Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3800, 2 June 1928, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A number of local sports proceeded to Otaki to-day to attend the race meeting.

The Foxton Volunteer Eire Brigade desires to thank all the ladies who kindly assisted with their recent .shop day and ball.

The vital statistics for Foxton for the month of May with the figures for the corresponding month of last: year in parenthesis are as follows: —-Births 4 (4); deaths 2 (1); marriages (4) nil. A Palliatua message states that Mrs. Alt' Udy wife of a well-known settler at Ilukanui, is in a private hospital with a fractured leg. She tripped on a lawn-mower at night. The family has had a run of very bad luck, the husband, two boys and also a farm employee at various periods in a few months being victims of accidents.

The total local rainfall for May was B.OG inches, the maximum fall (2.1 (j inches) was on the 3t)th. Rain fell on 14 days during the month. The coldest day was the Sth, when the thermometer registered 44 degrees. The warmest days were the Ist and 3rd when til degrees were registered.

His Majesty King George the Fifth, will celebrate his fi3rd birthday on Sunday, June 3rd, but the general holiday, which will be observed in connection with it, will be celebrated on, Monday. Monday will be observed as a full holiday, there being a general cessation of business.

Following the destruction by lire, of a five-roomed dwelling at Ruatoria, near Gisborne, on May: 17, two native girls, aged thirteen and seventeen, will appear before the Court next week charged with incendiarism. The dwelling was owned by Mata Taumauna and with its contents was totally destroyed.

“It is a common idea among ho-tel-proprietors that they can book up a man for a bed and can then supply him with drink',” said Mr, S. L. P. Free, S.M., at the Wanganui Magistrate’s Court this week. “Such an idea is entirely wrong, and it is time that they discovered, their mistake,” he concluded.

The maternity home at Palm'erston North did riot cost the contrihutilin' authorities a penny for construction. The capital cost was subscribed voluntarily by the public of Palmerston North and Manawat.ii, and included a donation of £SOO by the chairman of the Board (Sir James Wilson). The money subscribed was subsidised by the Government.

“It has been rightfully pointed out that the Main Highways Board has done a great deal for county councils,” said Mr. J. Linklalcr, ■M.P., when speaking at Rangiotu on Wednesday. “When the petrol lax was instituted there was a ‘squeal’ throughout the country, but it is part of the policy already mentioned that users should pay. There is no doubt that the burden of local taxation is exceedingly heavy, but through the Highways Board the burden is growing less.”

Mr. I l ’. N. Bartram, Labour M.P., tor Grey Lynn in a political address at Auckland last night said: “1 oppose the idea that it is the duty of the Labour Party to pledge itself to link up with any party, simply because it claims to be opposed to the present Government.” There is absolutely no sense in putting Mr. Coates out of office in order to put in a disgruntled clique of the same tribe, which has been masquerading before the electors in different coloured feathers and war paint. They are all antiLabour, and more dangerous because they hypocritically smoodge to Labour.

At Wanganui Magistrate’s Court the other day Mr. Barton, S.M., was asked to make an order against a defaulting debtor, counsel arguing that defendant: admitted spending 1/0 a week cm tobacco. The Magistrate is reported to have replied: “I can see no more reason for cutting off debtor’s tobacco than cutting off the sugar in his tea.” Doubtless Mr. Barton recognised that the habitual smoker would go without tea altogether rather than give up his pipe. To a great many men tobacco is not a lurury —it is a necessity. Auto-tobaccoites say it is highly injurious. It isn’t provided the right kind of tobacco is used. The imported brands, we all know, contain far too much nicotine to be wholesome. But what about our own New Zealand tobaccos? They contain so little nicotine that they may be considered rather beneficial than otherwise. And you can’t beat them for flavour and fragrance. That’s because they are toasted. Ask any tobacconist for “lliverhead Gold” mild; “Navy Cut” (Bulldog) medium; or “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bulkhead) full strength.

Unemployment is costing the Wellington Hospital Board about £2OO a week, according to a statement by the chairman of the Social Welfare Committee (Mr G. Petherick) at a meeting of the Board this week. Unemployment, he said, was pressing more and more upon the committee. On Monday and Tuesday last, added Mr Petherick, the committee dealt with 202 eases, of which number 149 were unemployed, 03 being single men and 80 married.

Speaking at the Manawatn County Council meeting on Wednesday, when discussing the hospital levy, Cr. Barber stated that it was a serious matter. The levy had been increased by £540, and the total amount was approximately onefifth of the rates. At the opening of the Maternity Home, he had listened to the various speakers and had felt sure that the cost of that building was more than justified. To (piote Hon. J. A. Young, “if only one life was saved, it was well worth the cost of the institution.” He doubted if much could be done in connection with the present charges, but he thought that the matter would be fully deal with at the County Associations’ Conference.