LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 108, 9 January 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A Sydney cable states that during the last year Newcastle shipped 5,313,900 tons of coal, an increase of 661 ton*. Tie designation of the post and telegraph office at Ohahune East has T>eer. altered to "Ohakune Junction," as from the Ist inst. Harvesting operations are!in full swh;g in the Masterton district. The crops are not up to the average. Some of the crops- are badly affected with rust, Mr. P. M. B. Fisher's resignation as Minister for Marine has been received by the Prime Minister, and presumably will be forwarded to the Government in due course. . Th e Vvamgawa freezing works are working at high pressure, nearly fiftj butchers being engaged. The output i'cr ibis season will be very much greater than last season.

Nominations by industrial unions oi employers for the position of employ ers' representative on the Arbitration Court must be sent to the secretary of Labour, Wellington, not later than Wednesday, the 27th inst. Through people not keeping an eye on Lie calendar, the Australian Commonwealth saved £1590. This sum would have been paid in maternity allowances in 31S cases, but the claims arrived too late. i The Prime Minister announces tha* forms oi application may be obtained from any chief postmaster in the Dominion for supplies of Canadian or Australian /wheat /from 'shocks pint chased by the Government. These wil; shortly arrive in New Zealand. Entries for the West Coast Ram Fair, to be held at Feilding on Februarmy 4th and sth, the two days following the Show, close on Tuesday, January 19th. Breeders having rams [or disposal cannot do better than send them to a central market like Feiicling, admittedly one of the best j stock centres.in New Zealand. • Owing to the excessive price of bread and the shortage of. flour, the suggestion has been made to the Hastings bakers that -they should withdraw ail their .delivery vans from the .-'cad, thus effecting a big saving in ex\rnsßS. This, cue baker informs a rnhnr.pc'rary," would enable them to ;e]l at a reduced rate for cash ever the countei'! . The Hawkc's Bay Farmers' Meat Company, Limited, commenced killing operations at their new works at Whakntu on Tuesday, when they put - through some very fine bullocks and some sheep rf excellent quality A very satisfactory tost of the maehnery was 'uac:e en Ivfonclay. The works are look ed Uj-cn as amongst the most up-to-date-this side of the line. A glut of fruit as far as some varieties are concerned is being experienced in North Auckland. In one instance an orehardist got rid or a neaavy crop of plums at the rate of (id per case, the buyers brngiug their own cases. Other growers, who shipped plums to Auckland, got even a lower return. The same price of sixpence per case was realised for the fruit, but out of it they had to pay fourpehee each for the eases, also the steamer freight. Bays the Bulletin:- The problem of: his refugee ships' increases for the Deutscher. They have to pay for bo.-.v and lodging. »' course, and Una' can t make up hi s ? mind uh< tl.( •" t< M .hem slide or to keep on paying while they eat their heads off. The greatest of them is the Yaterland, now in New York Harbour. Billed as the mightiest craft the world had ever seen it started on its maiden trip two months before the war broke out, dripping with champagne and flying tlm flag of Wilhelm 11. Admiral of the Atlantic. Now the Vaterland has been arrested for debt by a London furniture shop. It transpired on the application tc (he New York Court that all the furniture and decorations of this supposed triumph of the German shipyards had been supplied and fitted by Britishers. Hans doesn't know what to do. Jellicoe won't allow him to go and fetch his ship, and he simply hates to pay, because if he does the loathsome Britisher will "get the money, and yet if he doesn't do something quickly the Lord . knows "what will happen.

The following eleven are selected to play a Ngaurukehu eleven on the 10th: —H. Dashwood (captain), Schank, Tidswell, Watson, Smith (2), Jopp, Anderson, Cameron, Mortland, and Overton.

The tally of sheep shorn by Jack Skinner, of Hawke's Bay, on the Bth January, in Mr. P. Kearins' shed, with the Lister machines, was 301, his best run being .72 ewes in one hour and forty-five minutes. :

It is reported that the fat lambs and sheep traffic from Mangaweka ana surrounding stations, is very heavy jugt new. Last month about 300 bales of wool were sent away from.Mangaweka in excess of the quantity forwarded for the corresponding period last year.

The following reminder, printed on art paper, suitable for framing, has been distributed among a number or officers in Wellington:—"General elections, 1914 Wellington Central Candidates: Boliert Fletcher (Liberal), votes polled s,iofi; Francis Marion Bates Fisher (Keform), 2,877. Major+y of ■Robert Fletcher, 2,329. 'The milis of uod grind sltwly, but the/ grind exceedingly t ,nall. ■' ' So far the search for Bernard, who broke, out of gaol, yesterday, has been fruitless. Following is the police description of the man:—Age, 30 years; height, sft Slin; fair complexion, fair hair, blue eyes; medium build; boil so on left, forearm, scar on nose, small scar left ring flng«r. He was clen shaven, but starting to grow & moustache, and wore a brown sweater, darK tweed coat, light trousers, with dark stripe, and soft brown felt hat.

A youth, about 16 years of age, whs borrowed a fellow-employee's wages (£2 17/) to indulge in New Year festivities, was charged at the Wanganui Police Court recently with the theft of that amount. He pleaded guilty. Sen-ior-Sergeant Bourke said that accused had spent all but 10s of the amount, but his mother had made restitution. The bench took a lenient view of this, his fim lapse from the paths of virtue, and fined aw used £2. He was given a month to pay.

.A large number of valuable trophies, .sever i'.u be win outright, are to be .for at the Feilding Show on February 2nd anel 3rd, in addition to the very liberal pri~e money. A perusal ei the schedule will show that the ring competitions, horses, cattle, sheep, pb% home industries and art needlework sections have been well looked after by their respective commutes. Special prizes are offered to the exhibitors obtaining most points in each section, and also to those obtaining mest points in'all sections. Green feed will be supplied free for all stock,, and they will be carefully .attended to by capable stewards and their assistants. Entries close on Friday next, and the secretary will be pleased ro send a schedule' on application.

Rear-Admiral Edward Shortland, a son of the late Dr. Shortland, at one time Native Secretary for New Zealand, has left the retired list and has been appointed to an important pos ; - tioii. He is a brother of Mr. P. W Shortland, of Taumarunui. While tha Russo-Japanese war was proceeding, Rear-Admiral Shortland, then Commodore on the China Naval Station, had under his command the battle-crusers Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy. which were; recently sunk in the North Sea. After that war was over the. Commodore was presnted, with his officers, to the late Mikado, ar.d was personally decorated by the Emperor of Japan with the Order of the Rising Sun. Admiral Shortland joined the Navy in 18(58 as a cadet on H.M.S. Britannia at Dart 1 mouth, and Vice-Admiral George Edwin Patey, now Commander-in-Chief on the Australian Naval Station, was a schoolfellow of his.