Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4419, 25 February 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Captain Ilaycs discovered a tYeak in I lie form of a white eel in Robinson's Lakes last week due ill" - the course of his biological in vest ignitions.

The. attempt to swim Cook Strait hy R. .). Webster has been definitely abandoned tor this season. The weather has been so unsettled and ((satisfactory, with little prospects of any improvement, and the water so cold that it. 'was considered there was no reasonable prospect of success, hence the decision.

The local postmaster has receh • ed notification that the charity stamps are to be wihtdrawn from sale at the end of the current month. As the revenue to lie derived from this source is to be devoted to the stamping' out of consumption, it is hoped that as many as possible will make final purchases before the date expires.

A ease of smallpox was reported on the Aorangi on its arrival at Auckland from Vancouver on Sunday. The passengers have been quarantined. Messrs Walter Hagen and .). 11. Kirkwood, noted golfers and Canadian members of the Empire Farmers who are to tone the Dominion, were aboard the vessel.

The m.v. Foxton arrived in the Manawatu River on afternoon but stuck below Robin son’s Bend and it was not until lasi evening’ that the vessel reached the wharf. She is at present taking in a cargo for Wellington and Lyttelton and hopes to leave on this evening's tide. The river is at present much lower than it had been for some time and the tides arc poor.

A railway mishap which is believed to be without parallel in Now Zealand occurred yesterday morning near Knraiignhako, when Mirth’s Circus was on its way by special train from Tauranga. One very large elephant bad a van lo himself. Tie started to get restive, rucked the van violently, and soon ii jumped the rails. The train was brought up with a sudden jolt, and there was a delay of four hours before the van was back oil the line.

Home spontaneous and unconscious chief humour was met with hy the Minister of Education, the Hon. 11. A (more, on his visit to ! In; infant department of the Mangapapa school. He was urging them in simple language to work hard so that when they grew up they would be useful men and women. As the Minister proceeded, the class became more talkative, much to the amusement of the Minister and the rest of (he party, and one tilth: hoy eonlidcd that his father bought a car recently, and once he came home in the middle of the night.

“1 think we shall all he happier if we smoke!" Thus Mr. Justice Eraser, at a sitting of the Auckland Transport Appeal Board. TTis Honour then lil up, and counsel, clerks, officials and reporters followed suit. Tlie judge evidently believes in the power of the weed to make people happy. So it: does —provided its “the goods." But most imported brands reeik with nicotine, and tobacco like that never made anyone happy—for long. The world’s purest brands arc the New Zealand. They are all toasted, which process not only improves enormously flavour and aroma hut renders them absolutely safe to smoke. You can indulge as freely as you please without fear of consequences. And, note this! —they are tlie only. toasted tobaccos on the market and once you have tried toasted ’baccy, you won’t hanker after the other sort! There are various brands of these beautiful goods, perhaps those most in demand being “Cut Plug No. 10,” “Navy Cut,” “Riveiiiead Gold” and “Cavendish.”—Advt. 85.

The annual meeting of householders In elect School Committees in the Wanganui Education District will be held on April 14th. Two fishermen, John McLenaghan, married, aged 57, of Spreydon, and Hurtle Fisher, married, aged 37, of Richmond were drowned in the Wjaimakariri River yesterday when a punt they were in swamped.

The vicar of Oliorley Wood, England, sent an extraordinary Christmas letter to the members of his congregation, in which he made a vigorous attack on bridge, as being responsible for the breeding of a hitler, covetous spirit, envy, jealousy, broken friendships, and divided families. The letter has created considerable controversy.

A barman named Win. Procter who was arrcs.tcd in Foxton hy Constable Owen last Friday evening appeared at Palmerston North on Saturday morning before Mr. J. IStout, S.M., charged with the I heft of 14/- in money from Joseph Fleming, of Wanganui. On the application of Hie police, Procter was remanded lo appear al W:anwanui to-morrow. Accused asked for hail to allow him to reach Wanganui on Saturday and this was granted in self of £IOO and two outside sureties of £SO. SeniorScrgennl Whitelniuse slated that Ik* understood, further charges were pending against Proelor when he appeared in Wanganui.