LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Taihape Daily Times, 4 February 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

A good benchman at £1 per day, and a timber waggon driver at 16s a day are advertised for by Mr. George Jack, sawmiller, Pokako.

In the stock sale column Messrs. Freeman E. Jackson and Co. Ltd., advertise comprehensive 'entries for their Wanganui Earn Fair, on Tuesday, 11th inst.

What is believed to be a payable deposit of phosphatie rock lias been discovered iri' Mic neighbourhood of Raglan. Samples have been forwarded to "Wellington for lanalysis.

A considerable number of men are now engaged in dismantling the oil refinery at Moturoa, Tanaaaki, The large tanks, of which there are thirty or more, contain quantities of dirty oil and this is being burnt.

~ A record' batch of Australian war brides wiji saiJ by tbe Qsterley from Liverpool (says a Loudon cable to the Australian papers). Extra matrons and nurses arc going abomrd to see to the welfare of the' babies. A thousand passengers, including many soldiers, are travelling first-class. The latter are paying the difference in the fares.

Very litle cocksfoot seed is going to waste this season (states the Ashbutron paper). Along the railway lines north and south of Ashburton, and in every nook and corner where it is impossible to get a reiaper and binder, nren and boys are to be seen at work with sickles. High prices are at present ruling for fhis commodity and gleaners are reaping a substantial ha.rv.est financiallv.

First grade eating apples are advertised at 7/6 per 42 lb. case, and first grade cookers at 7/3 per case delivered free at the Taihape railway station, by Mr. F. Stewart, orehardist, Kaupapakapa. This is ia trifle over two pence per pound for best auality fruit.

A Nelson tomato grower is reported to ave shipped over twelve o hundred cases of tomatoes to Wellington and other places this season, at prices averaging well over £1 per case. The soason has been favourable for glasshouse tomatoes (isays the Colonist), but the cold weather earlier in the cold weather BTAOlNdiertthmolitd season affected the outside grown tomato'es, causing the bottom fruit to fall off before maturing. However, the satisfactory prices received have more than compensated some growers for the shortage of crop.

A peculiar accident happened to a boy in South Taranaki last week. He was cycling along ia road when, losing control of his machine, he was thrown violently against a barbed wire fence, with the result that [his m|eek was severely pierced by some of the barbs, and he bled profusely. He was taken to a hospital, where several stitches were put in. and the dactor discovered that the jugular vein had hiad a narrow escape of being severed, in which case the boy, who was only twelve, would in ali probability have lost his life. The wounds will take some time to heial.

The Marton District A. and P. Association wil hold their annual show on the Marton Eacecourse on Wednesday, March sth, when over £6OO in prize money and many valuable cups and trophies will hi offered. There will be the usual classes for horses, cattle, sheep farm and garden produce, home industries, etc. A feature of the show will be the jumping and driving competitions for ladies and gentlemen. .'Schedules may be obtaied from the secretary, Mr J. Kobson, Box 55, Marton. Entries close on Tuesday, February 18th.