Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3525, 17 August 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Twenty years ago there was not a single jSeture theatre in Auckland. To-day there are 38. No less than 68 applications have been received for the position of assistant secretary to the Waikato Hospital Board. They are from all parts of New Zealand.

A very busy week is set for the House of Representatives this week, and among the measures will be the Family Allowance Bill. The session is expected to end early in September.

The first new potatoes of the season were received in one of the city auction rooms in Christchurch last week. They came from Charteris Bay, and realised up to Gjd per lb. wholesale.

The Commission appointed in connection with th eproposals of the Manawatu-Oroua River Board will commence its inquiries in Palmerston North on Ahgust 30 at 10.30 a.m. Counterfeit half-crowns have been in circulation in Ngaruawahia. The police have. arrested a stranger to the town and have charged him with uttering spurious coins to tradespeople.

Sir James Parr has received a message from Rose,-that the latter won the five thousand metres race in Oslo in slow time. This concludes his engagements, and be arrives in London on Thursday.

The Pahiatua Co-op. Dairy Co. Ltd., in receipt of advice from its agents in London that the markets for both butter and cheese are blighter, and that the prospects are much better than for some lime past.

Mr. “Niki” Paewai, Danncvirke. a former well-known footballer, and prominent in native circles, is on route to America with his family. It is his intention to attend the Mormon Utah Agricultural College for some four or five years, after which he may return to the Dominion. About 11.30 on Sunday morning the aeroplane engaged on the aerial survey work made a flight, and leaving Fox ton flow south and circled round Levin. It then flew on to Shannon and back to Foxton. Capf. Buckley informed our representative that some good photos were obtained.

An Auckland Press Association message reports that a girl of eighteen years employed as a maid at Remucra gave birth to a child, which she hid in a chest of drawers. The discovery was made on Thursday,'when -the mother was ordered to the hospital. Mr. AY. J. Poynton, S.M., the Coroner, decided that a post-mortem examination whs necessary.

It is hoped that the Borough Council will follow the lead of the Beautifying Society and put a raised curb round the Triangle reserve in place of the heavy chains and posts which' now disfigure this little enclosure. The cost of the work would not be grudged by ratepayers and the improvement would be in keeping with the court-house plot and adjoining Ihakara Garden.

The New Zealand emigration returns compiled in London show that whereas in the first six months of 1925 3959 nominated emigrants were approved for the Dominion, the number for the same pei’i'od this year is 4677 an increase in the six months of 718. The increase is greatest in the last month dr two. The number which has sailed for New Zealand since January 1 is 5835.

A solicitor was subjecting an old man to cross-examination in the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court last week. The case was one in which there was a dispute about the milking capacity of a cow. “Now tell me,” said the solicitor, “how long have you had experience of cows?” Over 8o years,” came the reply. “Heavens! How old are you?” “Oh, 91,” said the witness, with pride and composure.

The success of S. A. Lay, of Hawera, at the athletic championships at Brisbane on Saturday makes particularly pleasing reading for Dominion athletes. Lay created a new record mark when he threw the javelin a. distance of 198 ft. 7-Jin. exceeding his last record for Australia and New Zeabv lift. 74in. Lay is only 18 years of age and had never handled the javelin until a year ago. A white rabbit, obviously a pel, was nibbling the grass on a street in Invercargill (relates the “Southland Times”). Hound the corner came a tierce-looking little dog, and his sharp eyes soon spotted the rabbit. Bloodshed seemed imminent. The rabbit, however, looked up unconcernedly, and went on feeding, and this equanimity so upset the dog that it slunk away with its tail —or what there was of it—between its legs.

A gloom was cast over the town on Thursday (says the Pa tea “Press”), when it became known that Mrs G. Ml King, wife of the County engineer, had passed away. The deceased during her residence in Patea had endeared herself to a large circle of friends by her genial' and happy disposition. She leaves besides an infant daughter a family of two sons, the eldest being five years of age. The late Mrs King was a resident of Fox ton for a short while some years ago what time her husband was engaged on the water and drainage scheme for the borough of Foxton.

