The Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 4005, 3 October 1929, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL

A committee meeting of the Foxton Horticultural Society jvill be held in Ross’s rooms to-morrow evening at 7.30 o’clock.

Mr. Justice iSniith has awarded an additional £l6O to Jessie Alberta Bell of Auckland, on her annuity of £IOOO.

Fishermen in the Thames gulf complain .of the extraordinary abundance recently of jellyfish, known to the netmen as “Shamrocks.” One fishing 'boat lost four nets and anchors, worth £2O. The weight pf the; jellyfish causes' the •nets to break away.

During the month of September rain fell locally on nine days. The heaviest fall was on the 27th when .72 of an inch was recorded. The coldest day was the 11th when 4he thermometer'.registered 30 degrees, and the iiottest on the 26th with 59 degrees. The vital statistics for Foxtoii for the month of September, with the figujres for the same month last year in parenthesis, are as follows: —Births, 7 (6).: deaths, 3 (2); marriages, 1 (2). Maori: Birtlrs, 1 (nil). The figures for the quarter ended (September 30th with the figures £ot the sarnie quarter last year in parenthesis, are’ as follows,: —Births, .15 (18); deaths, 5 (7) ; marriages, 4 (9). Maori: Births, 3 (nil); deaths,.? (3).

A. condition that in future it will be compulsory for dance halls in the city ito close at 11.30 p.m. on Saturdays was decided upon by the Christchurch City Council. This will be incorporated in the licenses for halls when- they come up for renewal. By eight votes to six the City Council decided not to join in the Municipal Association’s insurance scheme. . .

As the sequel to the alleged razor /slashing at Christchurch on Sunday night, Ivy Bertha St. George appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on 'Tuesday charged with attempting to murder her husband, George Edward St. George. She was remanded until 10th October. Counsel made an application for : bail, but the Magistrate, Mr, Lewey, refused. The police stated that the woman would have to be kept under observation.

Sir George Hunter, Reform member for Waipawa, who collapsed in Parliament buildings last Thursday evening as the result of a paralytic- stroke, has been granted eight days’ leave of absence from the House of Representatives. It is unlikely that he will take his seat again this session. The Reform party is in the unfortunate position of having three members in more or less serious condition, Sir Maui Pomare (Western Maori) and Mr. T. D. Burnett (Tenjuka) not having attended siftings of the House this session.

.Last Tuesday evening Mr. and ■Mrs. S. Austin gave an evening at their residence, Shannon Road, in aid of the Foxton 'Tennis Club. There was a large attendance and visitors were present from all parts of the district. Dancing and cards weire indulged in and during the evening vocal numbers were rendered bv Mesdames Doel and S. Barber .The dance music was provided by Misses K. Roore and M, Delany and Mr, L. Mattar. The supper arrangements were carried out by members of the Club and left nothing to be desired. “It is usually found that people who become obsessed with what the soldiers 'used to call Taney’ religions do so because they have no real knowledge of genuine Christianity with which to 'test these ephemeral movements,” said the Rev. D. IC. Herron, in an address in St. David’s Presbyterian Church, Auckland (reports the “New Zealand (Herald”). 'When people were swaying hither and thither seeking a new presentation of the Gospel there was usually found a colossal ignorance of Christian principles and probably a weak ethical life. As one writer had stated succinctly, “irrational piety was always at the mercy of fanaticism.”

Russell George McCarthy, charged 'before M)i\ Lewey, S.M., at Christchurch, with attempting to, murder Theresa Mary O’Neill, a domestic, a t the Empire Hotel, on 25th September, and carrying- a firearm for an unlawful purpose, was committed to the Supreme Court for 'trial.

As a sequel to alleged betting transactions, a well-known business man, William M'Kinnon, and two telegraphists—Wallace Fountain and lOharles ‘Thomas Clifford Hands —-appeared liefore a Justice of the Peace at Gisborne, and were remanded until 10th October. M‘Kinnon and Fountain were charged that on 15th August, 1929, at Gisborne, they conspired with one another to defraud Arthur Yeo, of Napier, of £179 by means of a forged telegram. M'Kinnon and Hands were jointly charged with having attempted to defraud Yeo of £l5O by means of a forged telegram. Bail was allowed accused in Self £IOO, with’ one surety of £IOO. Many a man has had to give up smoking simply because he has been unablo to stand it any longer. Why ? Because he has been smoking the wrong tobacco. Habitual use of the foreign brands is .’always liable to cause trouble. The heart may become affected, the nerves may go; the eyesight may become impaired, or smoker’s throat may develop. These ■ disorders ate invariably traceable to excess of nicotine in the leaf. The world’s purest tobaccos are the New Zealand ones, produced by the National Tobacco Co., Ltd., (pioneers of the New Zealand tobacco* industry). Practically free from nicotine, they owe this, nnd also their exquisite flavoutr and bouquet, to the toasting of the leaf: They are the only toasted tobaccos, and may be smoked without the smallest risk. Popular brands: “Riverbead Gold” (sweet and mellow), “iClaivendisli” (sporting mixture), “Navy C'ut No. 3” (a very choice blend), and “Cut Plug No. 10” (the old smoker’s favourite), all toasted and, therefore, perfectly safe; no bite, no aftetr effects. On sale from North Cape to the Bluff. —Advt. 41.