Manawatu Herald THURSDAY JULY 21. 1927 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3668, 21 July 1927, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY JULY 21. 1927 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

, r —*— r Marton has had a volunteerApjrr Brigade for-49 years. The Foxton Racing Club invi't' application's for the outing of lupii on the roadway bounding the race course. The s.s. Kennedy arrived in prii yesterday with a cargo of about J.)w tons of general merchandise, alid drawing eiglit feet of water. ij Mr. T. Madge tried his hi’ twelve-seater Studebaker bus Jus; on the Foxton run yesterday. The new char-a-banc is the latest thing in comfort. A large rat visited the orchestral stalls in the Wanganui Opera House the other evening, and created! a stir as it scampered under the seats. 'if At last night’s meeting of the Wanganui Education Board it was decided to recommend to the Department an application from Mrs Stanley, of the local school, for; a teacher’s transfer to Victoria. - A totara log 52ft. in length with a circumference at one end of lift. Din. and 7ft. bin. at the other, was taken from the Wanganui river By the Harbour Board engineer and officials and hoisted on to the wharf last week. It is estimated that it will cut into at least 400 substantial posts. “About a quarter of a million has been left by members of my congregation during the seven years I have been at St. Andrews’, and not one penny lias gone to the church. It is astonishing how people forget the church in their wills,” said the Rev. •N. L. D. Webster at the Presbytery meeting in Christchurch. ' A mishap occurred at the Harbour Board shed yesterday, during the unloading of the s.s. Kennedy! A sling, lowered a little too quickly jam'bed the end of a barrow against the leg of one of the workers on the wharf. Pino quickly lifted the load, however, and released the unfortunate man, who luckily escaped a fractured leg. At the Sandon school on Tuesday afternoon the Hornblow Shield and certificates won by the school teams (boys and girls) in the athletic competitions at the Sandon sports

for schools with an attendance of not more than 80, were presented. Brief and congratulatory speeches were made by the chairman of committee (Mr. Pearce), Messrs Hornblow (donor), M. E. Perreau (Mayor of Foxton), and F. Mason (headmaster of the Foxton District High School). Cheers were given for the winners and Mr. Stevenson (headmaster) responded on behalf of the school. The visitors and parents were subsequently entertained at afternoon tea by the wives of the Sanson school committeemen.

A large car pulled up in front of a bowser in a certain locality andthe driver asked the proprietor to fill up the car tank, which held nine gallons of petrol. The filling operation completed, the driver, feeling in his pockets, regretted that he hadn’t the price of the benzine on him but said he was a well-known man in an adjoining city. The petrol pump owner demurred and said he did not give credit. Then a thought struck him and he invited the purchaser to step inside and write his name, and while he did so, the bowser man took possession of a spare wheel at the back of the car and locked it up. The car owner urns then informed that when the petrol was paid for lie would return the wheel. This had the desired effect of producing the cash and the wheel was returned and the car left with the least possible delay.

Five £2O notes land on Monday money was the propet'tA Barry, and was in an charge of a message boy. lost the envelope, and no triSucrf it has been found. •1; Pointing out that the expenditure of county councils on main higher a.\ i is becoming a heavy charge ;<>q the ratepayers, Sir George Hunter (,Waipawa) gave notice in the House of Representatives on Friday to.,ask the Prime Minister whether he would institute legislation this session having as its objective the provision of a more equitable distribution of the cost of maintaining the main highways. j “When you are competing for a priz'd you should still remember that tile 1 spirit of the game remains the most'important feature,” said Mr J. S. Lyons, champion of the Stratford'Bowling Club, in replying to a ‘toast at a function held recently in Stnitford. If, said Mr Lyons, bdW'lefs always approached their games in a true sporting spirit and played the game for the game’s Shk‘e, they could never be accused !<>f "pot-hunting. The following is the best method of. cleaning the radiator internally, and ■ the “Wheel” advises that it should lie practised at least every i three months. Drain the radiator And fill with clean hot water. Add half a teacup of' baking soda. Run the engine for five minutes. Then drain the radiator, flush two or three times with clean water, running the engine for a few minutes each time. At least once a month drain The radiator and fill with clean water. Rusty water which will accumulate in any radiator naturally will cool more slowly than clean water.

