Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3040, 25 May 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1925. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mrs C. Symons, of Robinson St., is at present in a private hospital in Palmerston North, where she is to undergo an operation. Her many friends will wish her a speedy recovery. A squad of Levin Girl Guides attended service at All Saints’ Church on Sunday morning. The Guides were in charge of Miss Alison Kebbell (captain) and have been spending a holiday at the local seaside.

At the inquest at Christ church on Saturday on Robert Miller, a youth killed while riding on a motor cycle which collided with a motorear, the Coroner held that the driver of the cycle, John Caldcr was going at an excessive speed and because of this, was unable to get on his proper side at the corner. Appreoiation of the services of Mi'. AY. Trueman, as auditor, was inadvertently omitted from the annual report of the local branch of the Plunket Society. Mr. Trueman has acted in this capacity for several years and the society greatly appreciates the work lie has done on its behalf.

The announcement of Glove and Hosiery Week at the C. M. Ross Coy.’s should interest ladies who like selection, quality and value, in gloves and hosiery. The ever increasing business in these departments show that our keen cash prices are appreciated. The further reductions this week will please you.* In the Palmerston Magistrate’s Court yesterday, John Joshua Swiggs, licensee of the Princess Hotel, Terrace _End, was lined £2O and his license was endorsed for selling liquor to two boys under 21 after closing hours. The case was the out-come of the bottle-throw-ing incident at Terrace End, wherein a bottle of beer was thrown at the engine of a train by the boys while drunk. A peculiar accident occurred on Thursday on a steep hill near Turakina, when a three-seater car driven by a man named Robertson skidded and went over a bank. The

forepart of the vehicle was held in mid-air by a fence. The occupants clambered out and regained the roadway, and the car was afterwards lifted back, practically undamaged. There was a drop of forty feet on the other side of the fence. Chief Petty Officer E. Grace, of the H.M.N.Z.S. Dunedin is a visitor to Foxton. Mr. Grace is retiring from the navy on pension as from 27th of this month and intends to take up his permanent residence in Auckland Mr. Grace is in his 42nd year and has been 22 years in the Royal Navy, having served in the following cruisers: Gibraltar* Drake, vueen Mary, Inconstant, Carysfort, Chatham and Dunedin. Mr Grace was in the following engagements (under Admiral Beaty): Heligoland, Jutland, and the last action in 1917 off Heligoland. His experiences include, convoying, submarine activities in the Baltic, mine laying and zepplin hunting. Mr. Grace is the guest of Mr. and Mrs Hornblow. Anti-tobaccoites are wont to say hard things about smoking, but

quite often they arc untrue. Tobacco may have its faults, but its virtues should not be overlooked. Smoking assists digestion; it is also a great preservative of the teeth and a detro.ver of the harmful germs which infest all people’s mouths, while its soothing and tranquilising effects in times of mental stress, worry or exertion are well known to all smokers. But the quality should be good. Brands full of nicotine (like many of the imported varieties) are best avoided. Our own New Zealand-grown

tobaccos contain comparatively little nicotine and may consequently be smoked freely without, injurious results, while owing to the leaf being toasted in the process of manufacture (quite a novel idea) they are remarkable for flavour and fragrance. The popular brands are “Rivehead Gold,” aromatic; “Navy Cut” (Bulldog), medium; and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), full strength. The demand for these goods is growing so rapidly that the New Zealand tobacco industry is assuredly destined to become of the first importance.*

At the local police court yesterday morning, before Mr. J. K. Hornblow, J.P., a first offender for drunkeness was convicted and fined 5/-

The death took place at Invercargill last Monday of Mr William Speirs, at the age of 56 years, after a brief illness. The late Mr. Speirs was the youngest brother of Mr. Alex Speirs senr., of Foxton, and was a member of the well-known Invercargill firm of R. G. Speirs and Co. The late Mr. Speirs leaves a widow and four children to mourn their loss.

A disastrous fire occurred at Martinborougb early yesterday morning when Trounce’s boardinghouse, a two-storied wooden building in Jellicoe Street, was totally destroyed. The flames spread to Hunter’s Garage, Lewis’s hairdressing saloon and H. L. Griffith’s solicitor’s office, all of which were destroyed. The cause of the outbreak is a mystery. The insurances were: Trounce’s building £IOOO, furniture £650; Lewin’s £750 on the building, £75 on the hairdressing saloon and stock, and £250 on the billiard room furniture. The other insurances are not available.