LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 118, 20 January 1915, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thirteen member of the New York Liv,» Poiutvy Dealers' A.-s < < h.tior have hepn fcnttnceil to three mentis' imprisonment for repaint of trade, , r J hey were in a pool controljj'r.g 90 per cent. of the'-poultry shipped to New York ?.-\d ve\y. rrosecuted vrxc-.v the State anti-monopoly law. At the annual dinner of the Boz Club hold in London recently, Sir Walter Lawrence said: Reformer though he was, Dickens never stopped to set class against.class, but used hjs magi" power to bridge over the gulf anrl i make the two classes think more ir.ul.i ly of one another. He did for children wh ■'■*'. he did for Christmas—he insi ;t-; Pri r,n llieir recognition ■

A heavily capitalised company ban been formed to establish tardive fisheries on the Sea of Galileo. The fish caught there are said to bo. superior to French or Norwegian packed sardines.

A resident who recently motored Through to Wanganui told a Taranaki News reporter that he has never seen so much cropping going on as is now the case betwoon Waverley and Wanganui. -^

It is reported in San Francisco that a Japanese company, with a capital of £4,000,000, has purchased' 200,000 acres of land in Mexico, on the United States border. The Yokohama Specie Bank is said to be financing the enterprise.

A lady prize-cat breeder ,in a case before the London Courts recently, said she had sold cats to Amrica for £l5O. She kept a "cat house," and in the winter hot water bottles were put in their straw io keep the animals warm. Show cats, she said, were a fashionable hobby, and long price* were paid for prizewinners.

Mr. W. Lust, farmer at Awahuri, dreamed a few weeks ago that a German bomb had dropped on him and ttien awoke and found that liis left side was paralysed. A few days ago for the first; time he was able to lift his left leg a little consequently he has a strong hope that he will soon recover the use of his limb*.

Mr Elkan N. Adler is the authority for the statement that more than onehalf of the world's known Hebrew MSS. are to be found in England, and these were of the utmost imoprtance and value. He predicted that in the next generation or so more than half the Jews of the world would speak English . That was the result, of persecution in Eastern Europe and liberty and tolerance in England and colonies, and America.

Captain Bishop, Inspecting Officer of the Territorial District will bo in Taihape in connection with military matters to-day. An important object o( his coming is the selection of a site for a drill hall. More than one site has come under notice, but the choice seemed to rest between two of them; it is probabl that; the Domain site will i-f. for mi* 3 on block eight, Papakai Road, as i* provides scope and -euvenienrea "■" i r= in accordance with what is required.

It is quite probable that intending exhibitors at the Feilding Show, to be field or. February 2nd and 3rd; have ccuiused the date of closing, entries with the Ham Fair, and assuming this ;he Ctmmuctee have decided to expend the date of receiving entries until Friday next, 22nd inst., when they will positively close. VaLuable cash piLes and numerous trophies are offered for ring competitions and horses, and all classes of stock are well catered for

During the late vigorously prosecuted recruiting that has been going on all over the colony, the military authorities he-re have had an arduous time Sergeant Major Schank, drill Instructor for the Taihape district, seems to be just as hardly worked as instructors in other parts of the Dominion lie has to travel to all outlying districts instructing local corps, sometimes with considerable disappointment. At Hihitahi on his last visit only six gallant territorials put in an appearance.

At Melbourne when the hearing of the wheat seizure case was resumed by the Inter-State Commission yesterday, the jurisdiction of the Committee was challenged on behalf of the N.S.W. Government, the contention being that it had no judicial power and was intended by Parliament to be a commission only. On behalf of the Farmers' and Settlors' Association, ii was stated that Iho association desired merely to secure a decision on the question of law The hearing was adjourned.—Press Association.

It is pretty well known by County Councils who have natives to deal with that it is like drawing blood from, a stone to extract rates from the Maori. The Patea County Council is cue of the unfortunate local bodies in that respect. At its last meeting, the name of one Maori was mentioned as being a debtor to the extent of over £IOO. "Why," interjected a councillor, "that Maori ha.-, just gene in fur a valuable motor-car." "Yes," replied the chairman; "it's a caution! These fellows cannot pay rates to the Council to assist in maintaining the roads over which their cars travel."

