Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4463, 10 June 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

At Inst night's Borough Conned nioi'i ini’’ accounts amounting to .Cllill 5/3 were passed for payment.

Some!in tin* nature ol n record for llio number (if minor ntishfi|is in any one football match was i-st :i )>t isihorl ai Thames recently, where first-aid men were called uiioii to I root 1!) 1 iliiy.os in the course of nn inler-club game. John Honrv May, aged, 52, a (•ripple, was found Ini lining in a cowshed at his hrol her-in-law’s farm at Dannovirke on Saturday .ifUo'iioon. “Suicide while of unbound mind,” was the verdiel of the Coroner at the inquest.

Those present at last night’s Borough Council meeting were the Mayor (Mr. AI. IC. Permtu) and Crs. R. .), Thompson, John Boss, If. Robinson, S. IC. Cowley, A. li. Crowe, D. R, Barron, C. Hand, H. Rangihenea and the Clerk (Mr. \V. Trueman).

The Foxton Borough Couneil derived the sum of £3B 10, • as a result of the taking out of Auctioneers’ licenses in -Ihe Borough for the year ending May 22nd, 1930. A cheque for this ammounl was received at last, night's -'Borough Council meeting- from Ihe Department of Internal Affairs.

A letter was received at Ia s r 'night’s Borough Council meeting from Ihe late Prime Minister, acknowledging receipt of Ihe Council's letter protesting against the proposed increase in I lie petrol tax, Mating that I In- represent a I ions made therein would he carefully considered.

“An insect i-; killing out the Cali lornian thistle in my district,” Mi--IC. U. Wells, Oxford, said at a meeting of ihe North Canterlmry Rx.-cn • live of the Fa rmers' I'nion. "Ii lias practically killed them right out. It looks like an aphis similar lo Ihe aphis that attacks rose hushes. There are pot dies of Californian thistle as black as this table, (-ii account of lliis insect's attacks, tl does not a fleet rape, which is growing wit Ii Californian thistle.”

New records in earnings and net profits arc shown in the report and .bnla nee-sheet of I lie Bank of New Zealand for I lie year ended March 31sI. The gross profits for the year were £2,013,520, which is £9(5,920 higher than last year’s record. The net: profits are £9 13,53-1, exceeding those of last year by £35,580. The amount placed to reserve is £125,U00, against £275,(100 last year, and the. carry-forward is £017,591 compared with £582,525 lr.it venr.

.May is a month of relatively high mortality among old people in Christchurch, ihe change lo cold weath.-r bring he let to lie responsible for many of the deaths. Of 110 deaths registered in Christchurch last month. 38 were those of people who had passed the “allotted span." July has an even worse record than May. Last year deaths in May totalled 121 and in July 13-1. Tn 192-li the figures showed a great disparity, there being 99 deaths in May and 235 in July.

The 301li anniversary of the fall of Pretoria, marking the conclusion of the South African War, fell last week. Pretoria, was the capital of the Transvaal and tlie seat of the Boor Government. The war was the first overseas engagement in which New Zealand troops engaged and New Zealanders were among Ihe troops which entered Pretoria on its surrendering on • Inat' 5, 1900.

When Ihe big dam across the Waitaki River above Kurow is completed it is to he tilted with a Jisli ladder so tbaj it may he scaled by the quinnat- salmon which swarm ii)t Ihe river every autumn to • spawn. There is some doubt among practical lish men however, as to the possibility of sn Imon get I iug up the face of the dam. even with the ladder. The total lift will he 7001. and when the snow is coming down there will lie a depth of 12ft. of water thundering over ihe dam for the "hole ol 1200 ft. of spillway—two thirds oj (lie discharge over Niagara Palls.

Culture in art and science, all mnv 11 nd, keen study shall at last its harvest earn: 'Culture comes surely to an earnest mind, But O, how hard our errors to unlearn. Culture uplifts the soul to noble thought, And brings the thrall of ignorance to naught; Culture and patience for our colds, la* sure, Brought mankind Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —12.

A meeting of Ihe Olaki Hospital commit tee was held at Olaki yesterday, presided over by Mr. Monk. There were also present, Messrs J. K. lTornhlow, Cat ley, Broadbelt, Ryder, Dr. Milne and the managing secretary (Mr. A. J. Phillipps). Several iniporlanl recommendations were formulated for consideration by the Hospital Board at its next meeting.

The executive committee of the Reform Parly has officially endorsed the Hon. A. D. McLeod as the (larly's prospective oaodklnio for the Wairarapa scat ill the next election. Mr Af.cLcod, who has for some lime been suffering ill-health, is improving rapidly, and has advised ilie executive that lie would he .ible ami willing to contest the seat

A letter acknowledging receipt ~i the Council's application form ami plan showing the reticulation of ilie borough was received at last night's Borough Council meeting I'l-oin the Couneil of Pin* and Ac—- , jdenl; Underwriters' Association of New Zealand, with the formal note that the ICoutieil's application for a reduction in the fire insurnnc-c premiums would receive due alteration.

