Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPT. 10th., 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3995, 10 September 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, SEPT. 10th., 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The m.v. Poxton left port for the South on Saturday. A slight earthquake lasting some seconds, was experienced locally at 6 o’clock last evening.

A (reminder is given by the secretary of the Foxton Horticultural Society that entries close to-mor-row with the secretary at the C. M. Ross Co’s, rooms at 9 p.m.

At last night’s meeting of the Foxton Borough Council accounts amounting to £1656 Os 3d were passed for payment.

Cr. Rand reported at last night’s Borough Council meeting that a number of horses wgre-constantly to be seen in Union Street both day and night. It was decided to ..refer the matter to the borough ranger.

Collecting ihf' designs of coalshoot covers is the unusual hobby of a Norfolk doctor. He has found and copied more than 150 different designs in London. At last night’s Borough Council meeting _ the poundkeeper (Mr. W. Neville) 'reported that during the month six head of stock was impounded and driving fees to the amount of five shillings collected. That the Foxton Beautifying Society was doing good work was the collective opinion of Councillors at last night’s Borough Council meeting. The Council decided to vote £25 towards the caretaker’s salary for the ensuing year.

Those present at last night’s Borough Council meeting were the Mayor (Mr. M. E. Perreau) and Crs. R. J. Thompson, John Ross, S. E. Cowley, A. R.C rowe, D. R. Barron, C. Rand, and R. Rangiheuea. Apologies for absence mere received from Ci’s. F. Lucinsky and F. Robinson.

At its meeting last night the Borough Council decided to bold the matter' of purchasing a lorry over until the end of the financial year. 'Several 'Councillors opposed, any change over from the present tractor to a lorry and all were unanimous that the finances would not permit consideration of Such a proposal at present. The Town IClelrk reported at last night’s, mee’ting of the -Borough Council that on conferring with the Uorowhenua Power Board it had been decided to erect the Whyte Street lamp, decided on at last meeting on the first post up Whyte Street from Johnston Street. This would amply light the corner and street. The Clerk’s action was endorsed.

At last night’s Borough Council meeting- the General Manager of the N.Z. Railways, wrote acceding tc the 'Council’s request for the erection of a light over the cattle yards at the railway • station and intimated that it- was the Department’s intention to instal the electric light throughout .the station before the end of the current (financial year. The matter < would then receive attention.

A sensational affair is being investigated by the Palmerston N. police. Aliss Mavis Hay, aged 19, of 48 Featherston Street, while left alone in the house on Sunday morning is reported to have been hound and gagged by. two men who subsequently ransacked the house. The intruders used a towel to bind her arms, an apron as a *gag,, and a skein of wool to tie the feet.- A neighbour, hearing the girl’s cries, released her and communicated with the police. Nothing was stolen.

The Mayor (Mr. M. E. PevreaWf could not refrain from ‘commenting at last night’s Borough Council meeting on the fact that although the Council had with one exception been unanimous at its previous meeting that the whole Council constitute the Works Committee, a

meeting of that committee held recently had by no means been fully attended. Ci\ Barron, the mover of innovation, protested that the attendance was quite good and that sickness had precluded several councillors from attending. “Funny how tastes change in pipe tobaccos,” said an Auckland tobacconist to -a pressman the other day. “Formerly the 'demand was all for the imported, but now it’s the New Zealand tobaccos grown and manufactured by the National Tobacco Company (the pioneers* I believe, of the N.Z. tobacco industry) that are all the rage. They certainly are the goods. I fancy its the toasting o-f the leaf that accounts mostly for their flavour and aroma. I believe it’s the only toasted tobacco on the market. Several doctors amongst my customers will smoke nothing olse. They say there’s so little nicotine in these brands they are far the safest to smoke. Well, it must be admitted the foreign brands often contain a dangerous amount of nicotine. /Oil, yes there ares everal brands of National. Perhaps I sell more “Navy Cut No. 3” than anything else, but “Cut Plug No.' 10” (full flavour) runs it pi’etty close. Then there’s “Riverhead Gold” (a mild aromatic), and “Cavendish” (medium). They’re all good because they are toasted. —Advt. 33,