Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3620, 31 March 1927, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

_ All Saints’ Ladies’ Guild held a successful shop day on Tuesday.

A slight frost, the first- of the season, was experienced locally this morning.

The adjourned meeting of the Foxton Chamber of Commerce will be held in Ross’ rooms at 7.30 o’clock this evening.

In the course of an address in Oamaru, the Hon. L. M. Isitt, M.L. C., said: “The people are pleasure mad, and if it goes on for another generation there will be an alarming declension in the moral character.

The attache rase, belonging to the Duke of York and said to contain valuable papers, etc., which was reported as stolen at Dunedin, now turns out to be the property of one of the Duke’s secretaries. The bag contained some collars and pyjamas.

A New Plymouth message states that a proposal to raise a loan of £IBO,OOO for extensions of water and electric works was carried by a ratepayers’ poll on Friday by a majority of 281, the voting being 1110 for and 829 against. Only a few weeks ago the same proposal was rejected by a fail* margin.

The acceptance by Dr. P. IT. Buck, Director of Native Hygiene, of the appointment of anthropologist to the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, was announced on Monday. Dr. Buck will take up his new dutiesiu about three months’ time. These will be associated with the study of the Polynesian question, and investigations of which will extend over some years.

A fatality occurred at Kairanga oil Tuesday, * when an eightecn-months-old child, Cyril Douglas Fisher, was drowned in a creek. The child, which was supposed to be in the care of an elder child, strayed from the residence of its parents in No. 4 Line, Kairanga, at about one o’clock. Twenty minutes later the child was missed, and upon a search being made the mother found the body floating in a creek near the house.

Some tivo years ago a lady living at Marton lost her wedding ring, and though diligent search was made, no trace of the missing ring could be discovered. Some time afterwards the lady died, but there was a family gathering at the old homestead recently, when two grandchildren, who were playing in the garden, quarrelled. One picked up a sod to throw at the other, when a ring dropped out. It was taken in by the children to their parents, who recognised it as the long lost wedding ring. Strange to say, it was found on what would have been the grandmother's golden wedding day.

Ail unusual hitch occurred at the commencement of a- service at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Hamilton, recently (says the Waikato Times). Bishop Cherrington, who was in the pulpit, announced the number of the first hymn, “255.” The organist played the opening bars of the tune to “The Voice that Breathed o’er Eden,” and continued to play the whole of the first verse. The congregation stood in silence, realising that there was something wrong, but not knowing what to do. The Bishop again announced the-number of the hymn he wanted and recited the first line, “Just as I am, without one plea.” The organist at last accepted the cue, and tin; service proceeded without further delay.

The new school at Kongo tea will be officially opened by the chairman of the Wanganui Education Board on Friday, April Bth, at 1.30 p.m.

“School teachers and others tell me that lying among children is one of the curses in New Zealand today,” said Canon Percival James, preaching at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Auckland, when the standard of the parish troop of Girl Guides was dedicated. “In fact, some people go so far as to say that: we are rearing a nation of liars. It is useless for n Girl Guide to be loyal to her pledges only when on parade, and not when she is at home."

At the request of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of New Zealand, the Minister in charge of Publicity has called a conference to consider the establishment of a Tourist and Publicity Board. This will meet in Wellington on May 4th. The local Chamber has been advised oFfhe conference and informed that persons in this district interested in shipping, motor traffic, hotels and accommodation, should make arrangements for representation at the conference.

Practical sympathy with Mr E. Burton, chemist, of Frankton, who was recently admitted to the Waikato Hospital as the result of a motor accident while returning from a bowling tournament at Te Awamutu, has been shown by bis fellow bowlers and chemists in the district. It became known that Mr Burton was about to move into a new shop in Frankton, and a party of friends with motor vehicles effected the transfer of the stock from one shop to the other in time for the new premises to be opened to schedule time.

