Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3986, 20 August 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Palmerston North Hospital ball will not be held this year. Last year’s ball netted £4O for the institution. The Foxton Horticultural Society schedules and entry forms in connection with the Spring show are now obtainable at Messrs John Walls’ and F. G. Fairey’s shop. A contract, of £96,700 has been let by the Massey Agricultural College Council for the erection of the new main block of college buildings on their site at Palmerston North. A complaint was recently made to the Wellington Automobile Association that the flood posts on the Whirokino Road were inaccurate to the extent of about two feet. The Automobile Association’s road service officer at Palmerston North, Mr. Phelan, is at present investigating the mattei*.

A man named Robert Joseph Sorenson appeared before Mr. J. L. Stout, S.M., in the Palmerston N. Magistrate’s Court on Saturday, charged with the theft of a cycle valued at £ll, the property of Joseph Gumming Watt. Accused pleaded guilty to taking a wheel and frame, and was remanded until tomorrow.

Agnes Ethel Ryland, aged 17, Avas thrown from a bolting horse which slipped and fell on the asphalt road of Patapu Street, Wanganui East, on Saturday afternoon. She was taken to the Wanganui Public Hospital, and died early the following morning without regaining consciousness. She was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Ryland, of Jellieoe Street, Wanganui East. St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Palmerston North, celebrated its jubilee on Sunday. The Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly, the Rev. Professor W. Hewitson, 8.A., preached two striking sermons. In the morning he spoke on “The Transition, the Changing, and the Ajbiding,” and ii; the evening his choice of subject fell on one of Mark’s pictures of Jesus Christ. At 3.30 o’clock on Sunday ■ .morning Are destroyed the five-roomed wooden dwelling, occupied and belonging to Mr. 0. Johansen, of Grey Street, Shannon. When the brigade arrived on the scene, it was found that the nearest fire plug was at the corner by the Albion hotel and the length of hose would not reach the dwelling. A bucket brigade was formed to prevent the fire reaching Mr. F. Foster’s dwelling and the furniture was removed. When the fire was nearly burnt out, it was discovered that the hose could just reach from a - plug in Stout Street, so it Avas connected up and brought via the boAvling green. A good pressure of water effectually stopped any chances of the fire spreading. The occupants of the house were. aAvay for the week-end and the origin of the fire is unknown.

A good Avoid for the .weed! A famous London medical specialist (according to a recent cable), lias just declared that tobacco is “a very useful sedative. It rests the brain and prevents the human machine from oA'envoi'king.” The same eminent authority approves of smoking for.women. He says if is best fashion introduced for them “because it steadies the neiwes.” Every smoker knows that. But much depends on the quality of the tobacco. Brands full of nicotine Avon’t “rest the narves,” and may affect the heart. And unfortunately most of the imported tobaccos contain an excess, of nicotine, in Avhich respect they differ essentially from the brands produced by the National Tobacco 'Co., Ltd., (the pioneers of the tobacco industry in New Zealand), Avhich, being comparatively free from nicotine, may be smoked all day long and no harm done. These tobaccos oavc their delightful fragrance and delicious aroma largely to the fact that they are toasted. No other tobaccos are, Ask for “Riverhead Gold” (mild), <( Navy Cut” or “Cavendish” (medium), or “Cut Plug No. 10” (full-strength).—Advt. 24.

On Saturday the Herrington Golf Club will pay a visit to Shannon. The Foxton Tennis Club will hold a dance in the Masonic Hall on Thursday evening. The music will be provided by the Alhambrian orchestra. Good supper provided. Admission: Gents 3/6, Ladies 2/6, double 5/-.

After carefully removing the large plate glass window of Mr. J. Golder’s shop yesterday, and crating it preparatory to cutting it in two to allow the shop to be divided, the glass was shattered into three pieces. A start had just been made to cut it when it cracked from corner to corner, falling in pieces.

The County ICouncil’s highway staff have completed the formation work; of a new length of highway on the Foxton side of the Bainesse station. The new roadway, which is now open to traffic, obviates the sharp bends of the old road. In a few weeks’ time the whole of the formation work of the highway between Sorensen’s corner and Rangiotu will be completed. It will be •some months, however, before the surface is ready for sealing. “Caminneci, Pollnow, Ger,” was the unusual name and address attached to a cable received at a recent meeting of the Southland Acclimatisation 'Soci'efty, and for some moments it taxed the geographical abilities of members. The message, which was sent from Koeslin, requested the society to reserve for the sender for 1930 a wapiti block with finest trophies. The request was referred to the Deer Committee.

