Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3942, 14 May 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At last night’s meeting of the Foxfcon Borough Council accounts amounting to £lll7 14s 9cl were passed for payment. At the Whangarei Court yesterday, Ernest Alfred Lacey was fined £SO for 'keeping a eoni|mon gaming house. His secretary, Dorothy White, was fined £lO for assisting. At last night’s Borough Council meeting the poundkeeper reported that 12 head of stock was impounded during April and 1/- driving fees collected. Fanny Dunlearey, aged 72, unmarried was 'found dead in the kitchen at her residence at Wanganui yesterday afternoon. Gas was escaping into the room from a small jet. Jack Wingrove, aged 15 years, the son of Mr. F. Wingrove, of Ponsonby, was drowned in the harbour on Sunday afternoon through being thrown out of a canoe in a choppy sea. The cruiser Emden, the German training ship, will include New Zea-7 land in ‘.the present world tour. She is expected to arrive at Auckland on 26th June and dock there and then proceed to Wellington, remaining there from 6th to 12th .July. Those present at last night’s Borough Council meeting were the Mayor (Mr. M. E. Perreau) and 'Ci’s. F. Lueinsky, R. Rangiheuea, D. R. (Barron, A. R. Crowe, S. E. Cowley, F. Robinson, John Ross, R. J. Thojmpson, C. Rand and the Town Clerk (Mr. Wm. Trueman). William Henry Atkinson, aged 73, a retired farmer, died suddenly on Sunday evening in the Church of the Nativity (Anglican) at Blenheim. Apparently he hurried to attend the service and expired shortly after taking his seat. The cause of death was heart disease.

CoTneille Hubert de Mey Da Remade mas sentenced at Wellington yesterday to 18 months’ hard labour on three charges of theft by converting to his own use £2OO belonging to a. widow whom he had persuaded to execute a power of attorney in his favour. Mr. Myers, the Chief Justice, said it was a very mean theft.

Mr. H. Cotter, who is employed as a stripper feeder at King’s Mill on the riverbank, had a narrow escape frojm serious injury one day last week. He was working at the stripper at the time and while engaged in clearing away some rubbish about the mouth of the feeder the bottom of his coat by some means got dragged into the machine. In a second Mr. Cotter was hurled against the mouth piece of the stripper, his right arm, the top caught, was twisted up around his hack. Fortunately the belt from the motor driving the stripper was fairly slack and the jamb caused the stripper to stop. All’. Cotter was unable to extricate himself from his position and called for assistance. Those who rushed to the scene received a nasty shock as from his position it appeared as if Mr. Cotter had his a|rm in the stripper up to the shoulder. He was, however, uninjured and was quickly released by cutting away his coat. It’s funny, but it doesn’t mailer a button how many pipes a chap has —he can always do with, another! And it often happens that the expensive pipe doesn’t smoke as sweetly as the common briar that cost, perhaps, the humble bob. But after all, it’s the tobacco that counts more than the pipe. Some brands, if smoked habitually, play billy 0 with the nerves or heart. They’re overloaded with nicotine — that’s what’s the matter. Most of the imported ’bavoies are like that. If you want really pure “weed,” go for the New Zealand article every time! The leaf is toasted and this helps materially to eliminate the nicotine. It also develops flavour and bouquet. You can smoke New Zealand tobacco till all’s blue —and no harm done. There are various biarnls, special favourites being “Riverhead Gold,” (a mild and delicious aromatic); “Cavendish,” (a delightful mediulm); “Navy €ut No. 3,” (a blend of choice tobaccos of medium strength); and “Cut Plug No. 10” (a fine full-flavoured sort). Every tobacconist in the land keeps these tobaccos in stock. —Advt,