Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4424, 8 March 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There was a brief downpour oi lain tliis morning, lull not sufficient in freshen up vegetation.

ll has been suggested by a visit or Ilia) the largo area ol' wash 1 land across the river, should bo aeipiircd i'or flax-planting purposes. The local traffic inspector has been busy during tin. 1 past few days painting lines on borough corners for the guidance of motorists. The artesian bore to supplement I‘a liners ton North’s water supply is at a depth of 440 ft. and, when the metal at the bottom of the pipe i<4eared, it is anticipated that, the (low will approximate 40,000 gallons per hour.

‘■l've been out of my mind for \rars," confessed a witness in the Christchurch Court. The maintenance officer, Mr. lb Jones: You were out ‘of your mind when von married, were you*? Witness: Yes, of course I was!

Mr. R. If. Feist, honorary organiser of the Country Political League, speaking at To Awniniilii recently whilst pointing out the difficulty New Zealand farmers had :o meet in competing with other countries in the world’s market for primary produce, announced the position very plainly, lie said that Cl 5 /- ol' gold will purchase 205 hours of labour in Germany, 110 -hours in France, 00 hours in (treat Britain and only 471 hours .in “Cod’s own country," New Zealand. Although there is no oflieial dirt track in Pox ton the juvenile population linds convenient spaces, generally in the loose metal on the borough roads for practising broadsiding, with more or less, detrimental effect to their push hikes. Oiie local lad sustained a broken arm the other evening' while enjoying this pastime, ll is rumoured that Foxlmi will he producing a competitor for the Kilbirnic Stadium at an earlv date.

On rising' to commence his address at Thursday's meeting of the Foxton Lunch Club, Mr. C. I[. Boukl, of Levin, said that prior to leaving New Zealand last year lie had never addresed a gathering of ladies or gentlemen, either collectively or singly and had he known that on his return he would have been called upon to fell gatherings of his experiences he would not have, gone big game hunting. (Laughter).

Consequent upon the earthquake, extensive emanations of natural inflammable gasses were discovered during the week by Messrs John A. Spencer and C. B. Cressy in the centre of the township of Murchison. Samples were collected for analysis, it being believed from the nature of the flame, |o contain olhnne, which is a component of petroleum gas. The emanations arc within easy reach of the upheaval in which several lives were lost.

During the course of his remarks on game to be found in Northern Rhodesia at Thursday's meeting of Ihe Lunch Club, Mr. C. IT. Boukl said Dial antelopes were very plenliful' and 1 li.it there was quite a s urict v of kinds, lie had shot them -ix foot in heighl to the size of an ordinary New Zealand hare. The latter were killed with a. shot gun, lull were very nimble anrl the spoilsman had to he very quick with his shooting.

When Air. 11. Mould, <»!' Levin, win) wns mi a big game limiting' expedition in South Africa stopjHul from a train at its most northern terminus in Northern Rhodesia late one night last year he was astonished to hear his name called and to see a man walking towards him, hand extended and exclaiming “Tena toe pakeha.” It transpired that the man was a taxi driver, a friend had arranged with to meet him on arrival and that he was a Native of New Zealand who had been in Northern Rhodesia only a few years. .Mr. Mould said the last thing they had expected was to have been greeted in Maori in such an outlandish place.

Local members of the Manawnfu Mounted Rifles will go into camp on the Levin Showgrounds and racecourse on April 23rd for ten days training. On Thursday afternoon next they will receive a course in musketry instruction and shooting on the local range.

Young girls who have been left their grandmothers’ and great aunts' trinkets are now the envy of their friends. Nothing is so fashionable or so sought after at the moment ns genuine Victorian jewellery ; necklaces and heavy brooches and car-rings of garnets, filigree gold-work dog-collars and bracelets of massive and intricate de-

sign. Lady 'Sea field was the pioneer of tliis mode when she wore a real Victorian coral necklace at a recent party, emphasising her likeness to Queen Victoria.

In a letter to n Lyttelton friend, a member of tho crew of the Aorangi, states: “We have a champion golfer on hoard, Hagen by name, and to see him driving prnelicallv new “Silver Kings’’ over the ship's side for an hour at a time, made one realise what a costly game golf is. The other day I watched him drive the contents of two paper baskets of golf halls into the M-a. . lie certainly can hit, though, and with apparently no effort. I have heard it rumoured that Hagen has used £7O worth of golf bulls on the trip across.

