Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3530, 28 August 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

New potatoes are being dug at Otaki.

The Government has declined to entertain the proposal of .the Waitemata Bridge Committee for legislative authority for a £1,000,000 lottery to obtain money to construct a bridge across Auckland Harbour. 'Charles Davis, aged 82, was found dead in a chair at his residence, Silverhope, on Thursday. Deceased had few friends, and lived alone. The day before lie was seen in good health. A verdict of death from natural causes was returned at the inquest. Mr J. Wingate, one of the oldest, and most esteemed residents of Masterton, celebrated his 90 th birthday this week. He had been an ardent bowler for many years, and his clubmates in the Masterton Bowling Club will entertain him at a complimentary social on Saturday night.

For chilblains put a tablespoonful of methylated spirits in a big washing basin and fill up with almost boiling water. Put in the feet and keep pulling them in and out, and' when able to bear the heat leave in until cold. Then dry thoroughly and rub all over with spirits. Do this nightly and they will disappear.

Sunda Singh, an Indian labourer, 30 years of age, who arrived from Te Awamutu on Thursday evening, was found dead at his residence at Frank (on by an Indian friend yesterday morning. Sunda Singh*was in indifferent health, and was on his way to the Waikato Hospital, the fatal illness overtook him.*

The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand has telegraphed to the Prime Minister as follows: “The Licensing Bill contains no reform. The Church protests against the extension of time between the licensing polls or any increase of licenses. It demands either a two-issue ballot paper or a decision for the issue having the highest number of votes.”

“If a thief desires to obtain probation he should approach the Court in a proper spirit of penitence,” said Mr Justice Sim, in sentencing John F. Walsh, ex-town clerk of Mataura, at the Invercargill Supreme Court, to three years reformative detention for theft of borough funds. “He has not done that. He has had the impudence to deny his guilt, and has gone iuto the box and committed perjury in support of his defence, and also made a most unfounded suggestion against a young lady employed in his office. If accused had shown a proper spirit and had pleaded guilty I would have been glad to consider the recommendation of the probation officer, but in the circumstances prisoner, by his ill-advised course in defending the vase, has placed himself beyond consideration in connection with probation.”

A friendly game of golf was indulged in on the Herrington links on Thursday between members of the Levin and local Clubs. Levin won by seven games to two.

Now that it is compulsory to have a light attacdied to- cars left in the streets at night parking lights will be necessary. E: R. Booth’s change advertisement to-day ( deals with this subject.

It is proposed to hold sacred concerts in connection with the raising of funds for the swimming baths carnival. Some of the so-called sacred concerts held in Eoxton in the past have been nothing more or less than a burlesque. -As the various committees have six days in the week in which to provide functions for money-raising purposes, we are of the opinion that the Sunday ef-forts'-should be cut out.

The Rev. W. 11. Walton, assisted by M.r S. 11. Poole and others, is compiling a brief history of the All Saints’ Parish since its inception in 1876. It is intended to publish the record at the jubilee in November. Many items of interest have already been found. Early volumnes of the “Manawatu Herald,” lent to the compiler, give various accounts of parish news in the early days. Old parishioners are also to bo asked to furnish anything of interest.

The death occurred at Greymouth on Thursday, following an operation of Mr Patrick Donnellan, county councillor, and well-known sawmiller and gold mine proprietor. He was also a leading patron of the turf on the West Coast. Deceased, who was aged 51, and not married, met with an accident last week, falling on a viaduct on the tramline of Donnellan Bros.’ sawmill at Nelson Creek, and severely injured his back.

A settler within 80 miles of Wanganui has come to the conclusion that it will not pay him to continue farming, owing to the high price of commodities and the -low price of produce. Since he commenced farming nine years ago he had dropped £II,OOO in hard cash (remarks the Wanganui Herald). When the iarmor in question approached his mortgagee with a view to taking over the farm, and after mentioning he had lost the above amount in trying to make ends meet, he was accused of not playing the game.

An accident, somewhat startling to those concerned, occurred at Booth’s motor garage, Whyte St., at about 7 o’clock last evening. The driver of a Buiek car, in endeavouring to draw up outside the garage entrance, which was closed at the time, made some miscalculation which caused the car to charge the building. The force of the impact shattered the double, sliding doors, throwing totara splinters well into the interior of (ho building. Strange to say, the accident left little visible marks on the ear, but on being cranked it was found that the impact had disturbed some of the mechanism. Ultimately the car was enabled to leave town. The occupants escaped without injury.

For the weary brain-worker there are worse ways of spending a welcome “night off” than by the fireside will pipe and book for company. But the tobacco for such occasions should be a brand that can be spooked with enjoyment for three or four hours at a stretch without burning the tongue or other unpleasant consequences. Where is such tobacco to be found Why, right here in New Zealand and it-owes its excellence to two things principally. Firstly, it contains only a minimum amount of nicotine, and secondly.it is toasted in the process of manufacture. That is~ why the flavour is so good. In these two important respects it dif-_ fers altogether from the imported brands which often contain as much as five or six per cent, of nicotine, and are not toasted. For purity, delicacy, flavour, aroma, and wholesomeness, New Zealand tobaccos are unrivalled. If you like a mild, aromatic, smoke, try Riverhead Gold; if you prefer a medium strength, there is Navy Gut (Bulldog), and if you are accustomed to a full-flavoured brand ask for Cut Plug No. 10 (Bull’s Head), f