Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3962, 29 June 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

It is officially stated at- York House that no preparations are being made for the Prince of Wales to visit Australia in 1931.

“You may talk as you will, ’’ .says a gre'at bo'oksoller, “of y 011(1' multitudinous editions of popular novels, but the [Bible leads them all year in and year out.”

Despite the fact that constant dragging operations 'have been carried out during 'the week and that the river baulks between the wharf and the Heads have been carefully searched, no sign has yet been seen of the. body of Lawrence Barry McGee, the nine-year-old child who was drowned off the wharf last Satnfrday. Two old boys of Wiellington College who have made good in sport fired with the ambition to enter the Royal Air Force, three months ago worked their passage Iloime by t he\|P'ort iPrednia 11 1 le. /Cable advice received by the mother of one of them states that heir son, E. Lyton Williams, and the other, lan MclNicol, have passed their entrance tests and been accepted. While proposing the toast of the Himatangi Shipping Co., at the gathering to celebrate the re-open-ing of the port of Foxton, held last Wednesday, Mr. M. B. Bergin, said that the usual method of christening a boat wa.s to do the job with champagne, according to the papers and various .pictorials. He hoped that the toasting of the Himatangi in tea was not an evil foreboding. (Laughter). Wjlien the Eniden was approaching Auckland harbour a small school of porpoises took up a perfect line ahead and acted as an escort. The fish patrol led the way round the North Head, with five large porpoises at the spearhead of the formation. At the time the. cruiser was steaming so slowly that she was soon outdistanced by her escort.

That motorists in general are mostly lunatics was the opinion expressed by a solicitor in a civil action heard in the Feilding Court, on Tuesday before Mr. R. M. (Watson, S.M. The ease arose out of a -motor 'collision. Counsel |was trying to impress on one of the parties that the Motorist on the main road should [keep a look out for some lunatic of a. motoiist who might he coming in front a side road. “1 don’t, inlean yon,” explained the solicitor hurriedly, “I am speaking of the motorists generally.” The solicitor is himself one of the motorists generally (says the Star).

San Francisco was the scene of a New Zealand dinner recently when a secure of Maorilanders wre the guests of an ex-New Zealander. Everything on the sumptuous menu came from N.Z. After the feast a l>ig ,canister of prime Cavendish Mixture, grown and manufactured in New Zealand by the National Tobacco Company (pioneers of the tobacco industry in the Dominion) made its welcome appearance. The guests' were charmed with their entertainment and pronounced the.ifcobaieco A. 1., astonishment being expressed that “weed” of such fine quality could be produced in Maoriland. The National Tabacco Company’s goods are fall toasted. Hence their freedom from nicotine, and (their wonderful flavour and fragrance. They can be sjmoked without fear of consequences. : No other tobaccos can, because they are all more or less rich in nicotine. There) are several brands, those Most in request being “Cavendish Mixture” (medium), “Riverhead Gold” Mid), “Navy Cut” (medium, a choice blend), and MCut Plug No. 10” (a rich, dark tobacco of full flalvour). All 'tobacconists. Ask for National Tobacco Company’s goods. They are genuine.—Advt. (j.

The Southern Cross has arrived at Singapore after a non-stop flight from Derby.

At the Sydney stud sheep show, New Zealand prize-takers were In the Border Leicester ram, two years or over, T. S. Little (Otago) gained first prize. For a pen of two ewes under one year, Mr. Little gained third. For a Romney Matreh ewe under one year, Air. J. W. IJenseman (To Awamutu) secured third. Mr. Little also gained tbs reserve championship for a ram of two years, and third prize for a ram under one year.

Air. Blenkhorn (Mayor, of Levin) paid a tribute to Foxfon’s public buildings during his visit here on Wednesday. Tire school buildings, lie said, were very beautiful and Foxton could feel justly proud of them. They were sure to have a great effect on the town in years to come. . Air. Blenkhorn also made reference to the new courthouse and commented on its ornate appearance which, he said, was far unore becoming the Justice Depart--1 mc.nt than the old, unsightly, tumbledown shack previously in use.

A couple were found dead in a sedan car on the Mount Ooothn 1 oad, Brisbane, four miles from the, city on Wednesday. Their names ure Percy 'Harvey* aged ; 30, apd Ainy Davidson, aged 28. The man whs a. taxi-driver and the girl a : Ta dy’s companion. The man’s arm was round the girl’s shoulder and the pair weire sitting in the back seat. Apparently they had been dead since it'lie previous clay, when the car was observed in the same position. A bottle labelled “poison” lay on t'he floor. .The police express the opinion that it was a case of a death; pact. Tilie thunderstorm which raged throughout Monday night brought a sensational experience to a resident of Beach Road, Air. A. Weir, who lives in a “bach” opposite the Central Development Farm (says the Levin 'Chronicle). The ‘building was struck by lightning and had one side torn out and the roof ripped off. Mr. Weir was knocked unconscious and did not recover until some hours later, and lie is still suffering from shock. It is thought that a wire which had been stretched between film building and a fence, and used for drying dollies acted as a conductor of the lightning' to the house.

The Reverend Father Francis Aiehi, ’ S.M., celebrates on 'Saturday the forty-eighth anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood (says the Otaki Alail). He has been nearly forty-four years in Oteiici and is still hale and hearty. He is now one of the oldest priests in New Zealand. Besides completing- the Catholic Church in Otaki Father Me In has built churches in Jvaigoura, Oaro and Mangainannu in the South Island 'as well as those at 'Shannon, Awahnri, Kakariki, Knunngoroa, and Wlangaehu, in the North. The Presbytery and school are also works of this . hei'oic priest’s zeal. Father Afeln’s many friends join in wishing him a continuance of good health and rigour for mlanv years to come.

Captain Lot-har von Arnauld, who is in 'charge of the Emden, was the most noted German U-boat commander diuiing the war, haling sunk more than 200 ships, of a. total tonnage of over 500,000. Owing to his treatment of 'the men who were unfortunate enough to become his prisoners, von Arnauld earned a high reputation for his humanity. Even his enemies admitted his sportsmanship, and they unstinting'ly praised his bravery and resource. Strangely enough, he is of French descent, his real surnalnve being de la Perieffe, as he is generally referred to in New Zealand press reports. His great grandfather was a. French officer of' the 18th century who bad a quarrel with his leader, the Duce de. Boiubon, and went over to Ger>niany. lie 'became one of Fi'ederie (lie Great’s generals, and founded the family which is known as von Arnauld. -Captain von Arnauld’s wife was educated in England.