LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 14 July 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A girl or woman is W€lllfod 'fo ilsSi§‘t in housework. "

The troopship Kigoma (with Returning Draft No. 262) will rcachWel- - early on Tuesday 1110I‘.ning'_

Although the 'restrictions ‘upon the Carriage of timber by‘ the railway is Still in force, a train co“fitai;ling trucks of timber arrived in Wanganui (Sn F'l'ida3’ afternoon from tEl'é'” Main Tl'unk_ This timber was consigned previous to the restrictions coming into force.’

On Friday the Inspectoir of Police, at Wanganui, received a telegram from the police at Ohakune to the effect that :1 returned soldier named James Readshaw Smith died on a train just before rea'ching Ohakune. No further [j:lr'tiC{lllars were given of the fatality.

A serious accident occurred in Vamu Har-bout, Tonga, this month, two pzlssengers being seriously injured, while six others had a n~:11'1'0W 0503139 from drowning. TllO William EBurnham, a ‘ four-masted -m American schooner, was niaking for the Whal‘f when a speed launch with eight oecupants passed under the stern, ;iuS'f~ as the order was given to dl'OP the 'llll9hol‘. The anchor crashed down on to the launch, which immedia-tely sank, and the occupants were Precipitated ill't° the water‘. An A.B. from the schooner immediately dived in, -and with assistance brought. the struggling persons To the wharf. It was f.°“.n.d that one Of the men had received sefious injury ‘to the head, havingxdbeen ’Stl'}lck by the falling anehor,- while ' a.’ ’woman_ was

The fiirst British steamer to enter

the port_of Hamburg since the outbreak of war was the Greenbatt which arrived there ‘on May 4th, from London, With a cargo of 2500 \tons of foodstuffs- The Greenbatt is a steamer of 1407 tons ‘gross and 84? net, owned by the Newbigin Steam Shipping Co‘, Ltd."

A cable from Hal'l’fa‘\' (U. 5.),. states that the steamer Grampian struck an iceberg off Newfoundland. Her how was damaged and several of her crew killed. There was no panic, and the captain. prevented it Titanic disaster by turning the ship bow on toiavoid a glancing blow. which might have torn her bpttom out as in the case of the White Star liner; The Grampian was able to proceed on her voyage

Speaking at Newport, Isle of Wight, Brig.-Gen. H. S. Davey who was in the last ship to ‘leave Gallipoli at the evacuation, said as soon as the order to be silent ceased the British troops sang “Good-bye. Johnnie, I must leave you ,though it breaks my heart to go.” “This was supposed to be‘a., beaten army!’? he said, “You may kill the British soldier, but you can névef beat him? He has a spirit which is indomitable.” ~

At an inquest at Ebbw Vale on George Ball, aged 49, who died from injuries received while crossing the Great Western Railway, it was stated that the man had been deaf and dumb gince infancy- When admiffed to" hosflital -he spoke quite plainly. He was terribly injured, his“ scalp being torn off, and on being examined he shouted quite loudly, “Stop, stop!” The doctor prescribed it as 3. most remarkable case.

In anotllel' colunin will ‘be? found further part.ic.ulla.rs «of additional “Deep Price Concessions” oifered by Messrs Coll‘inson and Giiford,”a._t'. their" great winter sale. ‘While (the part'i‘cillar' lines therein referred are in‘ 't‘heHcosdtume and lvialrchester Departnlen’és, equally drastic cuts in prices have been made in every line carried {li stock. Those who desire to acquire gbods of sterling quality at very low prices would "be wise lfO take advaniage of this sale’ and lay in stocks, as from the upwsard tendency of market prices, the opportunit.y will not occur again for a very long time——probably years. '

One of the outstanding men in Australasia is- Professor David, of Sydney, and it was »a wise thought to show him by a public demonstration lately, how high is the esteem in which he is held, on his return from France. At the great function, Archbishop Wright said that Professor David stood, and would stand, as the beau ideal of chivalry among us. (Cheers) In the cold Antarctic days, again in the dark days of war, and in countless other ways, he had made strikingly manifest his lofty sense of patriotism. It was a courageous and magnificently useful life, and‘ they thanked God that it had been watched over and protected.

_One of the needed adjuncts to a; Cabinet. is an Intelligence De")-u'a'nief;t. After everybody else has ‘become wnl-_ informed upon matters that pr-ess heavily upon the ‘boalyflpolitic, it suddenly dawns upon a Cabineteer that there is really something in these rumblings. The politician in aofficei does not like to believe that the Voice of the People is the Voice of God. He is more impressed by the Fetish of the Deputation. For four years the pressure of the pl'efitee.r has grown more and more oppressive. Everybody who pays his household and other ‘accounts knows that the profiteer is squeezing the people in the most open and _barefaced manner. And at long last we get ‘HI9 following report. from ActingPremier Allen’s reply,-' to :1 deputation in the city: “He confessed that the \v2.l'ehouses had made very large profizts during‘ the war; »and wliether the Govermuent. had done all they ought to control them he could not say.” The futility of those in supreme authority: He could not say!

