Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3739, 10 January 1928, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At last niait’s Borough Council meeting aceomts amounting to £BOB 17s 6d, were for payment;"’ Owing to wlpng calculation, the tide-table on page 4 has, since the beginning of th« month, been about two hours out. BA revised table has now been inselted which should .give the correct|times. Messrs Wbrii Bros. Circus will visit Foxton on Friday, February 3rd this year. iMany new and novel attractions are included in this year’s programme which is considered to be better than ever.

At last night’s Borough Council meeting the poundkeeper reported that during the month four head of stock had been impounded and driving fees to the extent of 2/collected.

'Mr W. D. Bauckham, who recently disposed of his Foxton grocery business, has commenced business in Masterton and his many local friends will wish him well! His business in Masterton is known as ithe “Cash and Carry” store.

A merry-go-round decorated with glittering spangles and the usual musical accompaniment when in motion, has been erected in a vacant section locally and is proving an attraction to the children, and as a result, there is a slight falling off in the ice-cream market. World leaders who are still living do not reach the limit of their ability until they are past 60 or close to 70. “In the world war all the great commanders on ' botlc sides • Hindenbrug, von Bulow, Foeh, Haig, and Pershing—were 60 or near it.”

'Sixty thousand people attended the England-Waratah match at Twickenham on Saturday, including the Duke of York. The weather was tine and the ground was dry with a light wind. The game resulted in a win for England by 18 points to 11., On charges of using premises in Eltham as common gaming houses and carrying on the business of bookmaking, John Dewar McKay, ironmonger, and Antonio ■ Novak, restaurant keeper, were on Saturday remanded to Saturday next at Eltham. Bail of £l5O each was renewed.

The liquid bell-like notes of the tui are again to be heard at Havelock North, the birds having returned a few days ago, which is ah earlier reappearance than in previous years, (says the “Tribune”). Usually they come'at the time the flowering gum trees burst into blossom, staying through the winter and early spring, and take their departure with the last of the lucerne tree flowers.

Dairy company directors and factory managers will meet at Wanganui on Thursday, when matters concerning the produce shipped through the port will be discussed, port’s facilities. Representatives and an inspection made of the from as far abroad as Danuevirke and Levin in the east and south and Moumahaki in the north, will be present, and the conference will be conducted under the auspices of the Manawatu branch of the New Zealand Factory Managers’ Association.

The threat of competition in trade from Germany was referred to by the Prime Minister, Mr. Coates, in a speech at Ruawai. He said he had been shown a card quoting prices of tools made in Germany, all of which were used by farmers, at 1/9 each and British at 5/- each. While the Government advised preference to British goods the British manufacturer would have to get his prices down to meet competition said the Prime Minister.

Australia, is attracting Wanganui carpenters. Two who were over there recently found conditions so good that they returned to settle some business affairs and are now off back to Sydney again.

The Customs duty in the port of Wellington for 1927 amounted to £2,612,324 against £2,534,011 in the previous 12 months. The beer duty was £52,213 against £54,379 in 1926.

The Levin Silver Band intend paying a visit to the Foxton Beach on Sunday, 22nd inst., when a programme of music will be rendered. In the evening the Band intend holding a sacred concert in the Town Hall. Full particulars will be published at a later date. A sunspot, so large that it is visible to the eye when the sun is observed through a dark or smoked glass, is at present a feature of solar activity. The sunspot has been visible on the sun’s surface since the end of last month, and it is now close to the centre of the disc.

A farmer named . James Colin Chambers was killed instantaneously at Hastwell, Eketahuna, on Sunday as a result of a fall from a horse. [Deceased was riding along the main road at the time. 'Chambers was a married rnjin with two’children, and 44 years of age.

The pulling-down of 'the 130 ft. chimney in Bond Street, Dunedin .(reports the. “Star”) was performed by Mr. W. Keenan, according to his calculation, inside a week, apd without any mishap to man, material, or gear, except the cracking of two fanlights in the roof of the tin shed on which the big pieces were lowered. This feat is worthy of mention. The largest of the cement blocks that were let down weighed 2401bs—a tidy lump for a man to handle by himself at that height.

Angus Rennie Hibbs, 18, was drowned while bathing in, the Aparima River near Fairfax(lnvercargill), on Sunday. He went for a bathe with his elder brother, Clarence Herbert Hibbs, who when he noticed Angus in difficulties made a gallant attempt at rescue. His efforts exhausted him, and he struggled to the bank in a state of collapse, lying practically insensible for ten minutes. The body of Angus was later recovered in eight feet of' water. At the inquest a verdict of accidentally drowned was returned.

Hailstones big enough to crack lien eggs in open nests, fell at Rapaura during a storm which broke over the Wairau Plain recently (states the “Express”). The storm was accompanied by vivid lightning, heavy claps of thunder, torrential rain; and hail, but was not of lengthy duration, and passed overhead and away as rapidly and sud-, denly as it approached. Except at Rapaura, the hail, although unwelcome, did not inflict much damage. Inquiries, however, show that aeross the Opawa, the storm left a track of battered crops. The hailstones were so large, and fell with such force, that everything with fairly large and tender leaves was cut and ripped. In some cases, peas were split by the hail and rain. “A yard of clay”—and contentment! A well-known New Zealander just returned from a trip Home (he mdtored all over England), says the happiest man he met on his travels was a Devonshire yokel in a smock-frock who was seated on a rustic bench outside a country inn with his back against a tree and “a yard of clay” in;his mouth. “He looked a perfect picture of contentment.” Wonderful is the power of the weed! It halves our sorrows and doubles oitr joys. Its enemies say hard' things about it, but so long as its quality is good and it’s as free from nicotine as possible it does more good than harm. Unfortunately most of the imported ‘brands contain so much nicotine that they do more barm than good. It’s otherwise with our New Zealand tobaccos. They are almost free from nicotine, and so may be smoked with absolute impunity. They are quite remarkable, too, for flavour and .fragrance. The favourite brands are “Riverhead Gold” mild, “Navy Cut” (Bulldog) medium, and*“Cyt Plug No. 10”' (Bullshead) full strength.

