Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3894, 12 January 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JANUARY 12, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Raspberry picking was in full swing in Greytoivn this week. The crop is said to be a. heavy one. There is every possibility of an early start being, made- on the erection of Foxton’s new courthouse. A local fisherman informed our representative that floundjers are very-scarce in the M'anawatu river this year. The south portion of Johnston Street between Union and Oook Streets has been receiving the attention of the road staff this week. Nineteen mothers were admitted to the Palmerston North Maternity Ho«me during December, while 20 had attended at the ante-natal clinic. A party of local Celestials who have been on a visit to China have , returned to Foxton and as a result there is to be something in the nature of a celebration over the weekend.

The winners of the Fire Brigade euchre tournament, held on Thursday evening were as follows: La - dies: Miss Arcus Ist, Mrs. Gregory 2nd. Men: Messrs Dunn Ist, and McAllister 2nd.

The Department of Agriculture has declined to agree to the Manawatu County Council’s request to have hares removed from the list of protected! animals in the iCbunty. In the space of 50 yards in Willis Street, Wellington, on Tuesday, 18 women were seen in sleeveless frocks, and in the same distance on Lambton Quay there were 12 wearers of fur boats. The Minister of Health (Hon. Stallworthy) will visit Palmerston North in his official capacity on Monday and will be entertained at lunch by the Palmerston North Hospital Board and will subsequently inspect the hospital and old people’s home and farm.

That inevitable quartette, the Englishman, the Irishman, the Scot, and the Jew, entered a saloon par. The Englishman stood a round ■of Scotch, the Irishman stood a round of Irish, the Scotsman stood six feet one and a half, and the Jew stood and admired him.

A slight decrease in charitable aid during December was reported to the Palmerston North Hospital Board on Thursday by the Charitable Aid officer (Mr. F. Aisher). He issued 193 rations at a cost of £49 12s, compared with 252 rations at a cost of £63 10s for November. Charitable Aid in other parts of the district was again back to normal now that the flax-mills had started. During the mOnth 21 men travelling the roads had called on him for assistance. Of those he assisted 14 at a cost of £4 16s, compared with 13 at a cost of £3 l'Os in November and 21 at a cost of £5 10s in December, 1927. A motorist ( who left his car standing in King Street, Dunedin, for a while had a curious experience. On returning to it he stepped into the driver’s seat in the usual manner. After driving some distance! he beheld a woman gesticulating wildly on the road in front of him. Wjomleriiiff what was wrong-, he pulled up. 'He then discovered that a little girl, aged between two and three years, had curled herself up and gone to sleep upon the running hoard opposite to that which he had used to step into the car. The motorist realised; that had he started suddenly or turned a corner, the child wtoukl probably have been thrown -off.

Little, portly Amahulla'h, the Afghan monarch who. paralysed a London crowd by blowing hi's no'se with his lingers while driving through the streets with King George, is not carrying his passion for civilised methods to his dealings with the rebel factions, which have recently caused so much trouble in his kingdom. Forgetting his Saville Row morning coats, he marched in the streets at the head of his soldiery and ho countenanced barbaric methods of inflicting punishment as witness the fact that the heads of decapitated rebels were borne through the streets on bayonets. It lakes more than a trip to Europe and a pair of striped pants to civilise an Afghan.—Auckland S.un. The first Cabinet meeting of the New Year has been called by the Prime Minister for Thursday next, 17th January. By that time it is expected that all the Ministers will be in Wellington, and (Sir Joseph Wjard expects that all his colleagues will attend. It is anticipated that matters of policy will be discussed. Apart from that, a number of items of departmental importance are awaiting approval by 'Cabinet, 'and probably a scries of meetings 'will be required to catch up on the arrears of documents needing attention.

Meetings of a bright and interesting character will be conducted in the Salvation Army ball to-mor-row at 11 a.m. and 7 pan. by the new Commanding Officers, Captain and Mrs. Matheson, who have arrived on transfer fro-'m Rangiorn, South Island. The new officers will be glad to welcome old and new friends 1 to the Army.

Tremendous crowds attended the funeral of the late Tex Rickard at New York. The bier was placed exactly in the centre of Madison Square Gardens, where the ring was formerly pitched. The largest floral tribute, costing thousands of dollars, was a large blanket of carnations from Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey. An Episcopal clergyman pronounced the benediction over the remains of a man who scorned religious rites when .alive and once said he hoped rather for the referee’s “eight, nine, ten, out,” when he died with his boots on. 'Thursday was the first anniversary of the ill-fated attempt of the two New Zealand airmen, Lieut. J. It. Moncrieff and Captain G. Hood to fly the Tasman Sea from Australia to New Zealand. The pair left Sydney in a two-seater plane in the early hours of the morning, but wore never heard of again. Conjecture as to their fate has led to the now generally accepted belief that the fliers crashed in the sea several

hundred miles from the New Zealand coast. Reports that were rife at the time that the plane had been seen ior heard over various parts of the country are now considered to have been groundless. Preparations are already in train for Ratana’s birthday celebrations, which will be on a grand scale, states a Wanganui correspondent. It is expected that the gathering will, be nearly as large as last 25th January, when Ratana temple was dedicated. There will be no such ceremony on this occasion, but the festivities will include sports, with plenty of birthday cake and soft drinks. “There will be no hard stuff,” remarked a Maori to a newspaper man. The rule is strictly enforced that no liquor is to he brought into the pa except inside the person, and if a man happens to have an overload aboard, fines arc inflicted. Consequently, very few Maoris go there intoxicated. As a matter of fact, the followers of Ratana are a sober people.

The jam-making season is here, and for some weeks to come preserving pans will be working overtime, as all sorts of delectable jams and jellies will be made. It is a surprising thing that when anything goes wrong, it is always the preserve that is blamed (says an exchange). The jam-maker never considers herself at fault, and yet there are many housewives who, time and again, will tell that their preserves do not keep. There are many reasons. Too little boiling is one, unsuitable fruit another. To make quite sure that jam will keep well, this season, follow this hint: .Just before covering, and when quite cold, add a small teaspoonful of vinegar to each pot. Any kind can be treated in this way, then cover as usual. It is a sure preventive of fermentation.

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 tho 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.