LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2186, 7 October 1920, Page 2

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The most thrilling and exciting special of the year—''‘KWc at the Town Hall on Saturday.*

The secretary of the lloiTiculiur;il Society wishes us to announce that all prizewinners who have not, yet received their prize na'mey won at the recent show may obtain same on application at bis office.

At a meeting of the Eoxton Retailers’ Association held yesterday morning it was decided lo observe a close holiday on Labour Day (October 25ti11. Messrs Jack and Laundv were elected members of the Association.

During one of Mi* MeElwains humorous items at (he Town Hall lust night someone interjected a strange noise, which caused Mi McEKvaiti to remark that a calf bad been let loose. Interruptions of this nature are very disconcerting to performers and audience alike.

Hr \V. L. Laundy, who has recently entered into partnership with Hr P. •). Jack, has had a wide range of experience in furniture and cabinet making in Christchurch, and previous to that with one of the most progressive firms in England. A boy for farm work is advertised for.

A resident who was present at Sunday night’s lire expresses the opinion that in future should an outbreak occur, some provision should be made to provide the workers with liquid refreshment. Working in the heat and smoke with the present primitive apparatus exhausts those engaged and they require a stimulant.

The hist of the season’s series of oiK'hre and dance social,s under the auspices of St. Mary’s. Church will be held in the Town Hal Ton Tuesday evening- next. Prices as usual. It’ will be difficult for the majority of housekeepers to face a rise in the price of butter from Is 9d to 2s 9d per lb., and good, old-fashioned dripping will replace if on many tables, says a contemporary.

Some weighty words of advice were given by a military man at Wanganui to returned soldiers for their civil life. “To those who had sweethearts,” lie said, “make them your wives as quickly as possible, ami when (hey are your wives keep them as your sweethearts all the remainder of your lives. You won’t go far wrong if you stick to that motto.’’

A suggestion that the Government should take temporary possession and carry on certain business during the course of industrial disputes is not considered practical by the Government, according to a reply to a question asked in Parliament. It. wa.s added that legislation is, however, under consideration for the purpose of securing greater stability to various industries in the Dominion. ■ Guilty of attempting to set lire to the Gtaki Maori Hoys’ College, in revenge fm- being punished, a halfcaste youth named Samuel Gilman appeared before Sir Robert Stout (Chief Justice) in the Supreme Court on Saturday to receive his sentence. He had, since his conviction, been kept at Weraroa Training Farm, and according to the superintendent had bet'ii a well-behaved boy. The Chief Justice said he would not pass sentence provided Gilman behaved himself, at the training farm. If lie was refractory lie would lie brought before the Court for sent ('lice.

Referring to llio intlalion of land values, an Kketalmna farmer told (ho Parliamentary Butler Prices Committee that iu his district the Government had placed about 200 returned soldiers on the land. Tin; settlers who had sold out to them were putting' their money out at intros 1, living in the towns, and waiting tor values to come down, so that they could buy again. Land which a few years ago he had sold at £34 had since changed hands live times and then (he Government had bought it for returned soldiers, in reply to a suggestion that he had un-der-estimated the value, the witness retorted“l think it: is others who are had judges.'’ Interviewed by a Levin Chronicle reporter, a stockowner gave it as his opinion that for a faintly, dairying was undoubtedly a hellin' proposition than fattening, as a man with 50 acres and 25 cows could make a gross return of £OOO a year. He could not: make that oft. bullocks, and, besides, he would want a much bigger area to carry on the I aliening business. Tn fattening heel, cattle, the first essential was to get the right class id' beast of the recognised beef breeds—Polled Angus, Hereford and Shorthorn —either the cross nr purebred, and get the animals when they were in a forward condition. The Friesian was a good bullock, lull lie took' longer to eondilion. A Imllock iu fair condition on good land would put on more than lib. day, like lambs on rape. The a racier added incidentally that he received up to £2 17s (id per lOOlb. for his beef during the period between the recent winter and spring. This was the best price he had ever got, but good bullocks were scarce

tlien, mul his slock ill the Ivuku was in great eondition. As showing ivluil (his cmuilry could do. lie slated liinl lie liiid finished off as many ; ; s 00 forward lambs to the acre am rape, and in a few weeks these were ■ reade lo market.

'Hie Hon. T. AL Milford, Leader of (he Liberal Parly, staled recently in Wellington dial, despite the Labour Party's “challenge,'-’ the following' behind linn was in its teens, counting in Air Arthur Aiyer’s cabled allegiance to accept him (Air Milford) ;is the accredited Leader of the Liberal Party in the New Zealand Parliament as ill present constituted. The “extremists” on both Government and Labour side would meet with considerable and „,)Jid opposition from himself and colleagues when occasion warranted, but in all other respects bis (Mr Milford’s) party would in no way oppose or hinder any measure calculated to further the progress of a loyal people. They were determined to maintain the best traditions of Parliament in constitutional disputes, mid to see that the Government of the day got a fair hearing and a combined backing of both Liberal and b’eform members of the House. When it came to choosing between an elective and constitutional, as against a revolutionary, caucus of outsiders holding Soviet views on such an issue, the Liberals and Air Massey’s parly would range solidly together in opposing all attempts to wrest from the people the privileges which a Parliamentary franchise granted them as a self-governing and intensely loyal ami law-abiding people. The rank and tile of the Labour Party's following outside the walls of Parliament would also —for the most part—be found holding similar views when -it came to a question of severing the ties of kinship with the Motherland.

Siug up those ragtime melodies! They make me feel so gay. I’m in no mood for rhapsodies And sentiment to-day. Cut out those “Songs of Araby'’! Sad strains I can’t endure — Make me rejoice and clear your voice With Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.-r Advt. 21

In the course of Iris report ip the .September meeting of the Rangilikei County Council, the roads, inspector slated that last week's Hood in the Rangitikei river was the highest since the 1897 Hood, when all the bridges then over the river were partly destroyed. Last week no damage was done to the prtooelive works at Bulls bridge.

The Hawera branch of the Farmers’ Union unanimously passed a resolution as follows: —“In view of the presnt disturbed extremely unsatisfactory industrial situation of the Dominion, this meeting of the members of the Jlawefa branch of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union desires to remind the Government that they have been plaed in power to take complete charge of the affairs of this country, ijml (hat tliecount ry is looking to'them to so effectively deal with the present situation as to bring to duality the constant unrest that has been for so long paralysing the industries of the Dominion: and, further, that this meeting assures the Government that it will loyally support them in whatever action they deem necessary to take in order to serve the best interests of the count rv."