Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3515, 24 July 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1920. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Members of the Foxton Businessmen’s team are requested to meet on Easton Park for practice purposes at (j a.m. on Monday.

The Rev; F. McDonald, owing ti indisposition was unable to attorn the farewell social tendered to bin and Mrs McDonald last night. Mr McDonald will, however, conduc his final services in the Presbyter ian church to-morrow at 11 a.m and 7 p.m. when he will be ploasec to see as many of his congregatioi and the public as can make if convenient to attend.

The Nurses and Midwives Registration Amendment Bill moved by the Minister of Health (Hon. J. A. loung), has passed. The Bill will lower the age limit'of applicants for registration from 23 years to 22 years, in order to meet the wishes of the hospital boards’ conference, as difficulty was being experienced in obtaining recruits for the nursing profession.under the present age limit.

The Hon. Mr. Young, Minister for Health, in a statement in the House, said: “It is fully recognised by the Government that the adoption of preventive measures is tile only satisfactory means of reducing the enormous amount of dental disease prevalent among the children of the Dominion. These measures, among other things, include advocacy of the daily use of fruit, especially apples, the use of which has been consistently advocated by the Health Department for the past live years.”

At the fourtlie conference of the Electric Power Association of N.Z. held at Wellington on Thursday, the following officers were elected for the ensuing

ear: —President, M. J. A. Nas

(Man aw a 111 - Oroua); executive. Messrs. G. A. Monk (Horowhenua), E. A. Ransom (Daimevirke), \V. J. Ilolclswoi'th (Auckland, A. W. Rodger (Southland), J. Kennedy (South Canterbury), J. W. Kershaw (Wairarapa), A. J. McCurdy (Hutt Valley), A. C. Russell (Central Hawke’s Bay), F. AY r . Watt (Ash-

burton) ; secretary, treasurer, and legal adviser, Mr. T. F. Martin. The next conference was fixed for Julv, 1027.

Through the simple process of toasting his tobacco the modern manufacturer has been able to effect an enormous improvement in the smoking quality. It is a wellknown fact that cooked food is wholesomer and more digestible than raw food, and the same principle applies to tobacco. We do not eat raw meat or fish or drink raw coffee, why should we smoke raw tobacco. It is wonderful how the flavour of tobacco can be developed by toasting. Try any of the local brands and you will notice a marked improvement, and what is also im-

portant, as a result of the toasting process the tobacco loses all deleterious properties. Smokers who study their health should therefore give this matter their attention, and

avoid strong foreign tobaccos heavily charged with nicotine, they are sure to undermine even the most robust constitution. Not only is the local article purer and more wholesome than most of the import-

Riverhead Gold is mild and aromatic; Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) of medium strength, but if you prefer ed brands, but it is cheaper too. a full body try Cut Plug No. 10.*

No fewer than two hundred and seventeen applications have been received by the Wanganui Hospital Board for the position of engineer at the institution. A special meeting is to be held to peruse the big budget, and make a. final selec-

The Prime Minister (Rt. lion. J. G. Coates) has recovered from an attack of influenza and resumed his seat in the House of Representatives vesterdav.

A witness in the local S.M. Court yesterday, in giving evidence in a civil case, said that the defendant “was practically a single man.”

The S.M. asked witness what he meant and he replied: “Oh! well, lie’s a widower.”

The New Zealand Maori team left Wellington by the Marama for Sydney yesterday afternoon to join the Narkunda for Marseilles, advice having been received that the return passage money had been paid. The team was farewelled by the New Zealand Rugby Union. According to the Gazette permission has been granted the Foxton Borough Council, by Order-in-

Council, to raise a loan of £OOO Ofor the purpose of erecting a Town Hall. The term for which this sum may be borrowed is fixed at 10 years, the rate of interest not to exceed 0 per cent.

Elsewhere in this issue Mr. George Ruffell notifies the public of Foxton and district that at the beginnig of next month, he intends to open up a cash boot and shoe store in the premises now occupied by the L.O.E. A,cordial invitation is extended to, all to inspect the large stocks of men’s and ladies’ boots and shoes. Opening dale, August 2nd.