Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MRCH 28, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2864, 28 March 1925, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MRCH 28, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tht* rod doer shootin" season for liir Wellington ncclimatisntnn district opens on Wednesday, April Isl.

Ii is stated that when Dannevirke receives power 'from Mangalimo there will 1 »f* only out 1 borough in (lie North Islninl without electrically lie’ll Inti streets. Tho house of Air A. TV. .Tones wns entered ;ii Invercargill on Thursday night by a burglar, Mini ,1 box containing C-lfill worlli of bonds stolen. So far there is no trace of Ilit 1 mission properly. Ii is reported lliiil Iho pclilion praying for n poll It. In- taken in tho CjirtPrlon Borough to decide the weekly lmif-lmlidiu—Thursday or Saturday —is being very freely signed in favour of Thursday. Skating evidonlh Ims noi died oui in some towns. The Waipuku-r.-iu Cress reports ilml ten pounds profit resullPt! from I lie skatin'? sessions ran by I In* Town Hand last star. No fewer limn 225 applications have been received from ail parts of the Dominion for the position of caretaker of the Feilding racecourse. Xo fewer than 32 players were selected to represent the Manawatn Rugby Union during last season in A. and B. teams, and not one single player took part in all the matches played by A team.

It is reported from Dunedin that rabbitskins are selling exceptionally well for this time of the year. Big money is being paid for what are known in the trade as “racks.” The realising of hitherto unknown prices for these advanced summer skins augurs well for the values winter skins are likelv to command.

As a result of an experiment, Captain Taylor, of Kaiapoi, has produced the largest Savoy cabbage ever grown in that district. It is perfectly shaped, and measures -Ift. Gins, at its widest part, and has a very firm heart, which at its thickest point is 18ins. across. The cabbage weighs 31 lbs. The Westmcre, Rapanui,_ and Turakina dairy factories each advanced Is 3id for butter-fat supplies during the month of February. In addition to this, the Turakina company is paying a bonus of a penny this month. The Rapanui and Turakina factories have also sold their February - and March makes of cheese for !)d per lb., f.o.b.

At the inquest on David Wilshart, who was found dead in lied at a lodging-hotj*e in"' Grey Street, Auckland, on Wednesday, evidence was given that death was duo m asphyxiation by gas. Deceased bad apparently deliberately arranged the gas lube with suicidal intentions, and had been dead for two days when found. A verdict of suicide was returned.

The House of Lords Committee of Privileges has decided 1 list I Sir Edward Hamilton Seymour lias established his claim to llu* Dukedom <d Somerset, vacant since 1023. .The decision hinged on whether Colonel Francis Seymour legally married in 1787 Leonora Hudson, formerly the wife of a sailor. Francis romantically rescued Leonora when she was attacked in a lonely street;. The claimant proved that Hudson died in Calcutta in 178 G.

An excellent hag for one days rabbit shooting with .‘22 rifles is reported as having been obtained recently. Four Invercargill men •sallied 'forth into the Hodgehope district, and by evening 328 skins were secured, one worthy with a particularly keen eye accounting for over 101) at the average of two cartridges for each pest. It is also slated that in the same district a farmer poisoning and trapping on his 400 acre farm -accounted for 8,000 odd rabbits in a week.

James Dagworthy, while surfing at Coogee yesterday, was savagely attacked by a shark, but he beat the monster off and managed to escape with a severely mangled leg, which will probably have to lie amputated. He wits taken to hospital in a serious condition.

Harvest Thanksgiving services will lie conducted at the local Presbyterian Church to-morrow, at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., by the Rev. Frank McDonald. On Wednesday evening next a sale of gifts and musical evening will lie held in the schoolroom.

At. yesterday’s meeting of the Fire Board it was resolved to forward Inspector Hugo a letter of congratulation on bis being appointed a full member of the Institution of Fire Engineers in Great Britain. It is understood that Inspector Hugo is the first officer to have this honour conferred upon him in New Zealand.

The Government, exhibits at the Exhibition are to be boused in a separate building with a floor space of 51,000 square feet. It is expected the display will be the finest ever seen in New Zealand, fifteen of the largest Government Departments making the display. The historic Maori house at Matatua shown at Wembley will be one of thr important Government exhibits.

On a recent morning (says the Napier Telegraph) Taradale was favoured with the amusing spectacle of a smartly-equipped spring trap proceeding leisurely down the main street, the motive power being a burly, but docile, bullock, equipped with collar and bridle, cornplele. Cameras quickly made their appearance, and the animal stood unconcernedly chewing its end while the amateur photographers were endeaenuring to coax a pleasant look from the novel steed.

