Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3930, 13 April 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The scow Rotd'ti arrived in port yesterday from Wellington with a general cargo and Will 'take hemp back to Wellington. A special meeting of the Foxton Chamber of Commerce will be held in Ross’s Rooms alt 7 pan. on Monday evening. A full attendance requested. Business important. , After inspecting the construction .work on the Taranaki-Auckland main trunk railway line, the Minister of Pulblic Works, Hon. E. A. Ransom, said lie was optimistic that the job would be finished in three years. Mr Ferris, Government hemp grader, who is visiting the mills throughout the Dominion, was in Foxton yesterday. He informed us that certain areas from which flax was cut in times past in this district, were being 'Converted into grazing land.

On April 26th Foxton is to be 'honoured with a visit from the President of the Methodist Conference (the Archbishop of Methodism). Rev. J. Goldie has been, for 27 years ch'aiijman of the Solomon Islands district. He is one of the outstanding men of Methodism and one of the most successful of living missionaries. The story of his life work is the story of a wonderful achievement which everyone should hear. It is the story of present day miracles and will be told in the Methodist Church on the evening of April 26th. The medical superintendent of the Palmerston N. Hospital reported at .Thursday’s meeting that patients remaining in hospital at March 31, were 151, and the average number of occupied beds during the month was 171. Twelve cases of infectious diseases were admitted duxing March pud 13 remained in isolation. Fifteen patients were admitted to the maternity home and ten remained, while 26 patients had attended the ante-natal clinic. The Matron of the Aw'apuni Old Peoples’ Home reported that, on March 31, there were 51 inmate's. Miss 31, there were 51 inmates.

The Man'awAtu County Council has had many criticisms levelled against it in the past because of the delay in starting its highway works but once it did start, things have been kept on the move. An instance of the organisation and keenness to .push the work on with all speed was overiie'ard at yesterday’s conference between the local Borough Council and the Main Highways Board. Plans and specifications for the preparation of a certain strip of 'highway had been forwarded to the Highways Board for approval, and the meeting having been held, the engineer rang the County Clerk up and informed him that the plans and specifications had been approved and inquired when the work was likely to be started. “To-mor-row morning,” was Mr Drew’s eryp r 'tic reply, and the next morning a gang of men started on the job.

Before the commencement of the business of the meeting of the JVlanatwatu County iOounieil on Tuesday, Cr. J. H. Perrett announced that he had a pleasing duty to perform. At a recent sports meeting held in Sanson a race for County officials had been won by Cr. J. F. McKelvie, and the speaker had much pleasure in presenting him with a box of his favourite cigarettes as a rew'ard for his prowess. Cr. Perrett went on to recount in huanorous vein, his recollection of previous encounters with Cr. McKelvie on the track and congratulated him on retaining his youthful vigour. Cr McKelvie briefly replied. “If I won it was beteause the others let 'me,” he added amidst laughter.

San Francisco was the scene of a New Zealand dinner recently when a score of Maorilanders iwere the guests of an ex-'South Island man. Everything on the sumptuous menu catoe from New Zealand. After the feast a big canister of New Zealand tobacco made its welcome appearance. 'This was “Cavendish Mixture,” a Iblend specially llavoiu’ed by connoisseurs. The guests were delighted with their entertainment, and the ’baccy was pronounced A.l. Astonishment was expressed that the Dominion could produce such tobacco. A marked feature, by the way, of our New Zealand brands, is their comparative freedom from nicotine, in which respect they are totally different from the American tobaccos, most of them rich in nicotine. . Hence it is that the New • Zealand goods can be smoked freely without fear of consequences. There are several brands, those most in request being “(Cavendish Mixture” (medium), “Riverhead Gold” (mild), “Navy Cut” (medium, a blend of choice leaf), and “Cut Plug No. 10,” fa rich, dark tobacco, of full flavour). You can get them at any tobacconists. Adv.

“I look upon funds raised by school committees as a voluntary system of local rating,” said the Minister of Education (Mr H. Atmorc) when replying to a deputation from the Phillipstown School Comimittee.

Motor tyres and tubes imported into New Zealand during January were valued at £127,365,' an increase of one-third on the value in the corresponding month of last year. Accessories and spare parts imported into Neiw Zealand during January were valued at £20,626. A meeting of Anglican parishioners of Olaudelands, a suburb of Hamilton, was held on 'Wednesday night. The meeting was marked by expressions of no-'confidence in Bishop Oherrington, and the committee 'that was elected was one entirely hostile to the Bishop. Mr W. Trueman was paid a compliment at the conference with the Main Highways Board in Foxton yesterday. He outlined the case for the borough in a brief and capable manner and one of the members, in complimenting him on the manner in which he had stated the ease, said that it was the briefest speech they had heard that day, and the most to the point. A motor caravan Which attracted solne attention arrived in Foxton yesterday. Our representative was . invited to inspect it by 'the owner, Mr Lightfoot, of the Lower . Hutt, who, with his wife and son, are m'aking a leisurely tour to Rotorua and a return journey via Napier. The cabin is erected on a Ford chasis. The interior is conveniently apd comfortably furnished and .equipped with all the necessary culinery articles, two bunks, carpeted floor and window ventilation. A tent and camp bed and bicycle are .also carried to say nothing of a gramophone to while away spare time. Mi’ Lightfoot in- ' to rimed us that lie expected the trip , to last a month.

In instancing the benefits of individual attention derived by the pupils of the State schools to-day, during his address to the Foxton Lunlch Olulh on Thursday, Mr F. A. Mason (Headmaster of the local District High .School) Said that a child in one of the lower standards bad cofmmen'eed copy-book writing and for some time made good progress. Then the [writing began to .fall off, and became worse and worse. The matter was reported to the speaker .who made ia close examination of the book and found that the bad writing was not the cause of carelessness or neglect but clearly indicated a breaking down in the nervous condition of the child. The child was not punished for its bad writing, as might have obtained some years.;ago, but the parent was no tified of the child’s condition and advised to .seek medical advice. Today, said Mr Mason, that child is running about in the open air and sunshine where it will remain for three or four weeks until its nervous sys'telm is restored to normal. Mr H. V. Bond, engineer to the Manawatu Oounty Council, was congratulated by the Mayor (Mr M. E. Perreau) and Cr. R. J. Thompson prior to yesterday’s conference with the Main Highways Board, on his appointment as engineer to the Manawatu Oounty Council. Mr Perreau said that Air Bond was well known to the local Council, having been woiking in the borough solum years ago. He was ,a ronsrientious man and one who knew his job. His only regret was that tho Foxton Borough Counhil had not been asked for a redommeudation for bilm. The Manawatu Oounty Council Was fortrnate indeed in having obtained the srevides of sudh a capable engineer. Cr. R. J. Thompson endorsed the Mayor’s remarks. Mr W. E. Baiber (Chairman of the Manawatu County Council) said 'that the Council had given Mr Bond an opportunity of “delivering the goods” and he had done so in a very able manner and the Council had handed the position of engineer •to him.