Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3803, 9 June 1928, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Next Sunday week and the following Sunday, the Rev. \Y. Eliott, M.A., of Knox Presbyterian Church, Gonville, will exchange pulpits with the Rev. \Y. 11. Nicholas.

R. W. Jones was fined £7 10s Od in the Wlhangaroi Magistrate’s Court for being drunk in charge of a motor-lorry. The Magistrate said he had made the fine light because Jones was a poor man and ordinarily of staid character. Peter Elder Ramsey, aged 40, pleaded guilty at Gisborne and was committed for sentence for burg lary at Adair Bros.’ drapery establishment. Accused was surprised by waiting detectives while he was entering the upper story, and was chased over the roof. John 'Chandler Hill, aged 00, a married man, was found with his throat cut in his home at Ngaruawahia yesterday morning. He had been dead for some time. He had been in ill-health since an accident some months ago when he fell oil the railway viaduct at Glen Massey. While watching a hockey match at Utiku Miss Evelyn Thorne was hit on the head with a hockey ball and rendered insensible Upon recovering she was conveyed to Taihape for medical treatment, and three stitches were inserted in a wound in her head. A series of tyre tests in America showed that the average tyre lasted more than six times as long on concrete as on ordinary macadam. It was staled by Mr. D. Robinson, Government apiary instructor, that about 800 tons of New Zealand honey would be exported this year.

A Christchurch telegram says that Charles Henry Hamilton, aged (52, a retired farmer, committed suicide by hanging himself in an outhouse at his home in Sumner oi# Tuesday. At the inquest the evidence was that he had been depressed owing to continued ill-health and deafness. The Coroner found that the suicide was due to extreme mental depression. Protests are being voiced against the meagreness of the reports of the matches played by the New ..Zealand Football team in South Africa, We must endorse the view that the Press Association up to the present time has failed to meet the legitimate demand fornews of this important tour (says the Dominion). No doubt at times we exalt our football to a level which indicates a loss of perspective and gives the game 100 large a place in our affairs. But the news interest in the present tour of the All Blacks is, lor a number of reasons, exceptional, and yet the Press Association has seldom, if c*vlm'j given so poor n service on on i iupo i* tn nt occasion. Consolidation next year of the laws relative to education was foreshadowed by the .Minister oi Education (Hon. R. A. Wlight) at the meeting of the Council of Education at Wellington. “At the present time,” said the Minister, “the education law is found in various Acts and amendments, and 1 had hoped to have these consolidated into one Act containing all the provisions relating to education, but the work of consolidation is so extensive and will involve so much work on the part of the law'draftsman and the Department that it has not been found possible to have the Act ready this year. I hope, however, that something will be done in this direction next year.”

“We Church of England people are very cold,” said the Rev. 11. N. Wright at a farewlel function in Riccarton. “We don’t throw our arms about, or that sort of thing; but, really, we should break down that ‘English reserve’ we are so proud of. Let me tell you the story ot a Christchurch vestryman who recently visited Auckland. One Sunday evening he went along to the Church of England. There wore seats to spare, but as no one came to him as he stood there, or offered him a seat, he walked out. Down the road he came to another church—it was a Baptist Church, 1 think. He went in. At least three men rose quickly. One offered him a seat and a book, shook him by the hand, and welcomed him as a brother. We want more of that sort of thing,” said Mr. Wrightj “in the Church of England.

Over one hundred years old, and “he thoroughly enjoyed his pipe.” Tlmt was recorded a while ago of Mr. William Reeves, who passed away recently at Knox Home, Tamaki, Auckland, aged 101. The anti-tohaccoites are never tired of telling us that smoking shortens life, but if anyone cared to take a census of inmates of these charitable institutions, they would discover that great numbers of very old men —yes, and very old women too, derive comfort and consolation from their pipes. Smoking so far from being injurious is really beneficial so long as the tobacco is good and does not contain a heavy percentage of nicotine. The imported brands arc practically all of them loaded with nicotine. Our New Zealand tobaccos, on the other hand, contain so little that they may be smoked all day without any ill-effects. They are full of flavour and fragrance too, sweet and mellow and delicious. Ask for “Riverhead Gold” if yon want a fine aromatic, “Navy Cut’ (Bulldog), if you like a good medium, or “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bu'llsliead) if you nrefer a grand full-flavoured sort.

A judgment debtor who was cross-examined at the local S.M. Court, yesterday, said that he was a “contract paddocker” and his earning’s did not amount to £!) per fortnight. With the closing of the mills his work had ceased and he had not made £ls during the last three months. He had five children to keep, the eldest of whom was eight). The S.M. adjourned the case until the August sitting when defendant’s position would again he reviewed.

A judgment debtor, who was being examined by counsel at the local S.M. Court yesterday said that he had a family of eight children dependent; upon him. The S.M. asked how many of the children were under lti years of age, the reply being that two were. The S.M.: “Very well, I will regard you as having only two children dependent, on you. The others should he working.” Defendant,: “But there is no work her for the girls:” The S.M.; “Well they had belter go where there is work. You will have to pay £1 a month off this account.”

A lire was provided in the courthouse fireplace yesterday to “warm things up” for the local monthly sitting but did not approve a very great success. Not very long after the commencement of business a gust of: wind blew a cloud of smoke and white wood asli into the room, which being no respecter of person, eveloped the S.M., solicitor, minions of the law, press representative and other interested parties and left a tine white mantle on the shoulders of those present and on the fittings of the room. With a frown at the offending fireplace the S.M. was heard to remark with a sigh, “there is talk of a new courthouse at last!”