NEWS AND NOTES

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 2992, 30 January 1926, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES

Mr. A. M. Cast, of Deptfordj is to have a telephone on his coffeestall. This will be the first London stall ‘‘on the ’phone.” Two aeroplanes now make a special ascent every day at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, for the purpose of reporting the weather. ' Although only thirteen 1 months old, Roland Wildash recently crossed the Atlantic from Canada to rejoin his parents in England. Script writing is condemned by the Lowton (Lancashire) Education Committee as .being too slow for modern business methods.

Every dish, from hors d’oeuvres to dessert, including the ices, served at a dinner in a London hotel recently, came from Canada. A curious and neglected relic of

the past at Putiki, W;anganui, is an artificial cave cut in the sandstone of a hillside overlooking the river. It is shaped like the interior of a Gothic cathedral, with nave, aisles, transepts and choir. The roof is arched, and the clerestory or upper part of each side wall is ornamented with quatrefoils and crosses. It was made by a pioneer mis-

sionary named Richard Taylor, who died many years ago, and whose grave crowns a knoll in the old Wanganui cemetery. The cave entrance commands a wide view, and Mr. Taylor used to spend much of his time there. Beyond that, very little is known about his reasons for undertaking so laborious a work. The cave is fairly well preserved, in spite of damage by weather and wandering cattle. The amount of tobacco consumed by different smokers varies considerably. Some will use a couple of ounces a day, while others are satisfied with less. The moderate smoker averages perhaps three ounces a week. Indulged in with discretion, tobacco is admittedly

rather beneficial than otherwise. It is chiefly a question of nicotine. The

abitual use of tobacco heavily

barged with nicotine may result in erve and heart trouble or weaken-

ing of the eyesight. As a matter of fact, practically all imported tobaccos contain an excess of nicotine. In that connection it may interest the reader to learn that the purest tobaccos produced are grown in New Zealand. They contain comparatively such a small percentage of nicotine that they may be indulged in ad. lib., with safety. A peculiarity of their manufacture, by the way, is that they are all toasted. Hence their fine flavour. They are adapted to all tastes. Riverhead Gold is mild, Navy Cut (Bulldog) medium, and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bull’s Head) full. You can buy them at any tobacconists.*