When the statiomnaster at Green I,ane railway station arrived to commence duty on Thursday morning, he found the safe was blown open by a charge of gelignite and a « aiivns cash bag stolen. Entrance was effected by breaking the office window. The cash bag was found on the railway line. II had been cut open and the contents, comprising £l4 Ids Id —J.T2 13s 4d in cheques and the balance in silver —stolen. This makes the third case of safe-breaking in Auckland reported Ibis week.

Speaking relevant- to a request by Brigndesmen that- the walls at the lire station be lined, Air Gray, chairman of the Foxton Fire Board, al yesterday’s meeting said that the parsimony shown by certain Board members when the Board was in its embryo stale was now hitting back on to-Ilie Board. A properly eon-.-.li Holed building in the first place would have eliminated such requests as were at present being made for improved conditions at (lie lire station.

The experience of three young men who spent: a night on the summit of .Mount Egmont is probably iuii 1111 <- in the history of mountaineering on the peak. Leaving the North Kgmont Hostel on Tuesday, they intended staying the night at Kahili hut, lint they did not reach there before dark, so perforce spent the night on the mountain side. On Wednesday, climbing to I lie summit, they pitched their tent and slept that night in a temperature well below freezing point. Next day the party made the descent to the Dawson Falls Hostel.

The Sheffield cleric who opened a marriage service with the hymn — “Deluded souls who dream of Helmut, and seek to find it here below,was beaten in his choice by the- bride-to-be, who, asked to choose a hymn, suggested “Oft in danger, oft in woe.” Schoolboys furnish severa. examples of appropriate hymns. Never was a last line sung with more enthusiasm than at the service held after there had been read a class list in which a boy named Jordan had, after many futile attempts, managed to appear. Every eye was turned to the youth when were reached the lines —“Sorrow vanquished, labour ended, Jordan’s passed.” A touring team of cricketers played a famous school. The tourists called themselves “The Heathens.” They were dismissed for an ignomi-nmis-score bv two schoolboy bowlers named Wood and Stone. The captain of the school, at prayers that night, selected tho hymn “From Greenland’s ley Mountains.” vnd every boy put all he knew into the significant lines —“The Heathens. in (heir blindness, bowed down K, Wood and Slone.”

A novelty has appeared on the mark'd in the shape of a toasted tobacco, which has caused quite a sensation in smokers' circles. The process of toasting seems to have a most beneficial effect upon tobacco, similar lo what cooking, broiling and masting has on food. It develops the flavour and makes generally more savoury and appetising, and last, but not least, also more digestible. Small wonder Hull Ihe local product has greatly gained in popularity through this latest improvement, and smokers are advised to give it a trial. They are in for quite a new flavour. There are three grades obtainable now —Riverhead Gold, a very mild and aromatic, smoke; Toasted Navy Gut (Bulldog), of medium strength; and if you prefer a full body try Cut Blag No. 10, the Bullhead label. All made of new type of leaf famous for its small percentage of nicotine. Doctors and experts pirnclaim them to he healthier than most foreign tobaccos, and another consideration is their lower cost. They will reduce your tobacco bill by 30 per cent. —Advt.

I G. TI. Lysnar, for failure to make income tax returns for two years, was lined £lO each on two charges, at Gisborne yesterday.

A man whose name is believed to lie Joe Harrison was knocked down by a motor car on the Manukau road, Auckland, yesterday, and died in tin* hospital subsequently. A very successful sale of gifts and social in connection with the Methodist Church harvest festival was held in the schoolroom on Wednesday evening.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Foxton Fire Board the Chairman (Mr F. G. Cray) said lie regretted t>. learn that this would lie the last meeting at which Mr A. X. Smith would be present prior to his departure for Dunedin. Mr Smith had been a valued member of the Board since its inception, and Ids relations with Board members had been most cordial. He had taken a keen interest in the Board’s administration, and was a most capable member. On behalf of tlie Board, he extended his best wishes to Mr Smith for future prosperity. Superintendent Hamer, on behalf of tlie Brigade, paid a tribute to Mr Smith’s-services, and endorsed the Chairman’s remarks. Air Smith briefly replied, and said lie had taken tin* first steps to have a volunteer fire brigade organised in Foxton, and was pleased to know that Foxton \va=; now well equipped in this connection. He wished the Board every success in Hie future. Good wishes were also extended to Air ITornblow.