Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 3999, 19 September 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPT. 19, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At the local police court this morning, before Mr. J. Iv. Hornblow, J.P., a first offending inebriate was convicted and discharged.

A first-class programme will be submitted at the social, to be held under the auspices of the Presbyterian Ladies’ Social Guild in the school room this evening.

A slv grogger at Manunui, King Country, who was; found in possession of 29 bottles of whisky and 11 bottles cf beer was fined £3O. The •liquor was confiscated. Premier Watrd is adhering to his original forecast that the session will close about the second w f eek; in October. “I think another month will be sufficient to get business through,” he said, in reply tQ u an inquiry. »

•It is not surprising that the heavy weight boxer in America puts a high value on his sea-vices. Jack Sharkey has been before the public for -about five years, and during this time.he has taken pa'rt in lights which have produced as much as £500,000. One of these, with Dempsey, brought in £200,000.

•Some discussion took place at the meeting of the \\ oodville Co-opeia-tive Dairy Company on the question of consigning or selling the output of the coming season. The chairman stated that over a period o£l4 years those companies consigning had come out on top on eleven occasions. During the last two seasons the sellers had derived the advantage. A motion, that it he a recommendation to The dilrec tors To accept an offer of 9d per lb. failed to find, a seconder, it being left to the directors to use their own discretion in the matter. '(

A picturesque series of photographs of the final meet of the season of the Waikato Hunt, which was held recently at Fencourt, near Cambridge, comprises the doublepage feature in this week's issue of the “New Zealand Free Lance.” Three pages are devoted to the annual sports meeting of the Ruapehu Ski Club*held at ‘National Park. Prominence is given to a number of excellent pictures of the spectacular exhibition of Rugby given by the Maori teams in the match at Wellington for the Prince of Wales Cup. Among othelr.subjects dealt with in the pictorial section are: Debutantes at the Wellington vicelegal ball; shopping week at Napier; Auckland’s building activities,* and the wedding of Miss iSpiers, the Canterbury lady tennis champion.

A strange coincidence in connection with the Himatangi tragedy *is the number of persons by the name of “King” associated with the mystery. First and foremost is Miss King, Postmistress at Rangiotu, who put through the message of the tragedy to the local police. Then comes'Mrs. EL King, the Wright’s nearest neighbour and intimate friend of Mrs. Wright' who was able to tender a good deal of useful information in connection with the dwelling and inmates. Dr. King, of Palmertson North, assisted with the post mortem and the last sharemilkers in Mr. Westlake’s employ to vacate the place were Mr. and Mrs. J. King',.now of the Taranaki district. Another interesting point is that none of the above mentioned Kings are related.

A line specimen of a carved tobacco pipe of genuine Ms%a'i workmanship was knocked down in a Wellington auction room the other day for 15/-. A bargain! There are. plenty of carved pipes of allegedly Maori make about. Most of ’dll were made in Birmingham. The genuine article is scarce, and worth money* Pipe carving is becoming a lost Maoiri art. Fortunately there’s plenty of New 'Zealand tobacco, though! And it’s not, only of extraordinarily fme flavour, sweet, cool, and fragrant, but, unlike the foreign brands is practically free from nicotine, so ithat you can smoke it all day long and feel no ill effects. This is due in part to the soil in which it is grown, and in palrt. to the toasting of the leaf which process not only largely helps to eliminate the nicotine but develops flavour and bouquet, This tobacco is produced by the National Tobacco Go., .(pioneers of the New Zealand tobacco industry). Ask for “Riverhead Gold” (mild), “Cavendish” (medium), “Navy ICut No. 3” (medium), or “Cut Plug No. 10” (full strength). Absolutely safe because of the toasting.—Advt 36.

Talking films are shown to pasriigcrs in the White Star transatantic liner Majestic.

A Chinaman, Wong Wall, aged SG, a well-known market gardener at Tauranga, was accidentally killed t-hi-ough being crushed between a motor-lorry and a gate post at the entrance to his garden.

