Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3704, 15 October 1927, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thq third dam at Mangahao, wil he completed within a few days.

A resident of Auckland is the authority for a statement that there has been scarcely, a day without rain in Auckland during the past six months.

A fire destroyed Gamman’s sawmill at Ohakune Junction on Thursday. The brigade saved several thousand pounds’ worth of sawn timber in the yard. The fire is a serious blow to the workers, who have been on short time during the slump. Arthur Barnes was committed for trial at Wanganui on Thursday on a charge of manslaughter arising out of the accident on August 27, when Mrs. Ellen Jorgensen, aged 71, was knocked down by a bunch of road racing cyclists, of whom Barnes was one, later dying. About four years ago the Cook County Council was prompted to make use of some of the small areas of waste ground; that it has in various parts of the county. A tree planting scheme was instituted, with the result that there are now from 30,000 to 40,000 healthy gums growing vigorously on a number of small areas.

The Australian High Commissioner, Sir Granville Ryrie, urged fifty departing Dreadnought boys to get the ship’s barber to clip their hair before landing in Australia. “They don’t like to see boys with long hair anyhow in Australia. It’s no place for it. It also might prejudice your chances. You cannot drive sheep and brush your hair at once.”

Bogus “lawn mower experts” arc said, to be operating in Invercargill. The method adopted is to approach housewives when their husbands are at work, and mentioning that, by the look of the lawn, the mower needs attention. About 10 minutes’ “adjustment” with a screw-driver is then made and a fee of 7/G or 10/eollected. The lawn mower is never repaired and is usually left in a worse condition than before tine supposed expert operated on it. A lady of CO who had been 20 years in New Zealand was surprised to find that she could not receive an old age pension of 17/C a week with under 25 years’ residence. She decided to go to England, in the hope of receiving more liberal treatment, but on arrival there learnt that the minimum age in England is 70 years, the maximum pension 5/- a week, and a continuous residence of 12 years is a necessary qualification. i

An unusual accident on the Remuera Club’s greens on Saturday puts at a discount the ‘popular idea that a bowling green is a safe and sure retreat from the hurry and speed of modern life. (says an Auckland paper). A skip sent up a fast bowl which drove straight through to the jack. The latter was propelled with force against another bowl and cannoned off it to hit a bowler on the back of the neck. The blow was a severe one and dazed the player for a few 'moments, but he apparently suffered no serious ill-effect.

A contest unique in the history of New Zealand cycling will take place on November 11, G. W. Prebble and \V. Coman will be the contestants, the route being from Dunedin to Christchurch —a distance of _ 230 miles. The race will commence at about 1 a.m., finishing at English Park somewhere about 7 o’clock in the evening of the same day. The contest will be held on Show Day, for which date the'Christchurch Cycling Club has arranged a meeting in the evening. The Christchurch Cycling Club will give £ls towards the prizes, this bringing the stake money to £55. The contest is the result of lengthy correspondence in which challenges were made and accepted.

For being intoxicated ' while in charge of a motor car, a young man, Harold McCloughen, was fined £2O in the Auckland S.M. Court on Thursday and his license canselled for two years. “No official itinerary of the All Blacks’ tour in South Africa has yet reached the New Zealand Rugby Union,”"‘declared Mr. S. S. Dean, chairman of the Management Committee to-day. “But if the itinerary which has appeared in the Press in the Dominion is accurate it will probably meet with strong Disposition from the Management Committee.

During a picnic at Bridgewater, a hillside resort near Adelaide, Devine Nellie Schmidt, aged 18 was shot'five times in the head. William Haines, aged 25, was afterwards arrested and charged with murder. It is stated that after shooting Miss Schmidt, Haines walked into the bush and turned the revolver on himself, inflicting a wound in his head which is not serious. Jealousy is believed to be the motive of the crime.

While riding a motor-cycle along Kawa Kawa Road, Feilding, last night, Gordon Coffar, aged 18, single, crashed into a cabbage tree on the side of the road and sustained a severe fracture of the skull. It is understood that the lights of the motor-cycle were not functioning properly when the accident occurred. Coffar was admitted to the Palmerston North Hospital at 10 o’clock, and he is reported to be in a serious condition.

At the end of August there were in the Palmerston North Hospital 180 patients, while 252 were admitted during September. During that month, however, 233 patients were discharged, jnul 12 died, leaving 187 patients remaining in the hospital at the end of September. The average daily number of occupied beds was 189.3. During the month 14 patients were admitted to the isolation wards, 9 suffering from scarlet fever, 5 from diphtheria. Remaining in isolation at the end of the month were 3G patients, 28 being in the scarlet fever ward and 8 in the diphtheria ward. Owing to the Government grant not being available, the United Fire Brigade Association has decided not to hold a Dominion demonstration next year. In view of this proposal has been made that a district demonstration be held for all Brigades in the area from Wairoa, Taihape, and Marton in the North to Levin and Petone in the South, covering Hawke’s Bay, Rangitikei, Manawatu, Wairarapa and the Wellington'districts. Owing to Levin’s position and easy accessibility, there is every likelihood that this demonstration will take place there (says the Chronicle), though of course, other centres in the area will be keen to secure the gather-

“In New Zealand there are more miles of roads which may be used summer and winter per car than there are in all the States of America, except two, and we have about 15 more miles per car of surfaced roads than has California,” said the Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. J. G. Coates) in the House of Representatives yesterday. “These facts illustrate the extraordinary strides which we have made in road construction in comparison with other countries,” Mr. Coates added. The Prime Minister forgot to add that there is as much difference in the surface of the roads he compares as between chalk and cheese. Arterial roads throughout America are laid down scientifically as ours will be —some day.

