Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4416, 18 February 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A caucus of I In* Parliamentary Labour Party will be held a(. Wellington to-morrow.

J. R. Webster was prevented from making an attempt to swim Cook Strait during the week-end owing to bad weather. All arrangements are complete for the school railway excursion and picnic to Ashhurst to be held on the 26 th inst. Full particulars are advertised elsewhere.

Final sale reductions are now on a! the big clearing sale at the C. ( M. Ross Coy's. See window for the lowest, prices new season’s goods have ever been offered at. —Advt.

The North Island Main Trunk railwav came o„t age last l'iida\. Twenty-one years ago, on I'eltrtiary 14, 190 t), the first regular through passenger train left Auckland for Wellington, inaugurating a service which has been maintained, with few interruptions, ever since, states the New Zealand Herald.

At i! meeting of the Southland executive of the Farmers’ Union on Saturday, an emphatic protest win made against .junior high schools and the proposed decapitation ot Fdendale school, together with a protest against the action of She Minister of Education in failing to give Southland public bodies an opportunity to place evidence against the proposed system before the Education Commission, "despite the fact that we know there was distinct opposition in Southland to the scheme.”

Some time ago an Invercargill resident began to tell a story oi an eel that ate out of a man's hand. As this story followed several other lishy Msh stories, the listener openly showed his disbelief. Later, however, he was eon vineed, for he was shown a photograph which settled all argument. A man was seen standing at the edge of a small creek, and an eel was eating out of Ids hand. -The reporter was informed Ilia I for six years the eel had been a great friend of the family, and came to its meals when called. Tt would raise its head six iindues .out ot the water to seize a piece of meat, and would let. its benefactor pick if out of the water.

Fire totally destroyed tlie homestead on ISFr. (Francis Robinson's Oroua Downs property on Sunday. The house was occupied liy Mr. 11. Rivers and family, who is a heavy loser. Mr. Rivers, who nets as manager for Air. Robinson, was endeavouring to start his ear when it hack final and hurst into Halites whieh ipiiekly enveloped the gnrage. Fanned by a strong breeze whieh was blowing at the time, the fire soon spread to the house adjoining and despite all efforts to prevent it, made a (dean sweep of the place. MV. Divers was able to save a little furniture, but his losses are considerable.' The house was insured.

The annual picnic and prize giving in connection with tlm Bainesse school took place on Saturday. The picnic was held in the grounds of Mr. Fearer. Rain marred the enjoyment of the outing and in the afternoon all adjourned to the school which was crowded to its utmost capacity by parents and children. Mr. Millard (chairman of committee) presided. The prizes were distributed by Mr. -I. K. riornblow and brief addresses dr livered by Messrs F. A. Mason and Rev. Nicholas. Cheers were given at tin* conclusion for the teachers (Airs, ftrav and Aliss .Mclvcn/.i«* I, committee and parents. It was derided to give the children a holiday at a later date to compensate for the disappointing weather conditions which had marred the galber-

“Smoker," writing to Auckland "Star,'’ relates "how, on boarding'a tram-ear the other day, lie found every seat in the smoking compartment occupied by ladies! Well, i bat’s an everyday happening. But it the unfortunate smoker, driven init of the compartment supposed in be set; apart for his use, enters a 11011-smoking ear and dares to light up, non-smokers write to the papers about it! Yet is must, he admitted that some tobaccos are very rank. This is caused by the excess of nicotine in them. Alt the imported brands are like that. Pure 'baeev doesn’t give off offensive smoke. Look at the New Zealand, why, its aroma couldn’t prove distasteful to even the non-smoker. How’s that? Because these tobaccos are all toasted. That’s why they smell so good and taste so delicious, and that’s why they arc perfectly innocuous. The toasting makes all the difference] .It rids i hem of nicotine. They can’t harm anyone, not even the excessive smoker. Brands? Oh, there aie several —including ‘‘Navy Out, “Cavendish,” “Riverhoad Gold” and “C’ul Plug No. 10.”—Advt. 82.

Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure For Children’s Hacking Cough.

At yesterday’s meeting of the i'aimi'i stmi North Hospital Board

a donation of £25 12/- was ac knowledged from the Chinese re'si dents of Palmerston North.

See the windows at the C. Al. Ross Coy’s for hat values. They ore not being sold but practically given away. —Advt.

Fvcrv year the Mouton Drainage Board is faced with considerable expense in cleaning out the drains, under its supervision. «sDf the many weeds that spring up annually and t Indie the waterways the swangrass is the most prolific and Caused the Board the most trouble. At last night’s meeting of the Moutoa Drainage Board Mr. B. G. (lower said ililnrti he had carried out, experiments in connection with this weed with a view to linding out some

simple method of erudicati but without much success. The roots seemed to he too deeply rooted to be affected by any liquid poured on the- surface of the ground, “and,” i oncluded Mr. (lower, “L liml it thrives on salt, which is an excellent medium for the eradication of the so-called bamboo grass.”