NEWS AND NOTES.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3840, 4 September 1928, Page 4

NEWS AND NOTES.

A man named Adams, summoned a! Oxted, Surrey, said he was employed by a npm named Adams, who was contracting for a man named Adams.

A halcyon is a kingfisher, and “halcyon days” are so called beeaiise it was supposed that the weather was always peaceful when the kingfisher was breeding. Wlhile playing on the sandhills at South Brighton, John Glasson, aged 13, was wounded in the eye by an arrow shot from a bow by a playmate. ‘The unfortunate lad was attended to at Christchurch Hospital, where it was foumj that the injury was serious enough to necessitate the removal of the eye. The arrow was pointed with an inch nail.

The Prince of Wlales ascended the world’s tallest wireless mast, 820 feet, when with the Duke of Gloucester he paid a surprise visit to the Government’s wireless station at Rugby on Thursday. He explained to the astonished officials tha,t he saw the towering masts when motoring in the neighbourhood, and thought he would like to inspect them closely. He was told he could go to the top of one of the masts by lift, and insisted on so doing. He stayed some time admiring the view. Afterwards he inspected the station, and chatted with th epoerators, showing an unexpected knowledge of the Morse code.

Wellington in its early days had its stocks in which offenders were locked as a public spectacle, but it may surprise many to learn that business duels were fought there (says the Dominion). A correspondent sends the following extract from the Nelson Examiner of March IC, 1854: “On Monday week last a meeting took place in Wellington between W. V. B. r, Esq., and 11. R. s, Esq., both members of' the legal profession. The quarrel originated in some legal difference which arose in the County Court. Upon the first exchange of shots Mr. B r was seriously wounded; he was immediately conveyed to - a friend’s house. During the first few days it was hoped that his life was safe, but appearances afterwards became unfavourable, and on Monday last, about six in the evening, Mr. B r breathed

his last. A coroner’s inquest was in consequence summoned yesterday, which, after hearing the evidence of several witnesses, was adjourned until to-morrow at one o’clock.” Law is less exciting for the lawyers nowadays. The late Mr. Jollife, film censor, was fond of his pipe and declared he could, from his own personal experience, explode the theory that smoking was bad for the eyesight. Of course. 'The enemies of the weed are always inventing stories to its

detriment. There’s nothing wrong with tobacco, provided it is the right kind. Brands containing an excess of nicotine are certainly injurious, and most, if not all, the imported tobaccos are open to , this objection. The purest varieties are produced here in New Zealand. Containing only a minimum percentage of nicotine these tobaccos may. be freely indulged in with safety. Another point is that the leaf is toasted in the process of manufacture. This develops flavour and aroma in a very marked way. Even the doctors have nothing but praise for these tobaccos, which are manufactured in several strengths so as to suit all tastes. Ask any tobacconist for “Riverlicad Gold,” a mild aromatic, “Navy Cut” (Bulldog), a delightful medium, or “Cut Plug No. 10” (Bullshead), a fine full-flavoured sort.