Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1925 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2961, 12 November 1925, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1925 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Manga ha o current has now been available in the Central Hawke’s Bay Power Board’s district for over a month, and the service has been an absolute success. It is stated that the demand for connections is very strong, and indications all point to settlers strongly favouring electric cooking. “I think that is the most absurd thing that could be brought before a meeting. Why, the thing’s ridiculous,” said Mr. E. Jackson, at the annual meeting of the Taranaki Land Agents’ Association, when reference was made to the proposal by the Royal Estate Institute of New Zealand to hold examinations for land agents.

The hearing of the £IO,OOO claim for alleged libel brought by Alice Maud Ward of Dannevirke, married woman, against the editor and the publisher of “New Zealand Truth,” which had occupied the attention of Mr. Justice MacGregor and a jury in the Supreme Court all day on Tuesday, was concluded yesterday, when a verdict was returned in favour of the defendants. An order was made against plaintiff for £l5O for costs, together with disbursements.

Two boys, aged 10 and 11 respectively, have been arrested at Newmarket on charges of stealing a number of switch keys from motorears. Motorists have reported the loss of no fewer than 40 such keys to the police during the past 10 days, and 17 have since been recovered. It is related (lint one of the motorists obtained the assistance of one of the hoys to search for Iris key, and- when the boy returned it, presented him with threepence for his trouble. Other boys are said tc be involved in the thefts.

A list of the wiles of some motorists when confronted by a traffic inspector and asked to produce’ their licenses, was given in a communication from the Southland inspector, Mr. E. Stanford, to a meeting of the Southland Motor Association. Mr-. Stopford stated that he found many motorists ready to run the risk of driving without a license, and when caught they would offer all imaginable excuses. One was, “Ob, I left my license in iny other clothes,” or “I applied for a license but the inspector told, me to come again,” or “First day out of hospital for six months —just driving to the inspector's office to get a license.” Others jwll out their pocket books, look through all their papers with intense interest, and when they cannot find the license say, “Oil, I say, I must have left it on the dueliesse.”

Post-election campaign incidents are coming to hand, and amusing tales are told of men and candidates who scored (states an exchange). At the conclusion of a meeting addressed by a Nationalist candidate in the North Island, the chairman declared carried a unanimous vote of thanks and confidence. But a man in the rear of the hall spoiled it all. “The vote is not unanimous,” he declared. “And why not?” asked the chairman. “Because I voted against it. I am a. Reformer,” said the persistent one. “"Why are you a Reformer?” again asked the chairman. “Because my father was a Reformer, and my grandfather also.” “Then,” said the chairman, brightening considerably, “if your grandfather had been a lunatic, and your father?’a a lunatic, what would you be? “A Nationalist,” came the ready Answer

Some smokers once they sample a brand that pleases them never change it. Seem to think it can’t be bettered. There are others who recognise that the world is continually advancing and that new brands of tobaccos are introduced from time to time which are a distinct improvement on the old ones. Take our New Zealand-grown tobacco, for example. These brands, now attracting the attention of smokers everywhere, possess some characteristics which distinguish them from the imported goods in a very marked degree. Firstly the leaf is toasted, and this brings out the flavour and fragrance very perceptibly—just as the flavour and aroma of coffee is improved by roasting the berries. Secondly, unlike the imported brands, they contain so little nicotine that they do not injuriously affect the heart, nerves, or eyesight. They give a sweet, cool, and satisfying smoke, too. Popular brands are: Riverhead Gold, mild; Navv Cut (Bulldog), medium; and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bnllshead) full. Already the growing and manufacture of these

tobaccos constitutes a flourishing industry and one destined to prove of national importance.*