LOCAL AND GENERAL

Taihape Daily Times, 31 July 1919, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A domestic help is advertised for in another column. ' Au advertiser wants ¥o T 0111: 0110 01' two furnished rooms. Two Bolshovists, attempting‘ to hold it meeti-ng in Philadelphia, were a'ftacked by nearly 1000 workmen. fiuckod :11: the river, and nearly _l_ynchod. Prohibition of betting on racecourses in ‘Canada will be enforced for six months after peace, _:;g:cording to Sir W. White, Acting Czmadian Prime Minister.

The great mid-winter sale which Mdssrs White and Sons have been homing for the last ’c'ortllight, is to be (udtended for :3. furthorscven days, and greater bargains than nvef will be

offered. Quite a special line of this extensive sale, as quoted in an advertisement elsewhere, is chi}?-d’s pinafore _d’resSes. ‘For further particulars‘,

1; refer those interested to‘ ‘the firm"s__

Cl'ibbago players are reminded of the match to-night. The Sale of high-class jewellery, which was to have been held on Saturday next by Messrs F. VV.ard and Co_ has been postponed till the followinci Saturday, August 9th. °

Wellington College Old Boys’ record for the -war is ‘as f0110Ws: Died on active service, 01' missing 222, Wounded 344, on active service or in camp 1690, distinctions and decorations 195.

Mr E. H. Hilcy, late general mama, ger for I'.ailways, has sold his farm in the Manawatu district. Before leaving New Zcaland he purchased a, pmperty in the Hunterville district, so he 'may be coming back.

At a, special meeting of the Wai. marine County Council held on Friday last, Mr T. Dix (County Engineer) tendered his resignation. After discus~ sion, it was resolved to acc'ept the resignation and call for applications for the position at {L sail'ary of £SOO.

Sheep worrying has been prevaflent in this district for some tigne past and the heaviest loser is probably Mr. C. Lynch, of Raeithi, who reports that close on £BO worth.of sheep have been worried by dogs on his property, Lakes Road, Ohakune, during the last. few days.

Statistics -have proved that during the World war nearly 15,000,000 women actually were drawing pay for their services. More than 1,000,000 0 ‘(them never had done a day’s Work in their lives. The number of volunteers would add another million to that number.

It was stated by Mr H. F. Toogood, C.E., at a meeting of delegates of Waira.rap~a local bodies, that the cost of tar-sealing roads was about £I2OO per mile, and the cost of upkeep about £BO. The cost of ‘maintaining some of the metallcd roads inrthe Feafhel--ston County was about ‘£2l2 per mile.

Ira J. Salyards, housev detective at th'o Alamo Hotel, _,ll.c;;ll'_ Colorado Springs, U.S.A., on _c.onSulting a. physician after experiencing difficulty in nlounting-.h:eig‘h'ts, has discovered that 116 h-asrtwov hearts, and other freakishly mispfaccd organs, though they are performing their functions correctly.

Power ‘of description was not the

sltrong suit’ of 3, witness in the Magistratc’s' Court at Dunedin the other mornifig. VVhen asked the nature of a cut inflicted upon the claimzlnt, he replied: “Oh, it was not a bad cut.” The Magistrate: “What do you mean 1))? mat?” The witness. “Oh, well, it was a pretty good cut.”

‘Although some difficulty was ex—poricnced for a time in obtaining rccruits for the Police Force to fill the vacancies caused by the resignation of men who left the force to join the colours, considerably more men are now coming forward, many of them being returned soldiers, while several e.x—constablcs have again come back to the force after {var service.

The London Daily Mail, in a leading article under the heading “Goodbye Come back again,” about Premier Hughes, says that Australia is fortunate in producing a, really great man in the first real crisis in her history. His work on the Conference is not yet known, but ‘he insisted with ruthless determination that Germany should “ot escape with the easy punishmenii suggested by Mr Lloyd George and his newspapers’.

They are puzzling their brains over Melbourne side about a matrimonial complication. lt’s this way:—— One Jobson had :1 son aged twentytwo who was captivated by a clm:-m----ing widow of th'il'ty-five. Result: Wedding bells and all that sort of thing_ When Pa Went to live with the .‘napD.V couple and discovered that the bride had a beautiful daughtcl' aged seventeen. Pa fell in love with this little proposition and thes result was more Wedding bells-——and all that sort of thing. By and by there came two little strangers, one for Pa and the other for Sonny. Now you see the posiition—-Sonny is Pu’s’ wife’s stepfather. Pa is Sonny’g wifefs fa.tller-in-law, and s~he’s Pa’s mother-in-law while Sonny is his own father’s father. 1

An unusu.'ll »x(‘«LldCl}l'. occurred during 21 football match at Gisborrre on Monday last, says Hie Poverty Bay Herald. VV. M. Burf, when scoring ‘:1. try for Rowing -Club in .the. mafeh against Y.M.P. struck his thigh with considerable force against the teeth of one of the opposing side, and suslained a cut aboufl an inch -and a—half in length. The wound was attended to and cleaned. Next day ‘the limb was swollen, and Dr. Gunn, who was called in, discover-edaflu-.t virulent septic poisoning 1-‘F’-d set ‘in, and the patient was immedietely operated upon. He is -now making good progress towards r'eeovery.

