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

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3924, 28 March 1929, Page 2

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

The “Manaiwatu Herald” will not be published on Saturday next, Easter Saturday.

April 25th is Anzac Day. Arrangemests for the usual local observance are in the hands of the Returned Soldiers’ Coimlmittee.

Members of the Main Highways Board will commence a tour of the west coast district on April 12th. lit is stated that £IOOO has been offered for a small section of land at Otaki Railway. Miss E. Fee, of Beach Road, brought info the Herald Office yesterday a imonster mushroom which she discovered while mushrooming on Robinson’s run. The mushroom was 28 inches in circumference and in a perfect state of preservation. The result of the competitions held in conjunction with Saturday’s Native shop day were as follows: — Dinner, Mr. D. Cook; chocolates, Mr. Charles; mutton, Mr. Kere; cushion, Mr. it. Chaffey.

Speaking a.t the monthly meeting of the Chamber o!f Commerce, held .on Tuesday evening, the chairman (Mr D. Christie) said that since the s.s. Kennedy had ceased running to Foxton it was costing one storekeeper over £5 per week In extra freight.

The funeral of the late Francis Wjaltbutton, the seven-year-old victim of Sunday’s tragic accident took place ton Tuesday afternoon: The services ait the home and graveside were conducted 'by Captain Mat-Meson of the Salvation Army. The casket was covered with floral tributes and the parents received numerous messages of sympathy in their sad and tragic ibereavejment. Directly he clears up the mass of outstanding works, General Higgins, head of the 'Salvation Army will set out on a world tour during 1929 and 1930, devoting the whole summer to Europe and thereafter visiting the United States and Canada, proceeding early in the Hew Year to Australia and .New Zeaphnd. He will attend the annual Congresses in April, May and June. “This is not a fresh ‘stunt’ of the Bishop, although I am told someone had that impression,” said Bishop Cherringt'on at Hamilton on Sunday evening to an attentive audience which Ailed Garden Place, to hear an open-air divine service. The Bsihop said it was also untrue that he had joined the Salvation Army, although he could do much worse (reports the “New Zealand Herald”). Explaining the reason for the open-air sendee, Bishop Cherrington said he was present because 25 men in Hamilton had asked him to attend. He referred to the Church of England Men’s Society, which had been in operation in Hamilton about two months. This organisation flourished in England, and he hoped to see it make progress in his diocese. In his sermon, the Bsihop referred to the manner in which the laws of justice, mercy, truth, and forgiveness were forgotten in a mass of w'orldy things. In every-day life there Was great need of the spirit of Chrsitianity. The service was conducted by Dean G, R. Barnett, who led worshippers in the singing of hymns.

Tile annual meeting of householders in connection with the schools in the Wellington Education Board’s district will be held on Monday, April 22nd next. Braille, the system of printing books and music by embossing dots, was invented by Louis Braille, a blind musician of Paris, just a century ago.

Yet another job for a salvage iwagon was provided in the Kaiwarra Gorge last week when a private car plunged over the bank at almost the highest part, and crashed through the bush down to the level of the stream. The accident, in which nobody was injured, occurred on Tuesday night. The driver was mending a puncture when the car ran backwards off the road. Although the drop must be about a hundred feet, and almost perpendicular, the car was pot irreparably damaged. This is the second time a mishap of the kind has occurred on this part of the road (within a few iinionths, a. large motor lorry running off the road a few yards higher up. Scars in the native bus'll mark* the tracks of the vehicles.

“Heavy simoker, Sir?” asked a man in the corner of !the first-class smoking carriage on the Christ - church-Dunedin express, addressing the passenger opposite, who had just “obliged with a maitch.” “Pretty fair,” laughed the other, “about four or) five ounces a week.” “By jove!’’ said the first speaker, “if I smoked all that I’d he a nervous wrelek in a Imonth.” “What sort d’you smoke?” lie was asked. He (named the brand. “Ah,” said the other, “that’s American. I couldn’t smoke it. Like all those foreign brands its rank with nicotine. I sm'oke New Zealand tobacco; “Navy Cut No. 3”, mediulm, Wonderfully sweet and, satisfying. And hardly any nicotine in it. That’s why you can staioke it so freely. Won’t hurt nerves or heart and doesn’t (burn the itongue. Cheaper than the imported too, and better in every way.” Other brands manufactured by the same company are “Riverhead Gold” mild, “Cavendish” medium, and “Cut Plug No. 10” full flavour, all toasted and therefore healthier than the average class of Smoking tobacco. — Advt.