Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3746, 26 January 1928, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Since the Auckland Police Court opened in the New Year 411 criminal cases have been dealt with.

The Palmerston Borough Council intend to prosecute motor cyclists who run their machines through the streets with an open exhaust.

At TOMPKINS’ Co-op. Sale, Saturday, 28th, 9 a.in., your £1 will secure you as much value as 30/expended in any other drapery Sale in the Wlellington Province. Celebrate its anniversary .by buying well.*

Schools of porpoises may be seen disporting just outside the breakers on the local beach, They generally visit, this coast during .January and February. Surf-bothers are apt to get a shock when they see the black objects bob up a few yard's from them but they are quite harmless. The Arawa, from London, arrived at Auckland on Tuesday, and brought 137 immigrants, who are described as a good type. A good proportion are Scottish and Welsh. Among 'the arrivals, are eight daughters of British seamen, who are going to Flock House for training. Twenty-six domestics have, positions to go to.

A New Zealand record for the price for a yearling was established at Wellington on Tuesday when D. G. Greenwood, of Christchurch, bought a chestnut colt by Limoml from the Absurd mare Homage, who is a sister to Humbug,, Epitaph] Commendation, Eulajie and Fair, some. Bidding opened at 500 guineas and quickly rose to and closed at 2300 guineas.

A circus employee, Charles William McFredries, was charged in the Pahiatua' Magistrate’s Court before Justices of the Peace on Tuesday with using obsence language, and wilfully pushing a Maori through a plate glass window in Judd’s billiard saloon. He was sentenced to two months’ imprisonment on the former charge, and fined £5, ip default one 1 month on the latter.

To the list of those who have given their lives that others might be saved must be added the name of Mrs. Gertrude Taylor, of Clmsfchurch. Mrs. Taylor died in the Christchurch Hospital on Sunday last from shock, and injuries to her head. The fatal injuries were received on January 10th in a gallant attempt to save a. child from being run over by a tramcar in Lincoln road.

The body of Miss Alexandrina M’Rae, aged 44, a well-known settler, was found thirty chains from her home,. “Benatte,” at Hatuma, on Saturday afternoon, with a gunshot wound in the breast and a double-barrelled gun alongside it with one barrel discharged. The ■triggers had been attached to a fence by a string. She had been about the house at 10.30 a.m., and was not missed till midday, when a search was made by her brother and a friend.

In''St. Simon and St. Jude’s Church, Rongotea, on Sunday last, memorial services both morning gndj evening, to the memory of the late Rev. Walter Spencer Tremain were conducted by Revs. Jones (Bulls) and W. H. Walton (Foxton), respectively. Both ministers delivered forceful addresses on Mr. Tremain’s, life of unselfish devotion, both on the Mackenzie River (Canada) and also in the Parishes of Raetihi and Rongotea; holding him up as a great example of one of God’s workers who should he followed by all.

A prominent member of St. Andrew’s Scottish Society had occasion recently to go into the. Post 'Offijce to purchase British postal notes to the value of 25/- (says the “Southland Mews”). The official handed him a 15/- pote and a 10/note, with the remark, “The poundage is sixpence,“lf y.ou give me a 20/- note and a 5/- note the poundage will be fivepence,” retorted the Scot. “Yes!” You’re right,” said the official, and the notes were changed. When news of the incident reached the chief he was so delighted as to declare, “That member will qualify for treasurer yet.’’

One hundred and sixty men are at present employed on the railway deviation work al Palmerston. The tallest tree in the world is the bluegum in Australia. Individual trees have been known to reach a. height of 400 feet. Mr. Henry Ford predicts that in 10 years’ time, and possibly in five, airplanes carrying 200 passengers each will be in general use. 'Skins : of cats destroyed painlessly in institutions fetch from Id for ordinary pelts to about 1/- for the skin of a fine black cat.

Approximately 25,000 persons visited the Auckland Zoo in the first three weeks of the New Year, 16,000 being’adults and 9000 children.

Playing for Nelson' Old Boys against Wakapu on Saturday afternoon, E. Neale made 151. This, following on not-out innings , in previous games of 200 and 231, gives him an average of 582 for once out.

On Sunday afternoon the Levin Band played a programme of music at the local seaside which was much appreciated. At the conclusion the members were entertained to afternoon tea by Mr. and Mrs. J. Linklateix

Theodore Thomas, abas Miller, was charged at the Gisborne Magistrate’s Court yesterday with forging and uttering the name of F. Burling to a cheque at Owhanga on November 8. He was remanded to appear at Taumarunui on January 31.

