Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3045, 8 June 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

,A fairly prolonged earth tremor was felt in Foxton shortly after 10 o’clock on Saturday night.

A member of the Ratana Church states that the next contemplated trip of the Ratana party is to South Africa.

The following cablegram lias been received by His Excellency the Deputy Governor-General in reply to the message sent on His Majesty’s Birthday:—“His Majesty the King commands me to convey to you and the Government and people of New Zealand his grateful thanks for the message of loyalty and good wishes on the occasion of his birthday. —(Sgd.) Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs.” A remit that the Government be urged to pass legislation that all Asiatics be debarred from coming into New Zealand for ten years, and that, all the Canterbury members of Parliament be asked for their support, was given short shrift at a conference of Otago fruitgrowers. The chairman said that the matter was outside the jurisdiction of the association, and Mir. G. Moodie characterised the remit as “all bunk.” The conference refused to discuss it.

The operations of the Ilokio Drainage Board have resulted in the level of Lake Horowhenua being lowered very substantially, and at present there is a broad dry beach right round the edge where previously there xvas a foot or eighteen inches of water. The boatshed on the Levin side is high and dry, the water having receded fox' half the length of the jetty and being only six inches in depth at the end. On either side of the boat shed there is a dry beach thirty or forty yards in width. —Chronicle. At the social following the Jubilee service of St. Luke’s Church, Greytown, last week, the Rev. Mr. Dent (of Palmerston North) told an amusing story against himself. He stated that in Palmerston North a newspaper controversy took place regarding a dispute between the Borough Council and the church authorities over a boundary line. Members of the Savage Club decided to investigate the trouble and they reported that the only damage they could find was a small “dent” in the pulpit (laughter).

By-laws made by the Main Highways Board in respect of the Manawatu Gorge road were gazetted last week. The speed of motorvehicles on any part of the road is limited to 20 miles per hour, and when travelling in the vicinity of workmen or machines, the speed must not be dangerous to man or plant, and in any case is not to exceed 10 miles per hour. The length within which the reduced speed will apply will be between indicating notice boards or discs. Any person authorised by the chairman of the Main Highways Board or engineer in charge of the works or any workman or odicer may stop the driver or rider if, in his opinion, the speed-limit has been exceeded. A driver’s refusal to furnish particulars as to name and address, etc., when stopped constitutes a breach. The penalty for offences is a line not exceeding £5.

In days gone by it seemed more than doubtful whether New Zealand would ever produce tobacco really worth smoking. But now, owing to improved methods of culture and manufacture, the Dominion is growing tobacco of really fine quality, and farmers in districts where it flourishes are finding it more and more worth their while to cultivate it as a side-line. That there is money in it for the grower is demonstrated, by the fact that the average yield of a tobacco crop per acre is worth £SO, sometimes more. As for the manufacturers, they are to be heartily congratulated on successfully establishing an industry which not.only already finds employment for many workers but promises to become of immense assistance to agriculturists and a source of our national wealth. The leading brand of these tobaccos are: Riverhead Gold, a pure aromatic of very agreeable flavour, Navy Cut (Bulldog) a mediumflavoured tobacco very popular with smokers and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bullshead), a line full flavoured variety that has innumerable friends. *

Attention is directed to the carnival announcement in connection with the Moutoa Memorial Hall debt extinction fund. Watch their space for future announcements. On Wednesday night at Martinborough, a large gathering of parishioners of St. Andrew’s Church took place in the Parish Hall for the object of farewelling the Vicar (Rev. W. Raine) and Mrs Raine, who have been transferred to Carterton parish (says the Greytown Standard). On behalf of the parishioners Mr. W. B. Martin wished them a formal goodbye and asked their acceptance of a small token of the esteem in which they were held. He then handed Mr. Raine a wallet, in which was a goodly wad of banknotes, and a dainty handbag, containing a token of the same nature, to Mrs Raine. The Rev Mr. Raine was vicar of All Saints’ parish, Foxton, prior to removing to Martinborough, and by a strange coincidence succeeds the Rev. R. Young at Carterton, also a foi'mer vicar of the local Anglican parish. Be wise and keep “Within the Law,” Tempt not the stern official paw. “Within the Law” of jail we’re free, And that’s the price of liberty. No devasting ills are rife Relief from coughs and colds assure — Take Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.