Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4446, 1 May 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

There was the usual good attendance at Hie Sind’ and LiIV Saving l'lull's Weekly euchre parly held in Ihe Town Hall supper- room oil Tuesday evening. Prizes were won as follows,: —Ladies: Aliss Mitchell J. Mrs. K. Phalley 3. Aten: Mr. W. Willia tus 1, Mr. Devonshire 3.

“There is far 100 much of tins separation of married couples, especially young ones, and the Court is not going to ma ke it easy lor them,'’ said Mr. Mosley, S.AI., during llm hearing of a maiiitenaime ease in the Magisi rale’s Court ,-it Christchurch, ‘‘t am not in favour of separating young married couples, and 1 am mil going to make if worth their while lo gel separated.

A painful accident bcfel Mr. A\. Comvay ai the Shannon salt-yards on Monday. Mr. Couwav was lead ing a heifer in the yards on a tether rope, w hen somel hiug' si art led the animal causing il to make olf, and idle rope forming a halt hitch around Mi. Conway’s leg he was thrown I" Ihe ground and dragged around the yard three limes liefuie the animal was slopped by those who came in his assistance, Mr, Conway, who was thrown on Ids hack, was in grave danger of lining dashed against I lie leliee. Mis emis and back were badlv lacerated through being dragged over Hie

slimes. His clothing was also torn, lie was fortunate to escape with no broken hones.

Taking clothes with them and believed lo have hoarded the northbound Limited express, iwo Id-le,ar-old girls disappeared from their respective homes in Palmersloii Norlli on .Monday evening and .'haye mil yet lieen Inca led. Till* two missing girls are: —'Norma Jean Taylor, residing with tier parents al Hid Lyndlmrsl 'SI.., and Agnes Mar shall, residing al -(0 Burns Avenue. Two girls answering In the description of Hie missing pair, are ■•dated In have purchased railway tickets on .Monday evening and to have travelled on the Limited express In Auckland I lull same night. The police are making inquiries lull -.o far I lie whereabouts of the absentees have uni been discovered. Disappoint nieiil is in store for horticulturists who have been hoping to receive .Cl 0110 from a. London ' .newspaper for the discovery of a musk plant with I lie genuine old musk aroma. .Some time ago a si a lenient was made ;p a meeting of Ibe Auckland branch of the .New Zealand I Joil i.-ull ur:i 1 Institute to (he efl'eel Hint I lie London Daily Mail was offering such a prize, and lor some lime tho instil life was bombarded with inquiries. Eventually about 40 musk plants were transplanted al Hay’s nurseries in order that a test mighi be carried nut. However, a letter has been received from the Daily Mail saying that it has never offered prizes for musk plaids. In their keenness, some enthusiastic horticulturists have even been writing to the paper in London claiming the prise.

The Wanganui Oily Council has decided that owing to the unsuitability of llie programmes submitted no pictures lie Mown on Hood Eridav or Chrisimas Day in future.

“Things have reached such a pass that il is alums! necessary lo have policeman present al country dan - ces," said Sergeant Power at the Stratford Police Court recontlv.

The lion. A. J, SI.MI worthy (.Minim or of Health) will officially open the “Wilson Memorial Block" at the Palmerston North Hospital tomorrow afternoon at 2.30 o’clock.

Al Napier lasi night a technical knock-out. in the sixth round gave Johnny l.oekio (Napier) 9.3 Hie verdict over (lien Leslie (Auckland) 9.5 in a scheduled 10-round eon - lest.

was arresied. yesterday morning, was arresied al Auckland yesterday pleaded guilty lo a charge of keep ing a common gaming hou.se and was lined .0101).

Motor registration plate-, fur the year 1930-31 are now available al i he Post Office. Owners are ad vised Io make early application for same thus aiimliiig the las! minute i iisli and al I lie- same time assisting Hie oflicials.

