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

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3922, 23 March 1929, Page 2

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

Eketahuna now holds the Dixon Cup, having defeated the Wloodville holders of the coveted bowling trophy. Alfred Sporle and Horace Sommerville were each convicted and fined £5 for Ibooklmlaking at the Feilding Magistrate’s Court on Thursday. Nelson groovers received £IOO,OOO last year for "their tohaeco crop. One grower received £247 from two acres and another £6OO from four 'acres. An innovation was instituted at jvn'ox Presbyterian Church, Darinevirke, last Sunday evening, the congregation meeting in the Sunday school after the service at a social gathering. There was a large attendance.

Captain Manaffie' of Salvation Artny National Headquarters, and Ensign Hutchins, a returned missionary officer of India, are advertised to conduct Harvest Festival services at the local Salvation Army to-morrow. At 3 p.m. a short lecture on India will he given. On Monday night a muscial programme and auction sale of home-made cakes, etc., will be held. Admission will be free.

At the conclusion of last nig.it’sannual meeting of the Poston Foot'iball Club Mr. F. Robinson made a strong appeal to members to pay their subscriptions. There had been too much “spoon-feeding” in the past he said, and if the game was worth playing it was worth paying for. A number of those who had offered the excuse in the past that they were unable to pay were able to spend money quite (freely in other directions. If the players wanted the Club to help them then they must help themselves by paying up their subs.

A pleasant gathering was held at the Kopane school yesterday afternoon to celebrate the school team’s winning of the Hornlblow Shield at the Sandon sports and the silver cup at Feilding Athletic Club’s meeting. Brief congratulatory speeches were made by Mr. Hornblow (Board member) and Mr. Brooks on behalf of the committee. Cheers were given by the scholars "and a group photograph taken of the gathering. Afternoon tea was dispensed by the girl pupils at the I conclusion.

A member at Thursday’s meeting of the Mana'watu Rabbit Board said that in 'Central Otago- settlers regarded the halw'thorn as a means of forecasting the seasons. When the hawthorn was heavily covered with berries it Was regarded as a sure sign of -a severe winter. The berries provided one of the chief means of sustenance for the birds during the winter. Similarly when there were very few berries on the trees it was a sign that the winter would be good and there would 'be plenty of food about for the birds.

“You know how often we have been misrepresented,” said Bishop Sadler, of Nelson, in the course of a sermon at the Masonic service in the Cathedral. “We are told that we are ,a secret society arid that there is something occult that we are ashamed to reveal. What is the real truth? Any trivial secrets we m!ay possess are the insignia of our ancient traditions and have no bearing, but the big things, the great things of our Order are open to all .the world if only they have eyes to ’see and ears to hear. We have embodied in our Order those very things that go to form the very best things of life and our teachings are open ito all who have minds to think.”

The private company has been increasing in relative importance in New Zealand, at least as regards factory undertakings. Many partnerships and anany oneman undertakings have apparently been formed into limited liability companies: Thus the proportion of total New Zealand factories organised on the basis of a private company rose from 17.9 per cent, in the total in 1918-19 to 25.5 per cent, in 1926-27. During the same time there was a fall of about 4 per cent, in the number of factories owned by entrepreneurs and also in partnerships. The principal advantage of forlming a business into a private company lies in securing the benefit of the limited liability company, by which, if the business becomes insolvent, the liability of those interested does not extend to their private estates, hut is definitely restricted to the amount specified by the value of the shares they have taken up. “For this relief much thanks.” — Shakespeare. There is nothing that relieves a cough or cold so quickly as a dose of Baxter’s Lung Preserver. This wonderful specific has now been famous in New Zealand for over sixty years, and is unequalled for coughs, colds, sore throats, influenza, and all throat and lung affections. Keep a bottle of “Baxter’s” by you for relieving summer colds. Obtainable ail chemists and stores in three sizes—generous-sized bottle, 2/6; family size, 4/6; and bachelor’s size, 1/6. —1.

A fatal accident occurred at the railway deviation works at Palmerston North on Thursday, when Willialm Anderson, married, with four children, was killed instantly by a swinging -winch handle which was jerked suddenly from his hands when heavy machinery was being moved and swung forward. The deceased was struck a terrific blow on the back of the bead when the handle was released.

Ail interesting incident, constituting a record for Now Zealand, was witnessed at the recent Napier Technical College swimming sports. Unlele and nephew, both pupils of the college, were swimming. The uncle won the 33 .1-3 yards senior cbajmpion&hip breast-strobe, while the nephew won the 33 1-3 yards junior breast-stroke. What goes a .step further in claiming this as a record is that both boys broke the existing records of the school. The times were 25 l-ssec. and 26 4-5 see. respectively. The uncle is 16 years of age, while the nephew is nearly 16 years old! Rotarians down South recently entertained at lunch an English journalist (wandering far afield in search of “copy.” When an adjournment was made to the smokcroofm the guest was offered a “fill” by somebody. Presently he asked the name of the tobacco. Told it was gi'ouvn and manufactured in New Zealand he was astonished. “Yours is a wonderful country,” he said. “It produces all the necessaries of life and some of its luxuries as well! This tobacco is some of the best .1 have ever smoked.” He was greatly interested to learn that unlike the imported brands, New Zealand tobacco contained so little nicotine that it could be indulged in ad. Ill), wittymo fear of consequences. He then inquired where “this wonderful tobacco,” as .he called it was procurable, and \yas informed that ,-it could be obtained of any tobacconist, also that the brands ranged from a mild aromatic to a full flavoured %ort. The former is “Riverhead Gold” and the latter “Cut Plug No. 10.” The happy .medium is “Navy Cut No. 3.” —Advt.