The Leader <of the Opposition Holland) was twitted by (lit. Hon J. G. 1 o u s e for his that he had been the Press; and later interjected ake the responsis '-?.-i eared in country Minister rethose jourus'V careful with a loud outburst still when the that he .' ''Hollywood railway u.sing , ' ie hi, ' week/; A, ’ey . f the |di :yei‘ T v -of‘ which I,4 was aj‘° rently dazzled, strucf( K ihc ieiu'c’"' igside the railway, and remained on the line. A' hurried search for ropes was unsuccessful. Suggestions that the stationmaster should be asked to stop a train which wa approaching were impracticable on account of the time it would take. The male passengers in a bus were requisitioned to push the car away. The driver was all smiles as the train flashed past not 30 seconds later.

The effect of legislation passed last year reducing the age limits for candidates for junior and senior national scholarships was explained by the Director of Education, Mr T. B. Strong. Mr Strong said that the changes would not ap- . ply until the 1928 examinations, and that for the examinations next November candidates who were not over fourteen years of age on Ist .December might sit, while the senior national scholarships would be open to candidates not over sixteen years of age on that date. He added that candidates who, under the altered conditions for 1928 would be ineligible should take care to enter for the 1927 examinations, application forms for which had to be filled in by Bth September.

A fox terrier pup and a cord conveying current to an electric radiator were the elements in a little comedy enacted in a Wellington suburb a few evenings ago. Left alone in a room where the electric heater was radiating its welcome heat, the pup looked around for .something to gnaw. The green cord attracted his eye, and his sharp teeth soon made short work of the insulating material. Before long the live wire was reached, and the pup in two senses experienced the shock of his brief life. With one bound he was out through the window, and he never stopped until he had, placed a quarter of a mile between him and the nasty cord. It was not until some hours later that the, owner was able to find and take home a very disconsolate pup, which since then has given all rope and cord a wide berth. One has now only to display an innocent piece’of lind cord and off goes the pup “for his life.”

Having been a member of a school committee for 44 years, Mr J. Downing, of Wallaceville, has, it is believed, established a record for New Zealand so far as .honorary public service is. concerned (says the Wanganui Herald). Mr Downing, whose splendid service was mentioned in the Wellington Education Board’s annual report last week, arrived in New Zealand from England 'in January, 1876, and shortly afterwards began farming in the Upper Ilutt district. He was elected as a member of the Upper Hutt School Committee, a position which he held, until two years later, when he went to Wallaceville. There was no school there at the time, and Mr Downing worked hard to have one established. When, shortly afterwards, a school was erected, Mr Downing was elected to the committee, and, with the exception of a break about four years ago, has been a member ever since.

BBHHHBBHBHEeaIaiid rifle shots at the N.S.W. rifle in October. MWient number of Allied maintained on the Rhine comprises 7300 British, 46,500 French, and 4300 Belgians. Only 27 ratepayers out of 1,500 in the Raglan county failed to pay their rates last year. The total rates collected from Europeans was £29,320, with only £546 outstanding. In the terms of the Amendment to the Justices of the Peace Act, 1926, members of the Upper and Lower Houses are now able to take declarations in regard to pensions. Recent improvements in telephone instruments are the automatic exchange, which gives the “engaged” and the loud-speaking instrument. Converstations can be carried on within 50ft. of this instrument. Fullers Opera House site, Auckland, where a fire occurred last December, was offered at auction, being withdrawn at £43,000, which represented approximately £390 a foot on the Wellesley St. frontage. The Turkish Government will in future take one cigarette from all packages of twenty..-The sale of like odd cigarettes will be devoted to the construction of army aeroplanes. The Hawera Primary School hag an orchestra of 30 young players. It is doubtful whether there is a better musical combination in any of the primary schools in New Zealand. The gate receipts so far at the matches in which the Canadian soccer team has been engaged aggregate £4679 and the expenses will total £7OOO, so that £2321 must be raised from the remaining matches. It is stated that 24 railway wagons were necessary to convey from Auckland the belongings of two families who intend to take up farming at Putaruru, and that the freight bill ran to £2OO. Messrs Madge Bros. Char-a-banc will convey patrons to the Moutoa entertainment to-morrow night free of charge. The char-a-banc will leave the Foxton Post Office at 7.30 o’clock. Attention is also drawn to Messrs Madge Bros. Moutoa timetable, appearing in our advertising columns.

