Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4480, 19 July 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A Wimbledon fishmonger found two small spoons inside a codfish. ■Passengers travelling from England by Imperial Airways can now reach India in seven days.

On Tuesday evening a public meeting will be held to consider the position in regard to the FoxtonPalmerslon North railway line. A well-iknown Maori named Kaponga Kahn, 65 years of age, was drowned at Whipiro Bay yesterday. Deceased had been crayfishing' and after setting- his pots, returned to shore. Later he saw his dinghy had drifted out and he swam out to get it but 'apparently was overtaken by cramp for he sank a little way from shore.

More patients are sent to the District Hospital from Foxton than from any other township of similar size in the district. It is possible that the- Board will have to consider the appointment of a district inirse to attend to certain eases which could be more economically and just as efficiently treated in their homes.

An adjourned meeting of creditors in the bank nipt estates of Lionel Claude Bryant, butcher,, and Vernon Earle Bryant, billiard saloon proprietor, both of Foxton, was called :by the acting-Dcputy Official Assignee, Mr. F. G. Li(.oilfield, Palmerston North, on Thursday, but lapsed for want of a quorum and was again adjourned sine die.

A correspondent of the Auckland Sun asks: —Can you guess what these are? “'The Haunted House,” “Slavery,” “Flying- Blind,” “Three Bundles,” “Purgatory,” “Love’s Triumph," “The Terrible lied Dwarf.” No, you are wrong. They are not the names of Edgar Wallace thrillers fir (he latest talkies, but the titles of sermons preached in Auckland churches last Sunday.

A subscriber has drawn our attention to tiie fact that tlm rainfall ligures quoted recently were incorrect. The ligures published were those showing the maximum fall on any one occasion during each month since .January. The ligures .showing the total rainfall for each month over the period arc as\ follows: —January, 2.01 inches; February, 1.14; March, .88; April, 2.93; May, 1.35; June, 2.17. The Eketahmm Express says: Some time ago a local garage proprietor asked an attendant to fake a brass tack out of his cover (which had deflated). A small piece of brass was showing. The task proved more difficult than was expected, and tiimlly a lire poker, about eighteen inches long, with a •brass head was taken out. The end of the poker had entered tile cover, anil the whole had been forced in and conformed to the shape of the wheel.

Earphones connected with the loud-speaker circuit have been fltted to live seats in an Auckland theatre in order that deaf persons may he able to hear the music and speech that accompany the talking iilmsi shown. The device consists of a small receiver which is held to the ear by means of a short handle. The attached cord is plugged into a socket in the seat arm, and volume is controlled by a knob and dial on the baelk of the seat in front. The results so far are reported to be excellent. No extra charge is made for the service, which wilt be extended later by wiring a number of the lowest-priced seats.

Tile pioneers who blazed the trail, Where we in comfort speed to-day; Knew naught of ease by road and rail, To cheer them'on their weary way. The pioneers who long since sped, 'Spread wide the paths which now , we tread; And for our coughs and colds assure, With priceless Woods’. Great Peppermint Cure. —10.

Manawhemia Rugby reps, will meet Wairarape at Palmerston N. this afternoon.

The Auckland-British Rugby match is taking place at Auckland this afternoon before a record attendance.

• A shocking accident took place in the Tiinaru railway yards yesterday, resulting in the death of a shunter, John Ewart Milne, a married man with three young children, residing in IS Market Street, Wattling! on. His left foot apparently became jambed between the points, the limb being completely severed just below the knee. The right wheel of- the truck immediately behind passed over him and dragged him along the rails, inflicting terrible internal injuries from which 111“ died in the hospital shortly after 4.30 p.m.

A pictorial record of the late Sir Joseph Ward’s brilliant career is the big 1 feature of the current issue of the “New Zealand Free Lance. - ’ This is formed by a collection of photographs depicting the more important and historical events in his career, and are of the greatest interest to all readers. The lying in slate in the Roman Catholic Basilica and the Houses of Parliament: the funeral procession through the. streets of Wellington; and incidents of the journey from Wellington to Invercargill are pictured. In this issue is also a line whole page studio portrait of the late lit. Hon. Sir Joseph Ward. The keen tussle between two fine football teams at Athletic Park, Wellington, recently—Britain versus the Maoris —provided the spectators with some sparkling rugby. Some of the brightest incidents in the play have been caught by the “Free Lance” camera, and will, prove of great interest to the. sporting community of the Dominion. Among other subjects to which prominence is given in the pictorial section of this issue are: —lJie Wellington Racing- Club’s meeting, the recent Plunket hall in Wellington, the political scandal in Australia, and a variety of other subjects. As usual the letterpress section is full of interest and presents the news of the week in a bright and chatty style.