At last meeting of the Wanganui Education Board, Mr. Hornblow in discussing the camp for malnutrition children, held at Turakina, moved that the Hospital Boards in the educational district be asked to contribute towards the cost of same. At Thursday’s meeting of the Palmerston Hospital Board a grant of £25 was agreed to. A letter from the Education Board stated that the great majority of those children who had attended these camps had derived considerable benefit from the special treatment given them. A careful watch was kept upon them by a skilled medical officer. The value of the camps was recognised by the Health Department, and it was believed that when finances permitted the Department would take over the whole responsibility of conducting the camps.

Pipe tobacco alone contributed £130,384 to the New Zealand revenue during the first quarter of the present year, in the shape of Custom’s duties. Wonderful is the popularity of what Charles Kingsley called “the diviuest weed under heaven.” Opponents of tobacco may say what they will, but the fact remains—smokiug does more good than harm—provided .always that the ’baccy is pure and of first class quality. It’s undoubtedly true, however, that brands heavily charged with nicotine are best avoided, and it is no less true that the imported tobaccos are practically all open to that objection. Our own New Zealand varieties are the best. Sweet, cool, and fragrant they are comparatively free from nicotine and the fact that the leaf is toasted is the secret of their delightful flavour and fine aroma. They don’t bite the tongue; they don’t affeet the heart or nerves. They may be indulged in freely without fear of consequences. There are several varieties. Ask your tobacconist for “Riverhead Gold” mild, “Navy Cut” (Bulldog), medium, or “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullshead) full strength,

Advertiser wants two women assistants for washing-up at Sports meeting.

Synthetic tobacco is the latest “substitute” produced in Germany. Thin sheets of prepared paper are impregnated with chemically-made nicotine. Dyed and perfumed to resemble real tobacco, they are then made into cigars.

Speaking at the Hibernian Benefit Society meeting at Sydney, Archbishop Kelly, deploring the increasing gambling craze, gave the advice never to make a winning bet, and to remember the old Italian proverb, “Never win a lottery.” He added: “When you start betting, you start going down a slippery path.”

The folly of tearing up a ticket* was evidenced on Saturday, when a lady at the Otaki races entered the offi.ce of the secretary complaining that she had destroyed a ticket which was discovered to have been' the winner. The secratary proved sympathetic and assisted in gumming it to a piece of paper, the lady going on her way rejoicing.

The pay-out for butterfat supplied to the Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd., for the month of September will be 1/6& per lb. The directors have also decided to pay put on the 20th the balance of bonus, viz., id per lb. for butterfat supplied during last season, also 6 per cent, on paid-up shares.

When Vanzetti’s sister, carrying the urn containing her executed brother’s ashes, arrived at his birthplace, C'uneo (Italy), for the interment,, the Bishop of Cuneo refused Christian rites, because Vanzetti had always boasted he was an atheist. His last words in the electric chair were: “Long live Anarchy!” , .

Last, week a Dunedin firm advertised for a typiste at the‘commencing salary of £1 per week. The position was rushed. Girls from fourteen upwards applied, and the advertiser had over fifty names to select from. In the same issue an advertisement of a similar size of a general. Not one girl made called applications for th& position inquiries .about tlife position, although it was worth double the remuneration of the typiste’s position. The modern young girl and employment constitute a problem, states a southern exchange.

What stage of proficiency is necessary before pne can be called a “swimmer?” Mr. William Henry, the secretary of the British Royal Life-Saving Society, suggests that an average swimmer should be able to swim, without a rest, 100 yards breast stroke and 50 yards on the back, without using the hands, 0.e., propelling the body by the legs only. It is the arms that tire first, but any one who can swim 150 yards in the two styles mentioned, says Mr. Henry, can be considered a “swimmer” and competent to look after himself in any ordinary emergency. It is the stage of proficiency that should be aimed at by everyone.

At irregular intervals the advent of a “ghost” has caused a polishing up of imaginations, and stories have been circulated with everincreasing terrors added as they have gone the rounds. The latest story in this class comes form Allenton, where a party of tin-ket-tlers were surprised in their revelries by being confronted with a white-draped figure (says the Ashburton Guardian). The male members of the party gave chase, aided by a dog. Numbers gave strength to the boldness of the pursuers, but fear of the consequences of being caught added speed to the fugitive’s legs and he cleared a fence

as his pursuers gained on him. Pulling the sheet from his shoulders, the “spook” mounted a bicycle and vanished down the road.