Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4514, 7 October 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

An imporl.it til addition to Wanganui's secondary industries is lo be made in the near future, when, it is understood, a clothing company will commence operations in the city (says the ITcfrahl).

An aeroplane visited Oroua Downs on Saturday and made passenger (lights, operating from Mr. ]•’. C. Rn ikes' roadside paddock. A large numiber of district residents watched the aerial manoeuvres.

Just opened some of the latest in Ladies’ Court and Bar Shoes, high or low heels at prices within the reach of all ai Airs. I). .Balls Boot Store, Main Street.* “There is a delusion current among commercial men that when trade is had advertising should stop. That is a complete error. Yon should advertise more than when trade is good.” With these words, Lord Riddel introduced his speech to the Publicity Club of London.

According to advices received from Russia by an Auckland resident Uhc prices of produce and Other things in the Soviet States are exceedingly,high. Butter costs live roubles, or 10/- a pound, and eggs 2jj» roubles, or 5/- for ten. Boots sell at £lO a pair. Sugar is f>/- a pound and fowls (tost IG, - each. Meat is unobtainable, and cows bring up to 1000 roubles, or £IOO each. This advice is a fairly recent one, being dated August L>.

Farmers on Banks Peninsular have bad one of the worst winters for many years. The southerly rain and snow storms have been very bard on stock, and Hu* spring is 'much Inter than usual, ('attic are backward in condition, and there have been considerable losses of icwes and iambs during lambing. “The man who has money will have; to take less and the man who is receiving wages will have to ask less,” said Sir Andrew , Russell when reviewing the economic position at a, returned soldiers’ gathering at. Nelson. A sample of our bargains in Footwear. .Men’s Nailed Best English Working Boots at 20/pair. Only a few left at Mrs. II; Ball’s, Main 'Street.*

AY lieu the lirst settlers penetrated to the hack country of Otago they had little money for brick and mortar or even for wooden houses. The homely thatch and rough-cut sod were the best shelter many families had from winter’s piercing cold or summer’s sultry heat, but it was astonishing how perfectly such an abode achieved its dual purpose. The sod hut of the early days was comfortably temperate at all times, cool in summer and warm in winter. Few pioneers, however, would anticipate that 50 years after the erection of such crude shelters their grandchildren would still be making use of a structure that had withstood half a century's weather and decay. Yet such is the case in one instance at least. On a Tokarihi farm lately, father and son were rethatehing an old sod hut that had passed the half-century mark and was still weather-proof. Inside this relic of another age is yet another reminder of past days. A cider press that lias done duty for many a year turns out the soft sweet wine of the apple that the pioneers brewed so carefully and drank so appreciatively.

"Look here,” said a Wellington man to his tobacconist, “my Doctor says 1 must stop smoking unless 1 can discover a tobacco free •from nicotine. Some contract — What!” The tobacconist smiled. “Afraid I haven’t, a brand in stock absolutely free from tiicofline," he said, “most imported lines are full of it. But the New Zealand toasted tobaccos are practically free from the poison. The (ousting eliminates nearly a,ll of it. Your Doctor won't object to your smoking New Zealand. Can’t harm you. And the flavour and bouquet would satisfy any connoisseur. No, there are not many brands, only four in fact —'“Rivurhead Bold,” “Cavendish,” “Navy Cut No. 3,” and “!Out Plug No. 10.” You like full-flavoured, I know, so try a tin of “Cut Plug No. 10.” I’m selling a lot of it (and of the other three brands as well), and can. honestly recommend it,” The customer took the tip. He’ll And it was a good one. Toasted New Zealand tobacco has fairly captured the market, and go where you will you’ll And it on sale. —Adyt. 120.

The acting-leader of the House, Sir Apirnna Ngata, intimated last night lhal it was hoped to bring the session to a close by Saturday' week.

An Eltham farmer who is milking a small herd, suffered a serious setback recently when five of his cows died through eating ragwort on the farm.

The Otago Daily Times states that, as a (result of the increased charge by The hanks for keeping fieeounls, a fair number of the smaller customers in Dunedin have closed their accounts.

At the local Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. J. K. ITornblow, J.P.. a lirsl offending inebriate arrested on Saturday night was convicted and his bail 10/- estreated. Before next winter the Post and Telegraph Department hopes to establish aeroplane mail services betw'een Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. This brief statement was made by the Postmaster-General, lion. .). B. Donald, when the estimates of the department were under consideration in the House of Represent•’>lives yesterday afternoon.

