Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3544, 30 September 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, 1926. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Gipsy Smith’s mission in Wellington is attracting large attendances. At the Hastings S.M. Court yesterday George Hogen for < selling watered lfiilk was fined £lO and costs.

Dates for the payment of land tax and income tax have been fixed. The former will be payable on November 5 and the latter on February 8.

Two defaulting husbands were arrested at Levin this week and both were remanded to appear at New Plymouth and Auckland respectively. Bail was allowed in one case and refused the other.

A reminder is given of the a

nunl ball of the United Football Club, to be held at Oroua Downs to-morrow night. Good floor, music and supper. Admission very moderate. Music by Larkin's orchestra.

Zbyszko defeated Ike Robins in the return wrestling match for the world’s title in Auckland last night by securing a fall in the seventh round. A description of the contest was distinctly heard locally over Mr C. Billings’ wireless set. The man found dead near Tikirangi on Saturday afternoon with a bullet in the head and a pea ride lying at his feet, has been identified by his brother who came from Palmerston N. as David Brown, of that town.

A young man named Sydney Sproggs, was charged at the Auckland S.M. Court on Tuesday with attempting to obtain £2 5/(1 with intent to defraud by presenting for payment a valueless totalisator ticket, well knowing it to be false. Accused, who pleaded not guilty, was fined £4 and costs £l.

Mr McKeen, S.M., at Auckland on Tuesday, declared the election of the' Howick Town Board void. Two nominations had been wrongfully rejected by the returning ofiieer as deposits of £3 each had not been lodged, though this is necessary only in the case of boroughs and city councils. A fresh election will bet'held.

For the Mangaweka Town Board election a few weeks ago seven nominations were-' received for the live seats but two were declared informal, as the two candidates had not signed the nomination forms. The other live candidates were elected, unopposed,’ but have since resigned the seats under the circumstances. Another election will be held. Great interest is being taken. So far no further news has come to hand relative to the whereabouts of Mr Mervyu D. K. Reid, who has been missing from Otaki since Monday week. After leaving his car in the Otaki Gorge, it is stated that he was seen to leave Tc Horo by the early morning train going south, but despite police enquiries, as well as those made by relatives, no trace has been found. Naturally his relatives and friends are very anxious to locate him.

During the presentation of badges to the Blenheim Girl Guides, by Lady Alice Fergusson, His Excellency observed apropos of the Guides’ heads, that he was thinking about awarding a new badge to Guides who kept their hair long. (Laughter). “You may laugh,” said His Excellnecy gaily, “but some of you will be sorry yet that you have your hair cut off. Long hair will become the fashion again one of these days before long, and then where will you all be?”

At the Auckland Supreme Court yesterday, Mr Justice Herdman admitted Raymond Ernest Parkinson (19), for breaking, entering and theft at Opotiki, to two years’ probation conditional on restitution; Margaret Barker, for forgery at Auckland, two years’ reformative detention, prisoner being carried out shrieking; Arthur Francis Olsen, forgery on a wholesale scale, twelve months’ hard labour, followed by 12 months’ reformative detention.

The familiar ringing of the school bell is likely to become a practice of the past for, according to the senior inspector of schools of Hawke’s Bay at a meeting of the Education Board last week, it was stated, that bells were not being placed in new schools. He stated that their use was going l fast and he had only quite recently been asked by a headmaster that a bell-tower should be removed because it was unsightly and lie always used a whistle. He was of opinion that the time would soon come when bells would not be used al schools.

The usual monthly meeting of the Foxton Chamber of Commerce will be held in Ross’s rooms at 7.30 o’clock this evening. Owing to some of the figures for the wax-works exhibition not coming to hand, the Sports Committee has decided to postpone the entertainment which was to have taken place on Saturday to a later date.

<A baby hippopotamus born at the Auckland Zoo on Tuesday could not be found yesterday morning, but mangled remains under the male parent led to the conclusion that the monster had devoured the infant.

Regulations have been made under the Board of Trade Act for the regulation and control of bread prices. They authorise the Minister of Industries and Commerce to “fix and determine the maximum price which may be charged for bread when sold for cash in any locality or •localities ('within the Dominion of New Zealand) defined by him in such order.” or “by any person or persons named by him in such order.” The regulations came into force on their publication in the Gazette.

Like the fusel oil in bad whisky, so the nicotine in strong tobacco is injurious to health. It is an astonishing fact that the leaf produced in certain localities of the Auckland and Nelson districts contains less nicotine than any other tobacco known. This is of the utmost importance with regard to the development of the N.Z. Tobacco industry, because it is just these mild types of leaf that are eagerly sought after by manufacturers abroad and fabulous prices are often paid for them. New Zealand indeed, will become famous for its unique tobacco, and the local product will be our national smoke. Unlike some of the foreign tobaccos, the N.Z. article does not bite the tongue, it smokes smooth and mellow and leaves the mouth sweet and clean. Moreover, it is all pure tobacco with a distinctive flavonr, obtainable in various strengths. Cut Plug No. 10 for those who appreciate a full body, and Riverhead Gold for the lover of a very mild aromatic, while Toasted Navy Cut (Bulldog) represents the medium strenth. The latest is Caversham Mixture. 5