LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 11 October 1918, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

The Wanganui Presbytery has nominated the Rev. J. A. Asher, of Napier, as Moderator-elect.

At a special meeting of the Birkenhead Borough Council on Wednesday night, Mr D. Kirby, of Taihape, was appointed foreman 2 of works out of nineteen applicants.

The dairy factory manager, in Palmcrston says the present dairy season, in the opening stages, is not so good as in : previous seasons, the intake of milk being below the . average. This could be attributed to several causes, one of which was that feed was not so advanced as in other years, owing to the indifferent weather of the past few months i retarding growth. ;;;:.:, ■.;.;

The management of the "Kings" has secured the services as pianist of Miss Robertson, of Timaru, and she will commence her duties to-morrow night, when a picture orchestra will accompany that special star feature, "The Spreading Dawn" This will be shown at the matinee. Picture patrons should not miss seeing the Goldwyn Pictures, they are really the last word in picture projection.

Prices at yesterday's stock sales at Westfield were equal to last week's rates. Choice ox beef realised £2 15s per 100 lb. ordinary to prime quality beef fetching from £2 2s to 213 s. Wethers realised from £1 13s to £2 9s 3d, ewes from £1 12s to £2 Is, and hoggets from £1 5s to £2 2s. Lambs fetched from £1 lis 6d to £1 14s 6d. Choppers and bacon pigs realised from £4 10s to £7.

A London daily paper says: "The for a huge combine of armament and ammunition firms are practically complete. Some twenty or so companies,' with a capital aggregating to between £20,000,000 and £30,000,000 are believed to be involved in the combine, which, after the war, expects to be in a powerful position to compete in the struggle for world trade. The negotiations were first known to be in progress as long ago as September, 1916, but some of the suggestions then entertained have been considerably modified.

To-day we received a special telegram in connection with the Kaiser and peace. That telegram had not been in our possession for more than about five minutes when we had enquiries as to "wheether the good news was true?" "What news?" we asked. "Oh, the news about peace," was the reply. There has been no notification posted in the telegraph office, yet it was known that we had received a telegram concerning peace. How did it become known? Have we a leaky telegraph office in this town? It really looks like it. This is not the first occasion upon which we have had to complain of similar occurrences, Eltham "Argus."

An advertiser requires a furnished house or rooms.

Private F. X. Thurston, of Taihape, has been reported wounded and admitted to hospital.

The drawing for Mrs. Wrightson's art union, held in connection with the Red Cross Copper Trail resulted in the winning ticket being No. 448, hela by Mr. G. Ginders, Taihape.

Ward and Co will hold their usual Tui Street mart sale to-morrow, when a dog cart, spring cart, gigs, tanks, farm and garden seeds and produce, fruit, general sundries and furniture will be submitted for sale.

"High quality groceries at reasonable prices" is the head-liner in a new advertisement from Messrs McLaughlan Bros., which appears in another column. There is only one way by which this result can be achieved—the cash system of trading which has been ■ inaugurated in Taihape by this enterprising firm.

There has often felt among farmers, motor car owners, and those interested in a home workshop the need for a drill, a vise, an anvil, pipe vise, or a grinder. There is a tool at present on the market which renders possible all these operations in the one machine This universal tool is "The Handy Worker," which has been aptly described as the most practical tool ever devised. It is by no means a toy, being solidly built, weighing 60 lbs. out of its case, and is guaranteed to stand up to hard usage. One satisfied possessor has informed us that as a grinder, with its corundun wheel it is well worth the money. "The Handy Worker," is a tool that will fill every requirement on a farm or workshop. Mr G. Bray, of Taihape, is the local agent, and on page six of to-day's issue will be found an advertisement giving details of its capabilities and an excellent representation of its appearance.