Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4489, 9 August 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wnodville .Ji.i-kcy Club mad a profitof £B9O 17/S mi iis opera lions last. year.

■Spring - time is Gum Boot time. See the stocks of Gum Boots ui Mrs. Ball’s Boot Store. Main Street. All lengths ami sizes, at specially low prices.* The Wairnrapa News suggests that, with a view to recovering their passenger traffic, the railways should provide only one class, and ‘the trains should he run at a Hat rate.

As the result of having his arm caught in a ehalT-eirttcr, Mr. Alan Horn, aged .‘to, a farmer, of Ohau, was admitted to the Palmerston N. Hospital yesterday suffering from a lacerated right elfbow. He is progressing as well as can be expeeled.

If we told you who is going I<> win the fourth Rugby Test you would laugh, so we will give you another tip, that we have Football Boots at prices that cannot lie beaten. Ahs. IBall s Boot Store, Main Street.*

A prisoner escaped from the Papa fua prison at Christchurch last evening. The discovery was made at six o’clock when the roll was called, and the man has not yet been recaptured. The escapee is Timothy Edward Cosy rave, who was serving his long sentence for haying stolen on .February Hi, a handbag containing £4OO, the wages of employees ot a sawmill in the Longwood district at Southland.

A Chinese wedding, celebrated in the Wanganui olli.ee of the registrar of births, deaths, and marriages the other morning, attracted a number of interested spectators. The contracting parties were Mr. -Harry Wong and Aliss .Mary Fore, a

daughter of Kwong Chong. Some dillictilly wtis experienced at Mrs! by the registrar in conveying the requirements of the New /calami marriage laws to the lmshiind-cl.ee!, Inti;, eventually, the difficulty was overcome and the marriage was solemnised without a. hitch.

Some chaps take to a pipe a-, naturally as a duckling lakes In water. Olliers I here arc who never learn lo smoke, and often end up ibv abusing a habit they cannot acquire. Bui il will lake more than : 1,,, abuse of non smokers lo pm the world’s pipe out! Every year I hat dawns secs_ a huge increase in lire consumption of the weed. Well, why not? Smoking is a cheerful a sociable Imbil, and gives pleasure lo millions, ’the world over, every day. But ware I Imse imported brands. Many ul them .ire deadly owing to I In- quantity ol nicotine limy contain. I liffereiil us chalk from cheese are our New Zealand tousled tobaccos. The I ousting rids the leaf of mosl of ils nicotine poison, and leaves il I',are, sweet and fragrant. You can

smoke toasted 'baccy all day long with perfect impunity. There are only four brands of toasted: “Riverhoad Gold,” “K.'avendish," “Navy Cut No. and “Out Plug No. Üb” And how' good they are! You enjoy every whiff. But look out- for imitations. —Advt. 131. WHY WORRY!

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A flight of many thousands of starlings passed over Woodville on Monday, in a westerly direction. The door takings at the SarvonLec'kie light at the Opera House at Palmerston on Thursday evening amounted to over £5(10.

A medical officer ol' i lie Ta ilia pc lospital, Dr. Kronfeld, has issued

l. writ claiming £2OOO damages tor alleged libel against the Taihape •Times.”

A number of local Masonic brethren and their lady friends attended a ladies evening held by Lodge Mangahao at Shannon last, even-

The trial of Iliberf Manly for the alleged murder of Gladys Cromarty in M'aiiganui is expected to i-oiii-inenee next Tuesday. Tin* accused will be represented by Mr. \\. -I. Treadwell.

■Special l\s imported English Working- Bools. ■ These arc a very desirable line, which we tiro selling mil ut greatly reduced prices. See these while stocks Inst. Mrs. Balls Boot Store, Main Street.*

Interesting i-M»iii” is <• x|m• <*r«•«I at tln* (■ r;iml Xalional meeting in t'hristchureh next week, mid racing I mis will 'lind in the current issue cl' I lie "New Zen In mi- Free Lance" miieli valuable information. One ol I lie mnin features ol' lliis edition is ••'liie Sninl's" Inst review ol' the fields. Another sporting subject lo which prominence is given i.-. the prospects ol' hotli the British nnd New Zenlnnd tennis in the I'oiirlli Rugby Test nl Wellington |o-dny. The southerly bli/.y.nrd which raged from one end ol' Ihe Dominion lo the other provided 1 lie “Free Donee" camcramen with some beautiful nnd mi"iisnnl pictures tor this edition. Fine action photographs illustrating the* recent Winter Sports ('nrnivnl nl the I lermilngc, Ml. K’ook, will prove of great interest to readers. Activities at lint Ohnlenti Tongariro are also featured. The title page of the pictorial section this week illustrates the tumultuous welcome home accorded I tear Admiral It. hi. Byrd on his return to Xew York. Some of the places visited -by the Xew Zealand Farmers’ tourist party while in Queensland are also featured in the pictorial section of this issue. Among ether subjects to which prominence is given are: the Lincoln College ./uliilee, visit of Timarn "High School Imy.s to the Hermitage, opening of Xapier's new Post Office, mn.l a variety of other subjects. As usual the letterpress section covers the news of the week in a bright, and chartv style.