LOCAL AND GENERAL

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 4006, 5 October 1929, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL

£lO reward was offered for the recovery of a gold cigarette case lost by Airs. Edgar Wallace, wife of the novelist, while shopping in ■the West End of London.

Thames fishermen continue to reap the benefits of an unusually good season. For six days’ fishing recently the crew of one launch received a payment of £l5O, while another launch crew earned £9O for approximately 1C hours’ actual fishing with seine nets.

A professional bout for the New Zealand lightweight boxing title and the Tjruth belt between Hec. Lecfkie (Dunedin) and Glen Leslie (Auckland) was staged at the Majestic theatre, Ashburton, last night. The decision went to Leckie with a knock-out in the sixth round. It is understood that under the will of the late Afr.J. B. Westlake, who was a victim of the Himatangi tragedy, the Salvation Army in New Zealand will benefit considerably from the residue of the estate. The local Salvation Army Officer has received no confirmation of the rumour, however. “To show my ignorance, what is a kilowatt?” asked a member of the last meeting of the South Canterbury Rower Board. The en-gineer-secret ary replied that it was 1000 watts burning for an hour. The first speaker: “There are so many technical terms that one is liable to get a bit mixed up. The engineer said a. kilowatt could be represented by k.v.a., 'multiplied by the power factor.” Another member: “Simple, isn’t it?” . „(Laughter). A man who was driving a motorcar at Onmta, near New Plymouth, last week, had a startling experience when a strong gust of wind took the hood of his ear completely off and deposited it in a paddock beside the road. A lady and several children were also in the ear at the time, but none of the occupants ,suffered any injury from the occurrence. The driver gathered up the severed portion of his vehicle, folded it up and placed it iii the car and drove the car away, the only inconvenience from the mishap being that the occupants were more exposed to the fierce wind which was blowing, _

A baking and sweets competition has been advertised by the local Salvation Army and all interested arc reminded that all entries must he at the Salvation Army Hall on Wednesday, 9th inst., not later than 10 a.m. Section one is for best variety cakes, etc., which includes plain cake, fruit cake, sponge sandwich, sausage rolls, jam farts, plain scones, date scones, nut loaf, shortbread and pikelets. First prize for highest points in all entries received is a quartet' ton of coal, and second prize 251bs. Hour. Judge, Mrs. "Walls. All entries free on condition that the goods remain the property of the Salvation Army. Section two is for sweets, which includes coeoamit ice, fruit toffee, best tray assorted sweets. First prize for highest points, trophy value 5/-, second 2/fi. Judge, Airs. Desmond. His Worship the Alayor will officially open the “Rainbow Fair” at 2.30 pan. In the evening the united church choirs under the baton of Air. Betty, will render short mimical progromme. Competitions, etc., will he held. The admission will be adults fid, children 3d,

The Mayors of Fox ton and Shannon atre suppliers of cream to the Shannon Co-operative Dairy Co. In a recent test the local Alayor with A tost of .43 headed the list, followed by the Alayor of Shannon with .34.

The decision of the Auckland Education Board not to allow any interference by outside people with school work was enforced when two applications were before the hoard recently. A Wellington grocery firm, with branches throughout New Zealand, wrote asking for pei'mission to hold a writing competition for school children, and the Auckland Provincial Employers’ Association proposed that children should attend the radio exhibition to lie held in the Town Hall shortly. Both applications were declined. Alarm is frequently expressed by ratepayers and by public bodies at the persistency with which the hospital rate rises each year, but so far no solution of the problem has been found. Reference to the matter was made by Air. A. Hamilton (Reform, Wallace) in the House of Representatives. He suggested that, perhaps, it might be advisable to make up- the shortage of hospital fees from the taxpayers, or somebody else, instead of keeping the burden upon the ratepayers. Some effort ought to be made to collect hospital fees from those who had received treatment, but if there were people who could not. pay, then the cost ought to be borne by the wealthier section of the. community. It was hard for ratepayers to have to meet a. continually increasing burden.

When Sir George Fenwick, whose deat h was announced recently, was serving his apprenticeship as a compositor on the “Otago Witness,” there entered the office a sharpeyed, quick-moving man, once a compositor, now in a position of authority. “Boy, put me up a case,” was the first order, which promptly obeyed, was followed by a. second request, “Give me a stick and rule, please.” The composing stick and rule at once provided, the man consulted the last side of “copy” which the lad was putting into type. Composing stick in band, and with the case before him, but minus 'anything in the shape of manuscript, to the lad’s surprise the man began to*set out of his head a chapter of “Shadows on the Snoiv.” The man was B. L. Farjeon, the novelist, at that time manager .of the “Otago Daily Times.” At a special meeting of the Shipowners’ Federation held at Wellington, Air. W. E. Fuller, shipping manager for Alessrs Levin and Co., vvho has lately retired, was presented with a cheque as a token of high esteem. Those present were Nessrs J. Findlay, E. V. -Sevan, W. G. Smith, W. H. G. Bennett, C. AY. Jones, A. Hamilton, AY. 'Rogers, A. J. Hodge, K. AfciLeay, Captains P. A. Petersen (president), H. Hunro and S. Holm. In making the presentation on behalf of his colleagues, Captain Petersen paid a tribute to Air. Fuller’s ability and experience, and said they had been associated together in shipping for fifty years.- Air. Fuller, who was the first president of the federation when it was formed twenty-two years ago, and was for 54 years in Messrs Levin and Co’s, service, in responding to the many expressions of esteem by those present, gave an interesting outline of the development of the shipping industry in New Zealand from Jfie early ysailing ship days up to the present. The high) standard of play in the inter-island rugby football match played at Wellington last Saturday indicates that it will be possible for the selectors to choose a formidable fifteen to oppose the British team which is to tour New Zealand next year. Several striking pictures of the play appear in the current issue of the “New Zealand Free Lance,” including a characteristic photograph of Cooke breaking away with the hall. Other interesting sporting photographs include a fine action picture of Limerick, Nightmareh and Ceremony winning at Ra.ndwiek. The double-page feature consists of an interesting series faf photographs dealing with the work and play of the children at one of Wellington’s Free Kindergartens. The 400-mile motor road Derby, held at Belfast provides a page of unusual photographs, including the start, the winner, and spills and skids on the way. Other subjects dealt with in the pictorial section include the Wanganui Little Theatre players in “Aladdin,” la;dies’ golif championship gt Shirley, annual art exhibition at Wellington, and the New. Zealand Motor Traders’ Association’s Conference at Palmerston North. v What! Fifty guineas for a to-bacco-pipe? Yes, that was the figure demanded by a London tobacconist. recently for an elaborately carved meerschaum exhibited in his Rond Street window. Some pipe that! But a smoke out of a shilling briar would taste just as good! It’s not. the pipe that counts —it’s the tobacco you stuff it with. Purity is the great thing. The purer the tobacco the less nicotine it contains. Foreign tobaccos are full of the stuff. That’s why their habitual Use is so bad. The purest ’haceies of all are the New Zealand, produced by the National Tobacco Co., Ltd., (pioneers of the New Zealand tobacco industry). Their comparative freedom from nicotine is largely due to the toasting of the leaf. No other tobaccos are toasted. You can smoke these brands till the cows come home and no harm done. Ask any tobacconist for “Cavendish” (the sportsman’s favourite), “Navy Cut No. 3” (another choice medium), “Riverhead Gold” (a mellow aromatic), and “Cut Plug No. 10” (a tobacco the veteran smoker will enjoy—it is fill I -flavoured). —Advt 42.