LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 11 July 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

§bus'in'ess of ~""1\{‘»1"»"»'Rf_‘-"—F5eiii"r'<§',“i "Station .S.tii-few, T§.i,h‘.l.P.‘.3'.x is .%ad*?<%l'tised for sale——no ~.'gb,n'dfi9sll-

‘A section ih"iCixl'\'.'e'r ‘Sffeet., on which 71st‘ands a two-r6"ome'(l tgétltage, has been sold by Mess:-sfl_F. Ward 'and Co. at a price entirely'°sléfti’sf:':ictory to ‘both buy'c‘r '-and seller. ’ ’ V

At a sale (if “pedigree pigs at Christchurch ‘the other day, a Berkshvire sow and litter cf_n§ne rea.liséd_l2o guineas_ Other prices_range_d from 40 guineas <.l_k<KiwnVv‘ard‘s,‘_

".--"=‘ Are?‘ »theve’V'millionsi 'of.-. gallpns of mhi.§l{3r.~' at-'SolLt:h»anlpton2Do‘cks‘El’ was a qtlesti'éu£j)ut=.%to Mr Ro.‘b"erts, t'hevFood Min§is'fé’ir; in~;th'e-vHous‘e ‘of Commons a, few Weeks ag£a:«;.‘.’l3here was no: reply.

I4‘ ‘i3;l."ag‘ree with Sir Jameg”Allen, that Hl‘; ‘is 3. regrettable fact /fh‘atA the“ two 'pé.rties (Liberal and Reform) are to 'dissolve partnership,” said Mr Peter [Fl'ase.r, M.P., amid laugh-Ater, in introducing ‘a Labour deputation to the hiinisters on Wednesday afternoon.

A curious development of /the Broken Hill strike loccurred a Week or two ago when the boys engaged to deliver the official newspaper of the Amalgamated Miners’ Associuation went on strike, objecting to the proposal that they should accept half-time work.

The Education Department has complied with the request of the Wanga-nui Education Board, for the appointment of four organising teachers for the small schools of the district, and applications are to be‘ invited for the positions throughout New Zealand.

“There is unemployment amongst returned soldiers in New Zealand,” said Mr C. W. Batten, at a meeting of the Returned Soldiers’ Association last Monday, when discussing repatriation problems. “Tilere are ni-o»re troops arriving, and we are reduced to asking that women should leave their positions and give them up to the nlen———l mean, of course, those women who filled positions during the war.”

“I consider the only way to estimate the cost -of a house under the Rent restrictions area would be to take the cost -to build a similar house new, deduct a reasonable percentage for depreciation, and on to this result obt=:l.ined, add «the value of the,land, and there you have, hot fictitious ‘T value, but an honest aud fair value.”-—Mr Frazer, S.M.,’l'n VVellington, while dealing with a rent .restrict.i-on case.

“In the West of Iriel-and, where athe peasants are supposed to he ignorant, where housing conditions are bad, and where welfare visiting is unknown, the infant death rate is 30, and the birth rate is 45 to 50—or about £o:ur time’; the birthrate in most of the cities in England. Whercams in Bv-adford, where £40,000 is spent annually on welfare Work, the infanf. death-rate is 118 and the birth-rate is 13.”—-Dr. Saafleeby, in the’ New VVitlleSS..

Bushfellers are ‘wanted for falling

200 cafes of bush, by Mr. A_, K, Over-

ton, Pukeokahu. \ Mr.’ Overtonfls telephone number is 1535. ‘ A - _

A suite of bed-room_furnitur_e, the first product from the F. Ward and Co. furniture factory, now on exhibition in the window of the Tui Stfreet Auction Hart. The quality, design, and workmanship of this bed-room suite should certainly appeal «to anyone wanting bed-room furniture. e

An area of 9981' acres of land will be opened for selection this month, and next month a ffirther area of 113,147 acres will be available for selection in various parts of rthe. Dominion. The Crown Lands Guide contains particulars of 701,755 acres xailready open for selection. Two and a-half million feet of timber in the Longwooqm survey dis--trict, Invercargill, are to be offered.

The number Of D9l‘Sons who arrived by the trains on Wednesday evening at Taumarunui was 380 and by the assistance from private fainilies almost all were accommodated, only some twenty having to find a bed in the railway waiting" rooms. It is estimated that the stay-over at Taumarunui means that over £IOOO cash a week is brought in by vfsitors.

As showing how serious is the railway “cut,” and how adversely it affects almost ail business and creates unemployment, it may be pointed out that no fewer than 150 waitresses, etc., were notified that‘ their services would not be required for the races at Trentham. As these hands an receive £1 a. day and their expenses, the individual loss to them is bound to he severely felt, says the Dominion.

sterton sheep-farmer, speaking

2 n fi‘xg'e,l'el)_or?;er, stated that he did npt think ihere ~wo_l‘lß_i_ be much sur--V"p_ll‘ls 'o.ir‘el'-» fhé Iniperial prices for W6Ol to divide between the growers. When the ghargesé for ' storage,-_ .~i~nsurax,lcej and A_tr,g;ns§port were taken .’ mm consgideray-_ .;;ion, the‘ difference: between tll;e.»:;pl3ic.e p_aid‘l'the woolgrower and: that I:e,'qei3r_e;_d. by ._ the -Inlperial_ a.uth‘or;_ities» at-.,,. thq pther. end would not be very material.

