Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, NOV. 13, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4530, 13 November 1930, Page 2

Manawatu Herald THURSDAY, NOV. 13, 1930. LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A feature* at present being ottered flit; general public by Mrs. Ball’s Boot Store, Main Street, is •tbe very latest in Summer Footwear, both Ladies’ and Gents’, at prices unbeatable anywhere in the Dominion. Inspection is cordially invited.* In the Rotorua Magistrate’s Court on 'Tuesday, Mr. Paterson, S.M., lined Mathew J. Black £35, James iC. iDevereaux and Alexander Hayes £25 each, and Benjamin J. Grace £2O for supplying liquor to Maori girls. The magistrate said that there was not a redeeming feature in the ease. The two girls were practically children. If he could, he would have sent the accused to prison. He lived default at three, two months, and six weeks in prsion- respectively.

Borrowing a bicycle and putting ou speed to be first on the scene for a joih he had heard of, Harry Lyons, a young Northampton shoe operative, knocked down an elderly woman, and was lined 7/0 for reelkless riding. The Mayor of Northampton lias since received a letter signed “Viator," which runs: ‘‘i am so surprised ami delighted—not to say staggered—in these dole-taking days at the idea of any modern hoy being in a hurry to get employment, instead of avoiding it, that 1 hasten to send you 7/0 for him to pay the hue.’’ In a happy little interview with Lyons, the Mayor handed him the money and gave him a few words of good advice. Lyons is now in u job and doing well.

An Auckland business lirm has received the following quaintlyw.orded letter from a young man ii: Germany, who is in search of employment: —“J am ready to serve you with all my experience and professional educations. If my ■appointment is retarding or noihiug to lime J hope that von have Inter an employmeul for me. In Germany I work independent, which 1 give up ajt once if .1 liud a really good foreign appointment. Germany is nothing to an aspiring young man. .1 enclose an explanation from me in a German newspaper with the title ‘Dying Germany.’ I am ready to start at once if you wish. You must only care for the ticket well-timed and the necessary journey—cash.”

When Youth’s Alluring Charm Hath Hied, And all its dreams and hopes lie dead; The surest solace we shall hud, Is in the culture of the mind. In youth, and infancy, and age, Wliate’er of life may be our stage; For colds we find one solace sure, In soothing Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure. —Advt. 24.

The ‘ police are carrying out inquiries as to the wheraebouts of two local boys who have run away from home.

At the monthly meeting of the directors of the Shannon Co-op-erative 'Dairy Co., Ltd., it was decided to pay out 10Ad per lb. for bufcterfat supplied during the month of October.

In South Taranaki last week shearing made good progress. Practically the only reduction in wages in New Zealand to-day is registered in the. ease of shearers, who are receiving about 25/- per 100, as against 30/- last year.

The Wellington Carillon Society has given the Prime Minister full authority to deal with requests for the loan of its carillon to the British Empire exhibition at Buenos Aires next Alalredi and April, subject to safeguards against loss and damage. The society expects to open the carillon in Wellington next Armistice Day.

A special fealnre at Mrs. Ball’s 800 l Store, Main 'Street, is the wonderful bargains in men’s and ladies footwear at present being shown in the window. This stock is being offered at “give-away’ prices because it absolutely .must be sold. They are all good lines, and warrant your inspection.*

Last (“veiling the Koxlon Tennis Club held a llanncl dance in the Masonic Hall. There was a, good attendance and a most enjoyable lime was spent by all present. The music was supplied by Mr. L. Mattar, extras being played by .Miss N. Woods and All's. Eaircv, of Palmerston North. During the evening novelties were won as follows: —Moule. Carlo: Air. .L King and Miss B. Brown; spot waltz: Mr. Baxter and Miss X. Woods.

A company has been formed to won'k good gold prospects in the Three Brothers mine at Coromandel. This is believed to be a conlinuation of the Kapanga reef north of the Albion slide. Driving on the lode will he commenced at an early date. Present indications point to the conclusion that it is 'he Kapanga. reef—course, underlay, and general characteristics—and should this prove eoTreet, •here are great possibilities. The lode now in hand certainly shows good gold.

The Live Block Journal has the 1 allowing significant figures relating to the annual cost of sport in England: Pox-hunling £8,709,009, r,hooting £8,130,00(1, lishing £589,000, racing C 10,593,000, yachting £3,032,000, coursing £.317,000, coaching £223,795, polo, £110,500, rowing £574,300, football and e.riekcl £11,712,000, golf £735,950; total £44,777,545. The money in-M-sted to enable these sports to he carried on amounts to £40,013,'250; making a grand total of £0.1,390,795.

11, limy come ns ;i surprise Unit; a Timalru man now approaching: the n Hotted span of three score years and ten, lias not witnessed a “silent” or “talkie’’ picture; attended a theatre of any description, or a concert; has never visited a race meeting, and has attended no other sports of any Ikind. The Tinmrn Ileirald remarks: “Surely this is a- record nowadays, hut the ■gentleman in (piestion is ipiito -.atislied in attending' to his gavden, and following his daily avocation.”