Ladies’ Felt Hats (untrimnwd), -11 all shades. Usual price 6/11 to 9/11, sale price 2/11 to clean-.—Collinson and Gifford, Ltd. ‘ M Wouds'WGa-eat Peppermint Cure,

In this issue Eteveneaux and Co., of the Ford Garage, notify that a number of used cars have been placed in their hands for sale, all are in good worki 1g order, and some of them are equai to new, but; all are of good» make, reliable and are being sold at bargain pl‘iC(:.‘.l.

Ford car owners are sfrongly recommended to have the new rol]er—be.-n'-ings put into the front wheels of their cars to replace the old-bearings wh'?c'u often cause much trouble by a bl'okc.n ball éutting into the hub. The cost of fitting and bearings is only four guineas.

A firewood depot has been established by the Government on the Thorndon reclamation, D-zwis Srtreent‘ extension, and will be open for fhe sale of firewood ‘on Moxidayj next. The Hon. Arthur Myers,’ Minister in Charge of Coal Distribution, [stated to a New Zealand Times reporter that the depot vsuli‘ be administered by his department.

Tfie Taihapc Returned Soldiers’ Association has decided to hold at fancy dress and masked ball on August 20. The whole of proceed; will be do?.'l--ated to Tzfihape Public :school’Libl-:11-y Fund. Those who are in possession ‘of masks and fancy dresses are advised “to keep them for the occasion. Full in particulars will be -advertised later.

It will be interesting to notice how «Mr Massey and Sir Joseph Ward travel from ‘Auckland after they arrive on Monday next--whether they will take three days’ journey by the Main Trunk line, or wait for the Onehunga steamer to New Plymouth and journey by train for two days to VVellington, or a day by motor car, or whether the Tutanekai will be sent up to bring them down from Auckland by sea.

The coal position in Auckland remains serious. Many __large business concerns are working on short supplies and householders’ deliveries are strio-t----ly limited. The Gas Company is Working on 9. hand-to-mouth basis, and prior to the arrival of the Waipori from Newcastle this Week its supply of coal was almost exhausted. The‘ tramways, on the other hand, are well stocked with coal. »

Sawmi-11ers and timber merchants are notified by adverltisvement on page 1 of this issue that tenders are being invited for the purchase of Henderson and Nicks’ fine planinghnd recutting plant, situated in the Eden station yard, Mt. Eden, with mill buildings and GoVernlnen|'t. llease. The lease involves £52 a. year, and if does not expire till 1933. The plant is of latest design, and complete in eVel'y way. A list of what it comprises may be SEGA at the Taihape Daily Times Oflice. Tendorers have the option of ltendering for the plan”: only, or for buildings, either of which will be sold separately. Tenders close on the 15th August.

News of the ‘departure from Egypt of New Zealand troops .who have been on service in that theatre has been received by the Defence Department as follows: The steamship Ellenga left Suez on July 23rd, with 1105 troops», and 11 women and children. V The ves—sel is due to reach the Dominion about August 28th. This -draft pr«aetiea!'l'ly completes‘ the return of men from Egypt,-those ‘now remaining there comprising three tofiieers and about 17 other ranks. The Port Hacking, which was scheduled to reach ‘Lyttel-1 ton on August 14th, has reported. ati Colon, and her date of »arrival at the‘ Southern port is set down for Augusti 16th.

The Taranaki Herald says there is something seriously wrong with ‘;a~;(l valuations. The discrepancy bCf‘£'.'Ccll valuations and v,a.lue's is too great. There are farms in the Taxnaki district valued for taxation and‘ rating purposes at from £lO to £ls per here. which have ‘changed hands at two, three, and four times as Inuch. In many cases no doubt the price given for land is far too nigh ,-and ‘Ts not likely to Le maintained, but fh-are should be some kind of relation between, selling ;prices and 'faXabsv";e values, and, above -all, there should be something like uniformity, so that the burden of taxation may be fairly apportioned. The Land Valuation Department is Sadly in arrears with its work.

An accident ,of the nature of those {that seldom occur, except in moving ’plCtlll‘G.~‘, took place in Palmerston on Friday (the )[ana.watu Standard relates), The near side wheel came off 3 gig, in which two persons were seated. The couple were thrown clear to the ground, and the horse, taking fright. bolted down the street, Whi-'l'e the animal was negotiating a street corner the gig struck a stationary czfr. This second accident detached the re-nlainin-g wheel, which side-tracked across the seat with perfect equilibrium, and ended up its escapade by crashing through the window of Messrs Gilchris't'?md Kidd’s‘ land agency. Meanwhile the horse‘ carccred along. dragging the body of the gig, which received a severe bumping until the frightened animal;

was brought to a. stauidstill. Nobody was hurt, and the pi-incipal damage was the destruction of the window. For Chronic Chest Complaints,