Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3910, 23 February 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The scow* Kotiti will.load at Wellington for Foxton on Monday. It was reported at the Shannon' Borough Council meeting on Tuesday evening that arrangements had been made with Messrs Madge Bros, to carry the mail between Shannon and Foxton via Moutoa.

Summertime will come to an end in four weeks- and on Sunday, March .17, clocks throughout the Dominion will ibe put hack half an hour. The advance was made on Sunday, October 14. The Act expires on September 30 next. Staff Captain Heyes, who is advertised to conduct special services at the local Salvation Army tomorrow, has the distinction of being the youngest Divisional Commander in New Zealand. He was on active service during the Great War and has a bright, cheerful manner which always attracts large crowds wherever he goes. Mr. J. E. Tollison, the contractor for converting the old bandroom into a public library, has now completed his work and the building which possesses a large and comfortable room is now awaiting the painter. The work will be finished within a few days when the library will be removed from the C. M. l?.»ss Co’s, buildings to its new home.

An Auckland syndicate is investigating the possibilities of establishing a sardine industry. The discovery is claimed to have been made that the true cardine, of which the Mediterranean Sea has hitherto been the chief known habitat, teems in the ..Hauraki Gulf, and is also to he found in large quantities on other parts of the New Zealand coast.

At Thursday evening’s Chamber of Commerce imeoting, the President (Mr. J. K. Hornblow) extended a welcome to Messrs J. Martin (Slationmaster) and J. Aitchison, two newly elected members. Both gentlemen expressed their appreciation of being elected to the Chamber and offered to co-operate in any waA. possible in matters pertaining to the welfare of the town.

The new Garrett articulated locomotive had a second trial run yesterday with a load of 312 tons, making the trip to Johnsonville in 11 minutes. The ordinary type A.B. Pacific engine, drawing a load of 190 tons, takes 14 minutes for the same run. The traction effort of the Garrett engine is 51,3801b5. and that of the A.B. type is 20,0001b5. only.

It is said, remarked Mr. P. C. flay, engineer to the MarrawatuOroua River Board at last night's ■special meeting of the Foxton Borough Council, that a foot of peat will make an inch of soil. This statement was made when Mr. Ilay was impressing on Crs. the necessity for the gradual drainage of swampy areas. Rapid drainage, he said, always resulted ip a tremendous shrinkage of the area affected.

The Dominion conference of the Methodist .Church yesterday decided that ordained ministersbeappointed to Port Albert, Paeroa, Matamata, Gonville (Wanganui), Wellington South (second) and probationers to Hikurangi, Morrinsville, Huntly, Masterton, Greymouth, Hawarden (North Canterbury) and Martoff and, home missionaries to Tuakau, Mosgiel and Picton. Waipanva and Taihape were reduced to the status of home mission stations.

A fine specimen of a carved tobacco pipe of genuine Maori workmanship was knocked down in a Wellington auction-room the other day for 15/-. It was a bargain. There are plenty of carved pipes of allegedly Maori make to be picked up. Most of ’e|m were made in Birmingham. The genuine article is scarce, and worth money. Pipe-car-ving is becoming a lost Maori art. Fortunately there’s plenty of New Zealand tobacco, though! And its not only of extraordinary line 11avour, sweet cool and fragrant, but> unlike the foreign brands, is practically free from nicotine. That means that you can smoke it all day long and feel no ill-effects. This is partly owing to the soil in 'which 'the plants are grown, and partly to the toasting of the leaf which process not only helps largely to eliminate ■the nicotine but develops flavour and bouquet. There are several brands, special favourites being: “Riverhead Gold” (mild aromatic), “Cavendish” (a fine medium), “Navy 'Cut No. 3” (a delightful blend) and ‘lCnt No. 10” B'ullshqad, (a rich, dark, full-fla-voured variety).—Advt.