Sydney theatregoers, while they are as loyal as any other community iii their respect for the King, as the living symbol of free and democratic British institutions, have an unfortunate habit very often of leaving their seats' at the theatres before the orchestras have had a chance to play the first bar of the National Anthem, as the prelude in some eases to a sprightly little jazz tune to wind up the show. It is not a mark of disrespect. They have long distances to travel, and they have ferries and trams and trains to catch. They are in a hurry to get home. Realising, in the circumstances, that the playing of the National Anthem at that late hour is a bit of .a farce, one of the leading vaudeville houses has cut “God Save the King” out of its programme. "Whether its action will be adopted by the other theatres remains to be seen. As a matter of fact, there is a very good precedent in England itself, and in America, for this theatrical reform in Sydney, if such it can be termed, fir in the very heart of the Empire nowadays the National Anthem is played in the theatres only when they are graced by the King or other representatives of Royalty. Similarly, the American National Anthem is only played in United States shows when the President condescends to patronise them.

Those present at last night’s Borough Count'd meeting were the Mayor (Mr. M. E. Pejteau) and Crs. Spring, John Boss, Cowley, Parkin, Lucinsky, and Rand,..

This week the C. M./Rbss Coy., ore featuring Dresses, Hats, Hosiery ahd Gloves, for thd races. If in want of the smartest,'you will always find it at the Store for Value.—Advt.

At last night’s B'orough Council meeting the Mayor pointed out that the expenditure for the month had been the smallest for many years and he expressed the hope that the present state of affairs would continue. The Council was very fortunate, said Mr Perreau, in having such an able treasurer and Town Clerk as Mr W. Trueman.

A grass fire in the .vacant section next to Mr McMurray’s residence, in Park St., this afternoon caused an alarm to be sounded on the fire syren. The brigade turned out promptly but neighbours managed to cope with the outbreak which had spread to a nearby hedge.

Members of the .Christchurch Presbytery smiled when the Rev. J.' C. Young related how a little money had been,.lost on a project for which he was - responsible, states the Christchurch “Star.” , Thirty-one jcopies of a publication dealing with the history of Presbyterianism in Canterbury had been left in the porch at the recent New Zealand Assembly, with a notice asking delegates to take one, the charge being sixpence each. A small box was placed handy for the contribution. Every copy disappeared, but the box yielded only 7/6. Seven members of the crew of the German steamer, Kersten Miles were left behind in Auckland when their ship jailed on Saturday morning for Wellington. The deserters, who are all Germans, were missed on Friday, but" a search of the city •by the ship’s officers and police failed to find them, and it is believed they have made out into the country. The Kersten Miles will remain for some days discharging at Wellington, and it is hoped that the runaways will be caught in tirnp to be put aboard the vessel before she leaves for Newcastle, her next ,poit. [Four of the seven have been .re-captured.] The Samoa Act of last session requires that an order of deportation must be ratified by the Govern-or-General in Council before it becomes effective. It follows fronr this that the Government of the Dominion must have been satisfied, upon the proofs submitted to it, that it was necessary, in the interest of the mandated territory, that .the persons who are being deported should be required to leave the group for the periods that are respectively specified. Consequently, while judgment shquld be suspended upon the action of the Administrator pending the receipt of I fuller information, there would seem prima facie to be cause for concluding that it has been provoked to an extent that justified it. .

,‘Australian schoolboys are not real ‘Aussies’ unless they have at their command an extensive vocabulary of slang words and expressions,” said a i member of the /Christian Brothers’ School staff to a Dunedin “Star” reporter recently. This brother, who was bom ami educated in .New South Wales, came from Sydney sixteen months ago, and during the Short time he has been in New Zealand he has received many extremely favorable impressions of the country and of its schoolboys. For one thing, he .considers that the English spoken by the local boys is well-nigh perfect, and by their speech and actions generally the boys seem to be much tamer than the younsters on the other side of the Further, the modern appointments in New Zealand schools, such as huge glass windows and well-ventilated classrooms, are a revelation to, him. “And why go out of New Zealand to see good scenery'?” continued he. “I have visited the Southern Lakes district, and I have never been so greatly impressed by any scenery I have seen. Altogether I can honestly say that I love New Zealand.”

Three Levin mountain-climbers, Messrs W. R. Harris, Bert Richards, and J. G. Rolston, commenced an ascent of the Tararuas on Tuesday, December ‘29th, with the object of crossing to Masterton, which they accomplished after some delay occasioned 1 by wet weather, which was experienced after the first day’s tramping. They reached Avalanche Clearing on ’ Tuesday night and camped there, and next day they traversed the Dundas Ridge and the top of the range to the Tarns, where they camped. Rain fell all Wednesday night and continued on Thursday, and the conditions were cold as well as boisterous. However, at 3 p.m. the journey was resumed, the trampers striking out for the Waingawa, where they camped on Thursday night, which was also wet. The whole of Friday was occupied in travelling to the Waingawa flats. The party found that they could not get out through the gorge owing to the flooded state of the river, so they worked their way along the sides of the hills, and at about 5 p.m. came out on one of the big flats. After camping there for the night, they continued the trip on Saturday by way of the Flats and reached Wairarapa Valley. without difficulty, eventually arriving at Masterton the same day- Pio s young deer were seen in the Ohau Valley, deer on the tops of the range, and many pigs and deer m the Waingawa watershed.