Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3641, 21 May 1927, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Cambridge defeated the New Zealand cricketers by five wickets. The local State School resumes on Monday. It its probable that a timber mill will shortly be erected at the back of Otaki, as a syndicate is seriously considering the matter. Mrs McMurray returned from Rotorua this week, where she accompanied her son, Bruce, who remained there to undergo a special course of treatment.

“Career masters” arc the latest for schools, to help pupils in choosing the most suitable vocations. Experiments in this direction have already met with considerable success.

Mr. W. Neville, on behalf of the Horowhenua Rugby Union, has handed two footballs to the local District High School, one of the balls being for the side-school at the Beach. The committee desire to thank the Union for the gift.

According to statements made by the police, a firm of merchants in a big way in Christchurch has been defrauded of a sum of money approximating £IBOO by a girl of 22 years of age, who has been employed ns the firm’s secretary. The continued dry spell in Nelson is beginning to assume serious proportions. Ip districts served by tanks great inconvenience is being caused, while streams and rivers have never been lower at this time of the year. Not for 44 years has such a dry period been experienced. A passage in a letter from a North Island defendant in one of the betting cases, which was rend out m court on Thursday, produced a smile from the Magistrate (says a Christchurch paper). The passage ran: “I have never missed !aking_ my family to a place of worship on Sundays.” With his toes caught between the planking of the landing attached to the steps at the Miramar Wharf, Wellington, and his body suspended so that his head and shoulders were beneath the water* the body of Alexander Scrymegour was found on Monday, He made a fatal slip on landing.

As the result of the whare in which he lived catching fire last night, William Smith, an old age pensioner, was burned to death at Clive. New Smith, his brother, who slept in the same whare, sustained burns and was sent to the hospital and is progressing satisfactorily. The latter attempted unsuccessfully to rescue his brother.

During the month of April the Horowhenua Power Board receivedapplications for current from 12 new consumers, and 19 applications for extensions Jo existing installations, comprising 3 ranges, 3 waterheaters, and 3 motors. During the period 17 new consumers and 21 extensions have been connected, which include 7 ranges, 10 waterheaters, 2 industrial motors and 2 milking motors. Bv a big preponderance of votes at a meeting of Wairarapa Frozen Meat Company shareholders at Masterton yesterday, the proposal for the merging of that company and the Wellington Meat Export Company, Ngahauranga, was carried. It was claimed that this was the best way out of a difficult position. The minority opinion was that the failure of the Wairarapa Company was due to overbuilding and extravagant expenditure.

Two harp fish have been caught on a line by Mr. Skipper, of Moturoa, New Plymouth. They inhabit the greater ocean depths, and are rarely landed. They closely resemble snapper, and are of a light red colour. While the front of a snapper’s head is smooth the harp fish has several small bony ridges, and it has good fighting qualities among fish of its own class. The eye is totally black. When such fish are caught a belief among fishermen is that a good season will follow.

The final episode of the burglarious activities of Jane Ann Johnston took place ot the Wellington Supreme Court on Thursday when she was sentenced by Mr. Justice Alpers to imprisonment for two years. The charges to which she pleaded guilty were breaking and entering Manton’s house at Northland and stealing jewellery to the value of £950; two charges of breaking and entering Hymn's house at Kelburn and stealing articles to the value of £113; breaking and entering Te Aro House with intent to steal and the theft of a .caliphont from a house being built at Kelburn . The suggestion lias been made in a letter to the “Stratford Post” that St. Bernard dogs should be in readiness to track those lost upon Mount Egmont, For many years, says Mr. Cecil Wright, the correspondent, St. Bernard' dogs have been specially trained for finding those lost in the snow, and would therefore work with much less training than other breeds. A dog could scent out a person even in thick bush, whereas a search party might pass within a few feet of a man and yet not find him, particu-' larly if he were unconscious, and unable to respond to shouting. Time, too, was the essence of the contract, when looking for anyone lost in the mountains, and dogs could cover in a few hours country which would take a party perhaps days to explore.

For breach of promise to marry, Iris Rita Morrison secured £2OO damages against Victor Douglas Whitehead in the New Plymouth Supreme Court on Thursday. A special meeting of the Shannon Borpugli Council will be held on Tuesday, May 24th, to pass the fol--1 owing resolution:—“That the sanction of the Local Govern«pnt Loan Board be obtained to take a poll of the ratepayers on a proposal to borrow £750 for swimming baths.” Mrs. Tryphenna Clifford Rae, who was charged at the Gore Hospital yesterday with the murder of her four children, at Kaiwera, in April last, was remanded till May 31, when the inquest will be concluded and a Magisterial inquiry will also take place. Mrs. Rae’s condition now is such that she is able to leave the hospital. At the American Medical Association Dr. Clyde Snook, of the Bell Telephone Company laboratories, gave a demonstration of the amplification of heart beats ten trillion times by means of what he calls an electrical stethoscope which makes a beat sound like a thunderclap. The evidence at the inquest on William George Love joy, aged 18, who was electrocuted at a garage in Gore, on Tuesday night, showed that the wires on the extension lamp being used under the ear were wrongly connected, resulting in the current passing through the brass bolder to the car frame, deceased receiving a shock from which lie expired. The verdict was one of heart failure through electric shock owing to a lamp accidentally corning in contact with the car. Mr. R. L. Heath, of Purcell street, was successful in hearing London over his wireless early this morning. While listening to 2BL, Sydney, last night Mr. Heath heard an announcement to the effect than an endeavour would he made to got London in five hours time and if the attempt was successful it would prove a record. At 2.45 a.in. Mr. Heath heard a woman singing in London, the announcer then stating London time to be 3.30 a.in. The item was followed by a violin novelty act and another song, all of which were heard quite distinct - ly.

They were swapping “mean man” stories in a smoker of the Welling-ton-Auckland express. The man in the corner took the bun. Said he knew a chap who never bought tobacco if he could “borrow’* it. This party carried two pipes. One held a thimble-full, the other about a quarter of an ounce. When he asked for a fill he showed you the little pipe. But directly he got hold of your pouch he pulled out the big pipe and crammed it with your “weed.” When fellows tumbled to him they cut him. He’s particularly partial, it appears to New Zealand tobacco. It’s certainly good, with a fragrance and aroma of its own. Most of the imported brands reek with nicotine. That’s why their constant use is bad. The N.Z. tobaccos aro so pure and so comparatively free from nicotine that you can pnif them all day without fear of consequences. You can’t beat them for flavour. Try “Riverhead Gold” a line aromatic, “Toasted Navy Cut” (Bulldog) medium, or “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullshead) full strength.* 09-