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

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4431, 25 March 1930, Page 2

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

The Palmerston North Borough Council decided to support the local Council's proposal in connection with llu* preservation of the Hound Bush at its meeting last night.

The harvest thanksgiving services were held in the Methodist Church on Sunday. Mr. Huntley conducted the morning service, while Mr. Shanks conducted the evening service. During the evening .Mrs. Riches sang a Solo, appropriate to the occasion, which was much appreciated. At the Palmerston North Horticultural Society’s show on Saturday, Miss Hughes was awarded Ist prize for one cactus in the dahlias (amateurs) section. Three decorative, 1 and 2; one decorative, 1. Miss Barber was awarded 3rd prize for African marigold in the cut blooms section.

The Byrd expediiioii Miip City of New York, sailed from Dunedin for New York at 3.10 p.m. on Saturday, being lowed to sea by Ihe lag Dunedin. Her departure was witnessed by it large crowd and she was escorted |o the heads by a fleet of small cruft. Rear-Admiral Byrd will loav eNiow Zealand by the mail steamer after the Eleanor Bolling sails, her departure being fixed for next Sunday.

Five young eases of typhoid are in New Plymouth hospital. None is serious and the authorities do not anticipate the spread of infection. Four of the children, whose ages range front 11 years, are of one family. The other child stayed the week-end with the. family. All live children went swimming in the Teheimi river and the health officer believes that this possibly was the source of infection. Other children of the same family who did not. swim are. not infected.

The lute Lord Balfour never nmrrigjl, a close friend told the “Daily Mail” that lie only once fell in love, hut the romance, ended wit It the sudden den Mi of the woman lie loved. She was the Honourable Mary Catherine Lyttelton, daughter of Lord Lyttelton, Hladstone’s brother-in-law, and a. sister of the late Alfred Lyttelton. Site died in 1875 when 24. “She. actually died as Mr. Balfour, as he then was, was on his way to see her with the ring just purchased, lie then, was 27 and throughout his long life he remained faithful to her memory and never married.” “Does the housewife think when site purchases a British made article that site is helping to keep her husband in employment,” said Mr. Edwards, President of the British Hoods Association, when stressing the fact, that New Zealanders should bav nothing hut British goods during the course ol' his remarks in Main Street yesterday. “Or does she realise when she buys a foreign article that she is helping to keep her husband in unemployment! Surely it costs nothing for a lady waiting to make a purchase of silk hose to ask “Is this British?” and refuse to purchase anything but the British article!" (Hear, hear!) “And,” said Air. Edwards, turning smartly in the direction of the applauding male citizen nearby, “does my friend on the right always ask for British shaving soap when making such a purchase?” “Too right !” came the quick rejoinder. "Very good,” replied Air. Edwards amidst laughter. Advertiser has Jersey euw for sale.