Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3614, 17 March 1927, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Minister of Education is to visit the Foxton school at an early date.

it was stated at the Ilorowhemia County Council meeting that the growing of Bax was a better paying proposition that butter fat. The Chairman: I told the late Prime Minister that, and ,he laughed at. met but it is so.

Plans for the erection of a building to accommodate the secondary classes in connection with, the local District High school have been forwarded to the Education Department by the Wanganui Education Board.

An exploded ship’s rocket, loaves of bread, vegetables, some timber, and two empty gasoline cases, much smoke-coloured, were found on the Whangapoua beach yesterday. There was no sign of a wreck or of survivors along the coast.

The young man who mysteriously disappeared from Otaki some three months ago and whose motor car was found hanging in a precarious position in the Otaki gorge and for whoso body the police dragged the Otaki river, has been located by the local police at Moutoa. The second heaviest big game fish in the world, a big black marlin swordfish, was caught on rod and line at Cape Brett, Bussell, by Mr. Boss Martin, of Auckland. The weight, was 7501b5. The world's record is field by Captain Mitchell of Mr. Zane Cfrey's party.

The devastating blight which attacked and destroyed bluegum plantations in the Bangitikei district has made its appearance in this locality. Some four years ago Mr. W. E. Barber of Moutuiti, planted an area with a variety of gum trees, obtained from the Kotorua State nurseries, and they made splendid growth. The blight recently made its appearance in some of the trees and Mr, Barber has obtained and liberated a number of lady-birds with the hope of eradicating the pest. “There are two ways of farming back country in Taranaki,” said a witness in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth. “One is to farm the place, and the other is to farm it for your .pocket, If you continue to do the latter you will soon have no farm at all to do anything with.” Witness was endeavouring to show, that in breaking in back country and preventing second growth it paid better to stock heavily with dry cattle and wethers rather than with milking cows and calves. Though the former yielded less return they kept the farm in order.

A 'barman named William Mark Barker, a married man, aged 32, was at Wellington on Monday fined fill, in default a, month in goal, for having carried on a hookniaking business in a small way.

“In the States the average sevenroomed dwelling has 40 lighting and healing points,” said the resident engineer, at the meeting of the Taranaki Electric Power Board at Eltham. last week. “It may be all right for bank managers, but it’s no good for the cow cocky,” said Mr. IV. 11. Ware.

“Gentlemen, 1 have a sad piece of news for you in connection with the Duchess of York,” said a facetious member of the Wanganui Education Board at last night’s meeting. “What is it ?” queried a loyal and patriotic member. “Well,” mournfully continued the former, “the Duchess has had her southern tour cut out!”

That he had the greatest faith in the larger hospitals, but not the same faith in the country hospitals, was stated by the Director-General of Health, Dr. T. H. A. Valin tine,'at a meeting of the Waikato Hospital Board recently. Dr. Valinfine said he did not like the idea of matters of life and death being left to one man as would he the case in a country hospital. The work-in the base hospitals was excellent, but in the country hospitals it was not so. ITc cordially approved of maternity hospitals being established in the country.

The Gisborne branch of the Fanners* Union on Saturday discussed (he allegations of the Rev. Mr. Dalby made at the Methodist Conference eoivcierniiig the treatment. of hov immigrants. The genera! opinion of members was Hint Gic boys were well treated. It was decided to support representations to the Government for a full inquiry into the allegations..

The Duke of York’s wish for a game of tennis on Sunday on the Wilding Courts at Christchurch met with a rebuff, reports a. correspondent. Play on Sundays in against the Canterbury Tennis Association's rules, and when, on Sunday morning, the Duke’s wish was communicated to the president that offieial stood Brin and could not see his way to make an exception even for so august a. visitor. No difficulty was experienced in getting private courts placed at the disposal of his Royal Highness for the game ho desired. [The President subsequently stated that no applications was made by the Royal Party for. the use of the Couurts.’J

Farmers at a sale in the Wnira rapa were discussing the unemploy incut problem. One said: “Well,

tried to do something to help. When two. men came to my farm and asked for work. T offered them work at fencing with some of my men T had on that job. 1 supplied them with a tent, utensils and provisions. They stated that they were worn out walking about looking for work, and would need a couple of days’ spell before they eoukl start. [ agreed lo this, but on the third day they were done. Another man turned up a few days later and I gave him a job at fencing. He did one day’s work, slating that 'fencing was too hard work, and left." —Newsletter.

