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Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is officially announced that the Duke of York’s daughter will be named Elizabeth Alexandra Mary. The child will be known as Princess Elizabeth, which is her mother’s Christian name. There was a large gathering of Masons at Shannon last night, on the occasion of the annual installation ceremony of Lodge Manga - hao. The local lodge was well represented. Archbishop Redwood, Roman Catholic Archbishop and Metropolitan of Wellington, is lying seriously ill in the Lewisham Hospital at Sydney, suffering from congestion of the lungs.

The wandering stock nuisance still continues. A local resident recently put down a lawn and was surprised on getting up one morning recently, to find two horses on the patch which they had rolled on to some purpose.

It is reported that during the past few weeks there have been thirty-four deaths in three Mel-' bourn hospitals from piiumonie influenza. Ordinary influenza is prevalent, and there are many absentees from public offices and business staffs. Generally, however, the epidemic is in a mild form. While engaged in mustering cattle in the riverbed near Kokatahi Bridge at Koiterangi, near Hokitika, yesterday afternoon, Cecil Smith, aged about nineteen, who came from Christchurch in September, disappeared. Ilis horse whs found on an islend. Search so far has proved unsuccessful, and it is feared that lie is drowned. A daring robbery took place at Upper riult early on Sunday morning, when a masked man coolly ascended the tire escape at the Provincial Hotel, and went through the pockets of the sleeping boarders in three rooms. When disturbed, lie had collected a watch and over £ll in cash, but made good his escape, driving off in a motor-ear. George Matin, aged 24, a Maori, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court at Palmerston North with car to his own use and was sentenced to 14 days gaol cumulative with the term accused is now undergoing. The car was the property of a Government servant, who left it in Church Street. Accused took it for an hour’s drive, later returning it.

The population of the borough of Feilding has decreased by 279 since the last census in 1921. The figures show that Feilding’s present European population is 4251, of whom 2019 are males and 2232 females. Maoris number six, three of each sex. In 1921 the total population was 4350, made up of 2189 males and 2341 females. The decrease in males at this census compared with 1921 is 170, and in females 109, making the total decrease in the population 279.

During the exhibition period the number of passengers who arrived in Dunedin by mail and express trains was 225,109. In addition, 17 special trains from the Christchurch district brought 4200; 35 specials from the Invercargill district brought 27,327; and 20,948 arrived by 30 specials from centres in the Dunedin district. The grand total by excursion and picnic trains in the local district was 20,704, the revenue being £33,847. The total from the Invercargill district was 72,745 passengers and the revenue they returned was £47,470.

There are 38 solicitors in New Plymouth, compared with 27 a few years ago. There are 20 in Ilawera an exchange). In the Auckland district there are over 500 solicitors, of whom 200 are barristers. Taranaki has more solicitors than Hawke’s Bay 78, Wanganui 77, or' Marlborough, Nelson and Southland together. There were 1038 solicitors in the Dominion a year ago; now there are over 1800. Of the 1038, there were 413 in the South Island and 1225 in the North Island, a proportion' of one to three. The population of the South Island to that in the North Island is in the ratio of four to seven. There were about 172 fresh admissions during the year 1925, of which 114 were in the North Island.

The Mouton Hall Committee are desirous of wiping off the debt on the hall, about £3OO, and have arranged a special effort for the purpose. The Minister for Internal Affairs has sanctioned an art union which will be run in conjunction with other attractions. Mr. McMurray, in drawing the attention of Board members to the amount of shingle on the river bed near the Harbour Board shed at Saturdays’ meeting, said that some years ago Norbiton Road and other streets in the borough had been repaired with metal taken from the river bed at this point. The local Girl Guides held a most successful shop-day on Saturday when they netted £2B towards funds for equipment of the troup. The committee desires to thank the public generally for the very fine support accorded the effort, and also tenders its thanks to Mrs Perreau for a donation of 10/G.

Reports from Taupo state that Ngauruhoe has been particularly active of late. Dense clouds of | black smoke have been seen rising from the vent, the cone illuminated at night, and a stream of fire down the side. Windows in the houses at Tokaanu have been rattled by the concussion of the shots. 'Attempts to climb the mountain failed owing to red hot bouldeis which are being belched forth. When methods of deepening the river were under discussion at Saturday’s meeting of the Foxton Harbour' Board, Mr. McMurray said that it was a noticeable fact that wherever punts were moored the river was always deep at that spot. This he attributed to the fact that the water, striking the punts caused scouring at the bottom of the river. It was suggested that in view of this fact, the punts be moored alongside the wharf and so ensure a good depth at that locality.

A special meeting' of 1 lie Borough Council will he held this evening in the Council Chambers at 7.30 p.m. to consider tenders for erecting the new Town Hall. About nine or ten tenders have been received and although the general impression locally is that the price for the building will be round about £B,OOO, we think" the Council would be well advised to finalise the matter to-night. Although the acceptance of a price in this vicinity would, with furnishings and other incidental expenses, scenery etc., entail a loan of about £O,OOO, the enthusiasm of the ratepayers in replacing the hall with a structure worthy of its name will place the result of the necessary poll beyond doubt. In view of past achievements it will no doubt be possible for the Council to assure the electors that whatever rate is pledged as security for the loan il will not be necessary to call any ot % it up. New Zealand, long famous for its dairy-produce, meat, hides, lootwear, tweeds, blankets and rugs, bids fair to become no less celebrated for its tobacco. After many years of experimenting, experts have at length succeeded in producing tobaccos (grown and cured within the Dominion) which in certain respects are actually superior to the best imported. The latter frequently contains an excess of nicotine, while the former contains comparatively little, with the result that you can smoke these pure tobaccos with impunity, and their cultivation is likely to prove of inestimable value to men on the land because the average yield of a tobacco crop is worth £SO per acre nett. Strange to say, the barren gum country in the North, while quite unsuitable for ordinary crops, grows splendid tobacco and ultimately the industry must prove of National importance. - New Zealand tobacco is already on the maiket and selling well, so smokers can “try it out” for themselves. Ask for “Riverhead Gold” mild. “Navy Cut” (Bulldog) full strength.*

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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3037, 18 May 1926, Page 2

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Tapeke kupu
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Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3037, 18 May 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3037, 18 May 1926, Page 2

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