At Monday’s meeting of the local Plunket Society it was not decided to make application for the use of the building adjoining the Council Chambers as a Plunket room. An apology for unavoidable absence from Mr. Trueman, one of the newly appointed members of the men’s committee, was also received at the meeting. ‘

“A man who drives a car and takes one glass of liquor is a fool •to himself and a fool to the public,” said Mr E. D. Mosley, S.M., in the Christchurch Magistrate’s Court the other day. “If there is any accident, the smell of liquor hangs on to the driver, putting him. under suspicion immediately.” “Why used we to clothe our soldiers in refit” asked Mr. E. Douglas Taylor (president of the Society of Professional Musicians), in the course of a lecture at Wellington. “Because (he answered) red is a lighting colour. That is why the revolutionists have a red flag, red armies, and so on, and why Socialists wear red ties: —that is to say, those Socialists who are out to perform the wonderful feat of fighting their brethren to produce brotherhood.”

What must be a record in brief church services was held during the Maori ceremonies at the opening of a meeting-house at Parilntka recently (says the Taranaki Herald). The call to lunch had interrupted the conclusion of the speeches of welcome, and before dispersing for the midday meal Atua suggested that, as it was Sunday, they should hold “clutch.” However, he said, they were in a hurry to go to lunch, so he would make it short. At his request, Maoris and pakehas respectfully removed their hats and cigarettes. Mounting a chair, Atua explained that he would ring the bell he carried three times for “chitch.” “One! two! three!” he counted, then announced that “chitch” was over, much to the amused astonishment of the gathering, which promptly dispersed to the several dining rooms for lunch.

“Is smoking injurious?” Dr. Giotti, the famous Italian nerve specialist, says it entirely depends on the tobacco. He states that many of the well-known American brands are so rich in nicotine that

they are best avoided, because their constant use is bound to cause nerve trouble. He considers smoking may be actually beneficial under the proper conditions. His advice to smokers is: “Select a brand that while satisfying your ‘tobaccohunger’ is yet practically free from nicotine.” But it is not always easy to find such tobacco. However, we certainly have them right here in New Zealand. They are grown and the leaf is cured and

manufactured for the market within the Dominion. In fact, tobacco culture and manufacture now constitute one of our most promising industries. Moreover, our New Zealand grown tobaccos are so pure and relatively so free from nicotine that they quite fulfil the Italian specialist’s conditions. They may be obtained from any tobacconist. Ask for “Riverhead Gold,” mild; “Navy Cut” (Bulldog), medium; or “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullshead), full strength. 43.

In an old paper was the following paragraph: “One of the most curious arrangements of words is the sentence: ‘Sator aredo tenet opera rotas.’ It is pretty bad Latin, but may be freely translated: ‘I cease from my work; the sower will wear away his wheels.” ” It spells backward and forward the same. The first eltter of each word spells the first word. The second letter of each word spells the second word; and so on with the third, fourth anl fifth words. The last letters read backward spell the first word; the next to the last the second word, and so on throughout. There are just as many letters in each word as there are words.