NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3576, 16 December 1926, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

The London Underground Railways have 250 trains moving at the same time. Canada has one golf-course for every 19,393 inhabitants; in the United States there is one for every 25,793 people. The combined ages of four brothers named Mundy, living in a street of Abbotsbury, in Dorset, years. Over one hundred hens belonging to farmers in the Barnard Castle district in England were recently killed by badgers within a week. Among the money current in Britain there are fife separate and distinct designs in silver coins and four in bronze. The Royal Lion which appears on the smaller silver -coins came into use under George 4; the shillings were then known as “Lion Shillings.” The British office of" Works has accepted the offer of the College of Pestology to rid Hyde Park of caterpillars by removing the cocoons.

The jaw-bones of a whale have been unearthed during excavating operations near Bishops Storlford in England. A 'complainant at the Wanganui Court the other day whose husband was a professional boxer, admitted that her husband had a good many lights, and, she added, a good many practices. "Wlien he had no sparing partners, he practised on her and gave her a good many hidings.

The banks, in order to encourage the placing of money on fixed deposit with them for short terms, have decided to raise the three months’ rate to 3? per cent per annum, and allow the same rate-for broken periods after three months for any time up to within 12 months. The new rate is to take effect as from December 15th.

A sprained left thumb was worrying C. Purdy, the Auckland boxer, before the big fight at the Opera House on Monday night in Wanganui, so a doctor was consulted, and cocaine was injected into the joint. Tne novel measure had the effect of deadening the pain caused by jars during the fight. Pugilists and others depending on physical performance and endurance are fairly familiar with such methods. It is on record that a dog racing in the final of a whippet race was given a cocaine injection in an injured foot, to allow it to win an important final.

Mr and Mrs T. George, of Carterton, on Tuesday, celebrated' their diamond wedding. A family reunion was held in the Clareville Hall, where over 100 guests were entertained. Mr and Mrs George are New Zealanders by birth, Mr. George being born at Nelson and Mrs George in Lower Hutt. Mr. George was the first white child born in Nelson. Mrs George was a daughter of Mr and Mrs E. Yule, who farmed at Sunnyside, East Taratahi, and married Mr George on December 7, 1860, the Rev. Ron-

al'dson officiating. Mr and Mrs George have resided in various- parts of the Wlairarapa. Of the family of ten, five sons and three daughters survive. There are twenty seven grand children, and seventeen great grand children. Mr and Mrs George, who are 83 and 81 years respectivelf, are both hale and hearty.

The old pioneers who came out to New Zeadland in the long ago little dreamt as they shredded the imported black plug the storekeepers used to sell, that the land of their adoption would one day produce fine tobacco of its own, and in some respects actually superior to the best imported. But so it is. The industry is only in its infancy as yet But it promises to develop into a source of our National wealth —a point- of tremendous importance to the struggling settlers on the pov-erty-stricken gum lands of the North which, poor as they are, will yet grow splendid tobacco. If but a fraction of this barren land, so rich in tobac-co-producing possibilities, were devoted to the culture of the “weed” it would mean the salvation of many a settler and the ultimate enrichment of the Dominion. The local article is much appreciated by those who had to give up smoking foreign tobaccos liecause of the excess of nicotine, which -affected their health. Try “Riverhead Gold” mild, “Navy Cut” (Bulldog) medium, or “Cut Plug No 10” (Bullhead) full. Caversham Mixture is the latest addition. 31.