The newly instituted executive of the Wanganui Education Board dealt with its first, business yesterday afternoon. Members of the Board confidently expect that the innovation will simplify the organisation’s affairs to a considerable extent. . •

On Sunday, Major-General R. Young, Officer-Commanding the New Zealand Military Forces, paid a visit of inspection to the camp of the lsj Battalion WellingtonWest Coast Regiment at Marton and periormed the very impressive ceremony of presenting the Regiment’s new colours.

A verdict of found drowned was returned by the Coroner, following on the inquest at Napier into .the cause of the death of Florence May Crawford, a married woman, of Havelock North, whose body was found on Petane Beach, about two miles from Napier. Deceased had been missing from her home since January 10.

The dangerous leVel railway crossing at t'he foot of the Turakina hill has now' been replaced r.y an overhead structure across the railway track and the road deviated. Care must, be exercised in traversing the new route until the new bridge is erected over the river as the approach to the bridge forms a dangerous angle. x

The Manawatu County Council’s inspector paid a visit to Foxton yesterday to inspect local and district properties bordering County roads with a view to bringing to book owners who have failed to .dear the roadway of lupins, willows, etc. It is the intention of the Council to make an example of such offenders at the next Court sitting.

The proof of the pudding is in the eating thereof. Try some of ours, and you will soon be back for a second helping. Following are a few of the plums,: —38-in. Floral Voiles 7Jd, Jap. Crepe 5d or 4/9 dozen, 27in. Nursery Flannelette 61d, and thousands more' suchlike bargains.—TOMPKlN.’ *

A ten weeks’ tour of New Zealand on a bicycle fitted with a boat has been completed by Mr. Chas. Barwell of Auckland. Mr. Barwell. who is well past middle age, considers this means of travelling best, of all. Leaving Auckland on November 27, he proceeded to Taumarunui, launching his boat on the Wanganui River. He negotiated all rapids without difficulty, and landed ten miles from Wanganui. Mr. Barwell then cycled to Wellington, where he joined the steamer to cross Cook Strait. He rode from Blenheim to Port Chalmers, and then went inland making a thorough tour of the cold lakes district by boat and cycle. After visiting the. Mount Cook district, he returned to Wellington and- then back to Auckland. The total cost of the tour was £2O. No use was made of hotels or boarding houses, the boat acting .as a tent.

, The lure of tobacco! As you-may be aware prisoners in our gaols each receive an ounce of tobacco weekly; and it’s said that when one of them misbehaves, there is no punishment he dreads more than the stoppage of his tobacco. It’s the same with the inmates of our homes and refuges. The old folks spending the evening of their days in these institutions prize the stick of tobacco served out to them once a week, more than anything else. They know the comfort, and solace of it. Does smoking harm all these people? It harms nobody so long as the tobacco is pure and of good quality. Unfortunately, the 'imported brands are full of nicotine. And it’s nicotine in excess that does the harm when harm arises. (Perhaps the purest tobaccos iu the world are grown and manufactured in the world are grown and manufactured in New Zealand. And they are comparatively free from nicotine. Also they are unequalled foxfragrance and flavour. Ask your tobacconist for “Riverhcad Gold” (mild), “Navy Cut” (Bulldog) medium, or “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullsheud, full strength.

The loeal swimming baths are being very well patronised at present. In the afternoons the baths are particularly crowded. This year has been a strange failure in the cherry plum erop (says the Napier Telegraph). The harvest has been very small and nobody seems able to account for the shortage. Watch our windows to-night and to-morrow night, and see Ngaruhoe in violent eruption, and Long Tom, the gun that bombarded Ladysmith, going into action, as depicted by our special water-colour artist. — TOMPKINS’. The 'caretaker of Wilson’s Portland Cement Co., caught a giant istingray, off the company’s wharf at Auckland recently. On being measured the fish was found to be lift. Gin. from the lip of the nose to the end of the tail, and sft. Gin. wide.

(Burglars are still active in and around Christchurch, and the value of the many hauls is steadily mounting. The mercery shop of Mr. Sydney A. Smith, 431 Colombo Street, Sydenham, was broken into on Monday evening, and £2O worth of clothing of all kinds'’ was stolen.

The only disappointment you can meet with in TOMPKINS’ Co-op. Sale is that your cash has run out.* About forty delegates attended the annual conference of the Society of Professional Teachers of Music, which opened at Christchurch yesterday. Mr. R. Parker presided. In an address, Professor Shelley said that if he had the choice of turning .either music or mathematics, out of the primary schools lie would certainly turn out mathematics.