- The borough road staff in making good progress with the formation of footpaths within the 'borough preparatory to asphalting same in accordance with the No. 3 Loan for roads and footpaths improvement recently sactioned by the ratepayers. It is understood that a start will soon be made on the asphalting. Discharges in bankruptcy were granted in the Supreme Court at Palmerston North on Saturday in the following estates William Ellery, farmer, of Ballanee, and late of Raukawa; Joseph Cosgrove, saddler, of WPodville. Public examination of the affairs of James Adams, farmer, of Maharahara Wtest, was also sanctioned.

The number of children cared for last year by the child welfare branch of the Education Department is shown by the annual report to be as follows: In special schools and receiving homes, 3859; under the supervision of child welfare officers, 323; infants supervised in licensed foster homes, 771; afflicted children, deaf, 116; feebleminded, 283; total, 5352.

Decrees nisi were granted in the following cases by Mr. Justice Reed, as Saturday’s sitting of the Supreme Court at Palmerston North: —lrene Wilma Sullivan, of Feilding, v. Charles Sullivan, formerly of Mart on and now of parts unknown; Marie Genevieve Harris, of Palmerston, v. Walter John Harris, of parts unknown. Custody of the children was given petitioner kr each case.

Some time ago the Government let a contract for the milling of the pinus insig'nns plantations along fhe railway line between Moutuiti and Ilimatangi to Thos. Cook and Sons of Palmerston North. Railwav gangers are now busy laying a silling into one of the pdant-ations about two miles above the Motuiti station. The siding, crosses the main road and will be used for •trucking out the felled timber. A start will be made with felling the trees at an early date.

At the adjourned inquest at Wtninganui on Saturday concerning the death of Airs Dolqres Young, whose body drifted down the Wanganui River from Taumarimui, a. formal verdict of lound drowned was returned. The evidence disclosed that after the marriage, Young and liis wife did not get along too well together, and at the time of her disappearance she was living at Waverlev House, laumarunui, and Young at the Central Hotel.

The Ilimatangi road between Foxton and Motuiti is at present in the worst condition it has been in for many years. This is due to the fad that the road has been kept wet for weeks past owing to the phenomenal rainfall experienced some time ago banking the water up on the east side of the railway line and the road being lower than the east side of..the line, the water has been percolating through slowly and keeping tho road continually wet, with the result that the heavy traffic has played havoc with this portion of the highway.

The death took place at his residence, Raimi Road, Otaki, on Thursday nig'lit, after a long illness, of Mr. Janies Power, who had been a resident of Otaki for many years. The late Mr. Power was a native of Waterford (Ireland) and came to New Zealand 48 years ago by the “Edwin Fox,” landing in Blenheim, where he worked for the late Mr. Henry Redwood. He afterwards came to this district and engaged in the flaxmilling industry, later as a contractor. In 1902 he married, after which he followed farming pursuits till the time of his death.

Mr. . Jack Oliver, of Longburn, met with a nasty accident while riding a motor bike in R.ussell Street on Saturday evening. The asphalt road in the locality oif Mr. A. Spoil's* residence is in a very bad condition due to the water and drainage gang having to cross the road in two places with the sewer. Evidently Mr. Oliver’s hike hit one of these depressions and caused the rider to lose control of the machine and as a result both bike and rider skidded along the asphalt -for a distance of 20 yards. Mr. Oliver, who sustained severe head abrasions was taken into Mr. Speirs’ residence where lie received medical attention, later being conveyed to the Palmerston North Hospital. It

is understood that he is not seriously injured. The bike was not badly damaged. It lias been said that the man who causes two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before is a public benefactor. If that is true —and true it assuredly is—what is to be said of those who established a successful local industry which finds employment for many hands, develops the latent sources of: this Dominion and keeps the money in the conn try? Look ai what the poor gum lands pf the North and the barren clays of Nelson, at one time considered worthless for agricultural purposes, are now producing. They furnish the manufacturers with the raw material for onr local brands. And so excellent is this product that no [smoker should fail to give it a trial. He is in for quite a new type, a toasted tobacco, more fragrant, less nicotine and, therefore, healthier. A wonderful improvement compared with the lion-toasted tobacco. There are three grades—Riverhead Gold, very mild; Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog), of medium strength; and those who prefer a full body will appreciate Cut Plug No. 10, the Bullhead brand. *

Taranaki is growing hundreds of acres of field carrots instead of turnips and mangels. They are said to be less risky and more valuable.

