Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1929 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 40027, 23 November 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1929 LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Thomas Hayes, a 'farmer, of Johnsonville, was ' fined £ls and costs at Wellington this week, for, selling milk adulterated with water. It is reported that Donovan has challenged Johnny Leelde for the light-weight championship of New Zealand.

Prophesying the end of the world in 1932, a Moslem message from Medina has caused consternation in South Africa. It says that Allah is wrathful with his followers for their evil doings.

A blue shark seven feet, in length was washed on to the beach outside the New Plymouth municipal baths on Monday. It is thought the shark, which was bruised, had been hurt on the reef and stranded as the tide went out.

It is reported that Camera and Stribling will fight again at Paris

in the second week iii December. Stribling has agreed to a somewhat unusual clause to the effect that if either is disqualiled owing ■'to a tfoul he will not be entitled to the guaranteed share of the purse. Other possible opponents for Carnerh arc Deiner and Tom Ileeney.

Perhaps the most insidious parasite among English sheep is the stomach worm. Its principal symptom. is an appearance of dullness and lack of thrift, normally accompanied by scouring. The skin is pale and bloodless and some animals affected may cough. 'Lambs that die will ho found to possess worms from -fin. to lin. Examination should be made immediately on the death of the animal. . Messrs J. Leuchars and Aliendor motored through from Wellington this morning in connection with the campaign of opposition to pro-; vent the stile and closing of Scots College. They informed us that parents of scholars aruKcx-sehol-ars wore indignant with the proposed sale of the property to tluf Education Department. Already £4OOO bad been secured of the £IO,OOO required to prevent the sale.

The new tuvjiinfv place at the summit of (lie. Paekakariki Hill was mentioned at the annual meeting of I lie Wellington Automobile Club on Monday night, the acting-chairman, Mr. E. A. Batt, remarking that the spot was not entirely satisfactory, and bad caused congestion beyond its capacity. The Public Wdrks Department bad. therefore again been approached to improve the present position. “At present,” said Mr. Batt, “it is more of a resting than a parking place.”

Described by Mr. Justice MacGregor as probably the master mind of a gang of young men who jhad committed numerous crimes, mostly breaking and entering, in Taranaki, Leonard Edward Smith, aged 25, was found guilty on fourteen charges in the Supreme Court at New Plymouth yesterday. His case was one of many of similar eases which have occupied the courts throughout -the province on many occasions in the past few months. Sentence was deferred.