In Berlin a giant loud speaker which can he heard o|ver 10 miles away has been constructed. Its power is equal to that of an orehleslra id' 2000 instrumentalists and its weight half a ton. Placed on the roof of a well-known linn’s premises the loud-speaker has caused a sensation in the neighbourhood. The disturbance was so great and so many protests were received that the constructors had In evolve, a new idea. This speaker was attached to a balloon 3000 feet high. Soon, we presume, complaints of the noise will come to hand from the man in the moon.

A well-known Sydney (business man who is re-visiting New Zealand after a lengthy absence, told a reporter he was astonished at the changes he saw. lie said he had spent some time in all the chief (•(■litres, and that one of the things that had mo,'re especially struck him wa sthnt all the tobacconists seemed to he selling New Zealand toasted tobacco. “I’ve sampled all four brands,” he said —“iliverheacl Gold,” “Navy Cut No. 15," “Cavendish,” and “Cut Plug No. 10.” They are of varying strengths but are all excellent. The toasting process to which tobaccos are subjected certainly makes a wonderful difference, ft not only vast I v improves llavonr and bouquet, hut practically eliminates the nicotine so objectionable ill the imported lines. You can smoke the loasted to any extent with absolute safely. You can’t say that of Ibe imported. 1 can quite understand the hold these tobaccos have i-ul up on the public, and 1 am salislied that their manufacture is destined to become —and that at no distant date —one of your, foremost. You can get these goods of any industries.” —Adyt. 135. “Facts are stubborn things.” — Smollett. And colds are stubborn too, unless you put your faith in Baxter’s Lung Preserver. That papular specific quickly soothes and relieves the worst cough or cold. Try it! “Baxter’s” also possesses unique tonic properties which protect you against further attacks. Now obtainable with a new screw cap which preserves the contents. All chemists and/stores. Medium size bottle, 2/(5; large, economical family size, 4/0; bachelor’s size, 1/6.—6.

'The Education Board’s inspectors are visiting- the schools in the fo-xton district.

Atfteir lying- idle at Wellington for five months having extensive repairs carried put to her hull and machinery, -the Government motor .ship Maui Pomare is being recommissioned. >She goes to Niue Island and Apia this week.

Palmerston led the principal centres of the Dominion, outside of the four big cities, with the value of its building permits for September. This was £24,701, double those of Invercargill, while Wanganui City's total was only £2840.

The following letter from a correspondent has been published by the Wellington Post: —“In view ot: the forthcoming Kubelik concert at the Town Half, I wonder if something can Ibe done to evict (lie rats which had I heir home in and about the organ. At the last coiiceirl they fought and squealed so as to be heard down in the audience, and they even emerged from the organ and wandered abonfi among the feel of those silling on both sides of the stage. This must have distracted the violinist, as if certainly did many ladies who had paid for seals in (his in lest ed loon lil y.’’

A Naiare patrol, believed to he one of file lirst of its kind established in Now Zealand, has been formed by the Boy Seouts at KelImrn, Wellington. With a membership of nine, it meets every week in a small “den” near the scouthouse. Around the walls of the “Den” are pictures of wild life and oilier subjects of interest to the lover of nature, aiuT there is a collection of moths and birds eggs I lull flu* boys have made. Every boy takes a turn at giving a lecture to the patrol on some phase of nature-study. Captain E. V. Sanderson, honorary secretary ot: the New Zealand Native Bird Proleel ion Society, lias written to the patrol congratulating it on its efforts.

Investigations by an expert of the Underwriters’ Association have, led those interested to the conclusion that the recent fire on Hie top Moor of Thompson Bros.’ warehouse in Wellington was caused by (lie use of a cerlain brand of rat poison. A constituent of iliis poison is phosphorus and the preparation is said to throw off sparks i-n the application of a certain amoiint of heal. It is thought that the requisite amount of heat may have been supplied by Ihe bodies uf the vats themselves which possibly dragged the food smeared with Hie poison into their nests. The Unify'material of Hie nests would supply the necessary tinder. The prohibition of Hie use of this rat poison will probably follow. • Pliar bap’s victory in Hit* Melbourne Cup has provoked again Hie discussion of the relative inerils of Hie great horses of the Australian and New Zealand turf, and whether there has been a greater horse than Carbine, idol of the race-going millions. Interesting photographs and figures in connection with this discussion arc featured in flic current edition of the “New Zealand Free Lance.” The sporting community of the Dominion is well, entered for in Iliis issue as it covers in both its pictorial and letterpress pages the big racing carnivals at Melbourne :md Chrisl church. A fine full - page picture of the invincible Phar Lap holds the place of honour on 1 Ik* lille page of this edition. An exceptionally line half-page of Xighfmnreli, whose maximum weight carrying victory in the New Zealand Cup race made history,, is also featured prominently. The farming community particularly will be, interested in the selection of photographs cowering the recent Manawatu A. and P. Show at Palmerston North, Prominence is also given in this issue to the sleer-riding competitions' at Palniersfoti North, Hu* activities of Hie newly-formed Wairarapa Tramping ICluh, Christchurch Business Girls’ sports meeting, the closing down of the Girls Flock House establishment, the proposed yacht race across the Tasman sea. Their . Excellencies’ visit to Blenheim, the Rt. TTon. G. W. Forbes in London, various secondary school sports meetings, and a great variety of other subjects. As usual the letterpress section presents all the news of the week in a briglil and chatty style.