As‘. an ’illust.ra,tion;-.o£,,;.War ._._‘(&)ifice

‘Waste an Edinburgh ‘qqr_r'espon‘déht de"claie;s 25.0 men-‘are_s.till employed there'"to ‘waztch thesky vfoir enemy aire_r,a£t.. The eflicers -..m 21 their wits-’_ i_:ll'ld_"’r,b_ find ~occupatio'n for I themselves, end. recreation Afor.V.tl_le men t.p keep them out of mischief, but, . “though the absurdity of the maintenance "of this air-craft post has been poinged out over and over again, the ‘authorities allow it to continue.

Evidently the'Japanese Government »are looking well ahead, in spite of the League of Nations, to preserve the future fieace of the World. The :01lowingiis an extract from 3, letter dated April 'l4, 1919, Written on 'boal'd'the s.s. Koreo Maru, en route from Honolulu to Japan. “We have a number of Ara-bian horses on board, which -are being imporwted by the Japanese Imperial Government »to‘ilfi;'>rove the breed of" their eevalry remount_s.’7

In the course of his report to;:the.. Wellington H__al-bour Board on his ex-. plorations [in Ame;l'icla-, Mr James Marchbanks, .I'eferring to » _Vaneeuver,, says: “It may be of il_lt.erest to menrtion the street cro-nstl'uc-tion at and around Vancouver. The principal_,;c_ity and suburban streets are sheet asphalt ‘and bitulithic concrete. In nearly all cases_ the street surface is first-class, and there are many miles of "extremely good streets. Mineral asphalt is readily procured at a moderate price, and is largely used in all American- ‘towns. and surfacing roads and pavements.”

The matter of a war indenmity for New Zealand is the subject of a letter forwarded this Week by Mr C. J. Parr, M.P., to the Acting-Prime Minister, Sir James Allen. Mr P-arr inquired if ‘information was available as to what our chief Ministers had accomplished in regard to an indemnity, eniphasvisixig that the war exp'enditu.re of the Dominion WI!-S £50,000,000, in addition to pensioné of approximately £t‘Z.Ooo,ooo a year, besides which there was an immense loss of productive power through 32,000 of our best young men being killed or rendered permanently unfit. '

The Prince of Wales is ab'o"u‘t. to become a Mason. The possibility has been frequently Inen=tioned since the heir apparent came of age, but the war doubtless hnad rthe r§fl’ect of postponing the initiafory ceremony. King Edward was an enflmsiastic Freemason, and held fhe ]lif,l‘h(‘St position in the Order as Prince of Wales. but when he came ’to the Throne the Grand Mastership passed «to the Duke of Connaught. The present I_{ing‘ never entered the Order, but his son has long had the desire to become a Freemason. The ceremony of his jnit.iat.i.o'xl, which will probably be performed by the Duke of Connaught, will, it is understood, take place at the Household‘Brigade Lodge, . Wonderful bargains ladies’ woollen Gloves were 2/9, 3/6, sale price 2/11, 1/11. Black and tan kid gloves were 5/6, 5/11, sale price 3/6, and 3/11¢— The Big Sale, Collinson and Gifford, Ltd.

Flags for Peace .flelebration, at Somerville’s.-—Advt. __ _

The following vessels will be within wireless; range - to-night: Maori, Mara‘-‘ roa, and Rimutaka. A 1; Chathamsi Kigomss and Tofua. ' V The ‘usual fortnightly cuchre tourna-_ .ment to .be held «by the organisE_'fs_ of the ->Catholic‘hßui_lding fund, -will be held in the suhpper-room of the Town Hall on Thursday, July 17. » ’ é

“Th'e Joymakers,” a unique com--pany of ‘entertainers will appear in the Town Hall, on July 15th, and 16th. Mr‘ H_ I. Brodziak, tVoi’lring n'lanager, was in Taihape to-day‘ niéking arrangements for their appqzarance. 1 . _‘ ,

_At the Weflingbon P 4 and C.Show, on July 2nd,'Re.v. W. F. "Stent, in‘the Rhoda Island Red secti-on (fancy division), secured first in single comb cock, ‘and first and second in single comb pullet. In the utility division in the same section he gained a fourth pijize in'.cockerel, and also a fourth prize 'in pullet.

