Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3912, 28 February 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The movement of sheep from the Oishorne district to the Bay of Plenty and Waikato continues. A special train of 33 double-decker trucks, with 2300 sheep from Whakatane West, passed through Tau-rang-a on Sunday on its way to Frankton. It has been decided to hold the Eong'otea 1 autumn show on March 19th, the secretary being instructed to write to the Hon. E. Newman, requesting him to open it. The following judges iwere appointed subject to their consent: Dahlias and cut blooms, Mr. A. J. Sliai'ler; decorative, Mrs. Galland; domestic, Mrs. McKelvie; art and'TancjAvork, Mrs. J. H. Perrett.

It was expected that 200 natives would assemble at Gisborne to-day for the unveiling of the mdmorial to Sir James Carroll. The hui will extend over three days. Very complete arrangements are being made for accommodating and entertaining the visitors. Sir Apirana Ngata arrived yesterday. The Premier will be present on Sunday for the unveiling ceremony.

The biennial conference of the Grand Lodge of the United Ancient Order of Druids is to take place at Wellington, on March 18, and two following days. It is expected that over 100 delegates from the whole of the North Island, Marlborough, Nelson, and West Coast, and from Grand Lodges at Canterbury and Otago, will ibe present.

A Paris cablegram states that a young wife contracted leprosy as the result of wearing a new fur coat, the gift of her husband. The wife lirst complained of irritation in the neck, and then of small spots. The doctor was unable to cure her, and filially'a blood test showed leprosy. Inquiries showed that the fur was imported from Russia. 'Shark’s teeth are occasionally found while quarrying for lime at the Ikilns in the Winton district (reports the Mataura Ensign). One recently unearthed at a depth of 25 feet was in a perfect state of preservation, the enamel shining with a brilliance seldom found in human teeth. How many thousand years these teeth have lain buried is a problem that may be left to geologists. Plainly what is) now fertile land'must have been an ocean bed.

“Throughout the United States the people showed a remarkable sympathetic interest in the health of tlie King,” said Captain N. Barlow, a New Zealand Air Force reservist, upon his return by the Aorangi from a visit to America (states the “New Zealand Herald”). In all conversations the topic had its place to a degree which could have been little greater or more sincere in England itself. To his mind, and lie travelled much in the United States, it indicated the inherent friendliness of the American toward-Britain and the British.

Sir Berkeley Moynihan, speaking at the London Authors’ Club, disclosed a war secret when he revealed that the Allies heard in 1916 that the Germans were going to use glague as a lethal weapon. “We actually recovered plague 'bacilli from bombs dropped over the Fifth Army,” said Sir Berkeley Moynihan, who recalled that the plague was spregd by fleas through rats. “Consequently,” he added, “we encouraged eats, protected owls, and encouraged gamekeepers to keep down rats to prevent the plague spreadingi”

An eel, sft. in length and weighing 33j1h., was Caught by Mr. H. Pratt, of Bell Block. A youth, of good address hut with morals of .a get-rich-quick order, has recently been operating the confidence trick on a minor scale in Wellington City and suburbs (says the Post). His line is the selling of electric light globes, for which he charged about 7/6, and his method is, after disposing of a globe to a too-trusting housewife or businessman, to come back again and borrow the globe on the pretext of wanting to demonstrate it to another customer. That is the last seen of the globe and of the guileful youth.

The sum of £SO has been raised during the past sum|mer by Mrs. G. I'. Dalefield, Gillespie’s line, by the sale of flowers, etc., from her garden. This sum has been placed in the Post Office Savings Bank to the credit of a little blind hoy—Master Jack Shortt. It will he remembered that he was very seriously injured by the explosion of a live shell at Foxton, about 15 months ago. Those who have generously helped arc thanked, and it is hoped that all who are able to, will assist this cause by buying, so that the desired total of £IOO may be reached. — Manawatu Times.

In the Greymoulh Magistrate’s Court, C. G. Me Alpine and the McAlpine Sawmilling Co., of Mawheraiti, claimed £IOOO from William Clayton, a farmer, of Abaura, for general damages, it being alleged that defendant’s servant carelessly and negligently lit tires on defendant’s property, -which fires burned and destroyed certain bush lands, the property of the State, and spread to and destroyed 120 chains of plaintiff’s tramway, line. After hearing numerous (witnesses, pro and con, Mr. Meldrum, S.M., nonsuited plaintiffs, ordering them to pay costs.