A lady member of the Morrinsvilio Golf Club had a very curious experience on Saturday, whilst playing on the Morrinsville links. Sim drove a hall into a gully in which was scrub. Alter searching for* some lime she and her partner were about to give up looking for (lie ball. Noticing a bird’s nest just above their heads her partner remarked, laughingly, “1 wonder if it is there?” Putting her hand into the nest she was surprised to Ibid the bull.

A correspondent writes to an exchange as follows: —"As one who has been cured from severe rheumatism for over .12 months, having had it in tbe hands, feet: and all joints in turn, and at 82 years of age at the lime of starting, I think it will he well id pass the knowledge on. 1 read in a paper that peanuts were an invaluable remedy for rheumatism, so I started eating (not roasted) nuts, say, fll). a day at lirst, and always having a few in pocket. I found in a short lime that the pains were not so severe and dually ceased — my hands reduced the size at joints and lost all stiffness and since then 1 am thankful to say I am quite cured. But 1 always eat a few nuts, say. fib. it week.” No need to send out of town for your Gum Boots, sizes 3, 4. f>, 13/6 pair. Sizes G, 7,8, S), from 17/(5 to 22/- til Mjr.s, D. Ball’s, Main Street.*

.Vs a fine illustration of the orderly, accurate mind, the following authentic instance may be given (says the Auckland Star) : —A resident of Auckland lias received (and is still receiving) a letter every month front it friend for the last ten years or more in which there has not occurred the slightest error, or suspicion of one, either in punctuation or spelling, nor has there been an alteration of any Lind to mar the neatly, uniformly written pages. Each letter lias consisted of from three to live pages, so this means (taking four as tin* average for a letter) that he lias written about GOO pages during a period of ten years without an error of tiny kind. Such accuracy is very litre. ’Perhaps only one individual in 50, writing one letter of equal length, completes it without iin alteration or it mistake.

A stranger lo Dunedin, if he had happened to pass the Town flail in that city last Sunday afternoon, says the Otago Daily Times, could scarcely have been blamed for forming a very erroneous jndgmenl of Dunedin crowds. At least lie would Itaye reason to think that something in which there wore evident possibilities of trouble were afoot, for the building yms almost surrounded by a cordon of police. Dunedin crowds never gel out of hand, even at times of the greatest excitement, but even if they did err at limes such a solemn and dignified event as a. julbilee church parade may he regarded as a strangely unsuitable occasion for the commissioning of a company of no fewer than 20 constables and officers of higher tanks. There were policemen everywhere, and peculiarly enough no signs of anything remotely resembling a surging crowd. If a cliureli parade calls for the services of such a force it would be int(‘resting to know, remarks the Times, how great an army of ldueuniformed men officialdom would require to quell a riot.

Those who have read 11. G. Wells’ dm raeterislienlly graphic story, “The Country of tbe Blind,” will remember how the sighted visitor found that he had no positive advantage over the inhabitants, ■ad ventage over the inhabitants, owing to their remaining faculties having been sharpened, by adaptation. to extraordinary keenness. An instance of this sense-sagacity •from real life was given by Mr.. Clutira Mackenzie, Director of the Jubilee Institute, in the course of In’s remarks at the concert and demonstration in Levin one evening last week (says the iCthrouicle). He stated that one man who had been it. training at the Institute was a verv keen gardener, and after his oi dinary working hours lie used to busy himself with this occupation. When the winter evenings came on, it was quite dark when he arrived home, hut tie went on with his gardening just the same. The neighbours thought that this was simply marvellous, but, of course, to the blind man there was no difference between darkness and daylight, and so lie was able to continue his occupation when more fully endowed people felt that they were -obliged to give it np.

Bequests ol‘ £2OOO to the Christchurch Kindergarten Association and of £SOO to the Plunket Society have been made by Miss Emily Anne Dovley, formerly of Christchurch, who died in San Francisco on August Ist at the age of 09. The estate has been sworn at £IOO,OOO.

Upon the expiration in .January 1932, of the license held by the Radio Broadcasting Company of New Zealand, Limited, control of broadcasting throughout the Dominion will be taken over by the Post, and Telegraph Department according to a statement made by the Postmaster-General, lion. .J. B. Donald, when bis department’s estimates weye under dismission in the House of Represent;! lives vesterday.