Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2872, 18 April 1925, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Primary schools arc to re-open on Monday next, April 20th.

A petition in bankrnpey lias been (Wed with the D.O.A. (Mr 0. E. Dempsy) by John Francis, labourer, of Rangiotu. A falling meteor, which brightly jllum'inated the heavens in a southerly direction, was witnessed by local fishermen at about 10 o’clock last evening. At the local Police Court this n.orning. before Mr M. F. Perronu, J.P., Henry Gallagher, who pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, was convicted and discharged, having spent the night in the cells. There are four young men in Christchurch who probably arc .joining heartily in that happy little chorus “Oh It Ain't Uonna Rain Xo Mo.” They have just received advice that their concerted interest in “Tatts” has been rewarded with (lie first prize of £5090. John Frederick Mount is now standing Iriail for the murder of his wife at Christchurch. Lengthy evidence has been given bv experts in connection witli bones found in the garden, and blood stains. The case will probably occupy all of next week. The Harvest Thanksgiving services will be held in AH. Saints' Church to-morrow. Special music will he rendered by the choir. Gifts of fruit, vegetables, etc., will be placed in the church to-day. AH the gifts will he presented to the All Saints’ Children's Home on Monday. The storm which -.wept Canterbury on Thursdav night continued yesterday, and a great deal of damage is recorded. Little River, a township 3(1 mile.-, south of Christchurch, appears In have suffered more than any other locality, people being driven from their homes by tlood waters. The entire township was flooded to a. depth of nearlv four feci.

A vomit to the impending Hospital Board Association • conference for the increase of hospital foes will receive hut little support from the Palmerston North -Hospital Board’s delegates. The remit was strongly opposed at Thursday's meeting of the Board, Mr. .). A. Nash, ALP., stating that surely the returns showed that the people"under obligation to the Board were doing their best to pay the its a day and the proposed increase to 1-1/- a day would come as a. groat hardship. J

The death occurred til the Palmerston North Hospital on Thursday 'morning of Mr Joseph Hall, who was one of Palmerston North’s best known characters (says the M.D. Times.) Nearly every Paimerslonian knew the deceased by sight, but few were given the opportunity of knowing the real character of this unpolished gentleman. He was most liberal in helping the cause of the children, between whom and the deceased there was a deep mutual regard. He was continually rendering valuabe service to the children’s homes of Palmerston North and .in this regard particularly his loss will he felt. During the past months, he had been in indifferent health, hut tie would not receive medical attention and fought his complaint unaided until Wednesday, when his condition was so serious that he was forced to summon medical aid, and was immediately removed to the hospital, lie passed away in the morning. The kite Air Hall came to New Zealand in the early days from England and for many years he was working various cattle' and sheep stations in t lie Hawke's Bay district. He is survived by a brother, who is manager of the Kathbone Estate, Waipawa.

Your smiles shall soothe your tears away, Your gladness greet the break of day, And gone the cold you now endure Ji. you take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. The health and happiness we prize From simple laws of liie arise—lor coughs and colds betime assure, Keep by you Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —Advt. 58 "They laugh that win." —(Shakespeare.

Some time ago the Foxton Harbour Hoard roughly formed a roadwav leading from the old river lied at the Manawntu Heads out on to the Ocean bench. The method of forma tinin was the placing of flax on lop of the sand. The flax lias now formed a fairly good, though somewhat rough surface but cars <-:iii easily negotiate the strip of sand between the sand hills now and numbers of cars find their way out to the firm sand for a spin along the beach. One local motoring enthusiast informs us that he lifts made the trip along the beach to Rangilikei in his car and says the going is good right up to the month of the Rangitikei Rival'. The Koputnra creek forms „o obstacle as the sand at this point is quite hard and the depth u f (he water is only about two inches. The Harbour Board is calling tenders for the claying of the new roadway and it is anticipated that by Christmas a good road will be ready. Flax lias long been recognised as a very useful matcrin the formation of roads over sand and swamp area and is exti nsivelv used in swamps in tbi surrounding districts. A pcculiai id! I lire is that it does not- seem to rot.

There is as much difference between raw tobacco and toasted tobacco as there is between a raw potato and savory chips. It is not so much the material you use as the wav you adopt in preparing it. Take for instance our locally manufactured tobaccos, they are all toasted and, as a result, their Intent properties have been brought fully out. Science applied, what else is if but common sense. You ni ed not be an expert to understand the wonderful effect of this toasting process; flavour and aroma will tell you; so smooth and mellow, hut what is equally important, consider their merits from a health point of view. The object of toasting is to eject any deleterious properties that may be contained in the leaf' and to neutralise portion of the poisonous nicotine; hence toasted tobaccos may be smoked with impunity; they will not affect the heart and nerves or the eyesight. Obtainable in three grades. “Riverhead Gold” mild and aromatic. “Navy Cut' (Bulldog) medium, and “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullsheaed) full strength.