Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 22, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2952, 22 October 1925, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 22, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The local Croquet Club ore holding ;i shop diiy on Snturdny. Home made cuke n speciality. Dairy produce, competitors ('lf.

A Now Zealand lender lias been aoeepted for (be supply of next year’s motor number plates. The number plates at present in use were nmnufaehired in America. Miss Helen Dorothea Fergusson, only daughter of their Excellencies General Sir Charles and Lady Alice Fergus son, was married to Major Leonard Probyn Haviland, of the Indian Army, private secretary to the Governor-General at Wellington on Monday. An immense gathering witnessed the ceremony.

Boys are reminded of the prizemoney for bird’s eggs at the coming show. Mr. Gower’s 2 guineas last year was divided amongst 5 boys who secured 2,215 eggs amongst them, one boy numbering just over 900. The Society reminds collectors that it is blackbirds’, thrushes’ and sparrows’ eggs that are paid for and they must be collected within 3 miles of the Fox ton Post Office. For the convenience of counting, collectors are asked to thread the eggs on strings of fifty each.

A notable feature of electrical development in the Horowhenua district lias been the demand for electric ranges (says the Levin Chronicle). A total of 102 have already been installed, which is said to be greater than those put on in the city of Wellington or most of the northern power boards. The industrial and cooking consumption still account for the peak load on which the Board’s account is based. For the last quarter the highest half hour was between 11 and 11.30 o’clock in the morning.

The usual monthly Anglican social afternoon was held at the residence of Mrs Pearson yesterday and proved a most enjoyable function. It took the form of a gift afternoon to help furnish the stalls at the sale of work to be held in the Masonic Hall on the 30th inst. Tin 1 result was most satisfactory and should he a great help to the object in view. There will be on sale cakes, sweets, produce of every description and n work stall that will solve the question of what to buy for Christmas presents.

After three years of experimenting, Mr W. P>. Brown, of Coley Si., has evolved a new variety of green pea. Air. Brown claims that his new seed is an extraoj dinary quick grower and will produce green peas ready for the table eight to nine weeks ahead of any known variety a( present on the market. Mr. Brown has been in communication with Messrs Yates, Seed Merchants, on the matter, and as a result was forwarded three samples of quickgrowing pens and asked to make tests with these and his own seed. Yesterday afternoon n commit tee watched Mr. Brown plant all four varieties of seeds and the final results are now looked to with anticipation.-

A very pleasant function took place in the 'Presbyterian Sunday Schoolroom one evening last week when the Presbyterian K.O.S. Club took the opportunity to farewell Mr. and Mrs Slade, who are shortly leaving Foxton for Frankton Junction. A very enjoyable evening was spent with musical and vocal items and at a suitable juncture the Rev. F. McDonald presented Mrs Slade with a set of Dalton jugs as a slight token of the esteem in which both Mr. and Mrs Slade were held by those present, and expressed regret that they were leaving Foxton, but wished them every success in their new home. Mr Slade briefly returned thanks. Supper brought a close to a very pleasant social evening.