It has now been definitely decided that the monster peace celebration procession will be held on Moiiday, July 21st, starting from the Gretna Hotel at 1 o’elock. All exhibits, etc., taking part must be lined up at. 12.30: Now is the time for intending exhibitors to “get busy’ ’ in preparing their exhibits. There will be prizes allotted for -cleeorated cycles, peramliitulatoiis, tr:ldesmen’s and back-blocks turn-«outs, \\'a;3'Qq)ns. most original horsemen, school ehil(lren’s ‘Horses, bullock teams, poster costumes, humorous pedestrians national costunle. ete. Anyone who has an .r_n-iqfnul idea should tl‘:nlslaté"v' it into an actuality, and it will be judged on its merits, and ollot-ted a. prize accordingly. A very handsome Peace Certificate in several Co]olll'S,‘WhiCh is well Worth framing. Will be presented with each first prize. Watch the paper for further part.icll»lal'.s {Of the icomp_e\ti—tion. order. and route of the procession, _ . All Wool Khaki Knitted Hose. Sale price 2/11 pail'——a bargapin.-—-The Big ‘Sale;-Collinson and Gifford, Ltd. For Bronchial Coughs,‘ ‘cake ‘ A

A bag horse, saddle and bridle, lost

in T115113-De on Saturday; is advertised for. V

Tauranga con-templates converting its harbour into one capable of dealing with .ocea.nygomg ?qt.eam.'.3ns 0 of I3ll‘ draughts. _JThc Harbour .B"oa1§d. has decided to promote an Empdwcring Bill to raisé £125,000 for ’thc purpose.

Mr F. V. Frazer, S-tipendiary Magistrate, at Wellington, expressed The opinion on Friday that the percentage (3.25) of butter-fat required by law to be contained in milk sold for human consumption was not high enough. “It is well known,” he said,"“fhat good milk contains fnom 4.3 to 4.8 per cent of butter-fa-t, so that the standard fixed is indeed low.”

The Medical Board set up by the Defence Department to examine and classify all soldier out-patients, and also patients in civil hospitalS,_with a View to securing their discharge if no further benefit ean be obtained from medical attention, has commenced its work, Itis scheduled to sit in Taihape on Friday, IStlll July, and patients are requested to prefienlt themselves for examination on that date by applying to the local Defence Oflice.

A ra/cheer amusing incident happened in a class-room at a suburban school this Week (ste'te§ a Christchurch paper). The -teacher was giving a lecture to the boys" on the recent Effi-opean war, -and mentioned the fact -that the soldiers who fought at Jerusalem in the Middle Ages were called Crusaders. ‘A small boy then stood up and said: “Please, stir, my father fought at Jerusalem, but he was called a. sniper.”

She left her husband in March, 1914, and in the following Ma;y,'Whel'l she me_t him in the s‘treét, he wanted rto .s_ell hef -to '2. man “named 'Loates 'for £2l,’ bu't.»Loa?es ‘refused’ to have her. She ’walkcd awé.y,"alld threzténea" to give her husband in charge. This was‘ one of the ’;sta.tcnl_ellt.s -of the‘ Wife in a Melbourne sui't-min which--’count&r petitions for divorce were made -by Rbse Hannah Linneztt, 22 years 1' of.- age, Lygon -Street, -Carlton, oli.- the «ground of desertion,--‘and by WilliamlLin'i‘let.t, 41,‘1abourer, of Nhil,~ on"’che~g.round of misconduct. The case was -a.dj.o’urned.

A letter received_”by last English’ mail by a local resident from feletives in Scotland indica.tes'."that highprices are ruling in the Old Land as well as in this Dominion_ The Writer says that at Hamilton (near Glasgow), but-A ter is selling at 2/6 per lb, cheese 1/8 steal: 2/4, stew beef 1/IQ, milk 3/ gallon, boots from 27/ to 45/, and a suit of clothes from.£7 10/. The prices indicate grave anomalies and injustices. Probably most striking of all is that the New Zealand farmer is selling his meat at ‘tad, and the consumer at Home is paying’ 2/4' per lb, for steak. Whc? “are the pl-ofiteers? Echo answers Who! . ‘ M :

“Departments ‘rule "New" Zealand, not Parliament was the somewhat startling statement made‘ last? Thursday by Mr. W. A_ ‘Veitch, M.P., He went on to say that the system was entirely Wrong, but arose many years ago. Many Cabinet Ministers refuse \to act except upon the ‘advice of the heads of their Departments_ For instance, nobody but a Cabinet Mifiifter could move to add a. single penny to any vote on the Estimates and no Minister outside the Minister of Public Works, would think of doing so. The Estimates were prepared by the head of the Department. The whole thing Was absurd. No private member had ‘an opportiinity of getting a vote increased in Parliament. If ‘the Mini-"-Sters cared to exert themselves they could alter matters but few of them cared to do so.