struck him on the head with a hatchet. The man collapsed, Imt recovered sufficiently to ,-cck a doctor. The woman cut one of her arteries and took a large dose of poison and died on the way to the hospital. The Catholic Bishop of Galway,

in a Lenten Pastoral says: “I was hopeful that a public protest from i lie Bishop would suffice to end the evil craze of dancing,- but mv hopes have been disappointed. I now formally forbid every Catholic in the Galway Diocese to organise or take part in Saturday night dances. If the prohibition is ignored, I shall make the offence a reserved sin. Tf this is insufficient, I shall use the farther powers that Christ and Ifis Church have placed in my hands." A meeting of the local school committee was held on Tuesday night presided over by Mr J. K. ITornblow (chairman). The headmaster (Mr Mason) presented a report in reference to requirements and repairs and authority was given to have same attended to. Miss Beard, second assistant, forwarded her resignation which was received with regret. The headmaster was authorised to draw up a schedule of works etc. for which subsidy was held by the Board.

The following remit from Wanganui submitted at the annual meeting of Hie North Island Motor Union, was carried unanimously: That the North and South Island Motor Unions protest against the importation of motor vehicles with file steering wheel on the left hand side, and, that the Government be urged to refuse registration of such vehicles with the exception of touring ears brought in from other countries, and taken out within a specific time.

The possibilities of lucerne as an all-round crop for the dairy farmer, is illustrated by an area of some two acres grown by Mr P. Healey, of Levin, says the Chronicle. Half of this area was sown in November of last, year, and seven weeks later the first cut was taken from it, a ,-econd one having been harvested since. The remainder has given four cuts n)) to the present, and the whole of this lucerne has been made into hay, of which some 10 tons has been harvested. A further cut is now being taken off and fed to dairy cows as a supplementary ration. No manure was used in sowing the crop, hut the ground was limed wilh 30 , wl. of agricultural lime. Twentylive pounds of seed to the acre was ..own on the earlier pari lo Ihe urea put down, which carries a -pleiidid crop. In the second part. Ihr seed was cat down to 15 pounds iind some difficulty is being experienced in keeping down weeds.

“Swordfish is the best sport in the world." slated Lord BeLper, of Nottinghamshire, who, with I.inly Helper, returned to Auckland on M onday evening from Russel! after experiencing the thrills of deep-sea fishing. Lord and Lady Helper had a camp al Deep IVtiler Cove, near Cape Bret I. On Thursday of last week, they set out on Hicir first swordfish expedition. They were extremely lucky, for five minutes after they arrived at the grounds. Lord Helper baited a -.woYdlisli. which he landed in 35 minutes, it weighed some 2301 b., atnl was a line specimen (stales the X.Z. Herald). Lord Helper staled he was quite satisfied at having ugh! the one fish. ITe was given a certificate to show that whatever he might say about the incident when he arrives hack in England, lie will not be relating “a fish story.” “The sport was magnificent, and I hope iu ret urn to New Zealand again seme day to catch more swordfish,” said Lord Helper. Lord Somexteyton, who, with Lady Somerleytou is at Russell, landed his first swordfish last Saturday. By a coincidence, it happened that his fish weighed Hie same a*s Lord Belpher’s eateh. Before he leaves Auckland hy the Aorangi for Vancouver, on May I*2, l.i.i’d Helper hopes to do some trout Si-diing and doer-stalking: in the South Island.

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2854, 5 March 1925, Page 2

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Tapeke kupu
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LOCAL AND GENERAL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2854, 5 March 1925, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2854, 5 March 1925, Page 2

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