Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3750, 4 February 1928, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Presbyterian Sunday School will not resume until February 18th. The annual picnic will be held early in Mart'll, when it is hoped the weather will be suitable for the little ones to enjoy themselves.

A, serious shortage in Auckland’s milk supply is threatened unless a. break occurs shortly in the exceptionally dry weather now being experienced throughout the province.

The New South Wales football team (the Waratahs), have completed their tour in England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, which em*braced 28 matches. Of these the Waratahs won 22, lost four and drew two. In international • engagements England and Scotland won victories against them, but they beat Ireland, Wales and France.

An accident, fortunately not attended by any serious result, occurred in Harbour St. yesterday morning ,when a large number of people were watching unloading operations in connection with Wirths Circus. A little child stepped back from the fence in front of a motor car which was proceeding at a slow pace along the road. Apart from a shock the child suffered no injury. The circulation of a petition praying that “Sidey time” be adhered to throughout the year has been mooted by several farmers in South Taranaki. The object is, the informant announced with a twinkle in his eye, to give the farmers a laugh at their town cousins, who would have to arise early on the cold winter mornings while the , farmers could enjoy the extra time in bed.

Something of a record was re-cently-created by officials of the Post and Telegraph Department and goes to demonstrate the efficiency of this much maligned organisation. A resident of Lower Hutt posted a photograph of a friend, a well-known Auckland resident, with the one word, Devonport, written across the back of the picture. ‘Despite the fact that no name was given and a very scanty address, the photograph arrived safely and was duly delivered.

Wirths Circus arrived in Foxton yesterday'morning by special train and numbers of people were attracted to the railway station to witness the elephants at work shunting the trucks and hauling the gear and menagerie to Easton Park, where the huge tents were erected. There was a good attendance of the public in the afternoon to watch the animals fed. The circus was well patronised in the evening. This morning at about 6 o’clock, a special train conveyed the circus to Feilding.

A correspondent informs us that if the Harbour Board or “whatever body is. responsible” would complete the road through the sanatorium at the local seaside, “it would do away with the two. dangerous approaches to the river foreshore and prevent cars dodging to avoid people including children, who assemble oil the river beach.” He points out that several narrow escapes of cars- colliding have taken place of late and expresses the opinion that something will be done to improve matters after a fatal accident.

Crawling up the hole of a mighty kauri until he looked like a fly on the side of a house, an expert treeclimber lilted with spiked boots gave a remarkable exhibition of agility and skill in the Waipoua •kauri forest, north of Auckland, during the holidays. This tree, the largest seen by a party of Auckland naturalists, who visited the forest, was about 18 feet in diameter, and it towered up to a great height, although the impression of size was slightly spoilt by the fact that the first branch was only 40 feet from the ground.

MAn. Crook, aged 48, single, suffering from an incurable disease, euf his throat with a razor at the Wairau hospital yesterday. Deceased had been an inmate since July 27th and had shown no suicidal tendencies previously.

It is reported from Wellington that Cabinet has decided not to appoint a new minister to the portfolio rendered vacant by the death of Hon. R. F. Bollard. At least no appointment will be made till after the next election.

Thomas Moran, the licensee of the Shamrock Hotel, was fined £lO yesterday at Wellington for selling liquor after hours, being responsible for the act of a barman. The lat - ter, Leslie Lee, was fined £5. The Magistrate issued a warning that if there was a repetition the license would be in danger. A number of men were fined for being on the premises. The fat lamb season in the Waikato promises to be brought to an abrupt end within the next fortnight unless rain falls in the interval. Lambs are usually kept in the Waikato on rape and grass till June, but the dry weather has so seriously affected the rape crops and pastures that there is not sufficient feed available for the lambs, which are being sent forward to the freezing works in large numbers and are being killed for export. Other sheep are faring fairly well on the dry pastures, and there is a keen demand for breeding ewes.

