Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1926 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3562, 13 November 1926, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1926 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Several houses at the seaside are practically isolated owing to the surface water covering the roadway and lower levels.

Boring operations for the Beach water supply scheme arc being carried out near Perrcau’s store, the spot located by the water diviner.

At aj Texas bird farm recently twin canary birds were hatched from a single egg, both birds being perfectly normal. The Beach road beyond the borough boundary is in a state of disrepair and should be given attention before the summer traffic, commences to the seaside.

The Health Officer (Mr Huggins) visited the seaside resort yesterday and the result of his inspection re surface water will be submitted to the Harbour Board.

Mr Seifert expressed the opinion at last night’s lecture on the hemp industry, that fertilised lands would yield a better return of flax than the poorer class of land.

A cricket match between teams representing the primary pupils and secondary pupils of the Enxton District High School, played yesterday, resulted in the defeat of the elder bovs bv SO runs to 12.

Watch this paper for the (’. M. Ross Co.’s special bargain list which will appear each week. The lines listed weekly will be found to be cheaper than .similar goods sold elsewhere* The Minister of Health has advised the Hospital Board that the position in regard to the Otaki Hospital remains unaltered. This is to say, the institution will remain under the control of the Health Department. While digging a drain in the Masonic Hall property this week Mr D. Kncwstubs unearthed a frog in a pocket of the earth eighteen inches below the surface. The creature was quite lively. ITow it found its way so far below ground and how long it had been enclosed there are problems hard to solve. “Advertising is an, important matter. ,Speaking in 'commercial terms, we have goods to “sell and'we want people to know about them.” Thus Mrtll. Tilley, chairman of the Eeilding Agricultural High ftyhool Board of Managers, when discussing the matter of publicity throughout the Dominion on matters appertaining to the agricultural activities of the school, (says the Star). “I don’t know whether its worth putting art advertisement in the paper, but I lost a .10/- note out of my stocking when shopping yesterday,” was the remark of a female caller at this office yesterday. She went on to explain that the ten shilling note was in one stocking and five shillings in silver in the other stocking. She extracted the silver but on dipping for the note could not find it. If anyone has found in the main thoroughfare a ten shilling note, we will be pleased to refer them to the loser. We subsequently ruminated upon queer hiding places, corns, stocking-pickers, garters and absent-mindedness.