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NEWS AND NOTES.

A revival of raining' on the Sbotover is foreshadowed by the launching of a large pontoon for the Golden Terrace Company, states a .'-message frean ; liivereargill. Good progress has tijQ&n made with the hig dredge and the power plant, and operations are expected to commence 'in a few months. A use for which decline ranges were never intended was disclosed , at the conference o'f Power Boards and supply authorities at Wellington. It was stated that where ironing plugs wdre installed in ranges some of the women used the top of the range as a small hut convenient ironing table. As the ranges were earthed, a fault in the iron rendered shocks very likely. The value of having dog teams in the mountain 'country was demonstrated by an incident Which took place at Mount 'Cook last week. 'Word was received at the Hermitage that the relative of a Hastings lady was seriously ill. But she was at the M'alte Brun Hut, twenty-four miles away and out of reach by direct communication. A guide could travel on skis with the news, but for a comparatively inexperienced ski-runner to . return down the glacier at night would be difficult and even dangerous. However, a message was sent ■out to the dog masters stationed at the foot of the Tasman Glacier. One of 'them left immediately and at 5 the next morning the huskies deposited their burden at the door of the hotel. The sledge traveller was thus able to leave the same day 'and return to Iher home without undue delay. North Auckland possesses the only payable m'aneury deposits in the British Empire, and as time went on it 'would prove to be one of the most valuable 'assets in the world, declared Mr. Frank Bird at \Ylhangaa*ei recently. Mercury was one of the most valuable ingredients of' medicines, and was extensively used in the ranufacture of high explosives. A,t Ngawiha this deposit was being worked by industrial Chemicals, Ltd., which manufactured something likie 900,000 tons of product per annum. Of

this output 70,000 tons consisted of explosives. Foreign countries were dependent on (Britain for all the mercury they required. The price of mercury had risen in roc-ent years* from .GO to £8 10/- for a bottle of 751 b. The jinn of Rothschilds, since 1902, bad controlled the output from Spain, the . only other mercury deposit known. At Ngawha, Industrial Chemicals, Ltd. were 'erecting a. very extensive works, and when completed they would be the biggest of their kind in the British Empire. The output would be in the vicinity of 100 tons per day.

The spectacle of a smartly-dres-sed middle-aged lady seated in a first-class “Smoker” of the Auek-land-Wellington Limited the other day, reading a magazine and calmly puffing away at a.small briar pipe, naturally attracted attention. Later the lady laughingly explained to her neighbour that she preferred a pipe to a cigarette as “less bother and more satisfying.” Reminded that a. pipe required cleaning out frequently, 'the' fair smoker said her’s gave her very little trouble because she always smoked National Tobacco Company’s “Navy Cut,” which (like all their tobaccos) was toasted and almost free from nicotine./ The very small nicotine content of above lOompany’s goods has made them famous. These are the only toasted tobaccos. It- is worthy of note that the company are the pioneers o£ the New Zealand tobacco industry. Their most popular brands are “Riverhead Cold” (mild); “Navy Cut” •and “Cavendish” (medium), and “Cut Plug No. 10” (full-strength). These beautiful tobaccos (now in universal use) are obtainable everywhere.'—Advt. 18.

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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3979, 3 August 1929, Page 1

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NEWS AND NOTES. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3979, 3 August 1929, Page 1

NEWS AND NOTES. Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3979, 3 August 1929, Page 1

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