A new route across the high Tarartias from Levin to Elcetahuna via Blount Dundas, Ngamavu Creek, and I'utara, lias been successfully traversed by a Levin party consisting- of Messrs E. S. Lancaster, CL Q. Atkin, J. Logan, and W. H. Walker. The party left Levin at 5 a.in. on Friday and favoured by exceedingly good weather conditions, made a remarkable trip, arriving at Putnra in the foothills behind Eketaiiuiia at 11.30 a.m. on Monday. Deer were observed at many points, some fity heads being seen. An excellent view, including a panorama of the North Island from coast to coast, and from the K'aikottras in the south to Mount Ruapehu in the North, was obtained.

Owing to an extraordinary blunder whereby a motor cycle was discovered in a box instead of a lady’s remains in a coffin, a funeral in its last stage from Poland to Braemar (Aberdeen) was delayed. A Scottish lady, who died in Poland, desired that her remains should be interred at Braemar. The eofiin, containing the body, was enclosed in a large packing ease for the longjourney. At Aberdeen wreaths were placed on the ease, to be afterwards transferred to the coffin. The funeral party waited at Ballater station, and when the train arrived tlie ease was opened, and to the consternation of the mourners, it was found to contain a motor cycle consigned to a London shop. No time was lost in rectifying the mistake, and the funeral took place at Bracniar a day late.

. The Levin Chronicle reports exceptionally good sehnapper fishing on the Hokio Beach, in the direction of the ITydralmd. On Tuesday evening a parly of Levin residents wading breast-deep with the net, in calm water, made repeated hauls of tine, big iisli, many being ten and twelve-pounders. Their total catch was 59. In addition some Levin residents caught nine large sehnapper and a quantity of flounders, ceasing operations when they had secured as many fish as they could carry hack on their bicycles. Pipis were very plentiful in the tide-water, and this probably accounts for the presence of the large school of selinapper. Constable Ryan had an excit-, ing experience on the south beach on Tuesday when he hooked a large shark on his sehnapper line. After playing it for some time the huge iisli snapped the line and got away.

Teams from the local District High School will compete for the McKelvie and Ilomhlow Shields at. the Sanson sports on April 2nd. The question of combined advertising by Power Boards was again before the Ilorowhenua Board on Tuesday, when members were unanimous in tiie opinion that there would be no justification in this district at the present time in spending public money to stimulate the sales of electrical appliances. The Wanganui Education Board, at last night’s meeting, decided to convert the old school residence into temporary class rooms for cookery and science. The work will be undertaken immediately. It was stated this temporary measure will not prejudice the erection of the High School building. As a sequel to an explosion which blew up his house at Bunvood last January, Edward Arthur Emmett was charged yesterday with manufacturing explosives contrary to the provisions of the Act and fined 10s and costs. The police gave evidence that defendant bought nitrate of potash, chlorate of potash and sulphur from a druggist and mixed them for the purpose of blowing up logs. During the night the jar exploded and the house was partly demolished.

A happy incident occurred at the annual -meeting of the Horowlicnua Rugby District Council on Tuesday evening, when the Mayor (Mr. T. Hobson), as president of the Levin Club, in company with Mr. R.. W. Percy, the secretary, waited on the Council and delivered to the chairman (Mr. ,J. J, O’Connor) a large apd handsome silver cap, surmounted bv the figure of a foot bailer in playing costume. The trophy has been given by the Levin Club for competition in place of the Isherwood Shield, which was won outright by the Wanderers Club last season. The gift met with an enthusiastic reception, the delegates present standing and singing, “For They are Jolly Good Fellows,” followed by three cheers for the donors.