LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 18 February 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Oregon timber can now be bought for New Zealand at 40 per cent less than the quoted price in October last.

The amount paid by the Anglo-Pcr-sian Oil Company for the Taranaki Petroleum Companys’ refinery plant is £22.500

A smart girl with knowledge of book-keeping preferred, is wanted at the Otaihape Meat and Produce Co., in Tui Street.

The postal authorities advise that the mails which left New Zealand for the United Kingdom on December 23 arrived in London on February 14.

“He worked 12 hours on the Sunday, and his pay for the day would be 48s/ said a witness in the Masterton Police Court when refering to a bricklayers’ work.

The Kiwitca County Council, having a position open for a ranger and dog tax collector, has decided to apply to the> Repatriation Board, offering the job to a soldier.

A meeting of the South Wellington branch of the New Zealand Labour Party resolved:—That members view with apprehension the efforts of certain parties in their endeavours to exploit politically the Returned Soldiers’ Association, at present a nonpolitical body, Wc are of opinion that should this effort meet with success it will tend to extenuate class distinctions already in existence. The New Zealand Labour Party is pledged to champion the Interests of the working class as a whole, and returned soldiers are naturally included.

Ten good young Leghorn hens are \ advertised for sale in another column j

The steamer Ayrshire is loading at Auckland a large shipment of butter and cheese for England of the total value of £635,438. The shipment comprises 128.438 boxes of butter and 7500 crates of cheese.

The Marton Fire Brigade has notified the Borough Council that unless improvements are made to the station and plant by March 14, the brigade will resign in a body on that date.

A case in which a bullet remained embedded in the wall of the heart of a wounded soldier, apparently without danger to the patient’s comfort or health, is quoted in the annual report of the Medical Research Committee.

The steamer Marami, which is bringing the draft of returning soldiers transhipped in Australia from the Nestor, is expected at Auckland about Thursday next. A Press Association message from Wellington states that the Port Melbourne due at Auckland on March 5, also with returning troops.

A reminder is given of the Converzione to be held to-morrow night, in the Town Hal], to wind up the activities of the Epidemic Committee. A fine programme of vocal and insfrtP mental music has been arranged, and altogether a most enjoyable evening is anticipated. The price of admission has been fixed at the modest figure of one shilling, in order to give all an opportunity of being present.

The heavy rains which have fallen during the last fortnight in Central Otago and the consequent high level of the rivers have given those in charge of works in the district a very anxious time. Both the Clutha and the Kawarua Rivers continue at a high level, and the punts on the Clutha River are not yet working. The Kawarua River rises very rapidly, and the flood level was the highest remembered since 1878.

Acording to an announcement made by the Aero Club of America! it is

planned that now the armistice is signed, to resume activity on the proposed 'Atlantic aircraft competition, Signor Caproni will submit plans for an air cruiser to cross the ocean with several passengers. He has already entered a 5006-h.p. aeroplane, and the Handlcy-Page interest will also enter | a machine of the same power. Mr. z Henry N. Atwood 3 representing a group of capitalists, has offered to have aeroplanes built to make the flight in the name of the Aero Club.

In reply to a deputation from the New Zealand Alliance on Friday afternoon, Sir James Allen said that, while regulations under theg||picensing Act dealing with the supply of wine for sacramental purposes had not been drawn up, he thought no difficulty would be experienced in obtaining reasonable quantities of wine for religious and sacramental purposes. He would inform Sir Francis Bell, by whom the regulations would be drawn up, that the deputation had waited on him, and in the meantime he gave assurance that the regula tions would give full protection to all religious bodies concerned.

The question of the resumption by returned soldiers of their former vocations has been receiving some attention from Mr. A. E. Glover, M.P. He communicated recently with the Hon, G. W. Russell in connection with a statement the Minister is reported to have made. In reply, Mr. Russell said he would subm*' - the matter to the Cabinet. Mr Glover uas now received from the Minister a further communication, in which he states: “Cabinet has considered the question of introducing legislation making it compulsory for employers to re-en-gage fit men who left their employment to go to the front. It has been decided that no action shall betS'ken in this direction at present.”