Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3521, 7 August 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The prevailing westerly winds is hampering the flood waters from draining off the flooded areas. Mr. N. Emmett (well-known in football and boxing circles) left Levin last Tuesusday for Australia where he will spend a short holiday.

The Manawntu-Oroua River Board decided, at Thursday’s meeting to ask the postal authorities to improve the present method of notifying settlers of flood warnings. Violet Simpson, a married woman, died at Taringamutn yesterday whilst undergoing an operation. An inquest will take place at Taumarunui to-dav.

A Maori child named McDonald, aged one year, died on the railway station at Taumarunui last night when the parents were boarding the train for Auckland. The child had been under medical supervision.

“One stands turning, the handle, of the separator while another stands by with a stick rtfady to beat off the family pig which is nosing around the cream can." —Mr. 11. S. Kyle (Rieearton) in advocating proper cream grading. The break in the stop-bank near the Poplar road let the flood waters through in that locality yesterday. There was about four feet of water acroos the road making it impassible for traffic and the water flowed on to the properties in the adjoining locality. . The stoppage of the flax mills in the Moutoa district means a loss in wages to employees of about £IOOO per fortnight. As much of this money is circulated in Poxton, the loss to tradesmen is a serious item to say nothing of the hardship inflicted upon the employees.

Maurice O’Kane, linesman employed by the Hutt Valley Power Board was killed near Porirua late yesterday afternoon. O’Kane was working at the top of a pole, became entangled in the wires, and fell to the ground. It is uncertain whether he ■ was elecitrocuited, or killed by the fall.

An optimistic district dairy farmer, referring to the recent flood remarked that things might have been much worse if the flood had happened at a time when the dairy herds were' in full profit. Silt and surface water on a number of farms had made feed for stock very scarce.

On Saturday night someone wanted a person in the Empire Theatre during the time that a comedy was running (says the North Auckland Times). The operator put a slide on the screen, “Mr. H- 1 — is wanted at the door.” Immediately afterwards the next slide on the screen read, “Bring the cow in!”

There was very little interest taken in the Education Board election for the vacancy in the western ward, anly IG4 committee members cut of 231 taking the trouble to record their votes. The election resulted in the sitting member, Mr. E. F. Hemingway, receiving 84 votes and Mr. Spratt, the Waverle.v candidate, 78 votes.

A reminder is given local and district farmers of Mr. N. W. Cooper’s sale at Motuiti on Monday. Entries are advertised by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co Ltd elsewhere in this issue. Special entries have further been received on account of Mr. W. Smith, of Moutoa. For further particulars see advertisement. The Wihitaunui mill at Moutoa restarted on Tuesday, but had to suspend on Thursday owing to adverse weather conditions.. The road . to and from the mill to the bleafth.ing paddocks was impossible owing to the Hood waters breaking through l lie breaches in the stopbanks. Mr. Moir informs us that it is hoped to commence work early next week. The cessation of work at this mill affects about 130 men. Mr. J. Symon met with a serious accident while attending to some machinery at Messrs. Boss, Rough’s mill yesterday. Mr. Symon was engaged in making an adjustment to the stripper slip “washer” when his shirt sleeve became caught in the belt and he was twisted round and thrown into the well, sustaining severe chest injuries as a result of being struck by the weights on the washer. Mr. Symon’s plight while in the “well’ was unenviable as every time the “grabbers” came round he was knocked under the water and it was only due to the prompt action of a fellow employee in Switching off the motor that Mr. Symon was saved from his precarious predicament. The sufferer was removed to his home when a medical examination revealed the fact that he had sustained four broken ribs. He is progressing satisfactorily.

We regret to report the death of the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs J. Walker, of Russell St., aged three months, which took place at the Palmerston Hospital on Thursday morning.

The surface water along the railway side of the Moutuiti Road is again very high in the surrounding paddocks and this morning could be seen percolating through the railway ballast and running across the roadway.

Last night’s electric storm blew the fuse at the Horowhenua Power Boards local sub-station and plunged the town into darkness for some minutes. Mr. Downes was quickly on the spot, however, and replaced the fuse and this restored the borough to light in a very short time.

Mr. Clark, P and T. lineman, informed our representative this morning that as a result of the thunderstorm last night a number of telephones were put out of order locally. The men have been kept busy,to-day replacing fuses in telephone connections. The Prisons Report, in dealing with petty crime says that it is quite evident that short sentences for the criminally inclined, particularly no that prison conditions have been so mulch ameliorated, have practically no deterrent effect, and serve little purpose as protection to society.

The Prisons Report says that crime among the Now Zealand born lias shown practically no increase in the past few years, and in relation to population there has been an actual decrease. It is also noticed in connection with crime registered against New Zealand born, offences against property and minor offences predominate. The statistics again show that the incidence ..f eiime is most heavy between the ages of thirty and fifty years.

A prophet they say, has no honour in his own country, and it has been 100 much the policy, of Now Zealanders in the past to pass over (lie product of their country in favour of the imported goods, which, in many eases are actually inferior to iho New Zealand article. Take tobacco for example. Most, American tobaccos are objectionable on the score of excess nicotine, and defective combustibility., leading to the (dogging of the pipe, with unpleasant, and indeed injurious, consequences to the smoker. Try Riverliead Gold mild and aromatic, or Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) of medium strength, and if you prefer a full body, try Cut Plug No. 10, the Bullhead label. Their purity, flavour, aroma and all round excellence will surprise you. Unlike most brands from oversea this particular type of tobacco docs not foul the pipe, and leaves the mouth sweet and dean. ExpeVts maintain that of all varieties known New Zealand leaf is the least injurious on account of its small percentage of nicotine and- that it may be smoked continuously without the slightest effects*