Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4037, 4 January 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JANUARY 4, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Tlu* Magisterial inquiry into the loss of the Manuka will he held at Dunedin on Monday, January 6th.

Another Nolrth Island tour of Nelson orehardists is to take place early this year.

The annual rent paid by the Auckland Amusement Park Ltd., In the Auckland Harbour Board for I lie use of the land occupied by tbe park has been reduced by half — from £2OOO to £IOOO.

No fewer than 05 creditors were named in the schedule of a bankrupt whose first meeting before the official assignee in Auckland lapsed the. other day for want of a qttolrnm. It was a very ’small estate.

A verdicl of accidental drowning' while bathing in the liver at Keri, on New Year's Day, was returned at the inquest yesterday on Rev. Adolph Alexander Barham. iD"ecased’s companions stated that Mr. Barham, who was unable to swim, appeared to take a fainting turn and fell off a. rocky ledge into deep water.

At the Parti pa ran mu athletic sports meeting on New Year’s Day, Rex Ball, of Foxton, was successful in securing' lilt's t place in the 220 yards handicap. He also competed in the 100 yards event, Imt although lie secured first place in his heat, he was unplaced in the final, possibly owing to a bad geta wa v.

The* Aucklander has developed a taste foil* the ho:hhy calf for an Aucklander in particular is very fond of his mince, with the result that the highest part of two thousand odd calves went into the city during tilli* last killing season. In Wellington the population have not acquired the mince habit to any great extent and their total is only tab out 800.

Covering just two years a controversy in the “Southland Times' ove[r “Sabbath” and “Sunday" observance has established a record in newspaper discussions in New Zealand. The argument was eonlined to two principals and these between them wrote* 203 letters, which occupied 5!) yards 1 inch of printed columns. This length of matter represents 148,750 words, many moire than are required for a popular novel. Timaru has been decided upon as the locale of the annual conference of (lie Justices of the Peace Association of New Zealand in March next. The suggestion has been made that advantage should be taken of the proximity of the location of the conference to pay a visit to the 'Hermitage (Alt. Cook), and delegates who are to attend the conference are now being circularised to that end.

Although a thorough pairol has been made of the beach between Otnki and Paekakariki no trace has yel been discovered of the body of Mr. Wtildye SI. George who disappeared from Otaki beach on the afternoon of Thursday. De- < ember 2(itb ifsavs the Levin Chronicle). The sea has been very rough and the wafer dirty during the past four days thus making visibility very poor. The police are still patroling the beach.. Under the Explosives Act, motorists are forbidden to continue running the engine of their cars whilst taking in petrol supplies. It is also against the law for n person to smoke in or. about a petrol station. Both'laws are being freely disregarded, and a warning has been given that this state of things cannot be allowed to continue. It is almost a common sight to sec a motorist leave his car in a petrol station and light a cigarette quite near as he watches the fuel subside from the pump into bis tank. Such people are courting a rather painful surprise.

A rose bush is to ibe planted on In l grave of every French soldier ■.ho fell in the Great War.

The police report an entire absence of larrikinism locally during the holidays. No arrests were made throughout the period. It was stated that one of the best hives in Auckland has produced 2cwt. of honey in a season. The average is 1001 b. This hive is kept in Upper Queen Street. During' the holiday a largo number of motorists travelling north preferred the extra mileage between Levin and Palmerston over sealed surfaces ratlior than tee slimier route along the main high-' way between Levin and (Sanson to avoid the rough surface along this highway. Rather a curious coincidence tonic place over the holidays (says the Thames Star). Some 24 years ago a member of the Auckland Suburban cricket team paid bis last visit to Thames, when he put up at the Brian Born Hotel. His next visit was this week \yhen he went [o the same place and curiously enough was allotted the same room and to carry the .coincidence further the same bed number.

Farewell services will be conducted by Ensign and .Mrs. Mat-boson tit the'Salvation Army Hall on Sttnday at 11 a. hi. and 7 p.m. In the morning a special Dedication service will he held and Mrs. Matheson will give the address. For the evening service “Retrospect and Prospect” is the subject advertised. Ensign and Mrs. Matheson leave for Carterton on Thursday and will la succeeded by Ensign Smith and Lieutenant Neary, of Bangiora.

A local resident anticipating that his gale would he removed over niyht on New Year’s Eve and having been put to considerable expense for its recovery last year, removed and carefully hid it duriny the afternoon. The following morning however, when he arose he was. astonished to find his gate once moire back on its hinges and wired on in sue), a manner as to make its removal in the future wed niyht. impossible.

An Auckland returned soldier drew attention to the recent death in England of a man to whom tunny soldiers in the Great War owe their lives. This was Air. AlI red Bates, who designed the headgear first issued to the troops in France, in 1916, and later worn by the entire army. A mombeir of the firm of Willis and Bates, watch stampers, of Halifax, and a director of many companies, Air. Bates was found drowned near the pier al Bournemouth —a tragic fate for a

man whose name will go down it: histry as a valued contiribiitor te the Empire in time of stress. Hr was 52 years of age, and is survived by his wife, son and tw< daughters.

'Cyril Walker, a seventeen-year-i>l(l enameller at a foundry at Bolton, England, can, among other things, lift a Coni' hundred-weight girder with a lingcr-tip; hold six men on Inis chest, pall a motor amhn'laneo with his teeth; resist six men with the grip of one hand; tear a now pack of cards in a few seconds; pulp an apple with a sin-gle-handed grip; 'bend steel bars with the naked hands; and hammer '■'steel nails through two-inch boards With the palm of his 1 hand. Once this imodern 'Samson amazed the driver of a ton fruit lorry which had iliiroken down by lifting the lorry while supports were obtained. \Vlalker, who never drinks tea, only discovered his strength when lie took tip physical culture. It is thought that as he grows into manhood his strength will increase.

Tin* first New Zen In ml Congress of Esperantist's will take place under the auspices of the Now Zealand Esperanto Association at Wellington, on January 17 and IS. The Congress will .he attended by club representatives, Universal Esprrnnto Association delegates and Esperanlists from various parts of the Dominions who will assemble for the putrpose of discussing matters pertaining to tin* international language movement. The official programme includes business sessions, a public meeting, a sightseeing tour, and social functions. The national organisation of Esperantisls, the New Zealand Esperanto Association, of which the Crime Minister, Sir Joseph Ward, Sir Robert Stout, and Sir George Eowlds are patrons, was formed in .January last, and has since gained considerable strength,, possessing as it does five affijlmted clubs and a large membership enrolled from 72 towns.

When ‘‘Smithy" and tiis pais ran out of tobacco on that memorable llight of the “Southern Gross,” they tried to smoke leaves, but found them “awful.” They would. You can no more Jind a substitute for tobacco than you can find one for caviare or Stilton cheese. But there are tobaccos —and tobaccos. The great thing to go for is purity. Really pure tobacco —i.e., that containing the minimum quantity of nicotine —is the sort! Unfortunately the imported goods are all more or less full of nicotine. The purest brands of all are those produced by the National Tobacco Co., Ltd., (pioneers of the N.Z. tobacco industry), These are subjected to a special toasting process which kills the nicotine and leaves the goods sweet, cool and fragrant. Smoke them freely as you will, they are absolutely safe. It is worthy of special note that they are the only toasted tobaccos. Popular brands: “Cavendish” (famous sporting mixture); “Riverhead Gold,” (mild jiUlil ' mellow); “Cut Plug No. 10,” (rich, full-.flavoured); and “Navy Cut,” (a delightful blend). —Advt.