LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3841, 6 September 1928, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Mr. C 4. Harold Smith, a wellknown Pahiatua solicitor has been selected to contest the Reform in'terests in the Pahiatua electorate at the forthcoming election.

Owing to the presence of large numbers of eels in many rivers and streams within the Wellington !lcclimatisation Society’s area, and to a correspondingly heavy loss of trout, the Council suggested to the branch committees that a crusade be entered upon against eels, large and small. The annual report states that since October, j 1927, many thousands have been destroyed, the heaviest said to weigh iOlbs., taken from the Waikanae, 301bs. taken from the jWlaiohine, 261bs. t|ken from the Mangatainoka, 2541b5. taken from the Waipoua, 221bs. 1 1 lbs. and lGlbs., all from the same water, 221b5., Hutt River.

Because John Riggir, a- farmer in Hamilton East, “topped” a lawsoniana hedge on the boundary between his property and that of his neighbour’s, John Bateson and Son, nurserymen, his action will cost him at least £250. Judgment for £22G lGs and costs £24 was given by Mr. S. L. Paterson, S.M., after hearing evidence on the nurseryman’s claim. For the defence it was stated that defendant, who is 84 years old, had thought he was within his rights in topping the hedge, which he considered was getting too high and making his property dark and damp. He now realised that he had done wrong, and wished to express regret. He had not intended to mutilate the trees.

In the early days of Taranaki, when all fencing was post and rail, the kohekohe tree was eagerly sought after for rails (says an exchange). Cut into right lengths, the tree split out very freely, and so far as known the “mahogany” from D’Urville Island is really kohekohe* and no one in Taranaki ever realised the value of the timber in building operations when it was being converted into common fencing rails. The New Zealand State Forest Service has something to say about the wood, in a recent publication it states that kohekohe is desirable for doors, panelling stairs, mantels and interior furnishings, on account of its pleasing grain, its attractive colour, its polishing qualities, and its ease of working.

To Motorists: Fill up at Fairey’s Refreshment Rooms. The . spirit with which we serve you will please you. Hot pies, mashed potatoes and peas, 9d; for the ladies dainty morning and afternoon tea, 9d. Rest room for Ladies. Mothers with babies special attention. * Plunket Rooms on premises. Open on Thursdays, at Fairey’s, Foxton.*

Giant briar pipes exhibited in a Bond Street (London) tobacconist’s window recently attracted a good deal of attention, These pipes take an ounce of tobacco at a time for a smoke lasting from four to six hours. They are priced at from £4 a piece. But it is not all tobaccos that can be smoked for six or even for four hours continuously. If you tried to smoke some of the American imported brands for such a length of time, you’d get nicotine poisoning. You’d have a better chance with our own New Zealand tobaccos, which owing to their exceptional purity and comparative freedom from nicotine can really be smoked for hours on end without risk to heart or nerves. They are delightfully cool, mellow, sweet and fragrant, with a most delicious flavour of their own. With such qualities to recommend them (and the good word of the doctors), it is not surprising to find these brands in' rapidly increasing demand. Try “Riverhead Gold” aromatic, “Navy Cut” (Bulldog), medium, or “Cut Plug ,No. 10” (Bullshead), full strength. All tobacconists. For coughs and colds, never falls. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure