Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4453, 17 May 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Circumstances permit tins:, the s.s. ilinuitangi will lead at WAilliui'T<jii for Foxlon next Wednesday.

At the local police court, yesterday morning, before Mr J. K. Hornblow, n lirst-oil'ending inebriate was convicted and the amount of his bail estreated.

Two proposals for the expenditure of £lti,7(lo for tramway extensions wore rejected by New Plymouth ratepayers by a two to one majority this week.

The Shannon Dairy Company, on the basis of an advance of Is, is distributing £6,100 to its suppliers this month for April butter-fat. The production last month was (USA tons of butter.

At Wellington last night, detectives raided a billiard saloon in York Chambers, 31 Manners Street, and surprised a number of men said to be playing a game of chance. The proprietor and fourteen others were arrested and taken to the Central Police Station in the ‘‘Black Maria" and were subsequently released on bail.

There’s no telling what dangers a motorist may meet on the roads nowadays, remarks the Hastings Tribune. Last week a. car was well on to the Waitnngi Bridge before a truck came on to it at the other end, The motorist, relying on the rule which gave him the right-of-way, continued on, and had the shock of bis life when the driver of the truck did the same. On the truck were two wildly gesticulating Chinese yelling: “Me no can stop! .Ue m> can stop.’’ Then came the impact, a broken front buffer and minor other damage, Which will probably cost the Orientals a £lO note.

A letter has just come to hand from Mr Percy Coleman, who is on his way to England to participate in

Isle of Alan world-famous T. T. motor-cycle races. Ai- I,lie time of writing he had just reached Panama. The trip had been exceedingly rough—even rougher Ilian grassland; speeding, with the result that lie had been forced to retire to his berth. Pour days out from Wellington a steward leapt overboard and was lost. Mr and Mrs Coleman won first prize in the fancy dress ball held on board the ship just before reaching Panama.

The old-time Jack-tar was not so well off in many respects as the modern blue-jacket. Por one tiling Iris tobacco ration consisted of "plug," blade as ink and hard as a brick. To-day navy men get “cutup.” The old “black-jack/’ as it. was called was far from an ideal smoka owing to the vow high percentage of nicotine it contained. Por that matter practically all the American tobaccos in use to-day contain an excess of nicotine. Hence the prevalence amongst smokers of heart and nerve troubles. Nicotine is deadly in its ad ion. The only way to get rid of it is to toast the tolmeeo. That renders it absolutely safe to smoke, no matter how freely you may indulge. Portniialel> toasted lobaeeo is mamifadurod in Xew Zealand. Pour brands — "Ui verhead Gold,” ‘‘.Navy Cut,'’ "(■avemlisli," and “Cut Plug." These are the only toasted tobaccos, and for parity, llavonr, fragrance, and absolute innoeuoiisnes.s they stand alone. Smokers say they “spoil” you for any other brands. They are certainly quite different from any others. But beware of imitations! —Advt. 111,

There’s Mister O’Urady who married Miss Brady, lie’s fakin’ his kids for a i - oide in tli' ear; But poor Alary Ellen —’tis sad to be teilin’ — Is down- wid a chronic attack of catarrh. The doctor kapes callin'—it’s somethin’ appallin’, He’s pilin’ up fees, but she’ll peg out, I’m sure; Begoh and begorra! I’ll call in tomorra, And recommend Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.—6.

At Dunedin yesterday, the Waitaki Dairy Co. Ltd. was fined £25 and costs for selling butter containing larger percentage of water than the Act allows.

A social evening will be held in the-Mel hodist school-room on Wednesday evening next at 7.30 o’clock to meet the Rev. Bernard R. Haines, travelling secretary in connection with the Methodist Bible Class movement.

In the Dunedin Police Court yesterday, John Murdoch was fined £IOO for taking bets on races hold at Forburv Park while Cltoo Quce, on whose premises the bets were registered, was lined £2O. Next Tuesday evening the Foxton Surf and Life Saving Club will commence a new aggregate competithm in connection with its weekly" euchre. As usual the prizes will ho worth-while, (.loud supper provided.

On Wednesday evening the members of the Presbyterian Girls’ Bible Class, in company with their leader, Mrs John Ross, paid a visit to I lie Manse. A very pleasant evening was ir.pent with community singing ami indoor games, concluding wit’ll a dainty supper. Before dispersing Mr Nicholas thanked the class for the visit and the pleasant time spent.

Thai popular threepenny magazine, •‘Humour," is attracting a fair amount u' attention just now with its big free insurance scheme. Under tins scheme, regular readers of

• Hunmiir’’ are insured against accident for sums ranging from £SOO pi £5. The scheme covers all readers whether they are resident in Australia or New Zealand. Full particulars art found in the latest issue. Artists and writers from all ov- ,»• the world are represented in this woekiv magazine of wit.

The May issue of ‘‘Aussie,’’ just ,o hand, is about one of the best issues of this popular monthly that we have seen. Every page is brimful of humour, whether it be in picture, .-dory or verse. Writers and artists i roin every corner of Australia and New Zealand are represented with the best of their work. Here is just

one typical joke which appears under a very clever drawing by Percy Lindsay: Old Lady: "Sir, this parrot you sold me yesterday uses the most profane language.’’ Bird Fancier: “Well, lady, I won’t deny if don’t swear a bit: but you ought to tie thankful it don’t booze an’ gamble.’’ The N.Z. section in the May issue is particularly interesting and the literary page is always a spei ial feature.

A good deal of nonsense is being talked about the A.ll Blacks having to play in white jerseys, says the ‘Dominion." A rose by any other name would smell ns sweet and an All Black' in a white jersey will play n.-> well. Indeed, as every woman knows, -the player will look bigger

and more formidable in white than in black. It is making ns ridiculous before onr visitors to a ply such exaggerated terms ns "tragedy" and “disaster" to the change of uniform. Moreover it is only common courtesy to yield to our guests. The All Blacks when on four never had to abandon ilieir chosen colour, and so small a point should be gracefully yielded to our visitors. After all it is not such a “tragedy" to dun for the test occasions the white of Old England, the mother of Rugby.