“I have a'recollection'many years, ago of offering you a chance to take out a prohibition order. But you elected not to do so. I am going to inflict a. fine of £lO, suspend your license until March 31st, and disqualify you from holding a lionise for a year after that.” So said Mr. Wyvern Wilson, S.M., at, Hamilton yesterday, when Henry John Fox, a miner of Whatawhata, was charged with being intoxicated in charge of a car. “I am not going to take the risk of letting you drive about the street intoxicated to the danger of other people,” said the Magistrate. There is a motorist living in Surrey (England), who has a 23-year-old car which he still uses almost daily for business purposes. No record has been kept of the total mileage covered by this veteran car, but it has been driven in all weathers, over every condition of road, and, like “Charley’s Aunt,” is “still running.” It is the custom of the owner of this 1904 Sunbeam to drive it up to, Olympia each year during the period of the motor show, an occasion when it never fails to create extraordinary interest. II is, apparently, as reliable as when it originally left the works, and will keep up a steady 28 to 30 m.p.h. for • hours on end. It is chain-driven, still fitted with its original grilled tube radiator, and has the heavy type of open highseated body which was in vogue a quarter if a century ago. But its old-fashioned appearance is the only thing against it, and though its owner has often considered the purchase of an up-to-date motor, he is still loth to part with his old ear.

“I think we shall all be happier if we smoke.” Thus Mr. Justice Fraser when presiding at a prolonged sitting of the Transport Appeal Board at Auckland recently. His Honour then lit up and his v example was speedily followed by counsel, clerks, reporters and onlookers. The judge evidently believes in the power of tobacco to make people happy. So it does. But it must be the right sort of tobacco. Most of the imported brands, reek with nicotine. Such tobacco never made anyone happy — for long. The purest brands of all are those produced here in New Zealand. They possess not only an exquisite flavour but a peculiarly delightful fragrance, aud owing to their containing only a comparatively, small amount of nicotine you can smoke them all day long if you want to without suffering any unpleasant or injurious after-effects. Any tobacconist will supply you. Ask for “Riverhead Gold” if you are accustomed tom mild aromatic, “Navy Cut” (Bulldog) if you prefer something stronger; but if you like a full flavoured sort try “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullshead).

Five strands of rusty fencing , wire prrthably saved the life of a motorist on a North Otago road re- ' eently, when his car hung suspended over a 30ft. bank. The car was driven by Mr. G. L. Cuthbertson, ' engineer to the Waitaki Ccfunty Council, who was following one of the cars containing the members of the Main Highways Board. As time was pressing, the cars were travelling as fast as safety permitted, and thick clouds of dust were raised by the leaders. At a concrete bridge over the Waiakakarua stream Mr. Cuthbertson emerged out of a dust cloud and found himself immediately, behind a strange car travelling at a much slower speed, and within a few yards of the bridge. To avoid striking the vehicle or stonework he swerved sharply off the road, mounted a steep bank, and plunged into a clump of bushes overhanging the creek bed. The heavy machine tore through the undergrowth, and was only prevented from falling into the creek by 'being caught and held in the wires of a fence. The force of the impact uprooted one post, arid the fence swung out over the cliff like a fishing net with the nose of the ear caught fast in its folds. Mr. Cuthbertson was unhurt, but the car received damage to its steering gear, and was left on the roadside.

The animal school picnic will be held on the Ashhurst Domain on Wednesday next. Full particulars re train time-table and fares will appear in next issue. A spectator who witnessed a narrow escape of a child from an accident at the seaside on January 23rd, through coming into contact with a motor car, states that the father of the child when informed of the incident became very excited and abused and threatened the motor driver with violence.

Consequent upon special purchases, the Manawatu Herald Stationery and Office Supplies department are now able to offer highgrade envelopes of varying styles at exceptionally low prices. A reference to the advertisembent appearing next our local and general columns will reveal the prices. A fire in the lupins, near the Chinese gardens, at Himatangi yesterday afternoon, held up road traffic for a time on the highway. Smoke and flames were blown across the road making it impossible to cross. The telegraph linesmen prevented the destruction of the telegraph lines. Damage was done to the fences in the locality.

Alleged to be “the biggest bookmaker in Auckland,” Robert Francis Bennett, middle aged, of Dcvonport, .appeared in the Auckland Magistrate’s Court yesterday, charged with loitering in Devonport for purposes of betting on the first and second days of the Takapuna Club’s recent meeting. After hearing evidence the Magistrate reserved his decision.