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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3600, 17 February 1927, Page 2

A 701 h shark was caught on a snapper line by a fisherman oft' the Rangitikei beach on Monday afternoon.

The roll of the Palmerston High school now stands at 309 —201 old hoys, and 108 new pupils —and the number of boarders in residence at College House is 133. The lire brigade indulged in a wet practice on Tuesday night and thoroughly soaked the parched ground of Ihakura garden and the Triangle, which should freshen up vegetation.

After August 1 the village of Maxwell town will, be known as Maxwell. The Waitotara County Council has received a proclamation signed bv the Governor-Gener-al agreeing to the alteration in the name.

The will of the late Sir Henry Brett of Auckland, has been lodged for probate. The value of the estate is about £350,000, Sir Henry Brett made charitable bequests to a, large number of Auckland institutions.

An extremely bad case, of sunburn is marring a Sydney man’s enjoyment of a holiday in New, Zealand. He tottered into a hotel the other day, after a week-end spent in blazing sunshine at the Otaki beach. Exposure to the fiery rays had crippled the Australian and on arrival medical atttention had to be secured for him.

In the Christchurch Supreme Court on Tuesday, Robert Redpath Sandford, a carter, sued Edgar Johnston, a former employer of plaintiff for £SOO damages for alleged slander. It was alleged that Johnstpn had made an unfounded charge of dishonesty against Sandford in suggesting that he had stolen a sack of coal. The case was heard by Justice Adams and a jury of twelve. The verdict was for defendant with costs.

The sea beach lias been patrolled between the Rangitikei Heads and Olaki by the police-, relatives, and volunteers in an endeavour to recover the body of the late Ernest James Bright well, the victim of last Sunday’s drowning fatality at Tangimoana, but so far without success.

An Otorohanga resident had the misfortune to lose her wedding ring when digging in her garden in a southern town some six years ago. Vigorous search was made and a deep hole was dug (states the local paper), but the ring was not found until December last, when to her joy, it was returned to her by post. It was discovered within a few feet of where the hole was dug.

The Stratford Post says it is understood that an insect which has a destructive effect on ragwort has made its appearance at Strathmore and that the attention of the Agriculture Department ‘ has been drawn to the matter, with the result that particulars have been transmitted to Wellington. The insect is said to bore down the stem of the plant to the root, which rots away.

“No man - who • owes money should smoke,” said Mr. T. I. Lomanson at the meeting of creditors at Stratford. He said he was sure bankrupt’s smoking cost him 5/per week, or £l3 per annum. The debt had been owing for about seven years, during which time bankrupt had smoked tobacco of much more value than the debt owed to the speaker. Alfred Southee, for ill-treating a sheep at Upper Hutt, was. sentenced by the Magistrate to fourteen day’s imprisonment. Southee was taking a mol) of sheep through the township to the saleyards. One was getting about on three legs, and it lay down. Southee hit it on the head with the butt end of his stock whip, and the animal got up, but after staggering a few yards it lay down agayi. Speaking at the annual meeting of the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce, the new President, Mr. M, A. Elliott, stated that the effect of the motor traffic, is that the smaller .towns are standing still and the larger ones going ahead. It was private enterprise that was bringing all these benefits to Palmerston North and those firms deserved all the assistance that Palmerston- North could give them.

“Tliesy are hard times for the farmer. I have never been so hard up. I have my place dear, and I do not know how those men are celling on who have interest to pay. As a rule, farmers 'do not count interest in their accounts if loan free. 1 -milk 30 cows.” Such were flic remarks of a dairy farmer to a Wyndham Herald reporter last week. Times should improve for others (on (lie land, with wool up and better prices for cattle. Dairy produce lias recovered to some extent, but the boom prices have gouu for good. A correspondent writes to the Christ church Sun as follows: “With reference to Sunday trading, personally, I will have none op it. Nevertheless, 1 (wish to ask you a question or two. Please tell me the difference between selling ice cream and benzine'? Wily prosecute the small shopkeeper and leave the big oil companies alone? Why don’t- they.make the motor spirit buyers consume the darned stuff on the'T'iremises? What actually is the law? Does it not apply to these spirit retailers, who seem to do their biggest trade on Sundays.”

.A great deal of indignation has been expressed in Levin at the action of officers' of the Health Department in visiting the Levin District High School and inoculating some of the children without the authority of their parents. It is understood that the inoculation was against typhoid and that it was supposed to be confined to Maori children or those with a very small percentage of Maori blood have been subjected to the treatment irrespective of their parent's wishes and without reference to them. It is difficult to see the necessity for the Department’s,, action, at least as regards children living in the town under European conditions, and it would appear as if .parents have a. right to complain of the indiscriminate action of the Department officers. Enquiries are being made as to whether there is any legislative sanction for such action. —Exchange.

. A famous old London tavern is the Cheshire Cheese, situate in a little court off Fleet’street. This house was a favourite haunt of Dr. Johnson, and his chair in the corner of the coffee room is still in evidence. Upstairs another quaint old room is set apart for smokers. Down its centre rims a long’, narrow table, on which are arranged at short intervals long “Churchwarden” clay pipes. Generations of smokers dead and gone have “blown a cloud” in that old room. Here’s to the weed! So long as the quality is good it never does anybody any harm. On the contrary, it may prove highly beneficial. Most doctors will admit that . But they will tell you also that brands strong in nicotine, are best avoided. It s excess of nicotine that does the mischief when mischief results. New Zealand tobaccos are the purest on the market. They are toasted, and in their refined state do not affect the heart or nerves. Try “Riverhead Gold,” mild; “Navy Cut” (Bulldog), medium; or Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullshead), full strength. Caversham Mixture is the latest addition. ,