Hon W. Vcitcli stated at Welling-, ton yesterday that it was not considered necessary, at any rate at presen!, to call an industrial conference as was convened last year, hut owing to the pressure of the unemployment problem, Cabinet had decided, as already announced, to set up an unemployment investigation .committee. Things were developing rapidly in regard to industrial matters under the policy of the new government, but the governiment wished to see what emanated from the unemployment investigation committee before it did anything in respect to the second industrial conference proposal.

A number of medical instruments were found in the Wairarapa stream, near Christchurch, by a boy, who happened to be watering a horse at the spot. On inquiries be•tig made, they were found to he llte property of a well-known medical man, from whose car they had been taken on Friday evening. At the time of the theft, the ear was parked outside a house in Wrox ton Terrace, Fendalton, and the instruments v T ere in a brown leather bag. It is evident that the object of the thief’s desire was tho bag, and on his discovering- the instruments inside he got rid of them by dropping them over the bridge at Idris Road into the Wairarapa stream. The unfortunate part of the affair is that the more valuable instruments have not yet been recovered. Those which were found are comparatively heavy' instruments which by their weight sank to the bottom. The lighter and more valuable instruments have evidently been carried downstream.

A Nelson resident while visiting Takaka last week thought lie would endeavour to verify a story to the effect that a young lady in the district had been successful in “taming” a number of eels, and that she could summon the creatures at will (says the “Nelson Evening Mail), lie called upon the lady, Miss M‘Cal him, who resides in the Anatoki Valley, and asked her if she would confirm the story. Miss M'Callum did so, and took him to the banks of the Anatoki Stream. She then flipped the surface of tho water several times, and called out “Eelie! Eelie!” The visitor then saw eight eels swimming at a great rate, and taking shreds of meat from ller fingers. One, of about 15 pounds weight, actually crawled out on a rock to be stroked. This eel has been a pet for the last ten years. Miss M'Callum informed the visitor that Tier pets are not fed regularly, and that an interval of weeks maj elapse between her visits to the river banks, hut the result is always the same.

P. C. Wren, the Avell-known author of “Beau Gcste,” and other popular novels, is a great smoker. When hard at work on a book, he will consume an ounce of tobacco a day. Strong stuff, too, and like most of the American tobaccos rank .with nicotine. How does he do it? It’s certainly risky. Many a iffan “strong as a horse” has had to give up his pipe because lie used the wrong tobacco, that is tobacco containing an excess of nicotine. How comes it that these foreign tobaccos are all like that? Our New Zealand brands contain so little nicotine that you may indulge in them as freely as you please Avith absolute impunity. The leaf is toasted and that makes all the difference in the flavour and aroma. These ’baccies don’t bite the tongue and they burn to the last shred. You 'can get them off any tobacconist. Favourite brands are: “Riverhead Gold” (|mild and aromatic); “■Cavendish” (the sportsman’s smoke); “Navy Cut No. 3” (a blend of choice leaf); and “Cut Plug No. 10” (a rich, dark, sort). —Advt.

The friends of Mr. Win. Aldridge, who was injured as the result of being knodked down and gored /by a bull sotme days ago, will be .pleased to know he is now making good progress towards recovery.

At the Palmerston S.M. Court on Tuesday, the S.M. gave judgement for plaintiff in the •civil action J. Colder v. J. J.' Avery, on a claim of £lOl 5s lOd with costs £6 2s 6d. This was the sequel to an action by the National Bank, Auckland, against J. Colder in 1922 for payment of a stopped cheque in favour of Joe Avery, when judgment was given against Colder.

An Australian business man, Mr. If. H. Maas, who arrived at Auckland by the Maunganui from Sydney, is the original of Sir John Millais’ world-known painting “Bubbles.” “I was four or tive years old at the time, and lived in London,” said Mr. Maas. “I was acting as a page at a wedding when Sir John caught sight of me and wished to paint me. It so happened that the sittings were perforce put ’ ojf for a month, because I ate far too much at the breakfast and became ill, but in due course the painting was completed.” Mr. Maas is quite ready to admit that lew would now recognise him from his oft printed likeness. A conference, to discuss the question of the chemical curing of bacon, is 'being held in .Wellington uetween representatives of the bai ou-curing industry and the chemisity otlileers of the Department of Scientific Research. Last year an yH'icer of the Research Department 'visited the Old Country, and inspected bacon factories there, Mailing' a general investigation in regard to the industry. Bacon curing is engaging no little? attention in New Zealand at the present time, because of the difference in opinion and in practice as to the use pi: boric acid in the process.