During April rain fell locally on eight days, a tola! of 2.93 inches lining' recorded. The maximum tall was .02 id' an iueli on I In' 29(!i. The coldest day was the 2-1 111 find ihe holies! day was Ihe Sth when the Iherniomeler registered IS decrees and Ilf).") degrees respectively. The Chief Justice (Sir Aliehacl Myers) will preside at; the May ses jon of the Supreme Court whimi opens in Palmerston North on May it ]| w -ill he his first ollieial visit lo Palmerston North since his ap|ioi.ni inciil. There is a very light criminal lisl, only (wo charges being ,i.| down for hearing allhongh the , iiil lisl is of Ihe usual dimensions. Mr. Prank Joseph Martin, aged ]s n |axi proprietor of Auckland, was killed when the ear he was driving’ crashed over a hank near tan piri on Alonda\ night. 1 tie vehicle was submerged ia 15 feet of water. Miss Marjorie Kidd, aged 25, a niece of I lie deceased, and Dorothy -I.odd', aged 10. who Were pfISSC‘II-

gers, experienced a miraculous escape. They clambered through a " j,,,10w o! the enclosed ear.

\i ihe inquesl on James Farrell, an elderly blacksmith, who threw himself from Ihe Orafton Bridge al Auckland last Thursday, a spectator said flint Parrell was nearly knocked down by a (ram, and he (Ihe sped a for) went' to speak lo him, hut Parrell suddenly ran, scrambled on lo the parapet, and rolled over. Deceased left a tarewell note slating “Aly lime has come.” A verdict of suicide was returned.

'Blackberry is regarded as a decided nuisance in land-owners, but four vonng men, residents ol Lis borne, are now inclined to regard ihe pesl with a kindlv eye. The olher dnv, while motoring to Napier Ihev had reached to within 20 miles oT Their destination when, in a I tempi ing to pass a service ear, ||,e front wheels of their machine went over the bank. A large blackberry hash saved the ear from running down ii sleep incline with possibly serious consequences to the occupants. Little difficulty was experienced in gelling the car back lo Ihe road, and Ihe journey was completed wiiboul further mishap.

The vestry of BP Mary’s Ghnrch, Levin, is si ill composed entirely of men (says flic Hhroiiicle). At the annual meeting nt parishioners, as on the same occasion last ycwir, an endeavour was made lo have the fair sex represented on this dignifu',l assembly, but again without success. When 'nominations were being received, AH'. VY. H. Bishop proposed Ihe president ol the, Ladies' Guild as a candidate, and eon--I,aided Hint Iluil socielv ought to have represen fa tioti: the parish would he hopelessly in deld every year |-,n| for the work done by ihe Hnild. He considered that the vcslry could often gel new ideas from Ihe ladies; and il was out of keeping willi ihe qji-jl of modern limes lo think Hull only the men could run affairs. PnI'orlunaiely lor Ihe vestry, Alt. Bishop's nominee declined office.

“Il was .me of mum s she left il mi ihe mnnllepicee,” tearfully |,leaded a small Blenheim hoy when sked by his teacher where he gol (|„. “Ibg" from. Thai nipper is marling young! Home day hell Tithe lo his pipe like a duckling lakes In wafer! Well, the pipe is i1,;,0v m man's best- I rieud ! But Hie wise smoker diseriminal.es, and

Minus hra mis si rung in nicotine (as (he imported brands all are). He knows il is impossible I" absorb the deadly nicotine daily into the system without heart or nerves, sooner nr hiler, paying the penally. The judicious smoker knows, 100, that the imlv tobaccos practically free Inn,i nie.il ine are the tousled ouos “I,iVerliead (lohl, “Navi Cut, “< 'u vemlisli," a nil “Cut I'lug No. Id." These are absolutely flic only I ousted brands manufactured, and vou mm smoke them every day and .|| ,| c .| v long wilhold the slightest 1n;,,, of their alf eel ing your health j,, Ihe smallest degree. That is why doctors (mostly heavy smokers) smoke them themselves and recommend them lo their patients.—Advl. 105,