Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3941, 11 May 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MAY 11, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A slight shock of earthquake was experienced locally at 3.59 this morning. An aeroplane flew over Fox ton yesterday afternoon and dropped a quantity of advertising leaflets i'rolm the aiir. A special general meeting of the Pox ton Tennis ’tlliib will be held in the Racing Club office on Tuesday evening next at a. quarter to eight, A fire at the Woodville railway station early on Friday morning damaged the porters’ quarters.. The five brigade was quickly on the 'scene and saved the station from destruction. M(i\ Barnard brought for our inspection yesterday a petrel Which had apparently been blown inland and in the course of its flight bad struck a wire on the Moutoa road with fatal results.

A small motor-lorry owned by Mr. Geo. Baiber, of Marotiri, and driven by Lis son, Mr. Jack Barber, caught fire on the Moutoa road in front of Mr. F. S. Easton’s property at midday yesterday and was totally destroyed. James Madden, aged 35, a hushman, was found dead in bed at Messrs Ellis and Burnand’s bush cam]), near Ongairue, yesterday morning. The discovery was made by. a mate who occupied a whore with deceased.

The headmaster of the local District High School, when addressing the scholars yesterday, referred to the holidays and hoped they would, on tlicilr return, do even better work than they had done during the first term. The children, accustomed to return any compliment proferred io them; chorused: “The same to you, sir!” Mr. Mason appreciated the 11 nexpee ted def 1 ection.

The suitability of Levin as an aviport is not being lost sight of. The. Mayor (Mr. Blenkhorn) told the Borough Council on 'Wednesday that, he had written to the Minister of Defence on the subject, suggesting the Hovowhenua Lake qs an place for seaplanes and mentioning that lbore were some reserves contiguous to it that might provide landing-places for aeroplanes. His Worship rclmarked ithat if the Lake site were selected for a combined landing-place, it would mean the establishment of a depot and would ultimately be of considerable benefit to Levin.

“The law is that if the girl breaks the engagement she has to return the ring, but if the man does so, she can keep it, also if the engagement is broken off by mutual consent.” This observation was made in a London Court recently by Judge Gwen Thompson, K.C., when William Rowe, labourer, sued Lis forlmor sweetheart, Miss Annie Pack, to recover £5, which lie had entrusted to her toward the purchasing of their home, a dress ring, and an engagement, ring, or their value, £l3 15s (reports an English exchange). Rowe stated that Miss Pack ended the engagement. Judge Thompson pointed out that a decision: of the High Court laid it down that the action had to be brought in the -High Court, and he. had no jurisdiction to try the case. Therefore, the action would have .to be dismissed and Rowe would pay the costs.

A suggestion made by the Minister of Defence (the Hon. T. M. Watford) that one aeroplane club should be formed embracing Napier, Hasting, Dannevirke, and Gisborne interests, seems to have some prospect of being adopted. During his recent visit to Hastings the Minister informed the Hawke’s Bay Aero Club that before any question of assistance from the State was considered every effort should be made to get Dannevirke, Hastings, Napier and Gisborne into one club. The journey by ’plane from Napier to Gisborne should not take much over an hour, said Mr. Wilford, when discussing the matter recently, and that from Hastings to> Dannevirke, could be done under the hour, for he had done it himself. It would be quite impossible for the Government to assist four clflbs with such a short living line. Mr. Wilford stated that it had been agreed by the aviation enthusiasts at Dannevirke to link up with Hawke’s Bay Club, while the Napier Aero Club was prepared -to do so also. He bad been informed by Captain White, of Hawke’s- Bay, that it would be possible to enter into a working arrangement with Gisborne. If one big aerodrome with hangars was provided and one club was formed to embrace Napier, Hastings, Dannevirke, and Gisborne, it would not be difficult, for aeroplanes to fly to those places for instructional purposes and to return to their hangars overnight. Life is a gift upon us thrust, Without demur accept we must; And as we live it this we find — The power which gives it is not kind. With countless ills its course is curst, And coughs and colds among the worst; •For which the wise find ease is sure In woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —B.