Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3960, 25 June 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JUNE 25, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Sunday was the Prince of Wales’s 35th birthday, |His Royal Highness having been born on June 23rd, 1894.

The C. M. Ross Coy., announce the commencement of their annual stocktaking sale at their local branch on 'Saturday, the 29th inst. In an area ranging front Windsor to Epping, the Has Light and Coke Company supply the needs of a. population of 4,000,000. At yesterday’s meeting of the Foxton Harbour Board, the appointment 'of a. permanent storeman tvas held over, a casual hand to be employed in the meantime. Thomas Willialm Atkinson, aged 19, son of Commandant Wj. Atkinson, of the Salvation Army, died under an anaesthetic in the Waikato hospital on Saturday when undergoing an operation to his nose.

Last evening the ambulance belonging to the Palmerston N. Hospital Board, which is stationed at (Raid, and a motor car were involved in a collision between Shannon and'Levin,. Though both, vehicles were badly damaged no one was injured.

At yesterday’s Harbour Board meeting, Mr Perreau extended an invitation to members to attend a function to be held to-morrow to celebrate the arrival of the Hdmatangi at Fxton. “It is going to be a 'red-letter day 'for Foxton,” >vas 'Mr. Perreau’s woirds. The members of the. Foxton Chamber of Comlmeree have received, through the President, an invitation from the Directors of the Himatangi Shipping Co., Ltd., to inspect the new steamer on its arrival in Foxton. The function will take place at 2.30 p.m. o:i Wednesday and will be followed by afternoon tea in the Town Hall supper - room. Last night’s thunder storm was the most continuous and awe-in-spiring experienced in this district for some years. Plashes of lightnng, followed .by reverberating thunder which rattled windows and accompanied by bail and rain, continued for some hours. Storm water flowed like small riverlets. No serious damage firolm the storm is reported. “All Quiet on the Western Front,” the German novel of the Avar, has been banned from the Auckland Public Library. No book has been more inquired for at the library than this novel by the German, Erich Maria Remarque, but the authorities hold that its general circulation is impossible oAving to the coarseness of soime of its expressions and some of the subjects mentioned.

The crudest cargo-handling equipment seen on any vessel at Ft. Chalmers in recent years was on board a tramp steamer Avhieh arrived there a few days ago on her maiden voyage. The ship’s windlass had to be used for discharging cargo, as there Avas only one winch at the fore hatch. The Avindlass is usually restricted to operating the anchors, except Avhen it may be used for handling an exceptionally heavy lift. In regard to an appeal by the matron of All 'Saints’ Children’s Home at the seaside for firewood, a local resident suggests that an appeal for cash donations he made ■through the Herald. “I am sure,” he stated, “that a. number of people would be pleased to contribute a small amount and I will start off Avith five shillings.” We will be pleased to receive any small sums and acknowledge same for the same object. A Wellington motor cyclist discovered Avhat he thought a safe way of getting through the Hataitai tunnel a. day or tAvo ago. At the entrance on the eastern side he waited for a city-bound train. Then, with plenty of daring, but either in ignorance or great disregard of the by-laws, he rode a few feet behind the train as it Avent through the hill. On the other side, hoAvever, a tramway official stepped out of the signal box!

A motor box-waggon, on its way frotm Wellington to Palmerston N., ran into a .mo!b of nows on Potts’ Hill, Ihakaira, at half-past six on Saturday morning, and went over the bank. The cows belonged to Mr J. Trembath, and : the mishap occurred near the entrance to his yard, into which the animals were being driven for the milking. Several of them were hurt, ope seriously. The driver; of the vehicle, which was laden with merchandise, escape injury, and other lorry was ordered, to which the goods could be transferred. Yesterday afternoon a thunder storm passed oyer f'oxton but its full extent was not felt locally. Mr. V. McDowell, driver of the 4.30 pan. char-a-banc from Palmerston N. informed onjr representative that he ran into, a particularly heavy hail storm on the Taikorea road which was so severe that he was compelled to bring the ’bus to a standstill fojr some minutes. All the cradles and crevices on the ’bus were filled with hail stones the size of ia person’s (finger nail. “Even then we did not get the full blast of the storm," said Mr. McDowell. “At Oroua Downs the road and portions of the paddocks were white with hail stones. Hail covered the road to a depth of two inches in places and cars passing through cut tracks in it as if it was snolw. It was the severest hail stortoi I have seen on the run for yeatrs."

At ■ the Salvation Army Hall on Sunday afternoon an appropriate memorial service Av'as held in connection Avith the late General Booth. The Mayor presided. When negotiating 1 the corner of Clyde and Wharf 'Streets this morning the back axle of Mr. R. Bryant’s motor delivery van broke, allowing the inside back AA’heel to come off. Fortunately the vehicle was not travelling fast and did not capsize. Apart from the broken axle no damage was done.

No bird, beast, or creeping thing ivill touch a eastor-oil plant. It seems to he rank poison to all animals. Even a. goat will starve 'before biting off a leaf, and a horse will sniff at it and turn up his upper lip as though it had the most detestable odour on the face of the earth. Locusts Avill pass it by, though they may eat every other green thing in sight. Thejre is hardly another instance in natural history of a plant being so universally detested by the animal world. The ManaAvatu district is not alone Avith regard to the prevalence of sickness, as may be gathered from the following paragraph in the Christchurch Press: “The number o'f eases notified this month is above the usual monthly average occurring in Invercargill, but the comparative prevalence of scarlet fever is almost certainly a reflection of the epidemic Avhieh has been active in (Christchurch for many months past and which statistics shoAY to haA’e spread doAvn through Otago to Southland Avith, hoAvever, a decreasing incidence as the distance from 'Christchurch became greater,” stated the Borough Inspector (Mr R.. (Bleakley) in his report for May, when there had been eight cases of scalrlet fever, three of erysipelas and one of pulmonary tuberculosis notified. “The Invercargill cases are of a mild nature As with all cases of infectious disease, a. report is made on each case to the Medical Officer of Health and a record sheet for each patient is also prepared and fonvarded to him; in addition, warning notices to exclude child contacts from school are forwarded to head teachers AA’hore contacts are of school age. The clothing and effects, also 100 m or rooms infected by the patient are disinfected in all eases.”