LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3572, 5 October 1916, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A case of . wrariot farer in the. Borough was notified to the Aahburton Hospital Board to-day. j It was mentioned in the ''Guardian" I yesterday that of 40 men who had been warned to report at too local Deionce Office for attestation, only 26 had leGpondod: To-day, five of the atsenwes wero attested. Referring to a local -appearing in Uust night's "Guardian," in which it was stated that men who faded .to report for attestation when called upon would come under the compulsory section of the Act, it has been explained that this does not necessarily follow; but those men will be immediately struck off the voluntary register, and will in all probability come nnder the compulsory section immediately a ballot is taken.

, At the; irritation of the.' Abattoir Committee, members of the Borough Council this morning vpaid. a visit to the abattoir iv order to inspect the new dranage arrangements. O.here wore present: His -Worship the- Mayor (Mr R. Galbraith), Crs. H. A. Lloyd, G. W. Andrews, H. McElrea, R. Korr, P. L. Orr, J. U. Christian, and G. D. 11. Hefford, and the town clerk. Some time was spent on the*'inspection, which fully satisfied all present that there was nothing' in the drainage system to which exception could be taken.

Professor A. B. Skinner, of tho American Indian Musoam; Professor W. K. Ndorehead,,.. of • the ,-„ Phillips Andover Academy,; and Dr. G. Donohue, the Pennsylvania State Historian, haye 1 discovered in the Valley of tho Susequehanria- au Indian mound containing the bones of 68 men who.are believed to have been buried 700 years ago. The average height of these men was seven feet, Kays the Toronto " Globe," while many wero much taller. On some .of the skulls, two inches above the perfectly-formed forehead, were protuberances of bone, evidently horns thnt had been there since birth.

At the Addingtou stock market <ye,stcrday the following sales were made on behalf of owners- in the Ashburton Couaty:—Fat Cattle-^For E. T. Gundry (Staveley), 2 steers. at £13 7s 6d to £16 10s, 2 cows at £11 10s and £12 sb, 1 heifer at £8; J. O. N. Grigg >(Longbea«h>, 4 steers at £20 2s 6d to £20 10s. Fat Sheep—Wethers: For O. J. Crook (Methven), 60 at 20s Id to 40s 2d; J. Wilson (Methven), 61 at 36s 6d to 40s; Millar Bros. (Methven), 54 at 36s to 40s; \V. T. P. Lock (Methven) , 60 at 36b 6d to 38s ;>R. Harrison (llakaia), 11 hoggets at 255. Ewes: For Mifflar Bros. (Methven), 16 at 375; R. Harrison fHakaia), 47 at 29s 6d to 355.

The latest report of tho Discharged Soldiors' Information Department (dated September 27) provides splendid evidence of the valuable work that has been done. No tower than 1049 men have been placed in omployment; 1033 have declared that they do not require assistance; 135 have; drawn sections of land; and in 112 ruses the men have cither left New Zealand or their addresses cannot ho ascertained. In 315 cases tho mon "have, not responded to repeated applications or have faiUxLto start the work found for them by tho Department. Cases under action number 71J, and there are 310 rases not ready for action. In all, 5515 cases have boon disposed 1 of in various ways, and there are 217 names on tho employment wanted register, including five at Wellington.

The postrsi authorities "'would like tho Christmas and New Year Parcels far Soldiers «(iiit. :uv;it as WDon n« poraible now. H. C". Pci<y is packing (very soourely) and ail dressing all de^crip\i'y\<. ■•>! pi. '.•*'"-- :ti i» vc'i-y small e}is>rj^c>. Fleas; 1 b"' 1!- 1 ihc c;okli«jr*K .address wKh you i.. 1 I" 'iv\. .CJ:»L'

The li.-riii-M Minor Far-Cory in ihc British Kinpire.--decent visitors i.o Canada by the All-Rod routo, comnK-nt on the wonderful growth of Canadian 'industrial centres. The largest motor car factory in the Hritish Empire i.>: situated in the town of Ford, Ontario. Here is carried on the manufacture from raw Canndian materials of tho finest quality obtainable, tho wellknown and reliable Ford Cnr. The number of Ford cars shipped from this factory in one day is enormous. For instance, on Saturday, May 20, ]70onrs \vere shipped to overseas dcalors. As the weekly half-holiday occurs on Rai-in-tlay in Canada, this nurabcu* ef care shipped proYP.s the capacity c/F this enormous factory. Tlio rahio of materials purchased in U.S.A. for oach Canadian Fort! Car is onJy £S. TJisyers of Canadian Foixl Cars ai'o assured that their money is circulated in tho British Empire. * C4l