Duke Bc-rwin, cf Mecklenburg, Schwerin, who described himself as a motor !iae.', is n< i the only high-born person to follow that calling. King Peter of Servia acts as Belgrade agent for a prominent French manufacturer of automobiles, and has moreover invested some of his surplus capital in a haird rigor's shop and a chemist's shop Ft is quite,,the fashion nowaday" for Royalty to embark in trade. T*3 Kaiser recently added the owner- ;>/.•' cf a cnfo at Potsdam to hip many 'ier activities, -and his namesake, \ ;'.v..% Wilhelm of Wurtemberg, has for •■viuy years run two flourishing hotels, I one at Stuttgart and the other in a part of the Black Forest much frermented by tourists.

The Taihape Public School has been thoroughly disinfected by the district health authorities.

The dry season in Marlborough and the Wairarapa has favoured the rabbits which are said to have multiplied appreciably in these districts. In several parts of the Hawke's Bay district bunny has been seen increasing numbers.

Great interest is being displayed in a progressive tennis tournament arranged for Anniversary Day and already a number of names of members have been handed in to. Mr F. Mitchell, the new secretary. It is expected that all members will compete thus assuring the success which the tournament merits. Play will commence at 10 o'clock.

1 The British Empire Trading Company, Wellington, distributing agents for the famous "Three Castles" tobacco and cigarettes, have favoured us with a very fine calendar for 1915, for which they have our thanks. The calendar is beautifully embellished with four large splendidly executed hunting- scenes, after the well-known painter d£ such subjects, G. Wright.

Maurice Hewlett, the well-known author, writes to the Times pointing out hftat it was on the evidence at the death of young Lee-Temple, th aviator, that twice his machine was tampeied with and once he was warned not to fly at Hendon, as an attempt oil his life would be made if he flew there. "Are the police on the track of these crimes? Asked Mr. Hewlett.

A great surprise was in store for one of Messrs. Williams and Bruce's puckers last week states the Ohura Advocate. It appears they imported from Ameiica four bales of wallpaper and v\ hen the packer was opening the bales he found a small alligator. It measures MA inches from tip to tip. How it got iline is a mstery but the supposiuo i ?s that it was placed th.re by a packer ?b America.

The dry weather is causing an abnormal rush of stock to the Waingawa Freezing Works, and the company has found it necessary to advertise for additional slaughtermen. There is said to be a shortage of slaughtermen in New Zealand at the present time. This may be due to the erection of new works and the enlargement of others, as in the case of Waingawa. When the board is full about 50 slaughtermen will be engaged.

A gentlemana closely associated with the dairy industry remarked to a Havvera Star reporter on Friday that one of the largest companies in the Hawera district had no fewer than 3000 crates of cheese of last month 's make still in store in New Zealand owing to the lack of shipping facilities. He considers that 1800 of these should have been on the water by now. The delay in forwarding shipments upset everything by the time the twentieth of the month came round.

The Rev. W. F. Stent writes: Sir, May I announce through your columns that the bell of St. Margaret's Church will be rung daily at 12 noon, according to the resolution carried in Wellington yesterday. The ringing signifies: People of New Zealand pray for victory in the cause of freedom, for the forces of our King and Allies, for the sick and wounded, for the dying mul for prisoners and captives, for the bereaved and destitute, and for restoration of peace. When you hear the bell say a short prayer wherever yen are, whatever you are doing.

Good progress is being made with the harvesting of the early oats in Nortn Canterbury. Most of the crops cut are very light the December rains haying come too late to be of any benefit tc them. The frequent showers during the pi'st three weeks have, however, worked a great change in the appearance of the later crops of cereals, and tlies yields will be very much better than anticipated in the early part of December. The root crops have also greatly benefited by the rain and tlut peas and beans arc looking well. Mr. D. Nathan, of Wellington, who has just returned from England says financiers in London look upon New Zealand as a producing country with excellent prospects, but express surprise because the population is increasing slowly in proportion to the growth of exports. New Zealand might produce its own sugar and tobacco, and with its immense water power establish the wood pulp industry for pap»rmaking. An expert on the latter industry was visiting Tasmania and might bo InchTced to visit New Zealand. ,

'•'Farmer's Wife," writing to the Marton Advocate" on "the travelling agent pest," says:—"Those of us in the country are never free from them, and some are hardly civil if you differ from them. There is tha insurance agent, his company is always the most reliable, and it is madness not to agree; then the milking machine fiend, who hardly knows a cow when he sees one. I'cllfwing on his track are the machine men, grand-piano men (when one may be in a cottage), useless piano-tuner*, land agents and others, who seem simply quizzing the neighbourhood. Gun any reasonable Act prevent this, or must we wait for conscription?" .