Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3936, 30 April 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There were 168 applicants for the position of janitor of the Otago University Museum. ■■Sickness is very prevalent in OtaJki and district and quite a nninher of imeasle cases have been reported.

Local electors are reminded that they are entitled to record their votes for a "district representative on the Wellington Harbour Board at to-jmorrow’s poll. The candidates are Messrs Pitzheiibort, Eliott and Tolly. The polling- booth will be at the Town Hall supper-room. An air pageant was held at Hastings on Saturday, when the aerial display given by ; the nine aeroplanes was splendid. The attendance was estimated at 8,009, visitors coming in from all parts of the province. Besides races and bombing competitions, formation flying and aerial drill, individual pilots gave thrilling acrobatic exhibitions which both 'delighted and amazed the huge crowd.

On two charges of having in December and January last, placed filthy matter on the entrance to the Shannon Post Office, A'lgar G. Ma • son made his appearance in the Police (Court at Palmerston North yesterday. Aeeolmpanying the accused were James H. Jamieson, Thomas F. Lee, Percival Hans Wilde and A. Brassington, who were charged with aiding the abetting Mason in the icomlmission of the offences. All accused pleaded guilty with the exception 1 of Wilde. After hearing counsel ' and .Constable Blailkie of Shannon,, 'his Worship fined Mason, whom he held to be the ring-leader, £3 and costs on each chlarge while the other youths were each mulcted £1 and costs for their share in the escapade.

A good word for tobacco! A famous London medical specialist (according to a recent cable), has just expressed the,opinion that tobacco is “a very useful sedative. It rests the brain and prevents the human machine from overworking.’’ The .saline authority approves of smoking for women.. He thinks it ,is the best fashion that has been introduced for theip “because it steadies the' nerves.”. Every smoker knows that. But imuch depends on the quality of the tobacco. Brands full of nicotine certainly won’t “rest the nerves,” and they may affect the heart. Unfortunately most o'f the imported tobaccos contain an excess of nicotine, and in that respect they differ materially from our New Zealand brands, which being comparatively free froi'ni nicotine may be smoked every day and all day long and no harm •done. These tobaccos owe their delightful fragrance and delicious aroma largely to the fact that the leaf is toasted—quite a novel idea. You can get them of any strength. “Riverhead Gold” (mi id). “Navy Cut” (medium), so is “Cavendish” and MCtat Plug No. 10” is full strength.