Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3652, 16 June 1927, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The l payment for bi,itterfnt supplied to tlie Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co., for the month of May will be 1/4 per lb.

A somewhat novel method of football practice is reported locally, ft is rumoured that a local rep. player is keeping' tit by playing five Chinese Rugby on his own every evening. A lien the question of pur. basing a load •o-meter was before I 'm Hob son County .Council, Cr. DnrgaviPe asked if they could uoi get something British. He hated these Yankee affairs. A councillor: "Docs the councillor drive a British ear? (Laughter). At the Town Hall skating rink on Tuesday night the ladies slow race was won by Miss Gay and the men's potato race by Mr Taylor. Next Tuesday a paper hat crossword competition will take place. The hats with words printed on them 'will be supplied by the management. Bishop Mitchell, a visitor to' Auckland from tlie Philippines, told a Sun reporter: “We never eat anv r tiling but New Zealand butter at our home in Manila. Mrs. Mitchell refuses to have any other. We certainly pay a little more for it than wo do for American, but it’s the best.” A suggestion was made at the last meeting of the Palmerston Chamber of Commerce that a deputation wait upon the Prime Minister re changing Palmerston’s name. “I think that it would-be a bit premature,” said the chairman (Mr. M. A. Elliott). “We had better leave it for a while.”

The Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co. were very successful with their butter exhibits at the Winter Show at Palmerston North. They won the New Zealand Championship Cup out of 28 entries, representative of the leading factories in the Dominion, besides securing two seconds and a third. The company won the championship last year and bv winning two years in succession they are debarred from competing for it in the future. The manager, Mr. .1. Aim, is to be congratulated on bis suecesses-

It was on May 21, 1860, that Janies McKay purchased from the Maoris the whole of the West Coast from below Ml. Cook to Cape Parcwell, and half-way inland, for the sum of £3OO. Little did they know that they were standing on the beach, between Hokitika and Greymouth, the sand was strewn with millions of pounds worth being subsequently extracted therefrom. McKay was a great explorer on the Coast and the only memorial to him left is a street in Greymouth named Mac Kay Street.

A little story illustratinng the value of some knowledge of what to do and what not to do in cases of emergency was told at a Red Cross meeting in Wellington.. by Captain Galloway, M.C. It concerned two little girls living near Wellington, who had had some Red Cross training although they were only ten and twelve years old. One day their father came home with influenza and decided to take some aspirin and brandy. Instead be took aspirin and iodine. The child of twelve gave him an emetic and the younger one ran for the doctor.

A serious epidemic of distemper is raging' among dogs in Auckland. “The outbreak is the worst I have seen in Auckland during the past twelve or fourteen years,’’ said a veterinary surgeon. “The mortality rate is very high, and dogs belong ing to all sections of the community are being attacked by the malady.” In its most serious form —the pneumonic type —death often ,takes place quickly, but in its other forms the affected animals may linger for three weeks. The veterinary surgeon added that vaccination was believed to be a safeguard against infection, but it was no use treating the animal once it was attacked. So far as treating valuable dogs was concerned, veterinary surgeons often encountered the initial difficulty that their services were not Requisitioned until the disease had become highly developed. “Dog distemper will not affect other animals or human beings,” said the surgeon in reply to a question.

Barometric readings made on Mount Egmont ou Sunday showed that, in the fatal slide the Wanganui party, which came to grief on May 11, slipped 1,000 feet. The first slide was of 600 feet and the second of 400 feet (says the Eltham Argus). A Sunday school treat will be held in the Town Hall supper-room to-morrow at, 5 p.m. to be followed by singing and prize-giving and an address on “Flaxnulling; it’s spiritual lessons.” Parents and friends are cordialy invited to be present. Searching a man who had been arrested for drunkenness, the Hastings police drew forth singles, fivers. and tenners in such number (says the “Tribune”) as almost to create a suspicion that a bank robber had fallen into their hands. The inebriate proved .to have been carrying on his person no less a sum than £1.95 11s 4d.

A crowd of upwards of 12,000 witnessed the Rugby football match between Palmerston N. High School and Te Ante College at Palmerston N. show»grounds yesterday afternoon. The game was a brilliant exposition and resulted in a win for High School by 6 points (two unconverted tries) to 5 (a converted try).

At last night’s meeting of the Wanganui Education Board reference was made to the Minister’s visit to the Board’s district by the chairman (Mr. Collins), who stated that much good would result from the Minister’s personal inspection of the schools, although he would have liked the Minister to have inspected some of the schools in the back-blocks.

Mr. A. Lee, an employee of Mr. If. Osborne, met with a painful accident yesterday afternoon. He was e.ngagpt! in pushing a belt over on a moving pally when the stick botame eaught in the belt and struck him severely mi the stomach, Mr Lee was removed to his home where he waived medieal attention and is reported to be progressing favourably.

Two more men were before the Auckland Court yesterday in connection with tlie raid on a gambling den on Saturday night. One was fined £1 for being found on the premises and the other discharged, there being no case against him, it being proved he was in the building to make an appointment to take physical instruction,lessons. Counsel stated that the man was a Government servant and his name was suppressed. At last night’s meeting of the Wanganui Education Board, Mr. Hornhlow suggested that a raised kerb should replace the picket fence in front of the Terrace End school. He stated that kerbs should replace fences in* the town schools as it was an incentive to make the grounds attractive. The suggestion was adopted and the recommendation is to be forwarded on to the Terrace End Committee.

The eclipse of the. moon, which look place last evening could, not be observed locally owing to the moon being hidden behind a bank of clouds.. Quite a clear view was obtained at Sandon, however. The moon entered the penumbra at 5.4, and the umbra at 6.13, disappeared at 7.44, and remained hidden until 8.5. The total eclipse lasted just on twenty minutes, while the whole phenomenon of the eclipse occupied five and three-quarter hours.

The amount of tobacco consumed by different smokers varies considerably. Some will use a couple of ounces a day, while others are satisfied with less. The moderate smoker averages perhaps three ounces a week. Indulged in with discretion, tobacco is admittedly rather beneficial than otherwise. It is chiefly a question of nicotine. The habitual use of tobacco heavily charged with nicotine may result in nerve and heart trouble or weakening of the eyesight. As a matter of fact, practically all imported tobaccos ebntain an excess of nicotine. In that connection it may interest the reader to learn that the purest . tobaccos produced are grown in Now Zealand. They contain comparatively such a small percentage of nicotine that they may be indulged in ad. lib., with safety. A peculiarity of their manufacture, by the way. is that they are all toasted. Hence their fine flavour. They are adapted to all tastes. “Riverhoad Gold” is mild, “Navy Cut” (Bulldog) is medium, and “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullshead) full. You can buy them at any tobacconists. “Caversham Mixture” is. the latest addition. 17.