LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3953, 8 June 1929, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

“Your wife’s a very hard-work-ing woiman,” said the Hon. G. Forbes to a farmer up Kailkoura way the other day. • “Yes,” said the farmer—“l wish I had a icouplo more like her.”

An Auckland paper tells this one; A Very unusual incident occurred on the Pnpuke golf links. Mr. D. M. Davidson, when driving the 11th tee, hit his ball about 100 yar-ds and it dropped into the pocket of Mb. F. H. Mingay. Two prisoners, Richard Howe and Harry Edmund Frost, who escaped from the prison camp at Oio on Monday afternoon, were arrested at Ngapuke, 11 miles from Manmmi, on Thursday evening by Warders Baird and O’Reilly. Tenders are invited for the erection of 24 chains (more or less) of stop hank at Moutoa, near old Shannon Bridge, according to plan and specification at per cubic yard. For further particulars see advertisement which appears elsewhere in .this issue.

Wilfred James Woods, a travelling showman, appeared before the Magistrate, Mr. Mowlam, at Waipukurau on Thursday and was convicted and fined £5 foir playing a game of chance with the aid of a table cloth and darts in the main street of T'ikolldno on March 29. _ The Minister for Justice (Hon. T. M. Wilford) informed a deputation from the New Zealand Justices that lie did not propose to increase the number of Magistrates, nor the powers of Justices of»the Peace. He expressed himself as strongly opposed to the appointment of women as police officers. “I came home one evening the worse for liquor, no doubt,” said a witness in the Invercargill Police Court. “My wife got on to me and threw a plate at me. I said, ‘lf that is what you’re going to do I’ll give you a hand,’ and we broike most of the dishes in the house. We were both at it together.” After hearing the ease of Thomas Mercer, a land salesman, who was sentenced at Christchurch on Tuesday to fourteen days’ hard labour for having been intoxicated whilst in charge of a motor-car, the Magistrate, Mi’. E. C. Levvey, imposed a fine of £25 and cancelled the license for two years, rescinding the previous sentence,

Heavy rains fell throughout this district during yesterday and last night. Pnponga coal was in good demand locally same ye’ars ago, and with a revival of shipping to the port there is a possibility of reopening this coal trade.

A local resident who recently lost the sum of £l7 was more than delighted to find the amount on her doorstop yesterday. 'How it got there remains a mjystery).—OtnJki Mail. The New United States tariffs have roused business men in Europe, and it appears to be possible that more than one country will engage in a tariff war against America.

Stressing the need for fresh outlets for Dominion produce Premier Ward told the Auckland Chaimber of Commerce that he hoped that within the next year this country would have direct steamer access to the East. White bread is better than whole .v.heaten meal bread for producing heat and - energy in the human body, according to Mr. H. E. West, chemist in charge of the Wheat Research Institute’s laboratory in Christchurch. Interviewed by a Paris paper, Mr. J. R. MacDonald said he intended to go (right ahead with the policy of disarmament, and peace, and he appealed to the general cooperation of Europe to accomplish the task. At the Auckland Police Court Wilfred Minty, the chief stoker on the Veronica, admitted that he went through a marriage with Winifred Elizabeth Neitho at Ponsonby on December 4, 1926, when he had a wife and five children in England. He was committed to the Supreme Court for sentence.

Fines totalling £4O were imposed bv the Magistrate, Mr. Tate, at Waitara yesterday morning on Thomas Norlm,an Taylor, who pleaded guiltv on two counts of being in (he street for the purpose of betting, and 'having entered into a bet on the re'sult of the Rata Hurdles at the Wanganui races. A meeting of the new-elected advisory board to the local branch of the Phinket Society met last evening when Mr. D. Christie was appointed chairman and Mr. Hewett lion, secretary. Certain recommendations were drawn up to be submitted to the Society at its next meeting. Interest continues to be manifested in the Revival meetings conducted in the Salvation Army Hall, Avenue Road. Last Sunday there were four volunteers for offieersinp. House to house visitation by the officer is greatly appreciated. This Sunday Captain Matheson will speak on “Our Heavenly Allies” and “The Great Refusal.”

In the Police Court at Auckland yesterday, Charles Coward was lined the maximum under the Post and Telegraph Act —£20 —for sending offensive matter through the post.. It was stated that defendant. received a demand from a financial firm folr the payment of money due and returned 'the letter smeared with filthy matter. Captain Cook introduced several things into New Zealand, stated Mr. K. Ross when lecturing on early New Zealand at Palmerston. He brought pigs', potatoes, turnips, and cabbages, hut the Maoris did not understand the last two which eventually ran wild, so that botanists at a later date first of all thought they were indigenous to New Zealand.

Under the will of Miss Emily Amelia Chase, of Camara, a bequest of £SOO is made to the Wesleyan Methodist Church, half lor the general purposes of the church in Oamaru and half for the Methodist orphanages of the South Island. Further bequests are £SOO to the Salvation Army of Oamaru and £IOO for a children’s playground in the public gardens, OaWaru.

The Presbyterian Assembly’s public question comfmittee has passed a resolution reiterating its opposition to the proposal to permit the telegraphing of investments to racecourses and .the publication of dividends on the ground that it would increase the present gambling "facilities. The committee maintains that there is no guarantee that bookmaker,s’ activities will be lessened by the use of telegrams to the courses and objects to such public utilities being so used; also, noting that P_a|rliament will review the Gaming Act this season, the committee urges a reduction of gambling facilities. Most brands of tobacco possess some distinguishing peculiarity. The peculiarity of our New Zealand brands is that, once you acquire a taste for them, —and it doesn’t take long! they “spoil” you for all other kinds.] The peculiarity of the imported tobaccos is that they are all more otr less loaded with nicotine, so that their .constant use is certain, sooner or later, to affect heart or nerves, or develop “smoker’s throat.” Thanks to the ti’ifling percentage of nicotine in the New Zealand, they are absolutely safe and may be indulged in without fear of consequences. These fine tobaccos owe their wonderful purity Inirgely to the fact that the leaf is toasted, a process which not only helps to eliminate the nicotine but develops flavour and arolma to a marked degree. There are a number of brands, those mostly askod for being “Riverhead Gold” (mild and aromatic) ; “Cavendish” (a delightful s'moke, medium strength); “Navy Cut No. 3” (a blend of choice leaf) and “Cut Plug No. 10” (a rich, dark, full-flavoured tobacco). —Advt,