Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 1927 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3689, 10 September 1927, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 1927 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. Thomas Parker, of Ngaruawahia, has been announced as the Liberal candidate for Raglan, by Mr. W. A. Veitch, M.P., Leader of the Liberal Party.

The riveters are now at work on the last span of the Mokau bridge. By the end of this week it should be concreted. The s.s. Wetere was the first vessel to go under the lifting span, which worked perfectly. Seven of the opossum trappers who have been operating on the ranges behind New Plymouth have had a very successful season. One secured nearly 1000 skins, while another finished with over 700.

Thomas Victor Crease, aged 41. the Wellington representative of the English firm, of Whiteaway and Co., was charged in the Wellington Magistrate's Court with misappropriating £656 2s 5d belonging to his firm. He was remanded to September 21. Frank Shackleton, missing from the Ashburton Old Men's Home for some time, fell down a sixfy feet cliff face at Sumner on Thursday afternoon. He was picked up unconscious, taken to the doctor and then to the Christchurch Hospital. His injuries are very serious.

“Do you think it is wise for the children to view the Court House from the school?” smilingly asked the Hon. K. S. Williams when inspecting the old Foxton Court House on Wednesday. “Perhaps its just as well,” replied Mr. Hornblow, “that they should be reminded of the majesty of the law.”

The total area in the National Endowment at March 31 last war. 8,976,000 acres. Of this 6,731,289 acres was held on lease or license subdivided into 4485 holdings, the annual rent payable being £138,040 while a very large aea, part however, covered by existing leases, has been set apart as provisional State forests. The total revenue derived from this endowment during tinpast year was £147,154. It is reported that finds of gold have been made in creeks on the western shores of Lake Taupo, 20 miles from Taupo township (reports an exchange). Three parties of prospectors have been employed in the locality for some time, and it is stated that they have found sufficient alluvial gold to pay expenses, and that prospects are Access to the spot is obtained by launch from Taupo.

The Hon. Minister of Health has consented to lay the foundation stones of the Maternity Home at the Palmerston North Hospital, on Monday, the 26th September at 2 p.m. The stones will be of Scotch granite, one on each side of the main entrance. One will contain the names of the Hospital Board while the inscription on the other will read as follows: —“The generosity of the public of the Palmerston North Hospital district, assisted by Mr. J. A. Nash, M.P., in his public capacity, provided funds to enable the Palmerston North Hospital Board to erect this Home.”

When reporting at Thursday’s meeting upon the admission and discharge of patients from Palmerston North Hospital duiing August, the Medical Superintendent (Dr. F. Cl. Ward) mentioned that a record had been constituted in respect of the average number of occupied beds which had been 180.5. This- was an increase of 21 over the previous month. Owing to the great increase of scarlet fever during August, it was found necessary to rearrange the isolation block. Forty-one patients were admitted 'during the month, thirty being for scarlet fever and eleven for diphtheria.

“We are not producing sufficient great leaders in our cities and country to man the positions which call for the supreme qualities of leadership,” said the Rev. D. C. Herron (president of the Auckland Council of Christian Congregations) at the annual meeting of the council on Monday (reports the “Auckland Star”). He attributed the cause to the education system, saying that apparently the minds and imaginations of men were not being stirred to respond to the appeal for public service and statesmanship. It was for the educational institutions to explain why men were not offering in larger numbers for the positions in public life, and to scrutinise the results of the materialistic training given in the schools of New Zealand. There was a deplorable lack, lie said, of that idealism, inspired by the great.public schools of England, which -kept thrusting out on the surface men of wide outlook and vision who made the sacrifice necessary for public leadership. *

When participating in a game of football, part of the cadet training, on the racecourse on Monday afternoon, Cadet W. ILirini had the misfortune to fall heavily and break his collarbone.

“I do not know what the increase in longevity during the scientific era—which is perhaps the last humdred years—may be, but it is at least 15 or 20 years, if not more,” said Dr. Coleridge Farr at a meeting of the Society for Imperial Culture.

Estimated prices for gorse grubbing work often show startling variations. Such was the case with 30 tenders which were received by the Wlanganui Agricultural Association in connection with work on a section at Wanganui East. The lowest tender was for £2O and the highest £l2O. “If some of you suppliers would cut out talking politics on your way home, and knock off arguing as to who has the best cow on the road, you would find that your hot water would be a great deal hotter when you reached home,” was one aspect of a discussion at a Taranaki dairy coinpany’.s meeting when there was talk of discontinuing the supply of hot wafer at the factory.

At the Auckland Police Court this week Milroy Smillie |23) was charged with assaulting Sophie Shepherd and causing actual bodily harm. The police stated that the accused was keeping company with Miss Shepherd and struck her with a hammer, inflicting a deep cut on her head. It was not very serious but she was in the hospital. Smillie had two sheath knive|; when he was arrested, and stated that he was going to take his own life. The accused was remanded, and bail was refused.

Liberated about 20 years ago, some Japanese deer, which belong to the Sika family, seem to have thrived. During the Easter holidays, according to the annual report of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, seven fine heads were got by stalkers on the Kaimanawa Ranges, five being-eight-pointers and two seven-pointers. The Japanese deer are smaller than the average red deer and New Zealand is the only country besides Japan where they are found.

A solemn requiem Mass for the late Father Fitzgibbon was held in St. Andrew’s Catholic Church, Levin, on Wednesday morning, and was attended by 38 members of the clergy and a congregation that crowded the building. The visiting .clergy included the Right Rev. Monsignor McKenna, of Masterton, and priests from many parts of New Zealand, even as far away as. the Auckland and Taranaki districts and places in the South Island. Father Kelly was celebrant of the Mass, Father Ecdeton deacon, Father Quealey sub-deacon, and Father Devoy master of ceremonies; and the service was devoutly sung by the choir and assembled priests. Father Kimbell, of Wanganui, preached an eloquent sermon, in which he expressed a fitting eulogy of the late Father Fitzgibbon and spoke of the duties and relations of a priest to the Caholic people. After the service the clergy gathered together at lunch at the Levin Hotel before returning to their respective parishes.

London doctors are once more debating the old old question: “Is smoking injurious?” The well-worn 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 Do-minion-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. for “Riverhcad Gold” mild aromatic, “Toasted-Navy Cut” (Bulldog), medium, or “Cut Plug No 10” (Bullshead), full flavour.