The fact that two Taranaki dairy factories were securing a phenomenal over-run, averaging nearly 25 per cent:., was referred to hv Mr. J. Murray, secretary of the New Zealand Dairy Factory Managers’ Association, at the conference of Auckland managers on Thursday.

“If these two factories can secure that over-run logifimMely, which limy claim they can. they should be paid for the in formal ion and the industry should he given the benetil of ihe knowledge,” -said Mr. Murray. “An investigation into the methods adopted at the factories .Mould be carried out by the dairy division.” A motion to that effect was carried mmiiimouslv.

Some discussion is being raised as to the marriage rate in New Zealand, which is said to show a continuous downward tendency. A reference to the Year Book does not disclose anything alarming in this respect. Since 11120, when the phenomenally high percentage of 10.21 marriages per 1000 of population constituted a record for the Dominion, the figures have been reasonably steady, although the tendency now is slightly downward. In 1920, the figures were 7.00 per 1000. In 1927 they dropped to 7.02, and in 1928 there was a slightly further fall. Still, New Zealand is well up among the world’s marriage average.

Miss Fatty Sporle, the 13-year-ohl Feilding girl who holds the 1(10 yards senior, 50 yards “’’intermediate, and 50 yards junior Manawalu ladies’ swimming championship, von at Foxton last Saturday evening, added to her honours, when, al llm Feilding Municipal baths, she defeated Miss Molly House, the Wellington provincial 50 yards champion and record holder, in a 50 yards challenge race in 32 2-5 seconds —equalling the New Zealand ladies’ junior record established by Miss L. Coutts, of Auckland, on January Bth, 1924. It was an excellent start, and for once Miss Sporle managed to hold her own in the. first length and, in turning, Miss House gained, hut in the dash over the Inst 25 yards, Miss Sporle produced her usual burst of speed to win comfortably by three yards.

Mr. F. Coley, a linesman employed by I lie Falmerston North Borough Council's electrical department, had a narrow escape from serious injury on Wednesday, when he fell from the (op of a 22 foot power pole. Fortunately his fall was broken by two fellow workmen, Messrs A. Lang and Jackson, and Mr. Coley escaped with a badly bruised thigh. Mr. Coley was working on a low tension line, when he made conlacl with one of the wires and was unable to free himself. He eventually collapsed and his weight dragged him off the line. Mr. Lang, who had heard his workmale groan, rushed to the foot of the ladder, and was able to break Mr. Coley’s fall at the expense of a strained shoulder. Mr. Jackson was also struck by the falling man, but iscaped with a few bruises. Mr. F. B. Morgan, a linesman employed by the Falmerston North Borough 'Council electrical department, had his wrist broken yesterday when lie fell from a ladder on which he was’ working.

“WJial a blessing this smoking is! Perhaps the greatest we owe to the discovery of America.” Thus (In* kite Sir Arthur Helps, and millions of .smokers the world over will agree with him. Bui great as is our indebtedness to America for giving us the priceless boon of tobacco, l In* fact remains that practically all the American brands in use today contain an excess of nicotine. Ask any doctor what that means. He'll tell you the risk you run in constantly smoking nicotine-soaked tobacco. But if these American tobaccos are unsafe, it is no less true that our New Zealand brands are perfectly inocuous. Why ? Beta use they are toasted. What difference does that make”?—a world of difference! Toasting rids the leaf of nicotine, and greatly enhances flavour and aroma. You can smoke toasted “till all’s blue,” and take no harm. Quite a lot of brands, too. Those most in demand'’?' —“Rivcrhead Gold,” “Cavendish,” “Navy Cut” and “Cut Plug No. 10.” You can select according to the strength you prefer. —Advt. SS.

Henry Ernest Foote, for break - ino- and entering and theft, was sentenced at the Dunedin Supreme Court yesterday to three years’ hard labour. There were 40 previous convictions for various offences. The judge said that the prisoner had been progressively an-ti-social in his attitude. His family lost nothing through his loss of liberty, they were better without him.