LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3844, 13 September 1928, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is estimated that 30,000 people witnessed the landing of the Southern Cross at Soekburn aerodrome on Tuesday morning.

James Cowie, a waterside worker, 63 years of age, was run over by a taxi-cab at Wellington on Tuesday night and succumbed to injuries received.

The Railway Statement delivered in the House on Tuesday evening announced that dining cars are under construction for use on the Limited expresses of the North Island.

Cardinal Ceretti read a message from the Pope at the conclusion of the Eucharistic Congress, granting 200 days’ indulgence to all Catholics who have fulfilled their obligations to the Church. The Mayor of Palmerston North an a congratulatory message to Squadron-Leader Kingsford Smith, states that the citizens of Palmerston North would appreciate flying over Palmerston North on the return flight. Though Christchurch may claim to be the landing place of the first ’plane to fly the Tasman, nothing can ever remove the honour of Wellington having been the first place visited by the Southern Gross, and for this diversion from the set plan Kingsford 'Smith is to be thanked, says the Dominion. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Influenza Colds.

Once the Southern Cross had landed at Soekburn on Monday morning, a few of the crowd rushed the ’plane for souvenirs. Some even tried to scrape small pieces of paint from the Southern Cross. One man got oil with a valuable prize— Kingsford Smith’s flying helmet. It fell oli in the jostling and rush of the crowd and somebody has it now. Flight-Commander Smith cares little for the helmet, but he wants very badly the little mascot —a black cat —which was clasped in it. He is offering a reward of £lO for its return.

On Tuesday the Prime Minister (the Right Hon. J. G. Coates) received tiie following cablegram from the Prime Minister of South Africa in reply to Mr. Coates’s message relating to the visit of the All Black football team to South Africa: “Your kind message of appreciation of the hospitality extended to New Zealand’s sons is very highly valued by all South Africans. Sharing your feelings as to the beneficial results of such intercourse and friendly rivalry between the youths of our countries, I thank you very heartily for the assurance of warm welcome to our sons to New Zealand. —(Signed) Hertzog.” At Saturday’s meeting of the Hol'owhenua County Council a petition was received from nine ratepayers of the Whirokino riding asking for the formation of a special rating area for the purpose of extending a high pressure water supply from the Heatherlea corner to their properties situated on or near the Levin-tFoxton ißoad. Kt had been estimated that the sum of £875 would be required to supply a service sufficient for their requirements. They realised that it was possible that some arrangement might have to be made in respect to a contribution towards the annual loan charges in regard to the main which had been installed to the Heatherlea corner and for vvhicli a special rating area already existed. In the meantime, however, they desired that application should be made to the Local Government Loans Board for consent tq» steps being taken to raise a loan for the proposed extension if the estimate already supplied was satisfactory to the council. The councillors for the riding and the engineer were instructed to report to the next meeting of the council.