Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3520, 5 August 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The pastor who was fond of figures of speech was making a funeral oration. He began his address, “Friends, we have here only the shell of the man; the nut is gone.” A party of 17 grandfathers, ranging in age from GO to 85, all members of the Grandfathers’ Club, of Wjttlworth Road, London, recently indulged in a fortnight’s holiday jaunt round the district.

The Vatican denies that Papal audiences to Protestants are suspended, but adds that stringent measures will be adopted to prevent a repetition of the incident of July 1, when an American refused to kneel at a public audience. The Lepperton (Taranaki) Post Office was burned to the ground in the early hours -of Tuesday morning. It was contained in a private house of the postmaster, ’Mr. E. K. Bain, the whole building being totally destroyed. A small amount of mail matter was burned. The building was insured for £4OO in the State office.

George Bodies, a colon red man, was sent to gaol for three months at Auckland on Tuesday, for stealing a woman’s . purse from her pocket in a street. The accused ladled with the woman in pursuit. Constable Hickey joined in and chased Bottles through two tramcars, eventually making a capture. A 10-year-old caddie, when charged at the Kendal (England) Police Court with using obscene language on the public golf course, blamed the golfers for setting him a bad example. He said to the Magistrate: “You should hear them when they miss a ball. You would know if you had been a caddie.” The victim of the alleged bad example was lined 10s.

Mr and Mrs E. Petrie and family left Eoxton today for Balclulha, where Mr Petrie will engage in farming pursuits. Mr Petrie has been a resident of Eoxton for tlie past fourteen years, during which time he has been engaged in the hemp industry. Mr and Mrs Petrie’s many Eoxton friends will wish them prosperity in their new sphere of activities.

The family of Mr. Edgar Hino, of Morley street, New Plymouth, had a startling experience in a thunderstorm on a night recently. Lightning struck the sitting room chimney and then ran down into the room, where a blue light spread. Fortunately, beyond frightening the occupants it did no damage, except that live bricks were dislodged from the top of the chimney.

Harry Casey, the Australian boxer, outpointed Salvino Jainito, the Filipino boxer in Invercargill on Tuesday night. Jamito led fir the first few rounds, but Casey gradually took the lead, until the Filipino was badly outpointed during the last rounds. The verdict was a popular one. Jamito was slightly handicapped by an eye which was injured in a previous encounter.

Interesting figures are given in the Labour Department’s annual report. From the latest available tables, in those of the census of 1921, the primary producers number 117,218, and secondary producers, industries, and others 498,891. In addition, there are engaged in distribution, etc., 138,231; in indirectly essential occupations, such as teachers, servants of Government, local bodies, lawyers, and other professional workers, 33,424; engaged in commercial with luxuries and other non-essential occupations, 7,698; children and other dependents number 423,451; making a grand total of 1,218,913.

A sharp shock of earthquake was experienced locally at 8.30 o’clock last evening. In the Auckland Supreme Court yesterday, Mr. Stringer sentenced Michael Ready to three months imprisonment and a fine of £SOO for receiving stolen properly, Accused had hitherto borne an un-. blemished reputation,. If it were not for receivers, there would be fewer thefts. Ilis Honour added that lie felt it would not be consistent; with his duty to the public to inflict a fine only, as had been suggested by accused’s counsel. He must not allow it to be thought that because accused was a man of means, that lie could pay whqre others less fortunate would not lie able to pay. A new fire engine has been purchased for the Onehunga Fire brigade at a cost of £1,200, and is now ready for use. The machine is similar to, those recently bought for the Central and Mount Albert brigades. It is designed to give the maximum efficiency as a fire fighting unit, and with its low body is capable of maintaining perfect balance. In addtion, pneumatic, tyres arc claimed to be an improvement on the solid rubber ones. The engine is fitted with air pumps for feeding smoke helmets, and a first aid equipment is carried. A notable feature is the electric traffic signals, which indicate which way the engine is about to turn.

An ancient Maori implement found by Mr W. Moore while ploughing on his farm ,at Thornton (Wiliakatane) was apparently used for grinding fern root or corn, and also as a maul, one side being well worn. It is made of puriri, and appears to have been cut out of a block about two feet long and eight inches in diameter, half of the length being the handle, about one and a-half inches in diameter, the end of which is canoed, tiki fashion. The weight is about 121 b. The implement, which apparently is very old, ‘is being sent up to the Auckland Museum, at the request <if the curator, who has not a specimen of the kind. Mr Moore has discovered many signs of an old pah on his farm.

An interesting comparison of,the French and English characters was made , by Archdeacon Creed Meredith, in an address to Wanganui Botarians on Monday. A characteristic French trait,, he said, was evident in that nation’s present financial difficulties. The French had a strong aversion to paying taxes. The Englishman would grumble- and pay, but the Frenchman also would grumble but nothing' on earth would make him pay. (Laughter). A parallel characteristic was apparent in French golf. French courses most frequently had the holes in cup-shaped depressions, permitting an easy approach shot. English golf courses; on the other hand, were littered with bunkers, and the greens were often on knolls, difficult to jfiay to with success.

A suggestion that the Presbytery of Wanganui be divided in two was made by Rev. .!. Paterson, M.A., at a mooting of that body at Marlon on Tuesday, the speaker stressing I tie desirability of establishing- a Presbytery of Manawatu, with its ecntre in Palmerston North, and a Presbytery of Wanganui, with its Centre in Wanganui. Full and free discussion was forthcoming. Finally,- it was resolved, on the motion of |{ev. Mr. Brown, seconded by Rev. MV. Paterson, to appoint a committee consisting of Revs. J. Paterson, W. Elliott. T. Miller, (!. T. Brown and ,J. 11. Bredin, with llieir respective ciders, to go into details concerning the suggested division, llieir report to be presented to the next' meeting of the Presbvtery.

Air J']. Page, S.M.. gave judgment in the Wellington Magistrate’s Court yesterday concerning a ease in which Mrs L. B.Thompson claimed £l7 12/- damages from W. Barber and Co., dyers and cleaners, alleging that they had spoilt her dress which was taken to the firm for the purpose of having a chocolate stain removed by a process of dry cleaning. Plaintiff staled that she gave orders for the garment to lie dry cleaned, whereas the stain being difficult to remove defendants had rubbed it out, and in doing so the pleats had been spoilt. The Alagistrate held that the work had not been done negligently by defendants, but be considered that Barber and Co. should have notified Airs Thompson when it was found that the stain could not be removed without injury to the pleatings. Plaintiff was awarded £lO 10s damages, with costs at £4 14s.

In the days of Auld Lang Syne a New Zealand grown tobacco made its appearance on the market but failed to get a hold on the smoking public. The leaf was alright, but there was something deficient in the caring, and the industry languished and fizzled out. A much more recent attempt to solve the problem resulted in the production of the National Tobacco Co.'s brands, now firmly esablished in the favour of the smokers. The secret of this success is said to lie due to the new toasting process which has resulted in a most remarkable improvement in the smoking quality. The difference between the toasted and the noil-toasted product is as wide as a cooked potati (tiers in taste from a. cooked potato differs inrtaste fram ily convince himself by trying just a few pipes of any of the following brands: Riverhead Gold, very mild; Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog), of medium strength, and Cut Plug No. 10 for those who prefer a full body.*.

The 9.30 a.m. river report from WootlviHe to-day reads: “River 2ft. above normal, raining.” - Rose starts for New Zealand on August 23. lie is suffering from influenza, and there is no prospect of his regaining form. A large seven-sealer Nash car was destroyed by lire about a mile on the Palmerston N. side of the railway crossing east of Sorensen’s store early this morning. The football match between Foxion and Palmerston X. Retailers, to have been played on the Show Grounds at Palmerston X. yesterday afternoon, had to be postponed. The Postmaster (Mr Newton), informs us that mails are leaving Foxton as usual. Mr. Fred Rout got through with a ear this morning, but reports heavy going through the flooded area. Wjilliani Reeves, an inmate of the Auckland Veterans’ Home, celebrated his hundred and first birthday yesterday. He is still one of the cheeriest inmates, though ho had one leg amputated at the age of ninety-nine. At the Dunedin Christchurch Training Colleges’ tournament at Dunedin last night, in a boxing contest, W. H. Henderson (Dunedin) broke his left wrist half through the first round. He however hung on gamely and won his bout.

A steel girder carried on hoard a trailer, collided with a bus run by the Farmers’ Trading Company, at Auckland yesterday, and smashed through tlie* windscreen, severely injuring four passengers, all of whom were removed to hospital.

The aerial photographs of the Hooded area of the Manawatu and Oroua river districts were submitted by a deputation of the Manawatu -Oitma River Board /'to the Palmerston X. Borough Council this week. The latter body, however, are not disposed to favour the Board’s scheme.

At the Palmerston Supreme Court yesterday, Edith Rosina Smith, a young woman, charged with conspiracy and forgery was convicted on the latter charge with a strong recommendation to mercy, on account of prisoner’s evident simplicity. Jlis Honour deferred sentence till Saturday, intimating that if the probation officer’s report was favourable he woitld admit prisoner to probation.

Allen McDonald, alias Colin Me-' Donald, aged 28, was charged at the Sydney Central Court yesterday with having committed manslaughter in New Zealand about a year ago. The police prosecutor said that McDonald was arrested at Queanbeyan on a provisional warrant from New Zealand. lit was alleged that he knocked a man down in the street in a light in New Zealand. The man subsequently died.

Miss Barrett after a valient attempt had to abandon the Channel swim. She kept in the water for 22*; hours, covering forty miles.

She was greatly impeded by fog. in which she had some narrow escapes of being run down by ships. Miss Barret is an American swimming teacher, six feet three inches in height, and weighing fifteen stone. Two others, Farstad, a Norwegian doctor, and Brewster, also attempted tho feal. The latter abandoned the attempt after live hours, and Farstad after fourteen hours in the water.

An inquest concerning llie death of William Frederick Brown, who was drowned on July 25, while attempting to cross the Kahiterawa stream in u horse and trap, was field before Air. A. J. Graham, J.P., coroner, at Palmerston yesterday. The coroner, in returning a verdict of accidental death by drowning, said it was clear that deceased had made a foolhardy attempt to cross the stream, contrary to the advice of his companion. Bo far as Mr. Doyle was concerned, lie appeared to have done everything possible to save Brown.

Almost two hours after a theft case had been heard in the Alagis(rate’s Court at Christchurch, yesterday before Air. IT. P. Lawry, an order was made for suppression of accused’s name. He was a youth charged with stealing money from his mother. Accused had been sentenced to a term in the Borstal Institute, and the matter was disposed if finally, as far as the regular Court procedure was concerned. Two hours afterwards, the mother, weeping bitterly, came to the Bench and whispered a few words to the Magistrate. An order was then made for suppression of the youth’s name from publication.