One of the Tainui’s lifeboats is fitted with wireless and has a range of about 500 miles. The'advantage of this is obvious should the boat be at sea with passengers. Small boys in an English town put a half-penny on a train line to see what would happen to it. When the train came and passed over the coin the half-penny was nowhere to be seen. They found out afterwards it was the Scotch express.

A rather novel competition is being run this year in connection with the'annual Shopping week in Napier, for a bonus of £5 will be given to the mother of twins born on the first day of the carnival (remarks the Daily Telegraph). It has been suggested that the new arrivals, should there be any, should be called Sunshine and Business, to commemorate the event. The idea of the competition originates from Islington, England, where £IOOO is given to the mother of twins born on a certain hour during shopping week. No provision was made for triplets. A good bowling story is going the rounds. It was during the recent South Seas pennant tournament at Suva, and a noted “beachcomber” was watching the game between New South Wales and Fiji with iptense interest. A New South Wales player was rather dilatory about playing his shot, and walked up to examine the head fio fewer than three times. This delay moved the “beachcomber” to protest, and in voice which could be heard all over the ground, he called out anxiously: “You’d better get a move on, Drake; ’ere comes the Armada.”

It was announced recently, says a London paper, that analysis of a number of mushrooms had shown (hat they contained a very fine type of cellulose, which is the raw material of artificial silk. When treated, these mushrooms are converted into a soft silky mass which, it is stated, should be easily worked. Mushrooms grow quickly, and it is suggested that, by selecting the most suitable types and growing them in favourable conditions, it might, be possible to make them a commercial proposition as a raw material for artificial silk.

A trial is to bo made in the North Otago district within a day or two of the Clayton self-propelled steamdriven railway car that has been imported from England (states the Dunedin Star). There is only one so far in the Dominion. It accommodates fifty-five passengers, can be driven from either end without reversing, and is capable of running forty miles an hour on a small consumption of coal. The idea, is that such cars may prove useful on branch lines. It is proposed to place this one on the Ivurr w branch.

An apparatus which promises to minimise, if not eliminate altogether, the danger from slips on railway lines has been invented and patented by Mr. Purcell Webb, a wellknown musician of Christchurch. A scries of electric wires arc so arranged that when a slip occurs on any part of a railway line alongside which the apparatus lias been erected, one or more of the wires will break, and by extinguishing a safety signal light will warn the engine driver of danger ahead 'in ample time to permit the train to be skipped or slowed down to a safe speed before the danger zone is entered.

Almost the thinnest tiling in the world is the gold-leaf lettering on books and memo pads. It is usually only 1-280,000 of an inch in thickness. One ounce of gold will make gold-leaf 200 ft. square. Taking a narrow gold bar T2in. in length, an inch broad, and half an inch thick, an expert workman rolls out by hand a ribbon 252 ft. long, which he cuts into one-inch squares, says Popular Science Monthly. He then beats each square inch of gold until he spreads it over four square inches. Next he cuts these four squareinch pieces into lin. squares and heats them for two hours. Each of the four squares is expanded to four times its original size. Now the squares are divided and beaten a third time, and the result is a thinness almost invisable —1-280,000 of an inch.

One passenger who was travelling in the’, first carriage on the Limited when it was derailed at .Johnsonville lias.more than the actual derailment by which to remember the mishap. After the train had been brought to a standstill he gathered, up his baggage and got on to the track. He commenced to climb round the edge of the bank, and in doing so mounted the concrete wall of (lie old water tank, built in the days when the viaduct was a wooden one, as a protection against lire. Unfortunately, lie stepped back and was immersed in the iev- water. He was rescued, a sodden mass, but bis fellow passengers soon had him decked in odd clothes which they collected among themselves. He arrived in Auckland with a suitcase full of wet garments, but quite able to enjoy the “joke.” “Hail Season of mist and maladies”—Anon.

The approach of the cold days makes necessary the need for protection against chills and influenza. A bottle of Baxter’s Lung Preserver is your best health insurance against such chest, throat and lung troubles.

“Baxter’s” is rich, warming, penetrative, dependable. Also possesses tonic properties. Generoussized bottle 2s 6d, family size 4s Gd. All chemists and stores.