“I see that there has been some agitation for the repeal of the Act. It seems to me to be a lot of fuss over nothing,” said Mr. J. L. Stout, 5.M.," in the Palmerston North Magistrate’s Court yesterday, in fining R. B. Lucas, of Park Road, 10/f'or failing to notify his change of address while he was the holder of an unlawful weapon. Defendant explained that the Aveapon Avas a souvenir of no A r alue, and that it was seven years since he had changed his address. An amusing incident occurred during a fire in a business block in Victoria Avenue, Wanganui, last week. A customer was being sha-' ved in the saloon on the ground floor. He remained calm Avhile the brigadesmen trampled oA’erhead and the barber Avent on shaving, but Avhen the first spot' of Avater trickled through from above, the customer hurriedly left the chair, Aviiped the remaining soap from his face and assisted to move the furniture from the danger zone.

Thieves broke into one of the explosive magazines of the New Plymouth Harbour Board, apparently during the past week-end, and stole tAvo cases of detonators. The gelignite, which was in a different magazine from the detonators, remained untouched. The theft of the detonators appeared to be a determined one, for the original lock on the magazine Avas tampered Avith and a neAv one Avas fitted, only to be burst open almost immediately.

One man was killed and another injured in a ,blasting accident at Gebbie’s Pass on Saturday, says a Christchurch message. The man killed was John Hubber, a widower, aged 53j employed by the Public Works Department on the road at Gebbie’s Valley. Hubber was 80 yards from the spot where the gelignite was fired but a large piece of roc'k which was thrown out, hit him, causing severe internal injuries. He died an hour and a-half later. John Daly, who was working with Hubber, was also srtuek by a piece of rock but was only bruised.

The charitable aid officer (Mr. F. Aisher) reported a slight increase in charitable aid for July in Palmerston North to yesterday’s meeting of the Hospital Board. He had issued 207 rations to 30 families at a cost of £52 2/- compared with 169 rations to 21 families, costing £42 13/- for June. There had been, however, a decided drop from July 1928 when he issued 319 rations to 47 families at a cost of £BO 1/-. There are still a lot of men on the roads looking for work. He had assisted 31 with beds and meals during the month at a cost of £lO 5/-.

The effect on poultry in the Henderson district, Auckland, of lowflying aeroplanes has resulted, it is stated, in a decline in some cases of 50 per cent, in the laying capacity of the birds. One poultrykeeper stated that his flock of 40 ducks had been laying from 30 to 35 eggs a day, but as the result of a “false moult’’ caused by the birds’ fear of aeroplanes this number had dropped to one and two a day. The Auckland Egg Produce Association has written to the New Zealand Poultry Association asking that representations be made to the Government to prevent aeroplanes flying at low altitudes.

A statement that the programme of work of the Main Highways Board for the current year would absorb not only the whole of its revenue, but all of its accumulated reserve funds was made by the Minister of Public Works (Hon. E. A. Ransom) at Auckland when replying to suggestions that the board should assist local bodies which had done road work prior to the establishment of the board. The Minister said if the board accepted responsibility for what might be termed retrospective payments it would have to stop its operations for at least two years. The matter was brought before Mr. Ransom by three deputations representing the Otahuhu Borough Council, the Newmarket Borough Council, and the Suburban Local Bodies’ Association.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Palmerston North Hospital Board a motion introduced by Mr. Monk was carried unanimously granting' the chairman an honorarium of £IOO per annum.

A bread “war” is being fought in Wanganui at present. On Fi’iday, as a result of severe price-cutting, bread was being sold at 41d a loaf. The Wanganui Chronicle states that the contest among the bakers is likely to continue, but it cannot ,ast long and must end in the survival of the fittest. A fourteenth favourite in Subdivision won the concluding event at the Gtrand National meeting at Christchurch on Saturday. Red Fuschia, who was ninth favourite, won the Sydenham Hurdles, while Wiltshire accounted for the opposition an the Lincoln Steeplechase, with King’s Guard second and Fabriano third.

“Have you any expectations?” asked the Deputy Offileial Assignee at Wanganui of a bankrupt who stated that he would be leaving his present occupation in a day or two. “Yes,” was the ireply. “Work?” queried the Assignee. “No; I wish it was,” said the bankrupt. “What then?” was the next question. “Another one in the family,” was the enlightening reply'. Dr. Frank Werd (Medical Superintendent) reported at yesterday’s meeting of the - Hospital Board that an average of 182.4 beds occupied during the month of July. At the end of the month there were 176 patients in hospital, while 254 had been admitted, 228 discharged and 24 had died. Nine infectious cases (six scarlet fevei’, three diphtheria) had been admitted. Fifteen remained in isolation at the end of the month. ■Southland is quite satisfied with the way in which the rabbit pest has been dealt with. A recent report states: —“It used to be that like the poor we had bunny always with us, but now it is rare to see a rabbit on our main iroads . Certainly the most effective means of clearing out the pest has been the high price of skins. Top-dressing is being wholly credited with the increased carrying capacity of our grass lands, whereas, doing away with the rabbits has in many cases —especially on our riverbeds —been responsible for an increase of at least a ewe per acre. It was not only what the rabbits consumed, but also the feed they left dirty. We have one rabbit board in the province, but it appears it lias ceased to function, as there is now no need for any supervision in closely settled districts while skins are worth in the vicinity of 1/each.”