Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3718, 17 November 1927, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17 1927. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Oroua Downs rural delivery service commenced last week.

The date of re-opening schools after the Christmas holidays in the Wanganui district was fixed at last evening’s Education Board meeting as Wednesday, February Ist, 1928.

Arrangements are to be made in Wanganui schools for the reception of a wrieless programme, suitable for school children, broadcast from station 2YA, Wellington, on December 13th.

Proficiency examinations- in the main centres of the l .Wanganui education district are to take place about December sth. In the country areas the examnations: are to be held on November 30fh.

Under the new motor regulations silencers are compulsory on all motor vehicles, “cut-outs” are forbidden, and also “undue noises caused by the vehicle being in a state of disrepair or by the manner in which it is loaded.”

The children’s health camp at Turakinn, under Dr. Elizabeth Gunn, has experienced a certain amount of discomfort by reason of the recent inclement weather. The children are well cared for. however and are quite happy.

As the coming Christmas Day and New Year's Day fall on Sundays, the Labour Department points out that the Public Holidays Act provides that the holidays, are to be held on the succeeding-Monday and Boxing Day pn the Tuesday. It is reported that the late shopping nights in both Christmas and New Year weeks will be Fridays.

A large gathering of the Bench, the legal profession, and Justices of the Peace at the Auckland Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday-presided over by the Senior Magistrate, Mr. E. C. Cutten, paid a tribute to the memory of the late Mr. J. W. Poynton, S.M. Mr. Cutten expressed regret at the death of an excellent colleague, and bore testimony to his conscientious discharge •of duty throughout his long illness.

Sixty-six eases appear on -the divorce list to he dealt with’ before Mr. Justice Herdman in the Auckland Supreme Court. -Wives’ petitions predominate, numbering 38, against 28 in which the husband is the petitioner. In 16 eases desertion is given as the 'ground for seeking a dissolution of marriage, while in 15 eases mutual separation is cited, and in 12 cases failure to comply with decrees for the restitution of conjugal rights is given as the basis for action. There are six petitions for the restitution of conjugal rights.

To be aroused from sleep at 1 a.m. by the persistent ringing of the telephone, and to he told that ‘“Auskland wants to speak to you” was a novel experience of a leading commercial man in Dunedin. The. firm’s representative in Auckland wanted lo speak to his chief on urgent business and as the ordinary telegram would take 1 too much time in bringing , a reply he conceived the idea of ringing up. The voice came through the telephone quite distinctly, as plainly as if the speaker were in the same room. . , -

Choosing a birthday present for a man is not quite so simple a matter as it seems —until you tackle the job. You may so easily give him somethin"- lie has no use for. There is, however, one thing that few men will despise—a hit of really good tobacco —a brand as free from nicotine as possible, because nicotine is had, and unfortunately the imported ’baceios are full of it. If you want a really pure tobacco, almost free from nicotine, and which, therefore, can lie smoked for hours at a time if desired without any harmful effects, choose our own New Zealand-grown article. A pound of it makes a splendid gift. It is better than the best imported, sweet, cool and fragrant. This tobacco largely owes its outstanding excellence to the fact that the leaf is toasted —quite a new idea. There are several varieties, so all smokers can ho suited. Ask for “Riverhead Gold” (mild), “Navy Cut” (Bulldog), medium, or “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullshead), full strength, A discovery of two skulls was made on Sunday evening by Mr. Jackson, of Devonport, at the corner of Cheltenham road and Beach road (states the “New Zealand Herald”). The skulls had been imbedded in a rock-hank on the beach. The waves and wind have removed some.of the rocks and the sand has gradually filtered down. Several similar discoveries have been made in the locality, and, as there was an old Maori pa at the foot of North Head, residents hold Hie theory that the place where the skulls have been found was either a Maori burial ground or the scene of some forgotten tribal conflict. Both the skulls found on Sunday appeared very old and were not complete.