Some considerable time ago the

Otaki theatre was entered and a number of gramophone parts taken. It is now stated-that the police have a clue and that an arrest is possible at any time.

On the arrival of the Moeraki in Sydney from the Fijian Group, Customs officers found three Chinese in a lifeboat, where they had been cooped up for five days with scanty rations. The IChinese were in a very emaciated condition after a 1700 miles voyage. The filth of the boat and the stench were indescribable. The stowaways will be deported by. the first aval-able steamer.

Rather an amusing incident occurred in connection with the visit of the Government auditor to a neighbouring local body recently (says the Tbamios Star). In the course of bis investigations the au - ditor unearthed the fact that one dog collar was unaccounted for. He duly , questioned the dog tax collector. ‘‘Where is the missing dog collar?’’ To which he got the answer, “Holding on my spare tyre.”

Involvng a fig-njre in the region of a hundred thousand sterling, arrangements are reported to 1 be' practically concluded for the purchase of an hotel site in Broadway, Palmerston North, by a theatrical firm for the erection of a theatre running to King Street with an arcade from one street to the other. The theatre block is to be three stories, and comprise also shops and offices. If the arrangements proceed the work of construction will he put in hand in November. Mr. R. Semple, M.P., has resigned his office as secretary to the General Labourers’ Union owing to ill-health. When elected to Parliament he only accepted re-elec-lion as secretary on condition that lie received no salary, but after nine months’ work felt compelled to relinquish the duties. On the resignation being accepted a cheque was handed to Mr. Semple in appreciation of' his services, and Mr. :P. ißlutler was elected .to the vacancy.

To accommodate the growing fleet of light aeroplanes at the Mangere aerodrome the Auckland Aero Club has decided to egeet another hangar for two machines (states the “Herajd”). The building will be constructed in sections to permit its easy removal. The present hangar is fully taxed with three club Moths and. one private machine, Next week the fourth club Moth will arrive in Auckland, and this and a privately owned Moth which is expected this month will he housed in the new hangar.

The popularity of The British Tommy in the Rhineland is strikingly evidenced by illustrations of the affectionate leave-taking of attrac-tive-looking- frauleins. A German newspaper, commenting- on the departure, said: “The Tommies did not seem anxious, ito leave,-and the civilians were equally unwilling to lose them.” It is estimated that about a hundred out of six thousand men married Germans. The sergeant-major said: “The German girls are great pals, hut not so good as the English.”

After several speakers had made strong protests against the continuation of compulsory military training in New, Zealand, the Council of Christian at Auckland recommended its executive to give favourable consideration to the following resolution: “This meeting wishes the Compulsory Military Training Act to be removed from the 'Statute IBook, this being in the best interests of New Zealand and in the fulfilment of our obligations as a member of the League of Natons.”

A well-known landmark in Christchurch, the Clock Tower, will shortly be removed. For some time the clock lias refused to work eifficicntly, and an agitatiom for the removal of the whole structure has been supported by many who contend that it is a hindrance to traffic. The Works Committee’s report presented to the City Council expressed the opinion that there was no immediate-necessity for the removal of the tower. The estimated cost of dismantling and removing it to another site was £395, and no money was available on the estimates. The council decided by twelve votes to four that the tower be removed and stored till finances permitted putting it elsewhere.

Up in Yorkshire, said the Rev. Wilma Constable, at the Lyceum Club, Auckland, at a luncheon talk, one of her first appointments was in an agricultural parish, and for this reason the services were held in the morning and the afternoon. A dear old man avlio seemed worried as to how she would get on with the service, met her at the Church. He said in ibroad Yorkshire dialect that it was his custom to'have a word of prayer with the minister before 'the service commenced, and a very beautiful prayer the speaker said it was, hut it ended with a plea: “Dear Lord, please give special grace for Thy servant. Dear Lord, Thou knowest she is only a woman, but Thou eanst use anything.” After going up into the pulpit she was tapped on the shoulder and.told in a whisper: “Thee must finish at four o’clock, as the boasties have to be milked.” That service, said the speaker, between laughter, glided exactly at ten minutes to four by the clock.