Bishop Barnes, preaching at Birmingham, said: “.My hope that the new Prayer Book will bring peace and order into the Church seems to me illusory. In another thirty years the tendency to make the Holy Communion the centre and circumstance of Christianity will be incomprehensible to a large majority of the Churchmen, as the doctrine of the verbal inspiration of Genesis is to most of us to-dnv. The position will grow worse if the new Prayer Book is authorised, as it will legalise a number of Catholic developments which Evangelicals regard as unsound. What is needed is reform of Church courts, by which an incumbent who breaks his vows can after trial be deprived of his benefice without being sent to prison."

With the object of giving the children a healthy start in the year by providing suitable environment, food and plenty of rest, a camp is at present being held at the Central Development Farm, Wernroa, for children from special classes in the Wellington schools. The camp is being held under the auspices of the Wellington Education Board and Health Department, and is supervised by Miss P. M. 'McMurray, who is in charge of the special classes of Miramar South School. Dr. Morgan is medical adviser. The funds have been supplied by a donation of £lO from the Commercial Travellers’ Club, and donations from the parents, substantially subsidised by the Education and Health Departments. [Miss McMurray is a daughter of Mr and Mrs McMurray, of Foxton, and was at one time on the teaching staff of the local school.]

Lip-stick and powder were quite unknown to the Maori maidens of the past, and sweetly-smelling shark oil was often used as a cosmetic, says the Auckland “Star." The Maoris also knew the aromatic properties of a number of the native plants and shrubs, particularly mairehau, with its pleasing aroma. The belles of the kainga used to carry a satchel around their necks, made like ii poi-hall, and they- filled it with sweet smelling gums or extracts made from several aromatic trees that are found growing in the New Zealand bush. These scentballs were sometimes put away among the rare cloaks of the chiefs, but they were often used by the dusky kotiros or the dandies of the pa in their courting days. What the net result of these satehets and would he it is difficult to say. but apparently the “smart set’’ found it a helpful aid in discovering their affinities. This, of course, was in the days before the advent of violet powder and eau-de-Cologne, for which the modern Maori maid has a 'decided preference.

A lady doctor' in England has just declared that smoking is a wonderful preservative of the teeth, and that although the teeth of some smokers may he discoloured they are generally sounder than those of the non-smokers. So many hard things have been said about tobacco that it is refreshing to find a lady—and a lady medico at that —putting in a good word for the weed. Of course every smoker knows that smoking prevents or arrests dental decay. What every smoker does not know, or at all events ignores, is that an excess of nicotine in tobacco is highly injurious.. And that’s where our New Zealand tobaccos conic in. Being comparatively free from nicotine) they may be smoked almost incessantly without affecting the nerves or heart. Moreover they are all toasted —hence then fine flavour and delightful aroma. Made in several strengths they appeal to all tastes. Kiverhead Gold, mild and aromatic; Toasted Navy Gut (Bulldog) is a fragrant medium; and Cut Plug No. 10 (Bull’s Heud) and a line full flavoured tobacco. Cavcrsbam Mixture is the latest addition. They are on sale everywhere. —Advt. 22

A quiet wedding was eelcbnited at the local Registry office on Monday, when Mr 0. E. Billings, son of Mr and Mrs P. B. Billings, of Wellington, was united to Miss E. E. YV'ooller, daughter of Air and Mrs F. Woollor, of Wellington. Air and Airs Billings will take up their residence in Foxton.

A parade of the Palmerston High School Cadets, who are at present undergoing a week’s training in camp on the local racecourse, paraded through Alain Street this morning, preceded by a full mounted gun section. The lads swung aleiig in fine military style, and attracted much interest and favourable comment from townspeople.

The army of rabbits has been decimated in at least one part of New South Wales. In the brief space of six nights, a family at Turondale, in the Aludgee district, destroyed by means of poison, no fewer than 15,000 rabbits. One night alone the deadly preparation took toll of 7000 rabbits. The clearing of the carcases was a task in itself. Pastoralists will, no doubt, be wondering what precise poison it is that has worked wonders at Turondale.