Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3028, 27 April 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Schools in the Wanganui Education district break up for the lirst term holidays on May 14.

It is announced in the Gazette that Empire Day will be celebrated on the King’s Birthday, June 3rd. That day will be observed as a public holiday in the Government offices throughout the Dominion.

Mr. Frank Callanan, well-known in local teaching circles, has, under the Auckland Education Board, been relieving at Wailii High School and now is on the permanent start’ of Remuera School, Auckland.

Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., lias been appointed to preside at sittings ol' the newly-constituted Children’s Courts at Palmerston North, Dannevirkc, Foxton, Levin and Otaki. The death is reported of Dr. Raynor Colin Bell, Professor of Clinical Dentistry at Otago University, aged 3G. He was a native of New Zealand, and was the lirst to obtain the degree of D.D.S. from the New Zealand University.

Seventy-five applications were received by the Foxton Racing Club for the position of caretaker. .The number of applicants has been reduced to fhreei and the committee will make the final selection to-morrow night.

An.appreciation of the late Mr. W. P. Massey lias been written for the Wanganui Education Board by Mr. E. E. Ilemmingway, editor of the Patea and Waverley Press, and will be read to pupils of schools in this district on the anniversary of the late Premier’s death.

Saturday morning will witness the opening of the duck-shooting season. A good number of permits have been procured locally and local sportsmen are anticipating a good opening. Given suitable weather some good bags should be collected off different lakes along this coast.

Messrs S. Austin, H. Hughes and N. Robinson returned last week from a shooting expedition at Pirinoa, Wairarapa. The trip was made in Mr. Austin’s ear and the party spent the first day or so at the homestead of Mr. Harry Hughes, , after which they packed further inland and camped. Game was reported plentiful and some good shooting was experienced, the weather being perfect the whole time the party was away. The Minister of Health (Hon. J. A. Young) and Dr. Valentine (Dir-ector-General of Health) conferred with Sir James Wilson (chairman) and Messrs J. A. Nash, M.P., and 'J. K. liornblow (representing the Palmerston Hospital Board) and Mr. -J. Linklater, M.P., at the Palmerston institution yesterday in reference to the inequitable and discriminating subsidy schedule, whereby Palmerston was called upon to refund £BOO as its quota for over-expenditure on the part of the Department. This reduced Palmerston’s subsidy from 14/- in the £to 12/11. Other matters were discussed with the Minister who promised to give the subjects consideration which he hoped would be satisfactory to all concerned. The Minister inspected the hospital and Old People’s Home. Mr. Proud, a well-known Rugby enthusiast, ex-representative and referee, who is at present temporarily in Poxton, delivered a very interesting and instructive address to local footballers in the Presbyterian schoolroom last evening. The chair was occupied by Mr. Hutchins. By black-board illustrations, Mr. Proud demonstrated the rules and points of the game with great clearness and answered many questions on points of interest. In responding to a vote of thanks, Mr. Proud said he would he pleased to meet the school teams and junior players, with the object of giving them a closer insight into the rules of the game. It was decided to ask Mr. Proud to deliver a second lecture before leaving Poxton.

Mr. and Mrs J. If. Thorpe returned to Foxton last week after a visit to England.

Congratulatory comments were numerous on Sunday in connection with the Foxton Silver Band’s playing and marching. The band’s rendering of the “Garland of Flowers” at the conclusion of the memorial service is worthy of special commendation and a tribute to the condiictorship of the bandmaster, Mr. H. Osborne. We hope the public will provide a rotunda in liiakara Garden at an early date where the band can render periodical al fresco concerts.

Last Friday evening Rongotea residents tendered a farewell social to M l ’- an( l Mrs E. Gardener, who will shortly take up their residence in Foxton. Mr. and Mrs Gardener were presented with a handsome silver tea and coffee service and Miss Lila Gardener was made the recipient of a gold armlet. Mr. Gardener was also presented with a fountain pen from the school football team, in which lie had always taken a keen interest. Eulogisticreferences were made to the parting guests and a very pleasant social evening was spent by all present.

It is curious how smokers will “fancy” some pipes and fail to“take” to others. It is not a question of cost, either. .J. M. Barrie, an inveterate smoker, has quite a collection of pipes and some of them are valuable. And yet one of his greatest favourites is a little wooden “nose-wanner” for which he gave fourpence! Tastes in tobacco vary in the same way. Some smokers use only the most expensive brands while others find ordinary plug, or even common shag more to their liking. The flavour appeals to them. But talking—or l si 1 her writing—about flavour, have you tried the New Zealand grown tobaccos? The leaf, contrary to the usual practice, is toasted, and Ibis imparls a peculiarly delicious flavour. Those tobaccos, more-, over, contain and aie ronseqncntly comparatively harmless. They are manufactured in various strengths to suit all tastes “Riverhead Gold” is mild aroma tio, “toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog Label) medium, and “Cut Plug No" 10” (Bullshcad) full llavoured. They are meeting with a big sale*