Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3822, 24 July 1928, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1928. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Heeney-Tunney fight will lie on the air at about 1.30 pan. on Friday next.

At the local police court yesterday morning', before Mr. J. K. Hornblow, J.P., a statutory first offender for drunkenness was convicted and fined 5/-. A lorry, laden with benzine, in swerving to avoid some cattle on the Bainesse road on Saturday evening, went through the crown of the road and sunk to the axle. No serious damage was done’ to the lorry.

“I have tried unsuccessfully to get a job during the past few weeks” said a local labouring man with a family to support “but there is nothing doing. I would willingly accept 10/- a day rather than be idle,” he concluded.

The two infant children of Mr. and Mrs. 11. McGregor, of Matakarapa, became violently ill last Friday as the result of partaking of something which did not agree with them. Medical aid was summoned but one of the children died. The other is still seriously ill. A tangi is in progress.

In connection with the accident on Thursday evening whereliy a little girl was run over in the Avenue, by a motor car, Mr. Rout informs us that the head-lights on his ’bus were not dazzling as stated in a previous issue, as the ’bus was at a standstill at the time of the accident and the lights automatically go down when the ’bus is not running. The lights are run off the engine and not a battery. The monthly meeting of the Levin W.C.T.U. was held on Friday, July 13th, in the Presbyterian Church Hall. /In the ' absence of Mrs. Cummins (President), Mrs. iCrocket (vicepresident) was voted to the chair, and presided over a very good attendance. The members were pleased to have with them Mrs. Peryman (late of Foxton), now of Johnsonville, who gave a very interesting and inspiring address, the fruits of which, they hope, will be a stronger determination than ever to succeed in their work.

A resident of Levin has in his possession a watch that is of peculiar interest, as it represents an attempt that was made 40 years ago to establish a watchmaking industry in New Zealand. It is a small .instrument, intermediate in size between the ladies’ and gentlemen’s watches of to-day. The silver case was imported, but the works were manufactured at Gore, by a Mr. Baker, who installed machinery for cutting out the parts and even went the length of bringing an expert Avorkman —a finisher —from London. The factory, it is . believed, was the first of its kind ever set up in the colony, but following upon the death of the manufacturer, the enterprise did not last long as the Avatch owned by the Levin resident is described ns “one of the twelve” that Avere made at Gore. “N.S.N.S.” What do those letters stand for? Why the “National Society of Non-Smokers.” London is the home of the new society; the President of which has just been proudly telling the Avorld: “We form tAvo-thirds of the entire population.” What? Two-thirds of the population of London non-smok-ers? Oh, tell us another, Mr. President! Why everybody smokes nowadays, bar a few unfortunate persons who don’t smoke because they can’t. Eminent physicians tell us that tobacco is not injurious provided it is good and as free from nicotine as possible; also that it is often positively beneficial. It is of course unfortunately true that the imported tobaccos are as full of nicotine as they can be. That’s Avhere they differ so essentially from our OAvn NeAV Zealand brands Avhich contain so little nicotine that they may be smoked all day long with the utmost impunity. And owing to the toasting of the leaf (cpiite a novelty), they are remarkable for flavour and fragrance. You can get them any strength. “Riverhead Gold” is mild, “Navy Cut (Bulldog), is medium, and “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullshead) full.