Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4434, 1 April 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

To-c Liv is> All Fools' Diiy ami lln* young folk have ci!k , l)i , ale<l Hie occasion by “taking rises" out oi their elders.

During March rain fell loeally on four days, a total of .88 inches being recorded. The inaxiimim fail was .1)8 of an inch on the flt.h. The, coldest days were the 27th and 28th when the thermometer registered f>3 degrees.

We are asked to announce that should the weather conditions not [>rovc suitable for the garden party at the Presbyterian manse to-mor-,ow afternoon, the function will lie held in the Town Hall supper-room.

Fatal injuries were received by Thomas (lannon, aged 52, a married man, as the result of being- knocked down by a train car near the foot of College Hill, Freeman’s Hay, Auckland, on Saturday evening. Deceased was a gas company employee and lived at Point .Chevalier.

A woman convicted of shop-lift-ing at Auckland on 'Saturday was .-.cut to gaol for 21 days. It was stated that accused, accompanied by her daughter had stolen dresses from drapery stores. The family came from England and was in receipt of charitable aid for a time. Although the husband was a labourer, they possessed a motor

The broadcasting of all mat elms in which the visiting 'British Rugby team lakes part was approved at the annual meeting of the Otago Rugby Union. The union will have all the British team's matches in Otago broadcast, as well as local teams’ matches, in any ease.

A protest against the bonus of £IOO voted to members of Parliament in the dying hours of last session was made at a meeting of Ihe New Zealand Farmers’ Union ai Wellington. The following; remit was adopted: “That in view of the present financial position of the Dominion whereby increased taxation has been necessary, this executive protests against, the action of Parliament voting an increased allowance of £IOO on members’ salaries at the present time.”

In an effort to <|iml the nuisance caused by noisy motor cycles, the. Auckland Ira Hie officers have been instructed to report all cases that come under their notice. Many complaints have been made afmut the thoughtlessness of motor cyclists in travelling along suburban streets at night, with open exhausts, and the* decision to prosecute all detected offenders is'made in the hope that the annoyance will lie greatly minimised.

Prior to the boxing contest ai Wellington, on Saturday afternoon, two aeroplanes from the Rongolai aerodrome flew over the Kilhirnic Stadium. One was a Moth and its pilot delighted 11 rowd wit'll an exhibition of stunting, twice looping llie loop most gracelidly. Much comment was passed on the pilot ol the other 'plain' who Hew several limes over the people at a. low altitude, it. being considered that he was not at a sufficient height in case of a mishap occurring.

Knocked down by a motor-car i.ulside the (lovernment Buildings at Wellington on Saturday evening, Mrs. Lucy Jane Hampdon, of 7 Ycnuel) Street, Vogel town, died in Wellington Hospital yesterday morning. The motor-car was driven by Leo Joseph Smith, residing at 1.8 Windsor Place, was proceeding southward along Lambton Quay [iast the .Government Buildings, when the ear struck Mrs. Hampdon and Miss R.tClark, who also resides at 7 Vennell Street. Mrs. IJampdon received a fracture of the skull, a broken right ankle, a la-ci-rated scalp wound and concussion. Miss Clark suffered injuries to the left, arm and shock.

According to llie officials ill tin; Condon airport at Croydon, women are much better air travellers than men. Even when they are over the Channel they do not lose their ability for smalt talk. Many men passengers seem stricken almost speechless by the strange feeling of being borne with such certainty through a medium so impalpable as the air. Women, so the most experienced pilots of the airways say, are never like that. They do not permit the sensation to strike them speechless or incoherent, They are not at a loss for words, even high up in the sky. They are more selfpossessed air travellers than men, :l| ‘d I requently step on board with much greater confidence than do their male escorts.

A 100-mile run from Palmerston North to Wellington will be attempted by Douglas Sinclair, a member of the Brooklyn Harriers and the Tara run Tramping -Club, during the Faster 'holidays. Since Christinas he has been training under 'Archie Lee'kie, jnnr., of Dunedin, for this run, and he hopes to complete the .distance in 17 hours. lie had a trial run the other morning, and his trainer stated that after leaving the 'Thorndjon tram-sheds at 0.5 a.m. he ran to Lower ITutt Railway Station and hack, arriving at the sheds at 10.50 o’clock and thus taking an hour and tliree-qurterv for the journey.

Keep your pipe going when the ’tin is about! Tobacco is a great safeguard at such times. It wards ol'l' infection, as any doctor will tell von. But it is essential that it should he pure, and ns free from nicotine as possible, because you cannot safely smoke pipeful after pipeful if you use tobacco loaded with nicotine.'flic purest brands of all are the New Zealand. Containing but a trifling percentage of nicotine you enn smoke them for hours on end if you like without running the risk of contracting heart or nerve trouble. They owe their imioenonsnoss, their flavour and fragrance to the fact that they are all toasted. No other tobaccos are. And not only are they far superior to the imported, hut actually cheaper. There are sorts to suit all tastes. Perlmps the most popular arc “R-iverhend Gold,” “Navy Gut,” "Cavendish,” and “Cut Plug No. ID." The growing mid manufacture of these tobaccos now .constitutes an important Dominion industry. It helps the man on the land and finds employment for many workers. — Advt. 05.