A most successful carnival was held at the skating rink last evening; the floor being crowded. Competition in the various events was keen, and resulted :33 fol!-owns: La_d3~,fes’ costume; Miss Bea-tty; gentleman’s costume, Mr Healey; couples’V handicap, Miss Williams. and Mr Bagley; 10 laps’ handicap, Mr Bagley; obstacle race, MI-ax Dowling; stue'epl'echasq, Mr VGr.reen; boys’ race, Bert Derbridge. The final sessions of the rink will be held tonight, after which Mr'Dowling proceeds to Hawera. ' A Vs '

Monday night's rush at Taumarunui for beds constitutes a. record, over 500 passengers arriving by the two trains, and the’gcramble_for beds was a wild one. Every hotel was crowded; temporary beds on seats and floor-,1 whilst the two at‘ the railway station,‘ the’, ladies waiting‘ room 'Was_ tu‘rn_«-oil into a, dorm*tory.witn Fgds on seats =.z_d. ; floor, Whilsr the two adjoining Waiting :_c)|oli.l;3,,iwe_r.<3_ giver} over to men gwho,h.a<l«b6¢¥Ml£ltf9rtunest¢ enough not , @ol3‘ sec.p.ré, ;Stafii°li wés"ffill;9£;lé§s,.,.a9.an_s;.a3;o “ad-“A in_g. South and over'2oo"North""‘ and’ ’“a“’.' ha"“§fg __ 1 _ “gw

Camphof, aft ‘useful but’ I{oe'vel~yo 03:tensively used »comlil‘=O.fl‘i‘f3?‘,“ ‘i’s"'likely to rise fin price. =in—-.£utum'.:’ ?It.r:is.’vir'£bally 2; Japanese m-onopoljr, ».§=i'll<':‘e=‘llE‘ormosa, its chief source, is a -Japanese possesgionr Advice .:has =~be'en rréeeived ib.._v-if; New Zealand importing firm that a great Japanese‘-Cal‘nphor- 'l‘-‘rust has now been formedywithl ‘a capital ‘of over‘ a £1,000,000, and as practically all the camphor of commerce will pass through its: hands, it will -be able to do’mina;te camph,o_rAco.n'cern'so which 'it‘~ does ii-o.t~ already Jembracee. -The deam-and for camphor in the manufacture of celluAlcid goods isirery great in Japan; Isievertheless, the production has declined rapidly from -2,500,000 to 700,000 -only for 1918, and ltliei-déniarid llas grown. W ~---- ‘

The Auckland Sta.l'. Waxes.‘._sar__castjc at ’§h_e voperatiops V-of, Vthc_ ,railwéLjr ‘services. . Under thé,l;eaQings,g£_“‘Eas-f Thamqs__ .T_rain, V _ and f"{ 163]‘ M:i_l‘le;c;"‘, ix_i_ Seven‘ 'I-loui-s'," ’ it pl€oc.eé(is .‘Ar‘oha' was: reach~.:d <- one E hovulj_ addiuti.6nal flout firfisksfient ‘here’ in_ do‘-

fibfhingb

lo seemed soV.to|thé‘lAaynl‘an. , At Morrins“ville the trainfiwas» ‘an honr sand a-half !_ late. Hereea. dispute arose between the station staff and the fiain stafi on the question of what goods should be car_ried. This was satisfactorily settled, ,‘ and the train .5-t.a.rt.ed oif again. Across [the Piako swamp the cold gnadually ;:increased, and smoking carriages were ‘the only warmspots. However, even i the slowest journey ends sometime, and |Fl'ankt.on was -reabhed just befo?e 11

115. m., the 63 miles having taken seven hours to cover at the furious speed of nine miles an hour. '

The -amended réilway services, if

they have done nothing else, have con-

tri"l;uted to the gaiety of the Domin-if‘-:1. The Feilding Star, in dealipg

editorially with the question, says,

inter aliaz “And What can we do vabout it?” men and women are asking in despair. Nothing! If the Gnashional Cabinet is appealed to, it says it‘ cannof do anything until the two big chiefs return. But that is a month or more hence. This gives the man who is looking for motives be-

hind the restricfions the opportunity

to say: “Yes! And when Mr Massey and Sir Joseph Ward arrive in Auckland and they are told thatfchey can-

not even have a_ special train to take them to Wellington; they will yell: ’‘ Take ofi all these restrictions! Pud: on

‘all the %rains .2 ain!’ A 3 Rd the crowd

'-‘throughout the Dominion will throw ‘its hat up and yell: “Good old Bill! ‘Good Old ’Joe!—lt! takes real men to run this country! ” And thus, adds the

Lzngx who is looking for a motive fo these restrfiqtioms, file Mia W r . . , . ‘L Se -5 , lpohtxcai stock, which is now Y and . able, will get a great d unquote. ! boost. V ' an muchqmeded

Flags, all sizes, procumhle at SomervllleYs——( Advt.)

Your cough troubles you most at -night, just when retiring, and you have difliculty in getting off to sleep. Try “NAZOL”——-it.acts like a. charm. 1/6. all chemists, f ~ ;= 2