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Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY. MARCH 18, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Out ol' over £‘25*,000 worth of rates the Wanganui County at present has only £250 outstanding.

Ured Rout’s Foxlon-Lcvin mail and passenger motor service always runs to time-table and keeps faith with passengers.*

Bachelors are always selected to respond to the toast to “lovely woman”—because the married men know better.

The Rev. J. Cocker, as treasurer of the Masterton Aiethodist Childrens Home, has received a donation to the Home of £SOO from a generous donor who wishes to remain anonymous.

The men engaged in laying down the sewers in Russell St. have been referred to as the “human caterpillar.” It is surprising how rapidly they are putting this work through. The workmen are supervised by Air. W. Neville.

Cr. W. Adams is a retired build - er. When the local Borough Council decided to erect temporary premises in which to display moving pictures, he volunteered his services gratis as clerk of works, and each day since the work commenced he has worked on the job like a trojan. An inspection of proposed sites for the Agricultural College in the Palmerston North and Redding districts was made yesterday by Professors Peren and Riddet, in company with Colonel Reakes (Director of Agriculture) and Mr. J. B. Thompson (Under-Secretary).

“When did Moses live?” asked the teacher. The class was silent, so she continued: “Open your books and read the page about iMoses. What does it say there?” After a pause a boy replied: “It says ‘Mioses, 4000 B.C. Then why didn’t you know when Moses lived ” demanded the teacher. “Well,” said the boy, “1 thought that was his telephone number.”

A correspondent writes to the North Auckland Times complaining about the disgraceful conduct of some white maidens who attended a Maori social and dance given in a local hall during the week and alleges that they were under the influence of liquor. He also stales that their behaviour was quite in contrast with their dusky sisters and hopes that in future steps will be taken to see tliai they are not admitted to socials where good order and behaviour arc an essential.

Mr. and Mrs \V. Adams, of Mangaweka, were entertained at a gathering of country and local residents at Mangawcka last Friday to bid them farewell. Mr. Adams has retired from school teaching and is taking up his residence in M anganui. He was presented with a silver table centre, suitably inscribed, also a case of pipes from his fellow councillors. Many were the remark's as to his good qualities. Are. Adams’ many Foxion friends will endorse the good wishes expressed at the gathering.

A bankrupt, under examination at a meeting of creditors at Palmerston this week, said, he never got a win with a racehorse he owned. A creditor said lie was at the Dannevirke races when it was placed second and paid £4 ss. Did you have any monev mi it? Bankrupt: Yes, £4O. The horse paid £4 Is. The D.O.A. wanted to know what had become of the money bunkiupt had won, and bankrupt told him he had put £l2O on the horse the second day when it had run second and paid only 11s.

Objection has been taken by the drapery trade to Salvation Army competition in business. The New Zealand Federation of Drapers, Clothiers and 800 l Retailers’ approached the head office of the Salvation Army (reports the Evening Post), and protested against Army travellers canvassing for business in retail drapery. As a result of the representations made, an assurance was received from the Salvation Army Headquarters that drapery samples would be withdrawn from Salvation Army travellers throughout the Dominion, and their retail trading in drapery shall cease.

After consideration of the Salvation Army’s proposals for increased immigration and settlement, the Hon. W'. Nosworthy announced that the Government was rejecting these proposals, and jt was was not proposed to depart from the present methods of controlling the volume of immigration. The Minister said one result of the shipping strike had been to cause congestion in London of approved migrants lor New Zealand. During the next year the maximum number of immigrants, now 10.0(H) per annum, would be considerably increased. It has been decided that the number be 13,500 per annum.

It is only necessary for a small boy to throw a dog chain or a piece of wire over high tension electric lines to cut the supply off for a whole district. This happened at Makirikiri resently and the Power Board is offering a reward for in formation that will lead to the conviction of the offender.

An employee at Wagg’s garage, Pahiatua, a young man named A. Benson, has been taken to the hospital suffering from injuries to the hand and wrist and a deep cut over the right eye extending to the ear, caused by the top blowing ohacetylene generator while he was in the act of lighting the gas at the pipe from the. generator.

Yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, but the only local recognition of the fact was the flying of the New Zea : land ensign at the Post Office. Time was when Foxton celebrated the day with a monster sports gathering, hut nowadays St. Patrick gets no more local or national recognition than St, George, St. Andrew or St. David.

The chain-letter crank is at it again. A local resident received one of these missives this week with a request to pass it on to nine others or suffer the penalty of bad luck. If the writers of such bald erdash would spend the time it takes to send out the letters in dispensing happiness in a more practical way, it would he more to the point.

Daniel Nolan, a guard employed on the Public Works Opunake-Te Roti line,while in charge of shunting operations at Matapu, was crushed between two buffers and suffered severe injury to the right thigh. He was removed to the Ilawcra Hospital and operated upon, but died of shock. Deceased was aged 40, and was a married man with three children. He resided at Stratford.

The auction sale of the iron, timber. etc., remaining on the Town Hall site look place yesterday afternoon and was quite successful, the sum of £2O 8s Od being realised. The last lot offered for sale comprised the charcoal embers, and these realised the munificent sum of 13/-. As soon as the architect’s plans for the new hall are received a meeting of the council will be held to consider them.

Speaking at a public reception accorded him at Hamilton on Thursday, Mr. J. A. Young, Minister for Health, said there were not less than 5000 mental patients in New Zealand, and these people required the services of 750 attendants. He had been assured by experts that many mental patients, if treated within six months of their showing symptoms of their trouble, could be cured. He was embarking on a scheme to establish villa homes, where people with nervous disorders could become voluntary inmates. They would have pleasant surroundings and plenty of fresh air ami exercise, and would be out of sight of the main asylums. By means of these villas, he hoped to inspire conlidence in the people who under the present system hesitated to consult doctors concerning their relatives’ mental condition. In this way he hoped to effect cures in cases which too often became chronic nowadays.

A novelty has appeared on the market 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 to what cooking', broiling and roasting has on food. 11 develops the. tlavour and makes generally more savoury and appetising, anil last, but not least, also more digestible. Small wonder that (he local product has greatly gained in popularity through this latest improvement, and smokers are advised to give it a trial. They are in for ipiite a new flavour. There aie three grades obtainable now —Riverhead Gold, a very mild and aromatic smoke; Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog), of medium strength; and if you prefer a full body try Cut Plug No. 10, the Bullhead label. All made of a new type of leaf famous for its small percentage of nicotine. Doctors and exprets. proclaim them to be healthier than most of the foreign tobaccos; and another consideration is their lower eost. They will reduce your tobacco bill by 30 per cent.

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Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3012, 18 March 1926, Page 2

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Tapeke kupu
1,413

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY. MARCH 18, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3012, 18 March 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY. MARCH 18, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3012, 18 March 1926, Page 2

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