The general regulations governing- the taking of whitebait drafted by the Marine Department will not be gazetted until the representations of interested parties have been eonsidereed (says a Wellington message). Mr. H. G. R. Mason (Auckland Suburbs), asked in the House yesterday whether the Minister of Justice would consider whether steps should be taken to prohibit public exhibitions in which the infliction of pain to the limit of endurance was an essental element.

In the House yesterday Mr. W. H. Field (Otaki) gave notice to ask the Minister of Railways whether, during the summer months, he will consider the running of two Sunday trains on the Manawatu line, one to take passengers as far as Otaki and the other to take longer distance passengers.

At the monthly meeting of the general committee of the Manawatu and West Coast A. and P. Association it was reported bv the chairman (Mir. J. Linklater, M.P.), that a deficit of over £SO had been incurred over the recent ball, and that the expenditure was £l7l. The chairman stated, however, that the association would not be called upon to meet the deficit, as the ball committee had decided to defray it themselves.

Because the Elthain . newspaper has been compelled to criticise the Mayor the Council’s printing lias been sent to another town. The Argus says': “If it is the fixed policy of the (Council to deprive The Argus of all Borough printing, it is as well that their policy should he known to everybody. But we do not believe that the councillors as a. whole approve of such a policy, and we are sure that the ratepayers do not approve of it, for they have the sense to recognise that the gen-

eral adoption of a policy of sendingtrade to another town means the wrecking of their own town.”

The Motor Traders’ Conference at Palmerston North yesterday car..ricd a remit from the Te Ivuiti branch that an emphatic protest be forwarded to the Government against its action in withdrawing The £200,000 subsidy from the Highways Board fund, as it is considered that it is a direct breach of faith with motorists, inasmuch as it will interfere with the Highways’ Board giving expeditious effect to its programme, and is also directly opposed to the original promises made iwhen opposing the petrol tax. It was decided to telegraph the remit to -a meeting of delegates from local bodies and others interested in highway finance, to be held in Wellington -today.

A most unfortunate accident or-diu-red on the Ulimairoa during the run across from Sydney when the members of “The Desert Song” Company were having a playful (time on deck. One of the men picked up Miss Violet Turner (a member of the ballet) and was carryingher along the deck when his foot caught in the leg of a deck chair and he fell forward, (letting Miss Turner drop with some force. It

was found that she had sustained an injury to her back which prevented her moving without pain. On the arrival of the Ulimaroa Miss Turnelr was conveyed to the hospital in a motor ambulance, and it is hoped that she* will recover in the course of a week or two. Every member of the company was upset 1 v the untoward accident.

Mr. Henry Tolley, of Feilding, who has just returned from America, made a point of enquiring into the troubles in Samoa. He says the attitude of the New 'Zealand Government and that of the Samoan chiefs could he likened to two schoolboys, both believing themselves right and each refusing to give way. The root of the troiible, Mr. Tolley was informed, was the in-

troduction of a form of military control, which fell foul of 'Samoan customs and from this interference, which the consed’vative Samoan resented, other troubles grew, while military; authority remained incapable! of undiersltandiing the nativekuul his.traditional customs. Mr. Tolley was -assured by those qualified to offer an opinion on the complicated issues that very little effort was required to hiring about a peaceful conclusion. It could be settled in half-an-hour at a round-table conference. “Nothing,” lie says, “will shake the confidence in Mr. Nelson, who to the natives is the uncrowned king of Samoa. From the strictly Europeans and military point of view, he may have minor failings but on the other hand, he is liked and admired by a large native following and there is no doubt that lie has the confidence of the natives and can better interpret their ideas than one trained in military ,ideas.” Mr. Tolley thought that an early opportunity should be taken by the Government to meet Mr. Nelson in a friendly conference when he anticipated, from the assurances he had received, that peace and industry would once more prevail in the mandated territory.