Manawatu Herald SATURDAY JUNE 7, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4462, 7 June 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY JUNE 7, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The yearly food hill for the animals in the London Zoo amounts to £17), 000. At- ahou! 7.-17) on Wednesday evening - the six-roomed - residence on Levin mad, near Shannon, occupied by Mr. and Airs. W. Comvay, and owned hy Mr. X. A. Anderson, ol l.evin was, together with the whole of the contents, totally destroyed. The house and coni cuts were insured.

Because of rumours that drinking hy women in hotels was prevalent in Timaru the Licensing - Committee t eiptesl etl the polin' to make in vestigatious and at the annual meeting - of the eommiltce on Thursday Inspector A. S. Bird stared that the practice was non-existent in Tim am. The inspector added that ilttring - tlio year only two women had been convicted of drunkenness, neither being residents of Timaru Visits to hotels hy the police disclosed no evidence'that drinking' by women on licensed premises was heing- carried on.

A conference of representatives of the Palmerston North Borough Council, Palmerston North Cham her of Commerce, and Eeihliuc Borough Council on Thursday derided not to proceed furl her at present with the proposal to.establish an airport hoard for the Manawnlu on I lie grounds that the lime is not yet opportune for a movement in this direction. "I would like this statement to go old, ' said Air. Oram, who convened the eonlor cnee, “I called this conference L'oi the purpose of giving this distriei the opportunity of forming an air pint. It can never lie thrown up against, me that it never had the op poiiiiliity. You gentlemen have till’ red it down; the responsibility 0 vours."

Over a “hundred years old! A’ei “lie thoroughly enjoyed his pipe!" Thai was recorded of Air. Win. Reeve, who recently passed away a, Tamaki, Auckland. Anti-lnlmceo iles will tell von smoking shorfeus life, hut if anyone cared to lake ,i census of the inmates of our eharil aide institutions he Would discover llial numbers of very old men—-ye-., ami very old women, too —derive comfort, and solace from tlieir pijies. And, as many doctors will tell yon, smoking - , so far from being injurious is actually hcnclicial provided (lie lobacco is pure and not overloaded with nicotine. Vn fortmmlely the imported brands are full of llie stuff. Our famous New Zealand brands, on the other hand, are so comparatively free Irom nicotine that they may lm smoked even excessively with per lect safety. They owe their iuo- ■ iioitsiiess to the toasting - of the leaf, as well as their beaiilifn! himipurj and dclii-ions flavour, and are ihe only toasted tobaccos on the market. Popular brands include ‘•Na vy Cui." 'a vendish," “Cut Plug No. Ill," and “Riverl.ead Cold."—Advt. S !.

Tin l direelors of ilu■ Levin Co. operative Dairy Co., I,hi., inel .m Thmsdny anil decided mi a p;l v - <» 111 of 1 - per lb. for lull tor-fat received in May, I lie last inomli of Die faei ovy’s year. Payment was a I llu' same rala for i In* (wo preceding mouths. I'lm Latest qiiofaDon I com Ilia London market is unaltered front las! work a I L2ti.- par owf. for X'i'w Zealand salted Iml far. 0 win o’ In Ilia falling; prices overseas, Ilia Levin pay-out commenced lo decline in Any list lasi, whan i! fell by a penny lo 1 (I; in Oalober and November il was l a, in Ilie nexl Iwo months 1 Ai, and in February 1/2. Fortunately Ibe production during fba greater pari of (be season was high, and for ihe vear ,jns( alosad Ilia oillpnl from (In' faefory showed an inerease of about 7 per eem., being Ida I lons, as compared with '1350 tons in fin; previous year. The sudden advent of the autumn, however, checked Die growth id' grass considerably, and lasi month there was a decrease of 10.1 per eenl. in (lie produel ion in comparison wilh lhal. of Ihe corresponding month of 1020. In .Inl.v Die business of Die factory should he on the inerease again, with the coming-in of early cows and Die renewal of feed in the pastures.