A treadle sewing machine made in New Zealand in 18(H is well worthy of the place assigned to it in the Ol ago Parly Sclllcrs’ Mn--.riiin (says the Dunedin “Star”). 1 1 was const rncled by Mr. George l’ready, of Ternuka, for the use of his wife. All the parts were made and filled by hand. Mrs. Prendv worked it daily for over 50 years, hv its means supplying all the clothing for her numerous children, and the machine is in perfect order in-day. The treadle and the ~;i,e are obviously home made, but ihe finer at laeliiiienls are finished uitli great skill and nicely.

While wild eats were destructive to birds in the bush, said Mr. L. O. li. Tripp, at the annual meeting ol the Wellington Acclimatisation Society last Friday, they did do some good work as well by destroying stoats, weasels, and rats. Cats were principally found at New Plymouth, Akatarawa, and in Canterbury. A ranger in Ihe Orongori.ngo district had seen a Persian cat taking a weasel with which lo feed ils kittens. The speaker said he thought steps should be taken at once to place specimens of the ynrer native 'birds on the sanctuary ut Knpiti before it was too late. They should also provide a sanctuary on Kapiti. for ducks. The ucka had increased on Kapiti and killed the young ducks, and the ranger was asking for an area to he ue 11 ed off to keep the weka oul.

New Zealand leads the world in the number of telegrams and cables sent annually per head of population. Counting everybody, each New Zealander sends -l.i tele grains, as against 2.8 for Australia, which is next, 1.7 for Norway, and 1.5 for Canada. The chief cause of the Dominion's lead is believed lo he due to the fiat rate system, ignoring the cost 01. trails missions, etc-., which makes the rate the same for telegrams to Mart on and Invercargill. In Australia, the fiale for ordinary telegrams not exceeding 1(1 words to places within fifteen miles of the sending stations is fid; to other places within, a State, 1 inter-Stale telegrams, J t; there is Id charge for every additional word over lit. Tn England, the charge is 1 - for the first 12 words and Id for every additional woo'd, while telegrams addressed to llie Irish Free State have minimum cost of ,1/ti.

The sporting community of the Dominion wiil find the current issue >.f the “New Zealand Free Lance'' of special interest as it. covers in both story and picture, incidents and matches of the British Rugby tool bailors team. The pictorial section of this issue also deals with a. variety of other interesting' subjects, such as the proposed Port Christchurch scheme, the new Cabinet, the railway accident near Blenheim, magnificent photographs of the Mnwson Polar expedition, the Dunedin water shortage and the Minin trial. Other subjects include the recent, cable ear mishap at Dunedin, the Waikato Winter Show, musical and elocutionary competitions, reconstruction work in the earthquake area, and the work of saving Titnaru harbour by re-build-ing t lie eastern expansion. The double page .feature this week gives an insight into the daily routine, of the Home for the Aged and Needy, Wellington. As usual, the letterpiess section gives the news of the week iii a bright and chatty style and provides interesting: rending::m 11 or for all.

"I think we shall all be happier if we smoke!" Thus Mr. Justice Fraser, at a silling of the Auckland Transport Appeal Board. His Honour then lit up, and counsel, clerks, officials and reporlers followed suit. The judge evidently believes in the power of the weed to make people lin.pjjy. Bo it: dot's—provided its “the goods.” Blit- most imported brands reek with nicotine, and tobacco like that never made anyone happy—for long. The world's purest brands are Ihe New Zealand. They are all toasted, which process not only improves enormously flavour and aroma b*fc renders them absolutely safe to smoke. You can indulge as freely as you please without fear of consequences. And, note this! —they

are the only toasted tobaccos on the market and once you have tried toasted 'baccy, you won’t hanker after the other sort. There are various brands of these beautiful goods, perhaps those most in demand being ■‘Cut Plug No. 10,” “Navy Cut," “Riverhead Gold,” and "Cavendish."-—Advt. 85.

The Levin Dairy (Jo., scored heavily in the buffer division at; ihe New Plymouth winter show yesterday. The lure of the ‘‘talkies’' attracted a large number of Poston people to Levin last night. The three ehnr-a-banes are again fully booked up for to-night. The Auckland Education Board has decided to abolish corporal punishment of girls, also that it would be considered an offence for a teacher to strike a pupil on the head. Moment ary Miss bestowed." — Dray. Where coughs and colds arc concerned, however, the relief is prompl and lasting when Baxters Lung Preserver >s taken. Try a bottle this wilder. Soothes and relieves immediately. Tones up the system against further trouble. “Baxter's" is known throughout the Dominion as the most reliable remedy Cor coughs, colds, sore throats, influenza, and all such throat and lung ailments. Now lilted with a special screw cap which preserves the contents. All chemists and stores. Gener-ons-sized bottle, 2/(>; economical, family size, -1 'll; bachelor’s size, I ti—i