Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume L, Issue 40028, 26 November 1929, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1929. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The consumption of ice cream ii the United States broke all record in 1928. The total amount sot was 348,084,009 gallons. Sine 1910 the consumption of ice crenr has more than doubled.

At the local Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. J. I\. Hornblow, JJP., two statutory first offenders, arrested for drunkenness on Saturday night, were each Convicted and fined 5/-.

Norman Smith and Don Harkness, driving- a specially built car on a concrete country road near Sydney on Sunday, iregsitered 121 miles an hour. They hope to beat this at the next test, which they are making shortly at Kaitaia (Ahipara Beach) New Zealand. At the Sydney iStadium on Saturday night, in a fight for the mid-dle-weight championship, Jack Haines (11.1 A) wrested the title from Ted Monson (11.OA) by • a technical knock-out in the thirteenth round. It was a hard fight. Monson took terrific punishment and Haines was in wonderful form.

“I don’t suppose you have heard the story of the man who was asked the difference between a collision and an explosion, said Dr. Vaughan Thomas, examiner of Trinity (College, to teachers at Invercargill. The native of Erin supplied the solution by replying: “\Vell, a collision is a collision. There you are. That is all there is in it. 'But, in an explosion, where are yoti ?” “I’ve lost my bike already, I only got it on condition that I didn’t /speed,” admitted James Torrens to the Magistrate, Mr. E. C. Lovvey, in the Christchurch Traffic Court. Torrens appeared on a charge of speeding. “Who made the condition?” asked Air. Leivvcy. Defendant: My mothelr. The Magistrate: Your mother is a wise woman. Defendant, who was earning only 30/a week, was fined 20/- and costs. The building boom in Gisborne this year is having a marked effect upon district sawmillers, one of whom states that he is n,ow busier than he lias been for some years. At this time last year, he says, his mill was idle; he had had to dispense with the services of his men as there were so few orders coming to hand. The busy period for him commenced last April, since when his mill has been kept going at full pressure, while at present he has so many orders that lie has difficulty in keeping pace with them. A number of Wanganui ladies are beginning to wonder if they have been “had.” Borne time ago /a' quietly-spoken little woman of homely appearance, ealled at different houses in the city and said she represented a stocking firm (says the Herald). She exhibited samples of women’s hosiery, and collected deposits, promising to return with the stockings selected in less than a fortnight, when the balance of the money could be /paid. The canvasser left the address of her headquarters in the city, but-when, after three weeks had classed and the woman aiid the stockings had not put in an appearance, she could not be found. The “office” has been beseiged with women, who find that, if the bird has not flown altogether, the .cage has 'been da-. serted for the time being, and there is nothing to indicate that she will return.

A variation of the old-time surprise party was introduced in HawIce’s Bay recently. A man was busily engaged in shearing operations on his station and was 'considerably surprised to sec a carload of acquaintances from Napier arrive just before lunch. The visitors blandly intimated that they had come along for dinner “just as a nice surprise” and proceeded to make themselves thoroughly at home. His sense of the humour of the situation having beaten down his first fSelings of annoyance at the interruption of his work, the farmer acted the host in his best style. After lunch ■ the visitors

visited the shearing shed and having thanked the host very warmly for his generous hospitality, left as suddenly 'as they came, with best wishes fdr a successful shearing, leaving the host wondering whether the whole thing was an elaborate joke or an expression by his friends of sincere interest in his work.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure, For" Influenza Colds.

The Monlon Post Office has now been.closed down.

It is anticipated that the unemployment situation in ’Christchurch will be considerably relieved shortly. There is a good demand for general farm workers and a fair demand for shearers. Harvesting will start about a month hence if the weather holds fine, and the wool stores should soon be taking on men. The indications, are that killing at the freezing wo dies will start a week or ten days before Christmas.

Observers have remarked upon the large numbers of .shining cuckoos which can be heard daily in the shrubberies around Wanganui (says the Herald). These birds in some way place their eggs in the nest of flic grey warbler, a little native bird, known also as the riorio. When the cuckoo’s egg is hatched-the young bird ousts any grey warbler from the nest, and it is a. pathetic sight- to see the small foster parents keep going from dawn till evening to feed and keep quiet the cuckoo, who lias a tremendous appetite.

Mr. Henry Bate, of Nelson, nine-ty-three years of age, who bad been a resident of New Zealand for the last seventy-two years, the last three of which lie has spent with one of bis married daughters at Napier, had a flight in an aeroplane at Wellington on Saturday morning. As lie was being assisted Out of the cockpit lie said: “There’s only one thing wanting with the ’plane—it should have a door in the bottom, so that you could drop cut instead of all this.” “Well, what was it like?” asked a “Dominion” reporter. “Lovely,” said Air. Bate. “One of the loveliest sensations imaginable! The only thing about it was that it was too short. I wanted to stay up longer.”

Nicotine is very poisonous. Even in small quantities pure nicotine causes vomiting, purging and collapse, and when you consider that many imported tobaccos contain from four ito five per cent, of this poison the need for caution in making a selection is apparent." Thei*efore smokers will leairn with interest that some of. our New Zealand grown varieties contain barely two per cent, of nicotine. Small wonder that- they are comparatively harmless. This is largely due to the toasting process to which the leaf is subjected. This process not only helps to free the leaf of poi - son, but develops flavour and aroma. Smokers are unanimous in aeclaimflig the. immense superiority of toasted tobacco. There are several brands, so that all tastes are catered for. “Riverhead Gold,” is a beautiful, mild aroma tic; “Cavendish,” is a delightful medium-fla-voured tobacco, : (the sportsman’s smoke); “Navy Cut,” is a blend of choice leaf, also medium; aiuf"“Cut Plug No. 10,” is rich, dark and full-flavoured. These are the only toasted tobaccos, and are liianiii'achired exclusively .by the National Tobacco 'Company, Ltd., (pioneers of the N.Z. tobacco industry) .—Advt. 05.

.Evidently there are some active exceptions to the happy lot of the estate agent. An area of land with dwelling thereon situated a little •beyond an outlying suburb, was an entry in the books of a well-known Auckland city agent (states the “Auckland Star”). An inquirer was informed that the property, reached by a devious route, was obviously cheap at the rental asked. Pull particulars, as supplied by the owner, were given, the salesman stating that the land had not been inspected on behalf of the office. A few days latelr the prospective client returned in a towering rage. He had spent five shillings and hours finding the place, and demanded a refund of his expenses. Remarking that, his business would not stand such perfunctory outgolings, the agent cross-examined the man to discover that the details as supplied from the books were generally correct. Judge his surprise when the other closed the. office door, saying: “Well, if you don’t pay me the fare, J am going to take it out of your hide.” Before he had time to act, the agent, who has a strong pair of arms, pinioned him first to the chair and then on the floor. The irate pro-perty-seeker cried enough," and was ordered to get out quickly. The unusual incident took place in the heart of the city, and the agent says lie lias not had such an experience in the eourSe of a long career in the business.