Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3794, 19 May 1928, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MAY 19, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Parents of school children are reminded that schools re-open on Monday next.

With this'issue is circulated an inset setting forth the list of members of the Phillips tuning 1 organisation, the only authorised tuners for Messrs H. Coles and Co., of the well-known Palmerston music emporium.

There is money in mushrooms. A Wanganui resident received a letter from the wife of a struggling returned soldier in the Auckland province stating that she supplemented the family income this season to the extent of £l3 10s through the sale of mushrooms sent to the Auckland market.

At Auckland on Thursday, Thomas Mcrvyn May (20), for unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl aged 14, was sentenced to two

years’ Borstal treatment. Alexander Lenne (26), for attempted carnal knowledge of a girl under 15, was sentenced to 12 months’ reformative treatment.

The Bank of New Zealand shipped recently to Sydney and Melbourne on the Maunganui (two trips), Manama, Makura, and Manuka, £400,000 worth of gold. Mr. IT. Buckleton, general manager for New Zealand of the Bank of New Zealand, declined to make any statement as to the reason for the shipments.

A foreigner who spent fifteen days in the Auckland Hospital last October paid £7 off his account after he came out of the hospital, and then disappeared (says the “Star"). Evidently he appreciated the treatment he received at the institution, as recently a draft for the balance was received through a German bank. .The sudden death occurred in the Eagle Hotel at Bluff on Thursday of a man registered in the name of William Black. Ho was found dead on a couch in the commercial room during the morning, He had complained of pains in the arm and shoulders, and had informed the proprietor that he intended leaving for Dunedin on Friday.

A five-softter motor-ear, llie property of Mr. S. Northeoto, a iarmer, of Colyton, was removed from tlie Square in Palmerston North some time between 3 and 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. Northcote left his ear standing' opposite the weighbridge, and on returning to the spot found that it had been removed. The car was a 1924 model and was valued at £IOO. It was painted brown.

A Chinaman, Charlie Lee, found guilty of defrauding his fellow - eountry-men by falsely representing that he could obtain extensions of their permits to stay in this country, was sentenced at Auckland on Thursday by Mr. Justice MacGregor to three months' imprisonment on each of four charges, to be served concurrently. His

Honour said it was obvious that Chinese had been brought to work here in some irregular way which he was at a loss to understand.

Sensational reports of Hooding come from Ihe Mangakahia district, Whangarei. Between 3 o’clock and daybreak on Monday the rain descended in such a torrential fashion as to convince everyone that a cloudburst had occurred. Soon a wall of water, the highest since the flood of 1917, swept down the valley, and miles of fencing wore carried away. In places the land was 10ft. under water. Several settlers are heavy losers. One had 500 slice]) (frowned and' suffered damage amounting to £I2OO. Allot her lost 32 prime cattle, just rendv for the market.

Burglars have been unusually busy in many parts of New Zealand this winter, and surprise has been expressed that the “swag” so r cured as so often taken the form of tobacco. But tobacco, it must be remembered, is not nearly so easy to identify as most other things; also, it is saleable almost anywhere and readily convertible into hard cash —one more proof of the hold that smoking lias got on the world. The habit is soundly abused by non-smokers. Yet it contributes to the comfort and happiness of millions evex-y day. If tobacco proves injurious it is because it contains an excess of ni cotine. The imported brands are full of it. The purest tobaccos of all are our New Zealand ones. Containing only a trifling percentage of nicotine, they may be smoked without fear of consequences. They possess a peculiarly delicious flavour and a most delightful aroma. Ask for “Rivcrhcad Gold” (mild), “Navy Cut” (Bulldog) medium, or “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullshoad) full strenyth. You can gel head) full strength. You can get nists.