Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3628, 21 April 1927, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the monthly meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board, it was decided to re-sheath the wharf at the West Coast shed, where necessary.

The jloca.l Masonic Lodge was well represented at the annual Installation ceremony of Lodge Manawatu Kilwinning, at Palmerston North last night.

The Returned Soldiers’ re-union will be held in the Masonic Hall this evening. An invitation is extended by the committee to all returned men and Boer war veterans to be present.

At a meeting of Directors of the Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co., yesterday, Mr. Stewart, of the Farmers’ Trading Co., Auckland, was appointed store manager out of 110 applicants for the position. Mr. Stewart is a married man with two children.

A reduction of ten shillings a ton in the price of all grades of raw and refined sugar, with the exception of Ho. 1 refined, is announced by the Colonial Sugar Refining Company,, Auckland. The reduction will take effect as from to-day. The wholesale price of No. 1 A, the popular table sugar, becoming £25 per ton, the price of No. 1 refined sugar is to be increased by five shillings a ton, to £25 15s. This grade has larger chrystals than No. 1 A, and is not so commonly used. The latest change in price is the first this year.

London doctors are once more debating the old old question. “Is smoking injurious?” The wellworn controversy is being fought out afresh in a great London Daily, and opinions differ —as usual. Meantime the man in the street of course continues to puff his cares away and pursue the even tenor of his way. Fact is it’s all a question of nicotine. Given ’baccy comparatively free from the poison and instead of its proving harmful it will be found beneficial. “Where is such tobacco to be obtained?” You may ask. Why, right here in N.Z.! Our Dominion-grown “weed”, is as free from nicotine as tobacco can possibly be. That’s where it differs from the imported, which contains a big percentage of nicotine. And that’s why N.Z. tobacco can be indulged in ad. lib. without fear of consequences. These N.Z. brands are of alluring flavour and delightful fragrance. Moderately priced, too. Ask for “Riverhead Gold” mild aromatic, “Toasted Navy Cut” (Bulldog) medium, or “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullshead) full flavour.* 67.

Heavy rain fell throughout this district last night.

The New Zealand Publicity Department has selected fifty typical New Zealand scenes for cigarette cards to advertise the Dominion.

As the result of a collision with a motor car, a lad named Don Reid, who was riding a motor cycle, sustained a compound fracture of the leg at Pahiatua yesterday. Alfred Douglas Grant, a civil engineer, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment and three months’ reformative treatment, at the Gisbourne S.M. Court yesterday, for obtaining money by false pretences from an immigrant lad.

Householders are reminded of the annual meeting to be held in the school this evening, to elect a committee for the ensuing year and to receive the report and balance-sheet to be presented by the outgoing committee.

Mr McKenzie, chairman of the Main Highways Board, stated at Wellington yesterday, that he did not, as he was reported to have done on Thursday, imply that a petrol tax was impending. All lie did was to express his personal opinion in favour of a petrol tax.

Nine sheep were killed as a result of a stock train striking some sheep wagons in the Addington saleyards, Christchurch, on Wednesday night. Two wagons were derailed and one badly smashed while eight others suffered miner damage.

At the Dunedin Police Court yesterday, Thomas Phillips was sentenced to a month’s gaol for assaulting a Salvation Army officer. Accused went to on Army shelter in a drunken condition, and kicked an officer severely in the ribs. Previously the officer had given accused a shilling.

The sale is reported at Masterton of the whole of Messrs W. Perry and Son’s Penrose stud Lincoln Jloek to a. New South Wales purchaser. The flock was founded in 1876 by the purchase of imported owes. Penrose Lincoln’s won championships at the last two Royal Shows.

Charged in the Palmerston Magistrate’s Court yesterday with attempting to commit suicide at Palmerston North on April 16th, diaries Lane, a labourer (aged 25) entered a plea of guilty. It was stated that when accused had a few drinks be completely lost bis head. He had been quarrelling with his wife, from whom he was now separated. Asked if lie had anything to say, accused asked for another chance. After consideration Mr J. L. Stout, S.M., convicted Lane and ordered him to come up for sentence if called upon at any time within twelve months. He directed accused also to take out a prohibition order against himself.