One day last week a ear coming north passed through Levin a I a •peed Dial hdi spectators almost breathless with apprehension. AI the Queen Street crossing Die driver did not slacken his pace, ami through an opening between two oilier cars crossing (Oxford SL, Tv the smallest possible margin

Laiys Die Chronicle). 'Const aide Ihigric, who was in Dm town a I ihe time, promptly telephoned through to Fox-ton and Dm driver was held np there by the police and <|iieslioncd. lie proved lu he a youth eighteen years of age and ill ere IWe coming under Ihe jnrisdielion of Ihe •juvenile Court', before wliieli be eleeied lo make a voluntary nppear•""ee next day. Mr. ]'. \V. (loldmmtli, .1. I\, :,11 ulUeer under the Child Welfare Ael, presided. The defendant, now Inlly penitent, inlorrned the Court that lie was not in regular employment, bill was en-

raged casually ill taking the car IVom Wellington to Palmerston on behalf of a motor firm. If his recently obtained driver's license was cancelled he would lose the opportunity of securing permanent appointmenL The Coiirl stressed the seriousness of the offence, which involved a tine up to Cloo, besides other punishments. A conviction was recorded and upon defendant's earnest undertaking not to repeat rash action, penalty was suspended,

Fourteen local golfers visited Bulls this afternoon.

Sixty - Berlin taxi drivers have passed an examination in foreign languages.

A very pleasant social time was .-.■pent at the residence of Airs. D. R. Barron on Wednesday hy members and friends of the Presbyterian Ladies’ Cuild. Novel and interesting competitions were won by Mrs. .1. M. Thomson and MeKwen. A scry dainty afternoon tea was liau--11<:• 1 1 round bv the hostess.

On Thursday evening an enjoyable social time was spent in the All Saints* schoolroom when a euchre party and dance was arranged by the members of the choir. Miss M. Symons nod Mr. A. Murphy annexed the euchre prizes, alt cr whieh dancing' was indulged in until midnight, the music for which v. as provided by Air. Oaple.

May 201 h began the Alaliommedan New Year, 13-19. The Alaliommedan era, or era of the Hegira, is dated from the first day of the month preceding - I lie flight of the Prophet .Mahomet from Alccca to .Medina, which took place on liitli duly, 022. The Alaliommedan year is purely lunar, and is reckoned in

a way different from that to which we arc accustomed. As there are less than one hundred Al.ahonunedans in New Zealand, the event did not attract much notice in this part 01. t lie world.

A meeting of retailers, convened by the Manawnlu Employers' Association, was held at Palmerston on Thursday to cuasider the vexed question of a universal half-holi-'dav. Support was given to the proposal for the same half-day generally ami Saturday was recommended as the day, though a minority fa coin ed Wednesday. The decisions arrived at will he presented to the Commit lee inquiring into the Slurps and (.Htit-es Act which will he sitting - in Wellington on Tuesday next.

(An the grounds flint the presold linaiieial conditions would not justify a request to ratepayers to sanction a loan, and that the pro jeet was premature, a 'conference of district local bodies at Palmer--'lon North rejected the proposal to torni an airport hoard to control civil aviation facilities, and pur thuso an area of ground for an aerodrome. The Alayor of podding (Mr. C. R. Taylor) expressed the opinion that, in view of the present transport services in the Do million, aviation is not a neeessitv ii this country at present. Tin Mayor of Palmerston North (Air A. .1. Cruhamf staled the project aas live years lie To re its lime.

Tommy Donovan’s recent winnings in the boxing arena are rclerred to in a Taranaki paper. In March Donovan received £220 I’m his lirsi contest with Sarron, £27)0 in a return in Wellington a foi lmg'li! later: foil for heating (irime at liaweru, £3OO for completing- the l-al I rick against Barron at Dune om, a cool Kill lor his light with Leekir, and will pull down another sizeable wad when lie meets Crime at Ifawei'u shorllv. So in a period of three months Donovan has made iu the vicinity of CIOOII, while in a

-diort career extending over a period of only IS months he has hen ten 20 opponents, lust om-c on a ioi l l and once Irv the knock-uul, Ibis heing a unique record for a New Zealand boxer.

Trudge Ihe thorny trail lo Zion, To unseal "Fortuna’s Box;" V\ ith the courage of Die lion. And Dm cunning of Die fox. I'ace Die locs who shall assail you le t no cold for long endure; tom true I riend will never fail von. \\ (mils Croat Pepporminl (hire —ll.