Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4474, 5 July 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

AI. 11. Dunn (Hinds, lOantcrbury), won the first prize in the Aero Club art union drawn last night. Aim Aloana (Audkiland) drew the second prize, ,1. D. Arkoll, the third, and Thomson (Gisborne) the fourth.

Commencing to-morrow evening Messrs Kolston Bros., of Levin, will give a series of lectures in the Town Hall supper-room on “Eternity to Eternity.” A hearty invitation is extended to all to attend.

The matron of All Saints’ Beach Home would he grateful for firewood for the Home. There is very little on hand at present and. the winter requirements of the Home are considerable.

At a meeting of the Mnnawatu (Palmerston North) Beautifying Society, Mr. William Park, one of the oldest residents of Palmerston North and a former Mayor, was elected as first life member of the Soeietv.

At yestci'day’s annual meeting of the Manawatu Herd Testing Association, Mr. P. ‘Woods,. of Foxton, was elected to the executive. Mr. Woods has taken a keen and active interest in the association since its inception.

A mysterious gas explosion occurred in a tailor’s promises at Afasterton on Thursday afternoon resulting in A. Watson, borough gas employee, Miss J. M. Scrimgeour and Mrs. .T. L. Hughes being injured. Other people received minor injuries. Watson was working at the gas meter when the explosion occurred while Miss Scrimgour was talking to Mrs. Hughes outside tin? shop. At Wellington S.M. Court yesterday, two young men named HJmvy Hugh Donald Hamilton and Aubrey Lawrence Robinson, for raiding potato and vegetable gardens were convicted. The Magistrate admitted Robinson to probation for 12 months, a condition being tajit lie malices restitution to the value of 14/(1. Hamilton was sentenced to two years' Borstal detention.

The Regent Theatre at Palmerston North 'erected by Williamson Films (N.Z.), Ltd., at a total cost (including land) of £90,0(10 was opened by the Mayor (Mr. A. .(. Graham) last night. This theatre will lie run in conjunction with the other three picture houses in Palmerston North under one directorate. The interior decorations, furnishings, lounges, ele., are second to none in the Dominion aiid the formal opening was witnessed by a rapacity house. At New Plymouth on Thursday, George Albert Hedlev Nixon, aged 34, was charged that lie was found on the New Plymouth Golf Club's premises without, lawful excuse, theft of one pound from Thomas Wilson, (heft at ITawera of five pounds tlm properly-of W. O’Gal lagan, a Golf Club member, I befit at, ITawera of four pounds the property of William .Batchelor, theft at Takapuna, Auckland, of an assortment of clothing and fancy articles valued at £ll 11/(1 the property of Leonice Eliza Wiseman. A remand (ill Wednesday was granted. Further charges are .pending in eonneolioii with the Unworn golf links and at Audit I and.

Smo'kers are really very careless! —Hint is, many of.' them are. They’d go on smoking I lie same old hrinr until it’s fairly clogged with Mack, oily, evil-smelling stuff. Thai’s nieofine. A drop has been known to destroy life. Every time yon smoke a very foul pipe, von are slowly poisoning yourslf. If your pipe is like that, buy a new ran*. And choose your tobacco with discrimination. The quantity of nicotine varies very much with the tobacco. Practically all the imported brands are full of it. Our toasted New Zealand tobaccos are the world's purest. The toasting kills the nicotine. You can. sinoke these goods to any extent with absolute safety. Can you say that of any other tobaccos? It is, by the way, worth noting that only four brands of toasted are manufactured—‘Cti verb end Gold,” “Navy Cut No. :l," “iCavendish,” and “Cut Plug No. 10.” Of dill'ereni strengths, they are all renindk'ivble for their purity, coolness, freedom from “bi,je,” fragrance and flavour, fin I keep your eye lifted for imitations!—Advt. ijs.