'The Methodist Conference now living held in Auckland is- having successful and helpful sessions, A large amount of business has been transacted and| conference hopes to . omplete its business by Saturday. The various functions have been well attended; beyond all antieipa..un in some cases, provision not having been made for’ the large crowds attending. To-day the Missionary demonstration will be held when the President of Conference will preside and the selected speakers are Rev. A .H. Ci’opp, of Bougainville, Soloman Islands, and Rev. J, H. Edmondson, of Foxton. The Holme Missionaries’ Association held its annual meeting on Monday evening, when Rev. C. Wj Brown, of Oxford, was re-elected President and Rev. J. If. Edmondson was reelected secretary and treasurer. A large amount of business was ti ansae ted.

There was quite a flutter of excitement in the .township the other day (says the Shannon News) as a lesult of a report that gold had keen discovered on Air. Kilsby’s property on the Heights Road, unfortunately the report is rather premature, From what we can ga- , her from one who is interested, about thirty years ago, some quartz that was alleged to have been picked up in the locality, on being tesiod some years later, was found to lie of very rich quality. The finder being unable to make further investigations, handed same over to a friend, who some months ago Lormed a syndicate which engaged ~n engineer to make a search at the spot where the quartz was supposed to have 'been found. As a result a seam o'f gravel and rock has been located, but whether it is of a gold bearing nature remains to be seen. In the (meantime the - yndieate are putting in a shaft and ;.re prepared to spend a certain sum of money to test the venture.

Striking evidence as to the extent to which land accretion or betterment takes place as the result of the depositing of silt over the land by periodical Hoods has been brought to light on Mr. T. Saunders property at (Men Oroua. Workmen engaged in excavating spoil for the purpose of constructing a large reservoir came across •‘nigger heads/’ raupo, etc., in a layer of clay nine feet below the surface of the ground. The spot where the find was made is about a mile and a half from the Oroua River and the property was, for many years prior to being' taken over by its present owner, subjected to serious inundation on frequent occasions by the Oroua. It is not an uncommon thing for the river to unearth fence posts along its banks at this locality, which have for years been buried beneath several feet of silt.

Pew of the thousands of people who annually visit Plimmerton know that it has historic associations, apart from the fact that it was named after John Plimtaer, one of Wellington’s no table citizens of thaj'early times. In an article “The .Romance of the Rail,” in the Railways Magazine, Mr. James Cowan says the old Maori village of Taupo once stood on the site of Plinnncrton. It was here that the wily old Te Rauparaha, who had been, secretly assisting his nephew, Te Rangihaeata, against the whites, was skilfully captured in 1846 under Governor Grey’s direction. He was kept a prisoner for two years in British, ships-of-war. The exact spot where Te Rauparaha was captured is quite close to the present railway station, and the natives point out a little grassy space bordered by ngaio trees between the station and the, beach as the place where the old warrior’s hut stood and where he was surprisel and seized at early dawn by a party of British blue-jackets.

While travelling from Patea to Waver ley a motorist had tho unusual experience. of seeing a kiwi on the road. A hurried application of brakes brought the car to a stop and imhriediate chase was given, resulting in the capture of the bird, which was brought into Wanganui. It is surmised that .the kiwi was driven from the iscrulb by fire.

Reporting to the Horowhenua Power Board on Tuesday the Electrical Engineer (Air. J. A. Smith) said that since last meeting 12 applications from new consumers and 21 applications for extensions to existing installations have been received comprising 6 ranges, 4 waterheaters, 3 shearing motors and 3 pumping motors. Eleven new consumers and 19 extensions have been connected, including 5 ranges, 7 waterheaters, and'3 small industrial motors, a total increase of 53.141 k.w.

Wlhen arranging flowers in a vase take care to avoid mixing kinds which will not agree, for it is a fact that certain blossoms do not settle down at all well with others, says an English writer. Thus sweet peas should always be given a position on their own, for, if assorted with other flowers, they will very rapidly fade. Mignonette is another blossom which should never be placed with flowers of any other kind, for it has a most disastious effect on its companions, although it does not suffer itself at all. Some roses do not hit it off at all well with other varieties of the same fio'wer. No flowers last long if brought into close contact with any kind of poppy. It has often been noticed that when a vase containing poppies has been placed on the same table as other flowers, the latter quickly show their annoyance by drooping their heads.