It is usual when buying a horse to discount .the age the owner puts him at by half. The same applies to a great extent on values advertised in drapery sales. BUT there art exceptions.—TOMPKlNS.’*

Two Jews and a Scotchman received an invitation to a golden wedding. They made inquiries as to what they should take, and*were informed that the presents must be golden. The Jews each presented some small article of 18-earat gold. The Scotchman . a tin of Golden Syrup. If that Scotchman is in Foxton on Saturday he will buy heavy parcels of drapery at our value. —TOMPKINS’ 'Co-op. Draper.*

Portion of the main highway from the Rangitikei bridge and leading into Sanson is closed for traffic while the surface is being sealed. A wide detour has to be made as a consequence much to the annoyance of the travelling public. In the circumstances it would be impossible to provide a sidetrack along the highway owing to the high road level. The r-oad will be open for traffic in a few days time.

The Daylight Saving Bill was again discussed by the Southland provincial executive of the Farmers’ Union on Saturday. Mr. R. Arnott said that it had been suggested to him that Mr. Sidey’s effigy should be burned at a picnic which was being organised by the women's division. Another member: “My wife hardly gets up one day in the week without cursing Sidey. It is the women and children who are suffering. It was decided to defer further consideration of the subject till the March meetM. Pelterie, the famous inventor of the aeroplane joy-stick and many other essential aviation devices, declares that after considei’ing every scientific possibility he is convinced that a flight to the moon will eventually be made by man. The vehicle, he says, will be a ci-gar-shaped rocket, propelled by gases or atomic particles. M. Pelterie says he has been studying the question from the viewpoint of pure mechanics for fifteen years, and considers the flight is xxot more fantastic than a 300-miles an hour aeroplane would have seemed half a century ago.

If you miss a train, a. bus or a ship, you can always catch another later. If you miss the first few days of TOMPKINS’ Co-operative Sale your opportunity is gone for ever, and your neighbours will be laughing at you. Sale Saturday, 28th January, 9 a.m.* The Yorkshire Post features a thrilling story of heroism related in Hyde Cheshire. A lonely tramp was walking ,011 an embankment when he heard screams and saw a boy named Herbert Knowles with his foot wedged in the points in a railway cutting. The tramp vainly tried to release the boy by undoing his boot. Then the tramp twisted the boy’s boot' parallel with the earth, lay down beside him and pressed him between the rails and the train whizzed overhead. Both were unscathed. Rescuers collected a few shillings and gave to the tramp who declined to give his name.

“We have received so many letters from people all over New Zealand sympathising with us in the loss of our late husbands, and paying tributes to their enterprising bravery,” writes Mesdames Monerieff and Hood in a letter to the press, “that we ask, a little of your space to permit us to tender to all such friends and well-wishers our most grateful thanks and appreciation. We are deeply comforted in our grief by those expressions of interest and good-will, and feel that could our husbands but know what acknowledgments have been, and arc still being, paid to their venture, they would feel that they had not made their sacrifice in vain ”

Unless rain falls soon to replenish the water in the Mangahao dams, there is a possibility of cutting off electric power for milking plants. Steam generating plants in Wellington, Palmerston and Wanganui are assisting Mangahao to provide current for the province. Two disabled and fully loaded motor lorries were to be seen on the Foxton-Sanson road last night. One of the lorries had a btroken front axle. The lorries were proceeding from Wanganui to Wellington and the drivers complained of the bad state of the highway. Do not inquire of people coming out, of my sale on Saturday if they have, secured a Bargain. It is as silly as asking a duck if it can swim—TOMPKINS.’*

The Department of Internal Affairs is distributing to the next-of-kin of soldiers who were killed in the war, photographs of their graves or the memorial thereon. Thousands will appreciate this, but the photographs in many cases are so indifferently taken that the inscriptions are scarcely decipherable. , It was decided yesterday afternoon by the Wanganui Education Board that board meetings for the year will be held at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month, excepting December, when the meeting will be held on the second Wednesday. The Board’s newly instituted executive is to meet on the afternoon of the day's in question.

Eighty-eig'ht years ago, 09 the 22nd of January, 1840, the first body of immigrants under a definite scheme of colonisation arrived in Port Nicholson, and founded The town of Wellington. The anniversary celebrated on Monday was therefore that not only of the Province of Wellington, but of the foundation of the Dominion of New Zealand. The official date of that event however, is January 29th, that being the day on which Captain Hobson arrived at the Bay of Islands and proclaimed the Queen,’?. Sovereignty over the whole territory of the North Island. Sovereignty over the South Island was not declared until the 17th of June, 1840, at Cloudy Bay. Until the third of May, 1841, New Zealand was nominally a dependency of New South Wales, but a Royal Charter dated back to the 16th of November, 1840, created New Zealand a separate colony, so that in the matter of anniversaries there is quite a wide choice. The outstanding fact is, however, that on the 22nd of January, 1840 the fh f st bona fide settlers arrived and landed, determined to stay and make 'New Zealand their home.