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Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 40011, 17 October 1929, Page 2

The Central Earthquake Fund has now reached £138,124.

The Manawatu-Oroua Rivcir District Amendment Bill was passed bv the House yesterday.

Delegates from 16 electorates will attend the United Party conference at Danneyirke on October 22nd.

A large bittern flew against the power lines on the Foxton Beach Road about four, o’clock on Tuesday morning. The bird did not. immediately fall free, as shown by the fact that, it was burnt about the legs and under one wing. Its body set up an arc between two wires, one of which was burnt through, causing an interruption of the service, which was later restored by the linesmen.

A break-down occurred at Mr. IT. Beriry’s mill on the riverbank this morning, when the big ten-ton fly wheel of one.-of his engines snapped an eight-inch hearing. The engine had just been started up and fortunately was only ticking over at the time of the mishap or other-

wise the mill must, have suffered

extensive damage. As it was however, the huge fly wheel .just lay over on its side without doing any damage.

A smatrt bit of work by the secretary of the l'aihape Patriotic Assbeintion reeently led to the exposure and arrest of an imposter. This m<nn claimed that lie was a destitute returned soldier, and the local branch paid his fare to Wellington. The seeretati'y was suspicious, and noticed that the man had lost a finger on one hand, so he wired a description to Wellington. The secretary there told the mail that lie “would see what he could do for him,” and asked him to call again in the afternoon. A detective was sittin°' in the room when the man and at a glance recognised him. The man, who was “wanted’’ for a long series of minor crides, was arrested*

“No woman should marry a man ’who doesn’t smoke,” declared Robert Louis Stevenson, on one occasion, and “R.L.S.” it must be admitted know human nature. Allot heir famous author, Bulwer Lyttou, once wrote: “lie who doth, not smoke hath either 'known no great grief or refusetli himself the softest consolation next to that which comes from Heaven.” As to the harmfulness of the habit it chiefly depends on the tobacco. Brands loaded with nicotine should be shunned. :In that, and all other 1 aspects, our genuine'New Zealandgrown tobaccos hold pride, of place, since they contain very little nicotine and may be freely indulged in without affecting nerves or heart. The secret of their freedom from nicotine is that they are toasted—as no other tobaccos are. Hence, also their wonderful llavour and 'fragrance. They are exclusively manufactured by the National Tobacco Co., Ltd., (pioneers of the N.Z. tobacco industry). Favourite 'brands:' ‘Riverhead Hold” (a mild aromatic); “Navy Cut” (a choice blend); “(Cavendish” (the sportsman’s smoke); and “Cut. Plug No. 10” (rich, dark and full-flavoured). —Advt 50.

Local potalo and other vegetable crops suffered severely as a result of I he recent frosts.

The prizes awarded at the close of the golf season on Saturday were donated as follows: —The cup by Mr. Bergin; the three spoons by the men’s committee and the spoon for the juniors by Miss B. Robinson. On Tuesday evening the local Druids held a most successful euchre tournament in the Town Hall suippeft'-room. Prize winners were as follows: —Ladies: Mrs. Cotter 1, Mrs. J. (Collins 2. Men: Mr. L. McAlister 1, Mr. T. Chaffey 2. Twelve tables were occupied and a most enjoyable time spent by all present.

“I know a farmer in.the Manawatu who has an equity of between £4OOO and £SOOO in a £20,000 pro - perty and who will lose it if the proposed land tax becomes law,” said Mr. H. Bond at the executive meeting of the (Wellington provincial 'branch of the New Zealand Fanners’ UnionT Members present considered that, under the circumstances, it was time the man got off the property, and 'that the sooner he got off' the better for himself.

An intelrest-ing sidelight on the subject of tariff barriers is afforded by the experience of an Invercargill business man who deals in fishing requisites. The New Zealand duty on importations from America is 20 per cent. Seeing a possible opening- in the United Stalls Cor a Really-manufactured article used by anglers he got into i ommuiiication with an American business firm, only to learn that the United States tariff was 65 per cent. No business resulted. The name of a certain Maori district was mentioned in the course ol' tin* discussion on missionary assessments at the Diocesan Synod as not having made any contribution to the great cause (states a Hawke’s Bay paper), The Native minister of the district, one of the most respected members of the synod, concluding a speech which evoked considerable amusement at times, brought down the house by saying: “Talk about scenery! We have the best scenelry in New Zealand, but silver- and gold we have none.” -

A start was made on Monday morning under the Government’s scheme for the relief of unemployment, on the re-constructive work on the main road just to the south of *gii of Shannon (says the Chronicle). Eight men commenced work, they being drawn from Shannon and Levin. These men were engaged in making the necessary preparations for starting on the road, such as unloading material, tool sheds, etc., which had been brought from Palmerston N. by motor lorries. Another teii men are expected to arrive on Wednesday and arrangements are being made for their accommodation. Motorists on the Taradale road between the Redcliffe Bridge and Taradale shortly after sunset on Thursday, were surprised to find the road alive with . small frogs (states (lie Napier “telegraph”). There must have been thousands of the small reptiles 1 hopping all over the roadway, the warm weather liaVing apparently drawn them from lheir usual haunts. It was absolutely impossible for motorists to avoid them and as a result the road was littered with frog corpses on the following morning. A Taradale resident stated to a pressman that he had never before seen so many small frogs about at this time of the year. All ditches and drains on orchard properties in the disiriet was teeming with them.